aily rojan DWednesday, April 1, 2020 | STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THET UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1912 | VOL. 199, NO. 42 Admission Students rate quarantine increases in USC to 16% USC also saw a 2% increase Hotel in first-generation student acceptance. Keck Hospital workers will also be allowed to stay at the By DAILY TROJAN STAFF hotel amid the pandemic.

USC’s acceptance rate has increased By SHAYLEE NAVARRO to 16% for the Class of 2024, increasing News Editor from 11% in 2019 and marking the first rise in admissions rates since 2012. When junior Sandra Olmedo Of the 60,000 applicants that applied returned home March 12 from Photo Courtesy of USC Office of Admission in the 2020 cycle, 9,500 were offered studying abroad in Madrid, Prospective students celebrate their acceptances on an admitted students day in front of the Physical she was scared for her mother’s admission. The average unweighted Education Building in 2018. USC will hold admitted students days virtually this year because of the coronavirus. GPA of the applicant group is 3.88. health. After self-isolating in First-generation students make up her Los Angeles home for three 17% of the incoming class, increasing days, she called Student Health by two percentage points compared to and said that although she was 2019’s admissions. Underrepresented Admitted students grieve asymptomatic, she was afraid minority groups comprise 29% of the she could be a carrier and admitted class, a slight .5% decrease unknowingly transmit it to her from last year. immunocompromised mother. International students composed missed milestones A day later, she checked into 14% of those offered admission in the USC Hotel. Olmedo described Class of 2024, and domestic fall admits Students remain optimistic tours and events for admitted and I saw it, and I was in shock ... the 12-day stay on the sixth floor came from all 50 states, in addition students. The University is now I started crying.” of the hotel as lonesome. to the District of Columbia and four despite missing admissions hosting these events virtually Tran, who plans to major in Unable to walk outside or U.S. territories. California applicants packages and campus visits. to give prospective students a sociology, said she visited cam- interact face-to-face with represent 40% of the admitted class, a glimpse of campus life. pus last September but wishes anyone for the duration of her four-point increase from 2019. By TWESHA DIKSHIT Chloe Tran, a senior at Temple for the chance to explore it on quarantine, she often opened Other universities across the News Assignments Editor City High School and the daugh- her own before coming to cam- the room’s windows, taking country, including the University The prospect of receiving a ter of two USC alumni, had her pus in the fall. She added that comfort in the limited sun and of Pennsylvania and Harvard red acceptance package with a heart set on USC since the age she’s missing out on receiving fresh air and listening to the University, are also seeing increased certificate of admission is a mo- of 2. Her parents would take her the acceptance package. busy streets, all while measuring acceptance rates for the Class of 2024 ment many USC applicants look to the University’s homecom- “I guess I am a little sad be- her temperature every day and as universities increase the number forward to after putting in sleep- ing football games each year and cause to see it physically, I feel speaking with Student Health of students admitted to mitigate the less nights of work for their ac- where she dreamed of joining the like to have it in hand is so much representatives every weekday to impact the coronavirus will likely have ceptance. student section. more real,” Tran said. “But I un- update them on her symptoms. on acceptances as students navigate The Class of 2024 received “I’ve been wanting to get into derstand the reasoning behind it “It was really just trying to financial and educational shifts. admission decisions online USC for a while now,” Tran said. [because of] the virus.” make a routine for myself, taking Students will have until May 1 to Thursday but will miss out on “I was on FaceTime with a friend Ini Obong, a senior at Arizona advantage of the amenities in commit to USC despite the cancellation many of the programs that help [when I got my decision], and I State University Preparatory the room like the TV and WiFi,” of all campus tours and admissions make college decisions easi- made them look first, and they’re School, said she is not only Olmedo said. “Just making time events through May 3. er, including in-person campus like, ‘I can’t see it.’ So I looked, | see ADMISSION, page 7 | go by as much as I could.” She was also provided free room service, $400 in Grubhub gift credit and given cleaning supplies to disinfect her room to avoid putting the hotel workers Breaking down barriers: at risk. Still, she was constantly worried of symptoms appearing, especially since Student Health Erin Pugh is aerospace’s finest was only testing those with severe symptoms. Her only Pugh is the only Black novelties are regular pastimes to many, symptom was a slight dry cough. it isn’t for many of her hometown peers. “I didn’t get to get tested, woman on the AeroDesign Questions of “Who’s your favorite rap- which was kind of frustrating Team. per?” or “Who’s your favorite basket- because I didn’t know if I had it ball player?” are what is traded among or not. I should technically be By ELLICE ELLIS her friends. fine... but not knowing for sure Arts & Entertainment Editor “It was more beat into our brains is a point of anxiety for me,” said Erin Pugh knows she’s a rarity. Not that you should like Black people Olmedo, who has since returned only is she the single Black woman things,” Pugh said. She was called home. on USC’s AeroDesign Team, but the “nerdy” or a “know-it-all” for her love Another student, who Chicago native’s love for complex cal- of planes. “Planes are not Black people asked to remain anonymous culations and manga comics also set things.” because he violated social her apart. Luckily, in coming to USC and join- distancing protocol, described Pugh found her niche in ADT and ing the AeroDesign Team in Fall 2018, his experience at the hotel will serve as the team’s landing gear Pugh found an opportunity to express differently. Arriving back from captain for the 2020-21 school year, her affinity for STEM with like-mind- his Rome study abroad trip in stepping into the role of a leader. But ed students who also knew the differ- early March, the student asked she didn’t always find that her peers ence between a Boeing 747, 737 MAX to be accommodated at USC understood her passions and interests. and a 777 aircraft. Hotel, as classes had not yet Her hobbies and her involvement in In short, the team builds model air- been moved online. aerospace aren’t run-of-the-mill for her planes according to a set of rules and “I pushed to go back to L.A. Chicago friend group. guidelines by the American Institute because I, at the time, didn’t “I go to the comic book club, I read of Aeronautics and Astronautics think that campus would take comics, I watch anime, I read man- and participates in the annual AIAA the steps that it has,” the student gas,” said Pugh, a sophomore ma- Design/Build/Fly competition. said. “I wanted to be part of joring in mathematics, detailing her On the team, Pugh focuses her campus life still, even in the nerdiness. While her love for Japanese event that I could not attend my Sara Heymann | Daily Trojan | see AEROSPACE, page 2 | | see HOTEL, page 6 |

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1 48 AEROSPACE | Welcoming change at USC | continued from page 1 | Part of this honesty comes from his them?” Pugh said of their first encoun- energy on the payloads committee. candid conversations with students ter. “That’s how it was when I first met 94 1 She and other members build out the about how he struggled as an under- him.” carrying capacity of an aircraft, align- grad at USC, resonating directly with The two initially bonded over in- ing directly with her goal of working at Pugh’s experience. side jokes relating to “urban grit,” as 8 7 Boeing once she graduates. “I let them know I struggled or how Myers, the Baltimore native, described But beyond getting her hands dirty I used to sit in Leavey Library for a lot it. Myers called Pugh an “incognito with wood, foam and plastic — com- of hours until I figured out how to do nerd,” raved about her ever-present 49 183 mon materials used in making mod- this,” Radovich said. “It didn’t just smile and how he looks to her as some- el aircrafts — and winning the “Best come naturally. But I had to put in one who’s unafraid to be themselves no Report” award in 2019’s competition, work.” matter the setting. Generated by http://www.opensky.ca/sudoku on Mon Mar 16 19:44:20 2020 GMT. Enjoy! Pugh has found her home in the team. Radovich’s mentorship also helped “[Pugh’s] presence [in ADT] is a “It’s like a family type of thing,” Pugh gather a sense of belonging in plus because she’s really taking a step,” Pugh said. “You find people that are her studies. With USC’s Black popu- said Myers, speaking on Pugh’s status like you, but they’re from different lation sitting at 5% and a 2019 study as the only Black woman on the team. backgrounds.” published in the Education Researcher “She’s unapologetically herself.” The comfort Pugh found in ADT journal reporting Black and Latinx And ever since they met in their ma- is far from her early experiences as a college students transferring or drop- jor’s introductory course, Myers and Trojan. Transferring from Governor ping out of STEM programs at higher Pugh have served as each other’s sup- Special Issues State University, a smaller pub- rates than their white peers, it was af- port systems. lic school located 40 miles south of firming advice. But of all the connections and rela- Chicago, to USC in 2018 was no small “You deserve to be here, and there’s tionships Pugh made in her aerospace Spring 2020 feat. not a lot of people that look like you pursuits, one of the most profound is “I was the smartest person at my who are here,” Pugh said Radovich told hers with her father, a trained engi- college — [I] had to be,” Pugh said, her. In her early ADT days, she stood neer. For a while, Pugh didn’t speak to comparing USC to GSU — all while out, looking very different from some her dad after her parents’ divorce but touting that she graduated from high of her plane-loving peers. remembers times when they bonded school at 16. “You can’t give GSU effort “I usually wear my big hair and over the shared passion. at USC … [When] a paper is due, I can’t makeup,” Pugh said. “And I’m real “I would sit there and watch him fix wait until the night before to do it.” cute, period ... I remember coming to cars in our garage ... We used to play And it’s no surprise the campus cli- ADT and one of the freshmen was like, basketball every Sunday,” she said. mate was also different from her native ‘Are you supposed to be here? Are you Pugh becomes annoyed when she’s re- Housing Guide Chi-town. lost?’” minded that, though their relationship “I’m from Chicago, where it’s all The ‘Othering’ Pugh experienced may not be perfect, he “blessed [her] Wednesday, April 1. Black,” Pugh said. “The South Side. Oh early at USC is not a unique one for with the genes of having a photograph- my God, it was a cultural shock.” many Black women in STEM. USC ic memory.” The differences in rigor and culture alumna Avri Parker remembers she, Despite their rocky relationship, aren’t the only challenges she faced; too, felt like an outsider in her comput- Pugh knows he’s proud of her because finding her footing and support proved er science classes. of their shared love for engineering and just as difficult. Coming to USC in 2015 as a com- desires to make amends. “At my first college I had somebody puter science and business adminis- “My grandma tells me he’s so proud that was a mentor to me,” Pugh said. tration major, Parker knew her course- of me because [I] took on something “[They] really pushed me to do aero- work would be challenging. Though that he did,’” Pugh said. “I wish I could space and get out of that college and she’d taken computer science class- hopefully have a better relationship come to USC.” es in high school, Viterbi School of with him now that I’m about to grad- But upon arrival, she struggled in Engineering’s classrooms were a new uate.” the math department as she sought a beast; Parker described her classes as Graduating in either 2021 or 2022 double major in math and aerospace “siloed,” with little opportunities for depending on the courses she’ll take engineering, lacking the same support collaborative work and lacking women over the next few semesters, Pugh has Spring she had previously received. and people of color. her eyes set on working at Boeing or at Semester Final / “[At first I was] like, ‘Oh yeah, I “It was just hard in all ways,” Parker another aircraft manufacturing com- could definitely do this,’” Pugh said. said. “There’s no socializing, there’s no pany who will fund her secondary ed- Graduation “But then it was kind of discouraging Black people, there’s barely any wom- ucation. Wednesday, April 29. to see that nobody in the math depart- en, and it was just difficult as fuck.” Outside of her professional ambi- ment was really trying to catch me and Lacking a sense of community in tions, Pugh finds it important to guar- put me under their wing — [the] type her classes, Parker leaned on USC’s antee her future children an even bet- of thing that I was used to.” National Society of Black Engineers for ter reality than her own. Finally mustering up the courage, support. “I want to make sure that I’m fi- Pugh started to take aerospace-fo- “That was the only time we could nancially stable enough to basically be cused classes where she met her new- see anybody who looked like [our- Batman,” Pugh said. “I want to be like found mentor and ADT faculty ad- selves],” she said, speaking of their gen- rich rich, so then my kids have to want s P e CIa L adV e RTIs I n G suPPLe M enT viser Charles Radovich, an associate eral body meetings or the times they for nothing.”

SummerWednesday, June 7, 2017O | usCrientati suMMe R TROJan On professor of aerospace and mechanical would study collaboratively. But along with her ambitions comes The Trojan engineering practice. As Pugh’s pro- The student group aims to foster the harsh reality of being a woman of Journey community among Black engineers, color in STEM. With Black women Begins ... fessor for “Introduction to Aerospace Engineering,” Radovich pointed Pugh traveling to annual conferences, host- only earning 62% of white men’s sal- in the right direction, encouraging her ing career-related events and even fun- ary in STEM industries, according to to participate in more STEM-related draising parties. the Pew Research Center, her financial Summer extracurriculars. “No matter if you were CS or not, woes are founded. “[Radovich] basically kept me un- you were probably one of very few “I’m, one, a woman and, two, I’m

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KATIE CHIN Fall semester dates to know Orientation der his wing and is still helping me to [Black people] in your major,” said Black,” Pugh said. “So my pay might New Student Fraternity Football Welcome Convocation Recruitment Home Opener vs. Trojan Family Parker, who served as the organiza- be lower than someone who graduated Week USC Village Aug. 20-27 this day to try to find internships [and] Aug. 16-25 Western Michigan Weekend Dedication Oct. 12-15 June Sept. 2 Aug. 17 First Day Daily Trojan of Fall Classes Homecoming tion’s president. “I think that’s why we with a bachelor’s and is doing the same Fall Aug. 21 The Sorority vs. Arizona try to do more in Viterbi,” Pugh said. Orientation Weekender Recruitment Issue Involvement USC at Cal Nov. 4 Aug. 19-28 Fair Aug. 16 Sept. 23 Aug. 23-24 Radovich, who studied aerospace were all so close to each other. We were job as me, but is white and a man.” a PuBLICaTIOn OF THe unIVeRsITy OF sOuTHeRn CaLIFORnIa Daily trOjan engineering at USC and graduated in really all we had.” Despite the sobering truth for many 2002, described himself as a candid Just as Parker found comradery in Black women in her industry, Pugh is professor. NSBE, Pugh found a comrade in her excited for what lies ahead in her ca- “I’m not here to be friends, but I classes: Mikell Myers, a sophomore reer. Looking towards the future she want to give [my students] honest majoring in aerospace engineering says: “God, please let me own my own DAILY TROJAN ADVERTISING feedback,” Radovich said. “I really feel and the other Black student in ADT. airline and own my own aerospace [email protected] like I’m here to make them good engi- “You know when it’s only one Black company.” neers.” person in the classroom you go sit by PAGE O3 | Wednesdaypinion, April 1, 2020 | WWW.DAILYTROJAN.COM/OPINION

ALTERNATE STORYLINES Coronavirus pandemic

An ongoing first-person series detailing USC community amplifies gender inequality members’ experiences with the coronavirus. USC and other institutions have Andrea tried to alleviate some of these issues by allowing students who can’t eas- Klick ily come home to stay in university housing, saying they will give prorated SHE IS FIERCE refunds on room and board fees and Discrimination against extending the pass/fail option to all undergraduate courses to help stu- Asian Americans hurts unity lizabeth Tapia’s schedule has dents who will face issues attending been upended since moving classes. Eback to San Jose to start online But the burden also falls on in- BY MARIA TSIAO classes. structors to better accommodate While the junior, who is majoring students who have to take on ex- in health promotion and disease Maria Tsiao is a freshman majoring in narrative studies tra responsibilities at home or work prevention, no longer has to attend and minoring in education and society and Chinese. She more jobs to help pay the bills. Meika club meetings or work her on-campus writes her story from her desk in Bellevue, Wash. Loe and her colleague Nimanthi job, she must now balance studying Rajasingham, both women’s studies for chemistry and statistics with professors at Colgate University, will proofreading essays for her younger hold optional synchronous classes and brother, tutoring and grabbing revamp their syllabi to include assign- groceries. ments meant to alleviate their stu- She spends about three hours ev- dents’ anxieties. ery day helping her family with differ- hinese virus,” my social distancing. I try to come have to leave campus eventu- “As far as I’m concerned, everyone ent tasks and sometimes doesn’t start can get an A, and I’m not interested in neighbor muttered. to terms with the fact that I am ally — propelled me to pack up her assignments until 10 p.m. On top My parents were in now seen as an even greater as much as I could and book a testing,” Rajasingham said. “C of that, during classes she has to mes- Once Trousdale Parkway is again our driveway, walking back from threat in this already paranoid painfully expensive flight back sage friends for help when her Wi-Fi the mailbox when our neighbor reality. home. My departure from USC (hopefully) bustling with students in cuts out or Zoom drains the battery the fall, professors must realize that felt compelled to reduce them I had considered myself lucky felt abrupt and disappointing from her laptop. to a disease. I didn’t know to have grown up in Seattle. but was still significantly bet- the circumstances students face at Her professors have shown a range home during the pandemic may be anything about them except for My family and I, until now, ter than my sister’s four-day no- of approaches when handling the the silver “USC Alumni” license had never experienced any bla- tice from Vanderbilt University similar when they’re on campus. transition to online courses and ad- At every university, there are stu- plate frame on their car and tant forms of racism, and I val- to pack everything up and move justing to students’ needs. Tapia’s their now apparent distrust of ued the seemingly open-minded back across the country before dents who try to balance multiple chemistry professor hasn’t changed campus jobs to make ends meet, help the Asian American family who community we lived in. she was kicked out of her dorm. his syllabus, while her Spanish in- had lived across the street from But now, that racism is tak- Home gave me some much- care for relatives or deal with mental structor made classes and the final health issues while taking a full course them for years. ing the center stage. needed rest during spring break, paper optional in case students can’t This incident happened As a low-income student who but as Zoom classes started the load. Administrators and professors participate. aren’t going to know every student’s nearly two weeks ago — the currently relies on a combina- following week, I immediately “It takes off a lot of the burden on last straw in a chain reaction tion of University grants, Pell found it difficult to concentrate circumstances, but they can learn students being really worried if they’ll from this moment to be more lenient of stressful events that have Grants and a work-study job to on schoolwork. Watching the still be able to get a good grade in their plagued me since USC first pay for school, it hurt me to see number of coronavirus cases with assignments, attendance and classes,” she said. grading and to extend that generosity declared its move to online my parents’ work hours gradu- exponentially rise every single For Tapia, some of this respon- classes. With day and wondering when students return to campus. sibility comes with age, but women That way, students who need to the coronavirus how I would across the country are dealing with outbreak, both be able to pay can focus more on taking care of “But even with all these problems in extra burdens as they’re expected to themselves and their loved ones rather my parents lost for tuition next work from home while also take care their jobs, my twin semester as the than stressing over letters on a tran- mind, what occupies my mind the most of children who need to be home- script. And for those who argue that a sister and I left our global economy schooled. And for students whose respective college is the fact that my identity, despite my veered toward more forgiving teaching style encour- parents work essential jobs and can’t ages laziness, take these examples. campuses and our adherence to quarantine orders, still another recession be home, the responsibility may be lives now revolve occupied my For Tapia’s Spanish class, she placed on them to care for younger doesn’t need to attend Zoom classes around anxiety- labels me as someone to blame for it mind, and papers siblings and older relatives, while they ridden news and midterms or turn in a final paper, but she plans all.” also try to listen to lectures, write pa- on showing up and doing the work updates. Morale is were knocked pers and take exams. low as we wait for a down my priority every time because she enjoys the The coronavirus pandemic has ex- course. federal stimulus package check ally be reduced until they final- list. It’s difficult to focus on acerbated a problem women know too that may take upward of several ly had to file for unemployment. an academic future when the And in 2001, when Loe taught at well; even in a purported age of femi- UC Santa Barbara, she was shocked weeks to arrive, and quarantine I faced a similar dilemma with present already appears so nism, we’re often expected to carry feels like a futile prison. my own on-campus job until suffocatingly bleak. when everyone came to class sever- most of the weight when it comes to al hours after terrorists hit the Twin Yet life stumbles along as I try USC thankfully continued pay But even with all these prob- child care and household chores with to muster enough motivation for student workers until the lems in mind, what occupies Towers to be a support system for one little credit. A 2020 Gallup survey another. Ever since, she’s changed her to engage in my Zoom classes end of the semester, regardless my mind the most is the fact found that straight couples aged 18 to (one of my lectures featured a of whether or not they’re able to that my identity, despite my ad- approach to be more flexible with stu- 34 and their older counterparts were dents. particularly graphic incident of work remotely. herence to quarantine orders, just as likely to leave cleaning, cooking Zoombombing, where an un- But the sudden loss of the rest still labels me as someone to “In all institutions, the more we can and washing clothes to women. humanize and understand who we’re known person spewed racist of the spring semester is slight- blame for it all. I’ll admit that Universities’ handling of the coro- epitaphs including “Wuhan vi- ly less universal. I’m grateful I’ve been sheltered from previ- working with and what their resourc- navirus has also further empha- es are and what their challenges are, rus,” which felt like another per- to USC Housing for not imme- ous encounters of racism, but sized how institutions often ignore sonal attack against my Asian diately evicting everyone fol- my realization that it’s final- we can do a better job as educators,” the needs of first-generation and she said. “This is the care ethic that identity). I use daily runs in the lowing the transition to online ly occurring now comes as our low-income students. Arizona State park as a legal excuse to get out classes, but the fear of poten- collective trust is fracturing — we’ve lost in a world that promotes University president Michael Crow masculinism.” of the house. Maybe I’m just par- tially being stuck in Los Angeles even members of my supposed told The Arizona Republic that con- anoid, but every time I venture with domestic flight reductions Trojan Family have now decid- sidering housing refunds was at the Andrea Klick is a sophomore outside, I see lingering stares — as well as the implied mes- ed that my race poses a threat bottom of his to-do list, even though and extra-concerted efforts at sage that those who could would to them. writing about women’s identities. Her that money could help students pay column, “She is Fierce,” runs every for necessary expenses. other Monday.

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REVIEW Netflix delivers with touching original family drama ‘Uncorked’

FILM UNCORKED Length: 1h 44m Genre: Comedy, Drama Rating: R Release Date: March. 27 2020

By EDUARDO OCAMPO Staff Writer Memphis-style barbecue and wines from Napa Valley to Sicily aren’t the only things at odds with each other in Netflix’s latest film “Uncorked.” Writer and direc- tor Prentice Penny (“Insecure,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), in his feature film debut, captures the struggle between father and son in a generational conflict be- tween keeping tradition alive and pursuing individual passions. Elijah (Mamoudou Athie) works two jobs: one at his family’s long-standing barbecue restau- rant and the other at a local win- ery. His father Louis (Courtney B. Vance) wants Elijah to even- tually take over the restaurant to keep the family business alive. There’s just one slight problem: Elijah isn’t interested in spending the rest of his life buying hickory wood and cutting up ribs. What he wants is to become a master sommelier. The joy that exudes from Elijah’s face is apparent every time he drinks a glass of pinot gri- gio, a Riesling or any other wine. From the moment he tastes the drink, he’s able to decipher the re- gion it came from and the year the Photo courtesy of Nina Robinson / Netflix grapes were plucked. It’s a passion Actors Mamoudou Athie (left) and Courtney B. Vance (right) star in Netflix’s latest original film “Uncorked,” as a father and that he knows is hard for his fam- son duo at odds over their respective passions — wine and barbecue. ily, especially his father, to under- stand. But it’s a love nonetheless same faults that first-time direc- The room turns quiet — both between him and his father they’re drinking is a 2006 Alta that equals the one his father has tors typically make. At a 104-min- have something on their mind, evolve. That’s when Nash comes Vista Single Vineyard Temis and for the restaurant. ute runtime, the film drags with but they stop themselves, opting in as the caring mother who tells chefs cutting up and smothering When he finally garners the an unnecessary amount of transi- to say nothing instead. it like it is. Her performance ribs with homemade barbecue courage to tell his entire fami- tion shots. Not only that, but an Elijah is naturally goofy, and as becomes more engrossing and sauce play out like scenes from ly, they look perplexed. The term overabundance of song choices a pickup line, compares Riesling, emotionally impactful as she “Chef’s Table.” Cinematographer sommelier is foreign to them, makes the film feel like it wants a sweet white wine, to Drake be- sees the relationship between especially to his mother Sylvia to blare whatever single is cur- cause they’re both “in their feel- her husband and son falter. She, Elliot Davis shoots these scenes (Niecy Nash), who mistakenly rently popular for no reason. ings.” He’s corny but the likable along with Elijah’s motivating extremely up close, capturing says “Somalian” and “sommely” Luckily, these are single issues type. His smile lingers on for too girlfriend Tanya (Sasha Compere), the marbling of raw meat and the instead. that don’t hinder the plot. long, unsure of what to do or say are the beacons of rationale in pouring of wine into a glass. He’s Dinner scenes between the Penny never devolves scenes next. But where he resembles “Uncorked.” They aren’t afraid to able to highlight the level of pre- family as well as Syliva and Louis’ into melodramatic sequences of his father most is in his inabili- push their partners to confront cision that it takes to succeed in banter are where the dialogue ex- excessive anger. Most of the time, ty to voice his thoughts in times their feelings head-on even when these respective fields. cels, playing out more like im- conversations are restrained, with of conflict. Athie and Vance’s fa- it’s uncomfortable. “Uncorked” blends comedy and provisation in the film’s funniest the camera lingering on people ther-son performances shine at Their words can only go so far, drama in a film that champions moments. But Penny’s screenplay holding back what they want to depicting the stubbornness of as both Louis and Elijah do what manages to tread between bal- say. Louis and Elijah, in particu- men, who instead of giving in to they know best and focus on bar- people doing what they love and ancing comedic bursts with quiet lar, can’t manage to hold a conver- their emotions, repress them. becuing and wine tasting. What delving into why they love it. The moments of family drama. sation that lasts more than a few The more time Elijah devotes to follows are scenes detailing their true contrast in the movie isn’t Although the film’s writing is minutes without having to pre- studying theory and wine tasting, respective crafts. Sommeliers just between wine and barbecue, strong, Penny does fall into the tend like they’re semi-interested. the more the unspoken tension deciphering that the red wine but between father and son. Musicians serenade the nation from their homes with virtual concert Elton John hosted the Living the goodness that’s still happen- performed over the weekend was lighthearted, a few band mem- performances, John closed the ing in the world — those doc- stripped-down with an emotion- bers brought in their kids for evening with “Don’t Let the Sun Room Concert Benefit amid tors, nurses and scientists on the al tone that her genuine, warm backup. Their performance Go Down on Me,” played on his the coronavirus pandemic. front lines — they’re living proof voice brought beauty to. brought old and new fans togeth- son’s keyboard. With a strong, that most superheroes don’t wear As if the melody didn’t speak er through television screens. renowned voice, the power of By EMILY SAGEN capes. It’s inspiring that once we for itself, Keys changed the lyrics Relaxed in a baseball cap John’s lyrics traveled far. He sang: Staff Writer get through these tough times, to fit the occasion and sang to at- and sweats, Billie Eilish and her “Don’t let the sun go down on me Hosted by Elton John, the better days lie ahead.” home audiences “She’s riding in a brother-producer Finneas took to / Although I search myself, it’s al- Celebrities from all facets of taxi back to the kitchen / Talking the stage from their living room iHeart Living Room Concert for ways someone else that I see.” entertainment such as Russel to the driver ’bout his children sofa. The two sang “Bad Guy” America aired on Fox Sunday A master of the piano, John de- Wilson, Ciara, Lady Gaga, Lizzo, and wife / A first responder who from her debut album, “When evening as coronavirus cases livered a short performance with Melissa McCarthy and Ellen was risking her life / To give us We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We a powerful message resonating surged globally. Throughout DeGeneres were also present, her love and give it right on time.” Go?” with viewers around the nation. the night, performers popped in sharing their support and re- This rendition was a hopeful Eilish’s soft voice was accom- to provide relief in the form of minding viewers to donate to one, fitting for the evening. panied by Finneas’ rhythm-keep- With the concert, listeners entertainment and shared their First Responders Children’s Next on the screen were the ing on his guitar and deep-toned and celebrities together were comforting words for the world. Foundation and Feeding Backstreet Boys, reunited. The background vocals. Before begin- able to raise nearly $8 million in John opened the concert with America. group performed an energetic liv- ning her set, Billie sent her love donations to First Responders a touching message for the audi- Alicia Keys began her intimate ing-room rendition of their clas- to audiences. Children’s Foundation and ence. performance casually dressed sic song “I Want It That Way.” “Love to you, your families, Feeding America. While social “There’s a lot of grief out and sitting at a deep-purple pi- Each joining in from their respec- your loved ones, everybody,” she distancing, hosting an event like there, uncertainty and fear, but ano in her home. She sang her tive homes, one couldn’t help but said. “Let’s stay strong together. this brought people together and let me tell you what’s going to recently released power-bal- to get up, dance and sing along. Take care.” created a sense of unity amid the keep us together,” he said. “All lad “Underdog.” The version she Keeping it fun and After a slew of other chaos. A&E April 1, 2020 | WWW.DAILYTROJAN.COM PAGE 5 Ne-Yo vs. Johntá Austin battle shows R&B is the greatest genre before he was old enough to legally guy’s car up to no good. I’ll leave it consume alcohol. at that. Ellice Ellis Interestingly enough, many of Today, there a few artists like the records Austin penned at such a Ne-Yo who can bounce vocals EVERYTHING young age are often categorized as from song to song all while leav- BUT THE SONG “grown” and “sexy music.” They are ing a lasting impression on each; ballads that would usually be heard his hooks are undeniably great. on an urban radio station’s “quiet From Ghostface’s “Back Like That,” efining a hit song or storm” format or during the tail-end Fabolous’ “Make Me Better” to the approximating the formula of a summer cookout. karaoke ballad “Hate That I Love for a timeless record is D When I think of other artists who You,” his crooning and writing are nearly impossible. Yes, pop songs are produced such vulnerable music in more than just catchy, and you can flooding the airwaves with identical their youth, more famous names pinpoint an exact vibe for each song arrangements and catchy hooks, come to mind. Stevie Wonder wrote he’s featured on. but not every record that emulates and co-wrote many songs at a young Listening to “Come through the the last No. 1 single is a guaranteed age, my favorite being Smokey block in the brand new Benz” on the success. Robinson and the Miracle’s “The Xtreme-produced “Back Like That,” As someone who grew up in Tears of a Clown” at age 17. Adele’s feels like being an audience member the 2000s, listening to every R&B debut single, “Hometown Glory,” the on “106 & Park.” It’s like he wrote di- album I could get my hands on first song she ever wrote, was penned rectly for music video countdowns — “The Emancipation of Mimi,” at just 16 years old. and middle school gym dances. “B’Day,” “Trey Day” and the list goes Although Austin’s solo music The final lesson solidified by the on — I know that there are two men hasn’t taken off in the way Ne-Yo’s Ne-Yo vs. Johntá Austin battle was (among others) who most certain- did, Sunday night’s battle showed what I miss about the genre as a ly have the formula for a hit record: us that his writing catalog is exten- whole. R&B has its unique marks Ne-Yo and Johntá Austin. sive. He devoured his competition and particular styles but crosses over Following previous Instagram with Mariah Carey’s “We Belong to and plays with pop and hip-hop Live beat and songwriting bat- Kevin Yin | Daily Trojan Together” and Mary J. Blige’s “Be all the time, and that’s what made it tles, such as the ones between The- Without You,” the record Billboard fun and exciting in the late ’90s and be the next Ne-Yo and not work with only to the power of music but to the Dream vs. Sean Garrett and the orig- ranked as the most successful R&B/ early 2000s. him. culture of R&B that once was. inators’ Swizz Beatz vs. Timbaland, Hip-Hop Song of all time. Although they still exist, rap-sung And although I love today’s R&B I applaud Timbaland and Swizz the two R&B legends went hit for hit Secondly, what I gathered from collaborations aren’t as popular or artists in their own right, the mu- Beats for bringing R&B lovers to- Sunday trying to one-up each other the conversation was how simple but simply good as they used to be — sic can be almost too introspec- gether over Instagram Live with with their classic records. effective Ne-Yo’s songwriting is. “You take Drake’s “Hotline Bling” win- tive to produce a radio hit. Records these exciting matchups. In lieu of There’s a lot to be deciphered look so dumb right now,” is arguably ning the Grammy Award for Best like Mario’s “Let Me Love You,” the actual concerts, they serve as a break from these battles but most notably one of the most basic opening lines Rap/Sung Performance. Where is eighth most successful single of the from the horrors of the coronavirus that Austin is a criminally underrat- in history, but it works for Rihanna’s the dynamic between vocalist and decade as ranked by Billboard, sim- pandemic, an opportunity to give ed songwriting prodigy, “Take A Bow.” In Ne-Yo’s writing, emcee? I can’t two-step to it, and I ply do not exist. the people behind the music their Opening the battle with Tyrese’s there are few double entendres or can’t imagine Rocsi and Terrence J In an early iteration of flowers and a reminder that music “Sweet Lady” it was revealed to me intensely metaphoric verses found rightfully garnering the attention of “Everything but the Song,” I wrote brings people together. in Instagram Live comments and on today in the songs of Frank Ocean listeners or introducing it as a No.1 about how R&B is not dead, naming Twitter that he wrote the record at or NAO. Instead, he writes experi- video on “106 & Park” without cring- several of today’s overlooked talents. Ellice Ellis is a senior writing the tender age of 15. I did some dig- ences — ones directly translatable to ing. The genre isn’t lifeless, but it certain- about the music industry and social ging, and the Atlanta native also music videos and conversations on Rappers today make pseudo- ly is not as wide-reaching as it used justice. She is also one of the Arts & wrote Toni Braxton’s classic “Just love to be had among girlfriends. My R&B records, but not ones that com- to be. With more than 70,000 people Entertainment editors for the Daily Be a Man About It” and the Aayliah favorite, the hook he sang on Plies’ pliment the genre enough to lend glued to their phone screens to hear Trojan. Her column, “Everything favorite “I Don’t Wanna,” one of the “Bust It Baby, Pt. 2,” instantly plac- to a successful collaboration with two producers (not artists, but pro- but the Song,” typically runs every few available on streaming services, es me in the passenger seat of some R&B’s artists. It’s as if they want to ducers), the battle is a testimony not other Wednesday. PAGE 6 April 1, 2020 | WWW.DAILYTROJAN.COM NEWS Follow Our Growing APPeal

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Daily Trojan file photo Students, employees and a faculty member are the only guests residing at USC Hotel. It canceled guest reservations in March. HOTEL | Students who went Daily Trojan abroad are in quarantine top stories & features | continued from page 1 | cleaning supplies, masks, gloves classes in person.” to protect us from any situation.” On his flight back to L.A., In an interview with the the student expected to receive Daily Trojan, Minne Hong Ho, continued guidance about executive director of marketing testing and the quarantine and communications for USC period but was met with limited Student Health, said USC Hotel aid, he said. has since minimized workers’ “I was supposed to get a call contact with students. By [from Student Health] — and creating a virtual contact list, nothing,” he said. “They should students were able to check have just told me ‘You know into the hotel without any in- what, I’m sorry, you can’t come person contact. More thorough @dailytrojan back to school right now.’ That cleanings have also been current campus images & stories would have sucked, but at least implemented in high-traffic I would have understood it. But I areas in the hotel and across Sometimes it’s good to was told that I could come back.” campus. As the coronavirus pandemic The student who requested evolved during Olmedo’s stay, anonymity said he often left the the hotel implemented new hotel to meet friends but did not protocols. After Gov. Gavin enter campus. be a follower. “[Student Health] highly Newsom’s stay-at-home mandate, Olmedo said she noticed activity suggested that I stay inside my in the hotel, including room and [room],” he said. “I won’t lie — I food service, decrease. definitely left. It was a little bit “Before the [stay-at-home] selfish on my part ... but there order, Grubhub people could was no guard at the door.” Daily come [to the floor], my parents Olmedo, who stayed at the would come up,” Olmedo said. hotel throughout her quarantine, Daily Trojan said that the initial letter she YouTube videos “After the shutdown, they Trojan stopped letting people come up, received from Student Health Top USC stories and it would just have to be the during her stay seemed to only suggest that students remain in Sports & campus info workers.” Yaneth, a housekeeper at their rooms. She later received the hotel who asked that her stricter guidelines from Vice last name be ommited out of President for Student Affairs concern for her job, said initially Winston Crisp. only room service personnel “I would agree with [the were informed about students anonymous student] that at the self-quarantining at the hotel. beginning, especially the first @dailytrojan However, after a room service few days I was there, it did feel Breaking news worker misrepresented the like a suggestion — the only explicit rule was to not go onto Exclusive stories situation to other employees, hotel management held a USC campus,” Olmedo said. Daily Trojan meeting to inform the rest of the “Later on, we got a different reporter/columnist podcasts staff that students were being letter, and it was more strict.” quarantined out of precaution. In the letter, Crisp instructed “For our safety, we weren’t students to follow social Of course, there’s always allowed to [go up to the floor] — distancing guidelines and stated only room service was allowed that those who did not would the old-fashioned way too: to leave the food at their doors,” face disciplinary action. Yaneth said in Spanish. “There “In order to effectively help was bags [available for each us protect the community, we students’ trash]. All the food was need all residents to follow the in disposable kitchenware.” social distancing guidelines,” dailytrojan.com Although Yaneth worked the letter read. “Failure to do so in housekeeping, she did not endangers those around you and E-mailed headlines • Blogs interact directly with the self- will not be tolerated … Please DailyTrojan.comPhoto galleries • News updates quarantining students. As the be advised that any violation Online bonus content situation continued, she and her of the University’s Student co-workers were assigned less Conduct Code ... can and will work each day. result in disciplinary conduct “We didn’t have anything to proceedings.” do on those floors, our work in Although limited resources a sense slowed down,” Yaneth prevent the hotel from enforcing Daily Trojan said. “As co-workers, all of us self-quarantine measures, Chief The official student news source since 1912 looked out for each other and Health Officer Dr. Sarah Van protected each other and had | see VIRUS, page 7 | NEWS April 1, 2020 | WWW.DAILYTROJAN.COM PAGE 7 VIRUS | Hotel accomodates Keck staff USC Security Roundup The following incidents were reported MISCELLANEOUS | continued from page 6 | in the USC Dept. of Public Safety INCIDENTS Orman said she hopes those at incident report summary between the hotel follow social distancing Friday, March 20, and Monday, AT 4:07 P.M. March 20, it was re- guidelines. March 30. ported that a student driving his ve- “We don’t really have the hicle collided with another student resources to monitor people, CRIMES AGAINST A PER- driving her vehicle, causing major damage at 30th Street and Orchard nor should I believe in any way SON that we should have to monitor Street. AT 7:30 A.M. March 21, a patient re- people to do what is not only the T 4:14 P.M. March 20, it was reported legal but also the ethical and the ported that a patient care technician slapped her face while attending to that a student was examined and re- moral thing to do,” Van Orman leased at Founders Apartments after said. her at Keck Medical Hospital. having an adverse reaction to con- While no systemwide security AT 6:01 P.M. March 26, it was report- suming cannabis-infused cookies. measures were put in place, ed that a suspect took a package that Olmedo recalled overhearing a was dropped by a student as he was AT 3:17 P.M. March 27, it was report- conversation her friend had with transporting several packages to his ed that a fire alarm was activated a hotel worker who asked her to residence at Founders Apartments. by an unknown cause at Troyland return to her room after she left Apartments. to collect ice from a machine on their floor. CRIMES AGAINST AT 11:33 P.M. March 28, it was report- “They were all very nice,” ed that a student was examined and Olmedo said. “I could hear from PROPERTY released into the care of his room- my door that an interaction AT 2:35 A.M. March 24, it was report- mate at Mardi Gras Apartments af- was going on outside, and they ed that a non-USC male drove an ter having an adverse reaction to were just like, ‘I’m sorry, you electric cart into a light post, caus- consuming cannabis-infused cook- need to go back to your room … ing unspecified damage, at Jefferson ies. Whatever you need, we’ll take Blvd and Hoover Street. He sus- it to you — just don’t leave your tained a cut to his forehead and was AT 9:32 A.M. March 30, it was re- room.’” treated and released at the scene. ported that a fire alarm was acti- The student who wished to vated when the top of a truck struck remain anonymous left his self- AT 5:42 P.M. March 27, it was re- an overhead fire sprinkler head in- isolation period four days before ported that a suspect entered an side a parking garage at Century it was complete and said he unsecured vehicle at Flower Street Apartments, causing it to break. received limited help from the Parking Structure and attempted to Facilities Management Services per- University to secure housing. start it by tampering with the igni- sonnel were requested and respond- Now in New York, the student tion, but was unsuccessful. The per- ed to replace the sprinkler head. said he believes the University son also removed a leather portfolio. forced him to relocate to a region Daily Trojan file photo AT 10:29 P.M. March 30, it was re- Care for Caregiver that faces worse conditions than will allow Keck Hospital workers to stay at the hotel ported that a staff member was both L.A. and Rome. Currently, if they worry about spreading the virus or live far from the hospital. transported to a local hospital for New York has nearly 76,000 treatment after falling and injuring spaces at the hotel are currently that the hotel will be playing in her head, neck and knees. cases, while the full country of reserved for University students the coming weeks ... is to provide Italy has more than 105,000. L.A. and employees. A new program, a place for our healthcare County currently has more than called Care for the Caregiver, will 3,000 cases. workers who are working at Keck accommodate Health Sciences “Objectively, USC has put me Medicine.” Campus employees who live far closer to this two times over,” According to an email to the he said. “Say what you will with from campus or cannot return Daily Trojan from Executive home for fear of spreading the it being in my home, that’s fine, Director of USC Hospitality and virus to their households. but I also paid for housing … USC Hotel Dirk De Jong, guest In an ideal world, I would have “[The hotel houses] people who are returning from studying reservations were canceled liked to stay in L.A., even during following Folt and Zukoski’s Dd i g i taaily l Trojan this whole situation. It’s better abroad and many of those people memo March 13 and will not for me professionally, personally, were also self-isolating,” Van Orman told the Daily Trojan. “It resume until April 14. Students, dailytrojan.com mentally, emotionally ... and I @dailytrojan expressed that to them.” might be someone who needs to employees and a faculty member In an interview with the self-isolate but has nowhere to are the only current occupants Breaking News | Sports Updates | Images | Podcasts Daily Trojan, Ho said all room go … The really important role of the hotel.

ADMISSION | USC to hold virtual sessions for prospective students | continued from page 1 | “I’m trying my best to be un- missing out on a traditional se- derstanding of the situation [be- nior year with prom and senior cause] I know it’s out of most night but also on a normal fresh- people’s control,” Abiera said. man experience. “The only thing we can do is just “All that new college freshman be aware of ourselves and do ev- stuff that I don’t really get to ex- erything we can to prevent this perience like everyone else did [pandemic] from getting worse.” really sucks because it’s really Abiera said even with limited only our class this has ever hap- options, admitted students have pened to,” Obong said. “No one started interacting with each really knows what’s going on, other through social media to and it’s just really hectic. No one celebrate their acceptance to the prepares for this, obviously, so I University. don’t know how to react.” “I’ve already started meeting a Dean of Admission Timothy lot of other [admitted] students Brunold said that while the cir- through Instagram and group cumstances are not ideal, USC chats on GroupMe, which is re- has moved admitted student ally cool,” Abiera said. “I’m start- sessions online and is trying to ing to get to know some people support prospective students before we even get to do these through general information admitted students events, so we sessions, financial aid panels are finding our own ways to stay and student services panels with connected during this time.” USC Housing and Residential Brunold said informational Education. sessions will be held via Zoom “Whether it’s virtual or in per- and other virtual platforms at son, it’s all about meeting each different times of day to accom- other,” Brunold said. “It’s all modate international students’ about making sure that people varied time zones. He added have the information that they that regional hangouts, aimed at Daily Trojan file photo need, and we’re very much com- bringing students from similar Thousands of high school seniors around the world celebrated their USC acceptances last week, mitted to that, so I’m optimistic geographic areas together, would although the notification came without the usual box, certificate and invitations to admitted students’ events. about these sessions.” be held in addition to specific sessions aimed at first-genera- reason why anyone should imag- final transcripts before join- and A-Level tests have been can- Madeline Abiera, a senior at ine that their studies would have ing USC but have been grant- celed. the Orange County School of the tion, marginalized, spring-ad- mitted and international stu- to be interrupted,” Brunold said. ed an extension until the end of While the University dead- Arts, said her acceptance to the “Regardless of what happens, Fall 2020 with exams around the line to commit remains May 1, School of Cinematic Arts bright- dents. “We know that students have USC is committed to do it do- world getting postponed or can- the frequently asked questions ened the period of quarantine. ing the best that it can to contin- celed. section on the admitted student Despite missing out on typical been preparing for this next step in their educational journey ue to educate and support stu- While Advanced Placement website states that extensions prospective student experienc- dents.” exams will still be held on- would be considered on a case- es, Abiera said she is excited to for literally their entire lives to this point, and there’s really no First-year incoming students line, international tests such by-case basis for extenuating join USC. are usually expected to submit as International Baccalaureate circumstances. Daily Trojan PAGE 8 | WednesdayC,lassifie April 1, 2020 | WWW.DAILYTROJAN.COM/CLASSIFIEDSd s

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came out of retirement three sense for the franchise to make Amanda times before officially calling it some changes. six commitments in March quits at age 41. Like Brady, Favre The Bucs offer Brady an excit- coach [Andy] Enfield has a plan for spent the majority of his career USC hoops also added a few Sturges ing new challenge. Shockingly transfers to its impressive me. He wants me to play for him and with a single team — the Green enough, Brady actually pitched knows exactly how I play and how he Bay Packers — before short himself to Arians and Bucs gen- roster for the 2020 season. wants to get me better. It was all gen- stints with the New York Jets and THE STATE OF PLAY eral manager Jason Licht, and it uine.” Minnesota Vikings. By SHAWN FARHADIAN USC is still awaiting decisions Beyond leaving his longtime makes sense if you think about Sports Editor from Jalen Green, Ziaire Williams, franchise, the move can be a it. The Bucs haven’t made the Despite having its Pac-12 Greg Brown, Joshua Christopher and was 12 years old when right risky one for Brady’s continued postseason since 2007, but Brady Tournament and March Madness Makur Maker, all of whom are top-12 fielder Ichiro Suzuki was success as a player. If he wants will surely take advantage of hopes cut short by the coronavirus recruits nationally in the Class of 2020. traded from the Seattle his seventh ring, he might not their receiving corps. He now I pandemic, the USC men’s basketball Williams — the No. 5 player in the Mariners to the New York earn it on a Bucs squad that went has the opportunity to see what team has maintained its strong pres- nation — will likely be at the top Yankees. I didn’t keep up with 7-9 last season and faces tough he can do for a franchise that of USC’s list, as the Sierra Canyon sports news at the time, but the competition in the NFC. ence on the recruiting trail for the doesn’t have it all figured out 2020 and 2021 seasons. shooting guard has USC in his top sense of betrayal I felt when I Brady has been part of the yet. saw the player who had been The Trojans landed two top-eight six along with Arizona, Stanford, same winning formula for two Brady also has little to lose, playing for the Mariners all my California recruits — four-star shoot- North Carolina, UCLA and Oregon. decades under head coach Bill which is something that can’t life in a Yankees jersey was over- Belichick and owner Robert ing guards Reese Dixon-Waters of USC will be keeping a close eye be said for Belichick and the whelming. Kraft, so the traditionally more St. Bernard and Malik Thomas of on Moussa Cisse, Kennedy Chandler The loss of such a big name cautious quarterback’s play Patriots. Struggling for a small-mar- Damien, who committed to USC and Zaon Collins in hopes to add in Northwest sports was tough, under Bucs head coach Bruce ket team wouldn’t put him under last week. Although it is early, USC onto their already-impressive 2021 and that’s why I can’t imag- Arians is sure to be an intriguing nearly as much fire as struggling now has the No. 1 recruiting class class. ine what it will be like for New storyline. for the traditionally top-tier for 2021. Dixon-Waters and Thomas The Trojans’ 2018 and 2019 re- England Patriots fans to see Tom Overall, though, Brady’s deci- Patriots. will join Mater Dei center Harrison cruiting classes ranked 18th and Brady suit up as a Tampa Bay sion to leave at this point in his There is always the possibility Hornery in the class. 7th respectively in the nation per Buccaneer. career serves a mutual benefit to that Brady’s numbers continue Dixon-Waters announced his 247Sports. The 2020 class is not re- commitment to USC in a video post- peating as a top-20 national finish In an unprecedented time both him and New England. And to decline and that he misses the when nearly every league had I’m not just saying he made the ed to his social media accounts last thus far as USC currently sits in 50th playoffs for the first time since Tuesday, and Thomas announced place, but the incoming class is far already suspended or canceled right choice because I’m tired of 2008. There are always critics play due to the coronavirus, the the Brady-Belichick combo beat- his commitment online via the from a disappointment. who insist that a 42-year-old has news of Brady’s departure from ing my Pittsburgh Steelers. Compton Magic’s Twitter account Headlining the 2020 class is his team of 20 years was perhaps For a team that reached the no business continuing to play three days later. five-star center Evan Mobley from just as unfathomable for those AFC Championship in eight football, and maybe they’re right. “As a kid, USC was my dream Rancho Christian in Temecula. who grew up watching him play. consecutive years, losing in the But whether Brady goes 0-16 school,” Dixon-Waters said per Mobley is listed as the No. 2 play- Although fans knew Brady’s 2019 Wild Card had to be a ma- or 16-0 with the Bucs, his legacy 247Sports. “I always wanted to go er in the country behind Oklahoma contract was ending, that didn’t jor letdown, especially given that with the Patriots won’t change. there. It’s closer to home so my fam- State commit Cade Cunningham. make it any easier when he an- Brady’s last throw was a pick-6. The Whether you love him or hate ily can be at every home game, and I The two, along with Emoni Bates nounced his decision to leave Brady-led Patriots squad trended him and whether you love or hate love the school coaches.” of Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti, the team on Twitter. Brady was downward last year, starting out his decision, let Tom Brady go In addition, Wofford junior for- Mich., were named finalists for the flooded with positive messag- a perfect 8-0 before going 4-4 to out how he wants to — he’s given ward Chevez Goodwin, Santa Clara 2019-20 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year award. es about his legacy, but there end the regular season. the league 20 of the best seasons junior guard Tahj Eaddy and Utah Valley junior guard Isaiah White The cancellations of the Pac-12 were also many fans who won- I’m not pinning the Patriots’ it has ever seen from a player. dered why he would choose to turnaround entirely on Brady announced their transfers to USC and NCAA tournaments cut USC’s spend the last years of his sto- by any means, but this Patriots last week, joining three-star center opportunities to prove itself short ried career anywhere other than team appeared very different Amanda Sturges is a sopho- Boubacar Coulibaly of San Gabriel this season, but the USC coach- Foxborough. from the powerhouse we’ve more writing about the impact of Academy on the long list of March ing staff and athletic director Mike One user commented, “Stop it. grown accustomed to seeing. sports. She is also a features edi- additions to the Trojans’ 2020 roster. Bohn are looking forward to the Retire. For the love of god, stop When that happens and your tor for the Daily Trojan. Her col- “Academically [USC] has what bright future USC basketball seems Favreing,” comparing Brady to quarterback is 42 years old with umn, “Out of the Park,” typically I want to major in,” Goodwin said to have in store as the Trojans attract quarterback Brett Favre, who an expiring contract, it makes runs every other Tuesday. per 247Sports. “That was big. Then top recruits from across the country.