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Oregon State Upsets No. 1 USC

Thu, 26 Sep 2008 23:46:14 GMT

posted by tatiana
Fansstorm the field to celebrate Oregon State Beavers 27-21 victory against the Southern California Trojans at Reser Stadium on September 25, 2008 in Corvalis, Oregon. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images North America)

In the biggest upset so far of the college football season, No. 1 University of Southern California, fell to the unranked Oregon State Beavers Wednesday night, 27-21.

The Trojans fell, and they fell hard, but the Beavers relished in their victory, as fans rushed the field. For the first time in 41 years Oregon knocked down a No. 1 team, and they were ready to celebrate.

Did USC not learn anything from last season's painful loss to Stanford? Apparently not. Hopefully after this embarrassing loss they finally learn that you can never just walk on a field, and expect to have a win handed to you.

Now, three games into the season, the Trojans have a serious blemish on their record, which is a shame, especially after they demolished Virginia and Ohio State. The fact that the remainder of their season is filled with non-ranked teams doesn’t help them either. They can pretty much say goodbye to their hopes of once again nabbing that No. 1 spot

So what went wrong Thursday night? Really, a combination of everything. Some can say the Beavers were just on their game, which wouldn't be wrong. But really, they just played. They brought an intensity into the game Thursday night that USC lacked, and because of that, they walked all over the Trojans.

The Rodgers brothers stood out for Oregon State, with freshman Jacquizz running for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and older brother James making six catches, for 36 yards and two scores.

By halftime the score was 21-0 for the Beavers. But, USC was quick to answer back. During the first drive of the second half, quarterback Mark Sanchez launched a 26-yard scoring pass to Ronald Johnson.

Trojan receiver Damien Williams brought the score to 21-14 in the third quarter, but in the end the Beavers prevailed.

Oregon’s season record is now evened out at 2-2. USC’s overall record rests at 2-1, with their No. 1 rank drifting farther and farther away.

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Heineken USA & USC Toast Student Music Video Directors

Mon, 11 Dec 2007 20:32:00 GMT

posted by ellenoir1

University graduate students, rock music, and beer. Sounds like a party doesn't it? Well, it was. Recently in Beverly Hills at the prestigious Paley Center invited guests, USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate students, and two independent rock bands partied with a purpose thanks to Heineken USA.

At the event two stellar music videos featuring bands, Low Stars and Rocco and the Burden, premiered before an anticipating crowd of approximately 250 guests. The videos were produced and directed by the USC graduate students for the bands' songs Just Around the Corner and Gift, thanks to grants provided by Heineken. Each band chose a team from among a 150 submissions, based on treatments written by the students that best reflected the message and emotion of their song.

Though I wasn't able to get the actual music videos--understandably, Heineken wants MTV, VH-1, and other music video outlets to show them first--I do have the next best thing, live performances!

Here's Rocco and the Burden peforming their song Gift.

Meet the band's pic to produce the video:

John Thompson and Tess Ortbals

And performing their song, Just Around the Corner, is Low Stars

Here's the winning team chosen to produce the video :

Coyote Marino, John Edward Miller, and Claire Sullivan-Taylor

So how did such a creative idea to fund the production of music videos come about in the corporate halls of Heineken? According to Mike McCann, Vice President of Sponsorship and Brand Experience, the idea was sparked from the success Heineken had last year with funding short films produced by students at NYU Film School.

"We just had a brainstorm one day, why don't we marry our two passion points of music and film and have them put together in music video...And what it did was insert an element of talent which can be rough waters to navigate at times frankly with egos and rights issues, depending on which talent you go with..."

Fortunately, with these bands it was all smooth sailing. Low Stars and Rocco DeLuca and the Burden were chosen for the program thanks to previous connections and "proved to be giving and collaborative," said McCann. "I think the relationships we created between the students and these bands will last a lifetime."

Creating positive long lasting impressions is obviously important to the company. From the Red Star Soul music tour and Independent Achievers Awards, to the Red Star Award in filmmaking, and with the collaborations with film schools to give deserving young talents a chance to shine, evidently Heineken is brewing more than beer lately. So what's the underlying message in it all? I asked Pattie Falch, Promotions and Sponsorship manager, for the answer.

"I hope it's really showing people that you can be a large company and a large brand and do something that's really natural, authentic, and real, and supporting people...really inspiring them to do what they truly believe in."

That's an effort worth raising your drink and toasting to. If you'd like to learn more about Heineken and it's support of independent artists visit the company's website HERE and be sure to check the archives here at Hollywood: As I Live and Work or just do a search to read about their previous events.

Here's a few pics I took at the Paley Center event:

Two logos that work great together!

Celebrity presence is always anticipated in Beverly Hills...Gina Gershon and Debi Mazer

Here's Rocco and the Burden

Members of Low Stars recording in a sound booth inside the Paley Center

USC student falls from 5th floor dorm window - WIS

Fri, 6 Oct 2007 22:27:59 GMT

posted by lowonganbeasiswa

USC student falls from 5th floor dorm window
WIS, SC - 2 hours ago
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A USC student is still in critical condition more than a day after he fell out of his fifth-floor dorm window and landed on a …
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Coroner: Former USC student died in fall - WIS

Sun, 2 Jul 2007 04:20:09 GMT

posted by lowonganbeasiswa
Coroner: Former USC student died in fallWIS, SC - 26 minutes agoBut the kind of life the former USC student led is becoming more clear. A former roommate and good friend of Chambers described him as a nice guy who kept … Compiled from Student News Website

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Wed, 18 Jan 2007 22:42:21 GMT

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