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USC Springfest 2019
By: Sarah Ko ‘22
Springfest is an annual music festival put together by the USC Concert Committee. At the event, there are several booths with free merchandise, food trucks, and guest artists. This year’s lineup included Trippe Redd, TroyBoi, Still Woozy, J.I.D., and Gunna. Past guests have been Migos, Tyga, and 2 Chainz.
Arts, Identity & Activism ft. Riz Ahmed & Heems
By: Ayman Siraj ‘18
USC Speakers Committee, USC Service Student Assembly, and Desis That Politic hosted an important talk on activism through art and mental health with Riz Ahmed and Heems of Swet Shop Boys on Monday, April 17th. I figure T360 readers would prefer videos as introductions instead of long Wikipedia like life histories so here they are:
Somos Guerreras
By: Grace Carballo ‘17
Last Tuesday Rebeca Lane, dubbed “one of the fiercest voices of Latin American hip hop”, spoke to a captivated audience in Bovard, answered questions (in Spanish and English), and performed some of her powerful raps in an event arranged by USC Visions & Voices titled, “Somos Guerreras: Feminism, Hip Hop, and Guatemala.” She was interviewed by fellow musician, Maya Jupiter (pictured below) to start the conversation and performed with DJ Francesca Harding, who is also immensely talented. My little brother, Nick (Class of 2020) and I were among the many in attendance looking to learn more about Rebeca Lane, hear some of her latest music, and get an inside-look at her form of “artivism”.