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December 8, 2001
Of interest...
Taking a look at USC student perspectives of the continued war on terrorism /13
News Digest	2	Calendar	2
Opinions	4	Lifestyle	7
The Buzz	7	Classifieds	16
Crossword	17	Sports	20
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For Starters
Bibby benches his three seniors but Trojans play stiff defense and romp Rhode Island, 82-54, in front of 4,943 at the Sports Arena / 20
Senate endorses push to join WRC
Meeting: After months of discussion, student leaders ask administration to sign with monitoring group
All locks changed in Troy
Crime: After, thefts continue in USC-apartment complex, administration will boost security, take precautions
By ROBB FERRIS
Staff Writer
All locks in the Troy Hall apartments are being changed in an effort to stop a spate of burglaries in the complex. USC officials said Tuesday.
The nearly 15 burglaries in Troy Hall apartments are an unusually high total, but the Department of Public Safety and the Housing services are still taking measures to step up security in the complex, said Director of Housing Jeff Urdahl.
During the month of October. 13 students reported that their apartments had been burglarized; DVD players, laptops and other electronics were among the items stolen.
“I would say this is an anomaly in this housing facility,” Urdahl said.
“Security and safety are top priorities for us in housing complexes. Of course, nothing is 100 percent secure.” The so-called "hot prowls" continued throughout last month, leaving many students to wonder what action they should take.
The recent burglaries have raised enough concern among students and staff to prompt the implementation of new security tactics, including new locks on the doors and a heavier DPS presence in the vicinity.
Housing services ordered all the
locks in the apartment complex to be changed, which should be completed by Dec. 10. The change will cost $10,000, but students will not be asked to pay.
Students appear to be divided over how effective the new security measures are going to be in actually reducing the possibility of theft “I don’t know if putting new locks on the doors is really going to change anything,” said Dave Rosenfeld, a senior majoring in architecture.
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By LORI STUENKEL
Student Senate Writer
Student Senate passed a resolution urging USC to join the Workers Rights Consortium, and confirmed Esther Teo as the new director of elections at its meeting Tuesday night
“This is a huge statement from the student body,” said Residential Senator James Nussbaumer, of the WRC resolution.
Prior to Senate’s vote, Nussbaumer and Residential Senator Chrysta Wilson presented information about the WRC and reasons why Senate should endorse it over the Fair Labor Association, to which USC currently belongs. They said after actively seeking feedback from students, around 800 signed a petition in favor of WRC membership. They also said no such petition was drafted to support the FLA.
The resolution, which urges USC President Steven B. Sample and the Office of Trademarks and Licensing to join the WRC to better commit to protecting workers’ rights, passed 10-4 with one abstention. The four votes rejecting the resolution were voted absentee.
Senators suggested USC join the WRC for a preliminary trial period of one year, if it must retain its contract with the FLA.
“USC joined the FLA because we care about sweatshops,” said Nussbaumer, a senior majoring in communication. “But the WRC is a better agency and costs exactly the
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Gang member offers other side
Housing: Residential program brings speaker to discuss violent culture as well as offer additional perspective of life on the streets
By ART PRIROMPRINTR
Staff Writer
“Can you see yourself growing out of being in a gang?”
“No ... It's a way of life — like being a Christian or a Muslim ...
Christians don't grow out of Christianity. It’s part of who you are."
So went the discussion about gang life and Los Angeles gang culture during a question-and-answer session in Birnkrant Residential College Tuesday night
The program was designed to demystify the perception of gangs that people get from television or rap music, organizers said.
During the discussion. B12od Hound (purposely spelled with a “2o,” but pronounced “blood”) talked about gang culture and his experiences inside of it He is a member of the Bloods, one of the two major gangs in LA area.
One aspect of the gang culture that most students are familiar with is the violence involved — much of it stemming from violence between the Bloods and Crips, the Los Angeles' largest and most prevalent gangs.
The discussion was a diversity program in USCs resi-
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Walk of life. BI2od Hound, a member of Bloods gang, spoke to a handful of students in Birnkrant Residential College Tuesday about the positive aspects of gangs in Los Angeles.
Getting noticed in the halls, fliers advertise classes
Academics: Professors use inexpensive method to spread word about courses
By JOHN IRWIN
Staff Writer
Students looking to add a class next semester can speak with an academic adviser, look through the course catalogue or talk to friends.
Or they can browse through the bulletin boards and kiosks throughout campus.
Along with the fliers for upcoming events, club meetings and apartments for rent advertisements for classes in
the spring semester abound.
Jose Abreu, a professor of education, posted fliers for his EDCO 102 human diversity class because the education counseling department changed the meeting time and instructor of the class.
The fliers were posted last week.
"Hopefully in the next couple of weeks, well see a surge in enrollment” Abreu said, adding that the fliers are cheap to reproduce and distribute.
Next spring, Abreu plans to ask his students how many of them enrolled in the class because they saw his flier. Giving fliers to academic advisors can be more effective than posting them on bulletin
boards, because advisors recommend classes to students, he said.
Abreu’s class, Human Diversity: People, Power and Politics, satisfies the university ’s general education diversity requirement for undergraduates.
The linguistics department is offering Arabic I this fall, which is normally only offered each fall. The department posted fliers to raise awareness about the course.
“Few students look at linguistics (when choosing classes). We come close to low enrollment," said Wenona Colinco, a secretary who is responsible for posting the department's fliers.
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Take notice. Joe Kim, a junior majoring in psychology, takes a look at fliers with information for next semester’s courses.