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vol. CXXXXII, no. 33 www.usc.edu/dt
Sample praises Patel, Brooks make case;
USftor strides
in past decade
vote tally delayed again
Results: 300 unrecognized	HH Appeal: Judicial Council
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
hears arguments for and against disqualification; ruling due this morning
By KATIE WERNER & SOPHIA KAZMI
Student Senate Writers
Tuesday night, the Senate Judicial Council heard arguments from both sides in the Hema Patel/Craig Brooks tickets appeal of its disqualification from the presidential race, then retired to deliberate at about 10.20 p.m. and said it would have a ruling by this morning.
The justices opened the proceedings by pledging to be impartial in their decision, although two of them admitted to previously supporting the Patel/Brooks campaign.
Calling the Elections Commission’s disqualification of Patel and Brooks a “terrible injustice," Lindsay Harrison, a 2000 USC alumna and the Patel/Brooks ticket's representative. claimed in her opening statement that the Elections Commission “threw the Senate Constitution, Bylaws and Elections Code by the wayside."
Jeff Klemens, a senior majoring in business, represented the commission. He argued in his opening state ment that the commission has “due authority to act on infractions,” that it followed due process when disqualifying the ticket and that the disqualification was justified.
Chief Justice ido Dotan asked both sides whether they believed the commission needs to file a complaint in order to disqualify a ticket, a key issue in the case because Patel and
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Five USC students won Student Emmy Awards for their work, which includes animated features and short films For profiles of the winners / 8
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Sitting in judgment. Members of the Judicial Council listen intently to arguments during Tuesday's hearing.
Speech: At State of the University address, president recognizes academics, research, athletics; discusses past, looks to Juture
By BETH COOMBS
Stair Writer
ballots are stated reason for waiting until 1 p.m. Friday
By KATIE WERNER
Student Senate Writer
USC has made remarkable improvements in the past decade, taking great strides in everything from undergraduate education to Greek life to athletics, President Steven B.
Sample said in his State of the University address Tuesday.
Sample, speaking to a packed house at Bovard Auditorium, described USC’s successes as “an example of what universities can and should be doing."
Sample pointed first to the accolades USC has received, including Time/Princeton Review’s “College of the Year” 2000 award, Newsweek’s recent “10 hottest schools" rating and the recognition from the Association of American Colleges and Universities as one of 16 “national leadership institutions."
Sample said he was speaking to “celebrate a decade of achievement of the University of Southern California...but this is not my achievement. it’s your achievement Actually, it is the achievement of the last 10 years by the entire Trojan Family."
Sample said that while "this. decade began very inauspiciously"— with the nearby riots making USC appear to be an unsafe campus—the university has achieved many triumphs that he is especially proud of.
The first of these triumphs was the strengthening of undergraduate education, which Sample said was his highest priority at the beginning of the decade and the one in which USC has "made phenomenal progress...beyond our wildest dreams."
This is not my achievement, it'syour achievement Actually, it m tiie achievement of the last 10 years by the entire Trojan Family'
STEVEN B. SAMPLE
president
USC
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Continuing days of delay, dozens of people waited for hours in the Student Senate office Tuesday afternoon to no avail as the Elections Commission announced that election results will not be available until Friday afternoon, nearly a week after results were originally expected.
Due to the delay, results will not be released until after the Judicial Council has made its ruling in presidential candidate Hema Patel's appeal of her ticket's disqualification, which is due at some point today after Monday night’s hearing.
However, the commission said that was not the reason for the delay. Instead, yet another procedural detail was cited.
The commission released a written statement shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday stating, “Currently, there are over 300 ballots that were not recognized by the computer The Commission believes that it is important for every student's voice to be heard. Until the Commission reviews these ballots, an unofficial tally will not be released."
Even an unofficial vote tally must include “every ballot cast,” the statement said.
The announcement of unofficial results had already been delayed from a planned Monday announcement which in turn was a postponement of the scheduled date, mandated in the Elections Code, of 5 p.m. last Friday.
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Nothing yet. Dan Oliver, director of elections and recruitment, announces the latest delay in the vote tally.
Lacking quorum, Senate focuses on UV project
Meeting: Group promoting community involvement presents plan for area
By AMELIA WONG
Contributing Writer
To better serve the needs of USC and its community, the LivingCenter Program will conduct economic research on the community surrounding USC to provide a viable business plan for the development of University Village, said John Cleary, executive director of the program, in a presentation at TUesday night's Student Senate meeting.
The group also hopes to allow the community to have more of a voice, although Cleary added that the organization seeks to be neutral and to base its opinions on research rather than
representing the community.
The LivingCenter Program will hold its first open meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the UVs Flagship Theater.
It was established as a campus student organization but is seeking non-profit designation in order to receive funding. The LivingCenter Program has been working to set up committees and an organizational structure, which will hopefully aid it in successfully completing its research, Geary said. Students will also be given the opportunity to do field work for the group's projects.
Although research has yet to begin, the program has received its first grant to study the traffic patterns of the area surrounding the UV.
“The information provided could be useful...anything else is uncertain,” said Geary, who does not know what
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Ash Wednesday service today will bring together three faiths
Multifaith: Noon event will feature Catholic, Lutheran and Episcopal clergymen
By MATT GASPARICH
Staff Writer
The Catholic, Lutheran and Episcopal campus ministries will put on a joint Ash Wednesday service today at noon in Bovard Auditorium.
The service will be split between three men: Father Bill Messenger of the Catholic Center. Rev. Sean Ewbanks of the Lutheran Campus Ministry and Father Glen Libby of the Episcopal/Anglican Ministry at USC. Libby will conduct the prayers, Messenger will give the homily and Ewbanks will bless the ashes.
Throughout the service, the three clergymen will be sharing the stage with three USC students who will also be participating in the service.
All three men share the belief that an ecumenical, or multifaith, service will not be a problem for the observers of their three Christian faiths. This is the third year such a service has been held.
“Many of our fundamental principles are the same," Messenger said. "We have the same church calendar, and share similar beliefs about the season of Lent"
, Throughout the United States, major events combining the three sects are rare. However, last year at USC, all three ministries joined forces for the Good Friday service. In recent years, the three faiths have
often come together for various activities at USC.
“We have participated with the Catholic and Episcopal ministries in Bible studies, social events and service projects,” Ewbanks said. “We are really happy with how it has gone so far.’
Anywhere from 300 to 900 students are expected at today s service to kick off the season of Lent The theme of the mass will be one of renewal, remembrance and confession. It is a Liturgy of the Word service and not a mass, so there will be no Eucharist
The Ash Wednesday service promises to last for less than 45 minutes, so students with classes at 1 p.m. will be able to make it on time.