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Celebrities rally voters
Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal visit USC to film a segment for the Oprah Winfrey Show.
By KARA NICHOLS
Staff Writer
Jake Gyllenhaal, from "Donnie Darko," and Maggie Gyllenhaal, from “Mona Lisa Smile," made a surprise trip to USC late Monday afternoon to film a segment for The Oprah Winfrey Show promoting how easy it is to register to vote.
Along with representatives from Declare Yourself, a non profit, non
partisan campaign designed to get youth involved in politics, Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal asked students to either register to vote or, if registered, to sign a promise to Winfrey that they would vote in the upcoming presidential election on Nov. 2.
Both Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal said they were pleasantly surprised by the number of students who said they were already registered to vote.
Young people will have an important impact on the election, Maggie Gyllenhaal said.
Jake Gyllenhaal said that everyone should vote “because, it’s a sad time
when people have to ask why people should vote.”
Declare Yourself set up a booth in front of the Student Union where students could register to vote.
Maggie andJakeGyllenhaal brought unregistered students to the booth or referred them to www.declareyourseif. com to register.
The siblings went to various places on campus, including Lyon’s Center, Norris Theatre and Tommy Trojan, and the Alpha Chi Omega chapter house.
“It's hard not to be happy when Jake Gyllenhaal swings by to say hi," said I see Vote, page 111
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Celebrity vote. Jake Gyllenhaal, from "Donnie Darko," visited the Alpha Chi Omega house Monday afternoon, urging students to register to vote.
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Prescriptions pose added suicide risk
Antidepressants for patients younger than 18 might cause suicidal thoughts.
By MEAGAN RUEGG
Contributing Writer
Some antidepressant medications might increase suicidal thoughts and actions among patients younger than age 18 and will soon come with warning labels that alert patients to possible side effects, according to a statement released by the Food and Drug Administration last Thursday.
In an FDA Advisory Committee meeting on September 13 and 14, the American Psychiatric Association told the administration that data from 23 pediatric trials involving nine drugs indicated that antidepressants had increased suicidality in pediatric patients. The APA recommended further research and disclosure of potential side effects.
The FDA said it had already begun working on new warning labels to be included with all prescriptions along with the study results.
No studies have found that the drugs cause increased suicidal behavior in adults, so the new information should affect few USC students taking the medications, said Dr. Bradford King, director of USC Student Counseling Services.
Antidepressants affect children differently than adults because children's bodies are different; they have more trouble following directions and participating in therapy is generally not their decision, King said.
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Drink big. Workers for the Discovery Channel’s "BIG!" turn on the world record-sized espresso machine Monday in Hahn Plaza.
The show handed out free espresso to students walking by while giving demonstrations on how the machine works.
Giant-size espresso fills Hahn Plaza
Discovery show "BIG!"films biggest working espresso machine in history at USC.
By JOANNA WU
Contributing Writer
“BIG!” a Discovery show that enlarges ordinary items and brings them to public places for demonstration revealed the world's largest espresso machine at Hahn Plaza Monday morning
The 11-foot-tall machine was named the largest by Guinness World Records.
“BIG!" decided to film the portion of the episode at USC because it is a college campus, a landmark in Los Angeles and a “film-friendly" campus, said Melinda Aducci, the show’s production manager.
"Obviously, we have the world’s largest espresso machine and we all remember our college years and we said we obviously need coffee to get through class, especially the early morning ones," she said.
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