Students should support Coliseum updates


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In late October, USC officially announced a $270 million plan to renovate the Coliseum. Pending approval, renovations will begin at the end of the 2017 season to be completed for the 2019 season. The renovations — which include replacing every seat; installing handrails; building a new press box, suites and luxury boxes; and upgrading Wi-Fi […]

Steps need to be taken to reverse state drought


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If you know anything about California right now, you know the state is facing a severe — albeit man-made — drought. For the past four years, 37 million Californians in our state have suffered from the impacts of extreme to exceptional levels of drought throughout the region. In an effort to reverse current California Gov. […]

How you can benefit from a runner’s mindset


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Running has always been a way that I take a mental break from the world around me. It’s the time I allocate for myself to stop, breathe and just focus on my body and myself. One could say that it’s similar to meditation as I put in my headphones and disappear from everything for the […]

Gun control discussed at Wednesday’s ‘Trending Topics’


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In response to recent mass shootings on college campuses in Oregon and Tennessee, USC students and faculty met Wednesday night for a panel discussion on gun violence and campus safety. “Trending Topics: Gun Control,” part of a monthly current events discussion series, was presented by the USC Speakers Committee, USG External Affairs and the Delta […]

Somerville Place celebrates its 20th anniversary


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When the first residents moved onto the fifth floor of Fluor Tower in the Fall 1995 semester, they became the inaugural class of Somerville Place. The newly minted African-American floor, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this week, was created to help students transition to a predominantly white institution and create a support system of belonging […]