Features & Essays
FORM swim goggles put swimming performance goals in your sights. In recent years, tech gadgets that give real-time access to performance metrics have transformed how runners and cyclists train. But for swimmers, things haven’t gone as swimmingly—largely because taking...
Features & Essays
From gender-neutral words to textspeak, language often has undergone controversial shifts — and no amount of grumbling can stop it. When USC established El Centro Chicano in 1972 as a resource center for Mexican American students, organizers deliberately chose the...
Features & Essays
Stockton-based REALTOR® Kimberlee Williams couldn’t figure out why her Instagram account, which had over 15,000 followers, wasn’t landing her much in the way of new business. Each of her posts—a mix of updates about her listings and her real estate team as well as...
Profiles & Interviews
Ivan Garcia is among the first graduates of USC’s expanded college-prep program, and now he’s a first-year Trojan. But he almost missed his chance. Ivan Garcia held court whenever his family visited Chinese Friends, their favorite restaurant in Los Angeles’ Chinatown....
Profiles & Interviews
As CEO of eXp Realty, Jason Gesing presides over one of the fastest-growing real estate brokerage brands in the history of the industry. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, eXp’s completely cloud-based office, facilitated by the Virbela platform, helped...
