ATTENTION: USC Walkout for a Safer Campus, April 4th, 11am
Want to voice your stance on sexual violence and discrimination at USC? Have something to say about the recently circulated misogynistic and racist email? Walk-out of your class, work, or home to make your voice heard. USC Walkout for a Safer Campus Monday, April 4 at 11 am-1 pm at Tommy Trojan Facebook: USC Walkout … Read more
Rethinking Aid to Africa: Is It Doing More Harm than Good?
BY SOMTO UGWUEZE The “Live 8” concerts and pleas from celebrities like Bono, Bob Geldof and Angelina Jolie have called attention to the dire situation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Bono and the like perpetuate the idea that to alleviate poverty in Africa, we simply need to give more money to the continent’s impoverished countries. We could … Read more
Leimert Park Art Walk: Overwhelming Inspiration
BY ASHLEY BLAKENEY You could feel the warmth before even turning onto 43rd. For a first-timer, there was no telling what would be revealed once the final destination was reached, but the feeling of “home” caused excitement to rise and created a permanent smile. Leimert Park exhaled life and love into the chilly, Halloween afternoon … Read more
Beyond the Hairline: the Real Barbershop
BY RAISHAD HARDNETT We know the stereotypes. Of course, there is the owner, the inviting one, beaming and welcoming new customers with a hearty greeting; along with him comes the who-drank-my-apple-juice female, whose work tends to surpass most of the males’; and the quiet one, silently but marvelously carving sculptures out of the artwork sitting … Read more
Meet the Athlete: Robert “Woody” Woods
BY DELPHINE SIMS Robert Woods aka “Woody” has emerged as an impeccable facet of the USC football offense. A young wide receiver with extraordinary gifts, he is not your ordinary jock, but rather just an ordinary college student. A true freshman listed at 6’1, 185 pounds from Carson, California, Woody has become the new favorite player … Read more
Black Student Assembly Revamps Itself
BY KOSISO UGWUEZE With a new government for the 2010-2011 academic year, USC’s Black Student Assembly (BSA) has rolled out new initiatives aimed to increase student involvement and foster campus-wide unity within the black community as well as surrounding communities. BSA began its rebranding campaign by creating a different logo and upgrading its website. It … Read more
Putting the Needles Down: A Cultural Dinner
BY RAISHAD HARDNETT Some take it orally. Some inhale it. On October 1, the wise, however, embraced it head on by injecting it. Whenever a certain dreaded topic came up, this ever-familiar anathema, this drug, would flood the air; it would then proceed to permeate into the bodies of each person in the room. Its … Read more
Where Are they Others and What Are They Doing?
BY NAJEE RITTER The University of Southern California lacks a strong black male presence. Fraternity membership within the National Pan-Hellenic Council is declining and there is a lack of black male leadership in student organizations both within and outside of the Black Student Assembly. The amount of black faculty in classroom environments is scarce. Under … Read more
