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The comment that Bobak seeks to have included in the article about USC and the "notoriously corrupt" nature of the student politics is not supported by the source cited. First, the comment that serves as the source is about a single individual, not the student politics, in general, so a general comment about the nature of student politics is inappropriate. Secondly, the cited source does not make the assertion that the acts were corrupt, so applying that nomer to the statement represents opinion. I have reverted the edits until they can be properly cited or sourced. Anyone disagree? Let's discuss. Thanks. Newguy34 ( talk) 14:50, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
I have restored Bobak's clearly cited reference, because after a long series of arguments Newguy has completely failed to make his case against this widely-known, well-documented statement of fact. Calling it "original research" strikes me as a bizarre misreading of WP:OR. I don't care how much you may love USC, Newguy; facts are facts. I would advise Bobak, though, to go to the library and get a few more cites to add to what's already here; it won't be hard, in any biography of Nixon's ex-USC aides, to find a number of references. -- Orange Mike | Talk 21:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the dialogue on it. I still am not in complete agreement for the reasons I have articulated, but am largely satisfied with the revised text. I'll drop the issue for now, but reserve the right to object later (hmm, I kinda sound like a congressman there [sounds of shuttering]). Newguy34 ( talk) 21:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
E.A. Weinstein here, post-graduate at Rossier School of Education. I understand that historically USC was a largely politically conservative campus, but it in 2012, that period of its history seems clearly over. Anecdotally, there are almost twice as many undergraduates on campus who would self-describe as liberal as those who would self-describe as conservative; perhaps three to one Democratic at graduate level. Moving from "student politics" to the more inclusive arena of "University politics", within the combined faculty the number of Democratic-leaning faculty might easily be four or five to every one Republican leaning faculty member. The administrative staff is also heavily Democratic-leaning. Looking at the institution overall, with slightly more than 51,000 persons in the community, probably 12,000 or less could happily be identified as "conservatives" or "Republican leaning" while between two and three times that number would most happily identify as "Democratic" or "progressive". I am going to see what information I can glean from University sources to support these contentions. If and when I have those figures, I will publish them here, and recommend that we amend the section to accurately reflect the extent to which USC is now a far less conservative, far more progressive institution politically.
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I took a hacksaw to some sections that seemed to be growing encrusted with non-notable and unverifiable cruft, particularly the student government section (moved to administration & organization) and the list of engineering departments renamed to sponsors/boosters. I also moved some pictures around, removed some duplicate/redundant/conflicting information, and fixed some other stuff that was nagging me. I hope you all agree that I'm leaving the article in better shape than I found it. :) Madcoverboy ( talk) 05:00, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
The history section is a complete mess. It's internally inconsistent--Was USC a Methodist school or a non-sectarian one??--scattershot, and incomplete.
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I recently encountered the article Traditions and student activities at the University of Southern California. It was created four years ago as a simple "dump" of material from several of the sections in this article. But it has seen almost no usage or activity in the intervening four years (page views around ten a day; about a dozen content edits in four years). It is still a virtual copy of the information from this information as it existed four years ago, and in fact it contains LESS information on the subject that this parent article does, because people have tended to make their edits to this article rather than to the spinoff. I am proposing that the article be merged back to this one. -- MelanieN ( talk) 18:34, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
My niece recently enrolled at USC. She asked me if i knew who the first black student to enroll at USC was. She said shes had no luck trying to find out. I've looked and looked but cant find a solid answer. Can someone help me out with this one? D M A Q —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.169.98.153 ( talk) 16:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
It is currently stated in the article: "Trojan athletes have won 287 medals at the Olympic games (135 golds, 87 silvers and 65 bronzes), more than any other U.S. university.[16]"
How expansive is this accomplishment? Is this correct relative to all US institutions? And if this is correct, what about non-US institutions? Has another country and its institutions developed a comparable "quantity of athletes" (scholar-athletes)? How expansive can it be worded, eg, "more than any other university in the world." Are there other schools out there, comparable in quantity? If so, who are they? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.140.129.44 ( talk) 08:26, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
This article has an orphaned footnote in the section title "Footnotes" (above and prior to the "References and notes" section). The footnote is listed as "b" even though there is no prior note bearing "a"; it refers to USC's (often unsuccessful) request that the media not use the name "Southern Cal." I recall there were some edit wars several years ago over the name "Southern Cal" and over whether it's "incorrect" to use that name. The orphaned footnote appears to be a very neutral, straightforward statement addressing the issue, and it's definitely worthy of inclusion in this article because the name "Southern Cal" appears frequently in media reports, especially here on the East Coast and in the college football rankings. But the footnote itself shouldn't be an orphan and the "numbering" ("lettering"?) needs to be fixed. I'm not sure how best to make those fixes. It looks to me as though the footnotes were numbered manually and that there is a template (one I've never used) that corresponds to the note location in the text. It may, therefore, be as simple as simply correcting the manual numbering and then inserting the corresponding reference somewhere appropriate in the text. I'm inclined to defer to someone who has a connection to USC (alumnus, current student, administrator) as to where the best place for the reference might be. I suspect the correct place would be in conjunction with the parenthetical in the very first sentence. Some level of rewording is probably in order, though, because the footnote refers to "These other names" while the article does not. I'd suggest perhaps the footnote should just begin with the sentence that starts with the phrase "Despite its prevalent use." I'd also delete the phrase "the official position of USC" in favor of just saying "USC discourages use of 'Southern Cal' ...." The word "official" is so often a throwaway word that gets overused all over the Internet to make things seem more important than they are. It doesn't really add anything. What matters is that USC discourages the use of "Southern Cal." If USC does so, then there's no need to say it's an "official position."
The other reason I'm reluctant to start tweaking the footnote is that the reference numbers in this article seem muddled at best. Take a look at the first two paragraphs. The first paragraph cites to references 6, 7, and 8; the second paragraph then cites to 3, 9, 10, and 11. I know the reason for this is the infobox, which contains citations. Because the infobox coding appears first in any Wikipedia article, any citations in the infobox come "before" the text due to the software's "logic." The reader doesn't necessarily perceive it that way. I don't know if this is important enough to warrant fixing or if anyone else thinks it matters. 1995hoo ( talk) 18:15, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
Under endowment, it shows USC's as $3.86 billion. This is from June 2012. As of June 2013 the endowment is $4.7 billion. This can be found in USC's financial report < https://about.usc.edu/files/2011/07/USC_Financial-Report.pdf> on pg. 27 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.26.158.190 ( talk) 02:35, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
Why is it incorrect to cal it Southern Cal? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmmaaajjj2 ( talk • contribs) 07:53, September 25, 2009
It keeps people from confusing it with the real USC. The University of South Carolina (USC) was a university 49 years before CA was a state and 79 years before Southern Cal even existed. Go Cocks!
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Another editor has repeatedly inserted this source? It's being used in this article into this article to support the claim that "As of 2015, USC is the #22 Ranked Research University on StartClass." First, I'm not even sure if this is a reliable source by our standards. The website includes some information at the bottom of the page where sources for the information are listed and they include Wikipedia although it's not clear what information from Wikipedia is included. The website's about page doesn't seem to provide any helpful information. Second, it seems like it's undue weight to include this website without any information about whether anyone else uses, respects, or has otherwise given this website any credibility in the area of university rankings. I know of no such evidence and it's incumbent on those who want to include the information in an encyclopedia article to provide some evidence in this area. ElKevbo ( talk) 23:46, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
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There is a discussion at Talk:USC Trojans football#early USC nickname.28s.29 in which you might be interested. UW Dawgs ( talk) 19:31, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
Upper Canada College (UCC), in Toronto, Canada, was founded in 1829 and has the identical motto "Palman qui meruit ferat," to that of University of Southern California (USC). What differs is the English translation of the phrase. UCC translates it in the past tense in English as, "Let he who merited the palm bear it." Whereas, USC translates it in the present tense as, "Let whoever earns the palm bear it." [It was often a reminder to student-athletes that it is a Roman tradition and ideal that was inherited, and a palm represents an award for athletic achievement that pre-dates the practice of awarding gold, silver, or bronze medals-that began with the modern Olympics.] Both are educational institutions, one is dedicated exclusively to adolescent males. The other, to co-educational adults. One's foundation pre-dates the other by 52 years. I studied Latin at Upper Canada College under a British Scholar, Terence Bredin. If scholar Terence Bredin still lives, I recommend both his and any other Latin authority of USC to concur, reach consensus, or quorum, as to the accurate translation of each school's respective motto. The author of this edit would also request a monetary honorarium for bringing this to light. He later studied at the University of Washington, Seattle, earning a Bachelor's Degree. By the way, UW's motto is "LUX SIT", translated means, "Let there be light." ReganFraser ( talk) 18:55, 4 January 2017 (UTC) ReganFraser ( talk) 19:00, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
I don't quite understand why a University's "history" section should have a long narrative about sexual harassment claims by various parties. This is irrelevant to the University's overall history in any meaningful sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pterodactyl717 ( talk • contribs) 19:50, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
This subject has no significant coverage (typically just a mention as an events location) making it non-notable. Some of the content could be merged to the University of Southern California article. Gab4gab ( talk) 12:59, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Strong Keep/No merging - The first item I'd like to discuss is that USC's McAlister Field is an NCAA Division I sports page and shouldn't be merged into the university main page. College sports stadiums aren't merged into university main pages if athletic pages exist and all NCAA Division I schools have athletic pages especially those in NCAA Power 5 conferences.
The second item I'd like to discuss is that this page was reviewed 2x's upon completion and found notable by both reviewers.
The third item is that it is incorrect to say there is no significant coverage about this topic. It can be argued and even proven that this topic receives more coverage than identical pages on Wikipedia. USC soccer is a national soccer power with multiple national championships and receives more media coverage (L.A. media market & NCAA Power 5 conference) for both games and soccer facilities than other college soccer programs. If the McAlister Field page isn't notable, then no other college soccer stadiums are notable based on available references and coverage of this topic. I included a list below of the hundreds of college soccer stadiums that need to be discussed for notability and redirected. Once it has been established that zero college soccer stadiums are notable on Wikipedia, then we need to delete the entire category since all college soccer stadiums wouldn't be notable based on the precedence set here.
Pages in category "College soccer venues in the United States"
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A.J. Simeon Stadium
Air Force Soccer Stadium
Al F. Caniglia Field
Al-Marzook Field
Alabama Soccer Stadium
Albert–Daly Field
All-High Stadium
Alumni Field (Wright State)
Alumni Stadium (Notre Dame)
Arad McCutchan Stadium
Audrey J. Walton Stadium (Columbia, Missouri)
Aviator Sports and Events Center
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Baujan Field
Belson Stadium
Bob Ford Field
Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Bulldog Stadium (Bryant University)
Burnham Field
Busch Field
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Cajun Field
Cardinal Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
Cessna Stadium
Charles A. Gaetano Stadium
Charles F. Berman Field
CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium
Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field
Cobb Stadium
Coffey Field
Colley Track/Soccer Complex
Columbia Soccer Stadium
Corbett Soccer Stadium
Corcoran Field
The Corn Crib
Cougars Den
Cowgirl Field
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Dacotah Field
Demske Sports Complex
Drake Stadium (Drake University)
Durwood Soccer Stadium
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E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
E. S. Rose Park
Eagle Field (stadium)
East River Soccer Complex
Ellis Field (Texas A&M)
Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (Columbia, South Carolina)
Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (Greenville, South Carolina)
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Fetzer Field
FGCU Soccer Complex
Fifth Third Bank Stadium
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Gaelic Park
Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
GCU Stadium
Gene Bissell Field
Generals Soccer Field
George Allen Field
Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Grand Park (Indiana)
Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium
GSU Soccer Complex
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Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
Herb Parker Stadium
Hermann Stadium
Hilken Community Stadium
Hodges Stadium
Hofstra University Soccer Stadium
Homewood Field
Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
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Icahn Stadium
Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium
Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field
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Jaguar Park
James G. Pressly Stadium
James M. Shuart Stadium
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
John Walker Soccer Complex
Jordan Field
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Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Kentner Stadium
Kiwanis Stadium
Klöckner Stadium
Koskinen Stadium
Krenzler Field
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Lady Demon Soccer Complex
Lady Techster Soccer Complex
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Lamar Soccer Complex
LeBard Stadium
Lessing Field
Lincoln Land Soccer Field
Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium
Loftus Sports Center
Long Island University Field
Ludwig Field
Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
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MacKenzie Alumni Field
Macpherson Stadium, North Carolina
Mayo Field (Centenary)
Mazzella Field
McCarthy Stadium
Method Road Soccer Stadium
Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Mike A. Myers Stadium
Morris Field (Robert Morris–Illinois)
Morrison Stadium
MUSC Health Stadium
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Nickerson Field
NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
North Athletic Complex
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Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Owen T. Carroll Field
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Parsons Field
Patchin Field
Petersen Sports Complex
Princeton University Stadium
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Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility
Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium
Ralph Korte Stadium
Reese Stadium
Rice Track/Soccer Stadium
Ridley Athletic Complex
Riggs Field
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Roberts Stadium (soccer stadium)
Robertson Stadium
Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium
Roy Rike Field
Rudd Field (UMass)
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Sandra D. Thompson Field
Seminole Soccer Complex
Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois)
Shentel Stadium
South Alabama Soccer Complex
South Field (Provo)
Southeastern Soccer Complex
Sports Backers Stadium
Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Sprague Field
Stambaugh Stadium
Reinhart Field
Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium
SU Soccer Stadium
Summers-Taylor Stadium
Suprenant Field
The Swamp (LSUS)
Sweeney Field
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Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex
Titan Soccer Complex
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ULM Soccer Complex
UNCG Soccer Stadium
University at Buffalo Stadium
USF Track and Field Stadium
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Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
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W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
Wagner College Stadium
Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Whitten Soccer Complex
Wildcat Field (Louisiana College)
Wish Field/Cacciatore Stadium
WMU Soccer Complex
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Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl
Yurcak Field
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The photos of alums feature only one woman, Pat Nixon, who's mostly known for the guy she married, not because of any accomplishment of her own. Can someone find some photos of notable USC female graduates to include?
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The comment that Bobak seeks to have included in the article about USC and the "notoriously corrupt" nature of the student politics is not supported by the source cited. First, the comment that serves as the source is about a single individual, not the student politics, in general, so a general comment about the nature of student politics is inappropriate. Secondly, the cited source does not make the assertion that the acts were corrupt, so applying that nomer to the statement represents opinion. I have reverted the edits until they can be properly cited or sourced. Anyone disagree? Let's discuss. Thanks. Newguy34 ( talk) 14:50, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
I have restored Bobak's clearly cited reference, because after a long series of arguments Newguy has completely failed to make his case against this widely-known, well-documented statement of fact. Calling it "original research" strikes me as a bizarre misreading of WP:OR. I don't care how much you may love USC, Newguy; facts are facts. I would advise Bobak, though, to go to the library and get a few more cites to add to what's already here; it won't be hard, in any biography of Nixon's ex-USC aides, to find a number of references. -- Orange Mike | Talk 21:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the dialogue on it. I still am not in complete agreement for the reasons I have articulated, but am largely satisfied with the revised text. I'll drop the issue for now, but reserve the right to object later (hmm, I kinda sound like a congressman there [sounds of shuttering]). Newguy34 ( talk) 21:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
E.A. Weinstein here, post-graduate at Rossier School of Education. I understand that historically USC was a largely politically conservative campus, but it in 2012, that period of its history seems clearly over. Anecdotally, there are almost twice as many undergraduates on campus who would self-describe as liberal as those who would self-describe as conservative; perhaps three to one Democratic at graduate level. Moving from "student politics" to the more inclusive arena of "University politics", within the combined faculty the number of Democratic-leaning faculty might easily be four or five to every one Republican leaning faculty member. The administrative staff is also heavily Democratic-leaning. Looking at the institution overall, with slightly more than 51,000 persons in the community, probably 12,000 or less could happily be identified as "conservatives" or "Republican leaning" while between two and three times that number would most happily identify as "Democratic" or "progressive". I am going to see what information I can glean from University sources to support these contentions. If and when I have those figures, I will publish them here, and recommend that we amend the section to accurately reflect the extent to which USC is now a far less conservative, far more progressive institution politically.
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I took a hacksaw to some sections that seemed to be growing encrusted with non-notable and unverifiable cruft, particularly the student government section (moved to administration & organization) and the list of engineering departments renamed to sponsors/boosters. I also moved some pictures around, removed some duplicate/redundant/conflicting information, and fixed some other stuff that was nagging me. I hope you all agree that I'm leaving the article in better shape than I found it. :) Madcoverboy ( talk) 05:00, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
The history section is a complete mess. It's internally inconsistent--Was USC a Methodist school or a non-sectarian one??--scattershot, and incomplete.
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I recently encountered the article Traditions and student activities at the University of Southern California. It was created four years ago as a simple "dump" of material from several of the sections in this article. But it has seen almost no usage or activity in the intervening four years (page views around ten a day; about a dozen content edits in four years). It is still a virtual copy of the information from this information as it existed four years ago, and in fact it contains LESS information on the subject that this parent article does, because people have tended to make their edits to this article rather than to the spinoff. I am proposing that the article be merged back to this one. -- MelanieN ( talk) 18:34, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
My niece recently enrolled at USC. She asked me if i knew who the first black student to enroll at USC was. She said shes had no luck trying to find out. I've looked and looked but cant find a solid answer. Can someone help me out with this one? D M A Q —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.169.98.153 ( talk) 16:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
It is currently stated in the article: "Trojan athletes have won 287 medals at the Olympic games (135 golds, 87 silvers and 65 bronzes), more than any other U.S. university.[16]"
How expansive is this accomplishment? Is this correct relative to all US institutions? And if this is correct, what about non-US institutions? Has another country and its institutions developed a comparable "quantity of athletes" (scholar-athletes)? How expansive can it be worded, eg, "more than any other university in the world." Are there other schools out there, comparable in quantity? If so, who are they? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.140.129.44 ( talk) 08:26, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
This article has an orphaned footnote in the section title "Footnotes" (above and prior to the "References and notes" section). The footnote is listed as "b" even though there is no prior note bearing "a"; it refers to USC's (often unsuccessful) request that the media not use the name "Southern Cal." I recall there were some edit wars several years ago over the name "Southern Cal" and over whether it's "incorrect" to use that name. The orphaned footnote appears to be a very neutral, straightforward statement addressing the issue, and it's definitely worthy of inclusion in this article because the name "Southern Cal" appears frequently in media reports, especially here on the East Coast and in the college football rankings. But the footnote itself shouldn't be an orphan and the "numbering" ("lettering"?) needs to be fixed. I'm not sure how best to make those fixes. It looks to me as though the footnotes were numbered manually and that there is a template (one I've never used) that corresponds to the note location in the text. It may, therefore, be as simple as simply correcting the manual numbering and then inserting the corresponding reference somewhere appropriate in the text. I'm inclined to defer to someone who has a connection to USC (alumnus, current student, administrator) as to where the best place for the reference might be. I suspect the correct place would be in conjunction with the parenthetical in the very first sentence. Some level of rewording is probably in order, though, because the footnote refers to "These other names" while the article does not. I'd suggest perhaps the footnote should just begin with the sentence that starts with the phrase "Despite its prevalent use." I'd also delete the phrase "the official position of USC" in favor of just saying "USC discourages use of 'Southern Cal' ...." The word "official" is so often a throwaway word that gets overused all over the Internet to make things seem more important than they are. It doesn't really add anything. What matters is that USC discourages the use of "Southern Cal." If USC does so, then there's no need to say it's an "official position."
The other reason I'm reluctant to start tweaking the footnote is that the reference numbers in this article seem muddled at best. Take a look at the first two paragraphs. The first paragraph cites to references 6, 7, and 8; the second paragraph then cites to 3, 9, 10, and 11. I know the reason for this is the infobox, which contains citations. Because the infobox coding appears first in any Wikipedia article, any citations in the infobox come "before" the text due to the software's "logic." The reader doesn't necessarily perceive it that way. I don't know if this is important enough to warrant fixing or if anyone else thinks it matters. 1995hoo ( talk) 18:15, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
Under endowment, it shows USC's as $3.86 billion. This is from June 2012. As of June 2013 the endowment is $4.7 billion. This can be found in USC's financial report < https://about.usc.edu/files/2011/07/USC_Financial-Report.pdf> on pg. 27 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.26.158.190 ( talk) 02:35, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
Why is it incorrect to cal it Southern Cal? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmmaaajjj2 ( talk • contribs) 07:53, September 25, 2009
It keeps people from confusing it with the real USC. The University of South Carolina (USC) was a university 49 years before CA was a state and 79 years before Southern Cal even existed. Go Cocks!
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There is a discussion at Talk:USC Trojans football#early USC nickname.28s.29 in which you might be interested. UW Dawgs ( talk) 19:31, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
Upper Canada College (UCC), in Toronto, Canada, was founded in 1829 and has the identical motto "Palman qui meruit ferat," to that of University of Southern California (USC). What differs is the English translation of the phrase. UCC translates it in the past tense in English as, "Let he who merited the palm bear it." Whereas, USC translates it in the present tense as, "Let whoever earns the palm bear it." [It was often a reminder to student-athletes that it is a Roman tradition and ideal that was inherited, and a palm represents an award for athletic achievement that pre-dates the practice of awarding gold, silver, or bronze medals-that began with the modern Olympics.] Both are educational institutions, one is dedicated exclusively to adolescent males. The other, to co-educational adults. One's foundation pre-dates the other by 52 years. I studied Latin at Upper Canada College under a British Scholar, Terence Bredin. If scholar Terence Bredin still lives, I recommend both his and any other Latin authority of USC to concur, reach consensus, or quorum, as to the accurate translation of each school's respective motto. The author of this edit would also request a monetary honorarium for bringing this to light. He later studied at the University of Washington, Seattle, earning a Bachelor's Degree. By the way, UW's motto is "LUX SIT", translated means, "Let there be light." ReganFraser ( talk) 18:55, 4 January 2017 (UTC) ReganFraser ( talk) 19:00, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
I don't quite understand why a University's "history" section should have a long narrative about sexual harassment claims by various parties. This is irrelevant to the University's overall history in any meaningful sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pterodactyl717 ( talk • contribs) 19:50, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
This subject has no significant coverage (typically just a mention as an events location) making it non-notable. Some of the content could be merged to the University of Southern California article. Gab4gab ( talk) 12:59, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Strong Keep/No merging - The first item I'd like to discuss is that USC's McAlister Field is an NCAA Division I sports page and shouldn't be merged into the university main page. College sports stadiums aren't merged into university main pages if athletic pages exist and all NCAA Division I schools have athletic pages especially those in NCAA Power 5 conferences.
The second item I'd like to discuss is that this page was reviewed 2x's upon completion and found notable by both reviewers.
The third item is that it is incorrect to say there is no significant coverage about this topic. It can be argued and even proven that this topic receives more coverage than identical pages on Wikipedia. USC soccer is a national soccer power with multiple national championships and receives more media coverage (L.A. media market & NCAA Power 5 conference) for both games and soccer facilities than other college soccer programs. If the McAlister Field page isn't notable, then no other college soccer stadiums are notable based on available references and coverage of this topic. I included a list below of the hundreds of college soccer stadiums that need to be discussed for notability and redirected. Once it has been established that zero college soccer stadiums are notable on Wikipedia, then we need to delete the entire category since all college soccer stadiums wouldn't be notable based on the precedence set here.
Pages in category "College soccer venues in the United States"
The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
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A.J. Simeon Stadium
Air Force Soccer Stadium
Al F. Caniglia Field
Al-Marzook Field
Alabama Soccer Stadium
Albert–Daly Field
All-High Stadium
Alumni Field (Wright State)
Alumni Stadium (Notre Dame)
Arad McCutchan Stadium
Audrey J. Walton Stadium (Columbia, Missouri)
Aviator Sports and Events Center
B-
Baujan Field
Belson Stadium
Bob Ford Field
Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Bulldog Stadium (Bryant University)
Burnham Field
Busch Field
C-
Cajun Field
Cardinal Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
Cessna Stadium
Charles A. Gaetano Stadium
Charles F. Berman Field
CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium
Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field
Cobb Stadium
Coffey Field
Colley Track/Soccer Complex
Columbia Soccer Stadium
Corbett Soccer Stadium
Corcoran Field
The Corn Crib
Cougars Den
Cowgirl Field
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Dacotah Field
Demske Sports Complex
Drake Stadium (Drake University)
Durwood Soccer Stadium
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E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
E. S. Rose Park
Eagle Field (stadium)
East River Soccer Complex
Ellis Field (Texas A&M)
Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (Columbia, South Carolina)
Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (Greenville, South Carolina)
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Fetzer Field
FGCU Soccer Complex
Fifth Third Bank Stadium
G-
Gaelic Park
Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
GCU Stadium
Gene Bissell Field
Generals Soccer Field
George Allen Field
Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Grand Park (Indiana)
Griggs Field at James S. Malosky Stadium
GSU Soccer Complex
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Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
Herb Parker Stadium
Hermann Stadium
Hilken Community Stadium
Hodges Stadium
Hofstra University Soccer Stadium
Homewood Field
Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
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Icahn Stadium
Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium
Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field
IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium
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Jaguar Park
James G. Pressly Stadium
James M. Shuart Stadium
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
John Walker Soccer Complex
Jordan Field
K-
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Kentner Stadium
Kiwanis Stadium
Klöckner Stadium
Koskinen Stadium
Krenzler Field
L-
Lady Demon Soccer Complex
Lady Techster Soccer Complex
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Lamar Soccer Complex
LeBard Stadium
Lessing Field
Lincoln Land Soccer Field
Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium
Loftus Sports Center
Long Island University Field
Ludwig Field
Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
M-
MacKenzie Alumni Field
Macpherson Stadium, North Carolina
Mayo Field (Centenary)
Mazzella Field
McCarthy Stadium
Method Road Soccer Stadium
Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Mike A. Myers Stadium
Morris Field (Robert Morris–Illinois)
Morrison Stadium
MUSC Health Stadium
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Nickerson Field
NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
North Athletic Complex
O-
Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Owen T. Carroll Field
P-
Parsons Field
Patchin Field
Petersen Sports Complex
Princeton University Stadium
R-
Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility
Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium
Ralph Korte Stadium
Reese Stadium
Rice Track/Soccer Stadium
Ridley Athletic Complex
Riggs Field
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Roberts Stadium (soccer stadium)
Robertson Stadium
Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium
Roy Rike Field
Rudd Field (UMass)
S-
Sandra D. Thompson Field
Seminole Soccer Complex
Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois)
Shentel Stadium
South Alabama Soccer Complex
South Field (Provo)
Southeastern Soccer Complex
Sports Backers Stadium
Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Sprague Field
Stambaugh Stadium
Reinhart Field
Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium
SU Soccer Stadium
Summers-Taylor Stadium
Suprenant Field
The Swamp (LSUS)
Sweeney Field
T-
Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex
Titan Soccer Complex
U-
ULM Soccer Complex
UNCG Soccer Stadium
University at Buffalo Stadium
USF Track and Field Stadium
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Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
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W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
Wagner College Stadium
Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Whitten Soccer Complex
Wildcat Field (Louisiana College)
Wish Field/Cacciatore Stadium
WMU Soccer Complex
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Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl
Yurcak Field
Spatms (
talk) 14:36, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
The photos of alums feature only one woman, Pat Nixon, who's mostly known for the guy she married, not because of any accomplishment of her own. Can someone find some photos of notable USC female graduates to include?
VanEman ( talk) 07:09, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect
U$C. The discussion will occur at
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✌️ The owner of all 🗸 18:56, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
I've tagged the lead for rewriting due to concerns about WP:Boosterism. Among the issues:
ranked among the top universities in the United Statesis not adequately supported by the WP:SYNTH references; see WP:HIGHEREDREP.
generates an estimated $8 billion of economic impact on Californiais another exceptional claim that's inadequately sourced. The only source is a USC press release, a WP:PRIMARY source, which talks about an
independent economic impact studybut then admits farther down that it was commissioned by the university.
These issues should be resolved before the tag is removed. Regards, {{u| Sdkb}} talk 04:31, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
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