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Streaking teams meet in San Diego
The No. 9 USC women's volleyball team travels south to COX Arena today, looking to keep its unbeaten streak alive against San Diego State. The Women of Troy nave won the last four against the Aztecs.
Sports, page 20
How to have fun if you're under 21
Tired of being turned away from clubs and bars or of being left behind when your friends go out? Staff writer Jill Tierney has compiled a list of things to do for students who are under 21.
Diversions, page 10
Unflinching mercy for the masses
Using her love and kindness to help those who needed it most, Mother Teresa led an extraordinary life in both her homeland and throughout the world, observes editorial columnist Mahgol Sarebanha.
Viewpoint, page 4
NAI mentorships, Hillel event
The Neighborhood Academic Initiative, a USC-based mentoring program for local high school students, will begin its Monday / Wednesday tutoring at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15 in the Von KleinSmid Center, room 151.
Tutoring for Tuesday / Thursday will begin at the same time that day in VKC, room 205.
For more information, contact NAI president Erik Aadahl at (213) 734-3296.
Beit Cafe, sponsored by USC Hillel, will take place tonight starting at 7 p.m. on University Avenue near the Hillel Jewish Center.
Starbucks coffee and pastries will be served and Ali Mandelbaum will perform songs from her new CD entitled Guardian Angel.
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A workshop on selecting a college major will be held today from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in the Topping Student Center, room 205.
Thursday September 11,1997 Vol. CXXXII, No. 10
Leadership fund offered to groups
By Jennifer Kelleher
Staff Writer
Staff course teaches Spanish basics
By Elizabeth Heron
Staff Writer
The Workplace Spanish Language Program is once again offering a two-unit beginning Spanish course this fall for faculty and staff members with tuition remission. The 12-week course has proven to be very popular in the past and is returning for its fifth semester.
Cynthia Ramsey, director of the Workplace Spanish Language Program, said that response to tne program has been overwhelming, and she does not see the number of students diminishing in the near future, at which time the majori-
ty of faculty and staff members will have been exposed to the program.
Tne course, Spanish 0%, is designed for "true beginners with little or no prior Spanish," Ramsey said.
Ramsey also said the main focus of the class is to offer faculty and staff members a basic knowledge of Spanish in order to improve their working skills in the southern California area. It also aims to provide those who plan on traveling abroad the "confidence to get off a plane and know how to ask for directions or order in a restaurant," Ramsey said.
The program was introduced
and approved by the curriculum committee in 1995 in association with the American Language Institute, which offers English as a Second Language programs. Over the last two years,> the Spanish for Employees program has been presented by the Department of SpanisH and Portuguese and the Workplace Spanish Language Program.
The course will be offered in two sections on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Sept. 15 at 12 and 1 p.m. The schedule is designed so that faculty and staff can take classes on their lunch breaks.
Presently, Spanish is the only language offered. However,
Ramsey said that other languages, such as French and Italian, may be offered when they are requested. But it would be up to the other language departments to organize the classes, Ramsey said.
The course is only offered to faculty and staff members who receive tuition remission, and is not available to students and members of the community.
Those interested in taking the course can obtain tuition remission forms from their home office coordinator, and then contact the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at (213) 740-82%.
Libraries aim to establish state archives
By Gina Szeto
Staff Writer
Friends of the USC Libraries hosted the year's first "Literary Luncheon" series Wednesday, focusing on developing archives of California history at USC libraries.
The luncheon, which has been a tradition for the past 10 years, is part of a series of fundraising activities occurring three or four times a year, designed to connect the literary world to the student body and
Eublic, said Tyson Reyes, director of ibrary Advancement and Public Relations.
Wednesday's guest speaker was State Librarian of California Dr. Kevin Starr, author of numerous books on California's cultural and social history such as The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s, the fifth volume of a six-part series on the history of California.
"Dr. Starr is a scholar who knows how to communicate," said Geoffrey Cowan, dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, who attended the lun-
cheon. "[He] does his research with diligence and passion for his vision for California."
Starr was invited by Friends of the USC Libraries to represent and endorse the goal of the University Libraries program in making USC a prime resource center for archival
documents on California's history.
Starr is also the chairman of the State of California Sesauicentennial Commission, a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times and professor of Urban Planning and Development at USC.
Starr said that keeping libraries an integral
resource for knowledge is important.
"I loved (the talk). It was very informative," said Maria Withers, a family member of USC alumni, who attended the event. "I think there should be more books on cultural development on California."
The Friends of the USC Libraries will host guest speakers at each luncheon, who will speak on behalf of a specific theme chosen by the members.
"Primary research is one of the key ways to build the strength of a library," said Jerry Campbell, dean and university librarian.
Campbell said he hopes to achieve this strength by creating a program called the Southern California Archival Research Center. The center will distinguish USC as a prime resource center for tne study of multinational communities and large-scale urban development, Reyes said.
"We want it to be an archive for families, businesses and individuals who have made an impact in California and have translated
(Set Libraries, page 2)
Primary research is one of the key ways to build the strength of a library.
JERRY CAMPBELL dean and university librarian
Student Senate recently announced that almost $60,000 is available this year to student groups and organizations interested in leadership through the Student Senate Leadership Fund.
The fund, which was established last year, may allocate up to $5,500 to each group through an application process. Its purpose is to provide financial assistance to organizations which would otherwise be unable to receive grants.
"One of our greatest interests this year is to ensure efficient spending of the programming fee," said Steve Orchard, student body president. He said that the $59,782 fund comes directly from the student programming fee.
"It is our intent that these funds be used to conduct quality leadership programs for USC students, and to provide opportunities for students to attend leadership events," said Maryam Sarraf, student body treasurer and chairperson of the Leadership Fund Allocation committee.
The fund is not limited to just student organizations recognized by the Student Activities Office or Office of Residential and Greek Life, but also to students who are registered for at least one class and have paid the
nramming fee.
.eadership opportunities covered by the fund (See Funding, page 3)
Mandy Trahan / Dally Trojan
Student Senate President Steve Orchard at senate open house Wednesday.