USC should suspend SAT and ACT requirements in the next admissions cycle
Following in the footsteps of the UC system, the University should not require those applying to enter USC in Fall 2021 to submit standardized test scores.
’90s Kid Unleashed: It’s the end of the world and we know it: fatalism and humor
Call it sarcasm, satire, absurdism, irony, gallows humor, black comedy or dark humor: Fatalistic millennial humor is all of this, everything in between and a little extra thrown in like cilantro to delight or disgust you, depending on your taste.
Microaggressions Vol. 3 Comic 5
Universities must be aware of the privacy and security issues with Zoom and online learning
As we are now in the full swing of online learning, it’s important that USC emphasizes safeguarding student privacy and security through extended safety measures.
USC must gives students a partial tuition refund
In light of the semester moving online, a partial refund for Spring 2020 tuition is necessary.
USC should do more to reduce the effects of gentrification
Rapid investment in this city to help “beautify” it without the consent of the people who have inhabited it means that all these new fancy buildings will forever intrude upon the culture and foundations of the community and replace them with a more palatable version for wealthier people.
Time difference and time to think: Quarantining in a foreign country
Sheetal is a junior majoring in chemical engineering and minoring in political science. Originally from Mumbai, India, she spent most of her childhood in Guangzhou, China, where she lived for 12 years before moving to Los Angeles for college. She writes her story from her kitchen table in L.A.
Internships may be canceled, but summer 2020 doesn’t have to be
Unprecedented events have led to the cancellation of many summer internships and opportunities. While no one knows what summer will look like, motivated students will still be able to find meaningful experiences.
Holding Center: The United States is heading left
Consider the major cultural shifts of the past two decades: How many of them were conservative victories? From gay marriage to abortion, even the expanding welfare state –– liberalism is slowly winning out.
Zoombombing exposes adaptability of human ugliness
While some appear as seemingly harmless, racist and homophobic language employed by Zoombombers reveal larger concerns still embedded in society.