In Photos: Conquest


Conquest, the annual spirit rally held traditionally before the USC-UCLA rivalry game, attracted a large crowd Thursday night at McCarthy Quad. The night featured performances by the Spirit of Troy marching band, the USC Song Girls and the rapper Childish Gambino. Photos by Chris Pham

Conquest, Childish Gambino fire up USC students


Conquest, the annual celebration to rile USC students up for the football game against crosstown rivals UCLA, served and exceeded its goals Thursday night. The line-up included a concert by hip-hop artist Childish Gambino, appearances by the revered seniors of the football team, a bonfire that engulfed a cardboard Bruin and fireworks that put most […]

Overholser to leave post as director in 2013


The Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism announced Friday that Geneva Overholser, director of the school of journalism, will leave her post in June 2013. The school has also launched a recruitment campaign for her successor. Overholser has served as director since 2008, when she left a professorship at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Washington bureau. […]