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Chernobyl Zombies? Chernobyl HIV? Chernobyl Forever?

Glen Browder | Posted 05.26.2012

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Get ready, world! Chernobyl is back, almost 10,000 days later, in vivid color, with gore, blood, and ... zombies!

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Strains In Town And Gown Relations

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.22.2012

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When Los Angeles police made arrests last week in the killing of two University of Southern California graduate students, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa p...

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'The Hunger Games' Director: You Dared To Be Bad

Posted 05.21.2012

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After congratulating University of Southern California School of Theater graduates, Gary Ross, director of the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games, w...

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Graduates, Put Your Beliefs Into Action

Mary Ellen Jebbia | Posted 05.21.2012

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Wherever our journeys take us, we must continue the act of using our passion and expertise to create a better world. I urge us to take the difficult street, and to reap the reward.

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How To Make A Digital Human

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.14.2012

Have you ever wondered just how they make digital characters like Benjamin Button? Apparently, the trick is all in the lighting.

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WATCH: Next Steps For Virtual Reality

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 04.23.2012

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The worlds we can now enter with virtual reality technology are so stunningly authentic, it's hard to tell where true life ends and the virtual landscape begins.

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Golfer Arrested For DUI After Crashing Into Arizona House

AP | Posted 04.20.2012

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GILBERT, Ariz. -- Authorities say Australian pro golfer Matthew Giles has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after he crashed his car into ...

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Loss of Two USC Students From China and Their American Dream

Noel Irwin Hentschel | Posted 04.19.2012

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How many more senseless violent crimes will it take to realize that children in our inner cities are dying? Generations are being lost but it is preventable, if we demonstrate that we care and we take action.

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Another Shooting in Just One Week Near USC Campus

Neon Tommy | Posted 04.18.2012

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On the eve of a memorial service for two USC international students shot and killed last week near the South Los Angeles campus, another shooting incident -- this time involving campus police -- has taken place a few blocks from the university.

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Local Violence Poses Health Concerns

The Daily Trojan | Posted 04.17.2012

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USC needs to realize that neighborhood safety is also important in the context of the greater student body's mental and physical health. The impact of violence in a neighborhood goes beyond the first few weeks.

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USC Shooting: Residents Defend Neighborhood

Neon Tommy | Posted 04.12.2012

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At the intersection of 27th Street and Raymond Avenue, two USC graduate students were killed Wednesday morning after a possible carjacking, leaving residents horrified by the news and seeking more information.

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Community Colleges Need Alternatives

The Daily Trojan | Posted 04.04.2012

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A reason students attend community college before applying to a more expensive four-year college is to save money. Pricier courses would undermine their purpose: providing affordable options to students from all backgrounds.

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Breaking Stereotypes: USC and Death Valley

Nicholas Warner | Posted 05.22.2012

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USC students and spring break have stereotypical incarnations as bacchanalia at places like Cabo San Lucas, but this spring break I had the pleasure of sharing a day with a group of USC students who were spending their week volunteering for the National Park Service in Death Valley.

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Tax Dodgers Beware: IRS Forms Elite 'SWAT Team'

Reuters | Posted 05.20.2012

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* Tax evasion by 'transfer pricing' a top target for agency * Talent coming in from Big Four audit, law, consulting firms ...

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Author T. C. Boyle's Archive Acquired by Harry Ransom Center

Elana Estrin | Posted 05.08.2012

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Spanning more than 30 years, from the 1970s through the present, and featuring manuscripts, correspondence, professional files and teaching material the archive covers the breadth of T.C. Boyle's prolific career.

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The 23 Colleges With The Most School Spirit

Posted 03.07.2012

Do you love wearing your school colors or attending sports games? You might want to go to a college with a lot of school spirit! Inside College r...

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Where's The Best College For Video Game Design?

Posted 03.01.2012

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So you want to design the next Halo or Final Fantasy? Maybe the idea of having the same job as the main character of Grandma's Boy is your dream caree...

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TALK NERDY TO ME: These Kids Are Rocket Scientists, Literally

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 04.29.2012

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This team of undergraduate researchers with a bold mission: to design, build, and launch high powered rockets from scratch, and eventually reach the outer limits of Earth's atmosphere.

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Derrick Bell: Changing the Odds for Others

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.20.2012

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Throughout his storied career as a lawyer, law professor, and legal scholar until his death last October at age 80, Derrick Bell was well-known for his willingness to stand up and speak out about the injustices he saw around him, even when it cost him his own positions.

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What's The First Thing LA Homeless Teens Spend Money On?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.21.2011

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What's the first thing homeless youth in Los Angeles spend their money on? Food, shelter, clothes? No, a cell phone. According to a USC study publi...

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Banged-Up Buffs Can't Slow USC

AP | By PAT GRAHAM | Posted 01.05.2012

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BOULDER, Colo. -- The Colorado Buffaloes showed rare rhythm on their opening drive, marching down the field and taking an early lead. Only one proble...

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USC Beats Colorado: Matt Barkley Leads Trojans With Six Touchdowns

AP | ARNIE STAPLETON | Posted 01.04.2012

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BOULDER, Colo. — Matt Barkley did it all Friday night, throwing for a school-record six touchdowns and saving another with a tackle following hi...

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Stanford Outlasts USC In Triple-OT Thriller

AP | By GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.30.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Stepfan Taylor ran for the tying touchdown with 38 seconds left in regulation and the go-ahead score in the third overtime, and Stanfor...

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Trojans' Defense Stymies Cal Quarterback

AP | By ANTONIO GONZALEZ | Posted 12.14.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Zach Maynard's introduction to the Pac-12 has been anything but friendly. The transfer from Buffalo threw three interceptions and lo...

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USC Routes Cal In Intra-State Battle

AP | By JOSH DUBOW | Posted 12.14.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- After taking part in plenty of high-octane shootouts early in the season, Southern California relied on its defense to win a game whe...

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