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No sight of Widney: Statue of USC founder removed in November still missing
The University said it took down the statue of Robert Widney two months ago for “maintenance and cleaning.”
CVS Pharmacy at USC Village to close next month
An employee confirmed the closure but didn’t specify on which date it would occur.
Developing: Graduate student workers vote to ratify first contract with University
The agreement, reached Nov. 26 and ratified with 81% voting in support, comes after seven months of negotiation. USC had been under pressure to finalize a deal as a potential strike was imminent.
The Season Finale
Hosts Thomas Johnson, Stefano Fendrich, Darren Parry and Jack Hallinan start off the podcast with a deep dive into what the USC football needs to do to improve on a 7-5 season with transfer portal, quarterback and defensive coordinator debates. Afterwards, hosts Rylan Bohnett and Kasey Kazliner talk some women's volleyball, then are joined by Marcus Partida to discuss the Talkin' Troy fantasy football league. And to conclude the longest episode in Talkin' Troy history, Thomas is joined by Leila MacKenzie and former-editor Grace Ingram to discuss which USC head coaches Grace would want to hang out with the most.
A witness to an ethnic cleansing speaks out
Gev Iskajyan, executive director of the Armenian National Committee of America in Artsakh, spoke at USC about his time living under a monthslong humanitarian blockade of the breakaway state, and being forced to flee.
Holiday madness and a snapshot of 2023 released music
This week on “Rhythm and News,” our hosts welcome you back to the last segment of "Snap Crackle Pop" for the Fall 2023 semester! This week’s episode features guest Eliza Poster to discuss a recap of music released in 2023. Also in this episode, our hosts close out the semester with all things holidays: movies, music and traditions. Thank you so much for listening to “Rhythm and News” this semester, and we hope you all have a wonderful break.
This episode was written and hosted by Caitlin Roehmholdt, Amrita Sundaresan, Alison Mitchell, Chris Turino, Fitz Cain and guest, Eliza Poster; Edited by Abigail Park; produced by Auburn D’Artell and Jonathan Park. “Rhythm and News” is one of four shows on the Daily Trojan podcast network. You can find more episodes anywhere you listen to podcasts, as well as our website, dailytrojan.com.
Explaining Girlsplaining with Jinny Kim
On the Soapbox’s Fall closer, hosts Britney Zhou and Zaynah Waseem sit down with Jinny Kim to discuss her article on ‘girlsplaining’, ‘bimbo feminism’ and their anti-intellectual and misogynistic undertones.
Laufey is real, and she is stunning
The jazz singer-songwriter ended her tour Sunday night with a jaw-dropping show.
The Grinch is gone
Hosts Thomas Johnson, Kasey Kazliner and Leila MacKenzie discuss the firing of USC football's defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, with their dream picks of who should replace him. Later, they debate on which freshman, JuJu Watkins or Isaiah Collier, and which team, USC men's or women's basketball, will have the better season.