Archive for February 2012

Project ReMiX looks at race in the 1992 LA riots

By Conrad Wilton · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 11:14 pm

Project ReMiX looks at race in the 1992 LA riots

More than 50 people died and 4,000 injured when riots broke out in South Los Angeles in 1992.

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Roundup

February 29, 2012 at 11:10 pm

The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety Daily Incident Log between Tuesday, Feb. 28, and Wednesday, Feb. 29. View Roundup 03-01 in a larger map Crimes against a person At 12:28 p.m. on Feb. 28, a student reported that another student punched him in the face several times during an [...]

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Facebook could predict career success, study finds

By Isabelle Mason · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 11:09 pm

Some students say their Facebook doesn’t accurately depict their personality.

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Sweet charity

February 29, 2012 at 11:06 pm

Sweet charity

USC Best Buddies sells cookies and cupcakes on the corner of University Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard on Wednesday as part of its annual bake sale. Proceeds from the bake sale will help fund Best Buddies, a nonprofit that creates one-on-one relationships and leadership development for people with developmental disabilities.

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USC begins forums for dean candidates

By David Lowenstein · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 11:05 pm

USC begins forums for dean candidates

Each candidate will visit USC for two days in March to meet with faculty and students.

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Trojans head back to Galen for final two games

By Alex Shultz · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 10:52 pm

Trojans head back to Galen for final two games

Still looking for their second conference victory, USC hopes to notch an upset. .Washington.

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Trojans finish first day of Pac-12 championships

By Andrew Schultz · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 10:50 pm

Trojans finish first day of Pac-12 championships

USC finished the first day of action standing in third place. The conference championships continue through Saturday.

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USC tennis finds itself in rarified air this year

By Michael Katz · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 10:48 pm

USC tennis finds itself in rarified air this year

The USC men’s and women’s tennis teams are both nationally ranked in the top-five in the latest polls released. Cherish it, Trojans. It is rare for a school to have a sport where both men’s and women’s teams are among the best in the country in a particular year. The first reason for this? Well, [...]

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No. 1 Trojans handle Bruins easily on the road

By Jeremy Chen · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 10:46 pm

No. 1 Trojans handle Bruins easily on the road

Senior Steve Johnson clinches the match with a singles victory, his 48th straight win. The Trojans winning streak is now at 34.

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Don’t call yourself broke so flippantly

By Andrew Gomez · Daily Trojan

February 29, 2012 at 9:32 pm

College students face many struggles. Deadlines, essays and exams can really weigh a person down. But I can’t understand students who complain about not having money. Finding an impoverished student in any USC classroom is difficult. Maybe it’s the flood of illuminated Apple symbols emanating from the $1200 laptops, or maybe the rows of $200 [...]

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Kenneth Leventhal, USC life trustee, dies at 90

Kenneth Leventhal, USC life trustee, dies at 90

Kenneth Leventhal, a USC trustee and real estate accountant known for his leadership, energy and philanthropy, died May 8. He was 90.Leventhal had prostate cancer, ...

Amanpour advises grads to use talents

Nearly 14,000 graduates were honored Friday as USC marked its 129th annual commencement ceremony with a keynote address from award-winning journalist Christiane Amanpour.Amanpour is the ...

Commission grants USC control of Coliseum

Following eight months of negotiations, USC obtained day-to-day control of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in a vote by the Coliseum Commission on Monday.The stadium’s ...

USC Trustee Kenneth Leventhal dies at 90

Kenneth Leventhal, a USC life trustee and namesake of the USC Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal School of Accounting, died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. He ...

Steve A. Kay to be new dean of USC Dornsife

Steve A. Kay, a biology professor from UC San Diego, was appointed the 21st Dean of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences on ...

LAPD, DPS officers to be added to USC area

Numerous measures will be added to secure public safety in and around the university, including additional Los Angeles Police Department officers, technology and education.At a ...

Opinion

Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

Never has an American president openly supported gay marriage — that is, until President Barack Obama declared his monumental stance last week.Much of our progressive ...

Introspection can motivate, benefit mind

Summer has finally arrived, which means three months of great weather and plenty of exciting things to do, whether it’s in Los Angeles or back ...

Lanes won’t solve USC’s bike problem

Students and administrators have been racking their brains for a solution to the bicycle congestion on campus.But a new bike policy isn’t going to change ...

The marijuana debate is just getting annoying

April was a big month for drugs. From Rihanna rolling a blunt on top of some guy’s head at Coachella to Santa Cruz’s renowned 4/20 ...

Grads: don’t give up hope

As if soon-to-be college graduates need any more reminding, the Associated Press reported Monday that one in two new graduates is jobless or underemployed. According ...

Manufacturing will revamp job market

Industrialization began with modest advances in technology that made once-tedious tasks quicker. The second wave of innovation utilized assembly lines, factories and specialization of manual ...

Sports

Trojans suffer sweep at hands of Ducks

Trojans suffer sweep at hands of Ducks

After being swept by No. 5 Oregon over the weekend, USC is on a skid unlike any the team has experienced all season. Seven consecutive ...

Women of Troy fall in national title game

No. 3 USC lost a defensive battle to No. 1 Stanford 6-4 on Sunday in the NCAA tournament final, as the Cardinal fended off multiple ...

Trojans roll past Aggies in first round of NCAAs

After kicking off the NCAA championships with two sweeps, the men's tennis team looks to string together four more wins to capture its fourth-consecutive NCAA ...

Trojans stumble in NCAA championship game against UC Irvine

No. 1 UC Irvine upended the No. 2 USC men's volleyball team in straight sets to win the NCAA championship Saturday with scores of 25-22, 34-32 ...

Trojans punch ticket to NCAA title game with four-set win

The USC men’s volleyball team earned a spot in the NCAA championship match against UC Irvine after beating Lewis University on Thursday at the Galen ...

Lifestyle

Heavy metal band falls short of potential

The band name Bloody Knives carries the weight of a heavy metal, hardcore punk band’s alias.But the title is deceiving: Artistically choosing to put aside ...

Indie-rock band hopes to remain close to its roots

For L.A. indie-rock quintet Vanaprasta, numbers are everything.Numbers, as guitarist and vocalist Collin Desha explained, “just sort of wrapped everything together.”In one instance, as the ...

Dark Shadows favors camp over story

In a nutshell, Tim Burton’s cinematic style could be described as dark, eccentric and humorous.Anyone familiar with Burton’s previous work, including Corpse Bride and Alice ...

Le Salon de Musiques innovates intimate live concert experience

A sharp intake of breath at the start of a measure, the soft brush as a bow hits the strings --— these intimate details happen ...

Comics offer incentives to maintain readership

It’s a strange time for comics. It’s a strange time for media. Newspapers and books are struggling with the digital market, while films and music ...

Photos

In Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

In Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

The university hosted the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Saturday and Sunday, bringing Angelenos to campus to celebrate and enjoy reading, books and music. ...

In Photos: Students protest sweat shop use

Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation led a group of students in protest on Thursday against university's manufacturing of some USC apparel in sweat shops.Photos by ...

In Photos: Expo Line Tour

The much-anticipated Expo Line is slated to open Phase 1 of the project April 28, 2012, connecting Downtown Los Angeles and the university to La ...

In Photos: Songfest 2012

Various student groups performed five-minute musical skits at Songfest on Friday in Bovard Auditorium. The money raised goes to Troy Camp. [caption id="attachment_49803" align="alignnone" width="581" caption="Members ...

In Photos: LAPD/USC press conference

LAPD and USC held a press conference Friday to announce a $125, 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect ...