Ronald Tutor Campus Center

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3607 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Added by Jopie, at 11 November 2015

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• Prakhar Deep

  14 December 2017

  Nice place to chill with many diners but one cannot study there.

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• Reed Blaylock

  24 March 2017

  Food, offices, study spaces--this building has everything.

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• Chad Martin

  27 November 2015

  Quiet place to study

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• Casey P

  18 November 2015

  The campus center came about when I started at USC. Perhaps it was still too fresh, too clean, at the time. But it never felt like home. It never felt lived-in. There's something very artificial, very plasticky about the way it's designed. It doesn't feel like a historic or important building, but rather a tacky attempt at grandiosity. In terms of color scheme and materials, it fits with the rest of campus, but is otherwise an unwelcome imposition. It feels fake, like they tried too hard. Prestige is something a university grows into, not something it buys. USC would do well to ponder this lesson in its aggressive effort to become a top school.
  
  In fact, this building is all about trying really hard. It's the home to admissions, and is supposed to give prospective students the shock-and-awe treatment. Donors will visit, smiling, proud their university has become something so fantastic. But I hope they'll think harder about what this campus center is really trying to accomplish.
  
  In theory, a campus center offers space for all students to gather around and engage in communal activities. This one, perhaps limited by campus size, isn't large enough to do that and doesn't offer the right mix of spaces. It's not good for studying - there are no individual rooms or study spaces. It's okay for eating, but the food is overpriced and inconsistent. It's mediocre for student organizations, given the dearth of rooms and their austere, awkward layouts. And it's only passable for socializing, given the cramped chairs, extreme noise (especially from the fountain), and lack of available spaces to sit. If you're desperate, you can sit on the concrete steps, but these are uncomfortable, overly sunny, and awkward for eating.
  
  There are plenty of calmer and more beautiful spots on campus to hang out. Try any of the benches in the treed areas. You'll be able to relax, free of distractions and noise.

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