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This year’s recruiting class is a statement


Wednesday was a monumental day for the USC football program. Any time the Trojans can finish in the top five of recruiting rankings, it is a successful National Signing Day, but this one had extra significance. First and foremost, Clay Helton has proven that he is no step down from previous coaches on the recruiting […]

COLUMN: Identity shapes identity politics


My dad and I are very similar — both in personality and physical traits. We both enjoy long car rides with rolled down windows, the Sunday morning Beatles’ radio tunes, authentic Mexican food and spontaneous travels. We even share the same almond eye shape and the quirky sense of humor that makes my mother cringe. […]

COLUMN: Confessions of a serial ghoster


Between stints as a serious girlfriend, I was a serial ghoster. In my mind, I owed nothing to boys who I had never met. And so often all they got from me was just that: nothing. When I first got Tinder, I had just exited a year-and-a-half relationship. I was not ready for dating, but […]