Entries by lcueva

Commencement speaker announced

The USC Office of Protocol and University Events has announced that Microsoft’s chief executive officer, Steven Ballmer, will issue the commencement address at this year’s commencement exercises. Commencement will take place on Friday, May 13, and an estimated 40,000 guests are expected to attend as 5,000 students receive their degrees. Ballmer will receive an honorary […]

New USG senator sworn in

Residential senator Chelsea Jia was sworn in Tuesday, replacing Makhala Greene-Robinson, who left for personal reasons. Jia, a sophomore majoring in business and accounting, was the seventh runner-up in last year’s elections. “I just got an email from Nehi yesterday,” Jia said. “I was kind of surprised. I already put a lot of work in […]

USG campaigning already underway

Spring is almost upon us, and at USC the new season means a fresh start for Undergraduate Student Government. Already we can see campaign posters budding in the grass along Trousdale; that’s because last night at midnight the campaigns began, and the candidates for the upcoming elections were ready to disperse their fresh slogans and […]

Unrest Not a Cause of Sustained High Oil Prices

Remember the summer of 2008, when gas averaged more than $4 a gallon, when the price of a barrel of crude was $145, and when analysts were predicting oil prices to rise even further?  Does the recent rise of oil prices above $100 a barrel – and talk of prices climbing further – make you […]