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As Museums Struggle,
LA's MOCA Seeks Merger

MoCA holds talks with other institutions as endowment dries up

New York Times New York Times Nov 21, 08 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, one of the nation's leading modern art galleries, is holding talks with other LA institutions about a possible merger. MoCA has already announced a 10% cut in staff and the temporary closure of 50% of its exhibition space. For the New York Times , the talks highlight the dire straits of nonprofit institutions in the financial crisis: endowments are shrinking while donations have become smaller and scarcer. More »

Online Gamers Leaner Than Your Average Couch Potato

Less time watching TV may be factor: study

LiveScience LiveScience Oct 2, 08 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Often dismissed as unhealthy and overweight, a recent study found that video gamers are actually 10% leaner than the average American. Just why that is remains a little murky, but researchers did note that players of the popular online game EventQuest II watched 10 fewer hours of TV per week, reports LiveScience. That activity is often tied to weight gain—and video games may have been wrongly lumped into the couch-potato group. More »

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USC Student Fatally Stabbed in Neighborhood Attack

Los Angeles campus tense after killing, sexual assaults

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Sep 19, 08 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - USC students are demanding the university beef up security after a film student was fatally stabbed yesterday in a neighborhood attack, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Idaho native was killed after an argument with a man in an apartment complex near the LA campus. A wave of anxiety has gripped the campus since the slaying—and two recent sexual assaults near university-owned housing. More »

 USC's Mayo
 Accused of Taking Gifts 

College faces sanctions if star accepted illegal benefits from future agent

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 12, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - USC star OJ Mayo received tens of thousands of dollars from the agency that would eventually represent him, a violation of NCAA rules, according to former friend Louis Johnson. The money was allegedly funneled through one Rodney Guillory, who lavished on Mayo just a fraction of what the agency gave him. If the allegations prove true, USC could face NCAA sanctions, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

College Players Back Playoff, Pay, USC

SI takes pulse of Division I football;  athletes join coaches in picking Trojans

Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated Aug 8, 07 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Division I football players want to play for Pete Carroll, possibly because they're picking USC to win the national title. They spend nearly as much time on football as they would on a full-time job, and they'd like to be paid that way. SI polled 119 players (one from each team), and the results range from ho-hum to surprising. More »

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