"People I know are getting involved in really, really deep levels that I haven't seen before, " said Cao, a senior majoring in print journalism and political science.

CNN: USC sheds conservative image

Cao said that although there are actually few conservative organizations on campus, the conservative atmosphere today has remained because most students do not express their political beliefs.

CNN: USC sheds conservative image

"USC is very apathetic, " Cao said.

CNN: USC sheds conservative image

CAO's suspended chief executive Chen Jiulin said in an affidavit filed in November that the Beijing-based parent company had sold the shares to cover losses at its Singapore division.

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Bich Ngoc Cao, president of USC for Dean and managing editor of the alternative newspaper The Trojan Horse, said she saw previously uninvolved students participate in politics in response to the recall, and especially in response to Proposition 54, which she said made many students feel personally affected.

CNN: USC sheds conservative image