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Helping out
Group to request office to find off-campus housing
Senate: Organization to give proposal Monday in lieu of guide, deemed impractical
By MEREDITH COOPER
Student Senate Writer
Student Senate will present a proposal Monday to Michael Jackson, vice president of Student Affairs, requesting the creation of an office to help students find non-university housing.
“It would be unrealistic to think that university housing is the end-all, be-all of student housing,” said Jeff Urdahl, director of housing. “It’s not unusual for a school to operate an office to help students find alternative places to live.”
Originally, Senate wanted to create a non-university housing guide, but it wouldn’t have been practical because of how large it would be, said Sarah Emerson, housing Senator and a junior majoring in economics and international relations, who has worked on this project since fall.
Senate studied what other Pacific 10 Conference schools do to help students find apartments, and discovered that the majority had a student community housing office with at least two full-time staff members. UCLA has had such an office for about 30 years that operates in what is equivalent to USC’s Office of Student Affairs, Emerson said.
Because of overflowing university housing, this project would be especially helpful to students, Emerson said.
“The university has an obligation to provide students with a community housing office
I see Proposal, page 101
Rising rates predicted not to deter most
Housing: Prices expected to go up about 4 percent due to demand; R3 applications are due today
Meeting: Vote follows much debate; $3.50 fee increase approved
By MEREDITH COOPER
Student Senate Writer
Student Senate, after much debate, voted 9-0-5 1/2 to oppose the Knight Initiative, which would make homosexual marriages illegal in California, at Tuesday night’s meeting.
The debate stemmed from feelings that voting against Proposition 22 would not accurately represent all USC students, and some abstained from the vote.
“I talked to my constituents, and some were in favor and some were against the proposition,” said Gary Daglian, commuter senator and a junior majoring in economics and political science. “I found insufficient evidence to prove that the students are either for or against it.”
Other members found moral reasons to abstain from the vote.
“I’m going to abstain not because I’m apathetic and not because I enjoy seeing civil rights being ripped away from people,” said Kristin Price, housing senator and a junior majoring in communication. “Some of us can’t separate religious and ethical beliefs from our daily lives and actions. I know there are a lot of others in the university who feel the same way.”
The majority of Senate members voted to oppose the Knight Initiative, and they were supported by the numerous students from the USC community who attended the meeting.
“Our job as government officials is to represent the views of our constituents
and to protect the rights of minorities," said Adam Levine, Senate chief of staff and a senior majoring in creative writing and biomedical engineering. “Senate archives show that Senate has voted on political and controversial issues in the past. That is part of what we do.”
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Senate unanimously approved six members to the elections commission, which is responsible for handling rules for Senate elections. Numerous freshmen were appointed, raising some concern as
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Student Senate’s vote on behalf of USC Tuesday night, in conjunction with the same resolution by UCLA’s Student Senate, to oppose the Knight Initiative marks the first time that the university has joined with UCLA on such an issue.
UCLA’s Senate voted 10-0-1 to oppose the initiative.
“Across rivalry lines, we can come
to the experience of the candidates.
“I wasn’t going to just pick random students,” said Hema Patel, elections director and a sophomore majoring in mathematics. ‘They were chosen from a lot of candidates and a lot of them have been active in the elections committee since fall. They’re the best for the job — they just happen to be made up of a lot of young blood.”
Senate approved 13 1/2-0-1 a $3 50 increase to the student Programming Fee for next year.
especially within gay support communities. Organizations on campus have collaborated to create the No On Knight campaign, urging students and faculty to vote no when they go to the polls March 7.
“Even if people don’t support homosexuality, this proposition is a threat to justice everywhere,” said Sarah Emerson, a housing senator and junior majoring in international relations and economics.
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UCLA, USC senates oppose Knight
Resolution: First time in history schools join on such an issue; students, organizations divided
By DANA NICHOLS
together to support something that is just,” said Mike de la Rocha, UCLA’s student body president.
The Knight Initiative, or Proposition 22, states that “only marriage between a man and woman is valid or recognized in California."
Named after state Sen. Pete Knight, the initiative has created a great stir,
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Matt Sharp, a senior majoring in computer science and an employee at the Leavey Library Reference Desk, helps Kelly Kazmaler, a junior majoring in communication, on Tuesday night. Part-time work helps many students find the funds to get
through college. The article about students and part-time Jobs, running as part of the ‘Dreams of Dollars" series, will not run In today’s Issue of the Dally Trojan due to space constraints. Look for the next article on graduate school In Thursday's issue.
By LENA WARMACK
Stuff Writer
University housing rates are expected to increase about 4 percent, but muny students ure still expected to participate in the Returning Resident Renewal (R3) process, Housing Service officials said.
“We are anticipating a price increase (but) prices are not set in stone until the trustees approve them in April or Muy," said Jeff Urdahl. director of Housing und Residence Hulls.
Housing rates ure udjusted with the totul cost of tuition, inflation, utilities, cable and telephone fees, Urdahl said.
R3 applications ure due toduy at customer service centers.
Demands for housing and the expense of expected renovation* nuiy increase housing costa in sonic buildings, Urdulil suid. Purkside Apartments und New Residential College will undergo improvements this year and prices may increase in those buildings, he said.
It is too curly to estimate how many students plan to participate in R3 this year, Urdahl said, but 3,300
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Organization against Proposition 22