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Alumni list for 1986
These are the current known alumni of the Daily Trojan, the newspaper of the University of Southern California. Exactly 2101 names are listed. Look for your old girlfriend by her maiden name, the same way you always think of her. For a list of recent changes, click here. There are also lists sorted by year, by place and by department. To change or remove an entry, please use the feedback page, or e-mail Travis Smith, (nep@hopstudios.com). |
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Allison Adato Last updated: 5/9/2004 | ...and their memories
Kahlil Bendib A few of us got drunk one night and put some stuff into the paper that we shouldn't have. We knew there would be hell to pay the next morning so Joe McDade and I agreed to come in and get chewed out as a team. Joe dutifully showed up bright and early the next morning but I had forgotten the promise that we had made, so it was just Joe vs. the Volcano. Joe -- I owe you for that. Gordon Gary used to do great impersonations. He would call from one part of the DT office to the other and pretend he was somebody else and he would say all sorts of funny things. Of course, it wasn't just about causing trouble. I also remember the time Jona's camera was stolen and everybody chipped in to buy her a new one. Jona -- wherever you are, I hope you still make a wish at 11:11. Add your own memory Jennifer Cray Thanks for putting my info up so fast. What more would you like to know about what I've been doing for the past 13+ years? Newspaper jobs? Titles? Why I got out of the biz? As for the DT when I worked there, I'd have to say the most memorable moment was my first day in the DT newsroom, when I showed up to try to get onto the news staff as an incoming freshman. I introduced myself (I think it was to Steve DeSalvo or Rich Ramirez) and said I was Jennifer Cray, Ed Cray's daughter. Hans Tesselaar, overhearing the conversation, blurted out, "Ed Cray has CHILDREN??!!" I still laugh about that. The most memorable person on staff would be DT Editor Marc Igler, who I started dating after a memorable DT Halloween party. He endured numerous jokes about robbing the cradle (He was a senior, and I was a freshman). Marc and I married in 1990. I also remember Monday night shop nights. Specifically, I remember eating so much Domino's pepperoni pizza (anyone remember Monday night madness?)that I swore it off after that. Haven't had Domino's in 15 years. The most infamous event was when Walter Mondale came to speak during the '84 presidential campaign. The persistent heckling from rude, boneheaded students in front of Tommy Trojan was so deafening that Mondale could hardly give his speech. The incident made national news and was replayed on the networks that night. I remember taking phone calls in the DT newsroom from distraught alumns who couldn't understand how students could be so intolerant and disrespectful. It was humiliating to be a Trojan that day. There was good news, too, in the years I was there. The Olympics in '84 was a great time on campus. I seem to remember special DT editions coming out during the games. Scott Howard-Cooper would know. Add your own memory Aaron Curtiss I was never really plugged in to the whole DT culture. Add your own memory Christie D'Zurilla Re: DT in the '80s... the memory that strikes me strongest is that I and my sorority sister were almost not allowed on the staff because we were "Greek" and couldn't be trusted to be unbiased, according to the editor who was doing the hiring at the time. As someone who recruits and hires now, that strikes me as hysterically inappropriate, because of all of the industry's efforts toward diversity and hearing a multitude of voices. The paper seemed to weather our influence quite well. We did talk our way onto the staff. But definitely felt like outsiders. Add your own memory Eric DiGiovanni I have some copies of the DT from times gone by, but if I search only my memory, my time with the paper included a lot of internal focus. Cornelius Pings and Dr. James Zumberge (sp?) were still around and there was a huge push to revamp the General Education requirements. The Cinema School mini-campus was built, and there were still cottages where the new library stands now. The administration was just beginning the endowment process which Pres. Sample has driven to new heights recently. In football, I remember only losing seasons, with Ted Tollner at the helm. As a Trojan Marching Band member, I also probably have splotches in my memory due directly or indirectly to alcohol. :-) Hope that's of help. I do miss people like Aaron Van Curren, Joel McDade, Beth Laski and Dan Povenmire, to name but a few. Each brought a special gift to the DT, and each was certainly their own person, but each was completely serious about their task, and such devotion continues to be rare. Add your own memory Gordon Gary Memory lane report: Danielle Sanford remembers him illustrating her op-ed about Doheny Library. Add your own memory Azniv Ketenchian Great memories of writing late into the night, wild DT parties and shop night. Also, great memories of friends I unfortunately haven't kept in touch with over the years (to name a few: Kevin Sweeney, Ara Najarian, Joe McDade, Ron Flores who laid out the pages and made sure we put out a high quality paper). Have kept in touch with Karen Castro, Gordon Gary and Kirsten Levingston. Add your own memory James Lee As for memories, I was at the DT from 1982 through 1987, I was editor the spring of 1987. During my tenure the big issues were: reports of nuclear contamination at the Med School, date rapes at the frats, giving campus security police powers, rising tuition and building an on-campus pub. Add your own memory Joe McDade I have two distinct forms of memories at the DT. The first was of the women. I had come from an all-boys' high school, had come to the DT to see if I could cut it on deadline and spell everyone's name right and all that, but, good Lord, the women. I had never been in touch with such gorgeous brilliance. Jennifer Cray I met freshman year. And the others. Karen Kucher. Alison Adato. Roseanne Tellez. Melissa Morrison. Susan Lambert. Karen Kuettel. Allison Dolgas. I showed up in the city room and they were just THERE. And the final one--senior year. You know who you are, my grand passion. Then, the guys. Steve DeSalvo was my city editor, he put up with much more of my crap that he needed to. Chris Perez set me loose on movies and TV and I have not let him know the debt of gratitude I owe. Kevin Sweeney, Johnny-on-the-spot a hundred times or more: the best sort of friend. James Lee: my last editor, and a class act all the way. Still, what I think of now is senior year: the group that formed, of Jon Caplan, Ken Jorgensen, Frank Buckley, and me: the group that protected one another against all kinds of crap. Fellows, here's to you. Add your own memory Kelimia Mednick I started off at Fluor Tower working at Cafe 84 Pizzeria, and soon segued to the Daily Trojan where I worked under Editor Gary Coffee, and alongside Sigal Kletzky, Daisy Ridgway, and I can't remember his name, but he was a friendly Italian guy who wrote sports stories and worked at Disneyland "The happiest place on Earth" during summers. I wrote stories about people and events in and around the USC community, including Hwa Rang Do, how to slice, dice, and julienne your opponent in this hand-foot martial arts sport run by USC student and Master Henry Lee. Fun stuff. I did a feature on AIDS and it entailed all the precautions and stories of patients with the virus from the USC Medical Center. I believe my stories are stored on disk somewhere in the archives of the school -- perhaps you might know? Add your own memory Daphne Nugent I look back on my brief time at the DT with great fondness. I loved the job, I met a lot of great people there, and the experience gave me a useful working understanding of the how a daily newspaper functions. One of the friends I made there is Bob Ickes, a former DT editor and writer who is a very successful journalist here in New York. He is a great friend and an extremely talented writer. He is one of the few college friends I still keep in touch with. Every once in awhile we bore our friends while we reminisce about the old days at the DT. No one can believe that our college newspaper was actually called "The Daily Trojan", by the way. The word "Trojan" has quite another association back here where USC is not a household name... I hope that more people will fill in their info. It's fun to read how everyone is doing. Add your own memory Wayne Pitts I was tipped off by a fellow 'SC alumni that this website existed. I was a sports reporter at the DT where I covered women's volleyball and women's tennis (a dirty job but someone had to do it!) I had a great time doing it and met some great people through my work. Gary Caffey and Ara Najarian were great and supportive sports editors. Add your own memory Aaron Van Curen Frank Buckley did indeed work for the Daily Trojan. He worked as a city writer in the mid 80s. I want to say about 1985. It all gets kind of fuzzy right around the time of the opening of Traditions. Quote from Frank Buckley on the Bay Area road trip during his DT tenure: "This is really good cheese." Add your own memory Lonnie White Still holds the record for most yards returned on kickoff. -- anonymous tipster Add your own memory Carrie Yoshimura I still miss those free DT movie passes. Add your own memory Back to Top
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