(LOS ANGELES TIMES) At first glance, the Facebook photo doesn't look like a USC alumni gathering: No cardinal and gold in sight, not a single Tommy Trojan to be found.
But, on closer inspection, it's apparent that half of the smiling men are flashing the Trojan "victory" sign.
"At USC, you quickly develop a sense of pride being a top university," said Bahjat Zayed, the past president of the 120-member USC Alumni Club of Arabia, one of the university's fastest growing graduate groups.