By: Talia Walters ‘20

Instead of doing a blog post for Trojans360, I decided to do a video with all the tips and tricks of how to handle realizing you're passionate about something new too late into college to change anything.

By: Antonia Le ‘22

I’m going to keep it real with you: I had no idea what a freshman seminar (not to be confused with a mandatory GESM) was until a flyer was handed to me during orientation before my first semester at USC. I had planned out my four years at USC before I had even made my first tuition deposit, and nowhere in my four-year-plan did I leave a spot for a freshman seminar. That is, until a piece of paper landed in front of me telling me that there existed a 2-unit class at USC called “Writing to be Read.”

By: Danielle Collins ‘20

Every spring semester, USC holds its annual Undergraduate Writers’ Conference. Hundreds of undergraduate writers come together to share their creative and academic work (not to mention some prizes are awarded as well). Keep reading to learn more about the conference, and how to get involved next year!

By: Lilly Kate Diaz ‘20

In the words of John Keating (played by Robin Williams) from Dead Poets’ Society. Okay, so yes – I am a little biased when it comes to poetry because I, myself, am a poet. But in this post, I’m going to tell you why college students (and honestly, everyone) should write poetry.

By: Danielle Collins ‘20

You sit down and stare at the blank Word document. The ominous cursor blinks in the top left corner. After you painstakingly type out the heading, the empty page taunts you as the deadline looms in the distance. The moral of this story: writing is hard. Hopefully I can provide some advice to make it easier, and maybe even fun!

By: Danielle Collins ‘20

Got art? Got essays? Got creative writing? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consider submitting your work to one of USC’s many student publications. Whether you write creatively on the side, create art to destress, or put together killer essays for class, there is a publication for you to showcase your work. USC has a wide range of student publications across multiple fields and art forms that are open for submissions now!