The Eck’s Factor: Woke culture serves as counterintuitive segue to optical allyship
While woke culture has its positive effects, white people have twisted it into a practice of performativity.
Entries by Alina Abidi
The Boiling Point: “Student-athlete” isn’t a real term, it’s a cover-up
The NCAA coined the term as a legal defense, not as a resume builder for young athletes.
Water Drop LA brings water to unhoused neighbors on Skid Row
The organization and its volunteers have conducted eight water drops to date.
Film Schooled: Do you know any good movies?
The increased accessibility to films and television is a double-edged sword, a battle in which the gatekeepers of “great cinema” are steadily losing and the general public seems to gain a greater edge.
Bold with beauty
SCA senior Avery Davis discusses the inspiration behind their most iconic looks and how they stay positive.
Positive coronavirus cases among students surge to 104
Over the past three days, USC Student Health has seen a “very dramatic” rise in cases, totaling to the highest single increase in cases yet at the University.
Privilege in a pandemic spells trouble for South Central
It seems many USC students returning to off-campus housing have chosen to prioritize social capital over social distancing.
As it Were: Euphemisms can be insidiously partisan and harmful
The conversations we have about race and politics are more consequential now than ever before, especially with the 2020 presidential election fast approaching, and it’s important that we identify and name systems of oppression wherever we find them, whether that be our University’s administration or in our political rhetoric.
Provost issues directives on fall course policies
The policies address attendance, class recordings and accommodations for international students.
Financial Aid Office to create scholarship for students who remain at home
The $4,000-per-semester award will be implemented along with other financial aid adjustments for those staying in on- and off-campus housing.