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In this world we live in, almost everything comes with some strings attached, so it’s as hard for us to be kind as it is to accept kindness. But what happens when there is no catch? What happens when someone is just kind? I found out—and the results may surprise you.
Rooms are like a blank canvas. They’re for coloring in, maybe with a psychedelic pattern. The first thing to strike students moving into a dorm or apartment might be the depressing wall colors. Even the scorching, famously hot Columbia sun can’t always keep rooms light and cheery, so introduce your space to a new bright side: a tapestry. But don’t be boring and nail yours to the wall. Here are some ideas about how to creatively bring in the boho.
What will make a painfully awkward and shy girl feel outside of her comfort zone? (Hint: I am the awkward and shy girl). The answer is obvious: the spotlight. Put me in front of a room full of people, and I will blush harder than a little girl in front of her first crush. And what better organization to put that spotlight right on me than Off-Off Broadway?
Let’s get one thing straight: I have the natural rhythm of a blind and deaf cockatoo that’s just been given an exorbitant amount of LSD. I don’t know why, but when I try and feel the music, I end up looking less like Chris Brown at the VMAs and more like Taylor Swift at the VMAs. There’s a lot of unnecessary hand motions and bopping up and down. So, I decided to suck up my pride, cobble together a sense of altruism and dive head first into the Rik-a-Sha dance club here at USC.
1) Limit Social Media:
Walking along the brick paths of the Horseshoe, you’ve undoubtedly heard a foreign accent or an unfamiliar language blowing on the wind. You’ve probably seen more “Study Abroad” posters tacked up to the bulletin boards of residence halls and classrooms than you could ever care to count. You’ve almost definitely heard at least one person tell you all about the numerous benefits to studying abroad. (And trust me, they are quite numerous).
As I sat at my desk, in a little village in North-West London suburbia, I dreamt of the promise land. THE USA! Five months of hot weather, accents and southern hospitality was coming my way and I couldn’t have been more excited. I romanticized constantly by listening to Lana Del Rey, eating at the new local Five Guys, and beginning to get ready to immerse myself into this completely new experience.
It’s Saturday afternoon. A living room in Columbia is full of nervously giggling six-year-old girls. Suddenly, the performer they’ve been waiting for walks in. Blue eyes, curly blonde hair, sparkly guitar… Is it Taylor Swift? Close – it’s T-Swift impersonator and third year PR student Elizabeth Scarborough.
Whether it’s telling a story through the body of another character or creating her own outlet for storytelling, Brittaney will have her voice heard.
“People are my motivation.”
What started out, as an idea between two best friends has now become a name known locally to their hometown in New York and here at USC. Domenick Pfau and Matt Peterson of Bolton Landing, NY began their business the summer after freshmen year. While Pfau was in New York and Peterson here in Columbia, both collaborated back and forth via Facebook to create what is now Tank Top Tuesdays.
Shawn Beach started at USC as a business student, but found his passion through his current retail major. A third year student from Columbia, Shawn became interested in starting his own business during his freshman year. “I started feeling just bad about where my life was going… like I was just going through the motions. Winter break came around and I woke up one morning with a sick idea and kind of molded it all together over the next few months.” Shawn’s idea was to create his own online thrift store, Dope Junkyard. The Junkyard sells “unique and very limited thrift items and brand new items from designers” that are priced anywhere between $5 and $85, depending on the item.
The quarter-life crisis is becoming almost too common among college students and those in their early twenties. There seems to be more pressure these days to find a great, well-paying and fulfilling path in life despite the current economy and stress our parents and peers put on us. I know I occasionally have mini-panic attacks when I’m about to fall asleep because of questions like these: What am I doing? How can I actually make the most out of my time in college and beyond? What if I don’t get offered any kind of job when graduation rolls around and I can’t even afford my own apartment? What if I end up in the same town for the rest of my life?
We’ve all seen the typical YouTube videos of tricks people can do on a skateboard, but how many mind-blowing performances have you witnessed on a razor scooter? Brandon Knapp, a freshman at the University of South Carolina just so happens to have that hidden talent, as many of his videos prove.
Her fingertips caress the strings, obediently shifting to hit the notes. The music swells to fill the room, and in a moment the world disappears; only a girl, her cello, and pure harmony remain. I may be a cellist of twelve years, but compared to myself, sophomore Anna Mathias is Yo-Yo Ma. “I’ve been playing cello since I was six,” she states. “So, fourteen years.” Her tone reflects a no-big-deal kind of attitude, but in truth, her musical upbringing could rival Beethoven’s. “My whole family majored in music and does music. It’s like our thing.”