USC online presence must be accessible


This registration period USC students are seeing a new face of Web Registration. Noticeably more colorful, with larger text and more convenient menus, Web Registration for spring 2012 appears far more user-friendly than Web Registration of semesters past. It is commendable that USC is making efforts to improve the usability and appearance of its individual […]

Trio of restaurants brings cultural diversity


Arts District was once a starving, dull blot east of Downtown Los Angeles spotted with industrial and railroad buildings devoid of human warmth. Almost a decade later, the Arts District has transformed into a vibrant neighborhood, rejuvenated by artsy hipsters who moved into renovated loft-style apartments and by numerous new restaurants that sprouted in the […]

Expansion of LGBT education beneficial


LGBT rights are slowly but surely advancing in America on the national and local levels. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was officially repealed in September. California passed a law last week that requires public schools to teach students — from kindergarteners to high schoolers — about LGBT Americans as a part of U.S. history courses. San […]

Defense keeps Notre Dame at bay as USC tops Irish 31-17


The momentum had briefly shifted in Notre Dame’s favor. The Fighting Irish had marched 71 yards down the field on their first possession of the second half to the USC 1-yard line almost seamlessly, on the verge of tying the game at 17. But quarterback Dayne Crist, who had replaced starting signal caller Tommy Rees […]