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California’s AAPI students deserve more voice

By Daily Trojan Staff
November 18, 2014 1 Comment/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Across California, Asian American and Pacific Islander students comprise 11 percent of the K-12 student population. In Santa Clara County, where I taught fourth grade, that number is nearly three times as high. But though these students make up a significant portion of the children in our schools, when it comes to the conversation around […]

In response to “The University needs to revive student activism”

By Daily Trojan Staff
November 13, 2014 4 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

In our Sept. 28 Letter to the Editor (“The University needs to revive student activism”), we lamented the lack of student activism on campus and called for more cooperation among student organizations and greater involvement by all students in general. Our article, rather unsurprisingly, was met with various challenges, most of which we believe are […]

Mexico’s recent student tragedy deserves more attention on campus

By Daily Trojan Staff
November 12, 2014 2 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

As a USC student and a Mexican-American citizen, I feel compelled to share with the Daily Trojan the recent events that have been occurring in the last couple of months in our neighboring country of Mexico. On Sept. 26, a group of more than 100 students working on their degrees to become teachers went to […]

In response to “Rocket explosion should spark dialogue on role of space exploration”

By Daily Trojan Staff
November 2, 2014 in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Last Thursday, Mr. Athanasius Georgy wrote: “If a promising future of space exploration is to be had, missions and research need to be placed in the hands of NASA alone,” an assertion I must strongly contend with. The future of space exploration is the exact opposite. Rather than remaining the exclusive prerogative of national governments, […]

In response to “Harvard’s sexual assault policies reflect larger issue”

By Daily Trojan Staff
October 29, 2014 in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

In November of my freshman year at USC, a fellow student raped me. I was intoxicated, meaning I was drunk. I was also incapacitated, meaning I was intoxicated to the extent that I was no longer capable of normal activity such as consenting to sex. Many of us have gotten intoxicated to the point of […]

Strong U.S.-Israeli ties must continue to be sustained

By Daily Trojan Staff
October 23, 2014 2 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

On the evening of Oct. 22, Trojans for Israel (TFI) — the USC student group dedicated to spreading awareness of the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship — hosted its annual dinner gala. This year’s event was dedicated to creating a dialogue about American-Israeli partnerships and research on keeping servicemen healthy and emotionally stable on and […]

Right to health deserves more action and attention

By Daily Trojan Staff
October 22, 2014 3 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Meet Oxana and Pavel Rucsineanu. The couple met and fell in love at a tuberculosis clinic in Moldova. Oxana was cured of her TB, but Pavel found he had developed a form of drug-resistant TB. The drugs that Pavel needed existed, but because of price and Moldovan laws, were unavailable to him. So, the government […]

Game day experience in need of serious reform

By Daily Trojan Staff
October 16, 2014 7 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

This letter isn’t about the play-calling or defensive schemes of our football team. There are plenty of USC Alumni and fans that have stated their strong opinions about those topics. Rather, this is about the game day environment that unfortunately promotes the team’s lack of focus and intensity brought forth by the USC administration. While […]

The University needs to revive student activism

By Daily Trojan Staff
September 28, 2014 11 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

This 1st of October marks the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement that began at the University of California, Berkeley. On that day, thousands of Berkeley students surrounded a police car on Sproul Plaza and held it captive for 33 hours in protest of university bans against political activities on campus. The Free Speech […]

Letter to the editor

By Daily Trojan Staff
April 30, 2014 in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

In response to “Students Should Broaden View of Political Activism” As the current director of the Political Student Assembly, I read the criticisms that Luke Phillips, my successor, presented regarding recent campus protests and sit-ins with a mixture of excitement and concern. Though much of what Luke points out has a great deal of merit […]

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