Campus Calendar: Oct. 31
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Game rewind: Stanford
The set-up: After losing to Stanford last year on the road in Palo Alto, the Trojans aimed to knock off the No. 4 ranked Cardinal on their home turf. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum served as the host site of ESPN’s College Game Day and added to the anticipation of the matchup between the two […]
USC researchers crack 250-year-old code
Scientists from USC, in collaboration with researchers from Sweden’s Uppsala University, have decoded the Copiale Cipher, the university announced Oct. 25. The document is an 18th Century German manuscript comprising 75,000 characters in 105 pages. It details rituals performed by one of the many secret societies that flourished in the country in the 1700s. Research […]
Nebraska mother arrested for caging children
A Nebraska mother and her three roommates accused of keeping children in a dog cage attended a hearing Oct. 27. Police discovered four children in a wire kennel at their trailer. Police Lieutenant Rich Hoaglund said in a statement that the metal kennel was secured by a wire tie with a mattress and animal feces […]
Jones stands out at Pac-12 Media Day
On most nights, sophomore guard Maurice Jones’ age would have prevented him from entering the Conga Room at L.A. Live. Yet on Friday afternoon, Jones, the youngest player and only sophomore chosen to represent his team at the annual Pac-12 Conference Men’s Basketball Media Day, found himself sitting on the stage at the popular nightclub […]