My experience with loss this year


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Last year, I was the leader of two clubs, Inklings and the Teen Awareness Group. Last year, I also fully grew into who I am now and who I will remain for the rest of my life — a person I am very proud to be. There were three people in these organizations who helped […]

The Commuter Life: Ups and Downs


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With spring semester in full swing, students have begun to consider housing options for the upcoming school year. There’s a plethora of options around the USC area, including student housing, apartments, townhomes and much more. It’s no secret that securing future housing can be stressful, and it’s important to be aware of all options before […]

Senior Advice: Study Abroad


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With a little more than three and a half years of college under my belt, I consider myself somewhat old and wise. (If I didn’t, what did seven semesters’ worth of tuition go toward anyway?) Or at the very least, old and wise enough to offer a small suggestion to underclassmen. So heed my advice […]

Ask Tiffany: Living and Learning with Anxiety


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I let my anxiety get the best of me this fall semester and chose to defer until spring. My anxiety (which takes the form of nausea) feels like it’s taking over my life; when I was at school, I tried to attend classes, and found 10 minutes into class I couldn’t handle it and left. I’m not […]

High-Tech Travel


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This past year, I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity to travel with friends all around the world. I’ve watched the sunset on the Champ de Mars in Paris, celebrated Independence Day at Dolores Park in San Francisco and played ping pong with Berliners at an underground club in Germany. All these experiences and […]

Being a first generation college student


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There are many adjectives which first-generation college students may use to describe themselves: fearless, proud and revolutionary are just some of them. For me, being a first-generation student means not only taking on the role of a leader in my own community but also challenging the ideals that have for a very long time been […]

Reflections of a Former Spring Admit


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January at USC brings many things: colder weather, a new semester and a fresh new crop of students — in this case, the spring admit portion of the class of 2019. To some, being a spring admit is a blessing in disguise, while to others, it’s the make or break point in deciding whether or […]

The College Years: How Old Are We Anyways?


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My friend and I trekked all the way Downtown to Whole Foods to go grocery shopping Saturday. As we aimlessly wandered from the grains aisle to the condiments aisle, contemplating how to save the most money on gourmet jams, I realized we had absolutely no idea what we were doing. “Do you think I should […]

My Weekend at PennApps


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Around 1,400 students descended upon the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend to participate in PennApps, a student-run college hackathon at the nation’s first university. For 36 hours straight, teams worked on programming new mobile apps, websites or hardware that they hoped would impress their peers and, perhaps more importantly, the judges who awarded cash […]