Sydney Madolora is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of Southern California studying International Relations (Global Business) and pursuing a minor in Dance. She is specifically interested in Russia and other post-Soviet countries, as well as the intersection of arts and politics. Beyond GPI, Sydney is a member of Delta Phi Epsilon Foreign Service Society and SC Ballet Company. Beyond the classroom she enjoys trying new restaurants around Los Angeles, adding books to her lengthy TBR list, and refining her Cyrilic cursive.