Sun, October 10, 2004 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
'Garlic is as Good As Ten Mothers': Cinema-Television 75th Anniversary Alumni Screening Series

Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre (NCT)
Admission: Free

Documentarian Les Blank explores the history, consumption, and culinary powers of garlic, interviewing chefs and historians about their love of the 'stinking rose.'

Sun, October 10, 2004 and Mon, October 11, 2004 all day.
Faith, Fear and Indifference: Constructing Religious Identity in the Next Generation

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: Both days, $100; One day registration, $55

Experts explore historical, philosophical and theological dimensions of trends in religious practice in the next generation and present sociological research that documents the current religious topography.

Mon, October 11, 2004 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
National Coming Out Week Celebration: National Coming Out Day

Alumni Park
Admission: Free

Along with a meet-and-greet barbeque, this National Coming Out Week kick-off celebration honors those LGBT/Ally faculty and staff, students and alumni whose names appear on the Outlist.

Mon, October 11, 2004 from 5:45 pm to 9:00 pm
A Vision for the Future of Los Angeles: Marshall Alumni Association Keynote Speaker Series

Omni Los Angeles Hotel
Admission: General, $55; USC alumni, $40; USC students, $30 (all by Sept. 30); Late registration (after Sept. 30), $55; $60 Day of event, space permitting

Richard J. Riordan, two-term mayor of Los Angeles and partner in the private equity firm of Riordan, Lewis & Haden, offers his insight on ways to improve the livability of “the City of Angels.”

Tue, October 12, 2004 at 8:00 pm
USC Contemporary Music Ensemble

Alfred Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
Admission: Free

Representing the cutting edge of classical music, the USC Thornton Contemporary Music Ensemble, led by Donald Crockett, performs the latest in American music, including works by Joseph Schwantner, Morton Feldman, James Matheson and Michael Torke.

Tue, October 12, 2004, Thu, October 14, 2004 and Sun, October 17, 2004 time TBD.
Intramural Soccer

General William Lyon University Center (LRC)
Admission: $60 per team

All USC undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty can participate in leagues which include all-university, coed, Women's, housing competition and fraternities and sororities.

Tue, October 12, 2004 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
E.J. Graff: National Coming Out Week Keynote Address

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

E.J. Graff, author of "What Is Marriage For? The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution," examines 2,500 years of marriage as the central pillar of social life and shares her thoughts on the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Tue, October 12, 2004 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Higher Education and the Marketplace: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Activity in a Dynamic Environment: 27th Pullias Lecture Series

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: Free

Lloyd Armstrong, Jr., provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at USC (pictured), and Douglas Becker, chairman and CEO of Laurete Education, Inc., discuss the importance of higher education in the business world.

Tue, October 12, 2004 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Neuroscience Seminar Series

Hedco Neurosciences Building (HNB)
Admission: Free

Geoffrey M. Boynton, an associate professor in the Systems Neurobiology Laboratories of the Salk Institute, applies functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine how the visual system processes ignored information.

Tue, October 12, 2004 from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm
'It Happened One Night': Academy Award Film Speaker Series

Waite Phillips Hall (WPH)
Admission: Free

Writer and producer Victoria Riskin screens the 1934 Academy Award winning film, a movie with a screenplay written by her father, Robert Riskin.