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vol. CXXXXII. no. 45 www.usc.edu/dt
Come and dance
Rape victims reluctant to file crime reports
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In 1999, there were eight incidents of acquaintance rape, one incident of stranger rape and 15 incidents of sexual battery reported to USC's Department of Public Safety
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Statistics: Many believe official statistics underreported; majority of crimes involve acquaintances
By PETER HOWARD KAZANJIAN
Staff Writer
Lifestyle does some fashion bashing and star gazing as Hollywood's elite took home some new golden houseguests. For the full wrap-up from the Shrine / 7
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Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
Hundreds of students are expected to march around campus tonight to speak out against sexual violence and give victims a chance to speak ofll Nine rapes were reported on or around campus in 1999, but many students say they believe that rapes are underreported.
“Take Back the Night," scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m. in Hahn Plaza, is sponsored by Womens Student Assembly and the Center for Women and Men.
Most reported rapes are classified as acquaintance rape, commonly known as date rape.
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At attention. Members of the Lark Dancers troupe perform during the Armenian Student Assembly culture fair Tuesday afternoon in Hahn Plaza. The organization will also sponsor several Armenian Genocide memorial activities next month. Dozens of students attended the event, which featured food, music and other educational information about Armenian culture.
Housing spaces likely to open up, officials say
Residence: Waiting list likely to receive contracts; third year of housing crunch By ADINA DIAMOND
Suff Writer
Students who were not offered assignments in Phase Four of the R3 Process get on the waiting list while investigating other options, and spaces are likely to become available.
said Jeff Urdahl, director of Housing Administration.
The deadline for the wait list is 5 p.m. today. Students may sign up at any Customer Service Center, in addition to the Housing Services Office in Parking Structure X.
New random lottery numbers will be sent to students' campus addresses and will be posted in CSCs March 30, and assignments will be offered beginning April 10. Students offered housing have 24 hours to decide if
they want the specific space offered Assignments will continue to be made available 'until August 22 or until the waiting list has been exhausted, which ever comes first
Although "its reasonable and prudent to be looking at other options," students should not despair because housing spaces will open up, Urdahl said.
"Its too soon to be losing all hope, "Urdahl said. "We know people that have contracts will cancel out"
Urdahl also said that although students want immediate assurances of housing, they need to be aware that the R3 process is constandy changing.
“It’s a real fluid process,” he said. “It’s a time of a lot of flux.”
Housing will come from a variety of factors, Urdahl said. Spaces will open up in early April, which is the deadline for contract-holding students to cancel their assignment without penalty. Towards the end of
April, assignments of students who have been selected for Resident Advisor positions will be returned to the housing inventory. Spaces held by students who will be RA roommates will also open up. The last phase of housing will come from students who cancel their contracts by May 1 and lose their $300 contract confirmation fee.
Students who receive financial assistance from the university who
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Housing long distance changed to flat rates
Vice provost suffers stroke
Money: University-owned housing telephone services changes billing system
By. LORI STUENKEL
Contributing Writer
Changes in Housing Telephone Services’ long-distance rates and a delay in billing have left students confused about charges for in-state calls.
For students in university-owned housing—who are required to #use HTS—phone calls made after October 1 are charged 104 per minute for all long-distance calls,
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regardless of the distance and time of day.
Calls made within a 12-mile radius of the campus will remain free of charge.
In-state long-distance calls were previously assigned rates based on day, time and distance of call, while anything out of state cost 164 per minute.
“(University officials) felt they were charging out-of-state students, and even students calling friends out of state, unfairly,” said Daniel Rios, Customer Service Representative for Housing Telephone Services. “They
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Incident Dean of financial aid and admissions remains listed in critical condition
By JEFF SKLAR
Aiaignment Editor
Joseph Allen, vice provost for enrollment services and dean of admissions and financial aid, suffered a stroke over the weekend while attending a conference in New York City. He was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital Saturday and is currently in critical but stable condition.
Hospital officials did not comment further on his condition, and USC press officials also refused to
comment pending the distribution of a press release sometime today.
According to a statement from USCNews service. Stephen Ryan, dean of the Keck School of Medicine, has been in contact with doctors in New York Meanwhile, Vice President of Student Affairs Michael Jackson will take over Allen’s duties in Enrollment Services.
"The provost has asked me to provide leadership for Enrollment Services for the remainder of the semester," Jackson said. . “(The admissions process) is just about complete. Almost all of the decisions have been made.”
Allen, who also serves as a trustee of the College Board, has been at USC
since 1993. During his tenure. USC has increased its number of applicants by several thousand, and the average SAT scores of the incoming class has climbed to higher than 1300.
“Joe has made tremendous contributions to USC," Jackson said. “We’re hoping and praying Jhat he’ll make a full recovery."
In a statement Provost Lloyd Armstrong said that the USC community will continue to offer support to those dose to Allen.
“I know (Allen) will be most appreciative of the encouragement and support you can give to his staff during this difficult period,’ Armstrong said.