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Taking the Next Step
Taking the Next Step By: Ally Batenhorst Let’s face it, I’m not exactly an LA girl. Growing up in a suburb of Houston, with all my extended family in Nebraska,...
Working Like A Dawg
Working Like A Dawg By: Gavin Meyer I grew up in Franklin, Wisconsin. And I’ll tell you, it’s just a tad different than Los Angeles. There’s constant activity here: the...
More Than Blood Brothers
More Than Blood Brothers A Q&A with Easton Mascarenas-Arnold and Akili Arnold The Trojan defensive duo of Easton Mascarenas-Arnold and Akili Arnold are no strangers to the lore of USC....
Why Not Me
Why Not Me By: Simone Jackson I’m on the cusp of my final season of collegiate soccer and it’s all starting to sink in. This is it. It’s been such...
Tough as a Mother
Tough as a Mother By Kamari Ramsey Every morning, the day began at 4:30 a.m. to make the trek from Palmdale to the Valley, and then back. Two hours each...
Rallying for the Future
Rallying for the Future By: Stefan Dostanic Growing up in Southern California, I was always playing sports – whether it was soccer, basketball, or tennis. However, once high school came...
What Duce Means
What Duce Means By Duce Robinson The ball snapped with two seconds on the play clock. Hard off the line, break inside. Dart to find the open zone. The ball...
We Never Just 'Are'
We Never Just 'Are' By Kayla Padilla Here’s the heart of it: basketball represents legacy, a circle unbroken, connecting legends to a young girl in the stands – me – dreaming...