Hashing out all misnomers about the vote
Although the upcoming marijuana ballot has generated much publicity, not much will change.
USC shines as a beacon of tolerance
By way of high school tradition, we are all too familiar with the juvenile concept of campus hierarchy. In 2010, the range of groups to pick on has expanded to another social minority. For homosexuals, the divisions have been drawn deeper at some schools in recent weeks, as members of the oppressed social group have […]
Sample will not disappoint as speaker
from the editors
Pixelation in the application process
Experimental use of video element seems to encourage personality over academics.
Animal testing one of many options
Although the idea of consuming animals for gustatory pleasure disgusts many of us, including non-vegetarians, most have grown up eating meat, conditioned to ignore the fact that between those two buns lies a sizzling chunk of cow corpse. Invasive biomedical animal research, however, is not something we witness or participate in daily, so it’s a […]
Budget problems create conflict
Imagine Los Angeles’ public services closed for two days a week — no courts, no libraries, nothing except public safety services and independent businesses. This radical idea to close the city two days a week sounds like a hoax; something that might have originated from a late-night comedy sketch. Sadly, the only punchline is that […]
Let the speaker complaints commence
Although President Sample is a great symbolic choice, an outside speaker would have provided a more memorable occasion.
Internship seekers need to do homework
It’s April, which means students have internships on their minds. Around this time of the year, students are beginning to finalize summer plans to work at companies that will help them build professional skills. Because I’m looking for my first internship, I’ve spent a lot of time researching the different resources USC offers to make […]
Letters to the editor
What does ‘radical’ really mean? I was amused to read that the USC College Republicans’ “teach-in” was entitled “…to Oppose Obama’s Radical Transformation of America.” It seems like USC’s Republicans have a very different idea of “radical” from most of us. President Barack Obama’s health insurance reforms were partially inspired by the policy advocates who […]
Lack of AC in dorms is not a cool situation
Despite cost-effective ways to help outfit all Trojan housing with cooling mechanisms, there’s not much action.