Workers oversee the installation of enormous brick panels at the busy construction site, where buildings are starting to take shape.

As the Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center rises, the dance school debuts with 33 talented students.

Laura Wang focuses on Samoa’s environment while Abigail Gregg covers the risk of natural disaster in Southeast Asia.

Coming from different backgrounds, the students look forward to their white coat ceremony.

Living up to high expectations provides motivation for a group that represents nearly 14 percent of the USC student body.