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I’m told at the baseball dinner last week, Andy Stankiewicz made a plea for donations to finish Dedeaux Field. The entire athletics project is still $50 million shy of its stated goal. “I kind of had to say that” Stankiewicz said. If USC wants to have a successful NCAA Tournament run, their star is going to need to shoot better. Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Are These Numbers Befitting A Star?
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USC’s Board of Trustees selected Beong-Soo Kim to become permanent president. He has been the interim president. The selection of Kim was fairly easy: He’s been a popular figure on campus in contrast to his two predecessors (Max Nikias, Carol Folt) and known as a people person despite inheriting some awful financial predicaments from Folt. He also received a hearty endorsement from Jen Cohen, which … Continue reading USC Names Beong-Soo Kim As President
Peter Read Miller, a legendary sports photographer who spent more than 35 years at Sports Ilustrated, passed away over the weekend. He was Class of 1969 USC graduate and took photos for the school yearbook, El Rodeo, as a student. For decades he took photos of USC football, including several cover photos for SI like these: Continue reading Notes: Famed Sports Photographer Peter Read Miller Passes Away
The USC women’s volleyball team lost to unseeded Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the NCAA Tournament at the Galen Center. Talk about an unexpected result. Or was it really? The women’s volleyball has not reached the heights discussed by many when Mike Bohn hired Brad Keller. The Trojans had a good regular season (25-7) but this is a program that has won six national … Continue reading A Shocking Under-The-Radar Result
Ken Matsuda, a towering figure within the USC track and field program for 18 seasons, has died. He was 90. Matsuda was an influential assistant for track coach Vern Wolfe from 1966-84 and part of five NCAA championship teams. He coached the USC sprint relay teams to nine NCAA titles and 10 conference championships. He was synonymous with USC track and made a huge impact … Continue reading A USC Legend Passes Away
Around 15 people were laid off this week from the fundraising team at the USC Keck School of Medicine, according to sources. This is part of the brutal fallout from the $200 million budget deficit USC had under former president Carol Folt in the recently concluded fiscal year. Maybe someone can ask Lincoln Riley if a football coach should make $11 million while mass layoffs … Continue reading USC Layoffs Under Way
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