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Hafsa Fathima

Hafsa Fathima is a writer and multimedia journalist. She enjoys producing stories on culture, religion, immigration and popular culture for different multimedia platforms. Her work has been featured by The …

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Samira Felix

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Dongyao Nie

TV Reporter | Multimedia Journalist

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Tamanna Sood

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Jennifer Nehrer

National Press Club Summer Intern | Award-winning investigative journalist | USC Alumna | Prev. Annenberg Media, NBCLA, NBC News, Daily Trojan, Times Media Group, News/Media Alliance

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Andrea Valeria Diaz Tolivia

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Latest Articles

Families left in the dark: UCSD, USC quietly sell donors’ bodies to Navy for Israeli military training

In 2021, Jeanette Volpin felt she had lost control of her life. At 101 years old, having recently lost the ability to read and drive, she told her relatives she wanted to leave the Earth on her own terms. After choosing medically assisted suicide, she donated her body to the …
By Jennifer Nehrer
• Annenberg Media

USC Culture Team absorbs the Office of Inclusion and Diversity

On Friday, the university announced that employees and faculty involved in the Office of Inclusion and Diversity will be merged and transferred into working directly with the USC Culture Team, a part of the Office of Culture, Ethics and Compliance. “For several years, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity and …
By Jason Pham
• Annenberg Media

Michael Gambon, long-running Dumbledore actor in Harry Potter films, dies at 82

Michael Gambon, an Irish-born actor best known for his role as Professor Albus Dumbledore in the “Harry Potter” series, died at the age of 82 on Wednesday. “We’re devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon,” his publicist, Clair Dobbs, said in a statement on Thursday. According to Dobbs, …
By Jason Pham
• Annenberg Media

Kamala Harris concedes presidential election during Howard University address

In a live address at Howard University on Wednesday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to president-elect Donald Trump. Harris stepped out onto the podium and welcomed the crowd at 4:25 p.m. EST with a smile on her face. Her appearance comes 16 hours after her campaign …
By Jason Pham
• Annenberg Media

Here is every accessible water fountain on USC’s University Park Campus

Temperatures in Los Angeles on Tuesday and Wednesday hit uncharacteristic highs for the season — 90 and 92, respectively. The National Weather Service announced a “red flag warning” for LA and Oxnard due to the prevalence of hot, dry air — a combination that can aid the start and spread …
By Jennifer Nehrer
• Annenberg Media

USC Office of Sustainability celebrates accomplishments and outlines a plan for an uncertain future

Amid budget cuts, funding freezes and President Carol Folt’s imminent retirement, USC Chief Officer of Sustainability Mick Dalrymple said the university remains committed to achieving its environmental goals this Earth Month.
By Katie Simons
• Annenberg Media

Labor federation rallies for man deported to El Salvador

Around 100 people rallied to call for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported and sent to an El Salvador prison by the Trump administration. The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, an umbrella organization of around 300 unions, organized the rally. People in …
By Alyssa Peccatiello
• Annenberg Media

USC celebrates environmentalism and art at the annual Arts & Climate Collective festival

On Tuesday, music played under the warm sun and the shade of the trees in Founder’s Park. The USC Arts & Climate Collective, or ACC, hosted its fourth annual festival to celebrate student artists, environmental groups, and their connections. Organizations from across USC and Los Angeles were stationed at dozens …
By Alyssa Peccatiello
• Annenberg Media

Armenian History Month begins at USC

USC began its second year of Armenian History Month celebrations at Hahn Plaza on Tuesday. The kick-off event featured several keynote speakers, including USC President Carol Folt, former L.A. City Council President Paul Krekorian and students from the Armenian Student Association, or ASA. Traditional Armenian dancers performed, and members of …
By Alyssa Peccatiello
• Annenberg Media

The 10th annual Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival opens tonight

The Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival (DOC LA) opened today, featuring the work of filmmakers worldwide. Giorgi Kvelidze, a documentarian originally from the Republic of Georgia and now based in New York, found a mode to express his emotions through his film “On the Way Home.” The film follows refugees …
By Alyssa Peccatiello
• Annenberg Media

DPS’s lack of alerts on recent incidents around campus incites concerns from students

An incident involving DPS and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) over a student in possession of a fake firearm in USC Village housing last month, as well as reports of an unhoused man harassing students on Greek Row, warranted no broadcasted alerts from DPS. “It’s a judgment call, and …
By Alyssa Peccatiello
• Annenberg Media