QB contest is positive for Trojans


USC football kicked off spring practice on Tuesday, and for the first time in three years, the Trojans will be hosting a quarterback competition that is expected to turn some heads not only going into the summer, but also potentially into the fall. With the departure of Cody Kessler, it appears that head football coach […]

Embracing the uncomfortable

Noorhan Maamoon

I often make people uncomfortable. Sometimes, it’s because I’m a hijab-wearing Muslim and that scares the Islamophobes. Sometimes, it’s because of how I write. People say I’m too intense, too feminist, too loud while trying to be heard. When I was younger, I viewed “too” as a negative word. It meant that I should be less […]

Men’s golf controls Southern Highlands Collegiate


On a course that gives pause to some of the best golfers in the nation, the men’s golf team was not intimidated as they took home the team championship on Wednesday at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, hosted at the Southern Highlands Country Club in Nevada. The Southern Highlands C.C., nestled in the Las Vegas Valley, […]

More nuanced dialogue should follow hate crime


There’s a beautiful fireplace outside my apartment complex, Cardinal Gardens. It’s often on at odd times, but when it is, the courtyard is enlivened with the kind of relaxing atmosphere to study with friends that just screams “college.” So when, earlier this week, a Facebook post revealed that a fellow Asian Pacific American was sitting […]