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Founder’s Day celebration planned
University prepares to commemorate 114 years of history
By David Thun
Staff Writer
One hundred fourteen years of Trojan history will be celebrated at a ceremony in Founders Park on Oct. 6.
Next week's Founder's Day celebration will include speeches by university president Steven Sample, city councilman and
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USC alumnus state librarian Starr.
Mark Ridley-Thomas, and and USC professor Kevin
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hilds Way, Uowney Way and Heilman named after U&C's three founders, re-dedicated, and Downey and Heilman ways will receive new street signs. Musical entertainment will be provided by the Trojan Marching Band.
TT\e celebration will also mark the start of
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the USC History Project, a six-year program designed to heighten student awareness of notable people, places and events in USC history.
Among other activities, the project will construct several plaques detailing people, laces and events of historical importance to SC and place them around campus. The first plaque, describing the university's founders, first president of USC Marion Bovard and first Board of Trustees president Robert Widney, will be displayed at the celebration.
"The point is to help us rediscover our roots," said Martha Harris, associate vice president of university public relations. "We are one of the most enduring institutions in the city of Los Angeles. We want to use these six years to rediscover our past."
USC was founded in 1880 by three Los Angeles businessmen: Ozro W. Childs, cofounder of the Los Angeles Nursery and Fruit Garden; John Gatley Downey, a former governor of California and Isaias Wolf Heilman, a Bavarian immigrant and prominent banker.
The three men purchased the tract of land where USC stands today, called 'West Los Angeles' in 1880. Originally they intended to sell it to real estate developers, but few offers came in, according to "Southern California and its University," by Manuel P. Servin and Iris Higbie Wilson.
When they learned that the Methodist Episcopal Conference was looking for a location to build a university, Childs, Downey and Heilman offered 56 lots to be used for the campus and 300 to be sold for an endowment fund, according to "The Trojan Gallery," published by the university.
"It was an attempt to increase the property value of the land," said historian Jim Ca-vener. "They knew if they had a college or university nearby they could sell based on the proximity of a college."
Cavener said the building of USC followed a trend of colleges and universities built on land that was sold cheaply during a cycle of land booms and busts during the 1880's.
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Bank pledges $25,000 for scholarships
Donation boosts Black Staff and Faculty Caucus fund
By Barbra Garofalo
Staff Writer
Founders National Bank of Los Angeles announced that it would match the first $25,000 raised by the Black Staff and Faculty Caucus for its scholarship drive.
"Founders National Bank is always willing to donate to the appropriate agencies that do good things for the community," said Cal W. Naulls, Jr., assistant vice president / business development officer.
"Scholarship funds that are going to better educate students of our community are always a wise investment, which is one of the reasons why we don't hesitate in doing things like this," he said. "USC has a major impact on this area and we are
happy to be donating."
Founders National Bank is the corporate sponsor for BSFC.
"We are excited to be working with a corporation for the first time," said Kay Allen, associate director of Fisher Gallery and president of the USC Black Staff and Faculty Caucus. "It is a real historic time for the caucus and we are proud to be able to do it and serve USC."
The announcement of the donation was made at a business mixer, sponsored by BSFC and held at tne Fisher Gallery Thursday night, as part of the scholarship drive titled "People Building People."
"The business mixer is the first of what we hope will be many," Allen said. "It's really enforcing and following the uni-
versity's strategic plan, in that we are trying to reach out to the community and to do business within the community to show them that we care, to show them how they can conduct business with the university, and create the feeling of community as it really should be."
She went on to say there is a need for African-Americans on this campus to reach out to the surrounding community, where the population is largely African-American and Hispanic.
"We need to reach out and show the community what USC is all about," Allen said.
Barbara Solomon, USC's vice
President for minority affairs, is elping to implement such ideas.
Solomon's position was just
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established within the past year as one of many changes that have taken place as part of the university's strategic plan. "People may wonder, what is (See Bank, page 2)
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Lifting Bosnia embargo futile
Though removing the arms embargo against Bosnian Muslims would soothe the American conscience, its military effects would be few and it could lead to escalation of thi var.
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Live from the Improv
Students, city take to streets for AIDS Walk
By Huan Le
Staff Writer
More than 20,000 people, including USC students, walked ten kilometers Sunday in an effort to stem the AIDS epidemic. AIDS Walk generated a total of $3,162,516 for AIDS Project Los Angeles.
A group of 33 campus residents received funds from URSC for bus transport to the walk, which took place in and around the Paramount Studios lot in Hollywood.
"We thought it would be a good idea to get more people involved this year with AIDS Project L.A.," said Des Harding, a resident advisor at North College, who helped organize the group and obtain the funds.
Harding estimated that the group, which consisted of residents of Webb Tower, North Campus Residential College, and Birnkrant Residential College, raised $2,000 to $3,000.
(See Charity, page 2)
It's going to be another scorcher. The afternoon will heat up to 88 degrees. The low will be in the 60s.
Real blasphemy is too few laughs
Clive Walton (Michael Riley) is the unlucky director in the mockumentary ". . . And God Spoke," which presents a realistic look at filmmaking, but ultimately cops out as a comedy. Diversions, page 8
Men’s crew, cross country cut
The USC Athletic Department dropped the men's crew and men's cross country teams over the summer, angering former team members who lost their varsity status.
Members of the Improvisation group ComedluB Intorruptus perform In front of Doheny library. The team ol theatre students performs every Friday at noon.