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? Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: The Coliseum Is The Place To Be
Pat Haden has been named an honorary trustee to the USC board of trustees. He was a member of the Board of Trustees before he became athletic director. Among the current honorary trustees is Jeanie Buss. What does an honorary trustee do? Who knows? But I’m guessing they don’t come on campus too often because I don’t think Haden has visited since he resigned as … Continue reading USC Names Pat Haden Honorary Trustee
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USC and lacrosse coach Lindsey Munday are “parting ways” after 14 seasons. It was a bit overdue. Munday has been the only lacrosse coach in USC history, hired in 2011 when the athletic dept. decided to start playing the sport. At the time, it was thought USC could quickly become a national power given the school’s location and prestige. But Munday only took USC to … Continue reading USC Finally Makes Change With Lacrosse Coach
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Pete Carroll spoke at the USC Business School graduation ceremony Friday at the Coliseum. He said “always compete” multiple times during the speech. And this version is just as memorable from Thursday’s graduation with USC president Beong-Soo Kim on cello and Gustavo Dudamel of the L.A. Philharmonic conducting. Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: An Inspiring Moment
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 