Alfred Coffee: Why are there so many locations?


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First things first, I’m the realest. Just kidding. I mean, I am the realest, but that’s not where I’m headed. I need to start this review with a heartbreaking disclaimer: Between 49 different coffee shops and innumerable revisits, I’m starting to feel like I am extremely close to hitting my lifetime quota of vanilla lattes. […]

Deciphering out-of-this-world lyrics from Train’s “Drops of Jupiter”


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Our love of music often stems from the brilliance of song lyrics. From Taylor Swift’s witty, romantic lines to John Mayer’s deeply moving verses, lyrics make up the heart of the song, building meaning while digging wells of emotion. Since lyrics are so critical to a song, listeners could be left hanging with lines that […]

News: The crisis of coverage


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When I was asked to be the news assignments editor for the Daily Trojan this semester, I admittedly did not know what to expect. When I had been a news writer, my main responsibility was to go an event once a week, and write about it. I just had to make sure I was at […]

Enemy territory: Misconceptions and explorations


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Walking on to UCLA’s campus felt beyond strange. I felt like someone should be yelling “Trojans aren’t invited!” at me or jeering at my obvious lack of UCLA gear. Instead, I just strolled down Bruin Walk, a place I never expected to find myself, and into the UCLA Garba. Garba is a festival celebrated in […]

Explore LA: Fun things to do off campus this weekend


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As one of the most vibrant cities in the world, Los Angeles has plenty of exciting things to do and places to visit. If you don’t know about them already, consider this list a guide for finding some interesting activities to do this weekend in L.A.: 1. Visit The Broad, L.A.’s Newest Contemporary Art museum […]

How to Trick Yourself into Being a Morning Person


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  Only about one in 10 people is actually a morning person, according to the Body Clock Guide to Mental Health. This is a statistic that may still seem too high for the nine other people that hit the snooze button religiously.Many factors, such as a dreaded class, late night studying or an unfavorable commute […]

The Benefits of a Mental Clean Slate


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College life can be difficult. Being 20-something in today’s society, and being immersed in our super competitive life at USC, leaves a lot of room for stress. The pressure that many of us feel to constantly succeed can sometimes get the best of us. However, thinking about how we deal with stress may alleviate negative […]

Reflecting on the engrossing effects of the em-dash


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What happens in your mind when you read this sentence — and you hit the dash? Did you pause? If so, how long did you pause for? I imagine it was longer that you normally would for spaces between words, and about as long as you would for a semicolon, colon or a parentheses. This […]