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Budnaia: USC students invite seven other business school teams to show off knowledge, talent and win prizes.
By MMYBEL 00NZALE2
SUIT Writer
Imagine competing against *om<‘ ol t*,r world • beat student* in your field. l>efore a panel uf expert* in an area you were only given about three month* to prepare (or Buiineki atudenta from USC and aeven other top-notch universities did exactly that Friday.
Laat year, students Michelle R<^a* Soto. Bhaakar Omni, Inabellr Steiner, and Sumit Agar wai of thr USC Marshall Management Conaulting Club thought up an idea lo further challengr the hard working, neversleeping buaineaa atudent* of USC and provide them with an opportunity to ahowcaae their talent, aaid Rojat, one of the vice presidents of the club.
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They developed the Marahall Global Conaulting Challenge to bring the top buainea* atudenta, from a "mix of top-ranked" graduate buaineu achooi* from around thr world to compete againat each other. Rojas said.
Thi* year* competitor* consisted of student* from USC. UCI.A, University of California. Berkeley, Northwestern University, London Business School, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University Of the eight participating schools, four would win a prize and four would gain a valuable expe rience.
The participating students were selected from a long list ol candidates by their own universities. The (oui graduate students from USC werr chosen by the administration chosen because they fit togethei like a puzzle. Rojas said.
"We all know each other (in the business school), and tbe administration wanted to pick a group with good presentation skills, quantitative skills, good ana lyzing abilities," she said. "They also wanted a group
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rc Service club raises more than $50,000 from first ever event
By LUKE PEfU
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Community aervice may be priceless. but Troy Camp was certainly talking money lut weekend for the good of the community.
Troy Camp raised more than $50,000 Saturday night at A Bid for Friendship, their first charity auction., More than 300 guests paid $65 each to attend at the Radisson Hotel Midtown Los Angeles.
"The auction serves two purpos es," said Simoina Dargan, a senior majoring in business and one of thr
auction organizers. "First, il get* our name out to people. It's a good time to share our story, people should start taking notice. Second, the auc tion raises hinds for th* endowment."
The TYoy Camp endowment funds TYoy Camp itself, a week in May wha* atudent counselor* help develop youth leadership in neigh borhood children through a variety of activities. The endowment also funds operating costs for events through out the school year.
"The goal is to provide growth," said Katie Trefz, a sophomore major ing in history and auction organizer "With this money we can actually grow."
The long-term goal is getting a million dollars in the endowment becauae then camp would already be
paid for each year. Dargan said.
Auctioned items included electronics, jewelry, artwork, autographed memorabilia, and tickets to dinners, sport event* and vacation*. At one point, a Persian rug aold for $2,000.
"Every ainglr thing tonight was donated." Dargan aaid. "A committer has been planning this for month*, spreading the name of Troy Camp and collecting donations"
Otis Healy, who founded Troy Camp in 1948, spokr at the auction, vowing to match the amount Troy Camp puts in thr endowmrnt dollar lor-dollar.
“It gives me tremendous satisfaction to see this night and to see something you started grow the way I see Can* page SB I
TVoy Camp, a USC organization that provides summer camp tor local school children raised more than $50,000 at its first ever live and silent auction Saturday at the Radisson.
Familiar face dies at age 76
Obituary: Olaf Philips Winningstad Jr. died of a heart attack Dec. 16
By ARMANDO BROWN
Contributing writer
Olaf Philips Winningstad Jr. has been a familiar figure around USC for many years. Although his name might not sound familiar, many people around campus have seen him.
Wearing his familiar red San Francisco 49ers jacket, most days he could be found in the vicinity of Leavey Library, EVK and the New and North Residential colleges reading the day’s newspaper or having lunch.
At 76, however, his body had
begun to deteriorate, and that was made obvious when he walked, by the way he had to push each of his legs in an unrhythmic step after wobbly step, then stop and lean against a pole or tree every few yards to rest his legs and catch his breath before trudging along again.
Winningstad’s hair had long since turned white, and his eyes required the assistance of glasses, but his still sharp mind yearned for knowledge, and so he tried to come to the university everyday.
Last fall, however, was Winningstad’s last semester at USC.
On Dec. 16, he died alone in his apartment of a heart attack.
For about the past 10 years, Winningstad lived in a nearby single apartment in a gated complex on
Flower Street directly acroas from the Margarita Jones restaurant southeast of campus.
He usually walked north on Figueroa Street from his apartment and entered at Gate 3.
Only a few people around campus ever spoke or had any interaction with him. Some people thought he was a student, some thoOght he just liked hanging around campus and many others did not know what to think about him.
People who have worked at USC for a long time knew who he was, though, because Winningstad worked at the university for dose to
26	years.
From September 1966 to June 1992 when he retired, he worked In
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Students, locals help out USC community
Stnfct: Hundreds participate in"Friends and Neighbors day
By JULIE KUO
Staff Writer
Approximately 300 to 400 peo pie participated in Friends and Neighbors Day, a biannual campus event, when students and locals came together to help the local community on Saturday morning.
USC students who participated in Friends and Neighbors Day did various service projects such as gardening. painting and cleaning around the USC community.
Many people, however, have not had this experience.
“I’ve never been down to South Central. It’s quite an experience," said Scott Morita, a freshman majoring in biological sciences.
Friends and Neighbors Day is "a volunteer blitz to kick off each semester" by helping agencies around the USC community, said Michelle Blanchette, director of the USC Volunteer Center.
Volunteers, mostly students, met at 8:30 a.m. at Alumni Park and then went to their agency with their team leader.
There is no great difference between past and current agencies
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