Photo Credit: Casey Fleming "In my first year at USC, like many freshmen, I scrolled through the endless list of student orgs and clubs on campus and attended the involvement fair, but I was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of clubs to choose from and the lack of substantial information about what each club entails. I ultimately found nothing I was interested in joining. It turns out that the best way to gain insight on clubs is to talk to people who’ve attended the meetings a

Photo Credit: Adrian Mendoza "As the waves of rainbow capitalism flow across the country this Pride month in the midst of anti-trans legislation, there are better ways to support the LGBTQ+ community than following the trends of big corporations. One way to better support the LGBTQ+ community is by supporting LGBTQ+ creators. There are countless amazing LGBTQ+ authors to choose from, but here specifically are what I think are some of the best trans books written by trans auth

Photo Credit: Adrian Mendoza "Since 2018, the median cost of housing in Los Angeles County has increased from under $600k to nearly $800k. It began a trend of a shrinking population in the county with many flocking to other cities like San Diego and Las Vegas as well as rural communities in inland California like the High Desert . This migration of LA residents to these small rural towns has led to major population growth in the High Desert. As the town goes through its grow

Photo Credit: Jenna Peterson — Daily Trojan "After learning that the Ground Zero Performance Café will be closing at the end of this semester, Nina Lu, a freshman majoring in screenwriting, reflected on her opportunity to speak to USC alumnus Alec Benjamin, a singer-songwriter who now has more than 13 million monthly listeners on Spotify, about their shared love of the café. Lu told the Daily Trojan that Benjamin had visited the cafe a couple of weeks ago and told her about w

Photo Credit: Teya Hisel "Teya Hisel sought out opportunities on campus to get involved, including the United Way and the Downtown Women’s Center, and hoped to join the Housing Equity Project, a student organization that promotes housing equity around L.A., But when USC shifted to remote learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, the club died out and Hisel began to think of other ways she could get involved in advocating for housing equality." This article allowed Adrian to con

Photo Credit: Grace Baranek " When Yun-Ju (Claire) Chen began work on her dissertation, she joined a six-year study of infants to analyze the distinction between the sensory patterns of children with autism spectrum disorder and children with other or no diagnosis. The group’s findings present a potential new form of ASD screening, allowing for early intervention and support of children with ASD." For this article, Adrian was challenged to expand their research efforts beyond

Photo Credit: Rev Jim Burklo "Attendees of the cafe are greeted by Rev. Sunny Kang at a sign-in table decorated with informational pamphlets on the environmental and spiritual benefits of a plant-based diet. Once they register with their name and email address, they’re encouraged to grab their free meal and sit among other attendees throughout the courtyard. At each table are students gathered around, eating, working, and talking." As a freshman at USC, this project taught Ad

"USC Dornsife’s Center for the Political Future posed the question, “Is California Still a Golden State?” at a webinar Wednesday, held in partnership with Govern for California, to discuss the impact of state policies and the rhetoric surrounding California residents exiting the state in recent years."