Remedies for Apartment Realities


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You slowly see your friends trickle in over the course of the week as you take your time with unpacking and purchasing items for your new abode. The posters and room decorations seem to burgeon like flowers upon the walls just as you yourself seem to flourish as an independent individual capable of buying your […]

FIGHT ON: Trojan Spirit Tips To Fight Procrastination


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Laziness will be the death of you. As a theatre student, I may be overdramatizing, but I believe some of the greatest qualities a person can display are motivation and persistence. These qualities are unparalleled when compared to the intelligent, yet lazy lifestyle that seems to permeate college culture. According to a study from The […]

Vine’s new music features rock the innovative factor


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The social media app, Vine, has become one of the most popular and versatile platforms of social media. Since its inception in 2013, Vine is now one of the most lucrative avenues for artists and musicians to break out into the industry. Viral cute boy duo, Jack and Jack, along with now super-star Shawn Mendes […]

The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness delivers deeply moving hits


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Beauty Behind the Madness, the highly anticipated album by Canadian singer The Weeknd (also known as Abel Tesfaye) hit shelves last week, with Nielsen Music reporting an estimated 412,000 album sales. This was The Weeknd’s second studio release, following his critically acclaimed but less commercially successful albums, Kiss Land and Trilogy, a compilation of three […]

Wandering with no endpoint: The best way to discover London


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A few days ago in class, our professor asked us about our first impression or memory of London. Immediately, my mind jumped back to the summer of 2012, the last time I was in the UK. I was participating in a summer program at Oxford, and on a free day decided to take a bus […]

Top 4 problems all USC freshmen face


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Recognizing Building Acronyms “Where’s my class again?” “KAP?” “THH?” “VKC?” I know that for a lot of my friends and me, Google became our best friend when it came to looking up what the three-letter building code in our schedules. “USC KAP” we would frantically type into the search engine bar moments before our first […]

Settling down in London


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After 18 full days in the beautiful city of London, it is finally starting to feel like home. I can still remember my pre-flight jitters and nervousness — a feeling that I am sure most, if not all, travelers can relate to. The days leading up to my departure were filled with so many conflicting […]

Have no fear: Five freshmen year myths debunked


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When you were a freshman, chances are you probably had a few ideas about college that turned out to be misconceptions. Whether it was stereotyping frat parties or telling horror stories about academic stress, pop culture often depicts college in exaggerated tones. In reality, most college myths are terribly skewed, and only some hold a […]

Stumptown Coffee Roasters — OMG (Oh, Mocha Gods)


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I’ve been to 44 different coffee shops in the last nine months, and I can honestly say that the Los Angeles coffee culture, though booming, is pretty average. I hate to say it because I feel like the entire city prides itself on being the cooler, less-intimidating, older cousin of more established coffee communities, but […]

Heat wave-inspired: Inner-city block party playlist


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Unless you’ve already decided that stepping out for class isn’t really your style, you’ve probably noticed that California has been sweltering recently. With such unrelenting heat, it appears summer will be around for a while longer, bringing back memories of those inner-city block parties and BBQs common in the ’90s. I’m talking about the ones […]