Looking back in pictures: How was your first year at USC?
There’s nothing quite like your first year at USC. We caught up with three freshmen who we met back in August to give you a candid look at their adventures throughout the school year. Sophomore year? Bring it on!
Natalie Raphael:
“Quirky is an asset, not a liability,” she told us as she prepared to begin her time at USC.
… enjoying herself at Phi Psi fraternity (Photo/Courtesy of Natalie Raphael)
… with Talia Alkalay at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Photo/Courtesy of Natalie Raphael)
… with Alex Spring, Lani Renaldo and Dylan Pham at KXSC, where she is publication director (Photo/Courtesy of Natalie Raphael)
… on her own, in Rome (Photo/Courtesy of Natalie Raphael)
Amri Rigby:
Part of the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy’s inaugural class, he told us, “I want to ask questions, experience the power of teams, and find creative solutions to problems.”
… with friends May Yang and Sian Ye on Catalina Island (Photo/Courtesy of Amri Rigby)
… with the founders of the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, Dr. Dre (Young, left) and Iovine (Photo/Courtesy of Amri Rigby)
… with fellow rowing team members (Photo/Courtesy of Amri Rigby)
… at Homecoming (USC Photo/Steve Cohn)
Newal Osman:
“[Some people] want me to apologize for being black, Muslim and a woman,” she says, “but I won’t. I’m happy.”
… on campus (Photo/Corey Deshon)
… with her “new family,” the Muslim Student Union board (Photo/Courtesy of Newal Osman)
… at LACMA (Photo/Courtesy of Newal Osman)
… striking a pose behind a cutout ((Photo/Courtesy of Newal Osman)
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