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Wednesday July 16,1997 Vol. CXXXI, No. 10
MTV's brave new Real World bows
For the past several years, MTV's real-life soap opera, The Heal World, has allowed viewers to peer into the lives of its cast members as they learned about life, the people around them and themselves. Staff writer Tu Tran compares this season to seasons past, reviews the new season's shows and tells us whether or not The Real World still has a leg left to stand on.
Diversions, page 12
Helping to build a better downtown
The proposed Figueroa corridor may bring commerce to downtown, but results around the Exposition Park area could range from little to none. Editorial Director Colin D. Smith examines the multi-faceted issue focusing both on what the corridor's economic benefits are to USC, and how this project could lead to a possible community for USC students to enjoy.
Viewpoint, page 4
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USC voice mail, last Summer Trojan
On Monday, Aug. 4 a new voice mailbox system will be established for university departments.
the new system will offer voice mail paging and fax mail, in addition to a 24-hour voice mail support line.
Messages cannot be transferred from the current mailboxes to the new ones, so it is recommended that all messages be reviewed in the current mailboxes by Friday,
Aug. 1 at 8 p.m.
Hour-long training workshops will be offeree! several
times each day from July 21 to Aug. 1. Telecommunications Services will be sending notifications for the scheduled training dates.
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This will be the last issue of the Summer 7Yojan until next summer.
Publication will resume on Aug. 21 with the Orientation Issue of the Daily Dvjan, followed by the regular edition of the Daily Trojan beginning Aug. 28. .
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Cinema class not offered as GE
By Rocio Ibarra
Staff Writer
One of the most popular classes on campus, "Introduction to Cinema" (CNTV 190) which some say is responsible for an increased interest in cinema at USC, will no longer count as a general education course beginning in the fall semester.
Already enrollment for the fall has decreased compared to previous semesters, said Dr. Drew Casper, who has taught the course since about 1980.
However, CNTV 190 will still be offered as an elective for non-
cinema majors.
As a result of the new general education requirements, CNTV 190 did not meet the new GE curriculum standards, administrators said.
Under the previous 12-catego-ry General Education system, tne CNTV 190 course fell under the "The Arts" category, but with the new six-group GE system, "Literature" and "The Arts" categories have combined to form "Studies in Literature, Thought and the Arts (LTA).'' CNTV 190 has been offered as a GE course since 1979.
"There is a heavy emphasis on
critical thinking and writing (in LTA)/' said Richard Ide, vice provost for Undergraduate Studies. "[The new GE's] are supposed to strengthen the curriculum. It wasn't the intention of the faculty committee to leave out or drop cinema."
Strain Pratt, dean of Curriculum and Instruction, said courses within the new LTA category not only needed to be an intensive writing course, but should contain no more than 30 students. She said that if CNTV 190 were to meet these requirements, the class could qualify as a GE course.
Casper, said more writing could be added to the course, which currently has two required papers, and that since more than 30 students wanted to take the course, that means there is a great demand for the course. A course that usually has about 800 students, Casper said that fall's enrollment is only 300 so far.
"This is the best film school in the country teaching the hottest subject—film, that's where it's all at. This solid GE course has proven itself to be very popu-
(See Cinema, page 5)
Jay Hsu / Summer Troian
High school students with the “Exploration of Architecture" program work on a structure made of cardboard that will withstand earthquakes.
Architecture program constructs knowledge
By Shant Thomas
Staff Writer
Exploration of Architecture," a proram currently being conducted by the ISC School of Architecture, is providing international and American students the opportunity to both acquaint themselves with college life and begin their formal training in the field of architecture.
The program, which began July 6, hosts architecture students from countries such as Switzerland, India,
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"No academic profile of the students is conducted."
A facsimile of the college experience, Cherry said, is provided even though the entrance process itself is not entirely similar.
The program primarily serves as an introduction for architecture majors who must fulfill a five-year program at the undergraduate level. Students who have an interest in the field, but are still not quite sure of their plans, can make a more definite decision based on their USC summer experience.
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Chu pleads not guilty in baby's death
By Kamron Barron
City Editor
Linda Chu, a USC student who has been charged with strangling her newborn baby and dumping the body in a trash chute, was extradited to Los Angeles from her hometown of Niles, III., last Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the three charges against her.
Chu, a 20-year-old business major who just completed her sophomore year, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, assault on a child causing death and child abuse resulting in death when she appeared before Judge Michael Kellogg last Thursday in Division 30 of the Los Angeles Municipal Court, said Elka Woemer, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Thursday there will be a bail review and a conference to determine the date for the preliminary hearing.
(See Chu, page 3)
Transportation Office makes service changes
In an effort to accommodate growing needs of parking service users, the Department of Transportation Services has been making continual changes to operat-and policies since last semester. Brian
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Bolivia, the former U.S.S.R. and from areas throughout the United States.
To be accepted, candidates must complete three essay-style questions, submit at least one teacher recommendation and provide their parents' tax returns in order to receive financial aid. No GPA or prior experience is necessary to participate.
"All we tell them is that they need an interest," said Jody Cherry, program specialist for the School of Architecture.
a program such as this would allow students to experience a college-level architecture academic program, so that they could make a better-informed decision as to whether this major was something for them or not," Cherry said.
Both USC and outside faculty will be at the disposal of the School of Architecture throughout the duration of the program. A number of USC
(S« Architecture, page 2)
d'Autremont, director of Transportation Services, said that the university's Board of Trustees authorized a budget increase so that the department can ensure safety and convenience for students. The following are the announced changes:
•	Annual passes for fall and spring can only be purchased through pre-registration by the Friday, July 18 deadline. Past deadline, applicants are not guaranteed parking permits. Will call distribution is from Aug. 25 to Sept. 9. Meanwhile, post cards will be mailed informing on-time applicants of parking assignment and when to obtain a permit.
•	Hanging passes will no longer be available. The new parking passes will be stickers to be placed on the lower hand portion of the vehicles front window from the inside, to prevent theft.
•	Ten new Blue Bird Tram buses (six on university campus, four on Health Science campus), similar to DASH buses have been added as a result of the overcrowding of tram services during recent years.
•	Six new Campus Cruiser cars will be operating due to the 40 percent increase in ridership experienced in the past year.
•	Transportation Services is developing a touch-tone istration system for automated transactions, or more information contact the Department of
Transportation Services at (213)740-3575.
—from staff reports