By: Grace Carballo ‘17

When you’re thousands of miles away from home, everyday annoyances can seem like serious dilemmas, especially when they’re harder to solve in a country you aren’t as familiar with. It’s upsetting but not the end of the world when your laptop malfunctions at USC or your credit card gets lost or canceled, but when you’re several countries away from the nearest Apple store and your bank has no branches in your host country, it can be fairly terrifying to say the least. It happens to everyone at some point or another and just like that, the honeymoon phase is over.

By: Grace Carballo ‘17

While all of my USC counterparts are on the homestretch with finals week and the finish line of summer within sight, here in Argentina we are just starting midterms. What a time to be alive!

By: Ayman Siraj ‘18

USC has the largest international student population on the West Coast. As college decision day approached on May 1st for many of you, I congratulate you if you committed to USC! You’re joining the best family on earth - The Trojan Family (the hype is real). Many of you like me will never have even toured the colleges you applied to from halfway across the world. Naturally many questions arise when you get here, and I’ve put down the answers to a few.

By: Grace Carballo ‘17

After Perrito Moreno and our short stay in Calafate, Francesca and I hopped on a 3 hour bus to get to El Chalten. We lucked out and were assigned the best seats, front row with a view that couldn’t be beat, but unfortunately a couple nabbed what was rightfully ours and we didn’t have the heart to ask them to move.

By: Grace Carballo ‘17

I hate to brag but several of my peers have endorsed me in Social Media on LinkedIn and with that, I feel qualified to say that I have scoured Instagram and Facebook (and even briefly perused Twitter) for the very best and brightest #USCGrad photos. Last year the Class of 2015 set the bar high but like any good Trojan would, the class of 2016 grads rose to the challenge ambitiously, courageously, and skillfully. It wasn’t easy but I have selected, in no particular order, the 16 best #USCGrad pictures to represent the legacy of the wonderful Class of 2016. If you think you deserve to be on the list, submit your photos to Trojans360 and maybe also consider adjusting your privacy settings on social media to be a bit more lax.

By: Judy Lee ‘17

I’m going to preface this post by saying that I don’t mean to generalize in a derogatory way! Just some fun and games regarding our building stereotypes on campus. FRESHMAN: take this as you may.

By: Judy Lee ‘17

To be quite honest, I was a very lame freshman. But even looking back, I wish I could relive some of the moments from those days. When it comes down to it, we may all have been pretty derpy kids, but we were carefree kids nonetheless. Here’s some things I miss.

By: Judy Lee ‘17

There are undoubtedly a lot of interesting characters around finals week, but no reality show could ever beat the amount you’d see gathered in ye ‘ol Leavey library. Here are a few you may be familiar with:

By: Judy Lee ‘17

There are fewer frustrating feelings than forgetting something at home and remembering too late. Although it’s best to make a quick packing list, chances are: if you’re the type to forget a few things at home, you’re not the type to have time to make a packing list, either.

By: Judy Lee ‘17

We’ve all been there: it’s 1am and you know you shouldn’t eat any more food today, but guess what? You do. And you’re a fully grown adult (almost…good enough) and have the finances (also barely good enough) to nourish yourself with…fatty foods. But here’s the catch! You have no idea what you want–only that you want it. So, here’s a list of things you may be craving this finals week, but can’t quite put your finger on! Feel free to browse, or to just close your eyes and choose at random:

By: Judy Lee ‘17

They say noise-cancellation can completely change the way you listen to music. I say, it can completely change the way you don’t have to listen to the haters outside distractions while you’re studying. If you’re looking to invest in a pair of headphones, check these out!

By: Judy Lee ‘17

As classes dwindle down, there is a spike in the demand for caffeine. Finals are almost upon us, and it looks like cloudy with a chance of filter coffee. Now, since we’re all starving college students try to scrape by, I thought I’d compile the most caffeinated bang-for-your-buck that you can grab at TroGro so that you can finish off the essay you probably should have finished off a week ago. I preface this list by saying these are measured in milligrams in a grande size for each beverage. Also, caffeine addiction is very real, so make sure you watch yourself because withdrawal ain’t cute. With that, here are your top 5!