Daily Trojan Editorial Board: USC makes progress on sexual assault


On Monday, Vice President for Student Affairs Ainsley Carry sent out an email memorandum reminding students of their rights and resources regarding campus sexual misconduct. But Carry’s email went beyond reviewing disciplinary policy around sexual violence, and emphasized that every Trojan can and must help prevent cases of sexual assault through bystander intervention. The memo […]

Playing Politics: De León’s campaign will further split the country


As the California Senate’s president pro Tempore, Kevin de León sets out to challenge Dianne Feinstein in the 2018 midterm election, he does so guns a-blazing for another ultra-progressive path. He will almost certainly target the young voters traversing California’s college campuses. He will accuse old stick-in-the-mud Feinstein of being a humorless centrist; he will […]

Judge dismisses Sarkisian’s case against USC


Former USC football coach Steve Sarkisian’s lawsuit against the University was dismissed by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday. Both parties will continue to seek arbitration independently. The University and Sarkisian had previously agreed to settle with arbitration in March 2016, but the dismissal will keep both parties from having to check […]

USC leaves little hope for rest of the season


It’s a simple fact that most sports fans are hopeless optimists. Dodger Stadium has been packed to the brim for the opening two games of the World Series in support of a team that last won it all during the Reagan administration. Tens of thousands of people pack the Coliseum week-in, week-out every year despite […]