Flying the colors
Tim McElroy unfurls a flag on the steps of the Von KleinSmid Center on Thursday. The university has been preparing for President Barack Obama’s visit this afternoon.
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Check mate
Jack Peters (left), an international chess master and USC professor, plays Henry Kaliwae, a USC alumnus. Peters is teaches a class on chess and critical thinking class at USC and is a Los Angeles Times columnist.
Man vs. meat
Christopher Otter, professor of history at Ohio State University, speaks about the development of the international meat trade at “The Infrastructural Human: Food Circuits” discussion held in Doheny Memorial Library on Tuesday as part of The College Commons series.
Diplomatic relations
Carlos Pascual, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, speaks Monday about human rights in Mexico. The event was hosted by the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
Land of the lost
The Natural History Museum, located across the street from the university on Exposition Boulevard, moved its dinosaur statues to the corner of the museum on Wednesday. The center is undergoing a renovation project that include 11 thematic areas and a bridge. Correction: 10/17/10: A previous version of this caption misidentified the Natural History Museum as […]
Doctor’s orders
Katherine Ottaway, a family practice physician, speaks with Jim Burklo, associate dean of religious life at USC, about American healthcare at the Mad as Hell Doctors event on Thursday.
Need for speed
A student drove her car over a ledge in Parking Structure A on Tuesday shortly before 8 a.m. The student stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake when driving, said Department of Public Safety Capt. David Carlisle. The car was removed by a tow truck.
Open book
Najeeba Syeed-Miller, a professor at the Clairmont School of Theology, speaks with Manal Omar, author of Barefoot in Bagdad: A Story of Identity — My Own and What It Means to Be a Women in Chaos, Tuesday night in Doheny Memorial Library.
Still life
Nihura Montiel, a junior majoring in fine arts, gives a living photograph performance in Watt Hall. The performance was based on Marina Abramovic’s “An Artist’s Manifesto,” an art installation at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Talk it out
Shakeet Syed, executive director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, speaks at the Islamaphobia Town Hall Forum about the false perception that Shariah is taking over the United States Sunday in Taper Hall. It was sponsored by the Muslim Student Association.