USC should embrace underdog mentality


Trojan Nation may not want to hear it, but the Crimson Tide are favored by 10.5 points. In all aspects, No. 20 USC enters Saturday’s game as the underdog. The Trojans may not look at it in such a light, but they’re facing the No. 1 defending national champions in Alabama. The Trojans aren’t used […]

Student robbed near campus, loses cell phone


Shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, a student heading south on Catalina Street was robbed by a male suspect in his late twenties, according to the Department of Public Safety. The suspect jumped out of a nearby car, tore her phone from her hands, jumped back in and sped away. The student remained unharmed. Police […]

The Emancipation of Mimi evokes feelings of nostalgia


The summer of 2005 was one of the best summers I’ve ever had. I had just finished my favorite year of school (third grade was all that and a bag of chips), and I was ready for watching sunsets at 9 p.m., Detroit Tigers games, sleeping over at friends’ houses and gluing my eyes to […]