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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Repairing Safety: The Struggle Between Students And USC

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Tahsin Hyder
Senior Staff Reporter

On the cusp of Javier Bolden's sentencing, school officials and students still struggle to find best safety practices

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

International Students React To Apparent Lapses In Safety

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

Ashley Yang, Heidi Carreon
Staff Reporters

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

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Safety, The Trojan Compromise

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Paolo Uggetti
Contributor

We chose to benefit from being part of the Trojan family and not worry too much about how sometimes that family is a target.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

USC Students Raise Safety Concerns After Fellow Student's Homicide

Comments (2) | City Park, death, Department of Public Safety, homicide, international students, lapd, Los Angeles, university of southern california, USC, Xinran Ji

Concerns over summer security rise in the wake of a USC Viterbi student's death.

Heidi Carreon
Staff Reporter

Concerns over summer security rise in the wake of a USC Viterbi student's death.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Security In USC Dorms Could Be Better

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New Residential College (Kristy Plaza/Neon Tommy)

Kristy Plaza
Contributor

The security measures didn't fix the problem. But they certainly help.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

USC Plays Chicken With FERPA At Student Protest?

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Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

The last time a school official called home, I was in the fifth grade. That is, until yesterday.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Police Give Talk About Rape Prevention, Inevitably Perpetuate Rape Culture

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(Jaclyn Wu, Neon Tommy)

Ashley Yang
Columist

The real enemy is fear, fear that keeps us clutching our can of mace so tightly that our knuckles turn white.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

One Injured In Shooting Near USC Campus

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A shooting at The Lorenzo apartments on Feb. 7, 2014 has injured one. (Photo/The Lorenzo)

Anna Sterling, Will Federman
News Staff

The victim, a non-USC student, was celebrating his birthday at The Lorenzo apartment complex.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Sexual Assault Incident Reporting Procedure Remains Unchanged

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Charlie Magovern
Staff Reporter

INFOGRAPHIC: How should students report a sexual assault?

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

What Is Sexual Assualt Procedure At USC?

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Graham Clark
Editor-At-Large

INFOGRAPHIC: We break down the school's new policy.

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