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NEWS ABOUT: USC

USC stories: 8 news summaries

USC Star Recovering After Surgery on Crushed Throat

Tailback suffered mishap in weight room

Sep 29, 09 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - USC tailback Stafon Johnson is in critical but stable condition and communicating nonverbally after surgery to repair a horrific weightlifting injury. Teammates say Johnson was bench-pressing yesterday and accidentally dropped the bar on his throat. After 7-plus hours of surgery, during which doctors realigned Johnson’s larynx, the athlete is... More »

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Trojans • injury • USC • USC Trojans • Stafon Johnson • weight lifting • college football • larynx

Under Fire, USC Drops Ball
in Sports Perks Probe

NCAA expands Bush, Mayo investigation; school takes little action

May 31, 09 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Years after footballer Reggie Bush was accused of accepting gifts from marketers while at USC, the university is still doing almost nothing to investigate the matter, despite the spread of allegations to a top basketball player and coach, the Los Angeles Times reports. Though the NCAA has expanded its own... More »

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investigation • NCAA • University of Southern California • USC • Reggie Bush • OJ Mayo • college basketball • college football

 Krauss, Plant Win 
 Big at Grammys 

Telecast short on awards, long on performances

Feb 9, 09 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Alison Krauss and Robert Plant boasted the highest number of Grammys last night, grabbing five awards, including honors for Album of the Year for Raising Sand, E! reports. Other big winners included Lil Wayne, who scooped up four Grammys, and Coldplay, which snagged three awards, including one for Best Rock... More »

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awards • award show • USC • Robert Plant • Radiohead • Alison Krauss • Grammy Awards • Lil Wayne • Coldplay

As Museums Struggle,
LA's MOCA Seeks Merger

MoCA holds talks with other institutions as endowment dries up

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 ... More »

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art museum • Eli Broad • art • Los Angeles • University of Southern California • USC • endowment • Los Angeles County Museum of Art • financial crisis • Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Online Gamers Leaner Than Your Average Couch Potato

Less time watching TV may be factor: study

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,... More »

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health • weight • USC • video games

USC Student Fatally Stabbed in Neighborhood Attack

Los Angeles campus tense after killing, sexual assaults

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... More »

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Los Angeles • University of Southern California • student • USC • stabbing • campus violence • campus security

 USC's Mayo
 Accused of Taking Gifts 

College faces sanctions if star accepted illegal benefits from future agent

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... More »

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basketball • USC • USC Trojans • OJ Mayo • basketball recruiting • college basketball

College Players Back Playoff, Pay, USC

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

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... More »

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Heisman Trophy • NCAA football • athlete • Pete Carroll • University of Southern California • USC • Darren McFadden

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