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Bartner and The Spirit of Troy celebrate milestone


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Dr. Arthur C. Bartner, director of The Spirit of Troy, will celebrate his 250th home game today as USC hosts UCLA at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Dr. Bartner has directed The Trojan Marching Band for 42 seasons and has only missed one game when in 1982 he led the All-American College Band for the […]

USC, UCLA set rivalry aside to fight heart problems in LA


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The Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) at USC and UCLA are making a combined effort to take on cardiovascular diseases in Los Angeles. The organization, which came up in May 2010, is currently examining eight grocery stores in the eastern part of the city as part of its efforts to provide healthy food […]

No injuries after car flips on Jefferson


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A vehicle was leaving a parallel parking spot on Jefferson Boulevard, near the intersection with Figueroa Street, when it collided with another vehicle traveling westbound shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, according to the Dept. of Public Safety. “A vehicle parked at the curb, pulled out from the curb without, basically, seeing the car traveling westbound, […]

Thanksgiving a pricey affair this year


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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, many USC students have already left campus for their homes and families. This year, however, Thanksgiving break is notably more expensive, from flights to turkey. Orbitz Worldwide noted a jump in demand for Thanksgiving airfare, resulting in an 11 percent cost increase for flights to 10 of America’s top […]

Ferrell, Forte defend alma maters as rivalry game approaches


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With the USC-UCLA rivalry game fast approaching, the battle is making its way into Hollywood. The film industry is awash with stars from the two schools  — celebrity USC grads include George Lucas, Judd Apatow and Bryan Lourd, while Francis Ford Coppola, Stacey Snider and Jack Black are some of the more well-noted UCLA alums. […]

USC creates ‘virtual humans’ for navy training


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USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) is providing the US Navy with virtual humans for use at its training center in Newport, RI. The technology mimics real human emotions and act as training aids to help the students learn to deal with the complex real-life emotional problems. According to monthly tech magazine Campus Technology, USC cited […]