Libraries, fall break discussed at USG meeting


Undergraduate Student Government Director of Academic Affairs Eric Miller gave a presentation focused on USC libraries and the implementation of fall break at the meeting of the Undergraduate Student Senate Tuesday night in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. Besides future renovations of Leavey Library, Miller argued that increasing awareness of the many, overlooked libraries available […]

MFA student to attend inaugural workshop lab


Caroline Ryder, a graduate student at the School of Cinematic Arts, has been accepted into the inaugural Screenwriters Lab hosted by Hedgebrook — a nonprofit organization committed to empowering female writers — in partnership with Humanitas. “Hedgebrook is a literary nonprofit that supports the work of visionary women writers whose stories and ideas shape our […]

USC good but not great in opener


It was the longest day in Trojan history. An 8 p.m. start time left plenty of time, almost too much, for tailgating. My roommates and I started at 9 a.m., and it wasn’t until about 11:30 p.m. that I left the Coliseum with the band’s celebratory rendition of “Tusk” echoing behind me. There weren’t too […]

Making a difference, one Oxford comma at a time


Grammar, stylistic conventions and the more technical aspects of writing get a bad rap. We all know they’re necessary, but surely it’s the content that makes the writing, right? Besides, breaking the rules from time to time is how creative writing stays fresh. But this is the wrong way to look at it. The rules […]