The first step in solving a problem is acknowledging there is one. That is why at the end of last semester, we, the Environmental Student Assembly and the USC Environmental Core, authored a letter to President Carol Folt asking for public disclosure of the University’s endowment investments into the energy sector, and in particular, fossil […]
Letter to the Editor: The cost of SCA’s culture of competition
By ALYSSA CALLAHAN
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Cultivating a more supportive culture where students are able to make mistakes and able to step back when necessary is what so many students not only want but need — and we need it right now.
Letter to the Editor: What is college for?
By PROFESSOR DAVID ALBERTSON'S FSEM 100 CLASS
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
In many ways, this article is a letter to our fellow students. College-bound students can seem like zombies wandering aimlessly into universities without questioning why. For many students, getting to college is only the first step in a journey of exploration — joining a club, making new friends or finding one’s passion. These years are […]
Letter to the Editor: School of International Relations merges with Dept. of Political Science
By LETTER TO THE EDITOR
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Your Sept. 17 article on the merging of the School of International Relations with the Department of Political Science describes “strong support of the majority of the faculty” and hopes for “more resources” for students. In fact, SIR faculty was not strongly supportive of the merger. Many had serious reservations given SIR’s tradition of rich […]
Letter to the Editor: There’s no need to vandalize VKC
By LETTER TO THE EDITOR
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
By believing you have the power to forge a better future for USC, you have already embodied von KleinSmid’s greatest fear.
Letter to the Editor: Chancellor Folt will not be forgotten
By LETTER TO THE EDITOR
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Whatever the feelings on Folt’s time as chancellor of UNC, the results of her tenure are undeniable. She successfully led the university through its most difficult period in recent history.
Letter to the Editor: ESA will strike on climate
By LETTER TO THE EDITOR
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
In line with the Climate Strike Movement, we are striking for aggressive and urgent climate policy action that greatly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and ensures equity and justice for marginalized communities.
Letter to the Editor: USC lobbying against AB 1510 is another betrayal to survivors
By LETTER TO THE EDITOR
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The lengths to which the USC administration will go to avoid the consequences of its own negligence and moral apathy are unbelievable.
Letter to the Editor: USC’s administration needs to open dialogue with protestors
By BILL RUSSELL
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
By now, most everyone in our USC community has taken notice of “Tent City” on Jefferson Boulevard that appeared with the start of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books last Saturday.
Letter to the Editor: Tackling sexual assault starts with understanding campus climate
By LETTER TO THE EDITOR
in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Sexual assault on college campuses is an epidemic and remains a pervasive problem that affects a massive cross-section of our student body.