TO
INSIDE
Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912
Women's soccer might have ended its season on a low note, but the team is already looking toward the future. 20
November 18, 2004
Vol. CLII1, No. 61
Hospital closures to impact USC
Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center could see fallout from closing of area trauma centers.
By ALEXA HYLAND
Contributing Wnter
The planned opening of a new trauma center at the California Hospital Medical Center in downtown and the possible closing of Martin Luther Kingjr./Drew Medical Center's trauma center has left policy and planning experts at USC unsure about the side effects of such a proposal.
If the King/Drew trauma center closes, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, the planned California Hospital trauma center and other Los Angeles hospitals will have to absorb patients who would have gone to King/Drew.
It is difficult to determine the distribution of patients and the travel time they will experience in comparing King/Drew and new California Hospital trauma center, said Glenn Melnick, director of USC’s international public policy and management program and the Blue Cross of California chair in healthcare finance.
“If (King/Drew) didn’t close then California (Hospital) could serve a different geographic region that might include some of where (LAC+USC) is serving now, and so service in that area could be improved," Melnick wrote in an e-mail.
California Hospital may be a longer drive for people needing service, said Lavonna Blair Lewis, professor of public, policy and management and the director of the master of health care administration program.
Beyond that, all emergency facilities are close to capacity already, said Howard Greenwald, professor of management and policy.
“When one (trauma facility) is busy, ambulances get sent to another
I see Hospital page 3
INDEX
Think the Founding Fathers. were lame? Not in "National Treasure" they aren't 7
Rate of plastic surgery in U.S. a sign of a sickly culture. 4
News Digest— 2 Sport*------20
Upcoming—...2 Classifieds—16
Opinions____4 Lifestyle----7
WEATHER
Today: Sunny. High of 73, low of 51
Tomorrow: High 73, low50.
Hypnotist explains craft to students
Jim Wand, a hypnotist for 20 years, hypnotized students Wednesday night.
By JOANNA WU
Contributing Writer
Several men gave birth at Bovard Auditorium Wednesday night during “MeSCmerized: Hypnotically Hilarious,” show with hypnotist Jim Wand.
About 160 students attended the hypnotism show, sponsored by the Deans' Hall. Radisson* Building Government, Student Senate and URSC.
Wand had 31 volunteers go on stage to undergo hypnosis and gradually released volunteers who could not
remain in a hvpnotic state. Volunteers lathered "power oil” on their bodies, rode their motorcycles, drank the prized “Nectar of the Gods" and danced to the music of Britney Spears, Beyonce Knowles and Shania Twain.
“Just about anyone can be hypnotized,” said Wand, who has a doctorate in psychology.
There are three reasons why a person may not undergo hypnosis: They do not want to undergo hypnosis, they try too hard to do so or they have an i.Q. of less than 85. Wand said.
That’s why I can't do this at UCI.A,” Wand said.
Wand began the evening by leading the audience in a susceptibility exercise, providing the audience a sign
I see Hypnotist oage 13 l
dailytrojan.com
Post-Mortem analyzes election
Wednesday night's event looked to give answers as to why this year's presidential election ended the way it did.
By ALICIA ANDERSON
Contributing Writer
Some of the biggest names in California politics joined together Wednesday evening for “Election 2004 Post-Mortem," an event organized to discuss the recent election and its impact on a local, statewide and national scale.
About 150 students, including some from Pepperdine University and Loyola Marymount University,
attended the event.
The night was split into two panels, one to discuss the election in overview and the second to discuss campaign strategy and the implications of the election.
The first panel, moderated by USC graduate and political strategist Kerman Maddox, included Republican media strategist and visiting instructor Dan Schnur, Los Angeles Times reporter Matea Gold, Democratic strategist and political
consultant Garry South, Los Angeles Daily News political reporter Rick Orlov, political consultant and professor Allan Hoffenblum and political publisher and campaign manager Richard Rosengarden.
The second panel, moderated by political consultant Matt Klink, included Pulitizer Prize winner and former Los Angeles Times city editor Bill Boyarsky, Assemblywoman Karen Bass and award-winning NBC reporter journalist Ted Chen.
The panelists discussed the recent presidential election and focused on the reasons why Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) lost to President Bush.
The first panel denied that Kerry lost because of the turnout of evangelical and moral voters.
“To put.this misconception to rest,” Schnur said, “national security and domestic issues are what drove the election."
South agreed.
“Moral values are overblown,” South said, adding Kerry did not give people the “warm fuzzies” or possess the communication skills to beat Bush, who was a better campaigner despite losing all three debates.
The panel then discussed how the Kerry campaign failed.
I see Election, page 14 I
«
• - ■ . . *
---------22______________________________________________________________________________
Hsmy Hsu I Da% *«|sn
Volunteers. Hypnotist Jim Wand prepares students dunng the MeSCmenzed: Hypnotically Hilanous event Wednesday at Bovard Auditonum
Joel Zink I Daily Trojan
Review. A panel including political analysts and consultants spoke Wednesday night about what led to Sen. John Kerry's loss and President Bush's win in this year's presidential election during "Election 2004 Post-Mortem" held in Taper Hall of Humanities.
f