Fox “Chinatown” segment is offensive to Asians


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Last week, before the vice presidential debate, the first general-election debate moderated by an Asian-American journalist, Fox News aired a segment on The O’Reilly Factor filled with every Asian stereotype you could think of. I remember secretly watching it during one my classes, after scrolling through Facebook and seeing posts of outrage and disgust from […]

Grouplove delivers unifying, feel-good show at Palladium


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Christian Zucconi is Grouplove’s main vocalist and guitarist, as well as a New York City native. Though he is attached to his hometown music scene, Zucconi had to acknowledge the high energy of both the group and the crowd on Friday night at the Hollywood Palladium. “Tonight, L.A. has it over New York,” Zucconi said. […]

Mistakes aside, USC is showing good signs


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Saturday’s victory against the Colorado Buffaloes was a major one for the USC football team. It was neither pretty nor perfect, but the hard-fought win represented growth. Nothing symbolized this more than the aggressive play call on 3rd and 7 with 1:19 remaining in the game. Instead of running a conservative draw play or a […]

Trump apologists no longer have an excuse


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Where is the proverbial breaking point for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump supporters? A 2005 video showing Donald Trump speaking to television personality Billy Bush about non-consensual kissing and grabbing women’s genitals has dominated the news cycle since the video’s release Friday. The “locker-room banter” between the two men should come as no surprise to […]

Football prevails over No. 21 Colorado


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It was not the prettiest of wins, littered with turnovers and a blown second half lead, but USC escaped the scorching Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum with a 21-17 victory over No. 21 Colorado to improve to .500 on the season. Sophomore tight end Tyler Petite caught the eventual game-winning touchdown pass with eight minutes to […]