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EDITORIAL BOARD: USG budget proposal reflects shifting priorities
USG'S decision to defund the Volunteer Center and LEAD programs would have lasting consequences.
EDITORIAL BOARD: For admissions, it is time for USC to go test-optional
Evidence suggests that standardized testing has become a faulty measure of preparedness that favors students from affluent backgrounds.
EDITORIAL BOARD: USC needs undocumented student resource center
On Tuesday, the Hechinger Report published a report looking at what actions different U.S. colleges are taking to support undocumented students. Some of these actions included establishing emergency legal funds, and, of course, declaring themselves sanctuary campuses. In the weeks following the election of President Donald Trump, who ran his presidential campaign relying on the […]
EDITORIAL BOARD: When it comes to athletic coaches and adjunct faculty, USC must rethink salary distribution
The University must relinquish some of its emphasis on the athletics program, and that starts with reconsidering the vast amount of money they pay some head coaches each year.
EDITORIAL BOARD: As tuition rises, so does student concern
On Wednesday, USC announced that tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year will rise by roughly 3.93 percent of the current total. In its press release, the University marked the tuition increase as a five-year low, while highlighting increases in the financial aid offered. “USC’s average net tuition is ranked 134th out of all private, nonprofit […]
EDITORIAL BOARD: Student safety is a two-way street
USC takes many steps to protect students, but individuals must also take responsibility for their own safety — as well as realize that there is more to the University Park neighborhood than crime and danger.
EDITORIAL BOARD: Campus free speech must be responsible
On what was otherwise a normal Wednesday afternoon, students noticed something out of the ordinary sold by a campus vendor on Trousdale Parkway. According to reports from the Daily Trojan, the booth sold T-shirts and albums with the swastika symbol. The booth set off debates between nearby students. Many found the presence of the products […]
USG voting leads to strong democracy
Over the last two years, voter turnout at USC has seen a dramatic decline, indicating an alarming trend of voter disengagement among the University’s student population. After the 2016 Undergraduate Student Government election, the USG elections committee announced that students cast a mere 3,700 ballots — 39 percent less than the year before. Informed voting […]
EDITORIAL BOARD: USC should improve economic diversity
Socioeconomic disparities continue to plague students’ access to higher education on a national scale at our University.