Do the Oscars really matter?


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My family loves film. It’s integral to who we are. My mom acts. My dad works in box office data. I’ve worked at a movie theater on and off throughout college. To no one’s surprise, we take the Academy Awards very seriously. And the Smith family father-daughter Oscar pool is no exception. With that star-studded, […]

Condemnation of Kansas law offers hope


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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 […]

Soundboard: Valentines Day


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  Columnist Jordyn Holman asked the USC community about Valentines Day and their plans for the weekend. Follow Jordyn Holman and Razan Al Marzouqi on Twitter. Follow us @dailytrojan.

Trojan Trends — Feb. 11


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“You don’t really have to spend $100 to look good, you just need to know what goes with what from whatever’s lying in your wardrobe.” — Waiz Rahim, sophomore majoring in industrial and systems engineering. Photo by Ricardo Galvez. Trojan Trends is a weekly photo blog featuring trendy fashion seen on campus. Trojan Trends runs […]

Getting out the vote


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USC students will take to the polls today to elect Undergraduate Student Government members after a newly-extended campaign period that spanned nearly three weeks — but it’s still unclear whether that prolonged phase will result in increased voter turnout. Student government elections have become notorious at colleges nationwide for drawing only a small percentage of […]

Congressional Budget reports distort ObamaCare facts


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A brief story illustrates the problem that arises when causation and correlation are mixed together. Take for example the tale of the misguided czar, who noticed that the province in his kingdom with the highest rates of sickness was also the province that contained the most doctors. His solution? He ordered that all of the doctors […]