Black Students at USC By funkehrara Sep 1, 1903 John Somerville, entered the USC School of Dentistry, as the first black student in the school. Read more Jan 1, 1907 USC’s second president, Joseph Widney, write Race Life of the Aryan Peoples, a book analyzing the superiority of Caucasians Read more Sep 1, 1989 USC establishes NAI program Read more Sep 1, 2010 First "Say Hi" campaign staged by the Black Student Assembly, to encourage black students to acknowledge one another more on campus Mar 29, 2012 Students hold rally, panel in honor of Martin Read more Oct 31, 2012 Shooting occurred in front of the Ronald Tutor Campus Center at a student party; four non-USC related students were shot and sent to the hospital Read more Nov 1, 2012 President Nikias responds to the Halloween shooting Read more Nov 2, 2012 Halloween shooter, Brandon Spencer, arrested Read more Nov 4, 2012 Student organizations, including the Black Student Assembly, issued statements about the Halloween party Read more Nov 5, 2012 Alleged Halloween gunman, Brandon Spencer, charged with four counts of attempted murder Read more Nov 7, 2012 President C. L. Nikias announces new campus security measures Read more Jan 14, 2013 New campus security measures implemented on campus Read more Mar 28, 2013 Halloween shooter, Brandon Spencer, pleads not guilty Read more May 4, 2013 Students outraged at LAPD’s response to shutting down an on-campus student party Read more May 6, 2013 Students hold sit-in in response to LAPD presence at party Read more May 7, 2013 DPS, LAPD hold open forum for student following the May 4 incident Read more May 8, 2013 President C. L. Max Nikias' response to May 4