Vegan food in LA: Cafe Gratitude


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Week two of delicious vegan food in our enormous LA area and I had to return to the OG Vegan eats location. Whether you’re vegan or not, I’m going to pretty safely bet that you’ve at least heard of Cafe Gratitude – I began eating here well before I “officially” introduced a vegan diet into […]

Ask Hahney: Financial Hardships


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Q: I am going through a tough financial time where I’m struggling to pay for college while working as many shifts as I can, and my ends still aren’t meeting. I don’t want to leave school with student loans piled on my back, but at the same time I can’t afford to stay at college even […]

PB & Jams: Hammocking in McCarthy Quad


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  If you’ve ever walked past the hill on McCarthy Quad, you know that “hammocking” is a very popular pastime at USC. With perfect weather almost all year and the shade from trees that don’t lose their leaves (because this is Southern California), the only thing you’re missing is the right playlist of chill music […]

Must Try Microwave Mug Cakes


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As students, we often don’t get the time to cook meals, let alone desserts, but when we do crave them – mug cakes are the way to go! Simple, easy and consisting of very few ingredients, they have become all the rage. Here are three recipes to try: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mug Cake The most […]

LA Adventures: Santa Monica


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  Even as someone who isn’t from the country, I feel like I know Santa Monica. Don’t we all? We know the pier and the carnival rides, and the women that stroll along the beach in the heat of the day selling sliced mango and cheap towels. We know about the 3rd street promenade and […]

Sips Tea: How To Spice Up Your Vocabulary and Your Life


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Now that I am comfortably back on my couch and not experiencing level five road rage during my commute from work in West Hollywood to Downtown, let’s all take a deep inhale and a sip of our tea. This week saw me in crisis mode. From preparing for three midterms I had this week to […]

Putting the “study” in “study abroad”


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Most people who study abroad don’t do it for the academics. They do it to expand their horizons in other ways — to travel, to live independently, and to immerse themselves in another culture. But there’s another compelling reason to study abroad, and that’s to be a student of another place — of another institution, of another […]

Vegan food in LA: Pressed Juicery – Freeze


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I chose probably the worst time to go vegan in my entire life – a month into my freshman year at college. I mean, seriously? Did I actually consider the fact that I had to eat out of the on campus dining halls…..? Clearly not, and I quickly realized that living off peanut butter toast […]

Ask Hahney: Procrastination Woes


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Q: Confession: I am the biggest procrastinator ever. How can I keep on track and be productive without the crazy crunch time anxiety? Ahhh the good ol’ balance between procrastination and productivity. The journey of every college student … and the theme song of my life. If you’re trying to keep all of your tasks […]

A healthy guide to campus cuisine


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There’s a lot of things that matter to us college students — parties, tailgates, football, grades(?), sleep, Netflix — and the most important of all: Food. Food is everything. But, what’s even more important to us? Cheap food. The sad side-effect of said ‘cheap food, however, is that often the cheaper the food is more […]