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2 months ago | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Andie Kirby |Annabelle Le Roux
Talk of a matcha shortage is in the air. The ground-up green tea powder comes from trees native to Japan and has taken the U.S. by storm in the last decade. Whether you prefer it in a creamy latte, mixed with lemonade, or even as a fancy, barista-brewed tonic, matcha has remained popular as a “healthier” caffeine alternative to coffee. It has antioxidant properties and amino acids associated with reducing stress, improving moods, and helping with sleep hygiene.
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2 months ago | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Isa Greiff |Andie Kirby
USC students turned up the heat at Coachella over the past two weekends as desert temperatures soared over 100 degrees with energy levels to match. Charli XCX and Lady Gaga were crowd favorites, and the audience buzzed under Keinemusik’s Peace Cloud display. Now that the festival is over, USC students have plenty of takeaways. Although the first weekend saw triple-digit temperatures, some students weren’t bothered by the extreme heat.
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2 months ago | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Andie Kirby |Isa Greiff
One small step for Katy Perry, one giant leap for private space flight? Monday morning, Katy Perry and five other celebrities boarded Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and capsule. The short flight only lasted 10 minutes. Passengers flew just beyond the Karman line, the widely recognized boundary of space located 62 miles above Earth.
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2 months ago | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Andie Kirby
On Friday, Don Toliver lit up the Coliseum stage for USC’s annual Springfest concert. The rapper played his biggest hits like “No Pole.” The event was entirely student-run by the USC Concerts Committee. The show was the club’s biggest of the year, and some say maybe even of all time.
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2 months ago | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Andie Kirby
Last Monday, USC women’s basketball suffered a blow after star player Juju Watkins suffered a serious knee injury. The injury happened in the first quarter of the Trojans’ game against Mississippi State. Watkins tore her anterior cruciate ligament, at the center of the knee joint, and will be absent for the rest of the season. This means USC’s odds for taking home the title have dropped significantly, and fans are worried about the team’s chances overall. That’s not to say USC is tapped out.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Alexandra T. Evans |Justin Ha |Wesley WL Chen |Andie Kirby
USC Lambda Chi Alpha held a vigil Monday to honor sophomore member Soren Dixon, who was killed in a car crash over the holiday break. Dixon, also a member of the USC men’s club lacrosse team, made a lasting impression at USC, said his professors Laura Castañeda and Caroline Cicero. Castañeda, a professor at the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, shared a story of Dixon excelling in her and Cicero’s course, Aging and the Media, when interviewing two of his grandmothers on Zoom.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Andie Kirby |Samantha Lee |Alexandra Evans |Caitlin Roehmholdt
On Monday at least 100 students, faculty and other protesters, most covering their faces with keffiyehs, sunglasses and masks, marched out of the Trousdale and Jefferson entrance of campus to mark “one year of the U.S.-funded Israeli genocide of Palestinians,” according to an Instagram post by the organizers. The walkout, while peaceful, disrupted campus entrances and left some students stuck outside of USC.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Samantha Lee |Andie Kirby
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday issuing an official apology for California’s history of racism, including its involvement in slavery and discriminatory policies. “The State of California accepts responsibility for the role we played in promoting, facilitating, and permitting the institution of slavery, as well as its enduring legacy of persistent racial disparities,” Newsom said in a statement featured on the governor’s official website.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Andie Kirby |Caitlin Roehmholdt
At the 76th Emmy Awards on September 15, USC Alumni brought home wins with hit programs like “Shogun,” “Hacks” and “The Daily Show,” among others. USC and its alumni network continue to build a long list of wins at the Emmys, with a total of eight awards going to former USC students last night. USC alums are not new to Emmys success. At the 75th Emmys, which were postponed until January of 2024 due to the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, USC alumni scored 11 awards.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
spotlightnews.com | Andie Kirby
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Gen Z is sure to unite for Kentucky-raised rock band, Cage The Elephant, when they bring their emotional, post-hiatus tour to Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Aug. 18. The six-piece band has been evolving their sound since their formation in 2006, and that innovation continues nearly two decades later. The success of their more standard alternative, self-titled debut didn’t stop them from experimenting with grunge on their sophomore release.
