From the Editors Archives

EDITORIAL BOARD: USC deserves a change of leadership

By DAILY TROJAN SUMMER 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
May 22, 2018 in From the Editors, Opinion

No matter the course of action it takes, the University must seriously reconsider its priorities as an institution of higher learning and, more importantly, as a second home to 45,500 young adults.

Editorial Board: Nationwide, and at USC, we must #SaveStudentNewsrooms

By DAILY TROJAN SPRING 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
April 25, 2018 in From the Editors, Opinion

Every school deserves an independent student press. We must #SaveStudentNewsrooms.

Editorial Board: Colleges cannot overlook the liberal arts

By DAILY TROJAN SPRING 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
March 23, 2018 in From the Editors, Opinion

The liberal arts provide students with opportunities to explore disciplines they haven’t previously considered, and to consider viewpoints to which they haven’t yet been exposed — opportunities that evidently pay off in the long run.

Editorial Board: Universities should support activism

By DAILY TROJAN SPRING 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
March 1, 2018 in From the Editors, Opinion

"What has followed the Parkland tragedy is a positive departure from the norms of mourning and internalized helplessness that have gone hand-in-hand with the far too many mass shootings we’ve witnessed in recent history."

Editorial Board: Students flip the script on gun dialogue

By EDITORIAL BOARD
February 23, 2018 in From the Editors, Opinion

Student activists across the country are the ones paving the way forward, and they are the ones — not actionless legislators — whose examples we must follow.

Editorial Board: USG must uphold non-partisan policy

By DAILY TROJAN SPRING 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
February 16, 2018 in From the Editors, Opinion

This week, and for the first time all semester, a resolution failed when brought to a vote on the Undergraduate Student Government Senate floor. The rejection of the resolution, which if passed would have added an external advocacy director position to USG, sent a clear and resounding message: Partisanship has no place in USG. But, […]

Editorial Board: USG must meet transparency standards

By DAILY TROJAN SPRING 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
February 8, 2018 in From the Editors, Opinion

"So far this campaign season, USG has struggled to meet its own guidelines and standards for transparency."

USG Senate candidates deserve debate

By DAILY TROJAN SPRING 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
February 2, 2018 in From the Editors, Opinion

Senators are expected to act as activists on behalf of students. But how can students feel confident in their choice of advocates if they have never seen the candidates operate in roles similar to the senate environment?

USC must address student debt crisis

By DAILY TROJAN SPRING 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
January 26, 2018 3 Comments/in From the Editors, Opinion

"No matter how one approaches the issue, the student loan crisis cannot be taken lightly."

Editorial Board: Women’s March celebrates progress

By DAILY TROJAN SPRING 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD
January 19, 2018 2 Comments/in From the Editors, Opinion

"While USC has a long way to go to fully protect survivors’ rights and address the epidemic of campus assault — the University is still the subject of a national Title IX investigation — in the past year alone, it has made crucial progress, in no small part due to a renaissance of activism on the issue spanning back to 2013."