USC clubs really don't want you to join
Tomo Chien
October 18, 2024
Good morning. It’s Friday, and I thought this story about Big Sur was pedantic — but skimmed it for the gorgeous photos. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.
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USC said this year that all clubs must accept any student who wants to join — but most cutthroat groups are finding workarounds. Many offer “general membership” for the masses but still require rigorous applications for core programs, or host one-off events open to everybody that technically fulfill the requirement.
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Watch out if you bought chicken products at Target or Trader Joe’s recently. Federal officials ordered a nationwide recall of many pre-packaged poultry items after discovering a listeria outbreak at a meat packing plant. Kroger brand products at Ralph’s may also be contaminated. View the list here.
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Roadside Tacos, which opened this summer on the corner of Hoover and 29th, offers $5 sangrias on Sundays and $7 margaritas on Mondays. The $4.95 tacos certainly aren’t cheaper than a real roadside stand’s, but students said they appreciate the chain’s “nice, lively atmosphere.”
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It’s been a rough year for movie and TV production in LA, which saw a steep decline over the last three months. Production is even lower than last year, when dual strikes ground much of Hollywood to a halt — leaving industry experts calling for a tax credit to lure production back to LA.
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La Jolla has a love-hate relationship with its steadily growing population of sea lions. On the one hand, they bring busloads of tourists to the San Diego neighborhood’s restaurants and hotels every weekend. But then there’s the pervasive smell of shit. “This whole place is like a giant toilet,” a visiting 9-year-old said.
