On Thursday night, the USC School of Cinematic Arts hosted gaming giant Square Enix’s Visual Works CG Studio General Manager and Chief Creative Director Kazuyuki Ikumori, who’s contributed to the company’s fame with his work on the Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Hitman and Deus Ex titles. Square Enix began its special college tour in late […]
The Sunday showdown between No. 3 USC (14-2, 0-1) and No. 2 Stanford (14-1, 1-0) was a thriller that resulted in a 12-9 loss for USC in overtime. The matchup pitted the last two national champions, who both came in to the game with a lone loss to UCLA. USC star Monica Vavic came into […]
On Wednesday night in Bovard Auditorium, the USC Marshall School of Business and the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies hosted Tom Barrack, founder of Colony Capital, and Laird Hamilton, big-wave surfer and innovator. During the session, Barrack and Hamilton shared their views on risk taking and overcoming individual fears in order to live a […]
The USC Sports Business Association hosted Leigh Steinberg, one of the most influential sports agents in all of sports, on Tuesday night at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. Steinberg is more than just a top-notch agent — he is a pioneer in the industry and serves as a role model for sports agents everywhere. He […]
On Thursday night, the bipartisan political group No Labels held its first policy think tank at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. Members of the Roosevelt Institute, USC College Republicans, USC College Democrats and Political Student Assembly attended to discuss and formulate solutions regarding broad economic growth and job creation. Luke Phillips, a junior majoring in […]
Josh Tillman — better known as Father John Misty — slunk back onto the stage at the end of his set at Roxy Monday night in his typical slim-tailored suite and dark glasses, thanking the crowd for their “mandatory encore applause.” This self-aware act of simultaneously poking fun at and adhering to conventions perfectly encapsulates […]
The “Behavioral Science and Policy Conference: Health and Wellbeing” was held in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center yesterday in celebration of Dr. Verna and Peter Dauterive Hall, which opened in September 2014 and is the university’s first interdisciplinary social sciences building. “This conference is in recognition of the opening of Dauterive Hall. We have a […]
USC’s Undergraduate Student Government politics can sometimes feel removed from the everyday lives of students. USG might send out the occasional survey or host a forum on a timely campus issue, but when it comes to the day-to-day, much of the work they do isn’t highly visible. We, as the source of campus news, are […]
Aaron Rifkind I am a third-generation Trojan majoring in international relations. I currently serve as the senior advisor to the USG president on the executive cabinet of USG. I am also the editor in chief for the Southern California International Review, a global undergraduate international studies journal published biannually. As a member of USG for […]
Graduate students account for more than 50 percent of the student population at USC, yet Graduate Student Government is often much less visible on campus than its undergraduate counterpart. It tackles many similar issues and faces many of the same challenges, but because of the nature of the graduate student experience, GSG has a much […]