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Margaret Cho discusses sex, ethnicity and politics during annual event
By JULIE KUO
Staff Writer
A flight attendant was passing out airplane food once, offering "Asian chicken salad" to each passenger. When he got to Margaret Cho, he looked at her and said "chicken salad.”
“What did he think I was going to do?” Cho asked a student audience that covered McCarthy Quad on Sunday night for the annual Welcome Back Comedy Show.
Her face contorted and her eyes squinted into thick black lines. Her
body bent forward, almost at a right angle, as she moved in a circle, pretending to be an irate Asian diner who knew the salad wasn't authentic.
“THIS... is not Asian chicken salad!” she declared in disgust.
DPS officials estimated thousands of students attended Margaret Cho’s hour-long comedy routine that was sponsored by Program Board, Asian Pacific American Student Assembly, Trojan Pride, Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Assembly and the Center for Feminist Research.
“(Cho) has gone through a lot of things,” said Leticia Kimble, Special Events director for the Program Board and majoring in political science.
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( i irrtf/ulers affected by the virus mu) freeze, crash or restart then reboot automatically, officials say
By KIM SIM
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Information Services Division is strong ly inoinmending that all computer uteri tunning a Microsoft Windows operating system download tlir latest patches and virus definitions in an effort to minimize
damagt caused by i recent outbreak of computer worms
The .fifth reincarnation of the original mass-mailing Sobig worm that first appeared in January hat hit many USC users in the put week USC e mail accounts sub scribed to Use TransNst listserv were sent the worm, called ‘Sobig.IT last Thursday, but anyone can receive the e mail from an infected computers account
The Sobig> worm comes on thr heels of thr Blaster worm, which began striking computers worldwide on Aug. 11. The
Blaster worm exploits a known vulnerabih ty in Windows XP, Windows 20UU. Windows NT 4.0 and Windows Server 2003
Computers that have not downloaded and msUdled the security patch to fix tlir vulnerability arc suactptible to infection, which will force the computer to restart and reboot until the worm is removed using an anti-virus software and the appropriate patch is applied. Affected computers may also freeze or crash
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Enabling a firewall and updating your computet software can help stop viruaes, according to microaoft.com
Office of Religious Life plans expansion
Former director for the Center for Women and Men joins staff
By PftATUl THAKER
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Students pay $1,720 more this year
Officials point to rising costs as reason for six percent tuition increase; UC students see about 30 percent tuition increase
By HEIDI HARDT
Staff Writei
A six percent increase in tuition translates into $1,720 that returning students have added to their tabs at the University of Southern California. This year, two semesters of a USC education cost about $28,000.
J. Michael Thompson, vice provost and dean ol admission and financial aid, said tuition increases are expected to happen each year.
‘A whole variety of factors contribute to our tuition increase from rising business costs to rising gas prices. Our university costs increase faster than inflation,” he said.
Thompson said students and families have contacted the office of admission with concerns about how future
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"Our university msts increase faster than inflation.”
J. MICHAEL THOMPSON dean admission and financial aid
The Office of Religious Life err atrd a new position over thr sum mer in order to expand its activities on thr University Park and Health Sciences campuses
The Rev. Elizabeth Davenport ha* been appointed as the new asso ciatr dean of religious life. This dou bles the number of religious profes sionals working for the office.
The Rabbi Susan Laemmle, dean Of the Office of Religious Life, was the only religious professional work ing there sinee it was created eight years ago. Davenport said.
“My hope in coming to the Office of Religious Life at this point is to work with Rabbi Susan Laemmle to greatly expand (the offices) work and outreach,” Davenport said “With the two of us we hope to more than double our efforts, program ming and outreach to the campus " Davenport started work with the Office of Religious Life earlier this month and is expected to serve as a liaison between the Office of Religious Life and the department of Student Affairs.
Both Davenport and Laemmle stressed the need for greater outreach to the Health Sciences Campus.
“The students on the Health Sciences Campus feel really neglect ed,” Laemmle said.
Until now the Office of Religious Life has not had a permanent presence on the campus, Davenport said. This was because there was a I see Outroacti, page 19 I
Waiting. Dozens of students stand in line at the makeshift University Cashier’s office at the Lyon Center to pay their fee bills.