Caitlin Hernández

The fully vaccinated student is self-isolating with mild symptoms.

When the pandemic first hit in 2020, Club Cobra was forced to close its doors because of restrictions. In order to stay afloat, the owner decided to take a risky chance: Move the club to OnlyFans. After more than a year on the risqué platform, the club’s unique approach to non-nudity content has proven to be a smart choice.

Caitlyn Jenner, who’s made a name for herself as a reality TV star and trans activist, has filed paperwork to run for governor of California, according to her Twitter statement on April 23. If elected, she would be the first trans person to hold office at the governor’s level.

Many people around the world chose not to celebrate Thingyan this year in light of the current political and humanitarian crisis occurring in Myanmar.

“I want to be really feeling the impact there physically,” fan Ryan Bowdre said. “So just watching different things from a screen, it's kind of just like a tease.”

Spotify and Korean music distributor Kakao M are entangled in a licensing disagreement.

Proposition 18, a measure that would have allowed 17-year-olds to vote in certain elections, was voted down in California by a 55% majority, according to the Associated Press. If passed, it would have given 17-year-olds the right to vote in special elections and primaries if they turned 18 by the next general election date.

Returned ballots show that 64% of voters with 71.6% of precincts reporting were against Proposition 23, reported by the LA Times.

As USC looks to transition into hybrid learning, students are considering taking a leave of absence to prioritize self-care and wait until most classes can resume in person again.

Under California’s new guidelines for theme parks, large-scale locations — including Disneyland, Six Flags and Universal Studios — will remain closed until the foreseeable future. Smaller theme parks, with an overall capacity of 15,000 or less, will be permitted to open a tier sooner to in-county residents.

The Los Angeles County Registrar’s office said in a press release that a new drop box for Baldwin Park will be put in a location with better lighting to avoid further incidents. The frequency of emptying ballot boxes will also increase.

The US Supreme Court reversed a low court decision to extend the census count until the end of October, promptly ending the count on October 15.

The university confirmed in an official statement that Billy Vela will no longer be working with La CASA.

Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris will debate in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday. With 27 days until the election, USC students have expressed their opinions on the debate and whether or not watching it live will have any influence on their personal vote.

The USC Student Coalition for Asian Pacific Empowerment (SCAPE) launched a petition in late August protesting a USC committee member’s involvement at a complex in Chinatown where residents are being evicted to allow for substantial remodeling.Jerome Fink, a member of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Executive Committee, is a co-founder of VF Developments, which issued eviction notices to tenants at 920 Everett Street on Feb. 13. SCAPE and the Chinatown Community For Equitable Development are now putting pressure on Fink to stop the evictions through a series of online petitions.