Sammy Bovitz

Jan 16, 2025 | dailytrojan.com | Sammy Bovitz |Alia Noll

2024 was such an overwhelming year for popular music that albums from major acts like Dua Lipa, Eminem and Coldplay may have gotten lost in your Spotify shuffle. Despite the deluge of exciting music last year, the beginning of 2025 already has a slate of intriguing albums to look forward to.

Dec 5, 2024 | dailytrojan.com | Sammy Bovitz |Fabian Gutierrez

Animated movies are for kids — at least, that’s what the 94th Academy Awards wanted you to believe. Jokes throughout the evening — including by those presenting the Best Animated Feature award — caused a righteous uproar across the animation industry. But if you look at the box office, those who mock animated movies as “just for kids” have a point. A quick glance at the highest-grossing animated films ever made reveals dozens of films aimed primarily at children.

Dec 5, 2024 | dailytrojan.com | Aubrie Cole |Sammy Bovitz |Fabian Gutierrez

This year marks the 10th installment of The Game Awards, the biggest annual ceremony recognizing the best video games of the year. It’s been a year full of addictive card games, role-playing blockbusters and big-budget adaptations. The Daily Trojan’s resident gaming experts explained their picks for the year’s biggest honors. The Game Awards will take place Dec.

Dec 4, 2024 | dailytrojan.com | Sammy Bovitz |Nathan Elias

There was a time when 2024 looked like a golden opportunity for Microsoft’s Xbox. I’ve never considered getting its latest console, the Xbox Series X, but I still thought 2024 could be “the year of Xbox” as recently as March. Let’s set the scene. Sony, despite the success of the PlayStation 5, announced upfront that they would not release any big-budget exclusives this year — which is kind of like Disney announcing that they wouldn’t be releasing any animated movies.

Dec 2, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Sammy Bovitz

One might expect a college student to feel threatened by a potential social media ban. But if you ask one, that’s not always the case. Australia’s parliament approved a ban on social media use by young people under age 16. On Monday, USC sophomore Elsie Lawless told Annenberg Radio News that she fully supports the idea. “Yeah, I feel like people are way too young using social media already, so I think it’s cool that they’re like implementing that,” said Lawless, who is majoring in human biology.