BY YARA HADI

“I don’t want the public to see the

world they live in while they’re in the

park. I want to feel they’re in another

world,” said Walt Disney on the con-

cept of Disneyland. On Saturday, the

Language Academy took the students

to Disneyland, the happiest place on

earth. We rode various rides and saw

some Disney characters. Keep reading

to find out how my day was spent at

Disneyland.

When we first got to Disneyland

at 10:40, we rode a tram to take us to

the theme park. After we got there,

all the students took a picture in front

of Mickey Mouse, which was made from

flowers.

All the students then spent the day with

their friends. My friends and I rode some

interesting rides. The first ride we went to

was Space Mountain, which was so much

fun because the ride is fast and you can’t

see anything except stars. Then we rode

Autopia, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The

Haunted Mansion.

One of my favorite rides that we went See Disneyland on p.3

Spring Break (March 12—16, 2012) Hope you all have the chance to relax, experience something new and enjoy your week-long vacation. There will be NO Language Academy classes during USC’s Spring Break from March 12-16, 2012 and the office will be closed from Wed to Friday.

Spring Forward March 11, 2012 Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour at 2am on Sunday, March 11, 2012. This means that at 2am, you should change your clocks so that it is 3am. You don’t necessarily have to stay up until 2am to change your clocks, but don’t forget to do so before going to bed!

The Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Language

Labs

2

Announce-

ments

3

San Francisco 4

Las Vegas 4

Michael

Phelps

5

The Oscars 6

Events

Calendar

8

UP C O M I N G AC T I V I T I E S

The Academy News M A R C H 2 , 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E 5 3 , I S S U E 7

Have you made

your plans for

Spring Break? We

have more sugges-

tions on p. 4

This is the year for

the Summer Olym-

pics. Do you re-

member Michael

Phelps? See p. 5.

Do forget to take

the quiz on p. 7.

What do you know

about Disney

magic?

Students took pictures at the entrance to the park.

P A G E 2

Tuesday, March 6th

Time Location Description Facilitator Levels

12:00—1:00 VKC 101 IELTS Test Preparation James Hutzell All Levels (Recommended

for 3-6)

12:00—1:00 VKC 111 Building English Skills

Diana Hiciu Levels Beginner, 1 & 2

12:00—1:00 VKC 160 Writing Skills

Jimenah Espinoza Levels 3, 4, 5, & 6

12:00—1:00 VKC 209 American Culture Natalie Reyes Levels 1, 2, 3, & 4

11:00—12:00

JEF Courtyard Conversation Level 1 Bella Narvaez Level 1

JEF Courtyard Conversation Level 2 Justin Chang Level 2

JEF Courtyard Conversation Levels 5, 6 & 7 Dorothy Chang Levels 5, 6 & 7

JEF Courtyard Conversation Level 4

Jemal Williams Level 4

12:00—1:00 JEF Courtyard Conversation Levels 2 Hannah Yoo Level 2

JEF Courtyard Conversation Level 3 Jemal Williams Level 3

Thursday, March 8th

Time Location Description Facilitator Levels

11:00—12:00

THH 113 Statement of Purpose Prep Heather Robertson

Levels 3, 4, 5, & 6

12:00—1:00 VKC 111 Building English Skills

Diana Hiciu Levels Beginner, 1 & 2

12:00—1:00 VKC 101 GRE/GMAT Test Prep

James Hutzell All Levels (Recommended

for 3-6)

12:00—1:00 VKC 209 Life Skills Natalie Reyes Levels 1, 2, 3, & 4

11:00—12:00

JEF Courtyard Conversation Level 1 Bella Narvaez Level 1

JEF Courtyard Conversation Level 2 Jemal Williams Level 2

JEF Courtyard Conversation Level 4 Dorothy Chang Level 4

12:00—1:00 JEF Courtyard Conversation Levels 5, 6 & 7 Hannah Yoo Levels 5, 6 & 7

JEF Courtyard Conversation Level 3 Jemal Williams Level 3

Please remember to sign up for Language Labs starting TODAY at NOON until MONDAY at 8:00am. If you have questions or problems signing up, please email Sky at

schuyles@usc.edu.

P A G E 3

DISNEYLAND Continued from p. 1

on was It’s a Small World.

This ride was amazing be-

cause you can see all the

different countries from all

around the world and cul-

tures in one ride. It was ex-

traordinary.

My second favorite ride

was Splash Mountain. This

ride was very fun and a little

scary. We got a little wet,

but it was worth it. As much

as I loved the rides, I also

loved meeting some Disney

characters and fireworks.

What is going to Disney-

land without meeting some

characters? While roaming

through Disney, my friends

and I met a couple of amaz-

ing characters. First, we met

Mary Poppins, then

we met Princess

Ariel from The Lit-

tle Mermaid, Prin-

cess Tiana from The

Princess And The

Frog, and we met

Princess Jasmine

from Aladdin. It was

really great to meet

some original Dis-

ney characters.

As the sky got

darker, everyone

was waiting for the

fireworks. The fireworks

were very loud and spec-

tacular. What I loved about

the fireworks was that they

were behind the castle which

made the castle stand out.

I’ve never seen fireworks

that remarkable in my life.

After spending 12 hours

at Disneyland, it was time to

leave. I had a wonderful

time at Disneyland. I want

to thank Language Acad-

emy for taking us to this

marvelous trip that I will

never forget. I also wanted

to thank the staff that came

along.

Spring Break (March 12—16, 2012) If you plan on traveling abroad during Spring Break, please don’t forget to get Gilbert Cho’s signature on page 3 of your I-20. The Language Academy office will be closed from Wed (March 14th) - Friday (March 16th). Enjoy the week-long vacation!

Check out the Language

Academy Blog

Student stories and lots of other

information are available on our

Blog—World of Mouth!

Here is the link: http://www.uscrossier.org/langacad/

Current stories

Why I Chose USC by Lexie Wei

How to tip in America by Sky Smith

Go to the Current Student page of the

Language Academy website and click

on ‘blog.’ You can also contribute to

the blog. Ask Jessica how you can

send a story at Jessica.stern@usc.edu

University Day is coming up!

On Tuesday, March 27th, you’ll have the opportunity to

observe a USC undergraduate class. Look for more

info and details about this exciting day in

next week’s TAN!

More photos on p. 6

P A G E 4

SISI LIN

The Spring Break is

around the corner. If you

are still looking for an ideal

place for Spring Break, San

Francisco Bay area will be

a good choice.

San Francisco is located

in northern California,

which is around 380 miles

away from Los Angeles. It

is only an hour’s flight or

six hours drive to get there.

The distance is ideal for a

week Spring Break. In ad-

dition, the maritime influ-

ence makes the city cool. If

you are tired of the hot

weather in LA, San Fran-

cisco will be a cool city for

your Spring Break.

Here are some useful

tips to survive in San Fran-

cisco.

A Different Downtown

San Francisco downtown is

much smaller that the

downtown of Los Angeles.

However, most spots and

scenes are near downtown.

You don’t have to drive in

SF, because the public

transportation and taxis are

convenient. You can take

Bart (a public transporta-

tion in SF) to the San Fran-

cisco Bay area; or take a

bus or Municipal Railway

(Muni) , which is only sev-

eral dollars, to travel in the

city. Even if you take the

taxi, it is cheaper than rent-

ing a car.

Parking and Hotels

Parking and hotels are ex-

pensive in San Francisco.

As downtown San Fran-

cisco is small and people

can’t build a lot of parking

lots and hotels, parking and

hotels are very expensive

in the city. It takes more

than $4/hour to park in the

city. The average for a ho-

tel is more than $100

downtown See San Francisco on p. 6

BY VIDAYLA (LILLY) SABAJAN

LAS VEGAS VACATION

Since everybody knows Spring

Break is coming soon, on March 12, all

the students at USC and other schools

will have one week off to relax and be

away from the stress, routine and more.

I would like to give you some advice:

If you want to go away from the city ,

you can go to the magic world of Las

Vegas. This place is only four hours

away by car, and 90 minutes away by

airplane.

The sign “Welcome to the Fabulous

Las Vegas” has been one of the most

photographed places in the world since

1959. The iconic structure is located in

the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard

South. There is a similar sign on the

opposite end of the Strip as well.

In Las Vegas, there are a lot of places

for shopping, entertainment, dining,

dancing, and more than 150,000 hotel

rooms there. Here are the names of some

of most famous hotels:

Stratosphere is the tallest hotel there

and has about three rides on the

very top of the building.

Mandalay Bay has its own aquarium

and is the only hotel that has a wave

pool and a lazy river.

Caesar’s Palace is the oldest hotel

and is known for its architecture and

history.

Hundreds of beautiful restaurants

are available to enjoy the nights and

of course if you like to gamble, this

is the perfect place.

San Francisco, Ideal Place for Spring Break

The San Francisco skyline can be seen from Twin Peaks.

The ride Insanity on top of the Stratosphere

The Las Vegas sign is a popular landmark.

P A G E 5

YVOON WEI

Yvoon asked for feedback

to improve the newsletter.

Here is her interview with

Yili and Jiahua.

Yvoon. Graduate or under-

graduate? What year

are you in now?

Yili: I am a graduate stu-

dent.

Jiahua: Me too.

Y: Do you have an inter-

est in our newsletter?

Yili: Yes, I do.

Jiahua: Yes, I have a lot

of interests in the newslet-

ter.

Y: What do you think of

the front page?

Yili: It is good. I am al-

ways attracted by the front

page.

Jiahua: Good. This is

what I like most.

Y: What do you think of

our setting? Is it too

much?

Yili: I think it is ok.

Jiahua: I think so, too.

Y: How about the pic-

tures?

Yili: Actually, I do not like

the picture because they

are black and white. I pre-

fer colorful ones.

Jiahua: I think the pic-

tures are good. I usually

can find some students I

know in the pictures.

Y: Which section do you

like best?

Yili: I like the section of

activities at Language

Academy. I‘d love to go to

the activities, but I am

really busy with my stud-

ies. So the report of activi-

ties can provide some in-

formation about the activi-

ties I am interested in.

Jiahua: I think the pic-

tures are good.

Y: Which kind of story do

you like to read?

Yili: I like stories about

movies, which can relax

me after a long study ses-

sion. I am a big fan of

movies. Maybe you can

put some information

about the movies that will

be displayed in the School

of Cinematic Arts.

Jiahua: I like stories

about sports. My favorite

sport is swimming. I’d

like to know the informa-

tion about incoming

games.

Y: Do you want to send

your stories to us?

Yili: If I have time, I will

send my stories to you.

Jiahua: I am not confi-

dent with my writing

skills. I don’t think what I

write will be published on

the newsletter.

Y: How much time do

you use to read the news-

letter commonly?

Yili: 15 minutes.

Jiahua: Less than 15 min-

utes.

We value your feedback.

Please let us know if you

have a story idea or some-

thing you want to see in

The Academy News.

The Academy News Feedback

Haoyang Wen (Howard)

Michael Phelps—The Gold Medal Machine

He is the athlete that every country dreams of having. He is a total gold medal machine and he is America’s pride—Michael Phelps.

Michael Phelps has won 14 Olympic gold medals for America in last two summer Olympic Games in Athens and Beijing. Michael Phelps is a 27-year-old superman in the water. His body is designed to be an athlete, but what gives him such a super body?

First of all, super lungs. I think most of us have tested our vital capacity (the maximum amount of air a person can exhale from the

lungs after a maxi-mum in-hale) be-fore.

Phelps got 15000 ml in the vital capacity test, which means his vital capacity is 3~4 times larger than ordinary people.

Second, a super low fat con-tent. His fat content is less than 4%. As we know, the lowest fat content record is 3% by the king of basketball---Michael Jordan.

Last but not least, super efforts and scientific diet. Phelps trains more than 30 hours every week, burning more than 12,000 calo-ries every day.

In his daily diet, he has meals like this: three fried egg sand-wiches, two cups of coffee, five waffles, and three pieces of French toast are for his breakfast; one pound of pasta, two cheese hamburgers and energy drinks for lunch; in dinner, one pound of

pasta, one whole pizza and en-ergy drinks. Even though Phelps has an unbelievably talented body, the effort is his key to success. Be-hind his glory, we never imagine how many laps in the pool he has swum. His success tells us: “insist on that victory” !

P A G E 6

Entertainment The 84rd Academy Awards

PHOEBE ZHANG The 84rd Academy Awards was

held in Hollywood and Highland Cen-

ter on February 26, 2012. The Acad-

emy Awards honored the best movies

of 2011 and presented awards in 24

standard competitive categories.

Movie stars were shining on the red

carpet as fans crowded outside. Billy

Crystal served as host for the annual

ceremony, which was the ninth time

for him as a host.

The opening show continued the

style of these years. Billy used a com-

posite of several movie segments. In

this show, he not only kissed George

Clooney, but also jumped off from

Burj Khalifa and experienced Mission

Impossible.

“Hugo” and “The Artist” were the

biggest winners. “Hugo” won Best

Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing,

Best Sound Editing, Best Art Direction

and Best Cinematography. “The Art-

ist” won Best Picture, Best Director,

Best Actor, Best Costume and Best

Original Score. “The Iron Lady” won

two awards, Best Makeup and Best

Actress – Meryl Streep. This was the

third time that she won an Oscar.

Others, “Beginners” won Best Sup-

porting Actor – Christopher Plummer.

“The Help” won Best Supporting Ac-

tress – Octavia Spencer. “The Girl

with the Dragon Tattoo” won Best

Film Editing. “Rango” won Best Ani-

mated Feature. And “A Separa-

tion” (Iran) in Persian won Best For-

eign Language Film.

More Oscar News . . .

SARA ALSHEHRI

What a good day for winning awards!

On Sunday, the former Kodak Thea-

tre in Hollywood and Highland shop-

ping mall were full of the most famous

celebrities in the American film indus-

tries. Actors, actresses, and directors

were all gathering to find out who was

going to win the most important award

in movie maker history.

This year is the year of “The Artist.”

“The Artist” was nominated for ten

awards, and won five awards. Jean Du-

jardin won the Oscar for the best actor

in a leading role.

The Artist is a story about two actors

in the late of 1920s in Hollywood,

struggling to find their careers, their

relationship amid all of the difficulties

in life. What makes this movie special

is that it is a silent film, which depends

only on the music, and the character’s

body language.

On the other hand, Meryl Streep

won the best actress in her movie The

Iron Lady, which she played the role of

the first female prime minister in Brit-

ain Margaret Thatcher.

This year is the 84th year of the

Oscar awards. I think we will never get

bored of the excitement of these

awards. The red carpet interviews, the

entertaining opening performances, and

for sure, we cannot wait to see the new

creative movies.

San Francisco Continued from p. 4

(depending on the level of

hotels).

Don’t forget to bring

an umbrella and a coat

with you. The special

weather makes the city

always rain and cold in the

morning and night. It is

always a wise ideal to

bring an umbrella and a

coat when you travel.

Wear a pair of com-

fortable shoes. San Fran-

cisco has many slope

streets in the city, which

makes walking difficult

than on the ground. Avoid

wearing high heels and

take flat or sports shoes

Meryl Streep won Best Actress for her portrayal

of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in

“The Iron Lady.”

“The Artist” is a silent film produced in black

and white., like the movies of the 1920s.

More Disneyland Pics

Walt Disney Quiz

1. What was the first movie Disney

Made?

A. Cinderella

B. Sleeping beauty

C. Snow White and the

Seven Dwarfs

D. Fantasia

2. Simba is character from which

of the following movies?

A. The Lion King

B. Jungle Book

C. Robin Hood

3. What year was Mickey Mouse

created?

A.1883

B. 1928

C. 1993

D. 1952

4. How many Academy Awards

has Walt Disney won?

A.18

B.20

C. 15

D.22

5. What is Donald Duck’s full

name?

A. Donald Chenille Duck

B. Donald Fauntleroy Duck

C. Donald Clarence Duck

6. Which Disney fairy tale prin-

cess slept for a 100 years?

A. Belle

B. Aurora

C. Fiona

7. What is the name of Hercules

flying horse?

A. Pegasus

B. Caesar

C. Phillip

D. Zeus

Send your answers to Yara, and you have a chance to wina Starbuck’s coffee card.

Her email is yarahadi93@gmail.com

We have a win-ner!!

Soyoung Surh correctly answered the questions from

last week’s quiz! Congratulations and enjoy your

coffee card!

Welcome Velkommen

Bienvenue Bienvenidos

Benvenuti Bem-vindo 歡迎 환영

ようこそ

ยนิดต้ีอนรับ Қош келдіңіз!

Xush kelibsiz

مرحبا بكم

Добро пожаловать

Courtesy of Google Translate

P A G E 7

Look for these stories in next week’s

Happy Birthday!

March

Dohyung (Damien) Kim 2

Hamad Nasser Alsaiari 2

Nevena Fairclough 4

Jia Zhu 5

Trojan Basketball by Phoebe Zhang

Phoebe will cover the activity for next Thursday when t he USC Trojans play the Wash-ington Huskies

Fashion by Yvoon Wei Yvoon will give us some tips on fashions for spring.

Food Trucks By Sara Alshehri

Sara will report on the many

food trucks that we can find around campus.

Sports By Howard Wen and Catherine Cheung Catherine will tell us about a Lak-ers’ game. Howard’s sports column will focus on a team.

More Spring Break Getaways By Yara Hadi

Yara will make more suggestions for that great getaway in our final issue before Spring Break

Upcoming Stories

Imaginative and Sensitive

Compassionate and Kind

Selfless and Unworldly

MUSIC Thornton Baroque Simphonia

The USC Thornton Baroque Sinfo-

nia, featuring special guest Lucinda

Carver, performs concertos by Bach

and Telemann.

Friday, March 2 8:00 PM

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

Free

CAFÉ PERFORMANCE Ground Zero Coffee House

With a stage, lighting and sound

equipment, and that groovy coffee

house ambience, GZ is a perfect

match for open mic nights, karaoke,

talent shows, skits, movie screen-

ings, dances, and more!

Weekdays: 8:30 a.m.-12 midnight

Weekends: 2 p.m.-12 midnight

Ground Zero Coffee House - 615

Child's Way - Los Angeles, CA

90089.

THEATER A Midsummer Saturday Night’s

Fever Dream

See Shake-

speare’s timeless

play with inter-

esting interpreta-

tions.

Friday, March 2, 2012 : 8:00pm;

Saturday, March 3, 2012 : 8:00pm;

Sunday, March 4, 2012 : 8:00pm

University Park Campus Theatre

Tickets purchased in person at the

USC Ticket Office: students, $5;

faculty and staff, $8; general public,

$10. Tickets purchased by phone or

online: $12. RSVP. Obtain tickets

online at http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/

eo2/calendar/32/event/896799

USC Language

Academy

Rossier School of

Education

Phone: 213-740-0080

Fax: 213-740-0088

Web: www.usc.edu/

langacad

ATTENTION

LANGUAGE

ACADEMY

STUDENTS

Do you have a story to tell?

Do you have an inspiration?

The TAN Staff invites all

students to write stories for

the newsletter. Send your

stories to Editor Sisi Lin at

sisilin044@gmail.com or

Assistant EditorYara Hadi at

yarahadi93@gmail.com

and we’ll publish them!

Events Calendar: MARCH 5-9

The Academy News is a weekly newsletter pro-duced by students in the Journalism Elective of the USC Language Academy. All students in the Lan-guage Academy Program are encouraged to send news stories and photos to Sonja Lovelace at slove-lac@usc.edu.

Check out The Academy News online at www.usc.edu/langacad.Go to “Student Informa-

tion” and then click on “The Academy News.”

P A G E 8 M A R C H 2 , 2 0 1 2

FREE EVENTS Many events on campus are

free. Please go to the Arts and Events Calendar for more

details at http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/

calendar/32/feature/2819

Editor

Sisi Lin

Assistant Editor

Yara Hadi

Reporters

Sara Alshehri

Tzekwan (Catherine)Cheung

Lilly Sabajan

Yining (Yvoon) Wei

Haoyang (Howard) Wen

Fengyi (Phoebe) Zhang

Advisor

Sonja Lovelace

THE TAN STAFF