Boko Haram pledge is a sign of weakness


Last week, the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram swore allegiance to the Islamic State. If there’s anything worse than one threatening terrorist organization declaring its loyalty to another, even more hostile group, it is the fact that Boko Haram did so through an audio message shared on Twitter. The arc of many news narratives and […]

Snacking smart for midterms


Midterm week is full of mixed emotions. Most of us are probably crying over multiple midterms, inconvenient additional assignments and projects professors made due this week, and the fact that the only sleep we’re getting might be in Leavey. But at the same time Trojans, today is Wednesday which means you’ve almost made it through […]

Pedestrian fatally struck in hit and run near USC


A pedestrian was struck in a hit and run accident on the intersection of W. 23rd Street and Portland Street on Tuesday night. He succumbed to his injuries early Wednesday morning, according to police. The victim was identified by LAPD Officer Joseph Cha as 58-year-old Elias Aceves, who lived near the site with his elderly mother. […]

Baseball begins new era of winning


Let it be known that the Daily Trojan sports section officially jumped on the 2015 USC baseball team bandwagon before last week. Regan Estes predicted over a month ago that the team would make the playoffs for the first time since 2005. I joined in a week later, waiting until after the Trojans had won […]