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Alumni take to new campus center for stand-up routine

By Clare Sayas · Daily Trojan

August 31, 2010 (4 days ago) at 8:45 pm

Commedus Alumnus, hosted by USC Spectrum, featured Michael McDonald, Brad Wollack and Tremendosaur.

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Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball proves a different beast

By Louis Lucero II · Daily Trojan

August 17, 2010 (3 weeks ago) at 6:33 pm

Camp pop sensation brings extravagant tour to Los Angeles with an added spin.

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Newest release causes some confusion

By jace brittain · Daily Trojan

August 17, 2010 (3 weeks ago) at 6:20 pm

Newest release causes some confusion

Every Sunday afternoon at the community center auditorium nearest you, a group of middle-aged music lovers — often in mod, hippie or rocker costumes — gather and jam out a set list heavily influenced by a classic rock mixtape procured with only two easy payments. And oh boy, if you close your eyes, it feels [...]

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It’s just science

By TRISHA SAINI · Daily Trojan

March 31, 2010 at 10:05 pm

It’s just science

Following FBI scientists as they investigate strange occurances, Fringe premieres season three and fills some gaps between unanswered questions from last season.

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‘Intimate Moments’ with Aziz Ansari

By TRISHA SAINI · Daily Trojan

February 11, 2010 at 10:43 pm

‘Intimate Moments’ with Aziz Ansari

Actor and comedian Aziz Ansari performs his hilarious stand-up act at USC’s Bovard Auditorium on Monday night to promote his new CD and DVD, ‘Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening.’

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In Theaters Today

February 4, 2010 at 11:46 pm

From Paris With Love John Travolta returns to the action genre donning a baldhead for his role as an unconventional government agent and unleashes an energetic performance in this explosive tale about the CIA attempting to stop a terrorist attack at an embassy in the amorous French capital. Dear John Certain to bring tears to [...]

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New releases – DVDs in review

January 19, 2010 at 11:51 pm

No Impact Man Rating: not rated Length: 93 min. Now available Can anyone live without imported groceries? Without a car? Even without electricity? That’s what Colin Beavan decided to find out. In the fall of 2006, Beavan, his wife and his baby daughter began a year-long experiment to live off the grid in New York [...]

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Vegan New York bakery makes the move to Downtown L.A.

By Sophia Lee · Daily Trojan

January 12, 2010 at 2:42 am

Vegan New York bakery makes the move to Downtown L.A.

Babycakes NYC creates all-natural sweets for those with special diets and allergies.

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Top 20 albums of ’09

By Rudy Klapper · Daily Trojan

January 12, 2010 at 1:58 am

1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix V2 Records Released: May 26 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is the best kind of record, the kind that slowly, insidiously seeps into your head and then takes up residence there, refusing to leave. A grower, in short, but one that proves itself more than worthy of all the attention. It’s [...]

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2009 a year in review: Sleeper hits make for strong film year

By John Wheeler · Daily Trojan

January 12, 2010 at 1:52 am

2009 a year in review: Sleeper hits make for strong film year

2009. What a great year for movies — but not to hear the pundits tell it. This past year was hastily branded as an “off year” in cinema, as if the absence of a glut of great films by established masters somehow consigns an entire year to mediocrity. While there were some disappointments in 2009, [...]

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New grant for Keck research

New grant for Keck research

The Keck School of Medicine’s epidemiological cancer surveillance research program has been awarded $23.5 million of federal funding to advance its research. [caption id="attachment_16372" align="alignright" width="300" ...

Graduate Senate hopes to foster sense of community

USC’s Graduate and Professional Student Senate officials say they hope to create a greater sense of community among graduate and professional students on both the ...

Greek rush numbers on the rise

A record-breaking number of USC students registered for this year’s sorority and fraternity fall recruitment, according to the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils. [caption id="attachment_16360" align="alignright" width="200" ...

Professor Saks creates mental health institute

USC Gould School of Law Professor Elyn Saks saw her expansive legal work in the mental health industry pay off — literally. The MacArthur Foundation ...

Donation funds new disability center

USC received a $10-million donation from two university parents to develop a disabilities center designed to help those with learning difficulties. [caption id="attachment_16257" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Helping ...

Blood center hopes to involve students

Nearly a year after its opening, the USC Blood Donor Center is continuing its efforts to reach out to students for more donors. [caption id="attachment_16250" align="alignright" ...

Opinion

Campus involvement: Get it while it’s fresh.

Campus involvement: Get it while it’s fresh.

Think back to the memories from freshman year. The good ones, the bad ones and the ones I can only laugh about now — everything ...

New Traddies policy serves student body

At first glance, the presence of an 18-plus on-campus bar at a school that has a zero-tolerance underage drinking policy seems contradictory. Yet Traditions Bar ...

Virtual games take on new life of their own

“World of Warcraft kills 15,000 people every year,” said James Ellias, president of the USC Objectivist Club, with a laugh. I asked him how he ...

Neighborhood outreach is two-way street

Imagine if USC’s campus was happily situated in Malibu or Orange County. If  USC had the option to move to one of these communities — ...

D.C. preaching is never ‘nonpolitical’

A lot has been said about Glenn Beck’s rally in Washington, D.C.  on Saturday. Beck’s opponents have loudly objected to his decision to speak at the ...

Roommate assignments should be Facebook-free

The second week of class is upon us. Freshmen, this means you’re about to get acquainted with your roommates. Really acquainted. Step past the polite ...

Sports

All eyes on Trojans tonight in Hawaii

All eyes on Trojans tonight in Hawaii

After spending the offseason answering question after question into a microphone or tape recorder, the Trojans finally get to answer them on the only place ...

Young secondary needs to grow up fast

It sets up like a scene from a Road Runner cartoon. Wile E. Coyote, the ever-so-cunning and physically superior beast constructs an apparently flawless contraption on ...

USC golf named top team

Although finishing one stroke shy of a national championship last season was a disappointing ending for the USC women’s golf team, the upcoming season is ...

Robey finds strength in challenges

Scandal, sanctions and uncertainty. These are the labels Thursday night’s ESPN broadcasters will use to try to convince you that No. 14 USC’s season will not ...

After final preparations, Trojans set out for Hawaii

Eight months and five days since its last game, the USC football team flew to Hawaii Tuesday night to prepare for its season opener Thursday. ...

Stability in ticket sales shows promise for Trojans

A lot of words have been thrown around on this campus in response to the NCAA sanctions on the USC football program. Devastating, disheartening and ...

Lifestyle

Film succeeds in pure simplicity

Film succeeds in pure simplicity

It is a rare feeling to be surprised by films these days. In the age of the Internet, instant information-sharing is taking over the world ...

Wacky characters and plot infuse life into movie

Whoever said the Germans don’t have a sense of humor is wrong. But there just might be a truth to the beer-nuzzling and kinky German ...

Creative lemonade flavors make for artistic foods

For students whose culinary choices peak at the Burrito Ultimo or the Six Dollar Burger, the Ronald Tutor Campus Center’s brand-new Lemonade might seem daunting ...

IN THEATERS TODAY – Week of Sept. 3

Machete  [rated R] Remember those gloriously tacky fake trailers that preceded Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s ambitious 2007 tribute to exploitation cinema Grindhouse? Fans responded so ...

Album displays persona of rising punks

The quintet’s name perhaps does not ring a bell in the minds of music fans fixated on popular Video Music Award-nominated stars, but Far From ...

Green Day creates unforgettable show for loyal fans

The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, Calif. should be dubbed the “Green Day Amphitheater.” On Tuesday, the band executed a full-scale invasion of the venue ...