i thought this would be about studying. walking the campus of usc (univ of southern calif) i was struck by the shocking physical and psychological divide betwee

i thought this would be about studying. walking the campus of usc (univ of southern calif) i was struck by the shocking physical and psychological divide between the asian students, huddled in the library, versus the white students attending what looked to be an on-campus rave in the middle of the quad. the former representing the new kind of usc student, the latter representing the greek / legacy / party stereotype of yesterday's usc. note that usc's academics have skyrocketed in the past decade and my theory is that it is on the backs of new students from asia that is propping up those SAT / matriculation rates, while simultaneously dragging along the detritus of the legacy old guard.