1.0Rootedhttps://dornsife.usc.edu/rootedCorinna Schroederhttps://dornsife.usc.edu/rooted/author/cmschroe/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9UZdPvNzNs"><a href="https://dornsife.usc.edu/rooted/2026/03/10/lost-items-and-new-stories/">Lost Items and New Stories</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dornsife.usc.edu/rooted/2026/03/10/lost-items-and-new-stories/embed/#?secret=9UZdPvNzNs" width="600" height="338" title="“Lost Items and New Stories” — Rooted" data-secret="9UZdPvNzNs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dornsife.usc.edu/rooted/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://dornsife.usc.edu/rooted/wp-content/uploads/sites/487/2026/01/Aliyah-Duan-Image-e1771432998729.png412309On the morning of September 19th, I entered the Sustainability Hub at STU 101 for FreeSCycle Friday, expecting a simple event. Instead, it was like walking into a small, temporary ecosystem constructed entirely around reuse. Rows of tables were placed across the room, stacked with things that had been forgotten, from AirPods, tablets, e-readers, to glasses, mugs, and desk lamps. What surprised me the most was not the variety but the abundance. Dozens of AirPods and glasses were sitting neatly in rows, reminding me how quickly valuable things slip out of our lives and are left unused.