UCSD Trump chalkings are latest case of racism

Lily Vaughan

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Congratulations again to Donald Trump, who has once more successfully received the negative national attention his campaign so clearly craves. Earlier this week, UC San Diego became the latest scene in a string of pro-Trump chalkings, in which racially motivated and hateful messages could be found on university grounds — most recently (and unsurprisingly) in […]

USC should establish homeless shelter


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This week, the Daily Trojan published its supplement issue, “It Takes a Village: USC and the Community,” in which we explored more carefully the issue of gentrification in the local community, the cost of living near campus and the rise of the University Village. We recognized that, as students at USC, our experiences are shaped […]

The brave souls: Those who taught me about music

MALORIE MCCALL

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We judge each other so heavily on our music tastes. It is a label, a descriptor that allows others to quickly assess someone new. It’s seen as something personal that ascribes you to a certain sect. But when it comes down to it, music taste, at least for me, is a composite of all those […]

Nikola Jovanovic declares for NBA draft


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Junior Nikola Jovanovic has declared for the NBA draft, he announced Thursday afternoon via Twitter. “Testing the waters presents a big opportunity for me and I’m really excited about what comes next!” the tweet read. Jovanovic went on to post a series of tweets. “I have just declared for the 2016 NBA draft but I […]

Nerding out for senior year


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Call me a nerd but I really, really love learning. Back in my first blog post of the semester, one of my goals was to embrace all the learning opportunities I am lucky enough to have at my disposal at a USC student. I wanted to soak up all the information that I could in […]