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USC’s first student commencement speaker talks speech, community

1 week ago | uwire.com | David Rendon

.flex_cell.av-1labw95m-b26873e632a42d3d36d1ca59508d5075{vertical-align:top;}The University announced Meghan Anand, a senior majoring in business administration, as the student commencement speaker for the 2025 graduating class on Monday. This is the first year the University has had a student commencement speaker, replacing the traditional valedictorian speech. Last year, the University barred valedictorian Asna Tabassum from speaking at commencement, citing unspecified safety concerns.
Congress passes the Take It Down Act

2 weeks ago | uscannenbergmedia.com | David Rendon

This week, Congress passed what’s known as the Take It Down Act. This bill would make it illegal to post real and fake sexually explicit imagery online of a person without their consent. The full title of the bill is rather long: The Tool to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks bill. The bill would require social media and other websites to take down the content within 48 hours of the victim’s request.
LA City Attorney declines to file charges against most encampment protesters

2 weeks ago | uwire.com | David Rendon

.flex_cell.av-1njj6ks0-d025376acfdb62883c2204b138d5b84f{vertical-align:top;}The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office confirmed Friday afternoon that none of the 93 protesters arrested during the Spring 2024 USC pro-Palestinian encampments had charges filed against them.The charges were declined due to “insufficient evidence.”Two cases from USC were referred to a City Attorney hearing, an alternative to a misdemeanor criminal prosecution. Daily headlines, sent straight to your inbox.
Senators hear State of USG address, ammend bylaws

3 weeks ago | dailytrojan.com | David Rendon

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Marshall Earth Day panel discusses climate future

3 weeks ago | dailytrojan.com | David Rendon

The 2025 Marshall Earth Day panel — hosted in the Dean’s Board Room of Popovich Hall Tuesday — featured a lineup of speakers affiliated with clean energy: President Carol Folt, Santiago Flores, Matthew Langer, Nicole Hagen and was moderated by Geoffrey Garrett, dean of the Marshall School of Business. Folt began with short remarks about the urgency of clean energy for our climate. She added that she feels more optimistic about the environmental movement now than she did five years ago.
Watchdog asks NIH to cut USC animal experimentation funding

3 weeks ago | dailytrojan.com | David Rendon

Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!, a national watchdog organization for lab research on animals, sent a letter to the director of the National Institutes of Health on April 8, asking that the NIH revoke USC’s animal welfare assurance. The assurance allows the University to receive federal funding for lab research on animals in exchange for complying with federal policies for humane animal research.
Alum founds non-profit to rescue furry friends

3 weeks ago | dailytrojan.com | David Rendon

In an abandoned apartment building, Athena, a young German Shepherd, was found with a broken leg. Even after being rescued, she was set to be euthanized until Divya Cowgill met her. After raising thousands of dollars to get her surgery, her leg couldn’t be fixed, but she found her forever home with Cowgill, founder of the nonprofit FurryTail Endings. Athena became the first dog FurryTail Endings saved. “She was the trailblazer in getting me to realize that she could have died,” Cowgill said.
USC sustainability leaders talk goals post Folt’s tenure

3 weeks ago | dailytrojan.com | David Rendon

The Student Sustainability Committee and Environmental Student Assembly hosted the fourth annual Student Sustainability Town Hall on Wednesday night at the Davidson Continuing Education Center. Students engaged in a Q&A with President Carol Folt and faculty leaders in sustainability to gain insight into the University’s current progress and future goals.
Narcocorrido explained: the music, meaning, and public perception

4 weeks ago | uscannenbergmedia.com | David Rendon

Two weeks ago, Los Alegres del Barranco from Sinaloa, Mexico, had their visas revoked. This came shortly after they performed their hit song “El del Palenque” about the drug lord “El Mencho” in concert, and prominently projected his image in the background. The band was scheduled to perform in California, Texas, and other states, but the “El Mencho” incident cost them their U.S. visas and drew backlash from the Mexican government.
Tell me a joke - Daily Trojan

1 month ago | dailytrojan.com | Fabian Gutierrez |David Rendon |Henry Mode

Wayne Brady, a singer, actor and longtime improv comic — as well as an adjunct lecturer at the School of Dramatic Arts — has been on television making people laugh for over 35 years. When asked by three Daily Trojan reporters to tell his favorite joke, he mustered the following. “Oh, wait, wait, wait. Then, then the guy, he said, he said, ‘Your mama!’” Brady said. Everyone laughs. It’s something that everyone can understand regardless of language.