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Women of Troy split weekend series up north

USC women’s tennis survived their most difficult weekend of matches this season as they split their road trip up north losing to Stanford on Friday before rallying for a victory against Cal on Saturday. Ranked No. 4 in the country, USC (19-3, 8-1) squared off against fellow top-10 teams with the undefeated Stanford Cardinal and […]

LAPD, university hold press conference to announce reward, encourage public help

The Los Angeles Police Department and the university held a press conference Friday afternoon to encourage public help in finding the people responsible for the death of two graduate students shot dead early Wednesday morning. Viterbi School of Engineering graduate students Ming Qu and Ying Wu were fatally shot early Wednesday morning while sitting in Qu’s car […]

Trojans sign Brendyn Taylor as third member of the 2012 recruiting class

The USC men’s basketball team officially announced the signing of guard Brendyn Taylor on Wednesday, marking the third member of the Trojans’ 2012 incoming recruiting class. Taylor, Los Angeles native, averaged 18 points, five rebounds and 3.5 assists, while leading Fairfax High School to a 20-10 record last season. He is ranked as the No. […]

Breaking: Two graduate students killed west of USC campus

Two graduate students were fatally shot early Wednesday morning in a car in front of a residence on Raymond Avenue near 27th Street, according to Dept. of Public Safety Capt. David Carlisle. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the scene, where one female, 23-year-old Ying Wu, and one male victim, 23-year-old Ming Qu, were transported […]

Women of Troy split a pair of matches to finish conference play

The Women of Troy split a pair of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference matches on the road this weekend, defeating No. 8 San Jose State 8-5 on Friday before falling 9-8 in overtime to No. 2 Stanford on Saturday. The road trip wrapped up USC’s conference schedule a week earlier than most teams, as the […]

USC expands radio network with purchase

USC Radio has reached an agreement to purchase KCNL, a San Jose-area Spanish talk and music station, for $7.5 million. The agreement continues USC’s statewide expansion, wherein KUSC will convert KCNL 104.9 to a non-commercial classical music station. USC will acquire the station from Principle Broadcasting Network San Jose, LLC, owned by Charles Banta, according […]

Women of Troy face off against Arizona, Arizona State in final two home games

On the heels of four straight shutout victories, the USC women’s tennis team (16-2, 5-0) looks to finish strong in its final homestand of the regular season against Arizona (12-6, 2-3) on Friday followed by Arizona State on Saturday (10-5, 2-3). Ranked No. 4 in the nation despite seven straight victories, USC is looking to build off […]

Women of Troy tie for fifth at weekend invitational

Following its first tournament victory of the season, the USC women’s golf team was unable to replicate its success this weekend, finishing tied for fifth place on Sunday at the PING/ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. Rival UCLA won the tournament by a commanding 12 strokes, finishing with an overall score of 5-over 857. Host Arizona […]

Women of Troy earn seventh consecutive win, score coach’s 300th victory

On top of their two victories over Pac-12 opponents, the Women of Troy celebrated coach Richard Gallien’s 300th win as the leading man of USC’s women tennis team this weekend at Marks Stadium. After taking down the Oregon Ducks on Friday, the Women of Troy showed their affection for Gallien by dumping a tub of […]