Considerate should not be overlooked as a Trojan trait
Faithful, scholarly, skillful, courageous, ambitious: the five traits of a Trojan. We all learned them at Orientation, and we all see them waving proudly above our heads on the newly renovated...
View ArticleUSC’s Westwood billboard should not have been covered
Has anyone had the chance to see the Matt Barkley billboard on the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive recently? No? Me neither. No one has. This billboard, featuring Barkley looking...
View ArticleEVK becomes a better dining hall
When considering what college to attend, prospective students pay close attention to a place’s aesthetics and living conditions. Often, one of the major aspects they consider is the food in the...
View ArticleRushed rushing is for the best
Female students often lament that sorority rush has to coincide with the first week of class. Yet, contrary to popular belief, this first week could actually be the perfect time for rush. It’s just...
View ArticleEarly workloads benefit students
It may seem overwhelming, but when professors set their expectations high in the first week of school it is for our own good. The post Early workloads benefit students appeared first on Daily Trojan.
View ArticleSkateboards should be walked on campus
At first glance, it may seem like the bicycle debate at USC is unnecessary. However, if one takes the time to stop and think, one realizes that this dilemma affects the day-to-day life of every student...
View ArticleNew health sciences minor offers the bigger, better picture of health care
As the new minor in health care studies kicks off this fall, the horizon looks rosy. A part of a new-era partnership between USC Dornsife and the Keck School, the minor allows students a glimpse into...
View ArticleSororities should offer alternatives to accommodate high rush turnouts
Of the 1046 girls who rushed this semester, only 737 were offered bids from sororities. While some of these girls dropped out of the race on their own accord, countless others were disheartened after...
View ArticleUSC should raise awareness, develop its own sober floor
The floor, known as “The Haven,” is the first of its kind in the USC community – meaning that the university itself hasn’t instituted a sober floor yet. This oversight on USC’s part is inexcusable. The...
View ArticleDrop in university rankings will push USC to do better
For the past couple of years, it seemed that USC was going to ascend national college rankings as quickly as UCLA was doomed to descend it. Well, the dream has slowed down a bit. In U.S. News and World...
View ArticlePedestrians should play equally important role in their own safety
USC’s pedestrian safety campaign has been doggedly trying to instill a sense of accountability in the large contingent of cyclists and boarders on campus. But and equally important component of...
View ArticleThrifty students should take advantage of creative, money-making methods
A penny saved is a penny earned. Or so goes the saying, which holds especially true for penny-pinching students trying to make it at a school as expensive as USC. However, as demonstrated by the recent...
View ArticleUSC should celebrate higher rankings, improvements for public schools
USC's reputation is important. But we should strive to pull other, less expensive schools to the top along with us, so that more students can achieve a high quality education. The post USC should...
View ArticleStudents should take advantage of activism resurgence
Hundreds of protestors converged on the New York Stock Exchange Monday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Occupy movement. For many present, the celebration reawakened an energy they had not...
View ArticleSantorum unwittingly alienates the conservative youth vote
After the last presidential election, one would think that Republicans, Democrats, Independents—you name it—would have come to value the younger voting demographic a little more, particularly college...
View ArticleEarly college preparation should be stress-free
College is important. If you grow up in a certain demographic, you are taught almost from birth that it is the most important step on the path to success in life. The post Early college preparation...
View ArticleStudents should adopt watchful mentality
As new technology climbs to the top of ways to combat crime and theft on campus, the question of efficacy invariably comes up. As the Daily Trojan reported Thursday, USC’s Dept. of Public Safety has...
View ArticleStudents should appreciate iPhones
The iPhone 5 has officially arrived on campus. Many students have their new toys on display in classrooms and dining halls, some still with the protective plastic wrap in place. Students with the “old”...
View ArticleSymposium’s call for non-partisanship is essential
From brutal campaign ads to personal attacks to the not-so-friendly moniker Barrack Hussein, the battlefield of politics has been particularly nasty in recent years. Such nastiness is rooted in rigid...
View ArticleAngelenos celebrate Endeavour flight for the wrong reasons
It seemed as if the whole city was watching: The six o’clock news was flooded with interviews from people who had waited in a certain spot for hours, people updated their Facebook statuses at the speed...
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