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The Big Story: Trojan Family Network builds careers for Price alums
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Since he was a kid, Jason Leung has wanted to build cities. He grew up playing Sim City, a video game that allowed him to design sprawling metropolises on his computer. He dreamed of working for AECOM, the infrastructure firm that has built major projects in his family’s home city of Hong Kong.
His dream school helped him land his dream job. Leung enrolled in the USC Price School in part because of the school’s professional connections through the Trojan Family Network. The network helped him land an internship, and eventually, a job at AECOM, where he now works with fellow USC alums.
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Why it matters: Leung’s story is one of countless examples of how members of the storied network support one another throughout their careers to a degree that may well be unmatched among universities.
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In his words: “USC definitely has so many resources, and I think that the alumni truly care. It definitely gave me a leg up,” Leung said. “The main takeaway is that the Trojan network is vast and powerful, and I’ve been lucky to encounter Trojans as managers, coworkers, and even friends.”
Read more about USC’s unmatched Trojan Family Network.
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Rock On: Price students advise Metallica’s nonprofit
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Three recent graduates from the USC Price School got the chance to work with a foundation launched by iconic rock band Metallica.
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The foundation – All Within My Hands – tasked students with quantifying the return on investment for its Metallica Scholars Initiative, a program supporting trades education in 75 community colleges across the country and Guam.
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For the graduates, the capstone project was a chance to apply lessons from the classroom by riffing with a real-world client to complete their degrees.
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In her words: “To see a band like Metallica target their philanthropic efforts in a way that directly helps their community is really smart and inspiring,” said Erin Barry, one of the student researchers.
This capstone project rocks.
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Report: L.A. housing demand increases despite population declines
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With Los Angeles County’s population in decline, one might expect even just a little relief for the region’s costly housing market, where demand outstrips supply.
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Yet as the county’s population fell by more than 500,000 over the past decade, the number of households actually grew due largely to more single residences, especially in the City of Los Angeles.
- Meanwhile, the share of households with children fell below the national average.
That seeming paradox of declining population contrasted with sustained housing demand is among the notable findings from the inaugural State of Los Angeles County Housing and Neighborhoods (SOLACHAN) report from the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate.
Read more housing insights from the report.
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New PricePod: The Pros and Cons of Direct Democracy
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As Democrats and Republicans battle over redrawing congressional maps, California’s system of direct democracy is once again in the spotlight.
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For over a century, California has allowed citizens to directly pass or reject laws on high profile issues, from marijuana and gay marriage to homelessness and sports betting.
- But the system has come under scrutiny in recent years, with critics saying special interests have gained too much influence.
Mark Baldassare, senior fellow at the USC Price School’s Bedrosian Center on Governance, joined the PricePod to discuss the pros, cons and history of California’s direct democracy,
Take a listen.
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One last thing: Naval ROTC Midshipmen learn the lessons of war in France
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Eighty-one years after Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, 20 Naval ROTC (NROTC) midshipmen recently trod the same ground to soak up the lessons from history’s largest seaborne invasion.
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The USC students were there not just to visit some of the world’s most famous battle sites, but to conduct research about the invasion as well as specific fallen soldiers.
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In her words: “It was not just studying amphibious operations or joint warfare. I wanted them to deepen their understanding of our legacy and what that legacy means for all of our sailors and Marines who came before them,” said U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mallory Vanderschans, who planned and co-led the experiential learning trip.
The trip, dubbed the Battle Study in Normandy and Belleau Wood, began at Normandy, where the group visited the Allied landing sites, the nearby American cemetery, and the surrounding cities that experienced heavy fighting during the invasion.
Students later visited the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and the Belleau Wood Battle Trail, the site of a historic World War I battle in Northeastern France, before winding up in Paris.
See photos and video from the trip.
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