Thu, March 10, 2005 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Eleventh Annual Borchard Lecture: A Natural Optimist Grows Up with Los Angeles

Andrus Gerontology Center (GER)
Admission: Free

Frances Lomas Feldman, MSW, presents a lecture entitled "A Natural Optimist Grows Up with Los Angeles," in the 11th Annual Borchard Lecture hosted by the USC Emeriti Center.

Fri, March 11, 2005 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Bodies in Motion, Poetry on Stage; Baudelaire's Women and Forms of Modernity: by Debarati Sanyal

Taper Hall of Humanities (THH)
Admission: Free

For Baudelaire, "woman" is a site of contested meaning at the crossroads of aesthetic modernism and the material conditions of urban modernity.

Sat, March 12, 2005 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
USC Men's Lacrosse vs Chapman College: USC Recreational Sports - Club Sports

Chapman College
Admission: Free

USC Men's Lacrosse team participates in the oldest sport in North America as they go head-to-head with some of the top collegiate teams in Southern California.

Sat, March 12, 2005 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
The State of the African American Male Los Angeles Conference

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: Free

This Conference will offer Keynote Addresses by Congresswoman Diane E. Watson and Speaker Emeritus Herb Wesson, and will focus on discussions in workshops regarding the State of the African American Male.

Sun, March 13, 2005 at 7:30 pm
USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra

Walt Disney Concert Hall
Admission: Tickets range from $15 to $36

Under the direction of Yehuda Gilad, the Thornton Chamber Orchestra performs a program of the world premiere of "Fleet" by Thornton composer Erica Muhl and a performance of Rodrigo's "Concerto de Aranjuez" by faculty artist Pepe Romero.

Sun, March 13, 2005 all day.
USC Men's Crew vs UC Davis: USC Recreational Sports - Club Sports

Port of Sacramento
Admission: Free

Competition race again UC Davis.

Wed, March 16, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
A War Surgeon's Diary: A talk with Dr. Gino Strada

Keith Administration Building (KAM)
Admission: Free

Dr. Gino Strada, co-founder of "Emergency," a private non-political group helping civilian war victims will discuss his book, A War Surgeon's Diary: Healing Wounds- Making Peace.

Sun, March 20, 2005 all day.
USC Men's Crew vs Long Beach State: USC Recreational Sports - Club Sports

Long Beach
Admission: Free

Competition race against Long Beach State at Long Beach, CA.

Tue, March 22, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Shattering the Academic Glass Ceiling for Women Scientists: From Individual to Institutional Transformation Approaches: Women in Higher Education Luncheon

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: Free

Sue V. Rosser, dean of the Ivan Allen College at Georgia Institute of Technology, shares insights gathered while researching her new book, "The Science Glass Ceiling: Academic Women Scientists and the Struggle to Succeed."

Tue, March 22, 2005 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Timothy Wirth: Fifth Annual Walter H. Annenberg Symposium

Annenberg School for Communication (ASC)
Admission: Free

Timothy Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation and the Better World Fund, keynotes the symposium commemorating the legacy of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg and his family at USC.