Silks

Hello all! My name is Toluwalase (Tolu) Banjo, and I am a second-year student at both USC and in the TMB. I’m honored to call myself one of the section leaders for the USC Silks! 🙂

A little bit about me: I am currently majoring in Aerospace Engineering and chose it because I have quite an interest in planes and aviation. My main goal is to contribute to the effort of making flying as efficient as humanly possible. Here’s my pipeline: I would like to start as a commercial pilot and work for an airline for a short time. Afterwards, I hope to delve more into the engineering side of aviation and hopefully work in aircraft design, with the goal of making flying more efficient. Somewhere in between, I hope to work on spacecraft, integrating my knowledge of aviation with astronautics. Eventually, I plan to work and stay in Aerospace research for the long-term. There’s a multitude of things that can be done with an Aerospace Engineering degree, and I want to try my hand at most of them and diversify my skillset.

I chose to join the TMB because I had been a part of my high school’s marching band and wanted to continue to be a part of the community. There is no experience like being a part of a marching band, and I got lucky because I had been provided the opportunity to be a part of the Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe. I was also sure that being a part of any musical activity would keep me grounded, as it did in high school. Music has always been a huge aspect of my life, and I believe that everybody should surround themselves with musicians, if they can. A lot of my friends are musicians, and the creativity that comes from them is one like no other: joining the TMB was a no-brainer. It was a chance to surround myself with both new people and new experiences.  

I’m really excited for what this next season will bring and can’t wait to play my small part in the ever-expanding legacy of the Trojan Marching Band. Fight On!