This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences: The document discusses the passing of Huey Paul Long, a maintenance worker at USC who worked at the university for over 30 years. Long was well-liked by his coworkers and students for his infectious smile and kindness. The ceremony for the annual Community Service Awards at USC is being revamped this year to include participation from more schools and recognize a broader range of community service work done by students.

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InDEX 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 9 · Crossword 12 · Sports
Oscar contenders: This year’s
Academy Award nominees
face a close race. PAGE 5
Trojans stumble: Men’s
volleyball failed to slow down
the Gauchos. PAGE 12
in memoriam
By yasmeen serhan
Daily Trojan
Manystudentsandcoworkerswho
knew Huey Paul Long remember him
for his infectious smile. Long, who
worked at the university for more
than 30 years, died Tuesday night in
his sleep.
A native Angeleno, Long has
always been a part of the extended
Trojan community. Long is survived
by his wife and three sons.
Long,whoservedasamaintenance
worker, was a fixture in the Von
KleinSmid Center. VKC Library
Assistant Manager Mary Clark, who
knew Long since she began working
at the university in 2007, said his
Employee
remembered
for his smile
Maintenance worker Huey
P. Long, who worked at USC
for 30 years, died Tuesday.
| see Long, page 2 |
Priyanka Patel | Daily Trojan
Culturechop
John Carlson (left), a junior majoring in biochemistry, and Iris Ryu (right), a junior majoring in industrial
systems engineering, make mochi Thursday in front of Tommy Trojan to celebrate Bunjasai Day. The event,
hosted by the Japanese Student Association, was part of the International Student Assembly’s Culture Month.
community
By Theodore Yuan
Daily Trojan
The Community Service
Awards, distributed annually to
students who go above and beyond
in serving the local community,
will undergo a radical change in
procedure this year.
Since the 1990s, awards had
been offered jointly through the
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts
and Sciences, represented by JEP;
Student Affairs, represented by
the USC Volunteer Center; and
USC Civic Engagement at an
annual dinner. Now, Dornsife,
the Marshall School of Business,
the Gould School of Law, the
Viterbi School of Engineering and
other schools and departments
plant to take part in the annual
Community Service Banquet on
April 16 at Town and Gown.
The awards will be distributed
among various departments and
schools to reflect their increased
involvement in the past two
decades.
Schools,CivicEngagement,
StudentAffairsrevampawards
The Community Service
Award ceremony will be held
April 16 at Town and Gown.
| see awards, page 2 |
research
By christina schoellkopf
Daily Trojan
Scientists might be one step
closer to reducing the symptoms of
chronic pain and injury thanks to
groundbreaking research by USC
Professor David McKemy and his
research team, who identified and
shut off the network of neurons
that control cool temperature
sensations.
McKemy, an associate professor
of neurobiology at the Dornsife
College of Letters, Arts and
Sciences, worked alongside a team
of graduate and undergraduate
students. Through their research,
they were able to identify a
previously unknown sensory
neuron named TRPM8, which
is specifically able to sense cold.
They then proceeded with a study
Professor finds method
to turn off ‘cold’ feeling
David McKemy and his team
identified the neurons that
control temperature sensations.
| see cold, page 3 |
By nathaniel haas
Daily Trojan
A major in critical Facebook studies might be a long
time coming, but the study of social media technology
and interaction is making its way into classrooms at
USC.
Beginning fall 2013, the School of Cinematic Arts
will offer a Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy
in Media Arts + Practice, which will allow students to
specialize in digital arts ranging from visual storytelling
to interactive data displays. The program capitalizes
on the growing need for cinematic technology across a
variety of sectors.
Director of the Media Arts + Practice Program
Holly Willis said the increased relevance of digital
Cinemaschool
addsdegreein
digitalarts
The Media Arts + Practice major curriculum
will include visual storytelling and social media.
| see Degree, page 3 |
SCA
Abishek Hariharan | Daily Trojan
Cyber learning · Anurag Devanapally, a graduate student in the computer science and
games program, designs a graphic. Media Arts + Practice majors will explore various media.

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Director of Non-Profit
Partnerships at the Joint
Educational Project Office
Jacqueline Whitley said that,
although the numbers are not
finalized, as many as eight to 15
different schools are expected
to take part in this year’s
awards ceremony, each with one
designated winner.
The idea for change came last
year when Civic Engagement host
its own event.
“When it looked like the office
of Civic Engagement was going to
break off from how we were doing
the awards previously, we saw
that as an opportunity to invite
schools and academic units from
across the campus and make this
more of a unified event,” Whitley
said.
Whitley said the new system
will better unite students from
different schools within the
university as it will give them a
chance to coalesce in a centralized
location for one evening.
“There are so many awesome
things being done all around
campus and sometimes it’s
kind of decentralized,” Whitley
said. “But, let’s see how many
people we can get in one place
to highlight the great work that
both community members and
students are doing.”
Associate Dean of Students
and Director of USC Volunteer
Center Judi Garbuio, who aided in
brainstorming the new changes,
echoed Whitley’s sentiments.
“It’s great networking,”
Garbuio said. “It provides more
of an avenue for students to
learn about what other students
are doing and it’s a great vehicle
for deans to promote what the
students are doing within their
academic units. It’s a win-win
every way around.”
Although the criteria have not
changed for preexisting awards,
this year’s dinner will include
four new categories of awards:
the Extraordinary Engagement
Award, Multiple Engagements
Award, Innovations in Service
Learning Award and Advocacy
and Activism Award. Each school
in attendance will focus on one
category of its choosing and pick
a single winner based on that
category.
Pre-existing awards, such
as the Grace Ford Salvatori
Scholarship and Desiree Benson
Award, will still be awarded
based on the same qualifications,
though they will not be presented
at this year’s dinner.
Whitley acknowledges that the
changes might be risky, given that
this is the first year they will be
implemented.
“We’re still in the process of
seeking out the changes before
the [dinner],” Whitley said.
“We’re still figuring it out.”
Whitely said, however, that
the changes are necessary to the
continuing development of USC
students.
“A great takeaway is seeing
what an important role the local
community plays with academics
at the university and really seeing
the wide breadth of different
things that are happening on
campus with the community,”
Whitely said. “Hopefully, students
will be inspired to come up with
new and great ideas to deepen
their learning as well as help the
community.”
Alan Raouf, a senior majoring
in policy, planning and
development who volunteers
as a youth basketball coach,
was enthusiastic about the new
developments.
“Each major puts their focus
on different aspects of society.
By doing this, every different
angle of the community will be
supported,” Raouf said. “Not
everyone has the opportunity
and privilege to come to USC.
It’s important to give back the
knowledge and experience we
gain here to the community.”
Garbuio hopes these changes
will motivate students of all
majors to realize the importance
of community service.
“By giving up your time and
talent, you think that you are
helping other people, but really,
you end up gaining more from
the experience than you give,”
Garbuio said.
Awards | Ceremony to focus on impact
| continued from page 1 |
absence will be felt by all who knew
him.
“Hewasadmiredandlovedbyallof
his coworkers,” Clark said. “Everyone
thatheencounteredhadthosesimilar
feelings about the genuineness and
the humanistic qualities he had. And
he saw the best in everyone, too.”
Though Long had been sick for
some time, he never let it distract
from his work.
“I know he had been battling some
health issues, but he was just trying
to get through it and keep working,”
Clark said. “He loved working here
and being around the students and
staff and faculty. It was that driving
force for him that helped him keep
going.”
Throughout his time at the
university, Long fully embraced his
roleasamemberoftheTrojanFamily.
It was not unusual to find Long
cheering on the Trojans at various
events, and supported USC even
through his attire.
“Always sporting his USC cap,”
Clark reminisced. “It couldn’t just be
any type of USC cap — it had to be
the one that fit just right. He was very
pristine about all of that.”
His love of sport was also lifelong.
When Long attending John C.
Fremont High School, he was an
accomplished competitor on the
track team.
Though injuries interfered with
Long’spassiontopursueatrackcareer
after high school, he remained an
avid sports fan and enjoyed following
all aspects of Trojan athletics.
“He loved all the sports,” Clark
said. “Not just football, but all of the
teams. He loved the band — just
everything.”
Long had a lasting impact not
only on his coworkers, but also the
students who had the fortune of
seeing him every morning. Jenny
Chen, a senior majoring in print and
digital journalism said Long always
made the effort to have a connection
with everyone he met.
“Huey was one of the most
generous people that I’ve ever met,”
Chen said. “I think we were all really
lucky to have him in our lives.”
Linda Fawaz, a senior majoring
in international relations, noted his
good nature every morning.
“He was just like sunshine
everyday,” Fawaz said. “He would ask
everyone how they were doing. He
always helped us out whenever we
needed anything.”
For those who knew Long, his loss
will not only be that of a friend, but
of someone who exemplified what it
means to be a Trojan.
“He just had the best heart,” Chen
said.“Hefeltlikefamilyandhetreated
everyone — especially the people at
the library that he has known for so
long — like family. I know we’re all
really going to miss him.”
Though Clark said Long’s joyous
“hello” every morning will certainly
be missed, his enthusiasm will never
be forgotten.
“Those of us who had the distinct
pleasure of knowing him — we are
better because of it,” Clark said.
“What a difference he made.”
A memorial service for Long has not
yet been scheduled.
Long | Faculty, students,
staff recall Long’s kindness
| continued from page 1 |
Courtesy of Mary Clark
All smiles · Huey Long worked
at USC for more than 30 years.
“Talk Back tackles Cal education”
(Feb. 21) incorrectly stated that
USC College Democrats Finance
Director Catherine Shieh was an
intern at the U.S. Department
of Education. Shieh interned for
Rep. Mike Honda and served as
a field representative to the U.S.
Department of Education on his
behalf.
The Daily Trojan regrets the error.
Correction
R o u n d u p
The following incidents were
reported in the USC Dept. of Public
Safety incident report summary on
Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Crimes against
property
At 3:55 p.m., a suspect painted
nail polish on the driver’s side
door of a non-USC female’s vehicle
while the car was parked in front
of 2716 Ellendale Place.
Miscellaneous
incidents
At 7:07 p.m., DPS officers
responded to a report of a suspect
causing a disturbance in the
pharmacy at University Gateway
Apartments and detained him
for investigation. A check of
the suspect’s name revealed
three outstanding warrants, so
the suspect was arrested and
transported to 77th station for
booking.
At 11:45 p.m., DPS officers
responded to a report of an
intoxicated student having
pushed a security guard at West
27th Place Apartments when he
was confronted about breaking a
bottle in a sixth floor hallway. The
security guard did not request
criminal charges and the student
was escorted from the premises
without further incident.
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communication in business, urban
planning and the law was one of the
major reasons the major was added.
“Storytelling is fundamental —
not just in entertainment, but in
every industry,” Willis said. “There
is a growing need across every
field for people who understand
the power of the cinematic arts
and can use it effectively to
better inform, educate, interpret
and communicate in a world
that is inundated with data and
information.”
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applies to. Katie Durocher, a
sophomore majoring in broadcast
and digital journalism, said the
interconnectedness of professional
skills makes the new degree
especially important.
“As communications go
digital, the skills necessary to
effectively convey things like data
and advertisements will become
critical,” Durocher said. “We’re
nearing the point where future
professionals in my field will rely
on the skills of cinematic design to
make our work more successful.”
Willis said staying on the cutting
edge of cinematic technologies and
applications makes the School of
Cinematic Arts stand out.
“SCA is known as a home to
some of the best writers, directors,
producers, animators, game
designers and critics in the world,”
Willis said. “People who specialize
in creating or commenting on the
entertainment industry and our
program [will] build on that legacy.”
Degree | Program will
affect wide variety of fields
| continued from page 1 |
to eliminate the neuron from the
cells and observed how the mice
in their study would be affected in
the neuron’s absence.
“We thought if these neurons
really do sense cold, what happens
if we get rid of them in a mouse
model?” McKemy said.
After three years of research,
McKemy and his team were
able to successfully remove the
neurons from the cells, something
that made the laboratory mice
incapable of feeling cold but still
able to feel heat and touch.
“That was really the surprise
for us,” McKemy said. “We didn’t
know these neurons were so
specific to cold sensation and
not to the sensation of heat and
touch.”
The study has narrowed
down which cells are involved
in detecting cold, which greatly
impacts the way in which scientists
understand and can potentially
respond to the sensation of pain.
McKemy’s research might be
applied in the future to help reduce
the symptoms of injuries and
chronic pain, since injuries have
increased sensitivity to sensory
stimuli such as temperature and
force. Chronic pain conditions
are associated with cold stimuli;
Thus, if TRPM8 neurons in cells
of subjects enduring chronic pain
or injuries were turned off in the
same way as the cells in his mice
study, symptoms of pain could
potentially be alleviated.
“We have some interesting
routes which can be taken to
either relieve pain or block it from
ever happening,” McKemy said.
Cold | Researchers found
pain can intensify senses
| continued from page 1 |
Courtesy of David McKemy
Heat wave · Professor David McKemy and his research team found
the network of neurons that controls cold temperature sensations.
“Storytelling is
fundamental — not
just in entertainment,
but in every industry.”
· · ·
Holly Willis
Director
Media Arts + Practice Program

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Equalitytrumpspatientchoiceinhospitalcase
W
ith a twice-elected black president
leading the country and increasing
diversity in America’s communities,
the move toward a world void of racism, sexism
and other –isms seems to loom in the near
future.
Sadly, however, racism continues to persist
in appallingly boorish ways, even in places
where such behavior should be the last of one’s
concerns.
A recent lawsuit discovered by the media
this past weekend revealed a situation
between a black nurse named Tonya Battle
and her workplace of 25 years, Hurley
Medical Hospital in Flint, Mich. Battle was
prohibited from caring for an infant patient
based on the father’s request that no black
people be around the child, according to The
Huffington Post. The father also apparently
showed the nurse’s supervisor “a swastika of
some kind,” according to Battle, who spoke
on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner
Morning Show. Battle was allegedly told by
her supervisor that the father’s request was
granted.
Though Hurley Medical later rejected the
father’s wishes, the hospital administration
honored his request for more than a month.
Battle is now filing for “compensatory damages
for the emotional stress and harm to her
reputation,” according to The Huffington Post.
The hospital’s response? A “no comment”
statement.
There have been strong reactions on both
sides. The supporters of the hospital’s initial
decision claim a right to prudence — that it
was defusing the situation from escalating to
dangerous heights. What if the man had been
violent about a denial of request? Shouldn’t the
hospital’s security and the patient, as well as
employee rights, be a priority?
Despite the unequivocal “yes” to both
questions, that does not merit such an
allowance of blatant racism.
Some have also criticized the suit, saying
that it is a matter of principle regarding
patient preferences more than the pure issue of
race. But the hospital should have acted with
integrity and simply said no to such an obvious
form of discrimination.
According to several sources, the note that
Battle found on her clipboard the morning
after the request said that no African
Americans to tend to the baby — a direct
attack on race and not on an issue with
character or conduct, which are legitimate
concerns when assessing an employee. It was a
man taking issue with a caregiver’s skin color.
It was a direct attack on the hospital’s own
employee, and yet the hospital honored it.
Though the decision to grant the request
can easily be portrayed as a decision made with
ultimate consideration for the patient, when
such deep personal offense is taken to account
it becomes a bigger issue altogether. According
to court documents, Battle “was in disbelief
that she was so egregiously discriminated
against based on her race and re-assigned.”
Yes, it is legal for a patient to request
specific professionals for treatment, but when
it infringes upon someone’s right to be treated
as an equal human being, that’s taking it too
far. Even if it wasn’t a request to drop Battle’s
duties as a nurse, the reassignment on racial
grounds cannot be taken lightly — legally, or
more importantly, ethically. Hurley Medical
is not only charged with the responsibility of
following the Constitution as a public hospital
but also to treat all employees with respect and
dignity. It’s clear that it failed to do so in this
situation.
An event such as this seems shocking in this
day and age; in Battle’s past 25 years working
for the hospital, she did not contend with such
an issue. But without a doubt, this won’t be the
last time a case like this appears.
Hopefully, the lawsuit’s outcome will
give hope to a future beyond racism and the
willingness to acquiesce to it. One can only
wish that this game of one-step-forward, two-
steps-back meets its end soon.
Valerie Yu is a freshman majoring in biological
sciences and English. Her column “Heart of the
Matter” runs Fridays.
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The Matter
L e t t e r t o
t h e E d i t o r
TheSequesterandSTEM
Congress, before the New Year
began, agreed on a compromise to
deal with the self-imposed “fiscal
cliff,” a combination of deep spending
cuts and a tax increase due to the
expiration of the “Bush” tax cuts.
However, this compromise only
delayed the proposed sequestration
cuts, which are across-the-board
budget reductions for all federal
agencies. Without further action,
on March 1, 2013, federal support
for STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics)
programs will be cut by 9 percent —
a reduction of more than $15 billion
— as part of the sequestration cuts
enacted by Congress.
It is important for our country
to get our fiscal house in order, but
we should not hold STEM programs
hostage in order for Congress to work
together. The bipartisan Bowles-
Simpson Committee report noted
that even as we cut spending, we need
to “invest in education, infrastructure
and high-value research and
development to help our economy
grow, keep us globally competitive
and make it easier for businesses
to create jobs.” Scientific and
technological enterprise is responsible
for over 70 percent of modern
economic growth and cutting support
for these programs is the wrong thing
to do. We need to invest in our future,
not put an axe to it.
STEM funding supports
universities, such as USC, to do
cutting-edge research in order to train
our future scientists and engineers. In
addition, research done in universities
like ours spawns a new generation
of entrepreneurial opportunities
in medicine, technology and
engineering. This allows our nation to
compete for high quality, well-paying
jobs in an increasingly globalized
market place.
USC is a renowned research
institution and STEM cuts would
hinder our university in hiring
top-notch faculty and attracting
top students. These cuts would also
likely be felt by students in non-STEM
departments, such as the humanities
and social sciences, as resources are
shifted to help mitigate the impact of
these reductions.
Ultimately, if these cuts are not
prevented, we could see fewer people
employed at USC, less research taking
place and long-term effects on the
prosperity and innovation of this
country.
Urge Congress to stop deep cuts
to STEM funding. Contact your local
member of congress. Sign the petition
at AvoidTheFiscalCliff.org. You can
also join the campaign by visiting the
website and uploading a 30-60 second
video that highlights the importance
of federal funding for your research.
Now is the time to act to preserve
critical STEM funding for the good of
the future.
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Graduate Student, Price School of
Public Policy
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Tennessee titan: Grammy award
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bass at the El ReyTheatre at 8 p.m.
Reality check: The USC School of
Cinematic Arts screens Phantom at
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Albeit a couple of exceptions
(Daniel Day-Lewis and Anne
Hathaway are practically shoo-
ins for their given categories), the
85th Academy Awards (though
apparently it’s just “The Oscars”
now?) offers a higher level of
competition compared to previous
years.
Did anyone doubt that TheKing’s
Speech would sweep at the Oscars
a couple of years back? Was anyone
really surprised when Meryl Streep
beat out Viola Davis at last year’s
show?
Thankfully, this year the gap
betweenthequalityofnomineeshas
closed significantly, giving viewers
something more to look forward
to than red carpet fashion and an
inevitable embarrassing moment
from Ryan Seacrest.
Now, if you’re looking for some
last-minute predictions so you
can finally win the office Oscars
poll, think again. Rather than
predictions, here’s a look at those
contentious contenders (the ones
that close the gap and offer some
exciting competition), what they
have to offer and what their fighting
chances might be.
Best Picture
The Nominees: Amour, Argo,
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django
Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of
Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook,
Zero Dark Thirty.
Though there are clear front-
runners (Silver Linings Playbook,
Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln, Argo),
the other options trail pretty closely
behind — Les Misérables, not so
much — in the best picture race.
Amourstunnedwithitspainfully
realistic portrayal of love at the end
of life. Beasts of the Southern Wild
left viewers in awe with its ingenuity
and honest, gripping story. Django
Unchained proved to be more than
another Tarantino bloodbath,
instead prompting viewers to reflect
on their sense of morality. Life of
Pi wowed with staggering special
effects and challenged viewers to
examine their faith.
Doesn’t exactly sound like weak
competition,doesit?Still,saidfront-
runners seemingly have the best
chances at claiming that tiny, gold
man we’re all so obsessed with.
Silver Linings Playbook isn’t your
typical best picture nomination
(it’s a bit more comedic than the
Academy usually likes), but with
a fantastic ensemble cast (all four
leads were nominated) and an
emotionally gripping narrative, the
film is a strong candidate.
Zero Dark Thirty, another great
film from Kathryn Bigelow (sorely
missed in the best director category
this year, ditto: Ben Affleck),
confronted the brutal practices used
in the hunt for Osama bin Laden,
prompting viewers to question
whether the end justifies the means.
AndwithJessicaChastaindelivering
a raw performance as a frustrated
CIA agent who finds dead ends
at nearly every corner, Zero Dark
Thirty soars.
That leaves Argo and Lincoln, a
battle between the fun historical
drama (the unconventional choice)
versus the traditional period piece
(it practically screams “best picture
nominee!”). Argo, from director/
star Ben Affleck, grabbed critics’
attention for its ability to walk the
thin line between Hollywood satire
(see Alan Arkin) and a dramatic
representation of the 1979 Iranian
hostage crisis.
Daniel Day-Lewis, supported
by Hollywood elite Sally Fields
and Tommy Lee Jones, delivers a
staggering performance that fully
immerses you in the Civil War era
in Lincoln. The cinematography
and direction of Oscar favorite
Steven Spielberg is stunning, and
TonyKushner’sscreenplayreadslike
poetry.
Best Director
The Nominees: Amour (Michael
Haneke), Beasts of the Southern
Wild (Benh Zeitlin), Life of Pi
(Ang Lee), Silver Linings Playbook
(David O. Russell), Lincoln (Steven
Spielberg) .
Haneke and Zeitlin are both
wildcard choices, but worthy
nonetheless. The former shines
with his honest and raw portrayal
of love and loss, and the latter with
his fantastical, coming-of-age tale of
a little girl trying to find her family.
Still, the directors receiving the
most attention this year are Lee,
Russell and Spielberg.
Lee blew viewers away with his
beautiful landscapes, special effects
(3D done right) and his charismatic
young lead, Suraj Sharma, in Life of
Pi. The versatile director makes you
really,trulybelieveinandempathize
with the protagonists, Pi and (CGI)
tiger Richard Parker, giving their
extraordinary relationship a sense
of realism.
Part love story, part exploration
of mental health issues, Russell’s
Silver Linings Playbook convinces
and immerses you in both. The
endearing dark humor, brilliant
performances and quick wit
certainly add to that.
Then, Spielberg wowed viewers
with his detailed look at President
85thAcademyAwardscontenderssetthebarhigh
This year’s Academy Awards could be anyone’s game, with strong
contenders in every category from best picture to best actress.
By Euno Lee
Daily Trojan
On an uncharacteristically warm
Saturday in February, the Autry
Farmers Market sees a wide range
of visitors; sweat-dotted cyclists,
Wayfarer-sporting college students,
doting mothers and small children
all stop to check out the market’s
offerings.
As the shoppers peruse the
vendors it seems like every one of
them becomes tempted, at least for a
moment,byasmallpieshoptuckedin
between the shops called I Heart Pies.
I Heart Pies began as the
brainchild of husband-and-wife duo
Nick and Emily Cofrancesco. Both of
them worked in the entertainment
industry; Emily as a reality TV editor
and Nick as a script coordinator
and animator at Nickelodeon, who
worked on popular children’s shows
such as Danny Phantom and The
Mighty B!. Come holiday time, the
Cofrancesco’s homemade pies made
the rounds in studio circles and
eventually spread to employees at
other big-name companies such as
Warner Brothers and Disney before
the Cofrancescos felt that they might
be onto something.
The Cofrancescos saw a chance
to translate their love for pie into
a business opportunity. Nick still
works full time as an animator, but
Emily eventually backed out from
Hollywood and enrolled in culinary
school to focus on concocting pies
full-time.
For the Cofrancescos, the choice of
starting a pie business was obvious.
“Well, we love pie, and we noticed
there [weren’t] too many pie places
in Los Angeles. It was House of Pies
and Marie Callender’s, and that’s
about it,” Nick said. “So we wanted
to do something different, less mass-
produced, smaller-scale and to make
everything by hand and from scratch
using locally sourced ingredients.”
Somerecentofferingsaretempting:
The cellophane-sheathed single serve
“minipies”shineinvitinglyinthesun,
and the sweet pies include a blood-
orange cream pie, an apple crumb
pie and a chocolate-pecan pie with
bourbon (the Cofrancescos’ take on a
derby pie).
“We try to use farmers [who] are in
IHeartPiesservesupsweet,savorytreats
The small business I Heart Pies
sells mini pies that are made
with fresh local ingredients.
| see food, page 6 |
Feature friday
Horror and action
battle for No. 1 spot
T
he race for the No. 1 spot this
Presidents’ Day weekend was
a close one, with A Good Day
to Die Hard skirting slightly ahead
of Identity Thief — the previous
weekend’s winner — and Safe
Haven, likely since it was the main
option for couples romancing it up
for Valentine’s. This was despite that
movie having arguably the most
insipid twist in a romance since the
9/11 reveal in Remember Me. Just a
fair warning.
Even Escape From Planet Earth
came in with $21.1 million over
the weekend; sadly, the Twilight
wannabe Beautiful Creatures
bombed with a sub-$10 million gross.
Though the new Die Hard did get
the weekend crown for being the
first action blockbuster of the year, it
didn’t do that much better than other
Presidents’ Day action flicks such as
the Ghost Rider sequel last year or
2011’s Unknown. Though the reviews
were downright scathing, it’s still
John McClane on a holiday weekend,
so many expected it to do better.
Die Hard might have simply
been a victim of action-star fatigue.
Just earlier this year, Bruce Willis’
Expendables co-stars all bombed
with their subsequent movies:
Schwarzenegger in The Last Stand,
Statham in Parker and Stallone in
Bullet to the Head. Using an action
star without a complementing cast
just doesn’t work in the modern era
like it used to.
This situation doesn’t give much
hope to one of the new releases this
weekend: Snitch, starring Dwayne
“The Rock” Johnson as a father who
goes undercover to save his son.
The film also stars Susan Sarandon,
Benjamin Bratt and Michael Kenneth
Williams (Omar be comin’ to the
theater!).
The wrestler-actor has had a
successful streak at the box office
lately with Fast Five and Journey 2. In
fact, Johnson is going to be in a new
movie at the end of every month until
the summer: G.I. Joe: Retaliation in
March, Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain
in April and Fast & Furious 6 in May.
However, the thing to remember is
that those films are either ensemble
films or a franchise feature. And in
the case of Pain and Gain, he seems
to be more of a supporting role
to Mark Wahlberg (and arguably
Michael Bay himself).
The last time that he was the
solo lead in an action film was
2010’s Faster, which bombed despite
its release during Thanksgiving
weekend. Looking at his career as a
whole, his most successful movies
| see film, page 6 |
Robert
Calcagno
Box office beat
Euno Lee | Daily Trojan
Pie-high dreams · I Heart Pie was the dream of Nick and Emily
Cofrancesco, amateur bakers who turned their hobby into a business.
| see Oscars, page 9 |
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the Greater L.A. area,” Confrancesco
said. “Our apples during the fall and
winter time are from an orchard up in
Oak Glen. When peaches and berries
are in season, we scout the local
farmers’ markets. We have a sweet
potato farmer up in the Nipomo area
[who] comes down.”
When asked where he found the
blood oranges for the blood orange
cream pie, Cofrancesco smiled and
pointedacrossthewalkwaytoastand
selling a variety of citrus fruit neatly
arranged in rows: “Over there.”
A taste of the mousse-like blood
orange cream shows an absolute
mastery of balancing citrus and
sweetness. Whereas one would
normally expect the intense citrus of
a fresh blood orange to scream over
any other flavors, the pleasant creamy
sweetness of the mousse tempers the
citrus notes to a whisper. The overall
impression is a tastefully restrained
and silky blood orange cream that
could become dangerously easy to eat
by the spoonful.
In contrast, the apple crumb pie
vibrantly flings its arms in the air
with the flavors of fall. Despite the
individual-sized pie being roughly the
size of a medium apple, the cinnamon
crumb aptly accentuates chunks of
crisp apples that seem to burst forth
with flavor.
For all the effort and attention
to fillings, Cofrancesco said the
crust is an equally, if not more,
important player in all of I Heart Pie’s
productions.
“It took [Emily] a while to get
it where she wanted to be. It took
about a year of experimenting with
everything,” Confrancesco said. “Our
gluten-free took two years to get to
where we are today, ‘cause that’s a
tricky thing [to get right].”
Cofrancesco’s experiment proves
to be a success: This golden brown
bastion of flavor is deeply nutty, flaky
and stands up reassuringly to sweet
fillings. It is curious and unfortunate,
then, that the crust does not have
the same ingredient-augmenting
properties on I Heart Pies’ savory
offerings.
I Heart Pies’ savory chicken
and mushroom pie employs the
same philosophy of subtleties as its
sweeter pies, but the result is not
as pleasing as the gravy, chicken
and mushroom flavors are totally
lost amid the robustness of the
aforementioned crust. Here, the
crust’s larger presence makes the
overall product a little saltier and
more buttery, but it is still nowhere
near recompense for the absence of
heartier gravy and more chicken and
mushrooms. Fans of the comforting
winter favorite might come away
more than a little disappointed with I
Heart Pies’ rendition, despite the still-
phenomenal crust.
For the time being, I Heart Pies
remainsadelivery-onlyestablishment
when not at the Autry Farmer’s
Market. In fact, only a handful of the
full-size pies make it out to market,
while most of them are delivered
aroundtheLosAngelesareabyonline
order at www.IHeartPies.com or via
subscription to the company’s Pie of
the Month Club.
Still, one taste of the elusive pies is
all the reason one needs to fall in love.
Here’s to hoping that Los Angeles’
love affair with pie is a long and
fruitful one.
Food | Small business
experiments with tiny treats
| continued from page 5 |
have actually been family features
such as Tooth Fairy, The Game Plan
and Race to Witch Mountain.
So the interesting thing to
consider about Johnson is that, for
more than a decade, he has been
considered the successor to the
legends of the action genre, but has
never really had many solo action
films to his name. However, by being
in other genre films, he’s been able to
appeal to multiple audiences in a way
that the previously mentioned action
stars haven’t been able to do.
Regardless, the film itself seems
a bit run-of-the-mill. Even though
Johnson’s awareness is at an all-time
high (considering he’s the current
WWE champion), there’s nothing
in the previews that have made this
a big draw. Nonetheless, it might
just be people want after being so
disappointed in the fifth Die Hard
last week. A $13 - 15 million weekend
is the most likely result; even if it
bombs, Johnson still has a big year
ahead of him.
The second release of the weekend
is Dark Skies, a horror-thriller
directed by Scott Stewart (Legion,
Priest) and starring Keri Russell as
a mom trying to protect her family
from a deadly force. This is from
Jason Blum, the producer of the
Paranormal Activity series, Insidious
and Sinister: That alone should tell
you what kind of horror to expect
from this film.
The trailers and marketing have
been effective, but it seems to be
skirting around confirming the sci-
fi elements (the kid’s shadow is in
the shape of an alien, for crying out
loud) rather than just embracing
what seems to be a cool, interesting
interpretation of a sci-fi horror.
Blum has struck gold with this
style of horror in the past, not to
mention making horror films that
appeal to the critics just as much
as audiences. Both Sinister and
Insidious were able to open around
$15 million and finish around $50
million, so it’s possible that it’ll finish
with the same take. The thing to
hold against this film, though, is that
it didn’t have the box office legs of
Insidious or the hype of Sinister.
It’ll likely fight it out with Snitch
for the No. 1 spot; but as is the case
with any PG-13 horror film (like
Mama earlier this year), it could
break out to a weekend total close of
$20 million.
This weekend certainly has plenty
of options at the box office. Still, the
weekend has a trump card in store:
Most people will choose to watch the
Oscars on Sunday.
Robert Calcagno is a second-year
graduate student in the School of
Cinematic Arts pursing an MFA in
animation. His column “Box Office
Beat” runs Fridays.
Film | Action lacks momentum in box office
| continued from page 5 |
Courtesy of Steve Dietl
Rock star · In his newest film, Snitch, Dwayne the “Rock” Johnson goes undercover as an informant in
order to clear his son’s name after a wrongful arrest. In doing so, he risks both his life and his family’s safety.
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Abraham Lincoln’s uphill battle for
justice, delivered in an eloquently
written, beautifully shot and
brilliantly played cinematic package.
Best Actress
The Nominees: Jessica Chastain,
Jennifer Lawrence, Emmanuelle Riva,
Quvenzhané Wallis, Naomi Watts.
Wallis proves she’s worth her salt
with a deeply emotive performance,
reflecting on the loss of her parents
and home while still offering a
sense of youthful hopefulness and
adventure. And she’s only 9 years old,
making her the youngest best actress
nominee ever.
Emotional and physical pain
plastered across her face, Watts
delivers one of the best performances
of her career in The Impossible,
playing a wife and mother devastated
bythe2006 tsunamiwhileonafamily
vacation.
At 85 years old, Riva would be the
oldest actress to win an Oscar, but
more important is how Riva conveys
fear and loathing at the end of life in
Amour. Her potential Oscar-winning
moment? After a second stroke,
Riva’s character Anne can muster
few words, giving Riva the challenge
of communicating her character’s
desire to end her life through a facial
expressions — a task she pulls off.
Chastain immerses us in a 10-year
pursuit for Osama bin Laden, making
viewers feel for her every single time
(and there were many) she and her
team encountered a dead end. Still,
Chastain keeps viewers fully engaged
with her vigor and determination to
put an end to the issue at hand.
Lawrence strikes the perfect
emotional balance in Silver Linings
Playbook. Rather than playing the
part of Tiffany— a woman recovering
from the death of her husband —
as too crazy or mushy-in-love with
her new dance partner, Lawrence
lends the character a real human
quality, one with which viewers can
sympathize and relate.
Best Supporting Actor
The Nominees: Alan Arkin, Robert
De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Tommy Lee Jones, Christoph Waltz.
“Argo f-ck yourself” jokes aside,
Arkin left a memorable impression
with his cheeky performance as a
Hollywood producer, poking fun
at the industry’s elite and, in effect,
winning audiences over to root for
Affleck and company.
De Niro’s turn in Silver Linings
Playbook is his best role in recent
memory. Though he spends most
of the movie trying to convince the
audience that there really is no better
team than the Philadelphia Eagles,
underneath all that football mayhem,
you can see a father who loves his
son and wants to help him through
his recent divorce and mental
breakdown.
The Master as a film might
have fallen short of expectations,
but Hoffman still shined as a
self-righteous, manipulative leader
of a religious movement called The
Cause.Playedwithcharisma,strength
and vitality, Hoffman delivered yet
again.
In Jones, we see a hard-headed
man,setinhiswaysbutwithpurpose.
We encourage his stubbornness. We
like how brash he is, because when it
comes down to it, we see a man who
sees past color, a man who believes
in principle, human rights and (as we
see later on) love.
Similarly, Waltz also plays a
stubborn man, but we root for him
nonethelessbecausehisheartisinthe
right place: He sees people, not slaves.
Quick wit and hilariously snarky
attitude aside, it is this compassion
that gives Waltz another chance at
Oscar gold for Django Unchained.
Best Original Screenplay
The Nominees: Amour, Django
Unchained, Flight, Moonrise
Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty.
With painful honesty and overt
realism, Amour captures the fragility
of life. And Moonrise Kingdom, the
quirky,darkhorseofthegroup,shines
with its endearing eccentricities.
Zero Dark Thirty is a film that
builds slowly, but it is through this
series of frustrations that the story
really pays off. Poignantly, the film
prompts viewers to question their
morality: How far would you go to
take down the leader of al-Qaida?
Flight also deals with issues of
ethics. A true character study, Flight
allows Denzel Washington, John
Goodman,DonCheadleandcompany
to excel. Again, this film prompts
viewers to question their ethics.
Django Unchained challenges
viewers, encouraging them to
examine the way they understand
race. In accordance with Tarantino’s
directorial style, Django Unchained is
a homage to Western films, and yet it
goes a step further by prompting the
viewers to look at the ugly and often
untold truth that is slavery.
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m. tennis
By Aubrey kragen
Daily Trojan
USC’s No. 2 men’s tennis team
(12-1) is looking to beat the Bruins
on Friday, as it hosts No. 3 UCLA
(9-1) in a nonconference match at
Marks Stadium. The match, which
is set to start at 3 p.m., will mark
the second time the teams face each
other in a week, after having clashed
at the ITA National Team Indoor
championships in Seattle, Wash., on
Sunday.
In that matchup, the Trojans
pulled off a dramatic come-from-
behind victory and handed UCLA its
firstlossoftheseason.AfterUSCgave
upthedoublespoint,theyfoughtback
in singles play to tie the score at 3-3.
Sophomore Roberto Quiroz clinched
the 4-3 victory for USC in a third-set
tiebreaker over UCLA’s Adrien Puget.
Though Quiroz received praise
for his clutch performance, USC
head coach Peter Smith was also
impressedwiththeplayofsophomore
Eric Johnson and freshman Max de
Vroome.
“Eric and Max showed me, the rest
of the country ... that they’ve got what
it takes to win,” Smith said.
No. 46 Johnson and No. 109 de
Vroome are just two of USC’s eight
ranked singles players, the highest
being No. 10 junior Emilio Gomez.
In addition, USC has two ranked
doubles teams, the highest of which
comprises junior Ray Sarmiento and
sophomore Yannick Hanfmann, who
was just named Pac-12 player of the
week due to his dominant play in the
tournament.
Meanwhile, UCLA’s roster features
four ranked singles players, the
highest being No. 13 sophomore
Marcos Giron. The Bruins do not
have a ranked doubles team. Though
the Trojans appear to have the
advantage on paper, recent matches
between teams have proven to be
quite unpredictable.
Early last season, the top-ranked
Trojans trounced No. 3 UCLA in
Westwood, 6-1. Not two months
later, the Bruins shocked USC by
pulling off a 4-3 upset and ending
the Trojans’ 45-match winning
streak that spanned over a year. The
Trojans bounced back, though, and
defeated UCLA 4-2 a week later to
take home the Pac-12 tournament,
before beating them one more time
in the semifinals of the NCAA
championship tournament.
Though the Trojans trail the
Bruins 100-88 all-time, Sarmiento
is thankful that the team has been
victorious in the past three match-
ups and hopes that the streak will
continue Friday.
“We love battling against UCLA
and it’s nice to know the [win] has
been on our side the last couple
times,” Sarmiento said. “We just
have to keep taking care of our own
business.”
The team also hopes that today’s
match against the Bruins will not
be as close as Sunday’s was. Though
Smith and his players agree that
earning the doubles point is the first
steptowardsecuringthevictory,they
have different opinions on how to
achieve that goal.
“We have to come out of the
starting blocks strong and with a lot
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Smith takes a more relaxed
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“We’re too pumped up,” Smith
said. “The guys are always ready to
play ... it’s getting [the team] calm
that’s the hard part.”
USC looks for fourth consecutive win against UCLA
Fresh off a 4-3 victory over the No. 3 Bruins last weekend, the
Trojans take on their crosstown foes in a regular season re-match.
Ralf Cheung | Daily Trojan
Clutch · Sophomore Roberto Quiroz helped the Trojans defeat the Bruins
last week, taking the game-clinching match against UCLA’s Adrien Puget.
certainly took some momentum
into the next set. Though the two
teams battled back and forth, USC
was in control and overcame the
Gauchos 25-21.
The energy continued into the
fourth set, as the Trojans jumped
out to a 6-1 lead, but this time they
could not sustain it. The Gauchos
fought back to even the game at
11 and eventually took control of
the set thanks to some strong play
from senior Dylan Davis. With a
comfortable lead in hand, UCSB
put away the Trojans 25-21 and
took the match in four sets.
With the loss, USC drops to
3-10 on the season and now has to
turn things around on the road if
it hopes to stay in the playoff hunt.
“We need to turn around and get
something going,” Ferguson said.
“We don’t know how. We are going
to stay the course, but we just have
to ratchet up the intensity every
day in practice and keep coaching
up the guys.”
The Trojans will have a sizable
break before they head north to
Stockton to face the Pacific Tigers
on March 2. The Tigers defeated
USC on Jan. 20 by a score of 3-1.
The Trojans have 13 regular
season games remaining and will
play the next four contests on the
road, including a trip to Hawai’i to
take on the Warriors on March 8
and March 10.
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don’thavequitethesamefamiliarity
as they do with other Los Angeles
area schools that are often on the
schedule. But all that means is that
the focus is internal.
“I don’t know anything about
their offense,” sophomore catcher
Garrett Stubbs said. “We can’t worry
about our opponent. We have to
focus on playing our game because
that’s what we can take care of. And
if we do that we can win.”
Stubbs is hitting just .154 this
season, but as catcher, his value is
demonstrably greater behind the
plate than at it. On Wednesday
night against Loyola Marymount,
Stubbs threw out all three runners
who tried to steal against him.
“I get fired up when someone
tries to steal,” Stubbs said. “It gives
me a chance to help out my pitcher
and throw him out. So obviously I
enjoyed [Wednesday] night.”
One of Hubbs’ biggest points of
emphasis as a coach is defense—
specifically not giving up any extra
bases.
“Any free base we give them is
just a better opportunity for them,”
Hubbs said. “So we make defense a
big priority. And a lot of that starts
with Garrett behind the plate.”
Stubbs has started behind the
plate in all four of the Trojans’ games
this year, and says he is prepared to
catch all three this weekend as well.
But catchers often get one game a
week off, and Hubbs said he will
play it by ear this weekend.
“We’ve been toying with the
idea of catching [junior designated
hitter] Jake Hernandez one game,”
Hubbs said. “He’s been catching
really well, and that also lets us get
another bat in the lineup because it
opens up the DH spot.”
Hubbs said if Hernandez were to
catch, he would do so Friday night
against Matador lefty Jerry Keel,
who threw seven shutout innings a
week ago against Saint Mary’s.
“He’s excellent,” Hubbs said of
Keel. “He’s a big-body guy who was
their ace as a freshman last year and
has gotten better.”
USC’s rotation stays the same
as the weekend prior. Junior Bobby
Wheatley will start on Friday,
sophomore Wyatt Strahan will start
on Saturday and freshman Kyle
Twomey will start on Sunday. The
first pitch tonight at Dedeaux is at
6 p.m.
baseball
| continued from page 12 |
who are going to be on the court,
either. There are stars all around
the board for both teams. UCLA
features freshman guard Shabazz
Muhammad, a likely top-five pick
in the 2013 NBA draft. They have
the Wear twins, both of whom will
likely be NBA players. They have a
six-foot-nine point guard named
Kyle Anderson who is built a little
like another point guard who used
to rule Los Angeles (minus the
assist statistics).
Meanwhile, the Trojans are
less heralded but are getting
recognition because of their recent
four-game winning streak that
came to an end against Cal last
Sunday. Senior guard Jio Fontan,
who missed all of last season with
a knee injury, is playing with a
lot of heart. He’s hitting big free
throws and isn’t turning the ball
over. Junior forward Dewayne
Dedmon is starting to look like
every bit of his seven-foot frame.
Senior forward Eric Wise and
sophomore guard Byron Wesley
are hitting shots and are looking
like solid players. Heck, junior
guard J.T. Terrell finally looks like
a top-100 prospect.
Look at this. I’m getting excited
about USC basketball. I’m thrilled
the Trojans are in sixth place in
the Pac-12. There are players on
this USC team worth watching.
This game against UCLA will be a
culmination of all the good things
that have come from this roster
and the stellar coaching of Cantu.
The Bruins have an awful lot to
play for come Sunday: seeding in
the conference tournament and
getting off the NCAA tournament
bubble. The Trojans, though,
have something bigger to play for:
pride.
Pride is the heart of all
athletics, whether it be at the high
school, collegiate or professional
level. Beating the Bruins would
give this team all the pride in the
world. The Trojans aren’t going to
win a national championship this
season. They probably won’t next
year either. They might make the
NCAA tournament in the next
couple of years, but I wouldn’t be
surprised if they didn’t. It doesn’t
matter. Beating UCLA will add to
the excitement that the Trojans
have been building on during the
past few weeks. It will get a fan
base that is in dire need of hope
genuinely excited for basketball.
Who would have thought that was
even possible in Troy?
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katz | Despite early season struggles, USC has reasons for excitement
| continued from page 12 |
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Rivalry: The USC men’s tennis team
aims for two wins against the Bruins
in the same week. PAGE 10
Home test: Can the USC men’s
basketball team take down the UCLA
Bruins again? RECAP ON MONDAY
Scoreboard
M. Volleyball vs. UCSB: 3-1 (L)
m. volleyball
By peter lOCKWOOD
Daily Trojan
The USC men’s volleyball team
closed its four-game homestand
against UC Santa Barbara on
Thursday night at the Galen
Center. After the deflating loss
to UCLA on Monday, the Trojans
were desperately seeking a home
victory, this time against a
struggling Gaucho squad.
In the end, though, USC lost to
UCSB in four sets (16-25, 28-30, 25-
21, 21-25).
Ranked No. 13 in the preseason,
UCSB’s woes heading into
Thursday’s match overshadowed
even the Trojans’. Despite wins
over Cal State Northridge and UC
San Diego, the Gauchos possessed
a meager 5-11 record and were
winless on the road. Though the
Trojans entered the match with an
equally unimpressive record (3-8),
the return of libero Henry Cassiday
and outside hitter Joey Booth made
USC a much more imposing team.
UCSB quickly jumped ahead in
the first set, riding a wave of solid
hitting to a 9-3 lead. However,
thanks to a quick timeout and
some words of encouragement
from sophomore captain Micah
Christenson, the Trojans began to
improve. Freshman Josh Kirchner
led the attack after the break,
contributing to three consecutive
points and putting USC back in the
game.
Unfortunately, the Trojans were
unable to sustain their high level
of play and fell behind once again,
this time for good. The Gauchos
took the set by a wide margin of
25-16.
The Trojans had a different look
at the start of the second set. Aided
by a number of Gaucho mistakes,
as well as some acrobatic play from
Cassiday, USC was able to keep
pace with UCSB. The two teams
continued to go back and forth,
with the Trojans unable to gain any
advantages.
However, the intensity of the
match took on a new level after
UCSB took a 24-22 lead. The
Trojans went on an impressive run,
fighting off six set points before
finally yielding to the Gauchos, 30-
28.
“The first two sets weren’t good
enough, and again, we didn’t slow
them down enough at the net,”
USC head coach Bill Ferguson
said. “We’re just not getting any
stops and we’re putting the right
game plan out there. It’s just a
little breakdown here, a lack of
discipline there. It’s just a lot of
little things that we have to get
worked out.”
The second set might not have
gone in the Trojans favor, but they
Trojans lose third
straight contest
USC has lost six of its last
seven games after a 3-2
start to the regular season.
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By nick burton
Daily Trojan
College baseball teams play four
games a week — three over the
weekend and one on Tuesday or
Wednesday. The midweek games
are often toss-ups: teams are resting
their best pitching arms for the
weekend to come.
So though many teams could win
a random midweek game, it’s over
a three-game weekend set that the
best teams will come out on top.
At least that’s the theory.
The Trojans will put that theory
to the test this weekend when
they take on Cal State Northridge
in a three-game tilt. The Friday
and Sunday games will be held
at Dedeaux Field at USC, with
Saturday’s matchup in Northridge.
It’s the first time this season the
Trojans (2-2) will play a “classic”
three-game series, having played
three different teams in three
different locations last weekend.
“It makes a difference,” USC
coach Dan Hubbs said. “Playing the
same team three times in a row, you
get to know the personnel pretty
well.”
The Trojans did not play the
Matadors (3-1) last year, so USC
USC preps for three-game weekend set
The Trojans start their series
against Cal State Northridge
on Friday at Dedeaux Field.
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baseball
Men’sbasketballcan
earnrespectvs.UCLA
I
came to a depressing
conclusion this morning:
USC isn’t going to make the
NCAA basketball tournament.
And they aren’t going to the NIT
tournament, either.
But you know what? I’m still
really happy about this 12-14
squad. And after Sunday, I might
be a whole lot happier.
Sunday is when the Trojans
host arch-nemesis UCLA at the
Galen Center, looking for their
second season sweep over the
Bruins in four seasons. By beating
the Bruins, it would not only
deflate the entire Westwood area,
but would signal the start of
something: that USC basketball is
for real.
Now, I’m not saying a win
over UCLA would take away
the pain of 2011’s 6-26 record or
this year’s record, regardless of
how things wrap up. It doesn’t
make up for the fact that UCLA
has won 11 national titles in the
sport and USC has none. What
it does do, however, is show real
improvement — that the Trojans
aren’t content to be bottom
feeders for eternity.
After a gutsy stretch of games
that the Trojans have recently
won, head coach Bob Cantu’s
squad looks like it might be able
to win a few more contests this
season. Fans won’t have to wear
bags on their heads or pretend
they don’t know where the Galen
Center is. Sunday’s game is the
culmination of momentum
building up for USC men’s
basketball. It’s officially game
time.
I’ll say it outright: the Sunday
game means everything.
The athletic department is
forcing students sitting in a
certain section to wear bright gold
“Trojan Fever” t-shirts. Tickets
for the game aren’t particularly
cheap. For the first time in a while,
the Galen Center might look filled.
There are going to be an awful lot
of people watching the game on
TV, too.
This is a chance for the Trojans
to prove they belong. That they
can hang on the court with the
big boys again. That this isn’t
just a football school. That USC
basketball can be more than an
afterthought.
And let’s not forget the players
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Michael
Katzgoal line
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Ralf Cheung | Daily Trojan
Onwards · Freshman outfielder Vahn Bozoian and the Trojans are
looking for a more consistent offensive performance against the Matadors.
Ralf Cheung | Daily Trojan
Not enough · Sophomore Micah Christenson (above) was unable to spur the Trojans to a victory
against the UCSB Gauchos. USC won just one of four sets against its opponent on Thursday night.