Entries by Daily Trojan Staff

House of Cards plays on antihero fervor

Why does it feel so good to root for the bad guy? The greatest villains alternately attract and repel their audiences, drawing us in close before going for the jugular. Some seduce us with their beauty, ambition or corrupted sense of righteousness. Others dazzle us with the polish of their silver tongues. A few steal […]

Trojan athletic programs are in flux

USC is entering a seminal period in its athletic history. That statement might sound like hyperbole. And I admit I have a tendency to be hyperbolic. But it is true. The next five years will tell us a lot about the USC athletic program. Consider this: In the 2013 calendar year, six of USC’s 19 […]

Condemnation of Kansas law offers hope

In a new book titled The Right Path, former Republican Congressman and current MSNBC host Joe Scarborough lays out a vision for politics, and the Republican party in particular, that is based not on ideology, but on pragmatism. The more ideological a particular candidate becomes, Scarborough argues, the more successful they become within their own […]

Roundup

The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety incident report summary between Friday, Feb. 14, and Monday, Feb. 17.  Crimes against a person at 1:54 A.m on Feb. 16, DPS officers responded to a report of two students at 1352 29th St. involved in an altercation. After detaining the students for […]