Thomas D. Armstrong is a history and international relations double major at USC with concentrations in East Asia and international politics and security studies. He is currently writing a history honors thesis on Sino-American relations during World War II under Professor Brett Sheehan. Thomas has spent three summers in China studying language and history. First, in 2009, he … [Read more...] about Internal Migration in Modern China: An Investigation of Hukou and State Social Policy
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Creating an Ethical Prison System: How to Combat the Lucifer Effect
Jay Juster graduated cum laude from USC in 2014 with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Critical Approaches to Leadership. He served as Inductor on E-board for Phi Sigma Kappa his junior year and has a passion for leadership. Not one to gather moss, upon graduating Juster donated all his earthly possessions that wouldn’t fit in his car and traveled across America, ending … [Read more...] about Creating an Ethical Prison System: How to Combat the Lucifer Effect
Free to Die: The Sexist Paradox of Women’s Suicide Terror
Francesca Bessey is a junior studying international relations and French at the University of Southern California. She is a journalist and activist around issues of peace and conflict resolution. On September 1, 2004, 32 Chechen separatists infiltrated an elementary school in Beslan, Russia, taking 1300 people hostage. By the end … [Read more...] about Free to Die: The Sexist Paradox of Women’s Suicide Terror
The Rise of the Casually-Pepper-Spray-Everything Cop
Currently a third year studying at USC, Jennifer Lee is an International Relations major with a minor in Psychology. While she was born in Austin, Texas, she also grew up in California, Michigan, Taiwan, and Korea. While she's yet to narrow too far down on her career goals, she is most interested in working for international nonprofits in the … [Read more...] about The Rise of the Casually-Pepper-Spray-Everything Cop
The European Union vs. China as Global Actors – Focusing on African Perceptions
Luodanni Chen is an international student from Shanghai, China majoring in International Relations, and minoring in Psychology. She is currently spending the spring semester of her junior year in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. The research project she is working on is about the impact of Scottish independence referendum on its status in the European … [Read more...] about The European Union vs. China as Global Actors – Focusing on African Perceptions