Raees Mohammed, a senior in biological sciences, examines social issues that affect health and wellness. He writes on diverse health topics such as nutrition in kids, and medicating for the H1N1 pandemic. http://myportfolio.usc.edu/rmohamme/ … [Read more...] about Raees Mohammed
My First Words to Silas McGiven
By Jennifer Adedeji The sharp clacks of my Oxfords against the tiled floor echo irreverently through the early morning hush of the halls. A few of the elder nurses in their starched white uniforms break somber countenances to spare my familiar face weary smiles as they retreat homeward from long nighttime vigils, and I nod in deference as I march further into their … [Read more...] about My First Words to Silas McGiven
The Burial of Elizabeth Price
By Jeremy Lambert Ask not how my story ended. That is soon to be well known, or at least, thought to be. What will be whispered in the ears of many is quite far from the truth. Rather ask how it began, for that I fear, is more frightening than any conceivable end. Yesterday I buried my wife of three years. The woman that was more to me than the God before whom I kneel. … [Read more...] about The Burial of Elizabeth Price
LA Confidential
By Rebecca Derrough All of our stories of Los Angeles are flawed and partial. The best of them account for the ordinariness of life. They acknowledge that place-making in this city is collaborative work in which the functional, the most efficient or the most beautiful are not always the highest values. And these stories are possibly redemptive. (D.J. Waldie) The city of Los … [Read more...] about LA Confidential
Mower County, Minnesota
By Grace Heimsness I’d forgotten what a hassle it was getting ready for the Christmas Eve service. “Mom!” I shouted, shoving mittens and gloves around in what used to be my sock drawer, “I can’t find my—.” “I’m in here!” she hollered before I could finish my sentence. “Where?” “HERE!” I sighed, slid the drawer shut, and followed the echo of her voice down the hallway. … [Read more...] about Mower County, Minnesota