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Power Writing
January 27, 2010The words were written in large, red letters across the top of the page — "Go see the writing counselor. Her phone number is..." I had just received my first, graded essay as a college freshman in a class called… more>
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The Art of Ethics
January 27, 2010Go ahead, gripe. It's not against the law or anything. But have you considered your negativity's impact on others? Constant exposure to a Debbie Downer or Bob Bummer can be like inhaling second hand smoke. It's repugnant, but… more>
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An I of My Own
January 27, 2010“What was it like for you…?” This is a question my editor at the Los Angeles Times never asked me back in 1989, after my luncheon interview with a young and unknown Australian movie actress. So, I will tell… more>
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Nothing Routine About 2013
January 27, 2010USC College’s new group of freshmen, the Class of 2013, is extraordinary. Some are entering the university already world travelers. They are not only intelligent but talented; they are dancers, singers, actors and… more>
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More Than Just the Score
January 27, 2010Although ESPN The Magazine Senior Writer Jorge Aranguré Jr. ’97 remains concerned with these key components of sports reporting, deeper issues are at play in his features. Aranguré-penned stories tend to… more>
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In & Out of Fiction
January 27, 2010Percival Everett doesn’t spend a lot of time considering his body of work. Instead, says the 52-year-old author, whose new novel I Am Not Sidney Poitier (Graywolf, 2009) came out in June, “I think about writing one… more>
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Faculty Bookplate
January 27, 2010Transforming Global Information and Communication Markets The Political Economy of Innovation by Jonathan Aronson and Peter Cowhey The MIT Press / Jonathan Aronson, professor in the USC Annenberg School for Communication… more>
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Exploring the Rise and Demise of Empires
January 26, 2010When Sarah Hawley took her first archaeology course in USC College, she did not know it would be a watershed experience. Entering USC to study theatre the year before, she was immediately hooked and switched her… more>
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Faculty Notes
January 25, 2010Alber Named 2009 Pew Scholar Frank Alber, assistant professor of biological sciences, will get closer to determining the architecture of a macromolecular machine after being named a 2009 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical… more>
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Alumni Bookplate
January 25, 2010LaffitAnatomy of a Winnerby Madelyn Cain-IngleseAffirmed Press / Madelyn Cain-Inglese (MPW, ’00), also a lecturer in the Master of Professional Writing Program, tells the life story of Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay… more>
Top Stories
- Head of the Class May 15, 2013
- The Fabulous Fulbrights May 10, 2013
- In Memoriam: Dallas Willard, 77 May 10, 2013
- A Big Leg Up May 15, 2013
- You Did It! May 17, 2013
- Amazing Adventures in Undergrad Research May 15, 2013
- The Dark of Harkness May 7, 2013
- L.A. City Council Honors JEP May 15, 2013
- Homing in on a Ph.D. May 9, 2013
- Castle in the Clouds May 7, 2013