USC President C. L. Max Nikias unveils iconic statue that serves as a counterpart to Tommy Trojan

The culmination of Thursday’s opening ceremonies at USC Village was the unveiling of an instant landmark. As the ceremony neared its end, USC President C. L. Max Nikias, his wife Niki C. Nikias and sculptor Christopher Slatoff helped lift the red wrap from Hecuba, queen of Troy, punctuated by fireworks and the trumpets of the Trojan Marching Band.

Slatoff’s latest work towers over the Central Piazza in the middle of USC Village. The 12-foot-tall sculpture stands atop an 8-foot base that depicts six women of African, Asian, Caucasian, Latina, Native American and Eastern Mediterranean descent. “Queen Hecuba will serve as the new symbol of Troy … celebrating our women of Troy,” the president told the crowd.

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