Tue, December 10, 2002 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
USC Annenberg Faculty Book Festival

Annenberg School for Communication (ASC)
Admission: Free

The USC Annenberg Faculty Book Festival features full and part-time faculty who have recently published books. The authors will be available to sign books. Refreshments served.

Tue, December 10, 2002 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Thornton Guitars meet Thornton Composers

Skirball Cultural Center
Admission: $12 general, $8 Skirball members, $5 students free with USC ID. Ticket Information: Tickets LA, 323-655-8587

James Smith, Brian Head, William Kanengiser and Scott Tennant perform works by Stephen Hartke, Donald Crockett, James Hopkins, Frank Ticheli, Brian Head and Robert Linn.

Wed, December 11, 2002 at 12:30 pm
Conjoint Faculty Meeting, Lumps & Bumps in Children, Internal Medicine: Family Practice Grand Rounds

University Hospital
Admission: Free

Ricardo Hahn will be speaking on Conjoint Faculty Meeting; Hossein Mahour will be speaking on Lumps & Bumps in Children; and Young Liang, USC will be speaking on Internal Medicine

Wed, December 11, 2002 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Safeguarding Privacy: What Every Librarian Needs to Know about the USA PATRIOT Act

Leavey Library (LVL)
Admission: Free

A teleconferenced panel discussion about the effects on libraries of the broadening of government surveillance authority under the new USA Patriot Act.

Fri, November 22, 2002 and Fri, December 13, 2002 from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm
USC Ice Hockey vs. UCLA: USC Ice Hockey Club Team

Disney Ice
Admission: $8/adults $4/students

USC Trojans continue their dominance over the bruins of UCLA.... USC Ice Hockey's Pac-8 Competition for the 2002-2003 schedule. CHECK it out!

Fri, December 13, 2002 at 12:00 pm
Recent Duplication, Disease and the Evolution of the Human Genome: IGM Seminar

Clinical Sciences Building (CSC)
Admission: Free

Evan Eichler of Case Western Reserve Univ will be speaking on Recent Duplication, Disease and the Evolution of the Human Genome

Mon, December 16, 2002 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sleep Loss as a Risk Factor for Obesity: Diabetes and Obesity Lecture Series

Zilkha Institute
Admission: Free

Eve Van Cauter, University of Chicago, examines rest patterns as a contributing factor for obesity.

Wed, December 18, 2002 at 12:30 pm
Practice Management Meeting, OB/GYN Presentation: Family Practice Grand Rounds

University Hospital
Admission: Free

Ignacio de Artola will be speaking on Practice Management Meeting; and Beatris Hacopian and Susana Gonzalez, USC will be conducting an OB/GYN Presentation

Tue, December 24, 2002 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am
KUSC presents: BBC Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

KUSC
Admission: Free

This Christmas Eve Carol Service from King's College, Cambridge is a tradtion, first broadcast an 1928, which continues today.

Every day from Thu, December 26, 2002 through Sat, December 28, 2002 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The Gamble House Holiday Self-Guided Tours

The Gamble House
Admission: Ticket Prices Vary

The world-famous Gamble House of Pasadena will be opening its doors to the public for self-guided tours throughout the home.