News

As more student loans accumulate, so does worry

The total amount of outstanding student loan debt has exceeded the total national credit card debt for the first time in history, as the figure ...

Alpha Delta Chi joins Panhellenic

Alpha Delta Chi, known as USC’s Christian sorority, has officially been welcomed into the Panhellenic Council as an associate sorority. [caption id="attachment_16662" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sisterhood · ...

USG continues progress on mug program

The Undergraduate Student Government announced updates to its new sustainability mug program at Tuesday’s Senate meeting. The program is a collaborative effort of the USC Libraries, ...

Chevron gas station closing for housing unit

The Chevron gas station located at Figueroa Street and Exposition Boulevard shuts off its gas pumps today in preparation for the building of a new ...

One year later, CSC officers receive praise

For the past year, most students living north of the University Park Campus have become accustomed to seeing the “yellow jacket” security personnel on their ...

New grant for Keck research

The Keck School of Medicine’s epidemiological cancer surveillance research program has been awarded $23.5 million of federal funding to advance its research. [caption id="attachment_16372" align="alignright" width="300" ...

Opinion

Both art and adventure in leadership class

When it comes to the crapshoot of selecting courses we know nothing about, we often choose ones with flashy titles or notable professors. There was ...

Colleges still need campuses

Bill Gates might be one of the world’s most renowned college dropouts, but he had quite a bold statement to make about the future of ...

Power of Congress lies in red tape

Today, President Barack Obama is speaking at the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, where he is expected to unveil a series of ...

Giving solo drivers carpool lane is smart move after all

Try to recall the last time you were stuck in L.A. traffic — not hard, I know. Reminisce on the blissful view of glaring red ...

Campus involvement: Get it while it’s fresh.

Think back to the memories from freshman year. The good ones, the bad ones and the ones I can only laugh about now — everything ...

New Traddies policy serves student body

At first glance, the presence of an 18-plus on-campus bar at a school that has a zero-tolerance underage drinking policy seems contradictory. Yet Traditions Bar ...

Sports

Defensive rearrangements made after Hawai’i game

The USC football team enjoyed a win sprinkled with some sun in Hawaii last weekend, but it was back to work Tuesday as the team ...

Women of Troy continue undefeated run

The No. 10 USC women’s volleyball team (6-0) recorded three impressive victories last weekend en route to winning the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic in ...

Early schedule tough to swallow

Hi. My name is Dave and I love cupcakes. (This is the interactive part of the column, where you collectively and cheerfully reply “Welcome, Dave.”) OK, so ...

Women’s soccer ties, wins in weekend tournament

After a weekend in the Lone Star State, the Women of Troy squared off against two more out-of-state opponents, No. 18 UNC Greensboro and Purdue, ...

Trojans start season with routs

The No. 4 USC men’s water polo team has maintained its swagger throughout the offseason. The Trojans opened their season by outscoring opponents 53-5 in a ...

Game 1 rewind: Barkley shines in season opener

The set-up: After an offseason marked by NCAA sanctions, coaching changes and transfers, USC coach Lane Kiffin and the Trojan football team travelled to Hawaii looking to ...

Lifestyle

L.A. frozen yogurt craze continues with new vendor

Though the University Gateway’s Yogurtland remains an empty shell, you can put down your fists of fury and walk down to the shopping center at ...

Student-run magazine fosters passions

On a vinyl record, the side labeled “B” traditionally contains the music that didn’t quite make the cut for side “A” —  the music that, ...

Privacy hard to maintain online

Most people drive through life unaffected by red-light cameras. But have you ever thought about how influential and powerful they can be? You run the ...

Recent release’s new direction leads to mixed results

Part of The Thermals’ draw has always been their ability to craft quick-paced, simple, energetic and infectious pop/punk/indie/rock songs. On the band’s latest album, Personal ...

Tour explores mystery of famous crime

The City of Angels is known for fame, fortune and picturesque weather. However, Los Angeles also has a dark side, one full of crime and ...

Veteran acts excel as L.A. fest experiences growing pains

When a festival bases its namesake, lineup and motto on the idea of compiling the strangest amalgamation of music possible, delivery is defined by splitting a ...