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Uttar Some Me USC President Steven B. Samples memo to university as a way to tone down student campus activism
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Neetu Mahil. a junior majoring in political acience and internation al relation! and an oiganizer uf laat Wedneaday "a protest, questioned the intent of the letter.
"I feel that (Sample) is trying to baaicaliy prevent anybody from speaking out,” Mahil said. “He's try-in| to keep the peuple apathetic and indifferent to anything outside the USC bubble:
Some faculty saw Sample’* letter ss an attempt to quiet the tone of student activism.
The lettai appeared in tip Daily Trojan and student and faculty e-mail boxen Monday, Ave days after studenu around the world led coordinated peace demonstration* on March S. About 60 people partici pated in the demonstration and teach-in at USC.
A univeraity relations spokesman said Samples letter was written before March 5 and wasDot a response to last week * demonstra
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Students and faculty reacted with both praise and criticism to a letter President Steven B. Samplr wrote to the USC community ao a reminder to "make certain that our discussions are framed by civility and mutual respect" in the face of the campus’ and the nation’s pditi cal climate.
Ed McClain has worked at USC for the last 24 years resetting fire alarms and playing the electric guitar
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T A Tith Are alarms almost a nifhdy ritual for some \l\f USC housing residents. Ed McClain Is one of the W V few who coukl end a student^ miaary of standing out in the cold at 3 a.m.
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When an alarm goes off at a building on campus. McClain must wait for Are
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dedared the ana safe or determine itk a *rw,“i"T false alarm. McClain finds the electrical —♦— box that controls the alarm and disen gages it
Most of the Are alarms are considered vandalism, and they usually occur in dorms or other undergraduate housing, he said.
“All the false alarms are considered vandalism, and they’re completely rampant on campus," he said.
McCain responded to three Wednesday night
The university's monitoring system has been modem ized and is in good condition, but it is nearly impossible to catch vandals, he added.
Electricians at the university that respond to Are alarms rotate on an either day or night shift from 7 a.m. to 330 pm or from 3:30 pm. to 7 a.m.
The university issues Are drills several times a year so students can know where to evacuate to in the case of an actual Are. Despite their being planned, McClain still has to be on hand to turn off the alarms when the drills take place.
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Shelters close doors, many left to the streets
Honwiwr Seasonal shelters to close Saturday morning, leaving many in the cold
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Winter homeless shelters throughout Los Angeles County, including two within two miles of USC, will close down Saturday morning at 8 a.m., leaving many uncertain about the location of their next bed or meal.
The shelter program runs from Dec. 1 to March 15 each year but would require large increases in funding to keep this year's 19 locations open year round, said Harrison Soberanis, founder and director of People Helping People, a shelter on the 5700 block of South San Pedro SL
“It breaks my heart every March 15,” Soberanis said, “lt’s.really needed year round, but the government just cries that there's no money."
Councilwoman Jan Perry of the 9th District has proposed the county allocate funds to keep the winter shel-
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On elest Ed McClain, an electrician for Facilities Management Services, resets fire alarms, but his mother originally wanted him to be a mortician.
resume publication Tuesday, March 25,2003
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