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After months, unstable ceilings at Seeley G. Mudd Building repaired Saturday
Some classes in the Seeley G. Mudd Building were recently canceled due to the ceiling’s instability following heavy rainstorms in Los Angeles. Repair work took place Saturday to replace ceiling tiles, Facilities Planning and Management wrote in a statement to the Daily Trojan, and the whole roof will be replaced this coming summer. In one case, the ceiling fell in, resulting in visible holes in the ceiling and rubble in the trash cans placed underneath to collect the debris.
USC names new Vice Provost for the Arts
Josh Kun, a professor and chair in cross-cultural communication at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, will serve as USC’s first-ever vice provost for the arts, President Carol Folt announced in a Universitywide email Thursday morning. Kun will assume the role Sept. 1 while continuing to teach and advise students at Annenberg.
USC announces new $10 million Center for Generative AI and Society
President Carol Folt announced the establishment of a new Center for Generative AI and Society in a press release Thursday morning. The center will fund research on AI and its impacts — specifically, the innovatory potential and ethical use of generative AI. “USC is uniquely positioned to understand and influence how this emerging technology is changing the ways we live, work, and play,” Folt said in the press release.
Vigil mourns Turkey, Syria earthquake victims
Community members gathered at the University Religious Center courtyard Thursday evening for a vigil remembering those affected by the destructive and deadly earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria Monday. The area was lit up with candles as attendees mourned together at the event hosted by USC Student Affairs. Dean of Religious Life Varun Soni led the event, at which students, faculty and staff shared their personal experiences and offered words of encouragement.
Pharmacy school renamed in honor of Alfred E. Mann
The School of Pharmacy debuted its new name early Wednesday afternoon in a ceremony at Pappas Quad: The Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The renaming comes after Mann, an inventor and physicist, donated $112.5 million to the University in 1998. The endowment’s value has since grown to $230 million, $50 million of which will go toward the School of Pharmacy.
Order in the Court: Native community talks potential overturn of Indian Child Welfare Act
This is the first article in an ongoing series investigating Supreme Court cases slated for the current term and their impacts on the USC community. In light of current events, the Daily Trojan News section believes it to be in the community’s interest to include the goings-on of the Court in our coverage. New installments will be published weekly. Early in her life, Eleanor Moore’s paternal great-great-grandmother was adopted away from her tribe in western Washington State.
APIA community welcomes the New Year
The monumental date for the 2023 Lunar New Year fell on Jan. 22. With around 19.3% of USC’s population being members of the Asian Pacific Islander American community, there are a myriad of ways people have celebrated. Lunar New Year is a celebration of new beginnings and the arrival of spring. As its name suggests, it is based on the cycles of the moon. The holiday begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later, on the first full moon.
Spring admits adjust to campus life
USC admits new students in the spring semester every year to provide opportunities for qualified students who were unable to enroll earlier because of insufficient university resources or space in the fall. This year, the University reported that it welcomed 813 new undergraduate students to campus, constituting 19% of the total number of 2022-23 student starts. Of the 19%, 25% are first-generation college students, 56% are from California and 12% are international students.
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