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Freshman Fears: Partying
By: Kelly Kinas ‘16
Kelly gives you some tips on how to always feel comfortable at a party if you do decide to go or other options than partying at USC.
dineL.A. Experience
By: Emily Young MA ‘16
dineL.A. is a special dining event that takes place every summer showcasing some of Los Angeles’ finest restaurants through a selection of specially priced prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus. The restaurants highlight the diversity of culinary experiences in Los Angeles with over 350 restaurants participating in dine.L.A.
Freshman Fears: Getting Involved
By: Kelly Kinas ‘16
You can do all the things! Your first semester freshman year is just trying all these new things and figuring out what works.
Work on It Wednesday: LinkedIn
By: Emily Young MA ‘16
Summer is a great time to invest in your career goals and personal image. During the school year, it is easy to get caught up in classwork and extra curricular activities and put your long-term career planning on the back burner. Therefore, each Wednesday I will post tips, tricks and advice from across the Internet to help you improve your online image and achieve your career goals. First step, LinkedIn!
Underappreciated USC Sports
By: Kelly Kinas ‘16
SO MANY SPORTS at USC are completely underappreciated. So I profiled 4 of them because they are awesome and everyone should watch them this coming school year. I love me some football but that’s not the most important thing all the time.
(CON)QUEST: Thoughts Of An Aging Otaku On Anime Expo 2015
By: Judy Lee ‘17
Hi, folks! Long time, no write—but here I am again to share my experiences at a few summer conventions I’ve attended this year! The first one I’ll be sharing was a couple weeks back and is near and dear to my heart.
USC Panhellenic Recruitment Tips
By: Kelly Kinas ‘16
Going through Panhellenic Recruitment this fall? Check out one of bloggers, Kelly, made a video blog to help you figure everything out.
Vamos a La Playa!
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
My first excursion outside of Madrid was to Barcelona because I have the good fortune of having family there at the moment and I needed a familiar face so badly I would have settled for a photo of a familiar face. Or maybe a 3D printed copy now that 3D Printers are a thing. But I didn’t have to settle, because I had the real thing- my cousin Bob is living and working in Barcelona with 14 other entrepreneurs and he graciously hosted my friend, Lauren, who is studying in Granada, and myself. Blood is thicker than water, as they say, and speaking of this, the water in Barcelona is mierda so you gotta buy it bottled everywhere you go.
A Delegate of Sorts
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
Last weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of representing the good old US of A, along with my roommate, as a delegate of sorts, if you will, at a 150-person, super exclusive fiesta about 40 minutes from Madrid hosted by an affluent friend of my host brother. Mind you, I didn’t ever participate in Model UN or even take the course when it was available to me sophomore year of high school (I took Comparative Religions instead because I wanted to open my mind and also because there were so many field trips), but I think after hearing how well I mingled, you may be willing to overlook my lack of qualifications.
Vamos a La Comisaria
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
You may be thinking to yourself, “Grace, what? How did you get carded in Madrid? Isn’t the drinking age there 18? Aren’t you several years older? I’ve always thought you have such a maturity about you well beyond your years!”
London Calling
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
Time to break out my ‘Ello Govnah playlist, which I’ve been constructing for upwards of 13 months now, because I’m about to leave for the airport to Londrés, which translates very nicely to London.
Anything Could Happen
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
I am going to hold myself accountable and post at least a few times a week because in the paraphrased words of the wonderful Ron Swanson, “Never half-ass anything. Except for swimsuits because that’s trendy now.” Which reminds me, I went to Barcelona a few weekends ago and have a lot to say about that, so stay tuned.