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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Retired General and former CIA Director David Petraeus will teach part-time and mentor ROTC members at the University of Southern California, the school announced Thursday. Petraeus, who resigned as head of the CIA last year after confessing to an extramarital affair, will begin at the university this fall. “He embodies all the noble qualities of our founder along with a fearless commitment to excellence. His presence will have a profound impact on our students across many disciplines,” USC President C. L. Max Nikias said in a press release. Petraeus, 60, earned a PhD in international relations...

Rocket scientists, long considered the gold standard in intelligence among all professionals, are not nearly as smart as originally thought, according to a controversial new study published today by the American Association of Brain Surgeons. The study, which appears in the organization's monthly publication, Popular Brain Surgery, is entitled "The Intelligence of Rocket Scientists: Myth Versus Reality," and suggests that rocket scientists' reputation for smartness is largely undeserved. "It does require a superior intellect to function as a rocket scientist," the article concedes. "Having said that, though, rocket science is not brain surgery." The article drew an immediate rebuke from...

Coliseum Beer Ban Begins In Fall LOS ANGELES -- In what USC football fans might find "sobering" news, a beer ban will be in effect at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum beginning this fall. The university and the Coliseum Commission agreed to end alcohol sales inside the Exposition Park stadium on USC game days, beginning with the Sept. 17 season opener against Arkansas. The idea is to make the Coliseum "more family-friendly" when the Trojans take the field in a bid for an unprecedented third consecutive national championship, according to USC President Steven Sample. In a letter informing season ticket...