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Navigating Your First Year as a USC Trojan
by Lanie Brice
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Navigating Your First Year as a Spring Admit
by Lanie Brice
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How to Balance Your Social Life During Finals
by Donal Buckley
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Study Tips and Habits to Get Through Finals Season
by Lauren Liang
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What I Learned from an Evening with Shonda Rhimes
By: Felicia Zhu ‘17
Last Monday on November 16, 2015, Shonda Rhimes came to USC and spoke about her book Year of Yes. Her book describes how she changed her life for the better by saying yes to opportunities that she would normally turn down. Here’s what I learned from her at the Q&A.
Food for Thought: Study Snacks of Champions
By: AnnaLiese Burich ‘17
I think it’s been hitting us all recently: the end of the semester is basically here. I know, I know, it felt like we were battling the summer heat yesterday, but now it’s time to be buying Christmas presents, eating Thanksgiving turkey, and….studying for finals.
5 Outdoor Activities to Relieve Stress like an LAist
By: Samantha Romero ‘16
1. Paddle boarding is a great way to relieve stress while catching some sun at the beach. The best part is that there are nearby locations near Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach…
That One Tuesday Night When I Hung Out with Felly
By: Lauren Brose ‘15
Chris Felner—stage name “Felly”— doesn’t enjoy school. The 20-year-old from Trumbull, Connecticut, admits he’s never been totally captivated in his classes because he feels it hinders his ability to create. The technicalities with pitch, tone, specific chords and notes being played isn’t a calculated process for Chris. Instead, he feels the music and goes what what makes sense to him. That’s what’s worked for him since he started to write music at the fleeting age of 14.
Can’t Study Aboard Next Semester? Take USC’s Sailing Class Instead!
By: Emily Young MA ‘16
Ahoy! Are you up for adventure? Want to try something new? Have room in your spring schedule? Then take USC’s Sailing class: NAUT-001A Deep Water Cruising! NAUT-001A is a class unique to USC. At what other school can you take a sailing class where one of the requirements of the course is to sail to Catalina and spend the night aboard? Hooked?
Work On It Wednesday: Asking for Help With Your Job Search
By: Emily Young MA ‘16
Getting a job is tough. Especially when there are endless paths you can take with your degree. Instead of trying to determine a career path on your own, reach out to your network for help. Your contacts’ experience will help steer you in the right direction and their suggestions of who to talk to will ultimately lead you to a job. While there is nothing wrong with asking for help with your job search, how you ask for help makes a huge difference.
5 Ways To Destress Right Now
By: Judy Lee ‘17
1. Breathing exercises: sometimes, the anxiety you feel may just be how fast your heart is beating. The simple solution, of course, is to slow it down by breathing slowly. Count to 5 as you inhale and exhale…
Greetings from Matagalpa
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
I’m in Matagalpa now which is super cool compared to Managua, both in terms of climate and also just in terms of the general vibes it projects. I’m working on my ISP which stands for Independent Study Project, emphasis on the independent.
Better Schedule, Better You
By: AnnaLiese Burich ‘17
It’s that time of year again: the holidays! You know Halloween, and Thanksgiving and Christmas, but did you know the greatest holiday of them all? Course registration!
Work On It Wednesday: Learning From Failure
By: Emily Young MA ‘16
Reality check, “the real working world” is approaching faster than you can imagine. While school has prepared you for a lot, it hasn’t prepared you for everything. Some of the most important lessons you learn in “the real working world” are from failures.
Studying Abroad in Paris: 6 Things I’ll Never Forget
By: Samantha Romero ‘16
My daily French diet consisted of at least one if not all of the following: baguettes, croissants, and crepes. Everyday as I would walk to class I made it a ritual to stop by our corner bakery for a croissant au chocolat. It feels like it was just yesterday that I was savoring the freshly baked layers of buttery goodness. Croissants will never taste the same…
House Hunters: USC Edition
By: AnnaLiese Burich ‘17
Ah, yes, the beginning of November. Fall is in the air, Halloween has just passed, Thanksgiving break is on the horizon, finals are a little farther back on the horizon, registration for spring semester’s classes are right around the corner, you are starting to sniff out those spring internships, and you are house hunting for next August.