Campus Calendar: Oct. 6
Mansfield Park
Thursday, October 6, 2011; Friday, October 7, 2011; Saturday, October 8, 2011; Sunday, October 9, 2011
University Park Campus
Bing Theatre
USC students, $5. USC faculty/staff, $8. General public, $10. (Must be purchased in person at USC Ticket Office.) Tickets purchased by phone or online, $12.
Written by Willis Hall and directed by Jack Rowe, this skillful adaptation retains all the plot, character and spirit of the classic Austen novel.
Case Studies To Focus on Building Fiscal Leadership Among Local Governments in an Era of Budget Austerity
University Park Campus
Davidson Conference Center
Figueroa Room
Registration with RSVP by October 3, 12 p.m., free. Registration at door, $25. Registration also offered through ASPA; contact Sherry Gaur at (562) 596-1808.
A panel of experts discuss case studies focusing on Southern California local governments that have successfully coped with budget cuts.
Stuck in Traffic? Beware the Air!
Todd E. Morgan, USC research associate professor of gerontology, lectures for the Fall 2011 Multidisciplinary Research Colloquium Series in Aging.
Molecular Mechanisms of Hepatic Steatosis and Steatohepatitis
Health Sciences Campus
Hoffman Hall, Hastings Auditorium
Free
A talk by Dr. Ariel Feldstein, professor of Pediatrics and chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at UC San Diego.
Journalism Director’s Forum: Jeff Jarvis
University Park Campus
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Geoffrey Cowan Forum, Room 207
Free
Geneva Overholser welcomes City University of New York’s Jeff Jarvis, an outspoken leader in the discussion of the future of journalism.
Complicated Coalitions: Domestic Politics and the Constraints on NATO in Afghanistan
University Park Campus
Social Sciences Building
B40
Free
McGill University’s Stephen Saideman examines the limits of alliance warfare that have been revealed during the fighting in Afghanistan.
The Poisoner’s Handbook
Health Sciences Campus
Harlyne Norris Research Tower, Aresty Conference Center
Pulitzer Prize-winner Deborah Blum, author of The New York Times best-seller, hosts a hands-on look at an era when forensic medicine was wet and dangerous.
Hearing America Singing: Multivocal Cultures in America
University Park Campus
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Free
Photo: C.J. Gunther
Poet, essayist, playwright and Yale Professor Elizabeth Alexander discusses the rich, often surprising connections among diverse American cultures and traditions.
Rolling Thunder
University Park Campus
George Lucas Instructional Building
Ray Stark Family Theatre, Room 108
Free
After seven years in a Vietnamese prison camp, Major Charles Rane (William Devane) returns to his San Antonio home to find a different country than the one he left.
Paderewski Lecture-Recital
University Park Campus
Alfred Newman Recital Hall
Free
Each year, Thornton’s Polish Music Center celebrates the musical legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski by highlighting living Polish composers who are at the top of their field.
An Evening with Mike Birbiglia
Join USC Spectrum for an evening with comedian Mike Birbiglia, in which he will share stories from his life.