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Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
vol. CXXXXII. no. 66 www.usc.edu/dt
Senate approves
Alocationg Assembly funds remain the same, KSCR receives slight increase for 2001-2002 school year
included a $2,000 increase to the KSCR fund to a total of $7,500. Other revisions included adding $1,000 to the Senate development account bringing that total to $20,000.
Commuter Senator Anne Landry, a freshman majoring in accounting, proposed a friendly amendment that would add an additional $3,000 to the account bringing the total allocated to Senate public relations to $20,000.
Landry's amendment did not pass, so the PR budget remained at $17,000.
Other increases included $1,000 to the International Student Assembly, which originally received a $5,000 cut Latino/a Student Assembly’s budget was approved to receive the same amount of money as it did last year, which added $250 to the account
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Program Board executive and finance directors unanimously approved
By SOPHIA KAZMI
SUff Writer
Student Senate passed its 2001-2002 Senate budget 12 1/2 to 3 at Tuesday s meeting.
Senate members during a development meeting prior to the full Senate meeting revised the final budget which totaled $1.7 million. At the meeting, Senate members who were not present at the budget meeting on Saturday were allowed to express their opinion.
Changes made at the meeting
By KATIE WERNER
Student Senate Writer
Two Program Board directors were unanimously confirmed at Student Senate’s final meeting Tuesday night
Kyle Cologne, a junior majoring in economics, was sworn in as the new executive director of Program Board.
“I want to encourage relationships between directors and senators because we have resources you don't
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Policy debate. Greek Senator Bill Karns, a junior majoring in political science, discusses a constitutional amendment with commuter senators Tuesday.
Health insurance now required for students
Policy: Students required to purchase comparable annual plan in fall semester
to download a waiver form to fax or bring in with their proof of outside insurance, said Dr. Larry Neinstein, executive director of the Student Health Center.
“We’re trying to make this as easy as possible,” Neinstein said. “We might try to get some space elsewhere (outside the Student Health Center) at the beginning of the year to work on this.”
The deadline to waive the fee will probably be mid-September, Neinstein said. More information about this process will be available mid-May, according to an announcement university officials made Monday.
The required insurance plan will be slightly different from the current plan, Neinstein said. One significant change is the lifetime maximum— the amount a person is annually insured for in all medical expenses—
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By YVONNE NGAI
SUff Writer
Students may see a new item on their university account bills beginning in the fall semester—health insurance.
USC will require that all students have health insurance and will add $578 to every student account in the fall. The yearly fee will cover students for 12 months and will appear only on the fall semester bill of those students taking six or more units, officials said.
Students will be able to waive the fee. if they show proof of outside insurance that is comparable to USC’s policy. The university is working to create a web site for students
All students registered for six or more units will have to purchase USC’s $598 annual plan or show proof of other health insurance
Greek and residential leaders team up to improve relations
Counak Resident advisers and rush chairs will work together to improve communication, understanding
This type of communication between the Greek and residential lifesystems ratify hasn 't been done anywhere else.'
The group indudes three residential advisers, two Rush chairs, a residential coordinator, a faculty master and two members from both the Interfratemity and Panhellenic councils.
"We’re really excited about this groundbreaking committee,' said IFC President Kenny Pyte, a junior majoring business administration. “This type of communication between the
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By JUSTIN PAINE
Contributing Wntef
The Inter-University Greek Steering Committee, a newly formed group of members of the Greek and non-Greek communities, hopes to increase communication between the two groups, said committee chair Andrew Compton, who also serves as Interfraternity Council vice president of Rush.
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tive sports and gave students the opportune ’ ty to attempt to scale a rock climbing wall and test out mountain bikes. ZILO Networks, an entertainment web site designed for college students, sponsored the allday festival.
Jump and JMn'. A member of the Razor scooter demonstration team performs a trick off the ramp during the Extreme Team College Games in Founders Park on Tuesday. The event featured various alterna-
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