Has anyone else ever noticed that we have at least three mascots and wondered why they don’t duke it out for supremacy? One of the characteristics of the ideal Trojan is “Ambitious,” after all. Since they haven’t yet, I’ve decided to give them a helping hand and hold the first Trojan Mascot-Off! May the best... MORE »
LOS ANGELES — Riding on a wave of confidence after the commercial and critical success of his blockbuster Avatar, Director James Cameron announced Tuesday that the sequel will arrive in theaters as an unprecedented 8-dimensional film. The world of the Na’vi is too expansive to be contained in typical, mortal dimensions, according to Cameron, who... MORE »
Some people watch the Super Bowl to see a battle between titans. Others gather to enjoy $3 million-a-pop commercials. I, however, tune in to arbitrarily select one such at and critique it within an inch of its life. The Volkswagon Passat spot featuring a child dressed as Darth Vader honing the Force picked up quite... MORE »
It seems like just yesterday that hundreds upon hundreds of USC students were voting for their favorite fraternity and sorority members to be their next President and Vice President. Well, 2011 is here now, and I am not going to let the occasion pass me by again. It is high time that USC students begin... MORE »
Some news about a student favorite restaurant (especially THIS student’s), The 2-9, has caused widespread upset among Trojans (especially this Trojan). Dear The 2-9, I heard the news a couple of weeks ago. To be honest, it hurt that I didn’t find out straight from you, but maybe that just speaks to some... MORE »
Spring football continues to be the biggest unrelated-to-rooftops story at USC this semester, and we at Campus Basement are starting a new feature: figuring out what other USC “sports teams” think about our football team. This week: women’s basketball! We asked senior guard Jackie Gemelos her thoughts on the football team’s chances at winning the... MORE »
Your second-best source for the past week’s Daily Trojan headlines To avoid debt less Americans are using credit cards; USC students’ usage, however, is increasing for convenience reasons : Not to reinforce stereotypes, but we just don’t get why everyone’s going on about this “debt” thing. 90 percent of students support October fall... MORE »
In the heat of superhero blockbuster season, a real live one has been recently discovered on campus. Early recorded sightings were separate but all seemingly described the same student who seemed “like a regular dude,” but does some pretty nonregular things. Known only by his public moniker, “Steve” allegedly “always puts in for beer. And... MORE »
LOS ANGELES ““ USC President C. L. Max Nikias talked to reporters on Monday, wondering out loud about the amount of “different shit” being built or revamped on campus during the summer. “I mean, I know we kicked around a plan or two for some of these projects, but man, they’re really just going for... MORE »
“There literally isn’t a more attractive thing a person can do with their face,” Jack Pike, graduate philosophy student, asserts in his thesis. “A physical representation of ideal beauty has really just been theoretical”¦ Until now.” Pike says he stumbled upon this facial expression equivalent of your head wearing an Ed Hardy shirt (in”¦ a... MORE »
My friend was out of town for the weekend and scheduled to return on April 1st. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to have a little fun with him, so we made his dorm room disappear. Is this the best dorm prank in Duke University history? You decide. MORE »
Dear Campus Basement readers, Are you curious to see who the incoming freshmen are? Do you want to hear how young and innocent they all are? Are you reminiscing when you were still in high school and were anticipating Cuse? Well you are in luck because I have recently gone undercover posing as an incoming... MORE »
It appears Google Street View caught a glimpse of a typical Syracuse occurrence. Well, so much for renting this house. Robbers in syracuse… typical. MORE »
The Carrier Dome is the nation’s largest on-campus basketball venue and the student section, Otto’s Army, is its heart and soul. Syracuse students will camp outside in the frigid Syracuse winter for days on end outside of the Dome in an area known affectionately as “Boeheimburg”. When the game tips off, no other arena can... MORE »
