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by Kevin Gasendo

A week after the USC administration made its first formal address concerning the closing of the German department, Dean Howard Gillman of the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences issued a memorandum to faculty members in response to a circulating letter that had been endorsed by 97 College professors. (2) comments

by Inara Mann

After working for 37 years cleaning tables at The Grill in Commons, Maria Villalobos said she still remembers the two times she had to strike in order to stop USC officials from dissolving her union. Villalobos - a member of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees - is one of a few USC dining hall workers who are marching with "Hollywood to the Docks," a 28-mile march from Hollywood to San Pedro that started April 15 and is scheduled to end today. (0) comments

Amy Wan, a senior majoring in biological sciences, lights a candle in front of Tommy Trojan Wednesday night. The candles were part of a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting. Thirty-two students, staff and faculty were killed in the massacre. (0) comments

by Melody Chiu

When Sahil Chaudry and Max Slavkin won the Undergraduate Student Government elections last spring, students were told the team was going to "be the change" at home, on campus and in the community. The duo, whose term ended April 8, fell short in fulfilling some platform promises, but succeeded in accomplishing major objectives. (0) comments

by Taren Fujimoto

Though music industry experts say commercial radio is becoming increasingly irrelevant and the face of the industry is changing, USC's student-run radio station, KSCR, continues to increase its viewership by adapting to new forms of media. "It's a matter of cultivating relationships with students and people in the community," said Aisah Gemora, general manager of KSCR. (2) comments

state restraining order against Spears' friend extended LOS ANGELES (AP) - A temporary restraining order against Britney Spears' friend Sam Lutfi was extended Wednesday after an attorney told a judge all parties had agreed on the matter. Lutfi was not at the hearing, during which an attorney for Spears' father gave Superior Court Judge Aviva K. (0) comments

To submit an item for Upcoming, e-mail upcoming@dailytrojan.com. Thursday, April 17 Noon The Institute for Multimedia Literacy presents Elizabeth Losh of UC Irvine discussing the obligation universities have to students to educate them on social media conventions. (0) comments