The Bar-On Brief: The only desired disease — senioritis

The Bar-On Brief: The only desired disease — senioritis If you stop caring now, you didn’t care in the first place Illustration by Elinda Xiao By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist December 15, 2016 It’s a well known fact that the worst time of year to fall ill is finals week. Students come to school with … Continue reading The Bar-On Brief: The only desired disease — senioritis

The Bar-On Brief: The saying to keep in mind with final exams around the corner

The Bar-On Brief: The saying to keep in mind with final exams around the corner A tribute to John Lennon and The Beatles Illustration by Kira Garlick By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist December 8, 2016 The mind truly is our most amazing asset. It tells us right from wrong, guides us through our predicaments and does … Continue reading The Bar-On Brief: The saying to keep in mind with final exams around the corner

The Bar-On Brief: The pen is becoming the sword

The Bar-On Brief: The pen is becoming the sword A guide to differentiating between real news, fake news and analysis By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist December 1, 2016 • The pen is mightier than the sword. That’s the phrase I live by as a journalist and someone who values written diplomatic difference of opinion as opposed … Continue reading The Bar-On Brief: The pen is becoming the sword

Law and Religion: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Click for the article with Chicago style footnote citations: Law and Religion_ To Sides Of The Same Coin Law and Religion: To Sides Of The Same Coin Introduction Donald Davis’ The Spirit of Hindu Law challenges readers to push back on the parochial notions of ‘law’ being a set of rules enforced by the state and […]

Daylight saving is more controversial than you think

Daylight saving is more controversial than you think By SHAULI BAR-ON November 4, 2019in Columns, Opinion It might be a shock to learn that France is the country with the greatest number of time zones a whopping 12 different districts. Of course, the contiguous, metropolitan France is all under the same time jurisdiction; the country has simply colonized […]

The Bar-On Brief: Fall break exists thanks to student demand

The Bar-On Brief: Fall break exists thanks to student demand By SHAULI BAR-ON October 21, 2019 in Columns, Opinion Engemann Student Health Center and Undergraduate Student Government gathered data that demonstrated a spike in counseling requests from students around the eighth week of the fall semester. (Daily Trojan file photo) Too often is the media looking to scrutinize USC […]

The Bar-On Brief: USC must commit to campus-based kosher food option

The Bar-On Brief: USC must commit to campus-based kosher food option By SHAULI BAR-ON October 7, 2019 in Columns, Opinion As of last week, it is year 5780 in the Jewish calendar. Jews around the world are celebrating the first month of the Jewish calendar, filled with happiness and holiday celebrations. This is no different for the Jews […]

The Bar-On Brief: Reaction to Felicity Huffman sentence is misguided

The Bar-On Brief: Reaction to Felicity Huffman sentence is misguided By SHAULI BAR-ON September 24, 2019 in Columns, Opinion Felicity Huffman — the first person charged in the college admissions scheme — was sentenced to two weeks in federal prison Sept. 13. She will also pay a $30,000 fine and commit to 250 hours of community service. Many on […]