Bryan Oliver will graduate with honors from USC in 2015 with a degree in Classics and a minor in Russian. He has a passion for foreign cultures and languages, both ancient and modern, and has studied at four universities in three countries. Upon graduation, he will be conducting research in England, and then moving abroad to continue working … [Read more...] about The House of the Rising Sun: Folklore across the Ages
Archives for May 2015
Trust Me, I’m Premed: Disclaimer – This has nothing to do with medicine
Following my colleague’s example, I’ll also take this final blog post as an opportunity to reflect on this past year. I’m graduating in thirteen days, a thought that hasn’t quite sunk in yet. Possibly because I still have finals. I’ve written about 19 blogs for Scribe this year – if you haven’t read them all, you absolutely should. They’re wonderful. Each one of them allowed … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: Disclaimer – This has nothing to do with medicine
Ce Chien Est Moi: Why Virginia Woolf Was a Dog
Ryan Kindel graduated from the USC Dornsife College in 2014 with a degree in Creative Writing. Now he lives in Seattle and writes full-time, with plans to pursue an M.F.A. in Fiction. When he’s not writing, Ryan can be found reading, cooking, playing online video games with his far-flung brothers, and taking catnaps with his cat. (Ou peut-être: je suis son homme.) Also, he’s a … [Read more...] about Ce Chien Est Moi: Why Virginia Woolf Was a Dog
Invasion Upon Our Shores: Ruminations
I had my last class yesterday at USC. I’m already feeling a bit nostalgic—the California sun isn’t quite as overbearing now that I have to think about actual winters in my future, and I have already decided that I will proudly sport my free drawstring bag from Senior SCendoff in New York City (I’ll be that lone person with cardinal and gold upon my back in a sea of Columbia … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Ruminations