Humans of USC

We saw his shirt and asked what his most heroic moment on campus has been. "We just hosted the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium here [Jan. 24] in the Russell House. It was the 44th annual one, so it's been going on for 44 years, so I'm glad I could be a part of that."—Jackiah Talford, a third-year biology student from Chester, South Carolina

"I love to bring the Eno out here and just hang out with friends when it's sunny. Study out on the Horseshoe."—Brook Blair, a first-year international business student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

When we stopped him, he was swaggering down the Horseshoe, listening to Oliver Heldens.Benjamin Leitner, a fourth-year international business student from Austria

"[Last spring] was my first time seeing snow. I'm from Miami and Haiti, and this is freaking cold."—Marsha Samson, a second-year Ph.D. epidemiology student from Haiti by way of Miami, Florida

"The deal with my jacket is that my sister is a Martial Arts instructor and this is the place that she teaches, so I have a totally undeserved reputation for coldness and for being strong, which I have not earned."—Debra Rae Cohen, Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature

"When I walked onto campus, my eyes started tearing up. I just knew. It's kind of cliche, but it was one of those things where I don't know how you couldn't love this place."—Sallye Sullivan, a second-year public relations student from Atlanta, Georgia

"I was Bathrobe Guy. I would wear my bathrobe and ride around on a small blue longboard, like a tiny little cruiser, and people would recognize me...and it became [a] big thing."—Finn Smyth, a fourth-year French student from Richmond, Virginia"You know you're doing the right thing when you're getting persecuted."—Perrie Keev, 2012 graduate with a B.A. in English from Irmo, South Carolina