Thu, December 4, 2003 and Fri, December 5, 2003 at 7:00 pm
An Urban Nutcracker: School of Theatre

Bing Theater (BIT)
Admission: General, $10; USC Faculty & Staff, $8; USC Students with valid ID, $5 (Add $2 service charge for phone orders.)

Student choreographers and dancers of the USC Repertory Dance Company put a contemporary L.A. spin on Tchaikovsky's classic holiday ballet.

Fri, December 5, 2003 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm
The Paper Chase: Teaching on the Screen film series

Robert Zemeckis Digital Arts Center (RZC)
Admission: Free

Timothy Bottoms leads a group of would-be lawyers through their first year at Harvard in this 1973 classic directed by James Bridges.

Fri, December 5, 2003 and Sat, December 6, 2003 from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
USC Ice Hockey vs Oregon

Disney Ice
Admission: General, $8; Students, $4

USC Trojan Ice Hockey seeks their fifth straight Pac-8 championship and face the Ducks of Oregon in a frigid rivalry.

Fri, December 5, 2003 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Fundamentals of Composite Part Manufacture Using Vacuum Bag Only Prepregs

Vivian Hall
Admission: Free

Jack Boyd of Cytec Engineered Materials discusses engineered vacuum channels, minimizing porosity, air and volatile control, resin content and product forms.

Fri, December 5, 2003 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
French and American Republics: Two Philosophies of International Relationships?

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Blandine Kriegel, senior adviser to French President Jacques Chirac, discusses the relationship between the United States and France.

Sat, December 6, 2003 at 1:30 pm
USC Football vs. Oregon State University

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Admission: Tickets Prices available at www.usctrojans.com

Having most recently sent the Bruins of UCLA back to the cave with a 47-22 defeat, the Trojans meet the Oregon State Beavers in the last regularly scheduled game of the season, a game that could ensure USC a shot at a national Sugar Bowl title.

Sat, December 6, 2003 from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
The Gleaners and I: Bruzdowicz’s Music And Film

IGM Art Gallery
Admission: $10

Joanna Bruzdowicz’s residency at USC includes attending a film screening of Agnes Varda’s film,“The Gleaners and I” which she will introduce with a performance of her solo violin composition “Il Ritorno.”

Sat, December 6, 2003 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
School of Fine Arts MFA Open Studios

Watt Hall (WAH)
Admission: Free

Graduate projects by Marya Alford, Christopher Barnard, Paul Crow, Erik N. Frydenborg, Anna Graham, Yoko Iida, Marie Jager, John Knuth and Natalie Shri are exhibited.

Sun, December 7, 2003 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Joanna Bruzdowicz: 2003 Paderewski Lecture

Bing Theater (BIT)
Admission: Free

Eminent Polish composer, Joanna Bruzdowicz, delivers the annual Paderewski lecture which commemorates the legacy of noted composer and musician Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

Sun, December 7, 2003 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks: USC Black Alumni Program Free Film Screening

Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre (NCT)
Admission: Free

Written and directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, this film chronicles the last years of actress Beah Richards’ life.