Tuesday, October 27

L.A.'s rivalry, Westwood's revelry

When John David Booty’s desperation heave downfield landed on the ground, Matt Slater couldn’t stop running. His adrenaline wouldn’t let him. As the redshirt junior cornerback ran past his celebrating teammates who stormed the field, Slater’s legs collapsed beneath him. Read more...


Collecting meal swipes for a cause

The fall quarter is coming to a close, and most students living in the dormitories have plenty of meal-plan swipes left over. At the end of every quarter, most students who do not use all of their meal swipes have the opportunity to donate food to a charity that provides homeless people on Skid Row with a hot meal instead of letting the swipes go unused. Read more...


Letters to the Editor

Police brutality taints celebration The police’s aggressive actions at the conclusion of the UCLA-USC game were an embarrassing mark on UCLA athletics. During what should have been a celebration of an amazing win, the police at the Rose Bowl aggressively sprayed pepper spray, hit people with batons and threw people to the ground. Read more...


Editorial: If in Allah he trusts, on the Koran he should swear

For opponents of future congressman Keith Ellison, it isn’t a question of which bills he supports. It’s a question of which book. Conservative political pundits are finding another inane issue to fret over by attacking Ellison’s wish to use the Koran for his swearing-in instead of the traditional Christian Bible. Read more...




Editorial: School holds too much power over Daily Trojan

After a recent fight with administrators, Zach Fox, the editor in chief of USC’s student newspaper, resigned suddenly from his position mid-semester. And though we may have little in common with our crosstown rival, something we can all probably agree with is that such administrative control over the student press, no matter where, is unacceptable. Read more...