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| 03/11/2005 |  | Trying to Cash in on Hispanic Home Buyers
A study by the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute and Freddie Mac was cited in a story on how Hispanics may boost home sales in Phoenix. The study, "El Sueño de su Casa: the Homeownership Potential for Mexican-Heritage Families," reported that 84 percent of Hispanics nationwide "strongly" want to buy a home, while 55 percent plan on buying one within five years.
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| 03/09/2005 | | Foreign Applications to Grad Schools Down
USC was mentioned in a story about how international applications to U.S. graduate schools have declined for the second straight year. USC enrolls the most foreign students in the country. This story by The Associated Press was carried widely.
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| 03/09/2005 | | Sunset Hall's Red Twilight
Anne Katz of the USC Davis School was quoted in a story about the possible closure of the Sunset Hall retirement home, which has housed residents with leftist political leanings since the 1920s. "A retirement home that attracts old socialists and liberals?" Katz said. "Totally unique."
Los Angeles Times |
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| 03/09/2005 | | Follow-Up Surgery Set for Clinton
Vaughn Starnes of the Keck School of USC commented on former President Bill Clinton's planned surgery to remove fluid and scar tissue from his chest cavity. Starnes said 70 percent to 80 percent of the scar tissue needs to be removed in order for the surgery to be considered a success.
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| 03/09/2005 | | No MS Drug Safety Issues Noted
Norman Kachuck of the Keck School of USC discussed the Food and Drug Administration's decision to pull the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri from the market. Kachuk said the FDA should have studied Tysabri's interaction with an interferon drug. "If the FDA missed anything," he said, it should have asked for "more studies looking at the interaction of these two medicines."
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| 03/09/2005 | | Rather Set to Exit CBS After 24 Years
Martin Kaplan of the USC Annenberg School was quoted in a story about Dan Rather's departure as the CBS Evening News anchor. Kaplan said the role of the news anchor has changed with society. "In this new era, it's hard to imagine any media conglomerate being able to justify stratospheric anchor salaries when audiences graze many platforms for news, and when no personality has a lock on objectivity," Kaplan said.
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| 03/08/2005 | | Interleague Battle for Los Angeles
David Carter of the USC Marshall School was quoted in a story about the Dodgers' and Angels' fight over who is the true Los Angeles baseball team. "I think what is happening is both teams understand the rapid growth in Southern California," Carter said. He added that both teams missed opportunities in the off season to grow their fan bases.
New York Times |
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| 03/08/2005 | | Sergiu Comissiona, 76; Principal Guest Conductor in Jerusalem and at USC
Sergiu Comissiona, principal guest conductor of the USC Thornton Symphony, died Saturday. He was 76. Comissiona died of a heart attack in Oklahoma City hours before he was scheduled to conduct the city's orchestra. He was scheduled to lead the USC Symphony on April 7 at Bovard Auditorium.
Los Angeles Times |
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| 03/08/2005 | | Advertisers: Their Skin is Available
James Ellis of the USC Marshall School was quoted in a story about the practice of people selling advertising space on their bodies. "It's kind of the ultimate ad - the human body," Ellis said.
Los Angeles Times |
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| 03/08/2005 | | What's in a Name? For Schools, Big Bucks
The USC Rossier School was mentioned in an op-ed about the naming of buildings, schools and chairs at colleges and universities after major donors.
Christian Science Monitor |
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| 03/08/2005 | | Spit - and Call Me in the Morning
A test developed by a team led by Paul Denny of the USC School of Dentistry was mentioned in a story about how doctors are using saliva to check for diseases and alcohol and drug use. Denny's saliva test determines how many cavities a child will have and on which teeth they might occur. "For children, it becomes a prescription for prevention," Denny said. The test was also featured in The Jerusalem Post.
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| 03/08/2005 | | The Passion of a Romantic Strikes a Chord
The New York Youth Symphony's performance of a composition by student Thomas Osborne of the USC Thornton School was reviewed. Osborne's "Nostalgia of the Infinite" was "a handsome study in musical contrasts, an evolving orchestral dialogue between steely, brass-heavy gestures and a more lush and pliable response from the strings," the reviewer wrote.
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| 03/07/2005 | | Mayoral Primary Race in Los Angeles Draws Little Voter Interest
Elizabeth Garrett of the USC Law School was interviewed on "Day to Day" about the lack of interest in the Los Angeles mayoral race: "Part of it is, I think, that we've just had a lot of elections here in Los Angeles lately." Garrett was also quoted in a Ventura County Star story about a former Thousand Oaks city council candidate who hacked into a text-messaging database.
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| 03/07/2005 | | Consumption Tax
Elizabeth Garrett and Edward McCaffery of the USC Law School were interviewed on "AirTalk" about Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's recommendation to the president's tax advisory panel to consider switching to a consumption-based tax system. Garrett is a member of the president's panel; The Oklahoman profiled her for that role.
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| 03/07/2005 | | LA Mayoral Race Down to Wire
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development was quoted in a story about changing alliances in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Jeffe said that James Hahn's firing of police chief Bernard Parks and his opposition to San Fernando secession, although brave, have cost the incumbent a lot.
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| 03/07/2005 | | Primary Election Preview
Thomas Hollihan of the USC Annenberg School was interviewed on "AirTalk" about Tuesday's primary elections, which included the Los Angeles mayoral race. Hollihan and other guests discussed the recent negative advertising campaigns in that race.
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| 03/07/2005 | | Michael Jackson Trial Gains Media Momentum
Jonathan Wilcox of the USC Annenberg School was interviewed about the media coverage of pop star Michael Jackson's child molestation case. "What we have here in America now is really the first and truest intersection of crime, celebrity and the media," Wilcox said.
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| 03/06/2005 | | Working Both Sides of Street
Todd Boyd of the USC School of Cinema-Television wrote an essay that looked at whether hip-hop has "lost its soul" since being accepted by the mainstream. Boyd used rapper Kanye West's CD as an example of hip-hop that is "middle-class angst," but also appeals to the hip-hop community. "This ability to walk both sides of the street is a good marketing strategy, but it is also an effective means of connecting with listeners across boundaries, without necessarily diluting the impact of your material," Boyd wrote. Boyd was also quoted in a story by The Washington Post about the buzz that surrounds the Showtime sitcom "Fat Actress."
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| 03/06/2005 | | Lizard-Brain TV
Martin Kaplan of the USC Annenberg School wrote an op-ed about the lack of public affairs information on local television newscasts. Instead station owners prefer to air "sex, celebrity, novelty and melodrama," Kaplan wrote. "For instance, on Monday, KCBS-TV Channel 2 sponsored a mayoral debate but decided not to air it live, instead broadcasting 'Entertainment Tonight's' post-Oscar coverage," he wrote. Kaplan was also interviewed on ABC News' "World News Tonight" about Martha Stewart's comeback after her release from prison.
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| 03/06/2005 | | Team Goes to Great Heights to Help Charities
James Mcgregor of the Keck School of USC was quoted in a story about two women who raised money for the Building and Enhancing Bonding and Attachment - or BEBA - clinic in Santa Barbara. BEBA teaches parents how to communicate and form a healthy bond with their children even before they are born. "We're biological beings, and optimizing bonding increases the baby's health," Mcgregor said.
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| 03/06/2005 | | Death Row Often Means a Long Life
Michael Brennan of the USC Law School was quoted in a story about the $114 million annual cost of having the death penalty in California. Brennan said he no longer talks to death penalty supporters about the ethical issues; instead, he discusses the cost.
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| 03/06/2005 | | CARE-ing About Young Teeth
A test developed by a team led by Paul Denny of the USC School of Dentistry was mentioned in a story about how doctors are using saliva to check for diseases and alcohol and drug use. Denny's saliva test determines how many cavities a child will have and on which teeth they might occur. "For children, it becomes a prescription for prevention," Denny said. The test was also featured in The Jerusalem Post.
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| 03/06/2005 | | ChoicePoint's Smith is at a Crossroads
Ramnath Chellappa of the USC Marshall School was quoted in a story about how ChoicePoint Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Derek Smith is under pressure after a breach that may have leaked the personal information of 145,000 people. "Finally, at the very least, the leadership has accepted blame," Chellappa said after the company released a statement apologizing to customers.
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| 03/05/2005 | | Art Focuses on Similarities of Easter, Passover
Ruth Weisberg, dean of the USC School of Fine Arts, is one of 14 Christian and Jewish artists whose art works are featured at an interfaith exhibit at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Weisberg's three drawings that are on display feature people from her synagogue in biblical settings. "They're contemporary people I know. But at the same time, they could be from thousands of years ago. That's what you feel," Weisberg said. The exhibit, "Passion/Passover: Artists of Faith Interpret Their Holy Days," runs until May 1. Weisberg and Ron Rizk of the USC School of Fine Arts were quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about art historian and critic Donald Kuspit.
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| 03/05/2005 | | Sidney Eisenshtat, 90; Was Known for His Innovative Synagogues
Sidney Eisenshtat, an alumnus of the USC School of Architecture and designer of the Hillel House at USC, has died. He was 90. "Eisenshtat was a minimalist," said James Steele of the USC School of Architecture. "He used natural materials, natural light and often used white walls."
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| 03/04/2005 | | Primate Experts Not Surprised by Gruesome Chimp Attack in Central California
Craig Stanford of the USC College was quoted in a story about a chimpanzee attack that left a Southern California man mutilated. Stanford said male chimpanzees are very territorial and will attack when they feel threatened. "Chimps can be violent at times just as humans can be," Stanford said. This story was carried widely.
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| 03/02/2005 | | Deal Reached in the Kobe Bryant Civil Case
David Carter of the USC Marshall School was quoted in a story about the settlement reached in Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant's civil case. "There's going to be some real short-term pain attached, but absent this, he'll never be able to move on to any kind of marketing career," Carter said.
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| 03/02/2005 | | Deal Reached in the Kobe Bryant Civil Case
Jody Armour of the USC Law School was interviewed about the settlement reached between Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and the woman who accused him of rape. "Kobe Bryant is a high profile celebrity. He's in the middle of the season and he'd like this case to go away if at all possible, as soon as possible," Armour said. Armour also discussed opening statements in pop star Michael Jackson's child molestation trial.
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| 03/01/2005 | | Cates' New Plan Underwhelms
David Bondelevitch of the USC School of Cinema-Television was quoted in two stories. Bondelevitch, also president of the Motion Pictures Sound Editors (MPSE), discussed how nominees for some Academy Awards were assembled on stage. "When you only do this type of presentation for some awards, and you only do it for the awards that are considered 'technical' categories, you're pretty much segregating them and that marginalizes their contributions," he said. At the MPSE's Golden Reel awards, Bondelevitch presented honorary awards to USC School of Cinema-Television alumni George Lucas and Gary Rydstrom. Lucas was introduced by USC alumnus Walter Murch.
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| 02/27/2005 | | In-N-Out Patrons Out of Line
Gregory Keating of the USC Law School was quoted in the "Doc Gridlock" column about whether it is legal to make a left turn behind pedestrians who are crossing a street.
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