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The UniversiTy of soUThern California is “I was going through airport security, and was wearing one of the most prestigious universities in the world, known my USC jacket. One of the security guards said ‘Oh, USC ... for outstanding academics, a dominant football program that’s the school with those people having sex on the roof and its extensive network known as the Trojan Family. But right?’” says Danny Ramirez, a junior at USC. “I laughed, but due to recent scrutiny from the NCAA and wild acts done by was surprised that of all the things USC is known for, people Elisa Hernandez students on campus, after its long reign has the glory of Troy having sex on a roof was what came to mind.” begun to collapse? Kappa Sigma had been in the news once before when an In the past two years alone, USC’s football program was e-mail sent to its members went viral. The message referred to fill the seats of the L.A. Coliseum. suspended from attending any bowl games for two full seasons to women as “targets” and asked members to spread the The acts on campus have actually initiated students to with a high reduction in their scholarships. Most recently the names of the women they have had sex with. The e-mail take action by conducting a walkout on campus to protest NCAA rejected USC’s appeal to reduce the sentence to only provided code names, categories by race and a rating system sexual violence. They hosted seminars about how silence is one season. So, unfortunately the Trojans will not be able to so members could create their lists. Investigations were not consent and how students must respect the female body. participate in post-season play of the newly established Pac- conducted and found that the e-mail had not come directly USC will always have its share of detractors; since it is held 12. from the fraternity, but by then the damage had been done. so high on a pedestal, every move will be under a microscope. USC has lost top recruits due to sanctions, and “I think, from an administrative point of view, these acts But as a Trojan Family, under great adversary students have unfortunately the dedicated players here have had to suffer are considered extremely harmful, because it might affect shown that the criticism will only create a stronger bond from the mistakes of past players. But even so, the athletic who will fund or donate a vast amount of money to the among current and former students. program continues to rebuild its image through players school,” says Tatiana Hernandez, who is looking to apply to Troy continues to stand tall; as long as the USC student such as football quarterback Matt Barkley and wide receiver USC for grad school, “but then again, from a young adult’s body acknowledges its mistakes and does what it can to not Robert Woods. perspective, a lot of people brush events like that off because let unsavory acts go unpunished, this empire will cease to fall. “It’s still USC football … regardless of rules, we still they find college to be experimental.” All Trojans can do is continue to look forward to the new dominate. We’re the NFL team of L.A.,” says Robert Stephens, Although USC has taken some hits to its reputation, if semester, season and year. They must learn from their past a sophomore at USC. anything it has only strengthened the student body. Since the mistakes and turn weakness into strength. By doing this they USC’s basketball program also faced scrutiny as they self- NCAA sanctioned the football team, the support from the will rise from the criticism and learn the true meaning behind sanctioned themselves during the 2009-2010 season. They student section has only increased, and thousands continue FIGHTING ON! D-DAY Campus Circle > Blogs > D-Day to do after graduation. It was a horrible experience for him because he didn’t know what he was going to do, and I only COMMENCEMENT remembered this part of his speech because I felt the same way when I had to do it. SPEECHES I really do wish I had remembered his speech as a guiding light to my future endeavors, but now all I have are fond What They Should really Be fading memories. But really, I don’t think anyone could recall what their commencement speaker said when they were about graduating. Luckily for us, we have many famous speeches saved Epstein/MCT Linda D. B nSy De I e guerra online, either through YouTube or through Ted Talks. Because I don’t really remember my own commencement speaker, I J.K. rowling spoke of failure at a Harvard commencement. s o yoU’re offiCially beComing an alUmnUs. like to believe my watching J.K. Rowling speak about the I am both super excited and regrettably sorry for you. For me importance of failure during Harvard’s 2008 commencement for being truly real were found in op-ed columnist David graduating was a polarizing transition: Stomach pains from is like her actually speaking at my graduation. Plus it’s Brooks’ New York Times piece “It’s Not about You.” It’s like drunken late-night debauchery were replaced with stomach accessible anytime. You can never get enough inspiration, the anti-commencement speech, no frou frou of “follow your pains from late-night work ulcers. especially when you feel that life after graduation is like a dreams” or “be whoever you want to be.” I agree with him that Many of my past columns involved the trials and triumphs stormy raincloud. while nice words to say are completely misleading. I have gone through since leaving UCLA, but let me tell you, I For the Harry Potter author, it wasn’t the typical “life was “College grads are often sent out into the world amid am extremely far from having the life experience necessary to hard at first but then it gets better” shpeel. She addressed rapturous talk of limitless possibilities. But this talk is of no give any type of commencement speech myself. the idea of what failing miserable really meant in the grand help to the central business of adulthood, finding serious I remember during my commencement ceremony, there scheme of things: things to tie yourself down to.