“Between the hospital bubble I once lived in to my experience on campus, healthy activities can thrive in the most unsuspecting crevices. I hope that our guide in this supplement not only captures medical resources, but opportunities to explore accessible yet healthy alternatives.”
— Jason Pham, Spring 2024 Features Editor
The Daily Trojan Spring 2024 Editorial Board interviewed and evaluated each of the four executive tickets. The Spring 2024 Features staff interviewed the incumbent president and vice president, as well as the 11 senatorial candidates.
“Artificial intelligence has manifested itself in so many different avenues that we often don’t see outside our daily lives. To understand and utilize this growing system, I believe we must first explore AI for all of the potential evils and solutions it offers, inside and out.”
— Jason Pham, Fall 2023 Features Editor
“As college students, most of us only have a set time in South Central to explore such a diverse city that some people across the country can only hope to move to. I say we take advantage of what the city has to offer before we graduate and have to kiss USC goodbye, because once we leave we’ll regret it forever.”
— Jason Pham, Fall 2023 Features Editor
“Whether on-campus or off, it’s become clear to me that too much of nightlife serves as a degenerate mating space at best, and an unsafe environment for women, LGBTQ+ people and people of color at worst.”
– Amina Niasse, Fall 2022 Features Editor
Although the coronavirus crisis has not been the only pandemic to disrupt the USC community, students are continuing to experience the ebbs and flows of the new normal.
The Daily Trojan interviewed presidential and senatorial tickets on issues ranging from abolishing Greek Life and optimizing the campus experience to accessibility and mental health and released a letter from the editor criticizing USG’s institutional flaws.
“For too long, Native students’ voices have been hushed and ignored. I am beyond proud we are producing this supplement to elevate the Native student experience.”
– Sophia Ungaro, Fall 2021 Features Editor
The pandemic has changed how we go about our lives and the daily things we do. From the newly created wellness days to going out to having an in-person graduation with safety precautions. Through the mini photo essays, Daily Trojan photographers attempted to capture these differences in our routine.
In some ways the global pandemic has been a blessing in disguise for students, allowing them to pull creativity and inspiration out of a dark hole of depression. Nine to five work hours of monotony and boredom and demanding class schedules have been replaced with a colorful variety of possibilities. Here’s a look at what Daily Trojan photographers have used their time to pursue.
Although the coronavirus crisis has not been the only pandemic to disrupt the USC community, students are continuing to experience the ebbs and flows of the new normal.
Even as restrictions at sporting events begin to decrease, presaging a potential return to normalcy in our collective fight against the pandemic, times still seem bleak at USC athletic events. Here are the perspectives Daily Trojan photographers captured as players tried to put on a show for their fans in a time of unprecedented abnormality.
Students cast their vote for the 2021-22 USG president and vice president and senators. In our special voters’ guide, the Daily Trojan interviewed each ticket and spoke with current USG members about transparency and the impact of the summer’s racial reckoning.
Through the chaos and unfortunate circumstances, USC students have continued to persist. These photos, taken by Daily Trojan photographers on campus, in the L.A. area, in the Pacific Northwest or internationally, showcase that although students are not physically together, we’re still united virtually.
For Latinx Heritage Month, we at the Daily Trojan have worked to ensure that the stories of USC’s Latinx student population are not tucked away or glossed over. This special issue is the work of Latinx students for Latinx students.
This usual campus rhythm has since transformed to a humdrum due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a glimpse into what the campus has looked like while the bulk of its community has been away.
A quarter of USC’s student population is international, and yet this community is often underrepresented in the stories that are told at the University.
The Daily Trojan interviewed each ticket, followed a day in the life of the the current USG president, broke down the USG budget and traced back the history of student government at USC.
Living in a metropolis means dealing with crime — on campus and off. The Daily Trojan dove deep into policing methods, crime trends and community impacts.
Inside the University’s gates, beyond the brick buildings, lies the power and privilege of USC.
Environmental degradation looms as the 21st century’s biggest challenge. But is USC doing enough?
From the first time students step on the USC campus, they hear about the Trojan Family. They are welcomed into it, told of its legacy and embraced by its rich tradition.
Housing is a subject that affects us all; and in South L.A., communities of color are especially vulnerable to gentrification at the hands of landowners and developers, seeking to expand near USC’s neighborhood.
Physical renovations aren’t the only changes happening at USC.
The USG special issue tackles everything voters need to cast their ballot.
200,000 marchers descended upon the streets of Los Angeles Saturday in support of women’s rights and gender equality.