Women’s volleyball goes to Westwood, upsets UCLA in five sets


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The No. 21 USC women’s volleyball team (9-3, 1-0 Pac-12) kicked off its conference play with a dramatic five-set upset (25-21,15-25, 18-25, 25-21,15-11) over No. 11 UCLA (7-3, 0-1 Pac-12) at Pauley Pavilion. It was USC’s first victory at Pauley since 2015, and the fourth time in the last six meetings between the rivals that […]

Lessons in improvising a search for meaning through music


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For as long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with figuring out the meaning of life. I have sort of a recurring issue, where every so often I stumble across some concept that seems like it might lead to a meaning, something that feels “right” or “important.” Gradually, I start to think about […]

For the oppressed, the personal is the political


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This week, Senate Republicans breathed new life into what seemed like a lost battle since the end of summer: the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Without the ACA and its protections for those with preexisting conditions, millions of disabled, elderly, sick and low-income Americans would lose insurance and, according to some estimates, thousands could […]

Rescinding DACA would widen inequality in U.S. education


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As ambiguity around the status  of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program persists, nearly 800,000 young people in this country — at least 40 of whom attend USC, according to previous Daily Trojan reporting — are living in a state of uncertainty. And combined with the right wing’s dismal stance on public funding for […]
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