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Alumni Bookplate
November 1, 2010HiStory of Santa Monica Aqueous Books / Michael Atwood's (MPW, ’04) collection of short stories is thematically linked by the characters, who are struggling to realize their Hollywood dreams, and the setting —… more>
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Our Future Is in Their Hands
November 1, 2010Manuel Pastor calls it the “game-changer.” In Los Angeles County, one-third of the residents are immigrants, nearly half the workforce is foreign-born, two-thirds of children have at least one immigrant parent, and… more>
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Alternate Realities, One America
November 1, 2010I don’t know where to begin. Maybe with the nice lady from the church group who assured me one day over lunch that at present rates of birth and immigration, Muslims will “take over” this country within a… more>
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Keeping Memories Alive
November 1, 2010Maurice Turner Major: Biochemistry Minor: Neuroscience Activities: Chapter President, Jack and Jill of America, San Diego; President, Kudos Youth Group; San Diego Links Achiever; President, Pathways2College;… more>
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Keeping a Promise
November 1, 2010Andrew Curtis is a man of his word. When he left Louisiana, friends asked point blank if he was going to desert them. “USC offered me a position in 2006, but I delayed a year to continue my post-Katrina disaster… more>
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Getting to the Roots of Evil
November 1, 2010The weary oak carries the burden of a hideous past. Against its trunk, Khmer Rouge soldiers bashed the delicate skulls of infants and small children, tossing their lifeless bodies into open pits. As if weeping, a deep… more>
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November 1, 2010
Gang Therapy
Caitlin Smith enters the Los Angeles home of 19-year-old gang member Edgar*. She has a plan of action and a stack of job applications. That day, they are going to fill out the applications together and drop them off at local… more>
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November 1, 2010 For the Love of Giving
“The most difficult Latin I translated was Cicero,” began Dr. William Stetson, an orthopedic surgeon in private practice in Burbank, Calif., and a 1982 graduate of USC College. “I spent more time on my… more>
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Faculty Notes
November 1, 2010Thorsten Becker, associate professor of earth sciences, co-authored “Shaping Mobile Belts by Small-scale Convection,” which appeared in the June 3, 2010, issue of the journal Nature. Becker has been appointed… more>
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Faculty Bookplate
November 1, 2010The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Random House / Professor of English Aimee Bender's new novel tells the story of young Rose Edelstein, who can literally taste the emotions of whoever prepares her food, giving her… more>
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