Remodeling the Village harms local culture


Residents expressed mixed opinions about USC’s plan for The Village at an open house at the Galen Center last Thursday. Though The Village will certainly offer a notably nicer face of USC and its surrounding community, the plans for construction lack consideration for the history and significance of the area. Inherent in any efforts at […]

Student debt plan underwhelming


Last week, I got an email from James Kvaal, President Barack Obama’s campaign policy director. “President Obama just took two serious steps to make life a lot easier for folks with student loans,” the email said. “These changes will make a real difference in helping millions of Americans get by month to month.” But is […]

USC drops triple-overtime thriller to Stanford


A hushed silence fell over an announced sellout crowd of 93,607 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. For four quarters and nearly three overtimes, No. 20 USC fought, scratched and clawed with No. 4 Stanford in a back-and-forth affair. In the third overtime, junior tailback Curtis McNeal took a handoff, on the verge of bringing […]