20 Questions with USC's Lauren Ochi

Lauren's theme song: 'Don't Stop Believin' by Journey. Bruce Yeung/Yeung Photography

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Name: Lauren Ochi
School: University of Southern California
Birth Date: Dec. 2
Hometown: Palos Verdes Estatesm, Calif.
Year: Senior
Major: Political Science, Minor in Art History

1. I love USC but I almost went to: I actually went to University of Michigan my freshman year. My whole life it's been my dream to attend USC, and I'm proud to be a Trojan!

2. My favorite class is: Terrorism and Genocide

3. Movies I can't live without: Pretty Woman, Phantom of the Opera, National Treasure

4. Music I can't live without: The USC Trojan Marching Band!

5. TV shows I can't live without: Friends, 24, Grey's Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance?

6. What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you during a game? When I fell during a routine at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. The UCLA fans cheered. It was so embarrassing!

7. My favorite sport is: Basketball

8. My favorite professional sports teams are: L.A. Lakers and Carolina Panthers

9. My one Guilty Pleasure is: McDonald's chicken nuggets

10. My best physical feature: My smile!

11. Strange and unusual fact about me: I won't walk around in a hotel room without shoes on.

12. My friends would be surprised to know that I: That I have played classical piano for 13 years.

13. Favorite Foods: My grandma's spaghetti, chicken teriyaki, and 21 Choices frozen yogurt

14. Five People I'd Like To Have Dinner With (Living or Dead): My Grandma, my boyfriend, Julia Roberts, Sandro Botticelli, Robert Motherwell

15. People who annoy me: Andy Dick, Perez Hilton

16. Next Risk I Want To Take: Paying my own bills!

17. If your life had a theme song, what would it be: Don't Stop Believin' by Journey

18. What reality show would you do best on and why: Dancing with the Stars

19. If I won the lottery, the first thing I'd buy is: A house on the strand in Manhattan Beach

20. Describe the worst date you ever went on: I've never really been on a bad date ... yet.