USC kicks off the fall semester with the annual Welcome Week as the university welcomes nearly 13,000 new undergraduate and graduate students coming from around the U.S. and a host of international countries. From “Light up the night” to Convocation and the Welcome Back concert, students were given the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of events across campus.
Performers at the “Light Up the Night” event stroll through the Village. The event featured a silent disco and mock casino games, among other activities. (Photo by Tomoki Chien) A student dances at the “Light Up the Night” silent disco. Participants wore headphones that connected to one of two live DJ sets performed in the Village. (Photo by Tomoki Chien) The Song Girls perform at the Welcome Back spirit rally. (Photo by Tomoki Chien) Students of the Iovine and Young Academy applaud and cheer as they are introduced and accepted into USC’s class of 2026. (Photo by Jason Goode) The marching band performs at the Welcome Back spirit rally. (Photo by Tomoki Chien) A USC student enters the Welcome Back concert on McCarthy Quad. Students waited in a line wrapping all around the Center for International and Public Affairs before entering the event. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans) JELEEL!, the opener of the Welcome Back concert, hypes up the crowd with his music and backflips before Rebecca Black’s DJ set and the headliner Flo Milli. (Photo by Jason Goode) Rebecca Black and Friends perform on the main stage following JELEEL!’s set. Black performed for a little under an hour, performing with various other artists before ending with her iconic 2012 hit, “Friday.” (Photo by Yannick Peterhans) USC students give a resounding “Fight on!” to Rebecca Black and Friends at the end of their set. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans) Flo Milli performs her headling set at the Welcome Back concert. (Photo by Tomoki Chien) A USC student jumps in the midst of a mosh pit at the Welcome Back concert. Safety was of particular concern at the concert this year, and throughout the night the security urged students to take three steps back from the stage. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans) Flo Milli ends the night with dynamic performances and an engaging stage presence as students take videos from the crowd. (Photo by Jason Goode)
