Czech ice dancers skated to the first climate change program
At the intersection of arts and sports emerge unique solutions to a warming planet.
Root Source: Kaitiakitanga
When we talk about climate change, we tend to use emotive words like “fight,” “combat,” and “crisis.” But there is one word that offers an alternative to these highly-charged terms, a word that shows us how we can help and that word is Kaitiakitanga.
Frontline workers protest Los Angeles vaccine mandate
The majority of Los Angelenos hailed Mayor Garcetti’s sweeping vaccination mandate. Some, however, did not share the sentiment. The ordinance sparked a public demonstration on Nov. 8 with thousands gathering outside City Hall to protest.
The Supreme Court hinted at challenges to the Texas abortion law
The majority of the Court voted to allow healthcare providers to challenge the Texas abolition ban. Two conservative judges, Amy Coney Barret and Brett Kavanaugh, question the Texas Abortion law saying it exploits a ‘loophole’.
USC launches zero-waste pilot program at USC Village and Health Sciences Campus
Students expressed hope that the efforts at diverting waste from landfills will help USC meets its sustainability goals.
Shared living and working spaces provide international students with stability amid uncertainty
Chinese students are helping each other cope with the new reality of studying remotely around the world.
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USC partners with St. Agnes Catholic Church in distributing food to South L.A. community
Organizers estimate the program serves about 1,000 families and has distributed approximately 980,000 pounds of food.
USC students foster community amid pandemic through pop-up coffee shop
Some Cup of Troy customers said the coffee shop offers socially-distanced interaction among students living around campus.
Task force unveils new recommendations to reduce campus sexual assault and misconduct
The task force was formed after the 2019 campus climate survey found that nearly one in three undergraduate women experienced sexual misconduct after entering USC.
California parents and students participate in Zoom Out protests to demand return to in-person learning
Some parents and students across California argued that remote learning is detrimental to students' mental health and social skills, prompting Zoom Out protests.
Remote semester leaves students struggling with housing leases
Some USC students struggled to navigate their off-campus housing situations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the university moving to remote learning.
Olivia Munn discusses Asian heritage and representation with USC Price
Actress Olivia Munn spoke to USC students about Asian representation in Hollywood and her personal journey to Hollywood success.
USC students adapt to uncertainty of pandemic life around campus
Students living on or around USC's campus are seeking to balance their own safety from COVID-19 and their desire for social connection.
As the coronavirus spreads, one psychology expert says students shouldn’t panic
As the fear toward coronavirus grows, pharmacy shelves and grocery aisles are emptied by people binge-shopping hand sanitizers and canned food. But are people overreacting?