USC to seek strong ties with new mayor
Students urge next L.A. mayor to focus more attention to the university and student body.
Tag Archive for: politics
Voting policies require continued oversight
One might think that by year 2013, the question of whether or not people of color can vote in public elections would long have been relegated to the history books. Unfortunately, it is not a matter of the past alone. It appears that the Supreme Court is poised to strike down section five of the […]
Sequestration may be necessary
After months of doomsday predictions regarding the imminent enactment of across-the-board spending cuts, the sequester is finally set to go into effect this Friday. The emergency cuts, which were part of a deal struck between Congress and President Barack Obama in 2011 to extend the United States’ borrowing authority and cut the budget deficit, will […]
Kerry looks to aid world community
New Secretary of State John Kerry must end international discord between states.
Students react to State of the Union
The audience listened to the speech and a panel talk in the Annenberg East lobby.
US needs energy sources closer to home
A year after President Barack Obama rejected the original construction permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the proposed project has once again become a popular discussion topic among policymakers. Critics of Keystone have been outspoken about the potential environmental risks the pipeline could pose, but these objections have largely drowned out those extolling the […]
President Obama must explain his actions
After the killing of American citizens, President Obama attempts to justify the military’s decision.
USC interns contribute to Los Angeles mayoral campaigns
Students use local elections to exercise political activism and work with candidates.
Republicans need to revise message
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took an unconventional route to rebutting last week’s inaugural address by President Barack Obama when he called his very own Republican Party “the stupid party.” In a speech given at the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday, Jindal outlined a seven-part plan for the Republican Party moving […]
US needs softer immigration plan
In 2008, The New York Times reported the story of Hiu Lui Ng, a 34-year-old New Yorker who died while in custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Though the Times’ coverage of Ng’s death was largely an investigation into the conditions and medical care allotted to detained individuals, the question of why Ng […]