Emma Chen

Emma Chen

Multimedia Journalist

Emma Chen is a journalism student at USC Annenberg. Her interests include culture, entertainment, and lifestyle. She has a multicultural background, born in the U.S. but raised in Taiwan and Thailand, which gives her a unique perspective of the world.

Meet the District 6 candidates: Isaac Kim

Isaac Kim, your normal neighbor guy running for City Council

By Emma Chen●

USC honors Denim Day with walkout

Today, you may notice people wearing a bit more denim than usual. This is not the newest fashion trend, but rather a display of activism - a show of solidarity with survivors of sexual assault.

By Grace Sodi, Royce Epperson and Emma Chen●

Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd replace Kanye West in Coachella lineup

Destination: Palm Springs. The countdown to Coachella has officially begun but not without a few hiccups.

By Grace Sodi, Miyae Folkes, Emma Chen and Daishalyn Satcher●

Biden signs anti-lynching bill: Its immediate impact

After 100 years of failure, President Biden finally made lynching a federal hate crime.

By Miyae Folkes, Emma Chen and Daishalyn Satcher●

USC Pacific Asia Museum celebrates 50th anniversary

A new exhibit featuring contemporary Asian artists will be unveiled for the occasion.

By Alexandra Donovan, Alexandra Applegate, Emma Chen, Claire Haskell, Sophia Pelaez and Nick Charles Currie●

RAs could strike to ‘disrupt the livelihood’ of the USC administration after calling for better pay and greater transparency

An organizing committee says they were given financial aid packages just weeks before starting work. Some RAs now have holds from overdue bills.

By Emma Chen, Miyae Folkes, Sophia Pelaez, Kylee Warden, Christina Liu and Nick Charles Currie●

VegFest returns to USC after a year online

The vegan and vegetarian food festival, hosted by the Environmental Student Assembly and USG, starts at 6 p.m. on Thursday.

By Emma Chen, Claire Haskell and Jason Lopez Lopez●

Voters elect diverse group of candidates in historic elections

Across the country, politicians like Michelle Wu of Boston and Ed Gainey of Pittsburgh became the first people of color elected to their respective roles.

By Kate Hammond, Claire Fogarty, Emma Chen, Jocelyn Stone, Sreenidhi Boopathi and Thomas Johnson●

L.A. launches guaranteed income pilot program

The Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot will begin accepting applications on Friday until Nov. 7.

By Claire Haskell, Sydni Zfira and Emma Chen●

‘Double Ten Day’ celebrated by students Sunday

Taiwanese National Day honors service members and allows students to reconnect with others who identify as Taiwanese.

By Emma Chen, Jocelyn Stone, Michael Gribbon, Sophia Pelaez and Ngai Yeung●

Electric scooter accidents spark safety debates among students

According to DPS logs, five electric scooter-related accidents occurred in the month of September alone.

By Andrew Hollomon, Yvonne Abedi, Abigail Gutwein, Emma Chen, Claire Haskell, Sydni Zfira, Kate Hammond, Nick Charles Currie, Kimberly Aguirre, Kylee Warden and Carter Hyde●

USC’s new recycling bins aim for sustainability, but will students sort their trash?

“We have an opportunity to learn what’s working and where we can improve,” Gina Whisenant, USC’s waste and recycling supervisor, said.

By Royce Epperson, Justin Heo, Tucker Judkins, Emma Chen, Jocelyn Stone, Charlotte Phillipp, Christina Liu, Audrielle Tackett and Dylan Kirk●

Lifelong fans celebrate Clay Helton’s firing

Legacy families who have been part of the Trojan family for generations say they have hope for the future of USC football.

By Sahil Kurup, Gina Nguyen and Emma Chen●

Freshmen, sophomores struggle to get on-campus housing

With more students entering campus for the first time, there was a higher demand for on-campus housing.

By Royce Epperson, Emma Chen, Jocelyn Stone, Kate Hammond and Gina Nguyen●