Subtle sexism shouldn’t go unnoticed


“No doesn’t mean maybe.” “This isn’t what love looks like.” If you’ve walked down Trousdale Parkway this week, you’ve probably seen statements like these on rows of colorful T-shirts. The display is a part of USC Take Back the Night, a week “dedicated to promoting awareness of and protesting against sexual violence,” according to the […]

Mayor’s gang-prevention program ineffective


Gang activity is difficult to measure. Different organizations have different ways of defining a gang member, and the competing systems lead to discrepancies in reports on levels of gang activity. This ambiguity makes it hard to tell whether gang-prevention programs are effective. It’s even harder to connect the efforts of any one program to perceived […]