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Former USC President Andrew Sorensen dead at 72

By Josh Dawsey | April 18, 2011

Former USC President Andrew Sorensen, a man known for his colorful bow ties, extreme work ethic and compassion for everyone he met, died unexpectedly in Ohio Sunday morning. He was 72. The cause was an apparent heart attack. Those who knew him described him as a brilliant educator, dedicated friend, innovator, preacher, singer, talented fundraiser, sports fan, avid reader and tireless fighter for the underprivileged.  

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T-shirt display highlights violence awareness at USC

By Mikelle Street | April 14, 2011

Student Health Services displayed more than 200 T-shirts painted by students on Greene Street Wednesday in an effort to promote violence awareness. The display itself prompted some students, like third-year visual communications student Denishia Macon, to jump in and lend a hand.  

Atheists share personal reflections in USC panel

By Kathryn Kranjc | April 14, 2011

Second-year English and French student Michael Lambert, a proud member of the Pastafarians and the Unitarian Universalist church, did not consider himself an atheist when he first came to USC However, when the former Episcopalian and Alabama native finally decided to identify himself as a “nontheist,” it was not because of a moment of sudden clarity or a pivotal revelation.

Five Points surveillance cameras show car break-ins

By Josh Dawsey | April 14, 2011

More than 50 private security cameras are now in the Five Points district, and proponents of the cameras say they’re preventing crime and helping authorities solve cases. The private security cameras, first installed in 2005 and now all over the hospitality district, were brought to the forefront this week after Bruce Miller’s car was broken into and vandalized outside his business, Groucho’s Deli, early Tuesday morning.

USC honored for historic trees with Tree Campus USA honor

By Ryan Quinn | April 14, 2011

In front of McKissick Museum stands a beautiful southern magnolia planted by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1954 to honor Gen. Robert E. Lee. David Rembert, professor emeritus of biology, recounts that in 1960 or 1961, when he was an undergraduate student at USC and the tree was just a small sapling, someone, no doubt a Yankee, cut it down.