Asiana Guang

1 month ago | dailytrojan.com | Asiana Guang |David Rendon

In an email sent to the Undergraduate Student Government last week and obtained by the Daily Trojan, the University wrote that it will not reinstate the National Merit Scholarship to its original amount. The email was in response to senate bill 144-26, a USG senate resolution that called for USC to reinstate the National Merit Scholarship to its original amount.

2 months ago | dailytrojan.com | Sean Campbell |Nicholas Corral |Asiana Guang |David Rendon

On Tuesday night, the four tickets vying for Undergraduate Student Government president and vice president went toe-to-toe in a nearly two-hour debate in the Forum at Tutor Campus Center. Candidates repeatedly returned to a theme of transparency between USG and students, and between the USC administration and students.

Dec 3, 2024 | dailytrojan.com | Asiana Guang |Karthik Krishnamurthy |Nicholas Corral

On Nov. 17, the revived USC chapter of Theta Xi initiated 16 brothers as founding fathers, marking the fraternity’s official return to USC after a six-year suspension.

Nov 19, 2024 | dailytrojan.com | Asiana Guang |Nicholas Corral

During the 2024 presidential election, California voters weighed in on several ballot measures, with results released as early as Nov. 8. On this year’s ballot, voters were tasked with deciding on critical issues, including crime, prison labor, same-sex marriage and rent control. As of press time, five propositions have passed, three have failed and two remain undecided.

Oct 31, 2024 | dailytrojan.com | Asiana Guang |Christina Chkarboul

USC founder Judge Robert Maclay Widney’s statue has been missing since Nov. 28, 2023, when it and an informative plaque were taken away for “maintenance and cleaning,” according to the University. Widney’s 11-month disappearance has sparked questions and concerns from some of his descendants. The Daily Trojan spoke to Barbara Braden, a descendant of Widney, who said the University told her that the current plan is to bring Widney’s statue back alongside three other statues of founding donors.