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NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
October 12,1HI Vol. CXXXV, No. 27
Student Senate allocates funding for research grants
Scholarships: Three USC students received $500 each for showing achievement in studies
By BEN BERKOWITZ
Staff Writer
Three USC students were each awarded $500 research scholarships Friday for outstanding achievement in undergraduate research.
The Student Senate Research Scholarships — the first of their kind
—	were awarded to Sonia Narang, a senior majoring in psychology, Calvin
Kam, a senior majoring in architecture and civil engineering and Robert Moeller, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering. These students were announced as the recipients in April, pending the completion of their research.
Narang completed a cross-cultural study on East Indian adolescents and their parents. Her research took her all over California and included work by telephone on the East Coast.
Kam worked on creating virtual interactive displays that were used in the California Science Center. He arrived at USC and began doing his research at the age of 16.
Moeller worked on a space science and atmospheric study called ATOS.
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Scholarship winners (from left) Calvin Kam, Sonia Narang and Robert Moeller.
One other student, Manal Mehta, a freshman majoring in business, was also designated to receive a leadership scholarship, but he transferred to Yale University during the summer
and did not receive the award.
The scholarship program was created and run by Amy-Cecilia Sanders, last year’s Senate Academic Affairs director and a senior majoring in psychology. Maryam Sarraf, last year’s senate treasurer and a senior majoring in public administration, also participated in organizing the program.
Sanders said the awards were intended to expand the senate’s outreach to students working in research programs.
‘It tells students that senate considers research a type of leadership,* Sanders said. “We selected the students we did because they’re out-
(see Grants, page 3)
“ItteHs students that senate considers research a type of leadership*
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Flex plan time
Dining: Students, administrators reach an agreement to keep restrictions on three eateries
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Mast and potatoes time for Tim Gustafson (right), an English professor who is a resident faculty living in Bimkrant Residential College with his family. Above, Gustafson has dinner with a student in EVK, where his family usually dines with him.
Compromises reached for
Dorm life for professors
By ANUSHA RAMANATHAN
Staff Writer
« furnished three-bedroom A apartment with a large liv-/ % ing area, a home entertain-ment system, a full JL. JL kitchen and a study with floor-to-ceiling bookcases. Doesn’t sound like USC housing, does it? For the faculty members in university housing among students, this is what living is like, except for the minor factors - dining at EVK every night, and having to deal with 4 a.m. fire alarms and occasionally rowdy students.
Professors Stan Rosen, Tim Gustafson and James Moore are
Faculty members say living in university housing isn’t so bad
three of the 12 resident faculty members who have been living in university housing for at least 10 years.
The resident faculty program began in 1980 with one faculty member, said Kathy Steward, associate director at the Office of Residential and Greek Life. As a part of this program, faculty members are able to live in university housing with living expenses and meal plans paid for by the university.
“It is an opportunity for residents to interact with faculty who can have a significant influence on their lives,* said Steward, who is involved in organizing the program.
Rosen, a professor in political science, started living in Marks Hall, in a rather small room next to the first floor lounge. After living as a faculty resident there for 10 years, he moved to the larger New Residential College, part of North Residential College, this year. Rosen was allowed to move into a bigger space as a result of a larger programming budget, which includes the ben-
(see Faculty, page 2)
By CLINTON LUKENS
Staff Writer
After obtaining more than 550 student signatures, three students met with administrators Friday and reached a Flex meal plan compromise. The compromise, which will be implemented today, allows students to use their Flex plans at the EVK dining hall and Cafe ‘84, including Jamba Juice, at all times. Trojan Grounds will now only be limited from 4 to 6 p.m., and Commons, Carl’s Jr. and Wetzel’s Pretzels will still be limited from 4 to 8 p.m.
The compromise resulted from the petition, economic factors and surveys conducted by Hospitality Services. Allison Allard, a junior majoring in music performance; Evan Busch, a sophomore majoring in print journalism and cinema-television; and Laura Hickey, a senior majoring in cinema-television, started circulating the petition in protest of the original limitations, which did not allow students to use their Flex meal plan, which gives students 28-percent discount on their meals, at Carl's Jr., Commons or Trojan Grounds from 4 to 8 p.m.
“We recognize the needs and the class schedules...and what the patterns are and what students want,* said Michael Gratz, director of Hospitality Services, one of the administrators the students met with. “We want to make all of that available to the students...maintaining the level of discount.*
“We don’t really care where students eat,* Gratz said, “but cap we afford, for example, to have all students eat at Carl’s Jr.? Clearly not.*
‘My big thing was Commons and Jamba Juice,* Allard said. “I understand why the whole Commons issue wasn’t changed, but the whole corporate thing still doesn't make sense.’
The remaining limitations are in place for economical reasons, Gratz said, adding that Hospitality Services is planning on revising the meal plan for next fall in conjunction with student input and the residential community.
“I have no problem putting in something which works for the students,’ Gratz said. ‘However, it’s also our responsibility that it works for us and it works economically.*
—	Assistant City Editor Claire Luna contributed to this story.