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Breaking: Two graduate students killed west of USC campus


Two graduate students were fatally shot early Wednesday morning in a car in front of a residence on Raymond Avenue near 27th Street, according to Dept. of Public Safety Capt. David Carlisle. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the scene, where one female, 23-year-old Ying Wu, and one male victim, 23-year-old Ming Qu, were transported […]

Cocktail culture comes to the forefront of LA dining


What’s the restaurant industry to do when all of the — sometimes literal — smoke and mirrors on the plate no longer impress jaded diners? The answer, it seems, involves the cocktail. Once an afterthought of the dining experience, most restaurants now give cocktails as much care as meals. At Bar Centro at José Andrés’ […]

Letter to the editor


H.R.4170 would help ease student loan burdens. In 2012, student loan debt surpassed credit card debt. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that $1 trillion is owed in student debt. Students attending college have to pay for tuition, standard fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation and daily living expenses. Full-time students attending a […]

Letter to the editor


The university should  permit alcohol sales at baseball games. Drinking and watching sports are synonymous. A jumbo ballpark hot dog, a bag of peanuts and a nice cold beer is what watching a baseball game is all about. It is the American tradition that the beautiful sport of baseball was built upon. In fact, baseball […]

Students must master good judgment skills


In a high-stakes professional situation, such as choosing an insurance company for a client or making investment decisions, there is little room for poor judgment. It is the challenge of learning judgment at school that helps us understand our limitations before we enter the business world after graduation. We can improve our capacity for good […]

Trojan basketball is in need of a Final Four


Between stuffing my face with beignets, listening to jazz music in Jackson Square and making my way through the chaos that is Bourbon Street this past weekend at the Final Four in New Orleans, I thought hard about USC basketball. For those who have never been, the Final Four is unequivocally the greatest spectacle in […]