USC Security Roundup


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The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety incident report summary between Wednesday, Oct. 8, and Thursday, Oct. 9. Crimes against property At 9:54 P.M. on Oct. 8, a student reported that the rear bumper of his car was damaged while the vehicle was parked at the location. At 12:12 a.m. […]

Perfect harmony


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Carl St. Clair, principal conductor and artistic leader of the USC Thornton Symphony, leads a performance Thursday night in Bovard Auditorium. The orchestra performed Andrzej Panufnik’s Tragic Overture and Harmony; A Poem for Chamber Orchestra as well as Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan.”  

Defensive leaders need to step up


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USC’s football team has a long history of vaunted defensive players. Ronnie Lott. Junior Seau. Willie McGinest. Troy Polamalu. Clay Matthews III. And last year, USC Athletic Director Pat Haden argued that now-junior defensive end Leonard Williams belonged in that mix. Haden tweeted, “I have been around USC for over 40 years… Leonard is one […]

Dracula reanimates classic Universal screen monsters


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Count Dracula has an image problem that has nothing to do with mirrors.   Dracula Untold, the action-horror hybrid swooping into theaters this weekend, is the latest attempt to recast Bram Stoker’s deathless creation as a flawed, romantic hero who transforms himself into a tragic monster for the sake of his loved ones. The film, […]