Spring 2004
FEATURES
...And Referenda for All By Carl Marziali
An Okie transplant via the Windy City, Elizabeth Garrett seems an unlikely expert on California politics. But when it comes to the Golden State’s wacky experiments in direct democracy, this USC law professor is soothsayer-in-chief.
- Elizabeth Garrett on:
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Early Success as Governor
Wal-Mart’s Increasing Use of Voter Initiatives
Bush, Schwarzenegger and the 2004 Presidential Battle for California
The Start of Something Big: USC vs. UCLA By Lonnie White ’87
Marking the 75th anniversary of the first Trojan-Bruin football game, a new book by a Los Angeles Times sportswriter retraces the powerful pairing that, in sport after sport, grew into a cross-town rivalry unmatched in American intercollegiate athletics.
How Many Academics Does It Take? By Gia Scafidi and Diane Krieger
The old light-bulb joke isn’t a laughing matter at USC anymore. Getting professors to work together to solve society’s big problems is the subject of serious inquiry.
- Waiting in the Wings By Gia Scafidi
“Soon we’ll have 19 apostles sitting around the table,” says USC’s Neal Sullivan, anticipating the arrival this fall of seven new CIR fellows. While science and engineering dominated the first two groups, the 2004-05 cohort is strong in social sciences and the humanities.
President’s Page
A code to grow by.
Last Word
I think, therefore Iamb.
DEPARTMENTS
Mailbag
Your chance to letter at USC.
What’s New - Shelf Life - People Watch
- McCain on courage, Elgin marble magic, getting cell shocked.
- Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict reunited, the criminality of khat chewing and kava sipping.
- Raw-bar researcher, smear campaigner, creator of irate caller ID.
Alumni & Friends
Redesigning minds, Keck reality TV, Sonnenberg says.
Class Notes
Who’s doing what and where?
• Glimpses of History
Class Notes
Marriage, Births and Deaths
Alumni Profile
In the Majors Now:
Orrin Freeman ’72
Alumni Profile
Innocence Found:
Linda Starr JD ’84
Alumni Profile
Write and Deliver:
Alan Sitomer ’89
In Memoriam
Pierre Koenig
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