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Sophomore Fox to start at quarterback
USC Head Coach John Robinson named John Pox starting auarterback for the USC football team's opener with Florida State after going 9-for-20 for 97 yards in an intrasquad scrimmage.
Sports, page 20
Laughing all the way to the club
Those tired of doing the same old boring things on the weekends snould bring tissues and get ready for some laughs. Here's a guide to enjoying the lighter side of Los Angeles nightlife.
Diversions, page 10
Creating tolerance through classes
Understanding what makes diversity work is just one step toward making USC a more understanding place, claims editorial columnist Mahgol Sarebanha as she argues for more non-Western classes.
Viewpoint, page 4
Tommy's run, library orientation
Buses to Tommy's, the traditional Trojan burger hangout, will depart from EVK Residence hall at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. today.
Space is limited and buses will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Orientation sessions to the libraries and computing services on campus will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Leavey Library Auditorium.
Virtual orientation is also available at http://unvw.usc. edit/go/orientation.
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The USC Community Orchestra is seeking musicians. The one-unit course is open to all students including non-music majors, faculty and staff.
The USCCO rehearses eveiy Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Booth Hall, Room 100. For more information, call Mario Miragliotta at (il3)748-6875.
Thursday August 28,1997 Vol. QOOQI, No. 2
Notre Dame tickets limited to 50
By Gina Szeto
Staff Writer
Degree checks to be offered by mail
By Meegan Bozorgzadegan
Staff Writer
Receiving information regarding remaining degree requirements to keep students on track for graduation has been made easier for undergraduates this year, as the Degree Progress Department will automatically identify all students who have completed 80 units.
Students will now receive degree check information by mail, provided they have com-pletea 80 units of the 128 required for graduation and are still enrolled.
Previously, students were required to take the initiative in monitoring their degree progress by personally visiting the Degree Progress office.
Carlos Gutierrez, director of
communications at the Degree Progress Department, said this new system will not only be easier for students but also more efficient for the department.
'We are embarking on a new proactive and progressive system,' Gutierrez said.
He said that before having this new system, obtaining a degree check was often a hassle for students because of long lines at the department.
"I'm excited about the new process because it streamlines
We like to get the students' degree checks in their hands sooner rather than later....
CARLOS GUTIERREZ Communications Director Degree Progress
the workload while enhancing student services," Gutierrez said.
Ken Servis, _ dean of academic records and registrar, said he is also in favor of the new system.
"1 think it will be beneficial to students and allow the Degree Progress Department to be more efficient," Servis said.
The Registrar's Office decided to change the degree-check system because students were not filing for updates in
time for the department to process the information Degree checks are important because they allow students to see if they are on track for their anticipated degree completion, Gutierrez saia.
"We like to get the students' degree checks in their hands sooner rather than later so they'll know what is still outstanding," Gutierrez said.
Students who change their major or date of graduation still need to stop by the Degree Pmgress Department and fill out a change of information card.
Once the degree check is completed, students will also be able to view the information on the USC web site on OASIS at http://arr2.usc.edu/OASIS. him.
available tickets.
Ticket Office Director Larry Me Laine said he expects approximately 7,000 activity card sales this year, which he said is the normal amount sold.
The 40-percent increase in tickets allotted to USC this year were offered to Cardinal and Gold and Women of Troy to satisfy ticket promises made to these groups five years ago, Tessalone said.
Orr said that each member of Cardinal and Gold and Women of Troy is offered two tickets at the $32 face price, and any tickets left over may be offered to students, though officials have
announced no official policy yet.
Drop-off dates for the lottery of the 50 student tickets are Sept. 15 through 17, and the Ticket Office will notify winners between Sept. 22 and 24.
Many students said they were angry about the low allotment.
"Well, that's definitely not cool," said senior John Giakouminakis. "I don't see why it has to be like that."
"I really think that everybody who bought an activity ticket should have access to the game," said Eric Boyd, a freshman majoring in filmic writing.
Students returning to the Row following summer break may notice a few changes — a new fraternity has taken over a sorority house, one fraternity has moved and a sorority has extended its property.
Last year, the Sigma Pi fraternity house, located at the corner of 28th Street and University Avenue, was put up for sale and bought by the neighboring Gamma Phi Beta sorority, which will turn it into a parking lot and landscape area. Similarly, two years ago, the house ot sorority Chi Omega was also put up for sale and bought by the emerging fraternity Pi Kappa Phi.
After the privately owned alumni association Tau Epsilon Phi, which was leasing the Sigma Pi house to the fraternity, made a nationwide evaluation of its property, it concluded that, as a result of tne house's poor condition, it would be one of the properties put up for sale.
Following the decision, the members of the fraternity moved into a USC-owned house.
"We're hoping to make this a more permanent home for the fraternity," saia Jerry
Mandy Trahan / Daily Troian
The Sigma Pi property, on the comer of 28th Street and University Avenue, will be turned into a parking lot and lawn for the Gamma Phi Beta sorority next door.
Arias, president of Sigma Pi.
After an evaluation of the property, sorority Gamma Phi Beta, the new owner of the Sigma Pi house, decided the house would be more useful as a parking lot and lawn area.
"We're really glad about making the area into a lawn; it's going to benefit everyone," said Erica Doktor, Gamma Phi Beta's public relations representative.
The former Chi Omega house, which is located directly across from the old Sigma Pi property, was sold after closing its USC chapter two years ago.
"Due to a combination of problems concerning membership and strength of its programs, its house, like fraternity Sigma Pi's, was also put up for sale," said Ken Taylor, associate dean of Student Affairs.
The national organization Pi Kappa Phi decided to open a chapter here and bought the Chi Omega house. Pi Kappa Phi, which closed its last USC chapter in 1983, hopes to make the university one of its permanent homes, fraternity members said.
By Ben Berkowitz
Staff Writer
Despite the University of Notre Dame's allotment of 7,000 tickets for the football game against USC Oct. 18 at South Bend, Ind., 2,000 more than in 1995, there will still be only 50 tickets available to the USC student body, officials said.
A voice-mail message at USC's Ticket Office says tickets for the game were distributed only to members of university support groups.
Associate Athletic Director Ron Orr and USC Sports Information Director Tim
Tessalone said these groups include Cardinal and Gold, an athletic support group; Women of Troy, the support group for women's athletics; and various deans and major donors.
An unknown number of tickets was also offered to faculty and staff through a lottery, officials said.
Orr said the allotment of 50 student tickets has not changed in more than 40 years. Tessalone said not many students travel to South Bend for the game.
Representatives from the Ticket Office also said they receive, on average, more than 200 lottery requests for the 50
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