Helton is not ready to be in charge


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I like Clay Helton, I really do. I respect him. He is a man of faith and integrity. He truly cares, and players like him. However, being a great guy doesn’t mean you should be the head football coach at USC. Nice only gets you so far, and clearly not far enough for victory. That was […]

Does the football team have a plan?


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We are just four weeks into the season, and yet, after plenty of hair-pulling frustration, lackluster primetime losses and inexplicable coaching decisions, it might be time to beg the question: Does the USC football program have a plan? It’s one thing to lose games as the underdog to top-ranked Alabama and seventh-ranked Stanford, but it’s […]

People are more attractive when they are independent


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People think my Australian accent is cool, but I think people with accents from Texas are way hotter. There is one Southern Belle who will forever plague this love columnist’s soul. I call her the green-eyed monster. I met this G.E.M. (green-eyed monster) at a church in Houston. last year. As she hurried in late […]

States should control education standards


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A new California law requiring students to be up-to-date on vaccinations before enrolling in public schools was put into place July 1, and this school year is the first to witness its implementation. This need for children who attend public school to be vaccinated is an example of the state interceding in local authority for the […]

Football’s downfall has been continuous

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The saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is not always the case. The USC football program has shown that. They’ve battled innumerable problems and distractions and have come out much weaker for it. The football program hasn’t been the same since the departure of Pete Carroll and Reggie Bush, and let’s face it, […]

Let food be medicine for sickness


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Trees highlighted with multicolored red and orange leaves, fields filled with luscious red apples and pumpkins with intricate carvings. The quintessential images of fall resurrect themselves today, the first day of the new season. Although today may not seem different from any other sunny Los Angeles day — it’s incredibly hot and the chances of […]

Beware of humor that normalizes injustice


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The 2016 presidential election has been somewhat of a challenge for satirical shows like Saturday Night Live — it is nearly impossible to make the antics of this event more ridiculous than they already are. How do you caricature Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who is already so much of a caricature? But humor has […]

Darnold can spark the rest of the season


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Football head coach Clay Helton made sure to emphasize that his original starting quarterback should not be a scapegoat. There are plenty of reasons why the 2016 Trojan football team has not gotten off to the start or shown the potential that it is capable of. USC’s problems include discipline on penalties, focus on missed […]

QB change means little without discipline


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USC is not a bad team, but its 1-2 record is not an ideal situation. In their two losses to No. 1 Alabama and No. 7 Stanford, the Trojans were outscored 79-16. They scored one touchdown between the two games. You can’t really expect to win games — especially in the Pac-12 — by only […]

USC’s season begins for real


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It may not have happened exactly how Clay Helton would have liked, but through two games, USC is exactly where everyone anticipated it would be after a deflating loss to top-ranked Alabama to start the year followed by a blowout home win against Utah State in week two. Now, the season can really begin for […]