College Confrontational Podcast: Recent Episodes
Gabriela Thur de Koos
College Confrontational aims to re-work what it means to be "confrontational" and provide a platform for open and productive conversation regarding our experiences in college. We want to promote transparency, meaningful discourse, and ultimately challenge our own preconceived notions about the inner-workings of our university
Annie Wang is the Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer, and Creative Director of Her Campus Media. Annie talks about her journey in creating Her Campus during college and gives advice to emerging college entrepreneurs.
Sites we discussed in the episode:
Her Campus
https://www.hercampus.com/
InfluenceHer Collective
https://www.influencehercollective.com/?_ga=2.231864479.1031072187.1616136241-726049260.1616136241
Spoon University
https://spoonuniversity.com/
College Fashionista
https://www.collegefashionista.com/
Generation Hired
https://www.generationhired.com/job-seekers
Gabriela, Hannah, and Abri discuss the benefits and shortcomings of "Honors" Housing at USC.
Referenced Articles:
Leavey Foundation gift to create living space for undergraduate scholars
https://news.usc.edu/67285/30-million-gift-names-honors-college-at-usc-village/
Hannah's Article:
https://dailytrojan.com/2019/09/25/mccarthy-honors-residential-college-needs-to-go/#:~:text=USC%20is%20the%20No.,colleges%20from%20around%20the%20country.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Gabriela reunites with her freshman RA, Clifton, and ex-RA, Ani, to discuss what being a Resident Assistant was like through various changes over the years and within different age groups. What is an RA? Did the CC host ever get written up?? Is the school asking too much of their student employees? Tune in to find out.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app