Ask Tiffany: Friendzoning 101


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“I have a friend who keeps wanting to hang out. He’s really awesome, but I fear he likes me more than platonically. How do I non-awkwardly, non-confrontationally, non-friendship-destroyingly relay the message that I am uninterested in a more-than-friends relationship but still really would like to be homies?!?!” Making yourself a little less available is a […]

Senior Advice: Study Abroad


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With a little more than three and a half years of college under my belt, I consider myself somewhat old and wise. (If I didn’t, what did seven semesters’ worth of tuition go toward anyway?) Or at the very least, old and wise enough to offer a small suggestion to underclassmen. So heed my advice […]

The Evolution of Celebrity Red Carpet Style


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This weekend, A-list celebrities such as Rachel McAdams and Naomi Watts dressed to impress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium Jan. 30. Starlets strutted effortlessly down the carpet sporting long, elegant trains of silk charmeuse, glittering sequins and intricate bead work. They also sported lavish jewelry made with the most […]

Ask Tiffany: Living and Learning with Anxiety


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I let my anxiety get the best of me this fall semester and chose to defer until spring. My anxiety (which takes the form of nausea) feels like it’s taking over my life; when I was at school, I tried to attend classes, and found 10 minutes into class I couldn’t handle it and left. I’m not […]

High-Tech Travel


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This past year, I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity to travel with friends all around the world. I’ve watched the sunset on the Champ de Mars in Paris, celebrated Independence Day at Dolores Park in San Francisco and played ping pong with Berliners at an underground club in Germany. All these experiences and […]

My Weekend at PennApps


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Around 1,400 students descended upon the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend to participate in PennApps, a student-run college hackathon at the nation’s first university. For 36 hours straight, teams worked on programming new mobile apps, websites or hardware that they hoped would impress their peers and, perhaps more importantly, the judges who awarded cash […]

Runway hits the streets: Keep with up Kendall + Kylie


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As fashion week begins — in New York, Milan, Paris and London — innovative designs are being displayed, and soon hitting the streets to be replicated. Without having to closely follow each designer’s next move, we, as college students, are still aware of the most current, ubiquitous fashion trends. We live in a competitive fashion […]

Ask Tiffany: A pledge to keep his values


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Dear Tiffany,  I’m really nervous about joining a frat because I heard they make you do terrible and gross things during pledging. How can I make sure I don’t have to compromise my values but still have a thriving social life? – Nervous Nelly Despite attempts to hide pledging lore away in dirty frat house […]

TrojansAlert fails to inform students


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At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, USC students received a TrojansAlert text message warning of police activity in the area, quickly assuring students there was “no threat to USC” and that the “area [was] safe.” The Los Angeles Police Department activity, which the TrojansAlert did not expand on, involved a shooting in which a victim was […]