# @uscdornsife on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CKe90AUgrFD
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13645635-uscdornsife-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-01-25T21:56:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USC Dornsife (@USCDornsife) — https://gondola.cc/USCDornsife

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Let's get to know our #DornsifeTrojans! Today, meet Deven Patel, a junior double majoring in environmental studies and business administration.

🏡 Hometown: Irvine, California

🍎 A USC Dornsife class I loved:
One of my favorite classes was POSC 410x: "Political Fellows Seminar with Symone Sanders," now senior adviser and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris. The class had only 15 students and it taught me so much about the different forces of the Democratic Coalition and how it can advance as a party. Hearing her experiences and how she got into politics was invaluable––it has influenced my own career goals. 

🌴 Best thing about Los Angeles: 
One of my favorite things about Los Angeles is the food scene. There are so many great and trendy places to eat, and you’re always trying new cuisines. There are also many cool traveling art exhibits and installations that you can see. For example, the Frieze Art Fair was held at Paramount Studios and we got to see works of art from around the world. 

😎 Hands down, the coolest experience I’ve had at USC: 
When we were invited by the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future (uscpolfuture) to a live taping of the Van Jones Show (CNN) in Hollywood. The first guest that we knew about was California Gov. Gavin Newsom, but the second guest ended up being Kim Kardashian West. She came to speak about her efforts in criminal justice and her studies to become a lawyer. 

#USCDornsiife #USC #LosAngeles #LA #DTLA #StudentProfile #FightOn

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