Treat recipes sweeten Halloween


When I began cooking for myself in high school, my goal was to create uncomplicated homemade food inspired by my favorite restaurant dishes. I was shocked to discover that almost everything, including store-bought staples such as cereal and bread, was more healthy and flavorful when made from scratch. Candy was one of a handful of […]

White’s rant a black eye for USC


Former USC running back LenDale White made headlines Saturday for tweeting inflammatory remarks about USC Athletic Director Pat Haden. According to White, who was on the sidelines for Saturday’s win over Colorado, when the former Tennessee Titans running back tried to enter the tunnel following the game he was escorted out of the Coliseum by […]

Egg freezing fails to reconcile motherhood and career success


In a bold move that echoes a tech-utopian fantasy, Apple and Facebook are now telling their female employees: “We will pay to freeze your eggs.” Facebook has recently begun covering the costly procedure as part of its insurance benefits, and Apple plans to offer its package deal starting in January. The seemingly generous offer has […]

Tech giants have no business in employees’ personal decisions


Last week, tech giant Apple announced that it would seek to adopt a new policy offering to pay for female employees to freeze their eggs as part of their health care packages, something Facebook started this year in an attempt to recruit more women to their male-majority staff. Though this new procedural coverage seems generous […]

USC Security Roundup


The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety incident report summary between Thursday, Oct. 16, and Friday, Oct. 17.  Crimes against property At 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 16, it was reported that a non-USC male at 32nd Street and Royal Street crashed into a student’s car, causing moderate damage to both […]