Glorifying athletes fosters patriarchy


The past few years have seen numerous cases in which football players and other male athletes at the high school, college and professional levels have been charged in cases of rape and domestic violence. There are clear indications that organized sports need to reconfigure their approach to sexual assault, but the media has not really […]

Passion Pit paints uplifting picture of recovery with album


There is no mistaking the huge influence Passion Pit has had on both music and culture since their debut in 2009. With a complex brand of synth and soul dubbed “indietronica,” the young band’s music has been successful in its own right and has been featured in countless commercials and films, making it nearly impossible […]

Being there: On performing the “Experience Abroad”


Each semester, there comes a time when thoughts about the transitive nature of being an exchange student truly consume me. Usually, it’s around the time I should be studying for my first wave of exams and papers, but instead, I just stare aimlessly at the ceiling for hours (and watch Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix until […]

How cycling through Amsterdam connected me back to USC


  During my study abroad excursions, I’ve traveled to some places that were never on my radar before. Amsterdam in the Netherlands definitely makes it on that list. Quite honestly, before I visited the city this weekend I would not have been able to properly identify Amsterdam on the map. Yet, despite my ignorance, the […]