USC must address student debt crisis
"No matter how one approaches the issue, the student loan crisis cannot be taken lightly."
Editorial Board: Women’s March celebrates progress
"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."
Topping scholars deserve to be heard. It’s time for USC to listen.
"In eliminating the position, which was held by Christina Yokoyama for 11 years, USC is depriving future generations of Topping Scholars the same support system that has been provided for hundreds of scholars in the past. In addition, removing the position may hinder the program’s ability to work as a fully functioning help center for new scholars."
Editorial Board: In times of mistrust, we strive to be trusted
It is both a difficult and exciting time to cover news at USC, and at a time when trust in media and institutions is at an all-time low, we vow to continue this semester’s pledge to earn our readership’s trust: with every issue, every day.
Editorial Board: USC must offer first-generation resources
"For a school that many deride as the “University of Spoiled Children,” doing so would go a long way toward proving that USC is more than just an ivory tower, but is an accessible institution for all members of the Trojan Family."
Daily Trojan Editorial Board: USC Village must widen economic access
It seems nonsensical that, if USC Village is indeed part of the USC campus, that vendors in the Village don’t let students spend credit that they either already paid for or earned like they can at vendors on campus.
EDITORIAL BOARD: USC must engage in dialogue with students
The University’s administration must follow the lead of Flynn and senior faculty at Dworak-Peck, and open up forums to USC students.
Daily Trojan Editorial Board: USC makes progress on sexual assault
On Monday, Vice President for Student Affairs Ainsley Carry sent out an email memorandum reminding students of their rights and resources regarding campus sexual misconduct. But Carry’s email went beyond reviewing disciplinary policy around sexual violence, and emphasized that every Trojan can and must help prevent cases of sexual assault through bystander intervention. The memo […]
EDITORIAL BOARD: USC must offer a 24-hour dining hall
Passing a take-out resolution must only be the first step to make nutritious meals and dining options as accessible to students as possible.
Letter from the Editor
There’s a sense of doomsday in the air. It isn’t just discouraged — it’s near-apocalyptic. Rapid fires blazed up and down California last week, engulfing Napa and Sonoma counties in the north and Orange County just an hour away from campus. We’re expecting The Big Earthquake any day now. A campus shooting scare marked the […]