Letters to the Editor Archives - Page 18 of 23

Greek rush policy is worth another look

By Daily Trojan Staff
March 10, 2014 1 Comment/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

In light of the USC Panhellenic Council’s recent announcement that it will be moving the beginning of sorority recruitment to several days before USC’s fall semester begins, a question comes to mind: What’s the rush? Next fall this will be the question more than ever before — most sorority-hopefuls will be three days into rush […]

Society must seek to understand Sikh community

By Daily Trojan Staff
March 5, 2014 1 Comment/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

If there is a land where you can dream of something and achieve it, it is the United States. At least that is what they say. He had heard this a million times before. In movies, in books. This was the whole concept of the United States. And that was what he kept reminding himself. […]

Bitcoins can transform value

By Daily Trojan Staff
March 3, 2014 in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

On Feb. 24, hackers crashed and seemingly bankrupted Mt. Gox, the third largest Bitcoin exchange, sending prices rope-a-doping by $300/BTC. It’s time to look deeply at how the cybercurrency derives its value. Among “alternative investments,” precious metals are the average Joes, rare art and microloans are the hipsters and Bitcoins are the awkwardly nerdy yet […]

Letter to the editor

By Daily Trojan Staff
February 23, 2014 8 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

University response to APASS incident lacking On Feb. 18, the Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Dr. Ainsley Carry, released an official statement regarding the racist and misogynistic letter sent on Feb. 1 to USC Asian Pacific American Student Services, a cultural resource center within the Division of Student Affairs. His lackluster and generic statement completely […]

A word from USG

By OLIVIA DIAMOND AND ANDREW CHO
February 10, 2014 in Letters to the Editor, News, Special Topics, Student Government, USG Election 2014

The main role of the Undergraduate Student Government is to serve as the representative body for the undergraduate student population here at USC. The Undergraduate Student Government, also known as USG, is able to do this through the programming of events, advocating for desired changes, funding student organizations and events and writing new legislation for […]

Letter to the editor

By Daily Trojan Staff
February 9, 2014 7 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

USC should support MyFigueroa project Dozens of people packed into the small hearing room at Los Angeles City Hall a few weeks ago. Many stood firm and spoke eloquently in defense of an ongoing project that could bring massive improvements to bike culture and neighborhood infrastructure in our corner of Los Angeles: the Figueroa Corridor […]

Letter to the editor

By Daily Trojan Staff
January 14, 2014 in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Jon Walters was ‘universally loved’

Letter to the editor

By Daily Trojan Staff
December 4, 2013 in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Graduate student loan interests cannot be increased On Wednesday, Dec. 4, graduate and professional students at USC joined graduate and professional students from schools around the nation to host a “Call Congress” day in conjunction with the GradsHaveDebt2 campaign. Graduate Student Government hosted the Call Congress Day on campus as a member of the […]

Letter to the editor

By Daily Trojan Staff
December 3, 2013 4 Comments/in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Anti-Islam tattoos should be banned in U.S. Military A recent rise in anti-Islam/Muslim tattoo sub-culture in the U.S. military has stirred debate about its permissibility. Anti-Islam/Muslim tattoos, particularly “infidel” and “kafir,” should be considered racist and extremist, and therefore, prohibited under Army Regulation 670-1. Military opponents argue that tattoos are the most intense form of […]

Letter to the editor

By Daily Trojan Staff
December 2, 2013 in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

It’s clear from the talk around campus that many students are anticipating the replacement of Carl’s Jr. with The Habit next semester. To promote this exciting change, The Habit’s food truck visited campus on Dec. 2 to give out free burgers and fries. Though this event was an overwhelming success, there are things that can […]

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