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Column: Valentine’s, Undefined


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Josh had a weekly radio show and was part of a touring improv troupe. I had his name saved in my phone with the octopus emoji. When I think of him, I often picture him telling me he knew how to do a gun trick straight out of an old Western film. I cringed at […]

COLUMN: The women of Saturday Night Live scare Donald Trump


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Two Saturdays ago Melissa McCarthy stepped up to the Saturday Night Live stage dressed in a gray suit and high-forehead wig, unmistakably resembling Press Secretary Sean Spicer before she even walked up behind the mock White House podium. In the next eight minutes McCarthy delivered a scathing parody of Spicer’s press briefings, highlighting idiosyncrasies like […]

COLUMN: USC men’s basketball must keep growing to compete


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USC’s loss on Saturday night to Oregon perfectly captures the current state of the men’s basketball program. The Trojans have climbed their way out of the conference basement cellar and are now entrenched as a respectable upper-tier — but not yet elite — team in the Pac-12. Saturday night proved this as the Trojans went […]

COLUMN: Deportations force us to look past our privilege


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This past week, deportations and raids led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement turned Los Angeles from a city of hope into one of fear and uncertainty. Almost 200 undocumented Angelenos were detained and deported. Los deportó la migra. Chills go down my back when I hear those words. The sheer thought that mi mamá […]

COLUMN: USC must acknowledge homelessness


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In the dead of night two weeks ago, thousands of volunteers, including USC students and faculty, hit the streets of Los Angeles for the Homeless Count, an annual service event. Based on last year’s census, on any given night, over 80,000 Angelenos sleep on the streets. That’s nearly twice USC’s total undergraduate and graduate population. […]