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.
Caballes, Raquel
Copy Editor, Staff Writer
1987? - 1988?
Currently an independenet film producer. Producer Credits: "No Way Back" starring Russell Crowe,"Slaves to the Underground" Starring Marisa Ryan,in competition at the Sundance Film Festival, "The Prophecy" starring Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Amanda Plummer, accepted at Berlin Film Festival, "Me & Daphne" exec produced by Brett Ratner, directed by Rebecca Gayheart, starring Sascha Knoppf, Jeremy Piven, "Liars Club" starring Jason Shaw.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 11/18/2002
Cable, Keith
Feature Editor, Staff Writer
1988? - 1989?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Cadra, Richard
Staff Writer
1993? - 1993?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Caffey, David
Advertising Intern
1981 - 1982
From 1991 to 2002, Mr. Caffey held various strategic management roles within the Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Caffey joined Microsoft as Manager of Executive Programs in 1991. He was responsible for creating methods of communicating Microsoft's vision and strategy to executive level management within Fortune 500 companies. In addition, Mr. Caffey was the editor in chief of the "VISION" newsletter, Microsoft's first communication vehicle to senior executives of large accounts. Mr. Caffey became one of the first managers in the Industry market group by focusing on Customer Management/Sales Force Automation solutions. In addition, he has also focused on the Hospitality/Travel industry for Microsoft. Also, he was responsible for developing the strategy and communication initiatives to build brands for Microsoft’s Channel programs as the Brand Development Manager. In his most recent role as Director of Business Development, Mr. Caffey led negotiations for the Microsoft Network (MSN) to acquire and implement revenue generation opportunities and strategic partnerships. Specifically, he was pivotal in negotiations and relationship building with varied clients that include Disney, ESPN, Expedia, Ticketmaster, USA Networks, NBC, WebMD, and many others. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Caffey was the Marketing Projects Manager of Jaguar Cars Inc., a division of Ford Motor Company. He was responsible for sales and incentive programs as well as overall communication strategy. In addition Mr. Caffey spent 6 years at Nissan Motor Corporation in various field and corporate marketing positions, including dealer development and franchise relationships. Also of note, he was a key player in the development team for the Infiniti luxury car line launch, where he helped develop the Total Ownership Experience customer satisfaction program.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/3/2003
Caffey, Gary
Feature Editor, Editorial Director, City Editor, Managing Editor
1985 - 1989
After dealing with the never ending Daily Trojan politics, Gary found the wisdom of entering the real political world. He has been elected twice and is still serving as a City Council Member in his hometown of Emeryville, CA, you know, the one right next to Oakland. He has served as mayor, which gave him opportunity to accept an international award from the King of Sweden on behalf of his city. Local politics doesn't pay the bills and Gary currently works as a regional training manager for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. Danielle Sanford reports remembering him.
See also: Danielle Sanford, Bryon Okada, Yamil Berard, Kirsten Levingston. First added: 1/26/1998. Last updated: 5/10/2003
Caiafa, Stefan
Photographer
1999 - 1999
Photographer of Danish/Brazilian nationality. Photographed several top and front page stories during his short stay at the Daily Trojan and USC. Currently working for National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 9/28/2003
Calvo, Ralph
Assistant Chief Photographer, Photographer
1985? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Camia, Catalina
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Catalina Camia
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News Editor, City Editor, Assistant City Editor, Staff Writer
1983 - 1985
CC Emails direct to say she's now an editor for Gannett News Service, directing coverage of Congress and defense in the Washington, DC bureau. GNS serves Gannett's 94 newspapers, including USA Today, and other subscribers. Before that, our woman CC took a leave of absence from The Dallas Morning News. For 2001, she was a diversity fellow (is the diverse part the fact she's not a fellow?) for The Freedom Forum, the nonpartisan and international foundation based in the Washington area that runs the Newseum and other journalism programs. Says Catalina, "I wanted to take a break from daily journalism and try to make a difference in the industry on a much larger scale." She was a Washington correspondent and columnist for The Dallas Morning News, covering Congress and Texas politics. She's also just ended (2001) a two-year run as the national president of the Asian American Journalists Association and was the head of Unity. In 1999, this association of all minority journalists held a gathering that was the largest gathering of journalists, anywhere, ever, I'm told (by Elisa Ung).
See also: Laura Castaneda, Elisa Ung, Brad Hollingsworth. First added: 11/2/1997. Last updated: 8/29/2002
Campbell, Chaire
Staff Writer
2000? - 2000?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Campbell, Ivan
Staff Writer
1995? - 1995?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Campbell, Rachel
Managing Editor, Lifestyle Editor, Diversions Editor
1997 - 2001 Personal recollections
Rachel is working as an associate editor for Law Office Computing, a technology magazine for legal professionals. She started working there three days after graduation and is still getting used to the slower pace of magazine work as opposed to daily. Adds Alex: She is supposedly living with former DT EIC Christine Frey some where in the Los Angeles area. Rebutts Rachel: We planned to, but it fell through.
See also: Alexander Nguyen, Christine Frey. First added: 8/17/2001. Last updated: 10/4/2001
Campos, Nicole
Staff Writer
1995? - 1997?
Nothing currently known.
See also: Nick Divito. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 10/4/2001
Canales, Dan
Chief Photographer, Circulation
1982 - 1984
Pat submitted this: "[Dan] fired Randy Johnson. Good thing he had that baseball thing to fall back on!!!"
See also: Pat LeBlanc. First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 11/30/2004
Canterbury Lavery, Beatrice "Bee"
Women's Editor
1947 - 1948 Personal recollections
Bee began her career in NBC Press Dept. handling publicity for Red Skelton, Dinah Shore, Robert Young " Father Knows Best" All Star Review, Ed Wynn,Jimmy Durante and other stars. 1952, married Frederic William Wile Jr.,NBC Vice President in charge of production, and moved to New York. Returned to Los Angeles in 1954. Son, Geoffrey, born 1957. Returned to professional life as Fashion Director, Bullock's Dept. Stores. Widowed, then became Advertising Director Rose Marie Reid Swimsuits. 1963 married Emmet Lavery Jr., Vice President, Business Affairs, Paramount Studios. Daughter, Tracy Elizabeth born 1967. Free lanced in political campaigns including 1969 and 1973 for Mayor Tom Bradley. Joined Bradley staff as Deputy Press Secretary, then founded and organized the Office of Protocol in anticipation of the 1984 Olympics. Servced as Chief of Protocol.International Visitors and Special Events for the City of Los Angeles in the administration of Mayor Tom Bradley.Handled visits to Los Angeles Kings, Queens, Presidents, and Prime Ministers including Emperor Hirohito, Queen Elizabeth II, Kings of Spain, Sweden, etc. Accompanied the Olympic Committee to Athens in 1978 when Los Angeles awarded the XXXIII Olympiad. Inl 1992, opened and Managed the U.S. Department of State Office of Foreign Missions in Los Angeles as Regional Director serving the Foreign Consulates in the Southwest United States. In 1994 opened BCL International, an international consulting firm in Global Business Development, Government Relations, Protocol and Diplomatic Services, and Public Relations. Lecture on Business Protocol for Professional Success at Mount St. Mary's College, California State University, Los Angeles, Guangzhou and Shanghai, China.
See also: Jesse Unruh, Art Buchwald. First added: 8/28/2002. Last updated: 8/28/2002
Canto, Minerva
Unknown
1991? - 1993?
Minerva can now be found reporting on U.S.-Mexico relations, immigration and general Latino issues for the O.C. Register, says Lydia Ramos. She was an Associated Press reporter in Los Angeles, having graduated in 1993, so thinks Jeordan Legon.
See also: Jeordan Legon. First added: 11/25/1997. Last updated: 3/2/2000
Capers, Kenneth
Staff Writer
1995? - 1995?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Caplan, Jon
Staff Writer, Feature Editor, SoCal Editor
1986 - 1988 Personal recollections
After USC, discovered that the English degree wasn't the best choice after all and jumped head first into computers. Worked for Lamborghini, then for an electric car company and other places. Currently doing programming. Also engaged and planning to get married in Tahiti in September.
See also: Joe McDade, Jona, Gordon Gary. First added: 12/21/2001. Last updated: 7/15/2004
Caple, David
Illustrator
1994 - 1994
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Capri, Alex
Viewpoint Columnist
1986? - 1986?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Capuano, Sallyann
Staff Writer
1984? - 1984?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Caracci, Amanda
Staff Writer
1998 - 2002
I am currently a first year law student at Whittier Law School in Orange County. To keep in touch with my journalistic roots, i am working as a staff writer for the Center for Children's Rights publication at school.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 5/11/2003
Carbonell, Connie
Staff Writer
1987? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Carle, Cecil E.
Editor
1920? - 1924?
Teet Carle passed on at the age of 92. He has several books to his credit. Although his proudest are for the organization of A.A. He retired at sixty-eight, after forty years in public relations for Paramount Studios. Durning his life he had a slight problem with alcohol and became sober at the young age of 72 and remained sober until his death at 92 years of age. Teet contributed to the golden years in the big book for A.A. and wrote several books including lafts off broadway. He was buried at Forest Lawn with the other famous actors of his time. Submitted by: Randall Carle Crowley
First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 4/17/2003
Carlson, Michal "Mike"
Editor, Managing Editor, News Editor, Foreign Correspondent, Columnist (The Unsold Ad Space), Staff Writer, Photographer, Production Assistant
1989 - 1993
Mike Carlson has landed in Jacksonville FL, where his wife, Angela, is now working as an elementary school teacher. He's pondering the FBI, the local sheriff's department and graduate school in fiction. He's returning to the U.S. after successfully (for now) deterring Kim Jong Il from visiting the McDonalds in Seoul, with a significant amount of help from the Marines of 1st Platoon, 1st Stinger Missile Battery, based in Okinawa, Japan. He finished his time as a platoon commander, and you can read an article about a live missile fire here. Previous news from his world domination tour: {{ I've also gotten married to my girlfriend, Angela Lee, whom I met while I was in Hong Kong working for the South China Morning Post. That, my friend, is the latest news. I'm now a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, trained at The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia. I qualified "expert" on the M16A2 service rifle and the Beretta 9 mm pistol; while the pen may be mightier than the sword, it can't really compare with a bullet. No regrets about leaving journalism for the Corps, though my most likely posting will be in public affairs.}} Mike spent much time in SE Asia, at the South China Morning Post, Where magazine and assorted other odd jobs.
See also: Liz Washburn, Robin Rauzi, Oscar Villalon, Scott Gimple, George Stankow, Travis Smith, Arwen Adams. First added: 3/3/1996. Last updated: 12/31/2004
Carlucci, Joseph
Assistant Editorial Director, Viewpoint Columnist
1988? - 1989?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Carney, Jessica
See Wyland, Jessica.
Carpenter, Mark
Staff Writer, Assistant Sports Editor
1979 - 1981
Works as a copy editor at the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Mark was on the DT sports staff from 1979 to 1981, assistant sports editor in both the fall of '80 and spring '81.
See also: Greg Keraghosian, Gary Kilbride. First added: 7/4/2000. Last updated: 12/28/2000
Carpenter, Vanessa
Viewpoint Artist
1991? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Carpowich, Kamron
See Barron, Kamron "Kam".
Carpowich, Mark
Chief Copy Editor, Editorial Director, Diversions Editor, Staff Writer
1997 - 1999
Mark Carpowich sends this sigint: Mark continues his work as a Navy intelligence officer, and after enduring two summers of consistent triple-digit heat in the California desert, will be moving to the cooler climes of the Northeast. Mark writes for his base newspaper and isn't sure where he'll end up once he gets out of the military. He adds: "I am also still working on my Ph.D. at USC in political science, writing my dissertation on celebrity politics. Finally, the long commute has required me to stop gigging with Armen Keiulian's band, Greensboro Ln." I would tell you even more good update stuff, but I don't need anyone else trying to kill me.
See also: Kamron Barron, Elisa Ung, Armen Keuilian. First added: 3/4/2000. Last updated: 5/8/2004
Carr, Christine
Copy Editor
1986? - 1988?
Little bird sez: She's currently a post production supervisor (specializing in special effects, I think, but don't quote me.) [OK, I'll paraphrase... -ed.]
See also: Liane Bonin. First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 1/23/2004
Carr, Jim
Sports Editor (summer), Staff Writer, Photographer
1975 - 1976 Personal recollections
Pronoun free listing: Spent 10 years at West Los Angeles College as sports publicist for school as well as sports info director and assistant to the commissioner of various conferences WLAC was a member of. Joined San Fernando Valley Sports Section of L.A. Times in 1984 where met Hans Tesselaar, David Wharton and Scott Howard-Cooper. Transferred to Orange County Edition of L.A. Times in 1988 and now listed as a design editor. (If on a baseball team, would be utility infielder.) Married, no children. Lives in Costa Mesa and tries to find time to enjoy Dodger and Angel season tickets despite working night shift and lack of recent success by both teams except for a (monkey) shocking Angel World Series win in 2002.
See also: Steve Harvey, Mark Patton, Sherie Stark, Hans Tesselaar, Steve Hawkins, Donovan Scott, Alex Riley, Aurelio Rojas, Donald LaPlante, Jeff Fellenzer, David Wharton, Scott Howard-Cooper, Kari Granville, Ann Connors, Christie D'Zurilla. First added: 1/2/2001. Last updated: 1/26/2004
Carrillo, Alejandro
Unknown
1992? - 1992?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Carrillo, Charmaine
Advertising Executive
1984? - 1984?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Carroll, Jason
Staff Writer
1989? - 1995?
From the CNN Web site: Jason Carroll is a national correspondent for CNN. Previously, Carroll co-anchored the morning news program Ahead of the Curve, which aired simultaneously on CNN/U.S. and CNNfn, CNN's financial network. Carroll is based in the network's New York bureau. Since joining CNN in 2001, Carroll has worked on a variety of breaking stories, including the anthrax scare and on-scene coverage of American Airlines Flight 587 in Queens, N.Y. Carroll came to CNN after working three years as a general assignment reporter in Los Angeles for CBS 2 News. Before that, he was a general assignment reporter for WPIX-TV in New York and a general assignment reporter at KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kan. He has also worked for 60 Minutes and the think tank RAND organization. Recognized several times for his work, Carroll won the Edward R. Murrow Award for team coverage of the 1993 Long Island Railroad Massacre when a gunmen killed six and wounded 19 other commuters on the train. Carroll began his broadcast career in 1992 at KGET-TV in Bakersfield, Calif., where he served as a general assignment reporter. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in literature and creative writing from the University of Southern California.
See also: Vivien Chen. First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 4/13/2003
Carter, Kelly
Unknown
1982 - 1983
Carter conspires to make everyone else in the world jealous: "I've taken a leave of absence from my celebrity reporting gig at USA Today to move to Florence, Italy. I'm now freelance writing on a variety of subjects. With any luck I'll remain in Italy for a long time." She had been writing for the Life section of USA Today out of the LA bureau.
See also: Harry Lister, Karen Crouse. First added: 2/8/2001. Last updated: 5/9/2004
Carter, Michael
Staff Writer, Assistant Editorial Director, Classical Music Reviewer
1996? - 2002?
Michael records the following for posterity: "I'm an alum, but in a certain sense I'm also not because I still occasionally write for the paper: I received my BA in history in 1999 but chose USC as the place to do my Ph.D. in history. I began graduate school immediately after finishing undergrad. I co-edited and wrote the DT history that's on the site now - with Elisa. I was an editorial columnist, Assistant Editorial Director, the classical music reviewer (this is the only thing I still do, which means writing a review of the USC Symphony twice a semester or so), and an occasional contributor of special features to the front page."
See also: Mona Cravens, Elisa Ung, Jonathan Cassidy, Colin Smith, Ben Berkowitz. First added: 4/21/2002. Last updated: 4/21/2002
Carter, Susan
Assistant Chief Photographer
1984? - 1984?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Cary, Ben
Staff Writer, Editorial Columnist, Columnist,
1991 - 1993
Ben has returned from Europe, attended graduate school and now lives in Santa Monica with his wife (Jamie) and son (Ford). His sense of humor remains intact, but his spelling and grammar are still horrendous. Melissa Heng reported: "Ben, who was in editorial during the time of James Frusetta, also did some music reviews. I made him go to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, and he has never forgiven me for that. The last time I heard from him, I think he was in Europe and about to get married."
See also: Melissa Heng. First added: 12/30/2001. Last updated: 1/5/2003
Cary, Michael
Editorial Director, Staff Writer
1987? - 1988?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Casparian, C.C.
Staff Writer
1992 - 1992
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Cassel, Stephanie
Assistant Chief Copy Editor
1990 - 1991
Nothing currently known - found on an old staff list. Blonde and always smiling, remembers Travis Smith. Boyfriend at the time was Scott, I believe.
See also: Travis Smith. First added: 7/5/2002. Last updated: 7/5/2002
Cassidy, Jonathan "Jon"
Editorial Director, Staff Monkey, Malefic Columnist
1997 - 1999
Look no further than Washington, D.C., to find Jonathan. He admits "After a brief stint of homelessness owing to dementia, Cassidy now works for The Hill, a Washington weekly covering Congress. When not annoying Dick Gephardt with loaded questions, he writes shocking exposŽs revealing that behind the facade of careful deliberation, there are in fact political considerations affecting the creation of public policy." He was at one point doing research for Richard Reeves, and received a very nice and prominent acknowledgment (in the acknowledgments section, where else?) of Reeves book on Nixon, which is out now. He adds, much to my amusement: "Publish anything. I'm good at turning stalkers into friends." Credit: Elisa Ung.
See also: Elisa Ung, Brook Hefner, Michael Carter. First added: 8/8/1999. Last updated: 4/21/2002
Castaneda, Laura
Staff Writer, Assistant Feature Editor, Editorial Director
1982 - 1985
Seen at Homecoming 2001. From Nov 2000: Laura reports: "I'm close to finishing my first semester as an assistant professor at USC's J-school. So far, so good. The students are great, the faculty is supportive, and there are lots of interesting changes being made to the curriculum. In other news, my book, "The Latino Guide to Personal Money Management," which was published in English by Bloomberg Press last year, will be published in Spanish by Seven Stories Press early next year. Before making my way back to USC, I spent a year teaching at Temple University in Philadelphia. I have also worked as a business reporter and columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle and the Dallas Morning News, and as a reporter and editor in San Francisco, New York and Mexico for The Associated Press. In addition to my USC degrees (Journalism and International Relations) I have a Master's degree in international political economy from Columbia University. (My brother, Ruben, is also an alumnus who works at The Washington Post.)
See also: Elisa Ung, Catalina Camia, Ruben Castaneda, Steven DeSalvo, Jeff Tylicki, Mark Lowe, Belma Johnson, Mark Shikuma. First added: 11/2/1997. Last updated: 6/30/2002
Castaneda, Ruben
Staff Writer
1979 - 1980 Personal recollections
Ruben worked for the late L.A. Herald Examiner for about 6 1/2 years. In 1989 he moved to Washington, DC, to work for The Washington Post, which continues to employ him -- he's been a metro reporter, according to his also DT-linked sister, Laura.
See also: Laura Castaneda. First added: 12/10/1998. Last updated: 5/8/2004
Castanon, Denise
Photo Editor, Photographer, Copy Editor, Assistant Viewpoint Editor, Columnist (If I Were)
1996 - 1998
Liberal quoting reveals: "During my last semester at SC I became managing editor of a small startup magazine for Latinas called Estylo. I was there for a year and a half then quit. After that I was a freelance beauty writer while looking for a steady gig. Currently I am a copy editor at Shape's Fit Pregnancy magazine. I'm also assistant managing editor at Fit Pregnancy en Espanol ...[It's] a fun place to work. I write a couple of briefs each issue. Since I am only part-time I can still do beauty writing for magazines and Web sites. I have a regular page - FYI Beauty - in each issue of Latingirl magazine. I've also written a number of articles for soloella.com. I moved to Sherman Oaks a few months ago and love it here. My ultimate goal is to be a beauty editor at a national magazine."
See also: Jeff Beard. First added: 10/22/2000. Last updated: 1/2/2001
Castellanato, Alison
Copy Editor
1991? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Castellano, Joe
Staff Writer
1982? - 1982?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Castillo, Michelle
Staff Writer
1993 - 1994
Michelle transferred to UCLA for 3 quarters in 1993 and became a Contributing Writer for the Daily Bruin, ending her DT days. Realizing 3 quarters at UCLA wasn't worth two bits, she transferred back to USC in 1994. An internship at NBC during her final year at USC brought Michelle into the world of television, where she is currently the Coordinator of Reality Television Development at Mark Burnett Productions.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 11/22/2004
Castro, Karen
Unknown
1983? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 10/29/2001. Last updated: 10/29/2001
Caulfield, Keith
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Read Keith's memory musings for an explanation of this photo taken of he and Stacy Matros
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Diversions Editor, Features Editor, Columnist (Never Happens), Columnist (Face the Music)
1994 - 1997 Personal recollections
and now works for Billboard Magazine. Works for the "bible" of the music industry, Billboard Magazine. He is the Associate Editor of the magazine's weekly "Chart Alert" e-newsletter. He also writes album and singles reviews, manages three music charts, and authors Billboard.com's "Ask Billboard" column (http://www.billboard.com/ask/). Yeah, he's a multi-tasker. He's still sad that his former office at the "Daily Trojan" disappeared when they remodeled a few years ago. Keith graduated in Dec. 1997 and got himself a car for his 2004 birthday.
See also: Laura Lanchester, Jen Hamm, Mel Asp, Elisa Ung, Ryan Reed, Stacy Matros, Scott Foundas. First added: 11/29/1997. Last updated: 5/8/2004
Cavallo, Janet
Photographer, Assistant City Editor, Staff Writer
1990 - 1992
Janet moved to Washington, DC, in Jan. 1998 after her two-year+ stint with Peace Corps Uzbekistan, where she was an English teacher. She runs a halfway house/bed and breakfast for RPCVs (DT alumni are also welcome). In her spare time she works as an editor for the Bureau of National Affairs. But what about before Peace Corps? After the DT she spent a year in London and Dublin and then returned to the East Coast (New York) and hung around Manhattan before moving upstate to write features for a paper in South Armpit. Since moving to DC, besides reliving her PC experience as often as she can corner anyone polite enough to listen, she's bicycled the C&O Canal and ran the AIDS Marathon. This year she's training for her second marathon, teaching English at a community center, and planning to go on a safari this summer -- so anyone who's been to Botswana, feel free to pass along stories and tips!
See also: Eddie Siegel, Larry Stone, Brian McDonough, Melissa Heng, Ben Martin. First added: 9/7/1996. Last updated: 4/18/2000
Cetrone, Daela
Unknown
1992? - 1992?
Shortly after graduating with highest honors and numerous achievements, Daela stopped skydiving and bravely embarked on several years of 'family life'. She recently began her most exciting life chapter to date, by shedding convention and returning to her love for skydiving.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 3/13/2003
Chadney, Annette
Staff Writer, Assignment Editor
1988? - 1991?
Arwen's voices tell her that Annette may have been friends with Sean Polay, but that may have ended somehow, Adams reports. No idea what became of her (Annette, not Arwen). Last AA heard, she (damn is this entry confusing!) was doing PR for a window installer or something around the La Canada area; but that was around 93...
See also: Sean Polay, Arwen Adams. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 10/4/2001
Chan, Edith
Assistant City Editor, Staff Writer
1998 - 1999
As of Oct. 2004, Edith still works at Bloomberg News in Princeton, NJ as a Headline Editor, just like Jenn said. Edith had interned there the previous summer, left, then went back there in January 2002. Not sure if she's still there, but that's the last Jenn heard about her. Jenn says she's been meaning to see her, but haven't had time.
See also: Jenn Javier. First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 11/22/2004
Chan, Isabella
Photographer
1992? - 1993?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Chan, Kevin
Staff Writer
1999 - 1999
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Chan, Tom
Editorial Columnist, Staff Writer
1989? - 1990?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Chandler, Bill
Staff Writer
1984? - 1984?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Chandler, Carmen Ramos
Staff Writer, Assistant City Editor, Investigations Editor
1981 - 1985 Personal recollections
Carmen attended USC from 1981 to 1985. After leaving the university, she worked the Arizona Daily Star for nearly four years. She came back to California to work at the Daily News of Los Angeles, where she helped organize the Newspaper Guild, and served as unit chair and president of the Local. In 1994, she left the Daily News, suffering from bilateral carpal tunnel, to take the job of Director of News and Information at Cal State Northridge. Says Chandler, "One of the advantages of leaving newspapers is that I am allowed to get involved on community work. I am currently vice president of the California Association of Human Relations Organizations, a statewide group committed to the promotion of human rights and human relations throughout the state. I also serve on the board of the Latin American Civic Association. I am married and have two little girls, Analisa, 3, and Marisela, 1." Thanks, Mark, for the initial tip.
See also: Mark Lowe, Laura Castaneda. First added: 2/12/2001. Last updated: 6/5/2002
Chang, Janet Kyongmee
Staff Writer
1998 - 1999
After Janet graduated USC in '02, she was totally dismayed at the lack of journalism and journalism-related job opportunities in Los Angeles. So, after many, many months of temping, and a boring stint at a healthcare company, she bought a one-way plane ticket (no joke!) in December of 2003 to Europe -- Germany, to be exact -- where she now works for the Civilian Human Resources Agency at Headquarters for the Department of the Army, Europe. So far, she has used her free time to tour neighboring countries such as Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, and learn European languages, namely French and German. Thus her adventure has begun.
See also: Jin Whang. First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 6/14/2004
Chang, Justin
Archivist, Lifestyle Editor, Design Director
2000 - 2002
Justin was the Lifestyle (formerly Diversions) editor and then design director and did a smashing job at both. He would later jump ship to El Rodeo and put out one of the finest editions (2003-2004) ever seen. And no, he didn't write this. Justin has freelanced for the Los Angeles Times and interned at the Orange County Register -- film reviews, I think. Justin also helped to update the Daily Trojan Alumni site (yes, this one) adding over 1,000 people by pouring over old staff lists. Fight on, Justin!
See also: Blake Hennon. First added: 6/5/2002. Last updated: 10/17/2004
Chantre, Daniel
Viewpoint Columnist, Staff Writer
1998 - 1999
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Chao, Joyce
Staff Writer
1985? - 1985?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Chaplin, Marni
Unknown
1982? - 1985?
A professor at the University of Miami Law School. From a list of alumni gathered by Ed Guthman. From a U of M alumni magazine: "Marni Chaplin Lennon is currently the assistant dean of students and directror of disability services at University of Miami. She also enjoys working with students through the H.O.P.E. project, a community outreach and legal advocacy project geared toward getting students into the community to make a difference. In December (1998) Lennon will complete her M.S. Ed. at the University of Miami."
See also: Beth Lipton. First added: 2/14/1999. Last updated: 6/5/2002
Chapman, Margaret
Assistant City Editor
1998 - 1998
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Chapple, Reginald
Staff Writer
1987? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Chavers, Ron
Assistant Managing Editor, Staff Writer, SoCal Magazine
1981 - 1982 Personal recollections
From his Web site: In August of 1994, Los Angeles based Cosmetix West Inc. was formed by Ron Chavers with the mission to identify, develop, manufacture and manage specific fragrance and cosmetic concepts in a nontraditional but highly effective way. Ron Chavers has held senior sales and marketing positions throughout the cosmetics and fragrance industry in both New York and Los Angeles. He was Vice President of Giorgio Beverly Hills, overseeing one of the most stunning fragrance success stories of all time. As Senior Vice President of H. Alpert and Company, Chavers introduced designer brands Romeo Gigli, Moschino, and Dolce and Gabbana to the U.S. Market. He's married ten years, and has two girls, 8 and 5.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 5/11/2003
Chavez, Stephanie
Unknown
1980? - 1982
Stephanie worked at the DT a couple of moons ago, and is currently at the L.A. Times. She was going to check out this Web site and then send me some info. We're patient. We can wait.
First added: 1/2/2001. Last updated: 1/2/2001
Chavez Jr., Guadelupe "Lupe" "Jay"
Staff Writer
1995 - 1997 Personal recollections
Lives in a humble townhouse in Washington, D.C. Currently a public relations officer US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service at www.ars.usda.gov/is/ Will be leaving this position early Jan. 2002. Also started a high school magazine, 24-page tabloid, 20,000 circulation in South Texas, working on a documentary on Mexican-American theater. Own a multimedia company doing brochures and other publications for municipalities.
See also: Nick Divito, Melanie Asp, Vickie Manley. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 6/11/2002
Cheatham, Robert
Editorial Columnist
1992? - 1993?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Chen, Angie
Assistant City Editor, Photographer, Staff Writer
1997 - 1999
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Chen, Helen
Staff Writer
1992? - 1994?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Chen, Irwin
Staff Writer
1995? - 1995?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Chen, Julie
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Julie Chen
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Staff Writer
1986? - 1989?
Julie Chen, once the host of Big Brother and the CBS Morning News, wrote for the Daily Trojan once upon a time ..... back in the late 80s or early 90s. Her CBS bio notes that she is a graduate of USC, with degrees in broadcast journalism and English, and Mike Utley vaguely remembers her from at least one of the five semesters he was at the DT. Thanks for the memories, Mutley. Her CBS bio says: "Julie Chen is news anchor for The Early Show, and anchors the CBS Morning News. Chen began filling in as news anchor for the CBS Morning News and This Morning in June 1999. Before that, she was a reporter and anchor for WCBS-TV, the CBS station in New York (1997-99). She also was a reporter for WDTN-TV Dayton (1995-97). Chen was a producer for ABC NewsOne, that network's affiliate news service (1991-95). She started out as a production associate in ABC News' Los Angeles bureau (1990-91). [Chen is] a native of New York City." She recently delivered foreign reports for the Early Show from Kuwait and Qatar during the war in Iraq. I'm going to stay clear of the whole Moonves thing here.
See also: Robin Rauzi, Mike Utley. First added: 10/1/2000. Last updated: 6/14/2004
Chen, Liang Yuen
Staff Writer
1987? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Chen, Sande
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Sande Chen
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Staff Writer
1994 - 1996
Sande Chen wrote for the music section and continued to freelance music journalism at the Houston Press and an indie music magazine called Losing Today. The music editor at the time was Kyle Ylinen.
See also: Kyle Ylinen. First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 3/29/2003
Chen, Vivien Lou
Staff Writer
1988 - 1989
Vivien voices: "I'm in my fourth year at Bloomberg News in San Francisco, where I arrived as a legal reporter from the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal. After I left USC in 1992, I went to the Washington Post on an internship, spent a year at the Des Moines Register, and another year at the Valley edition of the Los Angeles Times. I spend most of my days rejecting story ideas from Michael Utley, a.k.a. mutley, and sending him five to six e-mails a day on life in the City."
See also: Michael Utley, Romi Rudolph. First added: 11/2/1997. Last updated: 7/21/2003
Chesler, Josh
Music something
1998 - 1999
Nothing currently known.
See also: Mike Dutra. First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 8/3/2003
Chhay, James B.
Staff Photographer
1995 - 1995 Personal recollections
Now working for the Digital Home Entertainment Company in the South Bay as a Principle Engineer.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 1/16/2005
Chidoni, Loren
Staff Writer, Copy Editor, Student Senate Writer, Projects Editor, City Editor, Editor in Chief
1999 - 2003
The most brill of brill peeps, Loren, from "posh Brentwood," graduated in May 2003 and is working in Irvine, Calif., at a publisher that does the Fancy magazines (ie: Dog Fancy, Cat Fancy, etc.). She is happily in love with her New York boy toy, Brian, and will most definitely let her favorite peep, Yvonne Ngai, wear pink to their wedding. ;) Submitter: Yvonne Ngai
See also: Yvonne Ngai. First added: 7/21/2003. Last updated: 7/21/2003
Childers, David "Dave"
Almost Sports Editor, Staff Writer, Assistant Sports Editor
1993 - 1994
Dave Childers is in year number four of his teaching career, clinging to his tenure and trying to stay in the good graces of the administration. He is currently teaching 7th grade English and History, and just this year he was asked to teach a first-time elective, "Broadcast Journalism." He oversees a crew of 22 7th and 8th graders who produce a daily, live television broadcast on the school's closed circuit television system as well as various other projects around campus. He also coaches boys basketball and baseball and tennis, when no one else more qualified is available. As if that isn't enough to keep him busy, one year ago on November 8, 2001, Dave and his wife Dora welcomed Lauren Brittany Childers into the world. Careful readers will note that little Lauren and one Sean Nathan Kearns of Daily Trojan infamy share the same birthday, which may or may not be a sign of an impending apocalypse. Dave still scratches his writing itch by submitting columns on a fairly regular basis to a local weekly owned and operated by McClatchy - Sierra Gateway Living. His slice of the paper's web page can be found at http://www.sierragateway.com/columnists/childers/ . Dave is proud to report that he accompanied Sean Kearns and several others to the recent whipping of UCLA at the Rose Bowl. There are few things in life that Dave enjoys more than USC victories and UCLA losses, and when they come packaged together it just doesn't get much better than that. He also is working with a teaching friend on a new website http://home.comcast.net/~collegehoops/ . He got married in August of 1995 and graduated from Fresno State with a degree in Liberal Studies in 1998.
See also: Jeff Wong, Matt White, Roger Horne, Garrett Whitt, Sean Kearns. First added: 3/1/1999. Last updated: 9/4/2003
Chin, Shelly
Assistant City Editor
1993? - 1993?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
China, Todd
Staff Artist
1998? - 2000?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Ching, Jackie
Staff Writer
1986? - 1988?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Ching, Jonathan
Staff Writer
1992 - 1993
After graduating SC in 1997, moved to New York where he worked at two law firms before starting Fordham Law School in 1999. Just finished his 2nd year and was married in Taegu, South Korea, on May 15 to the lovely Theresa Kang.
First added: 6/27/2001. Last updated: 6/27/2001
Chisholm, Kari
See Cutler, Kari.
Choi, Moon Yun
See Wright, Moon-Yun.
Choi, Rita
Staff Writer
1985? - 1985?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Cholo, Ana Beatriz
See Cholo-Tipton, Ana .
Cholo-Tipton, Ana
Photographer
1996 - 1997
Ana interned at the Whittier Daily News during Christmas Break 1996, also her first year at J-school. She was offered a position as a staff reporter at that newspaper several months later in May of 1997 during her junior year of college after a reporter got fired for getting drunk and landing in jail while reporting a story. After covering a workplace shooting, she and another reporter received an award for spot news from the Los Angeles Press Club. Ana graduated with a dual degree in print journalism and history in June 1998 and was hired by the Press-Telegram in Long Beach the same month. After working the Wednesday through Sunday shift at the P-T, she quit in February 1999 to pursue another love -- acting and comedy. But journalism was in her blood so in August of 1999, after months of waitressing and getting nowhere quickly, she went to work for the Los Angeles Times at the Orange County edition. There, she and another reporter received an honorable mention from the Orange County Press Club for a story on pedestrian deaths in Santa Ana. A year later, she was accepted into METPRO, the Minority Editorial Training Program at the LA Times. In August 2001, she was sent to Chicago with her two children to work for the Chicago Tribune. Ironically, her first day of work was on Sept 11, 2001. She is currently an education reporter at the Tribune covering Chicago Public Schools. She lives in the city with her children and Rottweiler dog named Cookie.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 12/4/2003
Chong, Linda
Assistant City Editor, Staff Writer
1987? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Choo, Ryan
Artist
1999? - 2000?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Chou, Jacqueline
Staff Writer
1995? - 1997?
Nothing currently known.
See also: Nick Divito. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 10/4/2001
Chow, Melissa
Staff Writer
1995? - 1997?
Nothing currently known.
See also: Nick Divito. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 10/4/2001
Chun, Kristofer
Assistant Chief Photographer
1989 - 1992 Personal recollections
Kris now almost never takes pictures other than on his digital point and shoot. Still living in Culver City he works now as a consultant in the advertising industry. Kris komments: "Since graduating in 1993 I have been working in media in the advertising industry. First for DMB&B (now Mediavest) then Chiat/Day (Now OMD) then J. Walter Thompson (now Mindshare) are you seeing the pattern? I went up to SF looking for my Dotcom gold in 1998 and joined Xeno as an owner but after two years and the Dotcom bust, began to consult. I returned to LA 1 week after September 11th 2001. I was still consulting and having to fly all the time. Travel became a burden to say the least. At that point I decided to work at Paramount studio. Slaving there for a year and a half, I again was drawn to the freedom on the independent consultanting world. How many alumni can say that they have spent over a billion dollars in the past 10 years? Now I am still picking up a new business project or two for friends, but I am concentrating on my new venture of selling and producing in-school media with Planet Report."
First added: 7/5/2002. Last updated: 1/16/2005
Chung, Alvin
Photographer
1982? - 1984?
Alvin Chung was a contributing photographer to the Daily Trojan and El Rodeo. He lives in Taiwan where he became a member of the Taiwanese PGA. He left the course for the studio and now works for ESPN for golf in Taiwan. Submitter: Jon SooHoo
See also: Jon Soohoo. First added: 7/27/2003. Last updated: 7/27/2003
Chung, Andrew
Unknown
1982? - 1984?
Nothing currently known.
See also: Robert Heller. First added: 11/12/2002. Last updated: 11/12/2002
Chung, Roy
Assistant City Editor
1988? - 1991?
Roy Chung was an asst. city editor the same year Arwen Adams was. Oh, you wanted _CURRENT_ information? So sorry! Is he freelancing for HR Tech now? Maybe?
See also: Arwen Adams, Tiffany Tai. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 10/4/2001
Church, Steven "Steve"
Staff Writer, Assistant Features Editor, Production Lackey
1984 - 1988
Church works at The News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware, as a business writer. He just got moved to business -- he worked in Metro, though I'm not exactly sure on what beat. I don't know how long Steve has been at the Journal, but Jenn randomly ran into him at a party and she reports he definitely remembers Ron and his football betting, and he definitely remembers Mona. Since graduating in 1988, Church had worked at a weekly paper in Gardena, CA, a small daily in Redlands, CA, the Orange County Register's weekly editions and in San Bernardino CA, before Gannett sold that 95,000-daily. In that time he has covered everything from cops and city hall, to the environment and federal courts.
See also: Jenn Javier, Ron, Mona Cravens, Mika Manty. First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 7/30/2003
Chute, Maria
Staff Artist
1998 - 1998
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Curran, Leigh
See Otsuka, Leigh.
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