• It's after midnight on the USC campus./p>

  • The lamps illuminate the campus yet cast shadows on every building.

  • There are so many lights that the runoff from the sprinklers shines like a sleek mirror.

  • Sprinklers are a defining feature of post-workday campus.

  • The buildings are empty and the lights are turned down.

  • An ocean fog comes upon the city and creates a hazy skyline.

  • The campus is empty and not one person can be seen.

  • Even the campus center, usually bustling with busy bodies is now barren with but a body to be seen.

  • The clock reads 3:15 a.m. Indeed, it is very late at USC.

  • Streets normally teeming with people are nowdeserted.

  • Even the bike stands have been vacated.

  • And the lone campus building security officals take their duty in the silence of the night.