Daily Trojan

Multiple USC buildings may need earthquake retrofits

USC wrote in a statement to the Daily Trojan, that it had retrofitted Mudd Hall, Webb Tower, Phillips Hall and the Dramatic Arts Building since 2003. However, it acknowledged not all buildings were in ...
Yahoo

USC removes name of Rufus von KleinSmid, a eugenics leader, from prominent building

USC has removed the name of former President Rufus von KleinSmid from a prominent campus building because of his active support of eugenics. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) With its soaring arches ...
Yahoo

A USC building stripped of eugenicist's name will instead honor a Native American alumnus

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rufus B. von KleinSmid's name was removed from USC's international relations building, which will be renamed after a Native ...
The State

Don’t expect USC’s buildings to be renamed this year. Here’s why

The Horseshoe - the site of the university’s original campus, which dates to 1805 - has a few ghost stories. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com It’s unlikely University of South Carolina buildings ...
Post and Courier

USC panel wants building name change proposals taken seriously, though no action planned

The renaming of buildings has been a particular flashpoint on campus, garnering several student protests, as well as support for the removal of Thurmond's name from current and former USC athletes, ...
The State

Calls grow to rename USC buildings named after racists and segregationists

University of South Carolina faculty and alumni continue to push for the school to remove the names of segregationists or those who benefited from slavery from its buildings. The calls came during a ...
The Real Deal

USC expands Boyle Heights health campus with new building

The University of Southern California is adding to its health sciences campus development push in Boyle Heights with plans for a new seven-story, $315 million building. The USC Discovery & ...