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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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My Experience With the Trojan Food Pantry
The thing is, the problems college students face often go overlooked, but USC has resources to help people who might slip through the cracks. I think the re-establishment of the Trojan Food Pantry, with its own large and dedicated space, is the start of a beautiful thing here at our school.
The Self-Care Habits I Swear By as a 20-Year-Old Girl
Somewhere between balancing school, work, relationships, and the pressure to "have it all figured out," I realized self-care isn’t just about face masks and bubble baths (though I definitely still do those). It's about the little things I do every day that make me feel like me again.
Learning to Live with OCD at USC
Like the freshman fifteen, there are a few things you can expect to happen during the start of your college career. At the beginning, I thought that secondhand stories and research about college life had prepared me for it all. I knew I would miss my home and my old friends. I could count having conflicts with my roommates and struggling with balancing work and fun. But during my second semester at USC, one thing I hadn’t planned to encounter snuck up on me— an OCD diagnosis.
Your Guide to Having a Good Relationship with Your Roommate
At one point or another you have probably had or will have a roommate, whether that be in school or not. Sometimes it can be difficult to navigate living with someone new, especially if you are used to having your own space. From personal experience, I feel it is important to maintain a decent living environment to ensure yourself a safe space to relax and also allowing yourself more time and energy to go into school. Here are a few tips and habits you can utilize to build a mutually beneficial relationship with your roommate.