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USC’S HILLEL AND NAACP TRAVEL TO NEW ORLEANS TO BUILD HOUSES DURING SPRING BREAK
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2007 JP
THEY’RE BACK »
THE FOOTBALL TEAM RETURNS TO PRACTICE TO SORT OUT RECEIVER QUESTIONS
Carte noire »
Not all black males at USC are here to dunk basketballs or catch touchdowns, though the assumption can be beneficial, writes Noel Mesfin.
OPINION, PAGE 4
Appointed by the president »
USC trustee and chairman of the School for Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors joins the National Council for Arts.
NEWS, PAGE 11
Rejn-ing champs»
USC banc Pern balanced worn and play to bring oebut album Myriaa ?ac»ae to
LIFESTYLE, PAGE 9
USC researchers’ use of human test subjects gets good marks
Research review board may receive accreditation because of high ethical standards, strong reputation.
By KATIE HILL
Daily Troian
A USC program aimed at providing oversight for student research projects involving human test subjects is up for accreditation because of its commitment to ethical standards, program directors said.
The accreditation would result in fewer violations and compliance problems with human subject research and make it easier for research projects to receive funding, said Susan Rose, executive director of the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (()PRS).
The USC Human Subjects Research Protection Program is taking its final steps this week to receive accreditation from the Association tor the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs.
Rose said the organization has just completed a three-war “campaign to not be nuts," following nationwide criticism of Institutional Review Hoards tor being overly harsh
and politically correct Institutional Review Boards are required at any institution that receives government funding for research and regulate the ethical implications involved in research projects.
The criticism has provided an incentive for the USC's program to be as fair as possible when reviewing student research proposals, she said.
The program has provided guidance to researchers in navigating the Institutional Review Board’s review process before students begin conducting large research projects “(Nationally, review boards) are overdoing it.” Rose said. "One of the things the (Office tor the Protection of Research Subjects) pndes itself on is that were stepping away from insanity "
Rose said many review boards throughout the nation are extending their reach in terms of oversight, "spreading into territory that was never intended to involve human subject research" such as social and behavioral studies. where regulations are more likely to be misapplied
These studies, although thev may in some wav involve humans, often should be exempt j see ETHICS oage 3 |
More campus cafes to use dining dollars
Popovich Cafe and LiteraTea now accept Cardinal plan anytime.
By BLESSING WAUNG
Daily Troian
Campus me.il plan users may n< iw use dining d( >Uan> during high traffic time skits at almost all cam pus dining venues now that Trojan! lospitalitv lifted dining-dollar R-stmTH >ns Mondav alter month', of deliberation with Undergraduate Smdent Government
Cardinal Meal Plan users, who pav $2,305 a semester for a combination of meals and dining dollars. may now use their dollars at Upstairs (afe, LiteraTea. ftipovich Cvber Cafe and the Law Cafe In the past. Cardinal holders could not using dining dollars at Up-
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City Council OKs Gateway housing plans
The project overcomes Conquest Student Housing appeals against the building plans.
By NANCY CHEN
Daily Troian
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to allow the University Gateway housing complex to be built after two years of delays, overcoming legal opposition from Conquest Student Housing.
The $135 million project would provide more than 400 apartment units at Figueroa Street and Jefferson Boulevard but has faced an intense opposition campaign by Conquest.
That company's campaign has included what city council members and officials called “intimidation’’ tactics, according to Los Angeles Downtown News.
"I’ve seen my fair share of development battles and my fair share ot aniyy residents.” said Councilman Jack Weiss, a PLUM member, in an interview with the Los Angeles Downtown News. “But I’ve never seen anything like this before."
The campaign, led by Conquest, included erecting billboards, distributing leaflets, launching a website and contesting projects across Southern California being built by University Gateway’s developer, the paper said.
Conquest, which manages 19 apartment buildings near USC, argued that Gateway submitted a misleading environmental review.
The city council vote, which included other items that had previous public hearings, approved Gateway’s final environmental impact report.
Urban Partners, which proposed the project in 2000, moved several dealerships north from Figueroa Street to plan for the eight-story structure that will house around 1,600 students.
Star power | Professor Charlotte Cornwell directs students' movements as they practice performing a play in her acting class. Her class is part of the three-year Master of Fine Arts in Acting program launched in fall 2006. See page 10 »
Bom to be stars | Students join new acting program