By: Emily Young MA ‘16

Ta-Dah! You’ve made it to the third week of classes. You are finally getting settled in and bam—a group project with students you have never met before. Thus, this week’s focus is leadership.

By: Emily Young MA ‘16

Have you ever heard of Big Data? Big Data explains that with the world’s use of technology constantly growing, the mass amount of data we produce can be organized and analyzed for key insights. Yesterday at Explore @ 4, there was a panel of five data scientists working for various companies, Dun & Bradstreet, Verizon, Netflix, KIPP, and OpenX, who use data to solve business problems.

By: Paul Samaha ‘17

Walking around the USC campus, you probably heard of an organization called Troy Camp as they recruit new counselors on Trousdale this week. But what exactly is Troy Camp? To get to the bottom of this question, I interviewed Junior Andie Furber (pictured below), who is the Troy Camp Director of Counselor Affairs.

By: Kelly Kinas ‘17

The first two weeks of school are great but unfortunately, they have come to an end. But I firmly believe that the first two weeks of school have some pretty strong ideals that should continue throughout the school year. Let me explain.

By: Kelly Kinas ‘16

Freaking out about GAME DAY today? Fear not! I’ve got 5 simple tips for you to follow to make any game day run smoother and have you actually make it to the game.

By: Kelly Kinas ‘17

With the second week of school just ending, hopefully we all should have gotten back into the swing of things from previous semesters. But those of you like me, I feel like I had a lot more knowledge about campus before I left for summer. When freshman come up to me and ask a question, I don’t automatically know the answer.

By: Emily Young MA ‘16

I was sitting in the computer lab with nothing pressing until 6:30pm. Yes, I could have done all of my prepared reading for weeks ahead, but we’re at USC—surely something had to be happening on campus. I scanned events online and looked at the clock—3:45; I could make it to Explore@4.

By: Rini Sampath ‘16

I love the analogy that success is like an iceberg — you only see 5-10% of what goes on, but rarely see the labors beneath the surface. I think the same goes for mental health.

By: Grace Carballo ‘17

If you kept up with my previous posts this summer, then feel free to skip this paragraph guilt-free, but if not, allow me to fill you in. From the end of May to mid-July, I participated in a study abroad program through Dornsife in which we took two Spanish courses and learned a whole lot outside the classroom, too.

By: Emily Young MA ‘16

I hope that everyone had a fantastic first day of school. The first day of school can be a bit overwhelming: finding your classes, getting books, awkward new friend exchanges, etc.; but instead of my experience, I want to highlight Emily Hunter, who literally stole the show.

By: Judy Lee ‘17

Let’s face it: moving day seems exciting in theory…not so much in practice. Here are 12 moments you probably experienced on move-in day:

By: Emily Young MA ‘16

I created Work On It Wednesday around the idea of taking time each week to invest in long-term career planning and building a personal image. During summer I found that it was easy to put my long-term career planning on the back burner when I didn’t have a set routine. Therefore, each Wednesday when I’ve posted tips, tricks, and advice to help improve your online image and achieve your career goals, I’ve been following them too.