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NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
March 6, 2000 Vol. CXXXIX, No. SB
LA Marathon takes runners by USC’s door
Community: Students, staff participate, watch citys 15th — and rain-drenched — official 26.2-mile run
By JENNIE BEYER
Staff Writer
On a normal day, Del Taco is merely another fast-food restaurant on Figueroa Street. However, on Sunday the local snack spot became the two-mile mark for the 20,000 runners participating in the 15th Los Angeles Marathon.
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Primary offers chance to make a difference
Election: Tuesday event to impact Republican nomination; more students are expected to vote
By LORI AUFDEMORTE
Staff Writer
The two-week campaign battle in California will end Tuesday with the primary election. A larger-than-normal turnout is predicted because it is the first time in 36 years that the California primary will actually make a difference in the Republican nomination, experts said.
“Voting always goes up when media interest goes up, as it does in a close race,” said Eric Schockman, associate dean for Student Affairs and adjunct professor of political science.
By holding the primary in March, rather than in June as it has been in the past, California voters will be setting the mood of the race before there is a definite front-runner and
a bandwagon effect usually occurs, experts said.
“More Independents and fickle voters are likely to turn out for the open primary,” said Sheldon Kamienicki, professor and chair of political science and director of LAS environmental student program.
This means that more students are likely to turn out.
“It’s like buying Tide or Cheer,” Kamienicki said. ‘The 18-25 age group is more likely to shop around than say parents who like to stick with a brand."
Schockman said that the 18- to 25-year-old age group is usually not an important segment.
“Traditionally the 65-year-old plus age group is the one that gets the tailored message,” he said. “However, these candidates are focusing on student issues, like higher education and government loans - issues that affect student pocket books.
“But it is like a chicken and an egg - you have to ask yourself which comes first,” Schockman said. “Is it the candidates articulat-
ing a message for students or is it 18- to 25-year-olds going out and saying these are our issues, now we’re going to hold you accountable?” Although Schockman added that people are following issues better this year, many students are still not familiar with the candidates and propositions on the ballot.
“A majority of students don’t know the issues,” said Catherine Kabadian, a junior majoring in international relations. They attach onto a candidate because of small things they hear.” Kamienicki said that if students turn out they could sway an election because of their numbers. “But it is hard to get a turnout,” he said.
Schockman noted that students aren’t apathetic, but they often participate in ways that aren’t political but have political implications, such as through volunteerisin.
“We didn’t become College of the Year 2000 by Princeton Review and Time by administrators going out and doing all the work,” he said.
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Month honors various feats of women
History: Events, including Take Hack the Night and Emmylou Harris concert, to acknowledge genders historical strides
By LENA WARMACK
Stuff Writer
Celebrating those women who have fought against discrimination and led movements for social change and equality, severul groups are holding various events to honor Women's History Month.
“It’s important to have time set aside to honor women who contributed to the lives of women and humanity as a whole, ” said Dr. Temille Porter, a USC clinical staff psychologist.
The month's events will also acknowledge Ihe bond that all women share, organizers said.
"You don't huve to lx* a part of a sorority to feel a part of a sisterhood," said Lindsay Harrison, chair of the Gender Studies Undergraduate Student Association. “As women, we have an inherent connection to one another."
Harrison noted that Women's History Month is not just the celebration of the past but of the present and future as well.
Harrison said that the celebration is about expand* ing awareness of women's accomplishments, despite the adversities of discrimination and sexism that women have faced.
“It's creating an active presence on campus for women," she said. “Specifically, how women should lx? perceived and not ignored."
Harrison noted the strides women have taken to gain recognition through movements and demonstrations.
‘The reason the feminist movement began was a lot of women in history we're ignored,” she said. “We study our founding fathers but not women.”
The majority of USC students feel that women need a place in history.
“I don’t think women are celebrated enough and getting enough credit,” said Thivantha Kurera, a sophomore majoring in business.
Last year more than 300 students participated in the campus events and far more are expected to participate this month, Harrison said.
Harrison credits increased involvement from on-campus organizations. This year, nearly 20 various organizations are expected to participate compared to only 13 last year.
Harrison also said that Emmylou Harris, multi-Grammy winner and political artist, is expected to per-
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After-school special
Sports Connection allows neighborhood children to reveal untapped talent and raise their self-esteem
By YING LE
Staff Writer
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Helping hands. Business major Torey Carrick helps students from neighborhood schools with their swimming skills through the After School Sports Connection.
queals of laughter, high-pitched voices talking at once and the sound of water splashing echo around the swimming pool area of the Physical Education Building. About 20 elementary school kids are in the water
—	some are learning how to swim for the first time while others are perfecting their backstrokes.
Also in the pool are USC students, swimming instructors who patiently explain to the kids how to kick or give hints for a better freestyle.
The swimming classes are offered to elementary students through the After School Sports Connection, a 3-year-old program that allows students in the third, fourth and fifth grades at the Family of Five schools to participate in daily sports activity mostly taught by USC students.
In addition to teaching kids how to play certain sports, the students receive great satisfaction from working with the kids, such as learning more about themselves, helping kids realize their dreams and finding untapped talent.
“You wonder how much talent is wasted because no one is paying attention to (the kids) or there's not enough funding to find out,” said Melissa Brule, a program coordinator for ASSC.
The program is essentially free to the students except for the $2 that they pay for the end-of-the-year party. There are three sessions per year, one in the fall, spring - which started last week - and an abbreviated session in the summer.
The kids are taught the more popular sports - basketball, flag football, soccer
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