[Smith] Pardon the dust ... USC almost home - OC Register...The Galen Center could have been USC's "Waterworld," with its ambitious blueprints, elephantine price tag ($100 million) and Hollywood-blockbuster expectations to become one of Southern California's premier sports and entertainment destinations...
...Even in its under-construction state, the majestic Galen Center is a better symbol than the eyesore the City of Los Angeles had let the Sports Arena become in the last decade. (I spotted a rat there once.)
Soon, the volleyball and basketball programs will have a proper home court. What's more impressive is that this sports castle has been privately funded, largely from $100 million in donations, including $35 million from the namesake benefactors Louis and Helene Galen...
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