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I'our-year grads on decline, study says
USC and other California private schools fare better than public universities
By JULIE KUO
Sun WrIUi
The rate of collage atudenta who graduate within four yeara hat declined, according to a atudy rrlraaed laat montJi by UCLA* Highei Education Hear arch InatlUilr
According lo thr atudy. for the freahman daaa of 1994, only 36.4 percent graduated within four yeara — a drop from 39.9 percent in the 1980a and 46.7 percent in tha 1960a.
If atudenta were allowed aix yrara to complete their degreea, however, then the graduate rate soar* to 58.8 percent, and the rate mcreaaea to 61.6 percenL for stu-drnt* who are atill enrolled after aix yrara becauae they arr counted as college graduates
Several factors may have contributed lo the low numbers, according lo lhe study. The num-tier* vary within the race, sex and lypr of institution studenls atlrnd
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USC East Asian programs canceled
SARS outbreaks in Hong Kong, Singapore key factor in deciaion to stop trips
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Recent outbreak* of Severe Acute Keapiratory Syndrome lad to a halt in all USC overaeaa atudiea program
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The Annenberg School for Communication and thr Marahall School of Business canceled the remaining program for the 15 atu-
denta attending the Chinese Univeraity in Hoi^ Kong and the Nanyaog Univeraity of China in Singapore to ensure the atudenu safety aflat levarai outbreak* of SAKS in thoae area*, aaid Lonnie Hurak. director of international program* for the Annenbetg Sdiool for Communication.
SARS - a rapidly apreading dia ute with an incubation period of two to aeven daya and a death rate of 3 percent to 4 percent — firat appeared in the Guangdong province of Southern China, after a bueineeiman suffered from whal aeemed to be an unueual type of
pneumonia, the New York Timea reported. Since Uien. SAKS contin ue* to apread, reaching internation ai epidemic levels.
The 10 Marahall atudenta have returned to the United Stale*, but five Annenberg aUident* are atill hi Hong Kong and Singapore
Horak aaid ahe ke«p» in fre
3unit contact with the five fin ml* aa they work toward return ing to the Uniled State*.
“The atudenu are being my careful,” Horak aaid. "Aa long aa they follow the inatrucUon* they have been given, they aliould be fine."
Theae inatruction* prohibit atudenU from entering large groupa. and *haking hands, aa well a* encouraging the atudenu lo weat •urgital maaka. Horak aaid.
The three atudenu in Singapore are reaiding in their dorma Becauae of the mtanaity of SARS in Hoag Kong, however, one studant dtoae to a lay with friend* off the univeraity campua. while another went lo Korea. >
Traveling home make* Die atu denU almoal aa auaceptiblr to SARS at ataying in China. Horak aaid.
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Taize services offer calm in midst of war
By KEITH WAGSTAFF
Stall WriUi
In the climate of violence and uncertainty that atudenU face today, aeveral of them have found refuge in the quiet, reflective environment of the Chriatian-bssed Taize apirltuality services offered by the Office of Religious Life.
Taize (pronounced ta-zay) was started by nondenominational ' Chriatian monka in 1940 in the town of Taize, France. Services consisl of repeated ahort musical phrases, prayers, psalma and readings that are designed to create inner peace and communication with God, according to a pamphlet from the Office of Religioue Life.
"It seems like in theae times, the service ia a useful island of calm,” aaid Rabbi Susan Laemmle, dean of Religioua Life.
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Marching on. Protesting after the war In Iraq
Antiwar fervor ineffective, students say
Protesting still important regardless of effectiveness, campus advocates claim
By JASON CARTER
Contributing WHUr
Now that the conflict in Iraq ia well into iti third week. protester*. Handing in the atreeU holding painted aigna with various antiwar slogans have become familiar aights acroaa the nation.
Although moat USC atudenta agreed that such a form of exprea-aion is valuable, few thought the protesta are effective, they aaid.
"So fiur, I don’t think Buah has taken into account any of the protests that are going on,” aaid Tamer Benzaken, * freahman
majoring in international relations.
The consenaua, however, is that voicing of betiefa ia important and neceaaary.
“Sometimes, being silent on an iaaue you don’t agree with ia juat as bad aa aupporting it," aaid Wes Gerald, a freshman majoring in history and political science.
Many students said they think
*	there are more effective ways of communicating concerft* about America’i military engagement, such as teach-ins, discussions, petitions or corresponding with elected representatives.	'
"Writing a letter to your congressmen with however-many-thou-sand signatures ia much more effective than yelling in the atreeU," aaid ( jaaon McClOikey, a freahman majoring in biomedical engineering.
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Other studenu cited examples from history — auch as the protesU againat the Vietnam War and the voicing of public opinion during the civil righU movement — to suggest that being publicly vocal about a poaition on the wer in Ireq can have positive resulU.
Many USC atudenU disliked the idea that antiwar proteaU are unpa-triotic, aaying it is impossible to be a disloyal Americen by using the liberties that the United States seeks to bring to the Iraqis.
"Willingly supporting a war that could potentially cost Uie lives of Americen soldiers is unpatriotic," said Skyler Schiavone, an undeclared freshman.
joe Domanick, a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism, agreed.
"You are diapiaying the higheat type of patriptiem in oppoeing — legally qppoaing — an unjuat war Uiat shames America," Domanick said.
Along with respecting what otfa-era have to aay. free speech dso includes freedom from being afraid of thoae who disagree.
"The fact that we can walk around and protest end not get put in jail or killed is a sign of our country’s strength and not a weakness," ' said Sam Bakxi, a aophomore majoring in international relations and economics.
Some atudenta, however, said citizens should be more responsible ‘ in exercising Uieir right to freedom of expreaaion. Although many proteeters decry the war with the wel-
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