By: Emily Young MA ‘16

If there is one thing you should work on before starting college, it’s your Facebook, not your resume or your baking skills. Yes Facebook.

By: AnnaLiese Burich ‘17

Hi! My name is AnnaLiese. My legal name is Anna and my middle name is Liese, but I’ve always smashed the two names together to be the uniquely-capitalized name that I have. I’m a junior here at USC, and I like food, TV, and sometimes people. Okay, kidding about the people part—I am lucky enough to have some pretty great ones in my life. Just so you can picture me while I’m talking to you, I’m the one in the patriotic striped shirt. Go America!

By: Rini Sampath, ‘16

This weekend, the 2015-2016 USG team and I traveled to the City of Industry for our annual fall retreat to kick off the year with team building activities, diversity training, and planning for our year of advocacy, programming, and funding.

By: Emily Young MA ‘16

I am a huge believer in the power of two very important words: “thank you”—you can’t say them enough. In building your career path, it is important to be gracious about all the opportunities you receive and acknowledge them. Mentors, job interviewers, informational interviewees, professors, friends, family etc., they all deserve thank-you letters.

By: Rini Sampath ‘16

Hi there! My name is Rini Sampath and I’m the Student Body President here at the beautiful University of Southern California. You probably have seen my face on posters on campus. Or heard how my hair is so big because it’s full of secrets. Or maybe you are one of my true and trusted friends loyally reading this blog entry. Or maybe not, that’s okay, too.

By: Emily Young MA ‘16

An elevator pitch is a speech designed to capture someone’s attention and answer the universal question “tell me about yourself.” In about 30-45 seconds, the length of an elevator ride, you should get across who you are and what you aspire to become.

By: Emily Young MA ‘16

Have you never been to Coachella, Stagecoach, Austin City Limits, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Burning Man, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, etc? You are not alone. Hi I’m Emily, age 22, and I am a summer concert newbie, unless, if you count Air and Style, but that’s the minor leagues. I’m talking the real deal: multiple days, huge headliners everyone has heard of, and ticket prices that will break your heart and wallet.

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.

By: Emily Young MA ‘16

Networking and building your personal brand image isn’t top of mind when you think of social media platforms like Twitter. If you have never utilized Twitter to build your personal brand you probably have perceptions of Twitter like this:

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.

By: Judy Lee ‘17

“Are you guys excited for Jon Cozart?” Approximately 200 high pitch screams pierce the convention hall in a resounding mix of “yes” and “woo” as a celebrity walks onto the stage. Is he on the cover of all the tabloids? Not quite.

By: Judy Lee ‘17

Super late post on Comic Con, but a must! Comic Con 2015 was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Interesting (though not necessarily surprising) enough, the demographic was older than Anime Expo. This led me to the realization that while I always imagine “comic book nerds” as ostracized teens, they’re now at a point where a lot of them are grown up.