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Articles by Laurie Carrillo
Immigration is no longer the key to securing America’s millions of Latino voters. What is?
Cynthia Robles went to school in a border town in Arizona for 13 years. If the border was closed, she would be one of the only kids there to learn because her commuting classmates couldn’t make it into the U.S. The immigration experience was her day-to-day, even though she wasn’t a migrant herself. When Robles, now 26 and living in Tucson, woke on November 6 and learned former President Donald Trump had won the election, she couldn’t muster the strength to go to work.
Daily Trojan demands transparency in response to budget cuts
In their final edition of the semester, the Daily Trojan said USC is cutting the publication’s budget and warned the university community would suffer without the paper’s print edition and better staff compensation. “We deserve the financial agency not just to maintain a daily print schedule, but also to ensure that we can continue to be a uniquely valuable voice for the USC community,” said the newspaper’s managing team in a statement released earlier Thursday.
Grand Canyon-sized politics
Editor’s Note: First published in rollcall.com PHOENIX — Arizona’s political landscape is much more complicated than deadlocked presidential election polls would suggest. Six college journalists from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism spent five days in the battleground state to learn about the people with outsize influence on the direction of the United States. Their reporting revealed voters as similar as they were different.
Early voting in Arizona kicks campaigns into overdrive
PHOENIX — Early voting is underway in this critical battleground state, and Arizonans have been inundated with candidates making get-out-the-vote pleas. At event after event, candidates, other top political figures, organizers and volunteers urged supporters to submit their ballots now and then keep working. Vice President Kamala Harris rallied in Chandler Thursday, and former President Donald Trump is campaigning in the state Sunday.
Andrew Call appointed as new Leventhal dean
Andrew Call will be the new dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting effective September 1, the Marshall School of Business announced in a press release July 22. He will succeed William Holder who is retiring after a 13 year tenure in the role. “It’d be an honor to join this faculty in any role. To join as the dean is a huge opportunity, a unique challenge,” Call said in the press release.
To some members of Gen Z, a Harris nomination means hope
For months, young voters say they have lacked optimism in President Joe Biden’s reelection. So have dozens of Democrats in Congress, celebrities, staffers and politicians. Those calls turned into action on Sunday. In a statement posted on the social platform X, Biden announced he would “stand down” and end his campaign for a second presidency — shortly before announcing his full endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic presidential nominee.
USC beach volleyball celebrates recent title at White House
The USC women’s beach volleyball team was one of the 90 NCAA National Championship teams celebrated Monday at NCAA Sports Day in the White House. The team’s visit to the White House has become an annual tradition, capturing their fourth consecutive National Collegiate beach volley championship this past season. Finishing with an overall record of 37-5, the Trojans defeated crosstown rival the UCLA Bruins in a three-set sweep, winning their record sixth title in eight years.
Trojans in Houston recover after Hurricane Beryl
Nearly 200,000 homes remained without electricity Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl hit ground in the Houston area last week. The tropical storm landed on the morning of July 8, flooding roads and highways and knocking over power lines. Alex Buettgen, a junior studying communications and real estate development, returned home from a family vacation to find trees all over his neighborhood uprooted, branches and debris littering every lawn.
Ivan Gallegos returns home following DA decision
USC student Ivan Gallegos is home after Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced last week he would not be charged for fatally stabbing an unhoused man. “He’s still traumatized,” Najee Ali, Gallegos’s family friend, said. Ali told Annenberg Media on Monday that the student’s mother had returned all the donations she had collected for his legal fees and bail. It’s not known when Gallegos might return to campus or whether the university has contacted him.
New campus access point opened on Exposition Boulevard
An additional access point to campus at Exposition Boulevard and Pardee Way opened Monday to all pedestrians and vehicles with reserved parking on Childs Way. The entrance will be open weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., the Office of the Senior Vice President for Administration announced in a university-wide email sent June 14.
Three documentaries cover various communities in Los Angeles
Impact, USC Annenberg’s award-winning documentary series, held its spring edition March 28. They featured the work of three students highlighting stories from diverse communities in Los Angeles. Junior journalism major, Ethan Galbraith, was one of the students selected to show his film. He was able to bring forth a story which he explains, needed to be told.
Petition calls for university statement on death of former USC gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct
Former USC employee Zachary Ellison recently authored a petition demanding USC release a statement on the death of USC gynecologist George Tyndall before he could stand trial for alleged sexual abuse. Ellison graduated with a Master’s in public administration from USC in 2015 and was hired shortly after as the Executive Secretary of Academic Operations for the Office of the Provost until August of 2022.
Student-run art exhibition combines music, dance and graphic design
Just off campus, there’s a two-story home known on West 37th Street as “Mama’s Mansion,” named long before any of its 10 residents signed their lease. Around the back, on a recent Sunday in the spacious parking area affectionately nicknamed “tiny lot,” late-afternoon sunshine showered a buzzing crowd of visitors as they listened to the acoustic strummings of student performers reverberate against the brick walls.
USC Mariachi band takes Songfest title for the second year in a row
In a dark Bovard Auditorium, orange lights descend upon a group of 13 performers, all decked out in shimmery crimson trajes de charros and black beaded corbata de rebozos. Applause erupts from the crowd as Mariachi Los Troyanos de USC – USC’s only official mariachi band – blares its trumpets and begins its song. Mariachi Los Troyanos de USC celebrated its back to back victory at Songfest Saturday night, one of USC’s oldest and largest musical traditions.
‘Welcome To Celibacy Club’ premieres at Outfest: A celebration of queer POC voices
What happens when an asexual girl is thrown into a room of horny teens preaching celibacy? “Welcome to Celibacy Club,” a USC student-produced short film seeks to answer that, using comedy to shed light on the experiences of asexual individuals as they attempt to find – and create – their community. Screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre for the Outfest Fusion Film Festival in Hollywood this weekend, the film is a testament to the tenacity of diverse student filmmakers to tell queer stories.
Twenty-Eight for ‘28: Metro madness
Los Angeles public transportation will see significant changes as the city prepares to host the 2028 Olympics. As funding increases for dozens of transit projects, L.A. residents, city leaders and political organizers disagree about how these infrastructure changes will affect local communities. In 1984, L.A. hosted the most profitable Olympic Games in history, earning $223 million, due in large part to its existing stadium infrastructure.
L.A. City Council approves new anti-eviction policies to protect renters
The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to add more anti-eviction protections for L.A. renters, which will safeguard an additional 400,000 housing units from receiving eviction notices before previous protections implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic expire. According to City News Service, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto will implement city council recommendations to extend housing measures and eliminate certain eviction rules for L.A. tenants.
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