Tue, February 1, 2005 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Turtle Island String Quartet: USC Spectrum Performing Arts Series

Alfred Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
Admission: General, $20; Seniors and USC staff and faculty, $10, USC Students with valid ID, $5

The Turtle Island String Quartet strikes a balance between the emotional immediacy of jazz and the dazzling conceptualization of classical music in an improvisational program titled "The Art of the Groove."

Tue, February 1, 2005, Thu, February 3, 2005, Sun, February 6, 2005 and Sun, February 13, 2005 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Indoor Soccer Tournament

Physical Education Building (PED)
Admission: Free

All USC students, staff and faculty are eligible to participate in this intramural activity in leagues that include all-university, fraternity, sorority, coed and HICCup.

Every day from Tue, February 1, 2005 through Wed, March 2, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
USC Workout NIKE Fitness Challenge

General William Lyon University Center (LRC)
Admission: Free

USC students, staff and faculty get one of the best workouts taught by some of the top instructors in the business.

Tue, February 1, 2005 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Understanding Different Institutional Cultures: The Silent Giant Making or Breaking Careers

Leavey Library (LVL)
Admission: Free

Melora Sundt, the associate dean for research in the USC Rossier School of Education, looks at the role institutional culture can play in shaping an academic career and how institutions create and reinforce their cultures.

Tue, February 1, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
California Demographic Futures and Its Policy Implications: The 2005 Mid-Decade Report

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL)
Admission: Free

Dowell Myers and Julie Park discuss the release of the California Demographic Futures projections and the possible policy and social implications.

Wed, February 2, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
What Matters to Me & Why with Professor Mark Kann

Ground Zero Coffee House
Admission: Free

Political Science professor Mark E. Kann, holder of the USC Associates Chair in Social Science, discusses issues central to his life to help the public better understand the lives and inspirations of those individuals who shape the university.

Wed, February 2, 2005 at 7:30 pm
David Wilkinson and Friends: Thornton Masters Series

Alfred Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
Admission: Free

Faculty member David Wilkinson directs an esteemed cast of guest artists including pianist Lucinda Carver, soprano Elizabeth Hynes and tenor Peter Lightfoot.

Wed, January 19, 2005 through Wed, March 30, 2005 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Masters Swim Program

USC McDonald’s Swim Stadium (MAC)
Admission: USC, $40 per mos; SCAQ membership, $45 per mos

The Southern California Aquatics Association holds masters swim practices that are open to USC students, staff and faculty of all skill levels.

Wed, February 2, 2005 from 7:00 am to 8:00 am
Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

General Hospital (GNH)
Admission: Free

This seminar focuses on the cause and prevention of papilary thyroid cancer.

Wed, February 2, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Ubiquitin-Mediated Regulation of Glutamate Receptors: Regulation of Glutamate

Zilkha Institute
Admission: Free

Dr. Lars Dreier from Harvard University describes how glutamate receptors function and operate.