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Turning the Page

April 20, 2012 at 1:14 pm

Turning the Page

Student reading habits aren’t what they used to be, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is entering its second year in its new home, and books look significantly different than they did even five years ago. Any way you look at it, reading — both here at USC and in the world beyond our campus — is undergoing a fundamental turn of the page.

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The next chapter for books at USC

April 20, 2012 at 1:59 am

The next chapter for books at USC

Though books aren’t exactly glamorous, they still have the ability to bring more than 140,000 people together to gain knowledge and share the ideas that inspire them. The fact that this university is able to bring so many people together is an honor — but it’s also representative of our school’s far-reaching responsibilities.

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Beginning to feel like home

By Eddie Kim · Daily Trojan

April 20, 2012 at 1:53 am

Beginning to feel like home

With the onset of warmer weather and the last day of classes just a week away, one can practically hear the final sighs of spring in the air. There’s another sound, though, and it’s virtually inescapable. It’s the pervasive clanking of tent construction.

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Faculty Authors Q&A

By Alexis Driggs · Daily Trojan

April 20, 2012 at 1:48 am

Faculty Authors Q&A

Aimee Bender is a professor of English in the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. Her latest book is The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.

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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Highlights

By Mike Vulpo and Louis Lucero II · Daily Trojan

April 20, 2012 at 1:04 am

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Highlights

Panelists largely drawn from USC’s faculty will consider the role of queer culture, art and activism in the City of Angels. Moderated by English and gender studies professor Chris Freeman, the panelists plan to cover the years from 1950 to the present, a groundbreaking period for the LGBTQ community, by any measure.

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Celebrities continue to cash in as authors

By Mike Vulpo · Daily Trojan

April 20, 2012 at 12:51 am

Celebrities continue to cash in as authors

Celebrity-penned books tend to create buzz and, as a result, sell.

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E-books revolutionize culture

By Francesca Bessey · Daily Trojan

April 20, 2012 at 12:40 am

E-books revolutionize culture

Reading has a new face, and it’s now glare-resistant. And though not all book-lovers are on board with the new technology, e-readers offer certain indisputable benefits.

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Reading habits in a state of flux

By Conrad Wilton · Daily Trojan

April 20, 2012 at 12:31 am

Reading habits in a state of flux

A recent USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll shows that e-readers are gaining ground on traditional print media, but USC students and
university librarians tell a different story.

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What we read is a picture of who we are

By Elena Kadvany · Daily Trojan

April 20, 2012 at 12:20 am

What we read is a picture of who we are

Books are all about learning and escaping to alternate realities — past or future, real or imaginary, possible or impossible. So what do the books that we are reading say about the state of our reality? More importantly, what do they say about us? Best-sellers lists, in a way, could be reflections of the national [...]

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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