Tag Archive for: the-soapbox
USC’s Religious Center is neglecting students with disabilities
USC boasts about having more religious groups than any other school in the country, but is the Religious Center really accessible to all students? Opinion writer Layan Alasseel brings to light how building code loopholes and budget cuts are preventing students with disabilities from finding community.
Queer media beyond hockey fujoshi
On the Spring 2026 debut of The Soapbox, host Fabián Gutiérrez discusses Anna Jordan's indictment of media like "Heated Rivalry" that does more to fetishize queer love than give it proper representation.
Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad is worse than you thought
As American Eagle faces continued backlash over their controversial ad campaign with Sydney Sweeney, Lizzy Liautaud sits down with staff writer Mateo Jiménez to discuss his article on the topic and dive deep on what exactly went wrong.
Exploring the world of college admissions
As the incoming freshman class prepares to attend their future colleges, hosts Ting Ting Chen and Kaylee Eiber discuss their own college journeys and how to navigate a changing college admissions system.
‘Forced inclusivity’ is out — nuanced, accurate representation is in
Is media getting woke? In an effort to produce more socially-conscious content, entertainment providers are pushing out bland, overly sanitized content.
Self help books are not all that they seem
Can self help books really help you? In this episode of the Soapbox hosts Ella Wallace and Unnatee Kumar share their experience with self help books and the value that we place with them.
How situationships are ruining your dating life
Situationships have changed the way we think about finding love.
How we got our academic awards back
In this episode of “The Soapbox”, host Jennifer Baek paints a picture of the discontinuation and reinstatement of the Academic Achievement Award and Exceptional Funding at USC, alongside opinion staff writers Sherie Agcaoili, Edhita Singhal and Luisa Luo, whose co-written essay was published just days before the University reversed its decision on the awards.
Latines deserve better representation in media
On this episode of "The Soapbox," host Fabián Gutiérrez reflects with Mateo Jiménez on the state of Latine representation in popular media, its deficiencies and how it can be improved in the future.