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Usc College Magazine News

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  Double Duty

  December 21, 2010

  Wearing white cowgirl boots, Cynthia and Jazmin Vidana skipped into kindergarten in red cotton dresses trimmed with lace. Petite, they had the same slightly crooked smile, doe eyes framed with bangs and flowing russet… more>

  categories: undergraduate, joint educational project, diversity, undergraduate diversity, community engagement

  tags: alumni, community, education, jep, joint educational project, readersplus, usc college magazine, volunteering

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  Pass It Forward

  November 10, 2010

  Keary Colbert's left forearm bears an "SC" tattoo, his right shirt sleeve, the clasped hands logo of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. He is a man who takes pride in his history and his alliances. But for the USC College… more>

  categories: graduate

  tags: boys & girls clubs of america, community, football, gift, sociology, usc college magazine, usc trojans

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  USC College Magazine's Latest Issue Now Online

  November 10, 2010

  From the Dean, Fall 2010/Winter 2011              View the magazine online You can change the world. We can show you how. We use this phrase to convey to prospective students the… more>

  categories: undergraduate, faculty research, undergraduate research, graduate research

  tags: alumni, award, book, grant, humanities, magazine, natural sciences, publication, social sciences, usc college magazine

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  Taking the Emperor's Reign

  November 1, 2010

  On the Tokyo subway trains passengers were packed in like Pringles. Each train typically had a designated “pusher” whose job was literally to shove people inside so the doors could shut. On the streets, people… more>

  tags: american studies and ethnicity, history, humanities, international relations, japan, los angeles, norman topping student aid fund, study abroad, summer intensive program, tokyo, usc college magazine

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  Social Justice with a Kick

  November 1, 2010

  Jennifer Padilla Major: African American StudiesActivities: Junior Auxiliary Volunteer Captain, Good Samaritan Hospital; Coach, Girls on the Run (Silicon Valley); Student Advisory Council Member, Rep. Mike Honda … more>

  tags: african american studies, community, karate, usc college magazine

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  Scalpel … Forceps … Recycling

  November 1, 2010

  Sheena Khanna Major: Neuroscience, Baccalaureate/MD Activities: President, Key Club; Tutor, Read to Lead; Participant, LeadAmerica Youth Leadership Conference; State Tournament Contestant, Science… more>

  tags: natural sciences, neuroscience, recycling, usc college magazine

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  Return to Camelot

  November 1, 2010

  Southern California: sunbeams, major motion picture companies, pricey real estate, Disneyland, and the aerospace industry. Even though it has greatly impacted the region since the early 20th century, aerospace has received… more>

  tags: bill deverell, california, grant, history, humanities, huntington-usc institute on california and the west, national science foundation, the huntington library, usc college magazine

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  Building Dreams

  November 1, 2010

  Patrick "P.J." Atchison Major: Economics Activities: President, Garces Memorial High School Democrats Club; Co-founder, Pencils for Africa community collection; Participant, Bakersfield Teen City Government; Senior… more>

  tags: economics, social sciences, usc college magazine

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  Between Drafts

  November 1, 2010

  The spring of 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of USC College’s Master of Professional Writing (MPW) Program. Among the first of its kind, the program unites five disciplines — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, new… more>

  tags: humanities, literature, master of professional writing program, mpw, usc college magazine, writing

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  Ambitious, Just Add Water

  November 1, 2010

  Alice Hall-Partyka Major: Environmental StudiesActivities: Co-president, Rainforest Ecology Institute; Member and Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, Girl Scouts of the USA; Community Service Participant, Rustic… more>

  tags: enviornmental studies, natural sciences, usc college magazine