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Acrobats Sebastien Stella and Katia Sereno changed piano player rolls during Thorton professor Veronika Krauses' "The Piano Player Project" on Tuesday night. The project is comprised of 23 compositions by 22 composers from six different countries. Folk group Ed Glass and the Windowpanes accompanied Krausas' player piano during the performance. (0) comments

by Katelyn Johnson

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act last week, but without an amendment that would have provided bankruptcy rights to private student loan borrowers. The final bill, which passed with a vote of 354-58, includes provisions that will aim to lower textbook prices and revise the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, as well as a provision that will require states to allocate a minimum amount of money to higher education. (0) comments

by Silva Sevlian

Students and faculty came together Tuesday to talk about what some students complain is professors' overuse of PowerPoint presentations in lectures. The discussion focused on the disconnect some students feel when professors lecture in dark classrooms to the beat of one hundred PowerPoint slides. (1) comment

state writers vote to end strike LOS ANGELES (AP) - A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday when Hollywood writers voted to lift their union's strike order and return to work Wednesday. The move allows some TV series to return this spring with a handful of new episodes. (0) comments

Crimes against person A Department of Public Safety officer who was taking a break near Thrifty Jr. observed two non-USC women involved in an argument and tried to separate them Sunday night. One of the women then rushed at the other and began punching and pulling her hair. (0) comments

The Skirball Cultural Center is hosting a Bob Dylan exhibit showcasing some of the folk singer's personal possessions, including his high school yearbook and a guitar owned by his hero, Woody Gutherie. The exhibit runs through June 8. (1) comment

by Daniel Doperlaski

As USC finalizes its 30-year Master Plan, two issues important to the USC and Los Angeles community, transportation and pedestrian safety, were examined at a presentation sponsored by the School of Public Policy, Planning and Development on Tuesday. Joel Tarr, a history professor at Carnegie Mellon University, led the presentation and traced the evolution of transportation in major cities, from the horse-drawn carriages to streetcars to the automobile. (2) comments