Fri, October 15, 2004 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics: Fridays@Noon Book Discussion Series

von KleinSmid Center (VKC)
Admission: Free

Geoffrey Wiseman leads a discussion of Joseph Nye's recently-published book "Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics."

Fri, October 15, 2004 at 3:30 pm
USC Olympians: A Tradition of Greatness

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: Free

Anita De Frantz, the first woman to represent the United States on the International Olympics Committee, moderates a panel discussion with former USC Olympians who describe how participating in the games influenced their lives.

Sat, October 16, 2004 at 12:30 pm
USC Football vs. Arizona State University

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

Fresh off of a 23-17 win over the Golden Bears of California, top-ranked USC hopes to scorch the Sun Devils of Arizona State.

Sun, October 17, 2004 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
'The Usual Suspects': Cinema-Television 75th Anniversary Alumni Screening Series

Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre (NCT)
Admission: Free

Told in flashbacks narrated by Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, the plot revolves around a band of thieves that includes Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak and Benicio Del Toro, all assembled to steal a large shipment of cocaine.

Sun, October 17, 2004 at 8:00 pm
Ronald Leonard, cello

Alfred Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
Admission: Free

Cellist, chamber musician and Thornton faculty member Ronald Leonard performs a concert as part of the USC Thornton Music Masters Series.

Tue, October 19, 2004 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
NCBI Workshop: A Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources

Keith Administration Building (KAM)
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.

Tue, October 19, 2004 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Radical but Reserved: The Englishness of English Arts & Crafts

The Neighborhood Church
Admission: General, $20; Members, $15

Alan Crawford, a freelance historian specializing in 19th century British architecture and decorative arts, discusses the arts and crafts movement which originated in England due in part to the writings of John Ruskin and the works of William Morris.

Tue, October 19, 2004 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Neuroscience Seminar Series

Hedco Neurosciences Building (HNB)
Admission: Free

Ralph Greenspan, the Dorothy and Lewis Cullman Senior Fellow in experimental neurobiology at the La Jolla, Calif.-based Institute for Neuroscience, discusses the rudiments of consciousness in the brain of Drosophila, more commonly known as the fruit fly.

Tue, October 19, 2004 from 7:00 am to 9:00 am
Life Begins at 40: Marshall Alumni Orange County Breakfast Series

The Pacific Club
Admission: General by Oct. 12, $35; Marshall alumni/students by Oct. 12, $30; $40 by Oct. 18; $45 thereafter

Bob Gray, honorary chairman and co-founder of the elegant knitwear company St. John's Knits, describes how his 40-year-old company is poised to enter an exciting new stage in its growth as an international corporation.

Tue, October 19, 2004 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Visual Culture in the Art Museum: A Conversation

USC Fisher Gallery (HAR)
Admission: Free

Selma Holo, director of the USC Fisher Gallery, and associate professor Richard Meyer lead a discussion of what it means to put visual culture – as opposed to high art – on display in an art museum.