The Boston Globe reported over this weekend about a possible breach of privacy when Harvard University searched 16 resident deans’ emails without their knowledge, hoping to find information about leaked sources regarding the university’s cheating scandal last fall. Over 70 students withdrew from the school after a scandal erupted over a government class take-home exam. The … [Read more...] about Across the Aisle: Harvard Under Fire
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Hypothermic Healing
It was a cold morning in May of 1999, the ground still layered with wet snow maintained by the near-zero temperatures common in the mountains outside Narvik, Norway. At the time, Anna Bågenholm was 29 years old and was taking a break from her residency for orthopedic surgery to ski with two other colleagues. An expert skier, Bågenholm was speeding down a familiar route down … [Read more...] about Hypothermic Healing
Scribe is Hiring!
We, the editors of Scribe, are undergraduate students of USC who represent different colleges, majors, and interests. Nevertheless, we are joined together by our mutual respect for pertinent issues and our love for the written word. We seek to present the contents of this journal so that the unique blend of Trojan and Los Angeles culture shines through every word. Scribe … [Read more...] about Scribe is Hiring!
New Slang: Curiosities of the 50s
By Maria Peltekova The 50s were recent enough that we still keep much of their slang. It’s as incorporated into our life as it was in the young and old during the 1950s. Phrases like “how’s your love life,” “the greatest thing since sliced bread,” or “You could have fooled me” became popular then and stayed popular. Therefore, digging up some unique and forgotten slang … [Read more...] about New Slang: Curiosities of the 50s
Modern Classics: Dickens and the Doctor
By Ashley Huggins I was a Whovian long before my study abroad experience in London. For those who are unaware of what this title entails, by declaring myself a Whovian, I have essentially publicly and irrevocably professed my obsession with love for British sci-fi series Doctor Who. The show originally debuted during the 1960s, but was recently revived in 2005. It follows a … [Read more...] about Modern Classics: Dickens and the Doctor