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...bank. He could also have shut down the security cameras, alarm and telephone systems. The pair got access to the back side of the ATM and a room with boxes of backup customer data. Alsbury was able to drop a disc into an unattended, logged-on computer: a Trojan Horse virus could then download itself and allow him to hack the credit union's system. "There was nothing more we could have done," says Stickley laughing, when the pair returns triumphant to the parking lot. "We owned that place...
...dehumanization of the “Indian” moniker—no matter how tongue-in-cheek—only contributes to the politically correct debate that the author so sarcastically laments. Furthermore, the examples cited compare Native Americans to animals and, as is the case of the Trojan mascot, insinuate that real native peoples no longer exist, only their descendents. This type of characterization and generalization, in addition to the hostile tone in which the article is written, is hurtful and ignorant. It renders the article ineffective at instigating any type of real debate or discussion about...
Eighteen college papers published a joint editorial yesterday protesting the forced resignation of the editor-in-chief of the Daily Trojan, the student newspaper of the University of California (USC)—an effort intended to send a message to the USC administration and the collegiate journalism community. The piece, which also ran in The Crimson, opposed the suspension of USC senior Zach Fox’s application seeking reelection to the top content post at the school’s daily paper. Though the paper’s staff supported his election, Fox’s application, which...
...Although the Daily Trojan is not totally fiscally independent, its daily production has historically been student-run. Regardless of the formal level of independence of the paper, a meddling administration undermines the educational value of student journalism. Interventions like this assault the core values of student newspapers—objectivity and comprehensive coverage. They compromise journalistic integrity and tarnish the development of the next generation of journalists...
...across the nation by demonstrating a lack of trust in students to decide the structure and daily operation of their paper. But more importantly, it violates the fundamental value of the press. The university administration does a disservice to the whole of the USC community, not just the Daily Trojan editors whose decisions they rendered inconsequential. The integrity of the collegiate press is important to the greater integrity of the academy, where students and professors as well as journalists question and investigate and learn from the world around them. Those are values that motivate us as journalists, and we hope...