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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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The Smoothest Move-In
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
Moving in with someone is a big step in any relationship, so not matter how well you know your soon-to-be roommate, it’s perfectly natural to be a little nervous. Whether you met through mutual friends, knew each other in high school, found common ground in your generic posts in the USC Class of 2020 facebook group, or both opted for the “random roommate” in an admirable leap of faith, there’s no way you know what it will be like to live with them until you actually do.
SC Spotlight: Musical Theatre Repertory (MTR)
By: Kelly Kinas ‘16
Ever feel like you need more musical theatre in your life? Good, so it’s not just me! Obviously because USC is amazing at everything, we have an extremely strong theatre and music program put on here by the university. But what about the superbly talented students who want to create the production from the ground up? HAVE NO FEAR. THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU (or a place for you to watch really talented people sing and act while you secretly eat a power bar).
6 Things You Must Do in Your Time at USC
By: Samantha Romero ‘16
Number one, get involved. First things first, the transition from high school to a university can be difficult. Afterall it’s a new environment, new people, unfamiliar buildings, and much more. My best advice is to get involved.
Women Traveling the World
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.
LA Guide: 6 Places for A Summer Brunch
By: Samantha Romero ‘16
With Spring in full effect here is an updated checklist for must-try brunches. So grab your friends and brunch away at some of the newest and trending restaurant. Don‘t forget to bring along that Instax camera to capture that Instagram worthy #foodporn.
Questions New International Students Have
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.
Post-Finals Recovery Guide
By: Samantha Romero ‘16
Late night studying for finals and stress can take a toll on your immune system, so here’s a simple post-finals recovery guide to get you ready for summer.
How To Have The Best Time in College
By: Emily Young MA ‘16
Since I am reaching the end of my five wonderful years here at USC, I thought it would be great to share my college tips for having the best college experience!
USC Graduates Share Their Best Memories #USCgrad
By: Samantha Romero ‘16
Alas, it is time to bid farewell to these graduating seniors and wish them the best on their path to success. Take a peek at what were some of their best memories and experiences as a USC Student.
Tips On How to De-Stress before Finals
By: Samantha Romero ‘16
It’s that time of the semester again where after a sweet long break the end of the semester workload and finals pressure approaches. Here are some tips on how to turn that stress into success!
Student Organization Spotlight (SOS): Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE)
By: Kelly Kinas ‘16
Sometimes, there are amazing organizations out there where the participants spend so much time trying to make the world a better place for people. WYSE is one of the many organizations on USC’s campus that really bring together the surrounding community of women with the female students of USC. Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (or WYSE) empowers young women by providing the resources and support necessary to make positive life choices and create community change.
Study Less, Study Smarter
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
Now that I’m ~almost~ a senior in college, I can truthfully say I’ve done my fair share of studying in my day. Some of it was productive, some of it was fueled by procrastination, some of it was downright intolerable, but it doesn’t have to be. As I begin my midterms this semester in Argentina, I’d obviously rather be doing something else, but at least I feel like I know how to prepare and tackle the tasks at hand. This ain’t m first rodeo.