USC's Chris Galippo won't make excuses

Shakeel dives into a polluted section of the River Yamuna to scavenge for ornaments and coins left by Hindu rituals at the river bank, in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Officials say factories are ignoring regulations and dumping untreated sewage and industrial pollution, turning toxic the river that gives the capital much of its drinking water.

An Indian village boy runs through a parched field on World Water Day in Berhampur, Orissa state, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California walks past a row of flags before starting a press conference after the House passed health care reform in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010.

President Barack Obama, right, and Vice President Joe Biden, left, embrace as they walk together after making a statement to the nation Sunday night following the final vote in the House of Representatives for comprehensive health care legislation, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 21, 2010.

Homes are surrounded by flood waters from the swollen Red River, Sunday, March 21, 2010, south of Fargo, N.D. The river crested earlier today at just under 37 feet.

Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., stands on balcony outside of the House chamber and waves the U.S. Flag to rally protestors against the health care reform bill as the House prepares to vote on the bill in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010.

IBF, IBO and WBO World Champion Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine, left, celebrates after knocking out Eddie Chambers from the US, right, in the last round of the heavy weight title fight at the Esprit Arena in Duesseldorf, western Germany, Saturday March 20, 2010. Around 50,000 spectators watched the championship fight at the soccer stadium in Duesseldorf.

In this March 19, 2010 photo, sun rays filter through clouds over 5,267-foot Mount Katahdin in Maine's Baxter State Park. Last year, starting in March, more than 1400 hikers set off from Georgia's Springer Mountain with the goal of reaching the summit of Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail. About 350 hikers completed the northbound hike, according the the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

A sea lion catches a fish during meal time at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, Japan Saturday, March 20, 2010.

Pittsburgh's Jermaine Dixon, left, falls back after his shot was blocked by Oakland, Mich. player Larry Wright during the first half of an NCAA first-round college basketball game in Milwaukee, Friday, March 19, 2010.