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Keeping tha faith. Contemporary Christian group Ash Wednesday performs at a tent revival sponsored by Trojan Victory Fellowship.
Revival brings students closer to God
‘My life was changed by the power of God."
Tom Slrotnak
USC alumnus tent revival
Religion: Twelve are converted after inspiring speech by alumnus Wednesday
By BELKIMONTEJO
Staff Writer
God has the power to change one’s life from empty to meaningful, USC alumnus Tom Sirotnak said during a tent revival Wednesday night in Hahn Plaza that inspired 12 students to convert to Christianity.
Drawing around 100 students, the revival’s theme was “It’s Time for Change.” Wednesday marked the first portion of the three-night event, which Trojan Victory Fellowship created to help stu-
dents become closer to God.
“The tent meetings are held so that students on campus could feel the real power of God," said Niki Thiessen, who is co-director of the fellowship with her husband, Brian.
Sirotnak spoke following a performance by contemporary Christian group Ash Wednesday.
Sirotnak, who graduated from USC in 1989, spoke about how God changed his life.
“I was always getting drunk, always partying,” said Sirotnak, who played football for USC for three years. ‘I thought my life was good, but when I would wake up with hangovers I knew something was missing.”
Sirotnak converted during his last semester at USC when he attended a tent revival where Hall of Fame football player Rosey Grier spoke about his experiences
involving God.
“I wanted to hear what he had to say, and now I am delivering the same message,” Sirotnak said. ‘My life was changed by the power of God.”
After Sirotnak finished his inspirational speech, 12 students came forward and either converted or redirected their lives to Christianity.
Jean, a senior majoring in cine-ma-television who declined to give her last name, said she was tired of feeling lost in her life. ‘I know that one step at a time,” she said, “God will change my nature.”
The revival’s theme was chosen because fellowship members feel that college students need to change the directions of their lives to become closer to God.
“A lot of the time students are just walking around in a daily rou-I see Revival, page 3 I
USC officials considering book options
Library: Search continues for convenient place for Doheny materials during retrofitting
By BROOK HEFNER
Staff Writer
With the Doheny Library retrofit less than a year away, administrators are searching for a place to house the cinema and music libraries scheduled to be moved after final exams in December.
One of the plans being co. ’ is to move part of the libraries’ collections. .ding the viewing and listening statio>. , to the Architecture and Fine Arts library, and to use a paging system for the rest of the print collections that would be housed in storage. Students and faculty from both schools are concerned that this plan would prevent direct and efficient access to
necessary materials.
A draft of this relocation plan will be submitted to the Board of Trustees in April for approval, said Chris Ferguson, executive director of the public services core for University Libraries. He emphasized that the plan is not set in stone.
“We’re aggressively looking for alternatives on the north side of campus and north of Jefferson (Boulevard)," Ferguson said. “AFA is our only possibility right now, but we understand its shortcomings and are optimistic about finding another locati n."
In order to move viewing and listening stations and parts of the collections to the AFA library, about one-fourth of the AFA collection would have to be put in storage, said Don Thompson, acting head of the AFA library. Despite some concern among the faculty, Thompson isn’t sure that the students are fully aware of the impact this would have on them.
“The attempt is being made to explore all possible options,” said Jeny Campbell, chief information officer and dean of the university libraries. The campus is tight on space, there aren’t any easy options.”
Music students and faculty are especially worried that students would not be able to browse the music collection if it were kept in stor. ’e. Browsing, the casual using-and-putting-back books and other materials is an essential part of the music selection process, said Bruce Brown, associate professor of music and head of the music library committee.
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Former defensive half-back, assistant coach dies at 86
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In 1937, McNeish, who graduated in
1934	with a bachelor’s degree in education, returned to his alma mater as USCs back-field coach for sue years and led the Trojans to three Rose Bowl appearances, including two wins.
“He loved coaching,* said Margaret McNeish, who married McNeish in 1934 after they met at USC. “Howard Jones was a wonderful man. Bob enjoyed coaching under him.” McNeish’s son also remembers his father’s coaching days.
“He gave it his all,” said son Stanlee McNeish, who is a 1964 graduate from USC. “My dad was a perfectionist.*
McNeish also enjoyed golfing and working in the yard, but his greatest love was football, family members recall.
McNeish started his coaching career at
San Bernardino Junior College and went on to coach for two seasons (1935-36) at Pasadena Junior College, where his 1936 team went undefeated and won the national championship.
In 1942, McNeish took a break from coaching at USC to participate in the V-5 program in the U.S. Navy during World War II. During the 43 months McNeish served, he was training the navy pilots in order to keep them healthy and was an assistant coach for the St. Mary’s Pre-Flight School team in 1942.
He went on to serve as an assistant coach at Navy (1946) and Virginia Tech (1947-50).
After returning to USC as the field secretary of the General Alumni Association and the Trojan Club, McNeish became vice president of the Los Angeles Rotary Club in 1956, where his wife said he liked serving.
“He was there for 22 years,” Margaret McNeish said, “and he enjoyed it very much." Through the Rotary Club, McNeish was able to travel to Europe and Australia.
McNeish’s son recalls his father as a “workaholic."
“He used to get at least three to foor weeks of vacation,” Stanlee McNeish said. “But he would usually only take a couple."
In addition to the footbtfll team, McNeish was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity aad became a lifetime member. McNeish still kept in touch with several college friend*
In addition to his wife and son, McNeish, who lived in San Marino, is survived by two grandchildren and a brother, George, who was a three-year (1934-36) letterman for the Trojan football team.
Services were held Wednesday at Rose Hills in Whittier.
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Obituary: Alumnus Bob McNeish remembered for service to team, community
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Bob McNeish, regarded as one of the top defensive half-backs in USC history and a former assistant football coach, died Saturday of natural causes in Fernview Hospital in San Gabriel. He was 86.
The Van Nuys native lettered for three years (1931-33) at USC and was a member of the team that won the Rose Bowl in 1931 and
1933	under Head Coach Howard Jones. During McNeish’s career, USC posted a 30-2-