these moves

Football is like dance. Unchoreographed, freestyle, groove however you want kind of dance.

the crossover

so close, yet so far

Sometimes you are at the right place at the right time but you're not used to the camera you borrowed, and it doesn't focus on the right subject.

So you cry. And release deep anguish via an all-too-real sigh.

And make an oath to come to the next game, with a different set of equipment. Immediately, you wonder, why do I do this to myself?

Touch down...

fútbol

is a high contact sport. Sometimes I think it's more dangerous than football - no helmet, no mouthguard, no shoulder pads; just wee little plastic boards for shin guards.

There's a lot of fighting for the ball.

Tripping,

shoving,

tackling,

arm grabbing... you name it.

It's also high speed,

and demands a whole lotta stamina. You run for 45 minutes straight, take a 10-minute water break for half-time, then give the field another passionate 45 minutes.

You gotta dribble and look up and find space and juke opponents all at the same time.

Soccer is not for the faint-hearted. Sometimes your heart drops as you watch the ball get too close to your goal. Followed by a sigh of relief when your goalie steps up.

Fouls, flops, and back-to-back action. It's a lot of drama.

Can you jump like a girl?

usc vs oregon state

Last night the Trojans beat the Beavers 35-10 at home in the Coliseum.

 Touch down!

the faces of university village

Gentrification (or should we say USC?) is shutting the UV down. I accompanied Isabella Sayyah to interview the strip mall's shopowners for the Daily Trojan. 

Daniel Chi of Health Hut

Many declined to talk to us, but a few stopped what they were doing to chat. 

Akm Alam, the owner of Quick-Pix Photo & Digital Lab, grew up in the area.

"It is heartbreaking. I've been here 33 years. I'm the very oldest tenant, you could say," he said. 

Johnny Senkiua and his family opened Thai Trio 15 years ago. 

Amy Hwang has enjoyed serving students at Nahm San Korean BBQ for 13 years. 

"They're like my kids," she said.