Outbreak sees fewer cases, in more locations


A viral outbreak that began in an on-campus residence hall last Wednesday has spread to off-campus housing, although the University says that the number of reported cases has decreased over time. In a press conference on Thursday, Vice President for Student Affairs Ainsley Carry offered more information on the source of the infection and the […]

Visiting professor highlights work of Romani artist


When Michaela Grobbel asked a room of people in Taper Hall to describe what they noticed about a portrait of Ceija Stojka, people immediately began to point out that she had numbers on her arms. Those numbers were tattooed onto her after she first arrived in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Stojka […]

USC student set to compete in Miss Africa USA


A USC junior has qualified as one of the contestants for the Miss Africa USA contest, a beauty pageant dedicated to African girls in America. Chinecherem Eze, a student majoring in political science, was born in eastern Nigeria and came to the United States in 2013. On Nov. 5, she will travel to Washington, D.C. […]

Panelists discuss transgender visibility in todays’ entertainment industry


Throughout most of her acting career, Trace Lysette never told anyone she was transgender. Her acting coach encouraged her to keep it a secret, but when she heard about Laverne Cox landing a role in Orange is the New Black, she realized it was possible to be open with her gender identity while still doing […]