Tue, December 2, 2003 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Holiday Open House: Celebrate the season at Widney Alumni House

Widney Alumni House (ALM)
Admission: Free

All USC faculty and staff can celebrate the season at the USC Alumni Association Holiday open house.

Tue, December 2, 2003 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The Only Good Woman is a Dead One: Images of the Beautiful Female Corpse in Art and Advertising

Taper Hall of Humanities (THH)
Admission: Free

Diana York Blaine explores the constructions of reality and the cultural notions behind images of female corpses in literature, film and advertising.

Wed, December 3, 2003 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
What Matters to Me and Why: Elahe Nezami

Ground Zero Coffee House
Admission: Free

This monthly discussion series encourages reflection about values, beliefs and motivation in the lives of those who help shape USC.

Wed, December 3, 2003 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Stress Reduction and Tai Chi: part of the Take Care lecture series

Andrus Gerontology Center (GER)
Admission: Free

The Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center and EduCare present a workshop on stress management through Tai Chi, including tips for reducing caregiver stress and information about services available to caregivers.

Wed, December 3, 2003 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Silenced Discourse of Attachment Among Transgendered Tongans: Faculty Research Seminar

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Professor Niko Besnier discusses his work on the romantic attachments of Tongan transgendered and heterosexual men.

Wed, December 3, 2003 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
USC Annenberg Faculty Book Festival

Annenberg School for Communication (ASC)
Admission: Free

Full and part-time Annenberg faculty discuss and autograph their publications.

Every day from Wed, December 3, 2003 through Sat, December 6, 2003 all day.
USC Presents...CU@USC with Professor Robert Scheer

Online
Admission: Free

Professor Robert Scheer of the USC School of Cinema and Television discusses some of his Hollywood journalism experiences

Every day from Wed, December 3, 2003 through Sat, December 6, 2003 all day.
The 2002 Walter H. Annenberg Symposium with John Warnock

Online
Admission: Free

Each year USC's Annenberg Center hosts the Annenberg Symposium dedicated to the life and achievements of Walter H. Annenberg and this web rebroadcast of 2002's event features a presentation by John E. Warnock of Adobe.

Wed, December 3, 2003 at 7:30 pm
Holiday Festival of Choirs: USC Thornton Chamber Choir, USC Thornton Concert Choir and USC Thornton Oriana Choir

Alfred Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
Admission: Free

The USC Thornton Concert, Oriana and Chamber Choirs perform songs of the season in this annual concert.

Thu, December 4, 2003 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am
NCBI Workshop: A Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources

Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
Admission: Free

The National Center for Biotechnology Information presents “A Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources,” a lecture and computer workshop designed to keep biology researchers abreast of enhancements in molecular bioinformatics resources.