Column: Recent scandals leave scars, but USC is more than a handful of corrupt individuals, writes ArashMarkazi.
It’s impossible, however, to paint the multicultural tapestry that makes up USC with one broad brush stroke. The country club atmosphere that has infested the athletic department isn’t indicative of the faculty and student body I interact with regularly outside of Heritage Hall. Of course, that wasn’t going to stop the texts and tweets from lighting up my phone Tuesday.
He earned his way into his dream school, onto the football team as a long snapper and in May will earn his degree. At the end of my first class every semester, I tell my students they can ask me anything they want and I promise I will answer them honestly. I usually get the same questions every year. Who’s the best and worst athlete you’ve ever covered? What’s Kobe Bryant like? Are the Lakers ever going to make the playoffs again? But I got a new one from Nathan Desai, a senior majoring in journalism, this semester.
“I do it because I love this university,” I told him. “This is a special place. I cherish the memories I had here as a student and I hope to pass that on to you.”The Lakers record on March 14, 2018, was 31-36. The Lakers record one year later with LeBron James is 31-36.
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