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Autumn 2008
Meet the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, whose mission is to instill and celebrate a culture of good ideas throughout the Trojan Family.
By Carl Marziali
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These USC innovators are changing the way we live, work and play.
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A USC Viterbi professor tests the waters.
Film historian Rick Jewell reflects on John Wayne, arguably the most famous Trojan of all, seeing him as the star in his own improbable rags-to-riches drama.
By Rick Jewell
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Serious cinefiles, students and fans will unite for three days in September.
For KUSC, one of the last bastions of full-time classical music and arts programming on public radio, times have never been better ... and they have never been more challenging.
By Kay Mills
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KUSC, Colorado Public Radio end their national network
The arts expand our minds, touch our hearts and illumine the human condition.
History is rife with actions that precipitated war.
Pats, pans and other observations and opinions from readers.
A bumper crop of freshmen, including 22 from USC's seven-year Neighborhood Academic Initiative program; and a record gift from a special alumna.
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A pair of archeologists - one from USC, the other from UCLA - lead a team of Israeli and Palestinian archeologists to an agreement governing ancient artifacts; and a dental student offers health care in Honduras.
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An inspirational graduate overcomes cerebral palsy to complete a double major and play trumpet in the marching band; and a computer scientist is improving airport security.
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Notes from a commencement: Three USC programs recognize student initiative with $10,000 scholarships; and a construction executive returns to school to study sustainability.
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Unlocking the Maya code; a global wiki for English medieval legal documents; and D.J. Hall's 35-year retrospective.
News from the USC Alumni Association, including a recognition of Nisei students from World War II and a Q&A with Board of Governors president Dick DeBeikes Jr. '78.
Shakespeare on TV, the first televised college course to be taught for academic credit in Southern California, starred erudite USC English professor Frank C. Baxter.
Quick Stepper
Deara “DeDe” Okonkwo ’08
Monkeying Around
Kirk DeMicco ’91
Experienced Rookie
Julianne Yulan Gale ’08
Marilyn Edwards Zumberge, the wife of former USC President James H. Zumberge
Charles “Charlie” Meyer Goldstein, a champion of efforts to bring dental care to poor and underserved communities throughout Southern California and beyond
On the cover: (from left) Christopher Leung MS '08, MBA student Adam Neff, Kellee Santiago MFA '06 and Jenova Chen MFA '06 are making their presence felt.
Photograph by Mark Berndt
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