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Our love of fashion is weighing heavily on the planet. Americans each throw away an average of 70 pounds of clothing a year. But it doesn’t have to be this way. There’s a global movement to change this. To embrace reuse and repair our clothes. Can a person, store, or event make a dent in this global issue? Sofia Fernandez spoke with practitioners of the movement to find out.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival celebrated in China and many Asian countries.

When a movement is really important it gets its own hashtag...and here's Jack Reid on #FreeBritneySpears!

Tomorrow is International Coffee Day! Drink up! Hao Xu spoke with coffee shop owners in South LA. 

A group of dedicated musicians based at USC donate their time to try to bring some joy to cancer patients at Keck hospital. They call themselves the Medicinal Music makers. Their goal is to use music as a tool for healing and bring some happiness to the patients and caregivers in the cancer ward. Gabriella Castania produced this report.

USC requires most students, faculty, and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but an email sent earlier this week adds a new requirement. Students, faculty and staff will also need to get the flu vaccine before November 1st. Wilko Martínez-Cachero asks students how they feel about this.

As California lifts its rental moratorium, many households are at risk of facing eviction. With hundreds of thousands of families applying for rental assistance, California is spending nearly $1.2 billion dollars in efforts to prevent evictions. Jose Romo has more. 

For decades Los Angeles hasn’t built enough homes to meet its growing housing demands. This has created fast-rising rents and home prices and put homeownership out of reach for thousands of Angelenos. Some families have responded by leaving Southern California altogether. Earlier this month Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two reforms targeting California housing, senate bills nine and 10, into law — repo...

What team bounced back from 2 losses to start the season, and is currently on an undefeated streak? USC women's soccer! Taylor Mills has more.

On Thursday night, the School of Dramatic Arts, or SDA, will hold its first-ever in-person performance since the COVID-19 outbreak. Sarah DeLappe’s (de-lap) The Wolves, a 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalist, follows a competitive women’s high school soccer team, navigating the transition from adolescence to womanhood. Madeline Horowitz spoke with the director, Sabra (sah-bra) Williams and actors Tali Gre...

A case of sexual harassment by a Lyft driver near campus was reported last Saturday. Students rely on this service and the university even partners with Lyft in their Safe Ride Program. The news has left students reevaluating the security of this so-called “safe ride.” Tess Patton has more. Ethan Huang and Zach Lustbader contributed to this report.

Recently, a USC student was involved in a serious accident while riding a Lime scooter. We spoke to students about the safety of these electric scooters and whether they will continue to trust them for their daily commute. Sam Reno has more.

Though Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 9 and 10 into law in mid-September, which will allow more housing units on properties previously designated for single-family zoning, the fight over local control for land use and zoning decisions is not quite over. Alexandra Applegate reports why opponents to the bill have not lost hope yet.

Marijuana use by college students is on the rise. Alcohol consumption is going down. This is according to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Institute of Social Research. Jack Reid looks at why.

USC’s Green Week sets to empower, inform and engage students in sustainable practices. But the environmental initiatives taken by the university are less than impressive when compared to other institutions in the country. How are students taking steps to embody a green lifestyle?

As you walk around campus, you may have seen new grey multistream recycling bins which are part of President Carol Folt’s vision for increasing sustainability efforts at USC. Sophia Soo has the story.

You pass by dozens of yellow jackets scattered across the area surrounding USC every day. But do you ever wonder what their typical day is like? The university contracts "security ambassadors," commonly referred to as “yellow jackets”, because of their bright-colored attire. They patrol nearby communities within a 2-and-a-half-mile radius around the USC campus. However, we hardly ever know any det...

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday, which began on Monday. Throughout the week, Hillel, a center for Jewish life on campus, is hosting events for students to observe the holiday. Madeline Horowitz spoke with Dave Cohn, the center’s Executive Director, to learn about the holiday and how to celebrate it.

The disappearance of online personality, Gabby Petito, has become an internet obsession, as videos related to her case have generated over a half-billion views on TikTok. This case has created a craze for amateur sleuths who often post unconfirmed theories, clues, and discussion threads across major social media platforms.

USC’s Green Week sets to empower, inform and engage students in sustainable practices. But, the environmental initiatives taken by the university are less than impressive when compared to other institutions in the country. How are students taking steps to embody a green lifestyle? Esther Quintanilla has the story.

Los Angeles was home to the Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night, honoring creatives and talent across the television industry. Yet the ceremony received backlash over a controversy that has marred the show since it first aired in 1949. Anthony Robledo has more on award shows ongoing representation problem.

If you are thinking about going to a bar in the coming weeks, you will have to show more than your ID. You also will have to show proof of vaccination. Eli Kleinmann has the story.

Booster shots for COVID-19 vaccines could begin to be available to all fully vaccinated Americans soon. James Li takes a look at how USC students feel about getting yet another shot.

Did you know you can get a free ride in Los Angeles? If you take the bus in L.A. County, the rides are free and have been since the start of the pandemic. Madeline Horowitz got more information from Dave Sotero, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, about this initiative.

If you've ever taken a business class at Marshall before, you might have noticed a change in the demographics of the students sitting beside you this semester. Jose Romo has the story.