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Annenberg Media's USC desk covers daily news that is central to campus life and the Los Angeles area. We’re staffed by new and returning students of all levels. Our goal is to produce stories that are timely, thought-provoking and foster connections between students and the communities around us. People can read breaking news, originally reported in-depth features and stories that help improve someone’s experience on campus by explaining how it works.

Toxic masculinity: ‘It feels like a box’

How the ‘act-like-a-man’ box contributes to violence against women

By Justin Heo, Sreenidhi Boopathi, Nia McMillan and Grace Sodi●

NCAA’s second gender equity report shows great gender disparity

Phase II of the review supports the persistent gaps between male & female sports

By Chloe Clark●

Date Game promotes dating app in Squid Game fashion

Putting a spin on the trending series “Squid Game,” the creator of Matter aims to build connections among USC students while partnering with Colleges Against Cancer

By Gina Nguyen●

Day of the Dead: a Chinese and Mexican celebration

The celebrations between the two cultures have striking similarities

By Sofia Gonzalez●

USC music industry students vie for success in the electronic dance music world

Styling With Ease is balancing building a brand while establishing themselves on campus

By Wilko Martínez-Cachero●

USC students see a glimpse of hope in Biden administration student loan forgiveness program

The federal student loan forgiveness program provides debt relief to teachers, nurses, firefighters and others who plan on pursuing a career in public service

By Hajah Bah●

The SCquirrels are here to stay

Follow a USC professor through the process of tracking the university’s furry friends

By Royce Epperson●

Festival of Books to return to USC

The LA Times 27th annual Festival of Books will be held in person next spring for the first time since 2019.

By Sara Atashi●

Troy Philippines brings Pilipinx American History Month to life

The Pilipinx student organization hosted several events to commemorate and advocate for their community.

By Lucia Ruan●

Another USC controversy makes headlines

Recent drugging and sexual assault reports against a USC fraternity elicit a look into the university’s past as covered by media.

By Alena Botros●

The true American Halloween experience

Halloween is more than just candies and costumes.

By Lajja Mistry ●

Students stand in solidarity but remain divided

USC’s Sigma Nu drugging and assault case brought a spectrum of opinions about addressing sexual assault.

By Dua Anjum●

Sigma Nu member temporarily suspended for alleged sexual assault, USC announces

President Carol Folt and Acting Vice President for Student Affairs Monique Allard announced the Sigma Nu student had been suspended Tuesday, before DPS announced the report to the student body.

By Andrea Klick●

Students protest after reports of sexual assault, drugging at Sigma Nu

The university announced the fraternity’s temporary suspension Wednesday night.

By Andrea Klick, Summer Dahlquist-Tookey and Amanda Sturges●

Students and professors are adjusting to the transition to in-person midterms

‘I genuinely have never remembered feeling this way, and I can’t really pinpoint why,’ said Sasha Hederstrom.

By Matthew Andrade●