The website, L.A. Material, has a lengthy story on USC and its efforts to recover from scandals and financial problems. This line drew my attention: “Knowledgeable sources say some of USC’s biggest units — its engineering and medical schools and athletics department — continue to lose money.” The story does not elaborate but if the athletic dept. is losing money that is a problem, especially after … Continue reading A Contrary View On The Athletic Dept.
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If you have World Cup withdrawals, and before we get back to USC football, here’s the BBC’s montage on the tournament. It’s worth a watch. WORLD CUP VIDEO OF THE DAY Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: One Last Look At World Cup
It’s a great World Cup final when John Strong of Fox thinks Matt Damon is Brad Pitt. And over on the BBC, Guy Mowbray is having just as rough a day. Continue reading Sunday Buzz: World Cup Gaffes Of The Day
Today is the 69th anniversary of Althea Gibson defeating Darlene Hard, 6–3, 6–2 to become the first African-American champion at Wimbledon in 1957. Now there is a USC connection. Darlene Hard was a fixture in the production office at USC student publications from 1983-2019. Students who worked at the Daily Trojan or El Rodeo during that period remember her. She won the U.S. Open in 1960-61 … Continue reading Notes: There’s Always A USC Connection
I hope the workers at USC today are very careful with this. This T-shirt is being sold at the USC bookstore. Does USC realize the storm troopers are the bad guys? Is USC the baddies? Well, Lincoln Riley performs like the storm troopers. Continue reading What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Safe to say the fan fest at the Coliseum is a big hit. Here is the scene during last night’s USA-Paraguay game. I’ll say it again: When does a USC game at the Coliseum have this energy? The USC men’s track and field team finished 10th at the NCAA championships on Friday. The USC women’s team is currently in ninth place with 15 of the … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: The Coliseum Is The Place To Be
