From Where We Are

From Where We Are: USC must redo Title IX; Marshall School of Business cancels abroad programs; and beloved local diner, Grinder, shuts its doors.

February 27, 2020

From Where We Are

On today’s show, the coronavirus dominates. USC students react to the spread of the disease around the world, the USC Marshall School of Business announces study abroad programs will be canceled. Annenberg Media’s executive editor Ruby Yuan talks about how his family in Wuhan, China, has been impacted.

Additionally, we cover the Department of Education’s demand that USC makes sweeping changes to its Title IX policy, the closing of local diner, Grinder, and bring listeners a conversation with Annenberg Media managing editor Dan Toomey and Pulitzer Prize winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

Producer: Aiyonna White, Luke Scorziell, Evan Jacoby, Joshua Chang

Hosts: Taylor Bazile and Lauren Hebroni

Technical Director: Yuki Liang

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Here are today’s stories:

Department of Education orders USC to reform Title IX office

Experts explain coronavirus and give solutions

What do USC students know about coronavirus?

Student leader speaks about coronavirus, family in Wuhan, China

Students organize USC’s first Black History Month Festival

Beloved diner, Grinder, to close its doors after nearly 50 years