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USC will take advantage of weak Pac-10


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As the soldout crowd at the Galen Center chanted down the final seconds to USC’s fourth straight win over UCLA on Sunday, Trojan players, students and fans alike all reveled in the fact that they have owned their bitter crosstown rivals for the last two years. But something was lost amid that celebration. Something bigger […]

Jingle all the way to the Rose Bowl


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As you may or may not know, this is the last Daily Trojan issue of the semester. It’s been a wild, crazy, bacon-wrapped-hot-dog-filled ride, but all good things must come to an end (right Pete Carroll?). With that in mind, this is the last chance to print something about the current football season. It seems […]

It’s time to break the curse of Corvallis


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These days, nobody is immune from curses. There’s the Curse of the Bambino, which affected the Boston Red Sox for 86 years. Then there’s the Unforgivable Curses, which did not come from Harry Potter but actually that YouTube guy who just wanted a chicken sandwich and some waffle fries. Anybody in theater knows about the […]

USC twirler makes her dream come true


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It’s halftime at a USC football game at the Coliseum, and some students are heading up the aisle to get some snacks. They stop when a fire erupts. Looking back toward the field, they see flames tossed high into the sky, standing out against the backdrop of the night. The Olympic torch that rests at […]

Victory lies with Trojans’ offense


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In sports circles everywhere, it’s widely known that defense wins championships. The problem for USC is that there is no championship to be won, and the defense has played that way for a large part of this season. Sure, the Trojans’ defense is coming off its most dominating performance yet, strangling a Cal team that […]

California budget woes hurt athletics


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Everyone knows it. The state of California is a mess. Voters can’t decide if they want to legalize same-sex marriage, pot or both; the only news I hear about Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown comes from slanderous negative advertisements; and it has rained for the last week. I forget what the sun looks like. Oh […]

NCAA made a point with Trojans


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USC is the first case of a school receiving major penalties because of illegal activity regarding agent-player relations. But as the SI report shows, this activity has been going on for at least 20 years, most likely longer.

Pac-10 depth good for USC


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For the second straight week, ESPN’s College GameDay will feature a matchup with a Pac-10 team. For the second straight week, USC is not that team. In the previous decade, this would have been unthinkable. Pete Carroll invaded the Pac-10 and the Trojans were soon lords of the empire. Only a few times during USC’s […]

Special teams paying dividends for Trojans


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Special teams. Just by the name, the unit separates itself from all other units in a team. Yet, despite what your second-grade teacher might say, simply because something appears special doesn’t mean it’s all that special. Special teams is the area on many teams where second- and third-string players get their chance to see some […]