Veronique Louis-Jacques

“The influence of ancestry is important in helping forward any individual or race … The fact that the individual has behind and surrounding him proud family history and connection serves as a stimulus to help him to overcome obstacles when striving for success,” wrote Booker T.

We’re more than a month into the semester, which means the daunting period of midterms and project deadlines is quickly approaching. Before the scavenger hunt of finding a seat in Leavey Library begins and the fast-paced scurrying of stressed students pulls you in, here are five study spots in South Central that’ll grant you a change of scenery and maybe even a sweet treat for your exam troubles.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR I lived my freshman year as a hermit crab. Coming in as a spring admit with no previous knowledge or preconceptions of Los Angeles, I was lost. I was already in a drought of friends from not attending USC in the fall, but the idea of venturing out into the unknown, bustling city seemed even more frightening to me — someone born and raised in the same place their whole lives.