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Articles by Amy F. Altman
Pondering the effectiveness of protesting
When I was asked to write an essay about the current racial climate in America, specifically on police brutality and the recent deaths, I was prepared to say no. I didn’t feel comfortable writing about these issues as a white woman.
Online classes present unique challenge for STEM students
In-person labs have been converted to videos and simulations. Many STEM students rely on in-person labs to learn course materials. (Photo by Michal Jarmoluk/Pixabay) The transition from in-person to online classes has come with a learning curve, but for students and faculty reliant on hands-on science lectures and labs, the process is all the more complicated.
Physical distancing, not social distancing, is what's needed
We are calling the most important requirement for reducing coronavirus exposure by the wrong name. It should be called physical distancing, not social distancing. Our need to practice social contact is a basic human need, but is even more critical during this crisis. Many people are quarantined and isolated and a lack of social contact can lead to depression and other serious mental health problems.
Don “Campbellock” Campbell, creator of the dance move “locking,” dies at 69
The former “Soul Train” dancer’s signature move created the foundation for hip hop dance. Don "Campbellock" Campbell inspired a generation of hip hop dancers. Campbell died of cardiac arrest at age 69. (Photo Courtesy of Dennis Danehy) Legendary African American creator of hip hop’s first street dance and cofounder of dance troupe, “The Lockers,” Don “Campbellock” Campbell died of cardiac arrest at his Santa Clarita home on March 30 at the age of 69.
Student-created app is a match made in quarantine
Nearly 5,200 students used MatchSC to find new friends and romantic interests during the COVID-19 quarantine. Match SC, designed by a team of four USC current and former students, is a five-minute quiz aimed to link Trojans together either romantically or platonically through a series of questions. (Courtesy of MatchSC.com) Results of an app-based quiz called MatchSC rolled out Wednesday for roughly 5,200 USC students looking for potential love or friendships while in quarantine.
USC Annenberg students self-quarantine due to possible coronavirus exposure
After attending a journalism conference in New Orleans, USC students and faculty are in self-quarantine amid fears of having come in contact with the coronavirus. (Photo by Ling Luo) USC Annenberg students are under self-quarantine after potential exposure to COVID-19 novel coronavirus at the 2020 National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference in New Orleans last week.
LAUSD board will decide whether to declare a state of emergency
Parents in South L.A. brace for potential school closures and disruptions to come. 2019 Novel Coronavirus illustration provided by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo) Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education will decide whether to declare a state of emergency in response to the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, on Tuesday, according to a news release.
Truman Fritz and Rose Ritch win USG presidential election
The newly elected President and VP plan to prioritize transparency on campus in their upcoming term. Truman and Rose's campaign sign surrounded by advertisements for other USG campaigns. (Photo by Ling Luo) The USC Undergraduate Student Government (USG) announced on Tuesday evening that Truman Fritz and Rose Ritch were elected as the president and vice president, respectively, for the 2020-21 school year. Just under 24% of students voted in this year’s election, totaling 4,777 votes.
A Lifetime of Service
Schoolchildren in the Philippines hold up picture books from Books for the Barrios. (Photo/Courtesy of Dan Harrington) While a graduate student at USC Viterbi in safety and systems management, Dan Harrington, M.S. Systems Management ‘86, wrote a paper titled “Books for the Barrios.” His work dealt with improving the literacy rates of impoverished Filipino children.
Everywhere at Once
Apps created by Embody Digital, Ari Shapiro’s startup, allow users to create lifelike avatars that look and speak like them. (Image/Courtesy of Ari Shapiro) Think of your day-to-day activities. You are probably doing a million and one things, such as going to school, working, picking up your dog from the groomer, making dinner, and responding to a seemingly infinite number of emails or text messages.
Alumnus Wins Prestigious PECASE Award
Jonathan Sauder, a senior mechatronics engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Photo/Courtesy of Jonathan Sauder) It was an ordinary Friday afternoon when USC Viterbi alum Jonathan Sauder, M.S. PDE ’11, Ph.D. ME ’13, checked his email to find a peculiar message from the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking for his social security number for a background check to receive an award.
Gubernatorial Election California 2018
Former Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom and businessman John Cox, are squaring off to become California’s next governor in the 2018 election. Newsom, a democrat, believes in reducing the gender gap in STEM fields, implementing universal health care, and seeking lower housing prices through rent control measures. Meanwhile, Cox, a republican, supports competition in the health industry, and giving parents choice when it comes to their child’s schooling.
Pasadena Now " ACLU Panel Hopeful Measure H Will Help the Homeless, But Cautious
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California held a forum on Tuesday night at the Church of Truth in Pasadena to discuss analyze the impact of Measure H on the state of homelessness in the San Gabriel Valley. Measure H is a tax measure that authorizes a 0.25 percent county sales tax for 10 years in order to fund homeless services and prevention. The measure was put on the ballot last March 7 and was approved by voters in Los Angeles County last March.
The Morbid Litigation Lessons of Ted Williams, Mickey Rooney and Anna Nicole Smith
As planners, we’re accustomed to asking our clients for personal information, such as their finances and family dynamics, to obtain a good grasp of their planning goals. Without such questions and forthright answers, a planner would be at a loss in terms of how to appropriately help their clients. However, how often are we asking our clients about their funeral arrangements?
Preventing Morbid Litigation
As estate planners, we’re accustomed to asking our clients for personal information, such as their finances and family dynamics, to obtain a good grasp of their estate-planning goals. Without such questions and forthright answers, a planner would be at a loss in terms of how to appropriately plan for their clients. The result of this dialogue is the foundation of any well thought-out estate plan. One of a planner’s ultimate objectives is to create a plan that works under any set o
Have We Got It All Wrong?
As estate practitioners, our mission is to provide our clients with an estate plan that maximizes the transfer of wealth to specified heirs in a way that will improve their life courses.1 But, what if this goal is impossible to meet? What if, by maximizing the transfer of wealth, we aren’t improving, but instead are diminishing the life courses of our clients and their heirs, as well as deteriorating society in the process? To this end, the more important questions that we seek to ...
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