Flat-rate tuition offers best options
In today’s economy, student debt has become a critical concern, often having a remarkable influence on a student’s academic path.
Citizens must defend right to bear arms
Two stories have dominated the news cycle over the last couple months: the upcoming presidential election and multiple shocking instances of gun violence. The mass shooting in an Aurora, Colo. movie theater in July, the murder of Sikhs in a Wisconsin temple in August and the shooting at the Empire State Building a few weeks […]
Which presidential platform benefits student voters?
During the 2008 presidential election, thousands of college students campaigned for then-Sen. Barack Obama and showed their support at the polls in record numbers. Obama won more than 66 percent of the youth vote — the largest disparity between youth voters and other age groups since exit polling began in 1972. In 2008, Obama was […]
Which presidential platform benefits student voters?
The Millennial generation tends to vote Democrat, but voting along party lines is not why college students should vote to re-elect President Barack Obama this November.
Decline of print media offers upside
Though local and mid-level publications are hardest hit by the media industry’s transition to all-things-online, the decline of regional newspapers is representative of the birth of a more dynamic, people-driven form of news.
Students must be wary of LAPD violence
Three incidents of police violence caught on tape that emerged last week have renewed a decades-long controversy over how the Los Angeles Police Department conducts itself. One incident, captured on a cellphone, involved 20-year-old Ronald Weekley Jr., who police officers said was skateboarding on the wrong side of the street in Venice. Weekley refused to […]
Bike policy changes exaggerate problem
Nothing seems to attract more attention from the USC administration than bikes. Over the past several years, it has attempted to implement countless bike policies, including the most recent one designating bike lanes along Trousdale Parkway as part of the “We are Considerate. We are USC.” campaign. The bike issue, however, is an exaggerated problem […]
Bike lanes are a positive step forward
The installation of bike lanes along Trousdale Parkway is the university’s clever answer to USC’s ever-present bike safety problem.
Fresh, dynamic class options are needed
In high school, a misconceived picture of college is painted: a utopia that is not only free of parental supervision, but one where students can also explore their interests by taking whatever classes they want. I transferred to USC my junior year, but at neither at NYU nor USC did I ever feel like I […]
Community’s concerns about Village at USC must be heard
New cardinal and gold flower beds, lampposts and a beautiful fountain are evidence of another season of successful summer construction at USC. One of the university’s upcoming projects, however, has come to a screeching halt.