Entries by Kastalia Medrano

Childish Gambino heavily promoting Camp release

You might know Donald Glover from the TV series Community, but now you have the opportunity to know him on a whole new level. With the release of his hip-hop alias Childish Gambino’s first major record approaching rapidly, the actor/rapper has taken it upon himself to start promotion in a big way. It all started with […]

Women of Troy win season-opening exhibition

No. 23 USC started off the season with a 77-65 exhibition win over Westmont on Monday, finally pulling away at the end of the game after trading the lead back and forth with the Warriors. Four players scored in double digits for the Women of Troy, who were led by 23 points from senior point […]

USC band drops second album under new name

Bringing a beach vibe to this season’s chilly weather, The Miracals, formally known as The Smiles, released Give Me a Chance, its 2nd EP, on Nov. 7. A few months ago, the three-piece band of USC students changed its name to The Miracals after a legal conflict with a local children’s dental office. The name […]

Women of Troy find championship pairing in Christian, Santamaria

Three thousand miles away, the USC women’s tennis team is making some noise. Just one day removed from becoming the first pair of Women of Troy to reach the semifinals of the ITA Indoor Doubles Championships, sophomore Kaitlyn Christian and freshman Sabrina Santamaria took it one step further on Sunday by defeating Notre Dame’s Kristy […]

Trojans capture doubles championship, consolation singles

Through two tournaments this weekend, No. 1 USC men’s tennis hoped to wrap up the fall preseason with one more fall singles title. Instead, they walked away with championships in doubles and consolation singles. No. 66 sophomore Emilio Gomez paired up with freshman Yannick Hanfmann in the 55th Southern California Intercollegiate Championships at UCLA to […]

Rescue of stranded Everest climbers moves forward

With an improvement in weather conditions Nov. 7, the rescue of  hundreds of trekkers stranded for six days in a town near Mount Everest is finally moving forward in full force. The foreign tourists, along with their Nepalese guides, traveled to Lukla — the starting point for trekkers who wish to scale the world’s largest […]

New estimates show higher number living in poverty

A new supplemental U.S. Census measure estimates that a full 16 percent of Americans are living in poverty, an increase from official reports that put 15.1 percent at poverty level. Forty-nine million Americans struggle to make ends meet under the experimental Supplemental Poverty Measure released Nov. 7, which was designed to better capture the picture […]

Greek Prime Minister to step down if bailout deal approved

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced Sunday evening that he would step down halfway through his four-year term if the 130 million euro bailout plan is passed. Papandreou came to the decision after an evening meeting with Antonis Samaras, who leads the opposing New Democracy party to Papandreou’s PASOK party. The proposed euro bailout deal would consist […]