Green partnership is mutually beneficial
The relationship between the US and China can be harnessed to promote clean energy.
Finding USC’s next Renaissance man
Last Wednesday, Professor of Polymathy Sidney Harman boldly proclaimed that he would “contaminate the entire university” at the inaugural event for the Academy of Polymathic Study. The event marked the creation of one of the few institutions of polymathic study across the United States. Polymaths are people who live the Renaissance ideal; They are proficient […]
Balancing our budget requires honesty
There is something wrong when bullets, prisons and the overseas drug war combine to represent a higher priority than global health and child survival.
USG is more effective than students think
If you cast a ballot for the Undergraduate Student Government elections in the last few years, you were in the minority. In 2010’s election for example, of the approximately 16,000 eligible undergraduate student voters, only about 4,550 turned up to the polls on campus or online. Overall, that’s less than one-third of the undergraduate student […]
Super Bowl more than just a game
The Super Bowl has turned into one of the watershed cultural events in America.
The green movement is the new red
Both the Grammys and the Oscars will be instituting several sustainable practices: The venues will serve organic food, and the live broadcasts will run exclusively on renewable energy.
Mental health services need refocusing
USC often shows great concern for the well-being of its students, but the university seems to have focused mainly on physical health and neglected to consider students’ mental health, which has been a growing concern at colleges across the United States. According to “The American Freshman: National Norms” Fall 2010 annual survey, freshmen emotional health […]
Obama fails to capitalize on Egypt
The Obama administration is attempting to balance a number of concerns in crafting its stance on Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and the increasingly unstable environment in Jordan and Syria.
Young voices can aid Egypt issue
The uprise against Mubarak’s regime demonstrate a need for a democratic government.
Athletes should be judged only by performance
Athletes' bad behavior is often forgotten or overlooked.