Pope Francis’ rock album will awaken many


We all know that Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, is beloved by scores of religious, and even secular, people around the world. His visit to the U.S. last week demonstrated that to a great extent. And, as of Nov. 27, rock fans around the world will have one more reason to love […]

Ground Zero: USC’s coffee-saving grace


Sit tight and grab a cup of coffee, Daily Trojan readers, because you are in for a long, highly requested review of one of my favorite coffee shops. Due to unfortunate circumstances in timing before my freshman year, I lived in Trojan Hall. While the Yelp reviews were not particularly enticing, I had to make […]

Pink Floyd’s Animals lends profound perspective on politics


In 1977, Roger Waters was angry. The bassist and co-frontman of Pink Floyd had experienced, along with the rest of his bandmates, a meteoric rise to rock-stardom in a short four years. In 1973, Pink Floyd released one of rock’s most iconic and beloved albums, Dark Side of the Moon. Two years later, they released […]

Eli’s DT 4-1-1: Week of 9/28


USC News Justice For Janitors: This past month, 200 janitorial and custodial staff members at USC marched through campus calling for higher wages and better health care benefits. Contract negotiations can take months, so the service workers decided to stage rallies instead. Turns out the protest had a lot to do with paying rent and […]

Read-iscover reading: My top three picks


When was the last time you actually read something for pleasure? Many of you might have forgotten the pleasure of reading because you’ve been too caught up reading assigned books for school (or maybe just reading Buzzfeed articles or watching Netflix and Youtube). However, I find comfort in the covers of a well-worn book and […]