Ballot voting can protect human rights


Come Nov. 8, California voters will not only have the opportunity to voice their choice for the president of the United States, but also to influence state legislation. There are 17 measures in total on the ballot in California — each promising something different. Given the barrage of political commentary surrounding the presidential race, these […]

4 Recipes To Try On Your Next Camping Trip


As USC students, we have the opportunity to camp at incredible sites around California. There are campgrounds all over the state at spots like Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Black Mountain, and Death Valley to name just a few. These places have amazing scenery and provide a break from South Central. The only thing that could improve […]

I Got 99 Problems, But A Registration Date Ain’t One


I actually wore a sweater this week! Finally. But it was a short-lived celebration that quickly resulted in what would be a classic scene from Punk’d. Although Ashton Kutcher wasn’t there to personally laugh at me, the overcast clouds clearing out before noon was indication enough that I had made the wrong outfit choice. We […]

Megan’s Midterms Survival Guide


Midterm season has begun! Although it feels like we have only been in school for a couple of days, the reality is that we are halfway finished with the Fall semester. I know that when I flipped the page in my weekly planner yesterday my heart quite literally skipped a beat. Three midterms in the […]

A trek to knowledge: the High Atlas


Imagine lying on a rooftop, in pitch black, gazing at the stars. Your zenith is the Milky Way galaxy, a visual cloud of clustered stars with a faint color of silver and deep purple. This mesmerizing sight was my view for two nights in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the largest mountain range in […]

Diary of an Undecided Freshman: Picking GE’s


As an undecided freshman who had – and still has- no idea what she wants to study or what she wants to be, freshman orientation was crazy, absolutely crazy. I was completely unsure about what I wanted to study and had no idea what a GE was. So here is my completely random schedule that […]

Chinese University of Hong Kong professor examines China-Taiwan relations


Syaru Shirley Lin, a professor of global political economy at Chinese University of Hong Kong and professor of political science at University of Virginia, spoke about cross-strait economic and political relations between China and Taiwan at Wallis Annenberg Hall on Thursday. Prior to her teaching years, Lin was an investment banker in Hong Kong. The […]