Academia Nuts: Lavonna Lewis


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You won’t find Lavonna Lewis at a Trader Joe’s. It’s not because she is morally opposed to food samples, or that she has problem with their extensive supply of fresh fruits and vegetables. In fact, she would probably prefer if most markets had similarly healthy and accessible options.  But when Trader Joe’s officials basically told […]

USC student set to compete in Miss Africa USA


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A USC junior has qualified as one of the contestants for the Miss Africa USA contest, a beauty pageant dedicated to African girls in America. Chinecherem Eze, a student majoring in political science, was born in eastern Nigeria and came to the United States in 2013. On Nov. 5, she will travel to Washington, D.C. […]

Panelists discuss transgender visibility in todays’ entertainment industry


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Throughout most of her acting career, Trace Lysette never told anyone she was transgender. Her acting coach encouraged her to keep it a secret, but when she heard about Laverne Cox landing a role in Orange is the New Black, she realized it was possible to be open with her gender identity while still doing […]

Student-athletes need more class time


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In the argument of student-athlete compensation, one side generally defends the current system saying that these athletes are getting their tuition paid for and that is a huge sum of money. Of course, not all college athletes are on a full-ride scholarship, but for those that are; their scholarship doesn’t achieve its full value. Student-athletes […]
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