Archive for September 2011

Epicenter provides both hits and misses

By nick mindicino · Daily Trojan

September 27, 2011 at 1:55 pm

Irvine, Calif., is a quiet town, the epitome of suburbia. On Saturday, however, it became the epicenter for a rock ‘n’ roll throw down. The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater hosted the third annual Epicenter music festival, sponsored by KROQ. Smells of barbecued chicken kabobs mingled with clouds of cigarette smoke and beer-stained walkways. The music was [...]

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Meet Sura — the hot new food truck in town

By alan wong · Daily Trojan

September 27, 2011 at 1:36 pm

Meet Sura — the hot new food truck in town

The new Sura food truck provides affordable and delectable options for both health- and taste-conscious Korean food enthusiasts. My first impression upon seeing the Sura truck was that it served more genuine Korean food than other food trucks selling similar products, since it spelled “Korean Rice Bowls” as “Corean Rice Bowls” (spelling “Korea” with a “C” [...]

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Spotify and Facebook: invasive or innovative?

By jamie di rosario-connor · Daily Trojan

September 27, 2011 at 1:27 pm

If you don’t have it already, you’ve sure seen others using it on your Facebook feed. Spotify has officially burst onto the scene in the United States thanks to a little help from the biggest social networking site on the planet. Just a few weeks ago, you had to be somebody special to use Spotify, [...]

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All’ Angelo Pizza and Pasta brings new taste to Koreatown

By jackie chen · Daily Trojan

September 27, 2011 at 1:19 pm

Although many students typically flock to Koreatown for All You Can Eat Korean Barbecue, there are other Koreatown restaurants that serve food just as delectable and filling. All’ Angolo Pizza and Pasta, which opened Sept. 18, is one such restaurant. Not to be confused with All’ Angelo on Melrose Avenue that closed down, All’ Angolo [...]

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Center for Body Computing working on game-changing biosensors

By claire preising · Daily Trojan

September 27, 2011 at 12:49 pm

USC’s Center for Body Computing has been working hard the last few months to create a new kind of technology that revolutionizes the way the public views sports. The CBC is currently working on new sensors that wirelessly track vital statistics such as body heat, heart rate and perspiration in order to provide scientists, coaches [...]

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Bateman named Conference Player of the Week

By william laws · Daily Trojan

September 27, 2011 at 12:41 am

Senior All-American Kendall Bateman was named the Bank of the West Pac-12 Women’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Sep. 19-25 after helping lead the volleyball team to wins over the two top-ranked teams in the country. A setter, Bateman posted at least 40 assists in both 3-0 sweeps over then-ranked [...]

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USC Welcomes Kiki Alofaituli

By ross dautel · Daily Trojan

September 27, 2011 at 12:37 am

The USC women’s basketball eighth-ranked recruiting class received a welcome addition over the weekend as local prep star Kiki Alofaituli gave her commitment to head coach Michael Cooper. Alofaituli, a 6’1″ forward from nearby powerhouse Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., will bring a wealth of athleticism and defensive prowess to the court [...]

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Game rewind — Arizona State

By alejandro madrid · Daily Trojan

September 27, 2011 at 12:30 am

The set-up: USC traveled to Tempe, Ariz. for its first road test to play the Arizona State Sun Devils, who were fresh off of a loss against Illinois. With the two teams projected to finish near the top of the Pac-12 South in the preseason, the game figured have serious implications for divisions supremacy. Matt [...]

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Classifieds – September 27

September 27, 2011 at 12:30 am

Classifieds – September 27

The Daily Trojan features Classified advertising in each day’s edition. Here you can read, search, and even print out each day’s edition of the Classifieds.

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Students use mail services despite national decline

By Engie Salama · Daily Trojan

September 26, 2011 at 11:51 pm

Students use mail services despite national decline

Members of unions in the Postal Service are protesting today for federal financial help.

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SPECIAL FEATURE: Prof loses tenure bid after appeal

On April 3, Assistant Professor of International Relations Mai’a Keapuolani Davis Cross, who had traveled cross-country from her tenure track position at Colgate University to ...

Center to host more concerts after deal with Nederlander

The Galen Center entered into a deal last week with Nederlander Concerts, a Los Angeles-based company that organizes concerts with venues, to increase the numbers ...

Annenberg creates community pay phones

A group of USC students, community members and local artists in Leimert Park are bringing the pay phone back into service — and hoping to ...

Opinion

’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 ...

Should the GuantĂĄnamo Bay prison remain open?

The prison must be closed as it stands for hypocrisy and infringes upon international human rights.  One hundred of the total 166 inmates at the Guantånamo ...

The Internet celebrates 20th birthday

Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the creation of World Wide Web. The organization responsible for building the Internet, CERN, also created the Large Hadron ...

Sports

Trojans begin three-game homestand against TCU

As the USC baseball team enters the final month of its baseball season 11 games under .500, it can at least feel good that it ...

USC faces North Florida in first round of tournament

For the No. 4 USC women’s sand volleyball team, its entire season has led up to this tournament. The team will finally be put to the ...

Jovan, Monica Vavic earn league awards

When it comes to dominating the competition in the pool, nobody does it better than the Vavic family. Following a season in which head coach ...

Lifestyle

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 ...

History behind shakes

Though finals loom as obstacles between now and summer, Ground Zero Performance Café has the perfect solution for both cooling down and serving your study ...

Play creates darker version of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale

Before Disney’s Peter, Wendy, John and Michael flew over “poor Nana” toward Big Ben and continued to the second star to the right and straight ...

Photos

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

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