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Sep 17, 2024 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Shyloh Koo
People say, bigger expectations come with bigger disappointments. Arriving at the LAX airport with the excitement of being at the center of the entertainment world, big blue ocean and sky, prestigious academia with tons of new different people, I imagined myself thriving in this environment. Now for almost two years, the disappointment hits differently, the burnout hits differently, the loneliness hits differently.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Shyloh Koo |Drake Lee
USC and the Graduate Student Workers Organizing Committee (GSWOC) reached a tentative agreement Sunday, according to GSWOC’s Instagram. Starting in August 2024, the deal will last three and a half years and includes provisions regarding minimum wage and workplace protections.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Shyloh Koo |Jasmine Kwok
As registration for Spring 2024 courses continues, some students express their struggles and concerns about using the web course application during their assigned time slot. Course registration began October 23 on MyUSC. In preparation, some students used websites like Rate My Professor to get a preview of potential courses to take and what to expect with instructors in terms of rigor, grading and overall experience.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Roman Marchetti |Shyloh Koo
Planning on trick-or-treating this Halloween? Depending on how old you are, you may be breaking the law. According to city laws in towns across the U.S., some candy-grubbers might have to sit out on the festivities because of their age. Multiple cities have placed an age limit on trick-or-treating. According to Section 46-8 of the Chesapeake, Virginia municipal code, any person over the age of 14 is prohibited from the activity.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Jasmine Kwok |Shyloh Koo |Roman Marchetti
Regardless of any future cutbacks on carbon emissions, sea levels will rise about 6 feet over the next few centuries, according to a new study based on simulations calculating the future state of the West Antarctic Ice Shelf. Dr. Kaitlin Naughten, a British Antarctic survey oceanographer, led the study in which researchers used computer simulations to calculate the future melting projections of the Antarctic ice sheets.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Jasmine Kwok |Ari Rose-Marquez |Shyloh Koo
On Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed state Senate Bill 58, which would have decriminalized a variety of psychedelic drugs for Californians over the age of 21. The bill covered psychoactive mushrooms, colloquially known as “magic mushrooms,” which include psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine and mescaline. Additionally, the bill covered dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a natural hallucinogen found in various plants and animals, and peyote, a psychoactive cactus. The bill’s author, Sen.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Jasmine Kwok |Drake Lee |Shyloh Koo |Alexandra Goldberg
USC’s Office of Academic Integrity (OAI) celebrated the launching of their new program during Monday’s destressing workshop in the Student Union’s newly-opened Sustainability Hub, where clinical instructor Olivia Wills discussed the effects of internalized pressure on students’ academic choices. Academic Integrity Week will go through October 6.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Jinny Kim |Drake Lee |Shyloh Koo
Content warning: The article briefly refers to a death by suicide. Following several cases of hazing violations from student organizations in recent years, USC is hosting a series of events between September 25 and September 29 to recognize National Hazing Prevention Week. On Monday, USC Hazing Prevention and Leadership coordinator Ashley Westbrooks hosted a workshop in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) on how to recognize and report hazing.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Jack SMith |Jack Smith |Shyloh Koo |Ari Rose-Marquez
USC dropped four spots in U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 “Best Colleges Rankings,” slotting in Monday as the publication’s 28th “Best National University” following a significant refinement to the ranking formula. The rankings, which were updated on the education section of the U.S. News and World Report’s website, listed USC as tied with U.C. Davis, U.C. San Diego, and the University of Florida with a score of 83 out of a possible 100.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Jinny Kim |Veronica Towers |Shyloh Koo
With September 10 kicking off National Suicide Prevention Week, students are calling for more awareness about the counseling and mental health resources available for USC students. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in 2020 that suicide was the third leading cause of death for individuals between 15 to 24 years old in the United States. The CDC found that there were approximately 49,449 total suicide deaths in 2022, marking a 2.6% increase since 2021.
