Justice requires smart decarceration

Rehabilitation and reentry are central to an equitable criminal justice system.

Student organization offers free tax preparation assistance

Marshall has an opportunity to support USC VITA’s Program.

It’s time to blame desks rather than our bodies

Plus-size students face a lack of size-inclusive desks, threatening their well-being.

California offers support for disabled students

Government programs offer disabled students financial help with higher education.

South Central youth deserve safe futures

A glaring lack of youth security and development programs around USC reveals the urgent need for University-community collaboration.

Supreme Court weighs in on more than just homelessness in new case

The court’s decision could further curtail several other key constitutional rights.

Coping with mental health during wartime

Even spectating, war takes a toll so we must prioritize our mental health as well.

The urgent and the important: How to talk about Israel and Gaza

We must fulfill all of our moral obligations, even if we can’t do it all at once.

LA’s healthcare needs an intervention

The County is now facing a profound crisis of disparity in quality healthcare access.

Don’t silence ‘Dreamers’

We must advocate for the implementation of pro-DACA legislation in Los Angeles.

Political science students call for faculty diversity

Students of color mobilized to email over 100 Black and Latine professors across the US seeking a more diverse faculty.

Letter to the Editor: Latine parents misunderstand the value and work of graduate life 

Pursuing higher education might lead to more opportunities, but not in the eyes of many immigrant parents.

Letter to the Editor: Our chance to end the youth vaping crisis

The vaping industry is opposing California’s Proposition 31 to continue hooking the next generation on flavored nicotine and tobacco. Here’s what you need to know to make an informed decision.

Letter to the Editor: Let’s push for the inclusion of more racial categories

USC must diversify the race selection on the Common App and all University forms.

Letter to the Editor: USC must reverse its ban on pepper spray immediately

As students are at high risk of sexual assualt, the prohibition makes self defense nearly impossible.

Letter to the Editor: A simple Japanese garden is not enough to erase USC’s tainted history

The USC Rock Garden needs an official plaque to memorialize the Nisei students it’s attempting to honor.

Letter to the Editor: USC must give students the credit they deserve

Recent alumna Elaine Kodama breaks down the reason why USC’s course unit allocation needs to change.

Letter to the Editor: The USC community must stand up for those in Ukraine

A Ukrainian student’s thoughts on the invasion of Ukraine and the support his country needs.

Letter to the Editor: Future Focus — USC must go beyond decarbonization and divestment

Accelerated action and innovation are needed to support our sustainable, equitable and regenerative path forward.
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Letter to the Editor: USC must equitably treat its workers

USC must confront its past and current disreputable labor practices.

Letter to the Editor: USC leadership must show solidarity with Armenian community

Armenian students remain largely overlooked by the university.

Letter to the Editor: Farewell Tribute to an OG Patriarch of South Los Angeles

USC alumnus Charles H. Evans IV pays tribute to the late Richard Earl Shelton, a leader of the community.

Through the eyes of his friends

On Sept. 17, family and friends spoke at Karan Nevatia’s memorial service. Here are four eulogies that were delivered by a few of Karan’s friends from the Daily Trojan.

Letter to the Editor: Following Rose Ritch resignation, USC’s climate of inclusion must be redefined to include Zionism

For Ritch, Zionism constitutes an important component of her identity as a Jew, and she felt unable to continue her elected service in USG due to repeated acts of intimidation on account of her professed Zionist identity. A climate that permits such intimidation has no place on our campus.