Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords speaks at USC


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Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, a U.S. Navy captain and astronaut, spoke about the intersection of public service and faith at Town and Gown on Sunday evening. The event was hosted by the USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life as the 14th annual Carmen and Louis […]

USC workers reach agreement


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The UNITE HERE Local 11 Union announced they had reached a tentative contract agreement with the USC administration on Mar. 6. The union represents USC Hospitality and Auxiliary workers. The agreement has to be ratified by workers before it will take effect, per communications representative Ofelia Carrillo. A vote will take place all day Thursday […]

Marvel aggressively promotes films


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There are some evil geniuses behind the marketing for Avengers: Age of Ultron. This past Wednesday, they posted the following promoted tweet: “It’s go time, Marvelites: Tweet using #AvengersAssemble to unite & unlock an epic new #Avengers #AgeOfUltron Trailer!” And, on cue, thousands of faithful Marvelites flooded the website with what amounted to free publicity. […]