Entries by Jessie Wong

Meet the presidential tickets: Providence Ilisevich & Ehren Elder

Providence Ilisevich and Ehren Elder hope to bring an outside perspective with insider knowledge to Undergraduate Student Government. A junior studying industrial and systems engineering from Potomac, Md., Ilisevich hopes to take on the role of president. Her running mate, Elder, is a junior from Los Altos, California double majoring in philosophy, politics and law […]

Meet the presidential tickets: Rini Sampath & Jordan Fowler

Aside from having set historical precedent as the first female presidential ticket, Rini Sampath and Jordan Fowler have created platform points that strive to produce their mantra of “real results.” During their campaign, Sampath and Fowler stressed the importance of collaboration and communication. By bringing together student organizations in a collaborative problem-solving effort, the duo […]

Behind the scenes: How USG works

Though Undergraduate Student Government can seem insular, student leaders utilize the methods at their disposal to create campus change. One powerful method is the resolution. “Resolutions basically gauge student interest,” said Samantha Cheng, a USG residential senator. “They’re not really binding but they’re a way for us to show administrators that yes, this is something […]

Looking back with Menard and Rini

If you’ve been hearing a lot more about Undergraduate Student Government than usual this past year, you’re not alone. The executive team behind USG President Andrew Menard and Vice President Rini Sampath has been hard at work publicizing and promoting the efforts of USG in order to make student government more transparent and accessible to […]

2015 USG Presidential Debate

The 2015 Presidential candidate formal debate to discuss important issues on campus. The Vice Presidential candidates were also given an opportunity to debate about a topic. Many supporting students attended the debate tonight to hear what the presidential candidates have to defend about their election platforms All Photos Mariya Dondonyan | Daily Trojan       […]

USC Career Fair

USC Trojans go through the career fair on Thursday February 5, 2015 as they get ready to prepare themselves for life after graduation. Good luck Trojans, fight on! Mariya Dondonyan | Daily Trojan   

Program Board brings snow to campus

On Tuesday, February 3rd, USC Program Board hosted Snowfest on campus. Two tons of real snow graced campus across the way from Tommy Trojan as students enjoyed a chance to play with snow in 70 degree weather. Photos by Kenneth Rodriguez-Clisham and Kevin Fohrer     

Five-star recruit Iman Marshall signs with Trojans

Five-star recruit Iman Marshall, who is considered to the nation’s number one-ranked cornerback, officially signed with the Trojans on Wednesday afternoon, capping off an extremely successful Signing Day for the Trojans. He announced his decision via a music video released by the Bleacher Report. With the signing of Marshall and the earlier commitments of five-star […]