Siara Carpenter

Siara Carpenter

Multimedia Journalist

Siara Carpenter was born and raised in the south suburbs of Chicago before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her journalistic and academic dreams. She loves all things beauty and social media as well as a fascination with the arts. Siara likes to discuss race and politics as well as creating lifestyle and travel content.

USC Celebrates AAPI month in April

The kick-off event took place on Thursday, April 6.

By Siara Carpenter and Hunter Deniaud●

Reflecting on USC’s promise of sustainability

Has USC made progress on the goals established in last year’s State of the University Address?

By Benjamin Papp, Hunter Deniau, Siara Carpenter and Sullivan Barthel●

Grand opening of the Dunamis House eases student housing woes

The Los Angeles Room and Board provides more spaces for unhoused students in the city with their new Boyle Heights home.

By Marco Ramirez, Siara Carpenter and Sullivan Barthel●

Vote upholds LAPD contract with LA Metro

Metro balance the need for security with the concerns of advocates who want to find alternatives to the police.

By Siara Carpenter, Thomas Johnson and Peter Makk●

A safe space for coffee house creatives

Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen opens its second location.

By Siara Carpenter and Marco Ramirez●

The rebirth of Miss Black and Gold

An inside look at the upcoming Miss Black and Gold pageant

By Siara Carpenter●

The city of Los Angeles unveils their new tiny house project

Branford Village offers a step in tackling L.A.’s housing crisis.

By Sullivan Barthel and Siara Carpenter●

Marriott Hotel debate comes to an end in City Council

In a 10-1 special vote, the Los Angeles City Council approved the construction of a new hotel in South LA.

By Marco Ramirez, Matthew Dutrisac, Siara Carpenter and Nicholas Dinh●

As Senate hearings commence, Live Nation is shaping up to be the ‘Anti-Hero’

The Senate Judiciary Committee sat down on Tuesday to discuss potential negative effects following the 2010 merger between leading ticket seller, Ticketmaster, and massive concert company Live Nation.

By Claire Sures, Jack Waterman, Marco Ramirez, Mia Thompson, Siara Carpenter, Samuel Spitz and Jack Noveck Holmes●

Baby we really must stay; but there’s nothing outside

USC students wish there was more to do during winter break on campus as many cannot leave.

By Siara Carpenter and Arya Desai●

The World Cup is just as problematic as it is unifying

The death of migrant workers, mistreatment of LGBTQ citizens and generally poor working conditions are causing a lot of controversy amongst soccer fans.

By Isa Johnson, Siara Carpenter and Katelyn Do●

The (lack of) response to the Iran protests

Many Persian Trojans are upset about the response to the Iran protests.

By Katelyn Do and Siara Carpenter●

Youth voters record turnout symbolizes a change in American democracy

This election had a record number of voters between the ages of 18 and 29, but why? We talked to voters in swing states to see what drove them to the polls.

By Siara Carpenter and Isa Johnson●

Black community’s response to Takeoff’s death

Black people at USC describe how Takeoff's death impacted the black community and trends that are apparent in the media coverage of his death.

By Siara Carpenter, Arya Desai and Katelyn Do●

Apple customers shocked after new EU charger legislation

The EU recently announced new legislation to standardize all electronic ports to USB-C by 2024, but what does this mean for Apple and the fate of the lightning cable?

By Siara Carpenter and Spencer Cline●