Yes, Women ‘Regret’ - But Regret Shouldn’t Be Illegal

Why is only women's regret considered a compelling social interest?

Michael Phelps Suspended By USA Swimming

Comments (1) | DUI, Michael Phelps, michael phelps dui, michael phelps marijuana, Sports, USA swimming

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(Michiel Jelijs/Creative Commons)

Phelps faces punishment after accruing his second DUI.

Turner Broadcasting To Cut 1,475 Jobs

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Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(Brian Karczewski/Creative Commons)

The media giant has announced layoffs across a wide berth.

Nobody Wants To Host the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(U.S. Army/Creative Commons)

This particular point of national pride is no longer welcomed.

Cheating Teachers In Atlanta On Trial For Racketeering

Comments (0) | atl, Atlanta, atlanta cheating scandal, Bad Teacher, cheating teachers, National, public education, public school, racketeering, rico, standardized testing, teacher, teacher bonus

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

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"Cheating" teachers in public schools are being tried under the RICO statute.

Obama Supports U.N. Plan To Treat Every Terrorist Group Like Al-Qaeda

Comments (1) | chapter 7, ISIL, isis, Nation and World, Obama, security council, terrorist, U.N., U.N. charter, u.n. resolution, United Nations

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(US Army/Creative Commons)

Will this measure actually make a difference?

4Chan Users Threaten To Leak Nude Photos Of Emma Watson

Comments (1) | celebrity nude photo leak, Emma Watson, emma watson speech, emma watson UN, emmayouarenext, Entertainment News, Harry Potter, heforshe, Jennifer Lawrence, JLaw, misogyny, nude photo leak, un women, United Nations

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(David Shankbone, Creative Commons)

Nude photos are fodder for retaliation against outspoken women.

You’re Not Losing Anything The First Time You Have Sex

Comments (0) | college, college hookups, college sex, Columnists, Cosmopolitan, first time, lose virginity, orgasm, orgasm deficit, sex, unpopular opinions, virgin, Virginity

Ashley Yang
Columnist

(zoetnet/Creative Commons)

Associating sexual experience with loss turns something natural and enjoyable into an act of shame.

White House: 'It's On Us' To Prevent Campus Rape

Comments (1) | #itsonus, campus rape, college sexual assault, Connie Britton, gender-based violence, it's on us, kerry washington, National, President Obama, PSA, public service announcement, rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, White House, white house task force

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(Getty Images)

The Obama Administration has proven itself a staunch leader of sexual violence prevention.

Senate Approves Obama's Plan To Fight ISIL

(Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Creative Commons)

Plans to arm Syrian rebels against ISIL have received bipartisan support.

Feds Find No Evidence That Christie Ordered Jersey Bridge Closure

Comments (0) | Bridgegate, Bridget Kelly, Chris Christie, chris christie scandal, david wildstein, george washington bridge, governor of new jersey, jersey bridge traffic, National, New Jersey, new jersey bridge closure, new jersey port authority

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(DonkeyHotey, Creative Commons)

Maybe Christie wasn't responsible for "Bridgegate."

Miss America On Victim-Blaming And Domestic Violence

Comments (0) | abuse, beauty pageant, domestic abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, kira kazantsev, Media, miss america, miss america 2015, miss new york, Ray Rice, stalking

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(Hollywood Branded, Creative Commons)

"Why didn't she leave" is never an appropriate question to ask.

North Korea Sentences American To 6 Years Hard Labor

Comments (0) | America, american, Espionage, International, Kim Jong-Il, matthew miller, North Korea, north korea tourism, Pyongyang, State Department, tourism

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(yeowatzup, Creative Commons)

A North Korean court found Miller guilty of acts "hostile to the government."

Sorority Rows: Don't Diss People Who Can't Afford Greek Life

How much time and money does it really cost to be in a sorority?

The Pope's 10 Tips On Being A Happier Person

Comments (0) | Argentina, happiness, Happy, pope, Pope Francis, Religion, vatican, Viva

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

(Jorge In Brazil, Creative Commons)

The Supreme Pontiff gives pretty sound advice.

Documents Unsealed In Yahoo Data Privacy Case

Comments (0) | Edward Snowden, federal court, federal intelligence surveillance court, internet privacy, national security agency, nsa, PRISM, privacy, surveillance, Technology, yahoo

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

The documents shed significant light on the government's argument for web surveillance. (nolifebeforecoffee, Creative Commons)

The basis for the U.S. government's expansion of warrantless surveillance has been revealed.

Some Boston Marathon Damages Don't Qualify for Terrorism Insurance

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Ashley Yang
Web Producer

Boston businessowners didn't suffer enough to merit an insurance payout.(Rebecca Hildreth, Creative Commons)

The Boston Marathon bombing still has not been classified as a terrorist attack...for insurance purposes.

U.S. Not Actually At War With ISIL, Says Kerry

Comments (0) | Iraq, ISIL, isis, islamic state of iraq and syria, Nation and World, Obama, POTUS, President of the United States, Syria, terrorism, us bomb isis

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

Kerry supports the executive mandate to attack ISIL. (Cliff, Creative Commons)

Just a massive anti-terrorist operation.

Six Flags Roller Coaster Catches Fire, Collapses

Comments (0) | colossus, colossus collapse, colossus roller coaster, Los Angeles, Roller Coaster, roller coaster fire, Six Flags, six flags fire, Six Flags Magic Mountain, six flags roller coaster collapse

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

The iconic ride met an unfortunate end. (Eric Hernandez, Creative Commons)

A new installment in the history of amusement park horrors.

Gambling Replaces Homosexuality As Crimea's "Moral Vice"

Comments (0) | anti-gay, Crimea, crimean peninsula, crimean war, gambling, gay, gay rights, homosexuality, International, Poroshenko, putin, tourism, Ukraine

Ashley Yang
Web Producer

Civil war has caused a once-popular tourist destination to lay vacant. (traroth, Wikimedia Commons)

Will merry vacationers return to the peninsula once again?

Alibaba Plans Largest U.S. IPO Launch

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Ashley Yang
Web Producer

Founder Jack Ma stands to make a killing from selling just 10 percent of his shares. (e27singapore, Creative Commons)

China's largest online retailer will soon become a formidable competitor against Amazon and eBay.

Ebola Vaccine Will Soon Be Ready

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Ashley Yang
Web Producer

The meeting was part of a broader mobilization against Ebola. (United States Mission Geneva, Wikimedia Commons)

Experimental treatments for the deadly fever will be expedited through the testing process.

Sorority Rows: The Search For House Diversity Is Often Futile

Comments (1) | Columnists, diversity, formal recruitment, Greek Life, greek system, panhellenic, pnm, potential new member, racism, recruitment, Rush, Sorority, sorority life, sorority rows, sorority sisters, The Row, unpopular opinions

Ashley Yang
Columnist

How to ensure diversity when the opposite is key for successful recruitment?

Sorority Rows: Why Drinking Shouldn’t Be Taboo During Rush

Ashley Yang
Columnist

Alcohol use is a primary cause of interpersonal issues within Greek houses.

Texas Governor Rick Perry Indicted For Abuse Of Power

Comments (12) | 2016 presidential election, National, perry 2012, perry 2016, Republican Party, rick perry, rick perry abuse of power, rick perry coercion, rick perry indicted, rick perry indictment, rosemary lehmberg, texas, Texas Governor, travis county district attorney

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The right-wing governor has a clear history of "power moves." (Robert Scoble, Creative Commons)

Surprised, or not?

Michael Brown's Death Reminiscent Of St. Louis' Racist History

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Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Michael Brown's death shattered the quaint solitude of downtown Ferguson. (Paul Sableman, Creative Commons)

The past offers plenty of explanation for why Michael Brown's life seemed of little worth to the authorities.

Xinran Ji's Accused Killers Plead Not Guilty

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Ashley Yang, Arash Zandi
Executive Producers

The search for justice for Xinran Ji has garnered ardent support. (Twitter/LA Times)

Frustration mounts as the quest for justice is impeded by a lengthy criminal trial.

LAPD Misclassified Hundreds of Violent Crimes as Minor Offenses

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Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

More violent neighborhoods may appear safer on paper, and therefore have less police presence. (Shay Sowdon, Wikimedia Commons)

Violent crime statistics were artifically deflated, to the detriment of the police and the public.

Obama Signs Bill To Increase Funding For Veterans Affairs

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Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Veterans will no longer be denied basic healthcare benefits. (elisa.rolle, Wikimedia Commons)

The bill will help remedy the abuses from recently exposed cover-ups in the VA hospital system.

Judge Rejects Settlement In Hiring Collusion Suit Among Tech Giants

Comments (1) | adobe, apple, class action, class action settlement, collusion, conspiracy, Google, intel, lucy H. Koh, San Jose, silicon valley, Technology, U.S. District Court

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Silicon Valley's giants will suffer for their shady hiring practices in open court. (Ardo191, Wikimedia Commons)

Judge Koh would like the case to be decided in open court.

U.S. Bombs Northern Iraq To Save Ethnic Minority

Comments (0) | Arab, ba'ath party, ba'athist, ethnic cleansing, Genocide, International, Iraq, iraq airstrikes, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurds, nineveh, ottoman, Saddam Hussein, sinjar, sunni, United Nations, yazidi

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The ISIS seeks the destruction of an entire people. (National Museum of Georgia, Wikimedia Commons)

The airstrikes aim to prevent the world's latest instance of genocide.

Terrorist Tracking System Implicates Innocent Civilians

Comments (0) | Al Qaeda, cia, Hamas, Hezbollah, intelligence gathering, National, nsa, terrorism, terrorist, terrorist watchlist

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Obama's terrorist tracking system isn't up to snuff. (US Army, Creative Commons)

The criteria for placing someone on the terror watchlist desperately need revision.

Senate Republicans Mount Challenge To CIA 'Torture Report'

Comments (0) | Central Intelligence Agency, cia, CIA torture report, Diane Feinstein, Politics, Saxby Chambliss, Senate Intelligence Committee

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The committee's Republicans insist that the original report is just a "theory." (Medill DC, Creative Commons)

The fundamental disagreement between Republicans and Democrats on CIA "torture" will play out in print.

Ebola Cure Doesn’t Exist Because It’s Not Lucrative

Comments (1) | african ebola outbreak, biohazard, bioweapon, Capitalism, drug research, ebola, Ebola outbreak, Health, healthcare, pharmaceutical research, West Africa

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Ebola is a neglected disease because it afflicts mainly people in developing countries. (European Commission DG ECHO)

And not because scientists aren't smart enough to come up with one.

International Students React To Apparent Lapses In Safety

USC's campus and the neighborhood surrounding it seem to be two separate worlds. (Richard Ha, Creative Commons)

Safety seems to be a luxury that these student couldn't take with them across the world.

Nick Fagnano, Forever A Trojan

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Ashley Yang
Staff Reporter

Fagnano's infectious smile was a permanent feature of his face. (Marisa Keckeisen)

The incoming USC student had already lived a life guided by Trojan values.

Trojan Family Members Gather In Remembrance Of Xinran Ji

Comments (2) | c.l. max nikias, Downtown Los Angeles, dtla, elizabeth garrett, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Trojan family, Trojans, university of southern california, urban Los Angeles, USC, Varun Coni, viterbi school of engineering, Xinran Ji, Yannis Yortsos

Ashley Yang, Heidi Carreon
Staff Reporters

Ji is remembered during a memorial service at Newman Hall

Parents, family, friends and professors gathered to honor the USC Viterbi student.

Broken Water Main Floods UCLA And Sunset Boulevard

Comments (0) | Los Angeles, sunset boulevard, UCLA, ucla water main, ucla water main break, water main break

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Some UCLA students enjoying the new outdoor pool. (Kari Van Horn/Twitter)

UCLA, it seems, is no longer suffering from drought.

OkCupid Joins Facebook In Experimenting On Users

Comments (0) | christian rudder, emotional manipulation, Facebook, Facebook experiment, federal trade commission, okcupid, online dating, Psychology, psychology experiment, social media, social networking, Technology

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

OkCupid gets better at making matches by manipulating user activity. (Screenshot)

Whether you like it or not, all social networking sites experiment on users.

Deadly Lightning Storm Strikes Venice Beach

Comments (0) | freak accident, Lightning, lightning storm death, lightning strike, Los Angeles, nick fagnano, Venice Beach, venice beach lightning storm, venice beach lightning strike

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

A beautiful day at the beach ends in tragedy. (Ratte, Wikimedia Commons)

A one-in-a-million accident cuts short the life of an incoming USC student.

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