Archive for August 24th, 2010

Jokers to help the oppressed

By Sarah Bennett · Daily Trojan

August 24, 2010 at 11:32 pm

In 2006, USC Professor of theatre practice Brent Blair got a gig putting on a theater workshop  for Downtown Los Angeles’ oppressed garment workers. But this was not a morale-boosting production of Midsummer Nights Dream. In fact, Blair didn’t even bring a script. Instead, employees who worked within the largest concentration of garment industry sweatshops [...]

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Fall fiction is hot off the presses

By Eva Recinos · Daily Trojan

August 24, 2010 at 11:30 pm

This fall, a variety of fiction authors will release sequels to their famous and best-selling series as well as create new works for fans.

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Feverish loyalty should be rewarded

By Dave Dulberg · Daily Trojan

August 24, 2010 at 11:25 pm

Let’s be honest; there hasn’t been a busier man in Southern California over the past month than new Athletic Director Pat Haden. For a man thrust into the responsibility of reinvigorating a program that has lost some of its prestige and luster the past year, the former Rhodes Scholar has taken the bull by the [...]

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Transfer looks to become threat for USC

By Kenny Legan · Daily Trojan

August 24, 2010 at 11:18 pm

Thearon Collier will bolster the Trojan offense after being dismissed from Miami.

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Center celebrates opening

By Natalie Chau · Daily Trojan

August 24, 2010 at 11:02 pm

The weeklong celebration will feature many performance acts from USC student groups.

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Rock on

August 24, 2010 at 10:56 pm

Rock on

Alexandra Lawn, cellist for Ra Ra Riot!, performs with the band at USC’s annual Welcome Back Concert, held Saturday in McCarthy Quad by the USC Program Board.

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Lyon Center extends hours until midnight

By chloe Stepney · Daily Trojan

August 24, 2010 at 10:46 pm

Lyon Center extends hours until midnight

The Lyon Center has also added a weekly recreational newsletter and flatscreen TVs.

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British lessons for California

By daniel charnoff · Daily Trojan

August 24, 2010 at 9:31 pm

British lessons for California

Economic problems plaguing the Golden State could be solved using a U.K. model.

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Record breaking heat sizzles Southern California

August 24, 2010 at 5:59 pm

Triple-digit temperatures will be compounded by stifling humidity in the middle of the week.

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Lilith Fair about to embark on world tour

By Eva Recinos · Daily Trojan

August 24, 2010 at 3:44 pm

The all-girl music fesitval raised $500,000 for charities in 23 cities in July and August.

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Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 mil for new academy

A new type of undergraduate experience will be added to the university as music icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are together giving $70 million ...

UPDATE: LAPD, DPS hold open forum for students

Video from the scene, courtesy of USC Black Student Assembly.   Students, alumni, faculty and community members voiced their concerns at an emotional open forum between the ...

Students hold sit-in in response to LAPD presence at party

[gallery link="file" ids="67092,67091,67090,67089,67088,67087,67086,67085,67084"] Photos by Razan Al Marzouqi   More than 100 students gathered in front of Tommy Trojan for a sit-in Monday afternoon in response to events ...

Opinion

Syrian conflict explodes

On May 16, President Barack Obama told the public about evidence that shows chemical weapons being used in the ongoing Syrian crisis, according to BBC ...

Extra-curriculars, internships as important as grades

As summertime rolls around and the sun and ocean begin to beckon eager pupils, one last roadblock stands in the way of true vacation bliss: ...

’SC sets example in lowering dropout rate

A report sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that the nation’s higher education system is facing a dropout crisis. Produced in part ...

Sports

Women of Troy fall in the round of 16

With a 15-match winning streak against the Cardinal and after bouncing the team from the NCAA quarterfinals last season, the No. 5 USC women’s tennis ...

Trojans can’t pull off unprecedented ‘5-peat’

An outstanding four-year championship run ended for the USC men’s tennis program on Saturday, May 18, in Urbana, Ill., as the No. 4 Trojans were ...

USC suffers sweep to rival UCLA

When USC and UCLA took the field this weekend for their annual three-game clash, it was hard to envision two more different teams and programs. ...

Lifestyle

Daft Punk transcends genre in RAM

After eight long years, the eccentric French electronic music duo Daft Punk is re-entering the electronic music fray. Their new album, Random Access Memories, was ...

Midnight builds on strengths of preceding films

Movie trilogies have a bit of a reputation for being films that rely heavily on action and excitement. They’re usually big money earners, which is ...

An Exercise in Authenticity

Though Generation Um…includes a star studded cast—Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic, and Adelaide Clemens—this film surprisingly has more of an indie vibe.  Set in New York ...

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In Photos: Washington comes to USC

In Photos: Washington comes to USC

The Schwarzenegger Institute held an immigration reform forum titled "Washington comes to USC", with U.S Senators John McCain, Michael Bennet and former President of Mexico ...

In Photos: Armenian Genocide

Photos by Ani Kolangian [gallery link="file" ids="66554,66555,66556,66557,66558,66559,66560,66561,66562"]

In Photos: Springfest 2013

Photos by Priyanka Patel. [gallery link="file" ids="65587,65586,65585,65584,65583,65582,65581,65580,65579,65578,65577,65576"]