Fountain outside of Doheny Library with the Von KleinSmid Center; both buildings were used in the film The Graduate as stand-ins for UC Berkeley.
Because of USC's proximity to Hollywood, close ties between the School of Cinematic Arts and entertainment industry, and the architecture on campus, the university has been used in numerous movies, television series, commercials, and music videos. USC is frequently used by filmmakers, standing in for numerous other universities.
Movies filmed at USC include Forrest Gump, Legally Blonde, Road Trip, The Girl Next Door, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Love & Basketball, Blue Chips, Ghostbusters, Live Free or Die Hard, House Party 2, The Number 23, The Social Network and The Graduate.[143] Television series that have used the USC campus include Cold Case, Entourage, 24, The O.C., Beverly Hills, 90210, Moesha, Saved by the Bell: The College Years, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, House M.D., CSI: NY, Undeclared, The West Wing, Alias, The Office, Monk, The United States of Tara, Gilmore Girls, Scrubs, and The Roommate.[144] The USC campus also appears on the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles on its "South Central Map Expansion".[145]
The campus has also served as a backdrop for television game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.[citation needed] Other television series that have been filmed on campus include a 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidates' debate,[146] Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Scholar, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and College GameDay.[citation needed]
NotesUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
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University of Wisconsin – Madison
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Motto Numen Lumen (Latin)
Motto in English "God, our light" or
"The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light."[1]
Established 1848
Type Public university flagship
Endowment $1.81 billion (2012)[2]
Chancellor Rebecca Blank
Academic staff 2,054
Students 42,595 (Fall 2010)[3]
Undergraduates 28,897 (Fall 2010)[3]
Postgraduates 9,358 (Fall 2010)[3]
