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
Archives for 2015
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
Psychological Phenomena: From Friends to Lovers: The Evolution of Friendship
Harry: . . . no man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive. He always wants to have sex with her. Sally: So you’re saying that a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive? Harry: No, you pretty much want to nail them too. When Harry Met Sally (1989) Friendship is regarded as … [Read more...] about Psychological Phenomena: From Friends to Lovers: The Evolution of Friendship
The Sacred, The Sacrilegious, and the Subliminal: The Exorcist and Film Censorship
Originally from Federal Way, Washington, a suburb outside of Seattle, Michael Onorati is a senior double majoring in Cinematic Arts Critical Studies, with Honors, and Film & Television Production. During his years at USC, he was a member of the Sidney Harman Academy of Polymathic Study and an assistant “game runner” for “Reality Ends Here,” an alternate reality … [Read more...] about The Sacred, The Sacrilegious, and the Subliminal: The Exorcist and Film Censorship