COUNTERPOINT: Delayed school start time will not address the actual problem
Stalling the beginning of classes may do students struggling to get enough sleep more harm than good.
COLUMN: SNL serves as unique political entertainment
In its recent parody of the creepy ‘80s thriller Fatal Attraction, Saturday Night Live has perhaps reached the pinnacle of its political commentary. Nearly four minutes long, the skit is carefully filmed and edited, previously recorded and hosts a cast of criticisms as Conway hassles CNN correspondent Jake Tapper for airtime. The skit lays bare […]
COLUMN: The Trump women perpetuate sexism, too
An individual’s gender, race or sexual orientation doesn’t excuse complicity in attacks on those who lack their privilege.
COUNTERPOINT: USC should not censor von KleinSmid’s contributions
Rufus Von KleinSmid’s public stances on controversial issues were shameful, but his work for USC remains important.
POINT: Von KleinSmid Center’s name stunts university’s progress
There is no shortage of alternative, progressive alumni who contributed to USC to rename the building after.
COLUMN: The women of Saturday Night Live scare Donald Trump
Two Saturdays ago Melissa McCarthy stepped up to the Saturday Night Live stage dressed in a gray suit and high-forehead wig, unmistakably resembling Press Secretary Sean Spicer before she even walked up behind the mock White House podium. In the next eight minutes McCarthy delivered a scathing parody of Spicer’s press briefings, highlighting idiosyncrasies like […]
COLUMN: Deportations force us to look past our privilege
This past week, deportations and raids led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement turned Los Angeles from a city of hope into one of fear and uncertainty. Almost 200 undocumented Angelenos were detained and deported. Los deportó la migra. Chills go down my back when I hear those words. The sheer thought that mi mamá […]
COLUMN: USC must acknowledge homelessness
In the dead of night two weeks ago, thousands of volunteers, including USC students and faculty, hit the streets of Los Angeles for the Homeless Count, an annual service event. Based on last year’s census, on any given night, over 80,000 Angelenos sleep on the streets. That’s nearly twice USC’s total undergraduate and graduate population. […]
COLUMN: Media selectively ignores sex workers
On Monday, gender studies lecturer Heather Berg hosted a talk in Taper Hall on sex work, a profession mired in controversy. Berg presented the field through an objectively economic lens — a consensual exchange of goods that is perhaps disproportionately stigmatized by men in positions of lawmaking power and is too often falsely equated with […]
POINT: Colleges should not count out sanctuary campus status
USC should follow the lead of Los Angeles and other colleges and not be intimidated by Trump’s vague threats.