Preliminary hearing held for Chu
Former student Linda Chu indicates she is mother of dead baby, DA says
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December 5,1997 Vol. CXXX1I, No. 66
Headlines
Cameron does not go down with ship
Film Editor Scott Foundas sits down with "Titanic" director James Cameron. The filmmaker discusses the hellish working conditions on the set of "Titanic" as well as his "free" education at USC.
Diversions, page 5
Tutor inquiry coming to a close
A special investigative committee is close to concluding its inquiry of allegations that tutors within the athlete academic services office gave improper help to student-athletes by writing papers.
Sports, page 12
Big cheese bids her fond farewell
Graduating senior and Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Hamm says her goodbyes in her last editorial at the Daily TYojan as she reflects on working for the newspaper and Iooks to life after USC.
Viewpoint, page 4
Last day of class, OT Career Fair
This Will be the last issue of the Daily TYojan for the year. Publication will resume Thuraday, Jan. 8,1998.
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Monday, Dec. 8 is university stop day. Today is the last day of classes for the fall semester. Spring semester classes will begin Jan. 7.
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The Occupational Therapy Career Fair will be today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Alumni Park.
More than 50 employers will be at the event with information, exhibits and giveaways. For more information, call (213)342-1851. t • •
The USC community is invited to donate meals for the local hungry by giving discretkmary, dining points or cash to purchase food.
The fooa will be picked up by L.A, Food Bank.
Look for donation fliers at EVK, Cafe '84 and Commons for mofe information on donating.
By Stacy Matros
Assignment Editor
A judge ruled Thursday that there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the trial of Linda Chu, the former USC student charged with killing her newborn baby last spring.
Chu, who was enrolled as a sophomore majoring in business last spring, stipulated that she was tne biological mother of the baby in the pretrial meeting held in the Los Angeles County Court building, said prosecuting
By Judy Lin
Staff Writer
Growing student interest in a cappella singing has spurned the formation of two new university singing groups, the Sirens and tne Hangovers, who will perform Sunday with the SoCal VoCals in a music festival called Tro-Jam.
The Sirens, a group of 19 women, and the Hangovers, a group of 15 men that formed last spring, will perform with the SoCal VoCals for the first time in Bovard Auditorium during an a cappella festival Dec. 7. The holiday-themed festival will also include two singing groups, from UCLA and Pomona College.
SoCal VoCals president Jamie Fougerousse said the Sirens singing group was formed because a large proportion of singers who auditioned for SoCal VoCals were women.
"We had a proportion similar to 80 girls try out compared to 20 guys," said Fougerousse, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering. "There was a demand, so we took down a list of some girls who tried out and that's why the girls' group formed."
"I think it's great," said
Deputy District Attorney Cheryl Newman-Gaines.
The body of the newborn baby was found in a plastic grocery bag in the trash receptacle of Century Apartments on the morning of May 7 by a USC maintenance worker. Chu allegedly gave birth to the baby by nerself in her apartment at Century after concealing her pregnancy by wearing baggy clothing.
Evidence that the baby was alive at birth and then strangled was presented at the
Hangover President Jason Beeber, a graduate student in choral music. "After a co-ed group was formed, a male group and a female group seemed like a natural progression."
The SoCal VoCals have also just released their first album, with songs arranged and produced by the students.
"It was our own project with money we saved from gigs," Fougerousse said.
"We paid for the tape, artwork, printing and licensing.
The album This Ain't No Choir, Babe cost the group nearly $6,000, said Music Director Ann Lyles.
One thousand CDs and 300 cassettes were ordered and arrived in November. The CDs and cassettes, which will be sold at performances and through order forms, will sell for $15 for CDs ($13 for students) and $10 for cassettes.
two-hour pretrial hearing, said Los Angeles Police Department Detective Steven Hales, supervisor of the Child Abuse Unit.
Chu's former roommate at Century Apartments identified several items found with the baby, including the Illinois High School Swim Association T-shirt in which the baby was wrapped and a favorite hairclip of Cnu's, Gaines said.
Of primary concern was the Victoria's Secret underwear found wrapped around the baby's throat that was identified by Chu's roommate as belonging to Chu, Gaines said.
Also found in the bag were paper towels similar in design to those found in Chu's apart-
Although arrangements have not been made, the group hopes to sell its album at the University Bookstore. Greg Bowman, gift buyer for the bookstore, said he was interested in hearing the album before purchasing.
"The songs can be described as anything in the top 40 list from the last 50 years," Fougerousse said.
The album features 12 arrangements, including "Tusk" and other popular songs. SoCal VoCals recorded in a Los Angeles studio in April and completed the album dur-ingthe summer.
The Sirens plan to work separately from SoCal VoCals, holding practices twice a week. Members have not appointed any leadership positions yet.
Guang Ming Easlon, a freshman majoring in biomedical engineering, said four potential leaders will each arrange and perform a song, and the group will elect a president and music director
ment, dental floss and other trash consistent with things found in Chu's apartment, Gaines said.
It is possible, Gaines said, that the defense will contest Chu's maternity, even though she stipulated such in the pretrial hearing.
"The jury didn't hear her say that she was the mother," Gaines said. "She has the right to wipe the slate clean and start fresh."
Blood evidence and DNA results from both Chu and the newborn have been complete, Gaines said, but could not be disclosed.
The defense attorney, Shawn Snider-Chapman, could not be reached for comment.
based on the performances.
"Every girl can carry a tune, and we all work very well together," Easlon said. "We want to see who has what skills and characters."
The Hangovers began performing last spring when several members of the Men's Chorus decided to sing "less serious music," said conductor Ethan Sperry, a graduate student in choral music.
Members of the Hangovers are required to join the Men's Chorus, Sperry said.
"We're not looking for music majors," said Sperry, who is also the assistant director of the Men's Chorus. "We require that members join both groups because anyone in a group should have vocal and choral training. It actually takes less time, because the chorus practices for two hours each week and the Hangovers rehearse for one, compared to the SoCal VoCals wno practice for four hours each week."
The Hangovers sang with the SoCal VoCals last year and will make their second appearance at the Sunday festival.
The event is free to students and will be at Bovard Auditorium at 8:30 p.m.
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New project to donate underwear
By Jennifer Lee
Staff Writer
• Packages of new underwear will be donated to the homeless next semester courtesy of Undershare, a new organization on campus.
Undershare, a statewide organization with the hopes of achieving national recognition, works to provide homeless people with new packages of underwear and socks, especially around the holiday season. The university chapter started a couple of weeks ago and is now looking to earn recognition as a campus organization.
"Underwear is like gold to (the homeless)," said Helen Huang, the group's faculty adviser. "They can get food and used clothing, but no one thinks to donate socks and underwear. This fills that need. They appreciate the donations because they are so
(See Underwear, page 3)
A capella groups attract growing interest
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group was formed,
a male group and a
female group
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JASON BEEBER graduate student, choral music