Thu, October 13, 2005 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm; Fri, October 14, 2005 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Latina/o Studies Symposium

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

The first ever Latina/o Studies Symposium on the USC Campus. Scholars from across the country and across academic disciplines will be presenting their research in the broad areas of Latina/o Studies.

Fri, October 14, 2005 at 8:00 pm
Annual Paderewski Lecture

Alfred Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
Admission: Free

Featuring the prominent Polish composer Marta Ptaszyńska, this year’s Paderewski Lecture is scheduled to include the American premiere of "Elegia in memoriam John Paul II" for solo viola.

Sat, October 15, 2005 at 5:30 pm
USC Football vs. the University of Notre Dame

NBC-TV, 2:30 p.m. EST
Admission: Tickets prices will be available at www.usctrojans.com

After their 78th match up, USC hopes to leave the Hoosier State with the Fighting Irish pushing up clovers.

Sat, October 15, 2005 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
International Conference on the Christian Response to Violence

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: Free

Sat, October 15, 2005 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
MTV's "The Real World" Open Casting Call: Searching for seven new roommates

Trousdale Parkway
Admission: Free

Casting Directors from Bunim/Murray Productions, producers of the perennial hit MTV show “The Real World” will be holding an open casting call at USC-Topping Student Center.

Mon, October 17, 2005 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Toward Nanosystems Biology: Department of Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH)
Admission: Free

Michael L. Roukes, Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Caltech

Tue, October 18, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Caterpillar Soup

Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
Admission: RSVP below

Caterpillar Soup is one-woman play written and performed by Lyena Strelkoff. With humor, hope, candor and courage, Caterpillar Soup offers an evening of story telling, revealing the transformational power of loss and celebrating life in all its messiness.

Tue, October 18, 2005 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Sports Marketing, Management & Medicine

Heritage Hall (HER)
Admission: Free

The USC Career Planning & Placement Center will host its "Sports Marketing, Management & Medicine" panel.

Tue, October 18, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
The Secret Museum: Visual Erotica and Popular Culture in Modernist Spain: Dr. María Teresa Zubiaurre, UCLA

Harris Hall (HAR)
Admission: Free

This talk discusses the production and consumption of popular visual erotica in Modernist Spain.

Tue, October 18, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Planning for a Disaster Resistant LA: Lessons from Katrina and Other Catastrophes

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL)
Admission: Free

Ken Topping and William Siembieda will present lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and other catastrophes and discuss disaster planning in Los Angeles.