Each student selected his or her own topic and recipient. I asked student writers to meet the following criteria: 1) the letter must be about something in which you feel personally invested; 2) the letter must make an attempt to connect your emotions – passion, anger, sadness, joy – to your logical analysis of the issue or situation; 3) the letter must demonstrate audience awareness and, in this case, you may do so by writing empathetically and with your reader’s point of view and values in mind; 4). the letter must be delivered, so be sure to write a letter that you are willing to send.
Most Recent Semester:| Topic | Student | Addressee |
| How Nancy Pelosi should deal with Joe Manchin | Talia G | Reddit — Subreddit: r/PoliticalOpinions |
| Future of the Clarinet Section of the Trojan Marching Band | Chris T | GroupMe / Clarinet Section weekly email Perhaps Clarinet FB page |
| Far-right misinformation on instagram | Ethan R | @dc_draino (Rogan O’Handley) |
| Morbidity and mortality of individuals held in ICE detention | Sameer A | President Joseph R. Biden / The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. /Washington, DC 20500 |
| Situation Regarding the Free-Rider Situation in Teamwork | Evelyn Z | Jeffrey Miller – Professor at Viterbi Department TA Thomas -The CSCI401 Teaching Assisstant jeffrey.miller@usc.edu |
| Working at APASS (Asian Pacific American Student Services) | Taylor K | APASS – Direct adresse Graduate Assistant Matthew Vang |
| Reinstalling the Study Tents on Campus | Sabrina L | USC Administration |
| Letter to customers from the perspective of a customer service worker | Naomi P | Public social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, etc) |
| Letter to my father | Taemin J | My father |
| Injustices in the advisement department of Dornsife School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences | Maddy K | president@usc.edu |
| Conversion of Sierra National Forest to the Range of Light National Monument | Jesse F | Congressman Tom McClintock. 2200A Douglas Blvd, Suite 240 Roseville, CA 95661 |
| Graduate School Statement | Rebecca Z | USC Admission Office |
| Steroid use by young bodybuilders | Sean C | Reddit r/bodybuilding |
| Regard to the “zero-COVID” policy | Tingshu W | Chinese government |
| Medical School Admissions Requirements | Kara M | Medical school admissions boards |
| Cross-Religion Marriages and the Familial Gaze | Noah Syed | Reddit r/subtleasiantraits |
| Letter about designation as a home student as opposed to an international student | Aric Li | Dean of Medicine at Univ of Birmingham, UK |
| Letter about traffic safety in Los Angeles | Divya J | The future mayor of LA |
| Letter about e-cigarette regulation | Maricar O | Mitch Zeller, prior Director: Center for Tobacco Products |
| The threat of mass consumerism and materialism | Maria T | Open Letter |
| Letter about USC’s typically delayed and weak responses to political current events | Maya C | Carol Folt, USC President |
| A letter to Brandy Melville about their clothing sizes and its implications | Emily A | 1413 3rd St Santa Monica Los Angeles, CA, 90401 |
| Letter recommending age restriction on contact football | Nathan Z | Brian Hainline, chief medical officer of NCAA Brian.Hainline@nyulangone.org |
| Requesting pay raise in hourly rate | Greg T | Andrew Sweeney asweeney@gttgrp.com |
| Giving me more freedom | Elianna B | My parents </3 |
| Friday Packets at the academy I work at. | Sang H P | My manager Kelly. |
| Financial barrier for medical school pre-requisites | Kushagra T | AAMC |
| The Don’t Say Gay Bill | Shreya D | The governor of Florida |
| Justice in the NFL | Kevin L | NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell |
| Changing the education system in Taiwan | Sharon L | Ministry of education for Taiwan |
| Homelessness in LA | Ariana W | Office of Los Angeles Mayor 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
| Grief | Julia S | The parents of my friend Colin. |
| Sex Education in the U.S., specifically Louisiana | Ellen M | Office of Louisiana Governor |
| My friend | Ajin L | His WeChat |
| Chinese New Year incident at USC | Joy W | USC USG |
| Sean Rad (founder of Twitter) | Rose B | @seanrad (Twitter account) |
| Activision-Blizzard Lawsuit and the recent release of Overwatch 2 | Connor M | Reddit: Subreddit r/Overwatch |
| Dog using the restroom in front of my door | Phillip M | Frank Sinatra (8 year old English Sheepdog) |
| unfulfilling smoothie from sunlife organics | Sofia R | info@teamwolverine.com |
| Lockdown in Shanghai | Evelina B | Weibo, a chinese social platform (users can post microblogs) |
| Problematic tweet about illegal immigrants | Nicolas G | Texas Governor Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX |
| Distribution of profits from increased prices | Joshua R | 10100 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
| College personal statements – transparency | Jillian K | Yale Undergraduate Admissions Committee |
| Closing Santa Monica Municipal Airport | Conor Mc | Mayor of Santa Monica |
Recent News
| Topic or Title | Author | Recipient | |
| Letter to the Jewish Community | A Concerned Fellow American | Tree of Life Synagogue 5898 Wilkins Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15217 | |
| Letter to my Mom | Brooke P. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to Trump regarding Honduran Migrant Caravan | Cassandra S. | The White house 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 | |
| Letter to Ainsley Carry, USC Vice President for Student Affairs | Jasmine K. | Student Union Building 201 Los Angeles CA 90089-4891 | |
| Letter to the best friend regarding “losing yourself” in the relationships | Evgeniia B. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to District Representative Jimmy Gomez regarding actions on Skid Row | Jacqueline G. | 350 S. Bixel Street, #120 Los Angeles, CA 90017 | |
| Letter to Self | Ariana B. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to my Best Friend | Anika M. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to Jennifer Lee regarding Asian representation in Disney movies | Shoko F. | Walt Disney Animation Studios 500 S Buena Vista St. Burbank, CA 91521 | |
| Letter to my Mom | Athena K. | Removed for Privacy [This letter has already received a response.] | |
| Letter to Time Warner regarding shutting down FilmStruck | Kayla C. | WarnerMedia One Time Warner Center New York, NY 10019-8016 | |
| Letter to my Mom regarding my boyfriend with Type I Diabetes | Alanna S. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to the New Yorker regarding how we see color | Mirabella V. | The New Yorker 1 World Trade Center New York, NY 10007 | |
| Letter to my best friend | Kate M. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to women of all ages | Morgan G. | Cosmopolitan Magazine 300 W. 57th St New York, NY 10019 | |
| Letter to my mom | Antoinette B. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke | Pooja A. | Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 | |
| Letter to Betsy Devos | Tori M. | U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202 | |
| Letter to Jeff Sessions | Kelly C. | Department of Justice 50 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001. | |
| Letter to childhood friend | Jesse S. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to President Trump from a fellow Republican | Braxton T. | The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20500 | |
| Letter to Chris Pratt regarding positive male role models in film | Brian L. | Chris Pratt C/o Spanky Taylor Co 916 West Burbank Blvd. #C206 Burbank, CA 91505 | |
| Letter to my Mom | Mia P. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to my High School/ PACE Program | Karel C. |
John F. Kennedy High School Sacramento, California 95831 |
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| Letter to the citizens and council members of Venice | Kestrel G. | Venice City Hall 681 Venice Blvd Venice, CA 90291 West LA City Hall 1645 Corinth Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 also submitted to online portal for Venice Neighborhood Council and emailed to Mike Bonin (city councilor for Venice district) | |
| Letter to SoulCycle | Avideh S. | SoulCycle HQ 609 Greenwich St New York, NY 10014 | |
| An open letter | Gabby R. | Posted online | |
| Letter to graduating seniors at my high school | Emma C. | Greenwich CT 06831 | |
| Letter to my mother | Louise L. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to my Grandpa about the California Fires (Climate Change) | Olivia R. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to my dad | Gabrielle S. | Removed for Privacy Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford | Avra J. |
Dr. Christine Ford Removed for Privacy (This student communicated with Dr. Ford’s employer to confirm an appropriate address.) |
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| Letter to my friend studying climate change | Alex M. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to the National Football League about their stance on peaceful protest | Brooke B. | The National Football League 345 Park Avenue New York ,NY 10065 | |
| Letter to my sister about our relationship | Julianne M. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Goldfein about the gender disparity in Finance | Connor N. | 200 West Street New York, NY 10282 | |
| Open Letter to Survivors of Sexual Assault | Monica | Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) saram@rainn.org | |
| Letter to young women | Morgan G. | Seventeen Magazine 300 W. 57th St. 35th Fl. New York, NY 10019 | |
| Critique of Queer Eye | Collin J. | Netflix, 5808 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028 | |
| Letter to Senator Jim Inhofe about his stance on climate change | Daniel M. | The Honorable James M. InhofeUnited States Senate 453Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510-3602 | |
| Letter to my parents | Olivia C. | Removed for Privacy | |
| Letter to my dad | Gianna G. | Removed for Privacy | |
| A letter proposing new legislation concerning our electoral system. | Andie P. | Senator Tammy Duckworth 230 South Dearborn Street, 3900 Chicago, IL 60604 |
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