Summer 2006 - Trojan Family Magazine





	Summer 2006 FEATURES Vanguard of the Avant Garde The newly named USC Roski School of Fine Arts finds itself poised at the epicenter of visual experimentation for the 21st century. By Diane Krieger Shining Stars - Andrea Zittel Shining Stars - Charlie White Shining Stars - Sharon Lockhart Gayle & Ed Roski: Making a $23 Million Art Investment Craftsman to Contemporary: 110 Years of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts Emotional Rescue USC neuroscientists Antonio and Hanna Damasio have proven just how essential emotions are to the well-ordered intellect. By Carl Marziali Bits and Pieces of the Brain Beware the Neo-Phrenologists Passionate Theory The Rebirth of Religion The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture harnesses the power of religion for greater knowledge and the greater good. By Robin Heffler On a Personal Mission into Africa Inspiring Leaders for the Future COLUMNS Editor’s Note President’s Page University Park is evolving from a commuter campus into a residential university. Last Word Hidden between the folds of traditional menus is a gourmet map of the Old World. [Last Word] Swan Songs - Answers - Spring 2006 DEPARTMENTS Mailbag We get letters... What’s New The USC Stevens Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization gets a director; philanthropist Eli Broad funds a world-class institute for stem cell research; and a quintet of recent alums get their firm - called Psychic Bunny - hopping. Arts & Culture No, it’s not “Desperate Housewives,” it’s Shakespeare; and it’s not Dickens or J. K. Rowling, it’s Sondheim. Welcome to the wonderful world of the USC School of Theatre’s spring season. Lab Work Worn on your wrist, a biosensor can keep track of sobriety or drunkenness; and a new study finds that the genes you inherit carry most of your risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease Shelf Life The back story of On the Waterfront, as told by Leo Braudy in his new book, is as gripping as the tale of toughness and tenderness on the screen.. People Watch The life of track legend Howard Drew ’16 is celebrated; a summer in Ghana teaches student Fima Macheret about the heartbreak of poverty; and Norman Corwin talks about life at age 95. On the cover: USC Roski School of Fine Arts Dean Ruth Weisberg, left, and Gayle Garner Roski, the school's namesake, in a graduate student studio. Photograph by Shay Peretz

[Last Word] Swan Songs - Answers - Spring 2006