Posted in Civic Engagement through USC Dornsife, USC Dornsife Ambassador Intros, USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Nov 28th, 2011
One of my favorite things about USC is the fact that it is incredibly focused on community involvement. I am part of an organization on campus called Troy Camp. Troy Camp was founded in 1948 and is USC’s official philanthropy. As a member of Troy Camp, I was a counselor for a group of eight [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Ambassador Intros on Nov 22nd, 2011
Who am I? What do you, my reader, care to know? I’ll start with the basics. My name is Leah, and I’m a sophomore psychology major. I’m hoping to add on a double major in Narrative Studies, and I’ll keep you guys posted on how that goes. I’m a proud member of the Trojan Marching [...]
Posted in Research in USC Dornsife, USC Dornsife Ambassador Intros on Nov 16th, 2011
Hey! My name is Neelam Phalke, and I’m a Biochemistry major here at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. I am also a Business Administration minor at the Marshall School of Business. I’m from Las Vegas, Nevada. The transition from the constant dry, desert heat during the summers, and cold (not as [...]
Posted in Academic Life in USC Dornsife on Nov 14th, 2011
The transition from high school to college is exciting. You finally have the opportunity to live independently from your parents in a supportive environment where you are surrounded by peers. The grind of a six- or seven-classes-a-day schedule disappears and you finally have the chance to design your academic life for the semester with only [...]
Posted in Campus Life for USC Dornsife Students on Nov 11th, 2011
SO this week has been really exciting, firstly because I didn’t have any exams (Woohoo!), second because I got to go to a bunch of USC performances and it was awesome! The first one I went to was set up by Visions & Voices, and it was the Alonzo King LINES ballet performance.Visions and Voices [...]
Posted in Campus Life for USC Dornsife Students on Nov 11th, 2011
If you asked me what my biggest learning experience has been at college so far, I would not hesitate to tell you that it has been my year and a half with the Daily Trojan. I cannot get over how much I love writing for USC’s student newspaper! The summer before my freshman year I [...]
Posted in Academic Life in USC Dornsife on Nov 9th, 2011
Maybe I’m a nerd, but I LOVE the general education requirements. By exploring different categories of subjects, you explore a field of study different from your own; for a semester, you get to be a Greek philosopher or a gender sociologist or really whatever realm you want to dabble in. So when I signed up [...]