Alfred Coffee: Why are there so many locations?


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First things first, I’m the realest. Just kidding. I mean, I am the realest, but that’s not where I’m headed. I need to start this review with a heartbreaking disclaimer: Between 49 different coffee shops and innumerable revisits, I’m starting to feel like I am extremely close to hitting my lifetime quota of vanilla lattes. […]

Deciphering out-of-this-world lyrics from Train’s “Drops of Jupiter”


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Our love of music often stems from the brilliance of song lyrics. From Taylor Swift’s witty, romantic lines to John Mayer’s deeply moving verses, lyrics make up the heart of the song, building meaning while digging wells of emotion. Since lyrics are so critical to a song, listeners could be left hanging with lines that […]

Eli’s DT 4-1-1: Week of 10/5


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USC News Jailhouse Rock: Here’s a scenario. What happens when a USC Thornton student plays classical music for prisoners at jails throughout the state of Arizona? Magic… With a little bit of community service to boot! The 411: The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing. You should’ve heard those knocked out jailbirds […]

COLUMN: Trojans put up pathetic showing


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It’s only fitting for this year’s Trojan team to have heard boos rain down from the Coliseum in what was once predicted to be a cakewalk. Instead, the most unpredictable squad in recent memory turned in a dismal performance, as they got outplayed in all three phases of the game. USC’s loss to Washington was […]

News: The crisis of coverage


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When I was asked to be the news assignments editor for the Daily Trojan this semester, I admittedly did not know what to expect. When I had been a news writer, my main responsibility was to go an event once a week, and write about it. I just had to make sure I was at […]