2014 USG Election: Meet the Candidates
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A word from USG
By OLIVIA DIAMOND AND ANDREW CHO
in Letters to the Editor, News, Special Topics, Student Government, USG Election 2014
The main role of the Undergraduate Student Government is to serve as the representative body for the undergraduate student population here at USC. The Undergraduate Student Government, also known as USG, is able to do this through the programming of events, advocating for desired changes, funding student organizations and events and writing new legislation for […]
Getting out the vote
By WILL LAWS
in Multimedia, News, Student Government, USG Election 2014, Video
USC students will take to the polls today to elect Undergraduate Student Government members after a newly-extended campaign period that spanned nearly three weeks — but it’s still unclear whether that prolonged phase will result in increased voter turnout. Student government elections have become notorious at colleges nationwide for drawing only a small percentage of […]
Looking back with Kurth and Park
By ISABELLA SAYYAH
in News, Special Topics, Student Government, USG Election 2014
Signs on Trousdale. Profile and cover photos on Facebook. Student organization endorsements. What many see as a fierce competition raging on between factions of the student body is inspiring a very different kind of emotion in two students on campus — nostalgia. “It’s weird seeing it from the other end,” said Undergraduate Student Government Vice […]
State affairs
By Daily Trojan Staff
in News
Former California Gov. Gray Davis shared his opinions about California’s future and current standing in the wake of the election as part of a panel at a “Road to the White House” event Tuesday.
Point/Counterpoint: Discussing partisan politics
By ELENA KADVANY AND BURKE GIBSON
3 Comments/in Blogs, Election 2012, Special Topics, Viewpoints (Old)
Elena Kadvany | Point: Partisanship cannot continue as is My initial reaction to the news that President Barack Obama was re-elected was relief, not excitement. I was relieved that the leader I believe in gets another four years to prove himself to those who don’t believe in him the way I do, and to continue […]
Weekend update
By Daily Trojan Staff
in Blogs, From the Editors
In an effort to keep the USC community up to date on a bevy of important issues and events, the Daily Trojan has produced a large amount of content both online and in print. Here’s a rundown of (and some links to) what’s been going on: Last Wednesday a Halloween shooting rattled the campus. The Daily […]
Point/Counterpoint: Hurricane Sandy and Election 2012
By ELENA KADVANY AND BURKE GIBSON
1 Comment/in Blogs, Election 2012, Special Topics, Viewpoints (Old)
Elena Kadvany: Point In 1972, the political term “October surprise” was coined. Twelve days before the presidential election between former president Richard Nixon and then-Sen. George McGovern, then-National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger announced that “peace was at hand” in Vietnam, changing the game on a crucial election issue that might have swayed many voters’ decisions […]
Students weigh in on what matters to them this election
By cbmccull
in Election 2012, News, Politics, Special Topics
With the election fast approaching, students are preparing to cast their votes. The Daily Trojan spoke to a number of students to see what issues in the election are the most important to them when they cast their ballots.