In addition to our USC Libraries access to the current Los Angeles Times & the historical Los Angeles Times, the university has partnered with the Los Angeles Times to provide a free year-long digital subscription: https://my.usc.edu/los-angeles-times/
Use your USC email to sign up. If it asks for a code, you can put any text into that field and it should work.
When your renewal is about to expire, you will be notified by LA Times. At that time, they will let you know if the renewal for free access has been extended.