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Students lose without morning snooze
Comet: Recent study shows grades in their H a.m. classes
By PURNIMA MUDNA1
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Janellc Trusty said shr frequenUy nods ofl in her early morning class aflei getting Lo bed around 2 a.m.
"It s Ux> early lo actually compre I dm id anyUiing,” uid Trusty, a aopho-more majoring id aerospace and aero nautical engineering “Even a 9 a.m. class would Im* OK, bul 8 o'clock is a
that students receive lower than in their afternoon ones
number which every! rod y hates’
A Michigan State University Study recently found dial students who take early morning daises but sleep lair can see Uieir grades drop.
Bowing to students' wishes, Pennsylvania State University decided lo move toward later classes.
“It's something tiiat our students have indicated ovei several years,” said 'lysen Kendig. a s|>okcsinan for IVnn
State. “We haven't eliminated 8 arm. classes, but writ in the proosas oi accommodaUng moat of our atudenU' wishes”
USC atudenU said they had to get up early tn high school, but the same should not bt so in college.
“College life makes it difficult to go to bed Mriy." said Daniella Irvine, a freshman manuring in fine arts.
Experts say socializing, late-night studying and an absence of curfew* make it difficult for collegr studenu to sleep early. Research on teenagers and l>eople in their mid-20s shows dial
thtir circadian rhythm* — a kind of body dock determined by the release a hormone melatonin and other factors
—	tell them to stay awake later and get up later.
On a basic biological levd, many teenagers have no more control over the circadian switch than they do over growing facial hair or breasU. the Washington Post reported.
Bradford King, director of Student Counseling Services, offered a different explanation for sleep abnormal! ties in teenagers and praple in their I see Manliigi page It I
Web sites goal to educate students outside of class
WMk Officials say USC Online' is doing well student s'feelings mixed
By KEVIN M
Staff Writer
The Center for Scholarly Technology debuted a new Web site last week, USC Online, which gives voice to USC studenU and professors in an interactive medium.
USC Online provides studenU and faculty the opportunity to voice their opinions freely in a unique forum outside of the discussion sections.
In the first few days, the site has been operational there have been more than 3000 hiU, said Mark Kann, adviser of USC Online and professor of political science and has been overseeing on the project for three years.
But some students do not see the point
“I am not a fan of message boards, and I will not respond to them, but they are a good resource for studenU to voice their opinions.” said Alex Lima, a freshman majoring in broadcast journalism.
The skeleton of USC Online was developed at a luncheon for studente and faculty hosted by Michael Jackson, vice president for Student Affairs. The basis for the luncheon was to discuss ways to make the campus more interesting Kann said.
USC Online was developed in conjunction with the Academic Culture Initiative set forth by the provost, and the site is maintained by the Center for Scholarly Technology.
Having studente express their opinions is the premise for the Web site, which has a section for general news, a weekly professor comment student comrnenU, a film section for people to discuss the latest releases and a poll.
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Joking around* USC coach Henry Bibby and UCLA coach Steve Lavin talk during the US04JCIA basketball game at the SportB Arena.
Campus free from cheating tings
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Ethics: Cell phone technology makes it easier for students tQ cheat
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Midterms have arrived. It's the first exam of the semester. There are IS minutes left and studente are packing up and handing in their exams. The professor is distracted.
During a time when opportuni ties to cheat are endless, a new type of cheating has emerged.
Twelve University of Maryland students were accused of cheating on an accounting exam using their cell phones, the Diamondback, Maryland’s student newspaper, reported.
Professors caught the students in a sting operation. Fifteen minutes before the exam ended, the professors posted bogus answers on the Internet The accused students then had friends text message the answers to their cell phones.
The scandal could have enormous repercussions for test-taking procedures on college campuses across the nation.
Robert Schnereget, director of Student Judicial Affairs and Community Standards, said he could not recall any cheating that involved cell phones at USC during his 10-year tennre, but that poasi-
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Military: He enlisted Marine withdraws from school to go to San Diegu.to train for possible mission in Iratj
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On Jan. 31 Merlin Micken looked around the mostly empty USC campus knowing he might not »rr it again for 12 to 18 months, and seemed calm.
At 3:30 p.m. Jan. 30. he received a phone call telling him thr newt hr wa* waiting lo hear — hi* company wa* being sent to Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. He had been expecting this moment since he reenlisted in thr U.S. Marine Corps in April
Now, if sent lo Iraq, his compa
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'Wr always think about {not coming back from battle),” said Micken. a junior majoring buaines* administration “But... wr have the Iteat training in thr world, we have the best leaderahip in thr world ... the goal is to bring everybody back.
The Uaining proces* builds thr Marine* up, training them lo handle sires* in hlghs^rr*»urr situations, ao they will br able lo keep cool heads, he said. The soldier* even joke among themselves about who will be the first shot down. Micken added.
During the first three weeks of Uie spring semester, hr attended clauses and tned to live a normal student life but was unable to concentrate becauae of hU impending IOM Marin* paga III
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