May 2026
May 1, 2026
Franco Gutierrez on local and international happenings in March and April 2026; Melissa Grimaldo on how music students combine career and friendship; Isabella Carter on how life at USC matches expectations upon admission; Camille Culbertson on how students navigate a change in major; Grace Zhuang on changes in the way fashion develops and is experienced; Julia Ho on what it takes to create a real environment for campus conversation; Jay Garcia on how dialectical behavior therapy helped them; Bennett Christofferson with a crossword; Matthew Diederich, Dieva Mulet, Tai Lyn Sandhu & Ethan Thai, with a photo essay on serene spaces; Maria Laguna interviews professor jonathan may about discovery in scientific fields; Sophia Kang with a sonnet on after
April 2026
April 1, 2026
Dor Peretz on local and international happenings in February and March 2026; Camille Culbertson on how international exchange students manage the transition to life at USC; Adam Young on how ChatGPT has transformed higher education; Shreya Chirravuri on broadening one’s perspective of Los Angeles; Lilah Keating on how Los Angeles will change ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games; Aanya Ebrahim on what coming of age looks like in 2026; Bennett Christofferson with a crossword; Ethan Thai & Adrian Jao with a photo essay on USC then and now; Nikki Sanglimsuwan draws this month’s comic; Miranda Huang interviews professor Mallory Carra about transforming from careers in journalism, film and teaching; Anna Jordan with a intergenerational jailbreak; Sophia Kang with an unusual roommate relationship.
March 2026
March 1, 2026
Franco Gutierrez on local and international happenings in January and February 2026; Miranda Huang & Maria Laguna interview professor Paul Urcioli on balancing art, work and personal life; Bella Carter on the aesthetics of social media productivity; Lucy Chen & Pırıl Zadil draw a day in each other’s lives; Dor Peretz on handling boundaries in personal relationships in college; Jay Garcia on how faith impacts students sense of karma and equilibrium; Tai Lyn Sandhu with a photo essay on wellness and unwellness; Miranda Huang with a conversation between selves; Bennett Christofferson with a crossword.
December 2025
December 4, 2025
Melissa Grimaldo on the loss of USC’s performance cafe; Molly Phan on why USC became a food truck hot spot; MJ Manning on the true identity of the City of Angeles; Dor Peretz on her five-day challenge to slash her screen time; Isabella Bournazian on how women find community through watch parties; Daily Trojan Photo Staff with a photo essay on Thanksgiving travel; Pırıl Zadil with a cartoon on colorful, happy accidents.
November 2025
November 6, 2025
Abby Weiland on the rapidly changing face of USC Village; Jay Garcia on transgender life at USC amid a shifting political landscape; Alexa Rubinstein on finding solitude on a buzzing campus; Feiyu Long on the behind-the-scenes of USC’s mock cannabis dispensary; Kevin Kim with a photo essay on the most peaceful places on campus; Lucy Chen with a cartoon on home and belonging.
October 2025
October 2, 2025
Maria Laguna on USC Village’s lobby security guards; Miranda Huang on the impact of “Love Island USA”; Dor Peretz on the future of AI and education; MJ Manning on expanding accessibility in USC’s historic architecture; Sammy Bovitz on navigating USC’s complex general education system; Mallory Snyder with a photo essay on the faces behind USC; Yiquan Feng with a cartoon on starting a new school year.
May 2025
April 29, 2025
Miranda Huang on School of Dramatic Arts alumni and career paths; Nico Chiera Sciammas on fine arts theses and postgraduate plans; Alexa Rubinstein on seniors’ past college summers; Abby Weiland on the film and TV industry’s evolving relationship to Los Angeles; MJ Manning on Shakespeare and self-actualization; Jake Berg with a photo essay on graduating seniors.
April 2025
April 11, 2025
Fabián Gutiérrez and David Rendon on USC’s comedy scene; Melissa Grimaldo on fountains and sustainability; India Brown on LA’s urban planning; Amelie Melsness on nightlife; Teo Gonzales and Tai Lyn Sandhu with a photo essay on USC’s community; Vivian Bi and Vivienne Tran with a cartoon on “Moments.”
March 2025
March 7, 2025
Miranda Huang on the residential assistants of USC; Alexa Rubinstein on the landscape of women in fitness; Molly Phan on the rapidly changing nature of LinkedIn; Maria Laguna on the need for academic validation; Anna Jordan on the pig-racing scene in rural Montana; Jake Berg and Curtis Luong with a photo essay on the graffiti of South Los Angeles.
December 2024
December 5, 2024
Deon Botshekan, Nicholas Corral and Fiona Feingold on the future of the copy desk; Sammy Bovitz on Xbox’s identity crisis; Jennifer Nehrer on Donald Trump and the media; Abby Weiland on the people behind Yoboseyo Superette; Lilah Keating on what students watch in the dining halls; Jake Berg on exploring LA at night; Daniel Pons on fire and loss; Sundiata Enuke on the battle between Godzilla and her attention span; Amelia Neilson-Slabach on getting back up.
November 2024
November 7, 2024
Jensen Manelski on “The Myth of Getting Better”; India Brown on the college loneliness crisis; Enzo Luna on how undocumented students feel about the presidential election; Henry Kofman on living with Type 1 Diabetes; Julia Marell on the dangers of social media; Kendall Bradwell on the struggles of obtaining proper hair care; Alexa Rubinstein on the evolution of electronic dance music; Jake Berg and Teo Gonzales with a photo essay on USC’s unofficial icons; Yoon Lee with a comic on overcoming life’s hurdles; Allison Yen with a comic on seasons in L.A.; Amelia Neilson-Slabach with a comic on the L.A. difference.
October 2024
October 1, 2024
Henry Kofman on writing letters to strangers; Sammy Bovitz unpacking the “Age of the Vanilla DJ”; Miranda Huang on celebrating Halloween as a college student; Jennifer Nehrer on her love for license plates; Reo on the recent delays in the recognized student organization application process; Jake Berg, Bryce Dechert, Tai Lyn Sandhu & Mallory Snyder with a photo essay shot on film; Amelia Neilson-Slabach on finding your people.
Summer 2024
July 4, 2024
The Daily Trojan Spring 2024 Editorial Board on how the Neighborhood Academic Initiative falls short in addressing systemic issues; Sammy Bovitz on the quest to find USC’s smallest major; Reo on how USC ups its profit margins; Jonathan Park on Folt’s five years; Jennifer Nehrer on Armenian History Month at USC — 100 years in the making and What Pride Month means to queer athletes; Daniel Pons on why We cannot let LA become the new Cabo; The Student Community of the LGBTQ+ Student Center and Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion at USC on why our queer leaders cannot be collateral; Rachel Kozik on ‘The Baby-Sitter’s Club’; The Daily Trojan photography team shares a new edition of Summer Frame
February/March 2024
April 3, 2024
Sullivan Barthel on the excessive selectivity of some recognized student organizations; Shruti Shakthivel on the big question of free will vs. determinism; Yingying Yuan on a new kind of dating adventure at USC; Daniel Pons on how ‘Telegraph Road’ changed the way he thinks about music; Trenyce Tong on learning to be an “adult” after graduation; Rachael Kozik pens an open letter to the person next to her on the airplane watching a movie with recurring sex scenes in it.
January 2024
February 12, 2024
Veronique Louis-Jacques on breaking down the ‘brick wall’ of African American genealogy; Yingying Yuan on the future of haptic technology; Nathan Elias & Reo on the ridiculous history of campus squirrels; Jennifer Nehrer on the importance of student journalism as local newspapers collapse; and Christina Chkarboul on adolescents becoming the targets of online beauty trends.
October/November 2023
November 30, 2023
Daniel Pons on the past, present and future of USC architecture; Jason Pham on sustainable fashion; a former admissions officer on the Supreme Court’s overturn of affirmative action; a community reels from an event featuring the Turkish ambassador to the United States; David Rendon on students creating a home through dance.
September 2023
September 12, 2023
Nathan Elias, Jennifer Nehrer & Jonathan Park on Carol Folt’s four years as president; Victoria Lee, Daniel Pons & Sparsh Sharma on the lasting impacts of the Maui wildfires; Danielle Jones on the long journey to establishing a South Asian studies minor; Noah Danesh speaks with the USC researchers behind a new Alzheimer’s drug; Eva Hartman on her looming postgraduate anxiety
Summer 2023
August 7, 2023
Sparsh Sharma on the other way USC is funding its largest projects; Danielle Jones on AI’s positive impacts; Faith San Martin on the Supreme Court’s affirmative action overturn; Kate McQuarrie on her love of stuffed animals as an adult; Eva Hartman on the Wagner Group’s coup that never was; Jenna Peterson on her cross-country road trip