Journalist Christiane Amanpour will address USC’s graduating class as the 2012 commencement speaker on May 11, the Daily Trojan has learned. The speech will take place in Alumni Park. [Click here for an updated version of the article.] Currently, Amanpour serves as the chief international correspondent for CNN International and as the global affairs anchor for […]
One big emerging trend in video and film is an effect known as “tilt-shift.” Tilt-shift is a style that makes real-life footage seem cartoon-like. In the style, everything moves at hyper speed. People race around like toys at high speed and huge objects can seem miniature. Gigantic cruise ships suddenly race around the frame like […]
USC dropped its third straight conference game in a 62-53 loss to Arizona State. The Trojans returned to the Galen Center Thursday night following road losses to California and Stanford to host the first of three straight home games. Despite trailing the Sun Devils by as much as 12 points in the first half, the […]
The Trojans fell on the road to Stanford, 51-43, on a night where their two leading scorers, sophomore guard Maurice Jones and junior forward Aaron Fuller, struggled mightily. Jones was held scoreless in the first half and finished the game with five points on 1-12 shooting. Fuller did not record a shot attempt in the […]
USC defeated Cal 74-54 at the Galen Center on Saturday, marking the largest victory over Cal since 2005. New Year’s Eve marked several firsts for the Women of Troy: the first conference victory for the USC Trojans and junior forward Christina Marinacci’s career-high 23 points. Following the loss to Stanford on Thursday, USC aimed to […]
The bleeding hasn’t stopped for the USC men’s basketball team. Opening Pac-12 play against California at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif., on Thursday, the Trojans (5-9, 0-1) outscored the host Golden Bears by eight points in the second half, but were nonetheless outdone in the final moments, falling 53-49. Trailing by one point with less […]
After a month on the road, the Women of Troy returned to the Galen Center Thursday night to host fourth-ranked Stanford. The Cardinal defeated USC 61-53 causing the Women of Troy to lose its first conference game and to fall to 5-6 overall. “It’s getting frustrating when our team is playing well but still comes […]
A year ago in Lawrence, Kan., the USC men’s basketball team was narrowly edged by the host Jayhawks by two points following a late 3-pointer from guard Josh Selby with 26 seconds left in the game. Thursday’s rematch wasn’t as close. USC finished with a season-low 13 points in the first half before eventually falling […]
Plenty of adjectives describe USC junior quarterback Matt Barkley. Following a season in which he threw for 3,528 yards, along with 39 touchdown passes, the third-year signal caller has received his fair share of praise over the last month. But on Thursday, as Barkley announced he would return to school for his senior season – […]
Trojan football fans had to anxiously wait until Matt Barkley’s press conference at 1 p.m. on Thursday to learn that the junior quarterback would return for his senior season, forgoing the opportunity to enter the NFL draft. USC football coach Lane Kiffin discovered Barkley’s fate a day earlier, but only after enduring a painfully long […]