Samantha Moskow

Students and faculty take advantage of campus libraries reopening

Some said the indoor studying spaces helped them feel more productive and hopeful about an eventual return to campus.

Students gear up for first University-wide wellness day

USC’s first of five “mental wellness days” is this Friday, March 12. As the day approaches in the midst of midterms, many students are longing for more than a day break from classes.

LAUSD teachers prepare to return to in-person classes

Los Angeles Unified School District, which refused to open its doors until its teachers and staff could be vaccinated, inched closer to reopening on Monday as LAUSD staffers begin to be inoculated at vaccination sites.

LAUSD reduces police budget and diverts millions for Black students

The Los Angeles Board of Education unanimously voted to cut one-third of LAUSD officers in schools and reallocate funding to support Black students on Feb. 16. The new plan, called the Black Student Achievement Plan, will create new resources for Black students’ education and safety.

Activists push for reallocation of DPS funds amid public safety debate

Local activist group USC Forward led a car caravan through the University Park neighborhood to push for the reallocation of DPS funds amid increased debate over what the future of student safety should look like.

Sen. Graham re-elected, Trump wins in South Carolina

Tracking presidential results and the senate race between Lindsey Graham and Jaime Harrison.

Prop It Up #3: Understanding Prop 17

New controversial proposition 17 would allow felons on parole in California to vote. The reaction to this proposition has been mixed.

USC professors react to cancelled 2021 spring break

USC Professors react to cancelled 2021 Spring Break

COVID-19 has taken more than 1 million lives

As the COVID-19 death toll surpassed 1 million worldwide, health experts emphasized the need for citizens to follow public health guidelines to slow the transmission of the coronavirus. As temperatures cool down and the influenza season approaches, it is expected that the number of COVID-19 cases will rise, especially threatening the United States which has had over 200,000 COVID-19 deaths.

The past, present and future of the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as told by a law professor

The late supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspired multiple generations of female lawyers, judges and other legal professionals to pursue the field of law. Samantha Moskow talked to USC Gould professor Susan Estrich about how the late justice’s legacy and life has impacted her own.