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U.S News and World Reports, the most popular college rankings platform, is facing the heat for its controversial rankings system. The Rhode Island School of Design is one of the first undergraduate schools to withdraw from the rankings, prompting discussion around university prestige. U-S-C's reputation has been a hot topic of discussion in recent years and R-I-S-D's decision to drop out calls into question of how U-S-C students considered the school's prestige when applying. To find out, Devon Lee asked U-S-C students for their opinion on the matter. 

Homeless encampments are now banned in Culver City. The City Council passed the ordinance yesterday in a three to two vote. And as Skye Lee reports, this has sparked some controversy. 

2024 Primaries are already on their way with the first person to announce their candidacy leading the way yesterday. Spencer Cline has more on the story.

Today we have an intriguing story about the increasing use of artificial intelligence. As you may know many students are turning to chatbots and language models like ChatGPT for academic help. However, some professors are questioning the ethical implications of such technology in the classroom.

What if I told you what Claire just said was actually written by ChatGPT? 

With a chat bot that good, it might not be long before us radio hosts are obsolete.

Let's see what USC professors have to say about this new tech, here is Cami Twomey with the story

It's only 26 days till spring break! From cities to mountains to sunny beaches, USC students are planning out this vacation in full swing. Janey Zhang has the story.

USC Annenberg celebrated the inaugural Charlotta Bass Day with a series of public speaking events earlier today, and welcomed some high-profile guests to engage with the Charlotta Bass Journalism and Justice Lab. Anthony Clingerman has that story.

As the weather gets warmer, fire season approaches. You would think the unprecedented rain would be a good thing, but it can also mean a more formidable fire season. Dana Hammerstrom spoke with an expert about how California residents and even us students can prepare for wildfire season.

Coming back to our story. On Saturday, thousands of people protested outside of City Hall on the 44th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Demonstrators stood in solidarity with the people of Iran and rallied against the human rights violations and mistreatment of women occurring in the country. Sarah Kahn has the story.

Nothing will top last year's Super Bowl when the L.A. Rams won at home in Sofi Stadium, but USC students are still here for the big game. Some even have money riding on Sunday's game.

During Bass’ campaign she promised to house 15,000 people by the end of her first year. What has she done so far?