April 25, 2003
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Building to replace lot
New molecular and computational biology facility will take up hundreds of parking spaces near Kaprielian Hall
By RACHEL GALLEGOS
Contributing Writer
The molecular and computational biology subdivision of the department of biological sciences will have a new $50 million, 100,000 square-foot building, but the campus will lose more than 300 parking spaces from Lot 6, where the research facility will be built.
The new USC Molecular and Computational Biology Building will
be constructed at Lot 6, near Kaprielian Hall, which has about 400 parking spaces, said Brian d'Autremont, director of Transportation Services.
About 60 parking spots from Lot 6 will remain after the buildings construction, he added.
With less parking available, Transportation Services is encouraging commuters to use public transportation or other means to get to campus, dAutremont said. There are
also plans for more parking around the University Park Campus’ perimeter, he added.
Another 1,000 spots are left in the Vermont Avenue Parking Plaza on campus for people who want permits, he added.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new building was Thursday afternoon at Lot 6.
Many USC professors said the facility, which is set to open in 2005, is needed because there is a lack of research and office space for molecular and computational biology.
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Talking- USC President Steven B. Sample speaks at the groundbreaking event.
TECHNOLOGY
Students want more Leavey computers
By SEUNG HWA HONG
Staff Writer
It is not uncommon to see students cramming for final exams and meeting with their study groups during finals at Leavey Library, and, as a result, there is a student demand for more computers and study space; however, administrators have said purchasing more computers is not in their immediate plans.
“Everybody wants more computers because it’s something we usually wait for a while,” said Kwang II Choi, a graduate student in computer science. “(Leavey Library’s) second floor needs more computers because during finals and midterms everybody makes lines to wait for computers.”
There are about 230 computers available for students at Leavey Library, including the ones in the two wired classrooms and the information workstations on the main floor, said Anne Lynch, interim director of Leavey Library.
The people who make the decision of purchasing more computers are the people who decide the budget, said John Bonham, project manager and senior computer consultant specialist at Leavey Library.
“The problem is that we might like to purchase more computers but we have a limited budget,* Bonham said. “The budget is not under control of Leavey Library but under the senior administration at the dean’s office."
Students said that there should be more resources available at the libraries.
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SARS keeps some from going home
Security measures also prevents many USC international students’family members from visiting them at campus
By HEIDI HAR0T
Staff Writer
The latest surge in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreaks and the rise in national security have threatened the normal ways of life for USC international students.
Plagued by the growing turmoil overseas, many of these students are asking how they will be able to make
jt home safely for the summer.
Dixon Johnson, executive director of the Office of International Services, said he has received phone calls from concerned students who have come to USC from as close as Canada to as far away as Malaysia.
“Everyone’s very skittish in terms of what the future holds,” he said.
OIS recently sent out a letter to
all international students, giving them information on SARS and how to avoid security holdups when trying to get a visa.
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number of International students who applied to USC as undergraduates for the fall of 2003 has jumped by about 4 percent compared to last year’s numbers.
The university enrolled more international students than any other undergraduate school in the nation last year, according to a survey by the New York-based Institute
of International Education.
“With such a large and diverse international student body, most international students have been by the global events because they have family and friends overseas,’’ Johnson said.
Oiunike Huntar, a sophomore majoring in engineering, came to USC from Nigeria because a college degree in the United States would be more valuable worldwide, she said.
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Showing off. Kit Jackson, Lynn Sykes and Susan Reyes get in some hula dancing at the College Business office party at Associates Park.
Locals upset with gangs and violence
School of Public, Policy and Development coconduct L.A. County survey
By LIZ BURDICK
Contributing Writer
Los Angeles County residents view crime and gangs as the most important issue facing the county today, according to a survey conducted in March by the Public Policy Institute of California in collaboration with USC School of Policy, Planning and Development
The phone survey of 2,000 Los Angeles County residents, conducted between March 6 and March 18, questioned respondents about different social issues and asked for the opinions of local government. After crime and gangs, respondents named public schools and education, jobs and the economy, and traffic congestion as the other top issues.
The survey showed that 26 percent of respondents named crime as the most important issue facing the county today. The level of concern was shown to be highest among those living in the Central-I see Swvoy, page • I
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