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Minority Greeks
Beta Omega Phi is the only minority-based fraternity with a house on the Row.
By LAUREN BONIFACIO
Stiff Writer
Conservative and stately, the restored mansions lining “The Row" on 28th Street tell of a lengthy history. Any of the (jreek let-ter-emblazoned monoliths could pass us a movie version of the typical frater nity or sorority house.
Except for one.
Its columns and grandeur speak of Greek tradition, but Beta Omega Phi’s neon blue lights declare it somehow
different, newer.
Part of the Asian Greek Council, the fraternity’s house sits alone among a block of Interfratemity Council and Panhellenic Council houses, a small reminder that the 1FC and Panhellenic way is not the only way.
USC’s nearly 50 fraternities and sororities are organized into five Greek councils. The IFC and Panhellenic are deeply entrenched in university history, while the AGC, Multicultural Greek Council and the historically black National Ran-Hellenic Council are relative newcomers, sometimes rising and sometimes falling out of prominence.
At a school ranked 14th in Princeton Review’s 2Q04 list of colleges with amajor Greek scene, where almost one in five undergraduates is in
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George Olah received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in • 1994.
Olah will be honored by the Emperor of Japan on -Dec, 10 for his scientific contributions to the nation.
“The award is one of the most ,	. ,	exclusive decorations for a foreign
Japans industrial processes national,” said Robert Aniszfeld,
assistant director of the USC Iioker -Hydrocarbon Research Institute.
The ceremony will take place at the residence of Consulate General Nomotib in Los Angeles, Prakash said. '•
reason for award. fay JILL QUEZA
Contributing Writer
The Emperor of Japan will honor USC chemist and Nobel laureate George Olah on December 10, 2003, for his scientific contributions to Japanese industry and society said Surya Prakash, a professor of chemistry
Japanese Consulate General
the impact of his work on Jajjftns industrial processes, Aniszfeld said. As one of the core inventors of the fuel cell, Qlah's ongoing research has especially helped Japan’s emerging fuel cell industry, Aniszfeld said.
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Nomoto visited Olah personally to Olah 4s a USC chemistry profes-inform him that he was to be hon- sor aad the director of the Loker ored by Emperor Akihito, Prakash Institute, the only facility in the
world devoted to the research of hydrocarbons.	' /
About 30 scientists have traveled from Japan to work with Olah at the Loker Institute over the-years, I see Oteh. page 14 i
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. Olah will receive the Grand Cordon of the Order, of,the Rising .Sun. the highest honor given b Japan to a foreign scientist, Pi said.
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Portions of the $98,750 leftover from last year to gd toward climbing Wall exercise equipment and refurbishing chain
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By BIHAN REED
SUIT Writer
Student Senate overwhelmingly approved two resolutions allocating more than MO,000 for new L/on Center equipment and for recovering chairs in ItraT Library Tuesday nighL The money came from the $91,750'left over from the previous administration.
Senate allocated 127,000 for a climbing wall 110.595 for two new treadmim and about $1,300 for a row ing machin# for the Lynn Center
It also voted to allocate more than $4,400 to rtfcom 33 chairs in Leavey Library.
Installation of the climbing wall will require the elimination of a squash court, said Brigid McManama, a residential senator.
Andrew Ritter, a Greek senator, told the other senators during dlbate that the some studtats were unhappy that one of the courts would be transformed.
, McManama said it would be unavoidable if a climbing wall were to I *»« IwHl p«<2* H •
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_ Allocations for the Lyon Center:
$27,000 for a climbing wall
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$10,595 for two treadmills
approximately $1,300 for a rowing ' machine