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Tuesday April 8,1997 Vol. CXXX, No. 53
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Trojans look for win against Titans
The USC baseball team will try to bounce back from a three-game sweep from the hands of Stanford when it sends senior Scott Henderson to the mound tonight against Cal State Fullerton.
Sports, page 16
Director talks about 'The Saint'
Staff writer Alex Garcia sat down to talk with Australian director Philip Noyce, who recalled memories of filming on location in Russia and working with Val Kilmer in his latest film, "The Saint."
Diversions, page 7
Being undeclared isn't so bad
Tired of listening to others call undeclared majors "students who lack direction," editorial writer Griffin Maghari explains that being undeclared allows students to explore all their options.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
CAP workshop, last cooking class
The Commuter Advocate Program is hosting a Commuter Workshop today and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Topping Student Center, room 204.
Transportation services, student activities, the Lyon Center and Department of Public Safety officials will discuss what services they have to offer.
For more information, call Student Senate at (213) 740-5620.
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The Hillel Jewish Center, at 3300 S. Hoover Blvd., will have its final Jewish cooking class today from 5:30 to 7
E».m. The class will focus on sraeli dishes and will be free to all USC students.
For more information, call (213) 747-9135.
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The third annual Career Information Fair, sponsored by the Communication Student Government, will be held tonight in Heritage Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m.
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Swim-a-thon benefits disabled
By Siran Babayan
Staff Writer
Hundreds of participants will take part in the 17tn annual Swim With Mike fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, at the USC Olympic Swim Stadium. The swim-a-thon fundraiser will provide financial assistance to physically challenged students and raise funds for the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund.
Initially called Swim For Mike, the event was organized in 1981 by friends and teammates to raise money to purchase a specially equipped van for Mike Nyeholt, a tnree-time All-American swimmer from USC who became paralyzed after a motorcycle accident he suffered that year, Associate Athletic Director Ron Orr said.
"Mike and I were roommates in college and swam together in high school," Orr said. "I organized the fundraiser out of frustration, and I wanted to do something for him."
The event, which has raised more than $1.5 million for the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, was renamed Swim Witn Mike when Nyeholt swam the next year.
"Recipients of this scholarship are facing challenges and want to move on," Orr said. "It tears at your heart when you see someone who's paralyzed or suffering from cancer and is an active,
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Chris O’Connor, a sophomore majoring In business, was one of many who participated in last year's Swim with Mike fundraiser.
vibrant athlete but has lost all that. They see that the program makes a difference. It gives them hope and a future they thought they lost when they lost the use of tneir legs or arms.”
"People who are physically challenged are in situations they have no control over," Nyeholt said. "They're facing a really tough period in their lives ana have to make an adjustment. There are all kinds of uncertainties out there and people feel that if they can make tneir lives easier then they can get behind them and support them."
Los Angeles Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda will attend the fundraiser to accept the Gerald and Betty Ford People Helping
People Award. The award was established to honor former President Gerald Ford, who has attended the swim event since 1988, officials said.
"Gerald Ford got involved because his son Steven was involved," Orr said. "He's been overwhelmingly supportive, and we wanted to keep his name involved. It was an opportunity to acknowledge the people who have helped and it caused attention to the swim."
Since 1981, Swim With Mike has awarded 30 scholarships and will provide more than $100,000 ot funds to six current recipients, officials said.
One of this year's recipients is Carlos Mike Hoover, who suf-
fered from a cerebral hemorrhage that resulted in slurred and slow speech and a loss of motor activity. Hoover is currently majoring in music education and recording arts.
"The program has been excellent for me," Hoover said. "Not only the networking but the socialization is also important. People with disabilities don't get to socialize as much as they used to when they weren't disabled or as much as those who aren't. That's why I'm at these functions — because they give me a chance to be out and about."
"It's really easy for people to be invisible on this campus, " said Chris Emanuel, another recipient of the scholarship and a junior majoring in international relations and public policy.
"Organizations like tnis show that you're a part of USC," Emanuel said. ' A lot of times you feel left out even though you're 'Trojan.' It brings disabled people together and gives us a chance to network and socialize. And the camaraderie is very important. They're not the kind of people that look through you or passed you."
Emanuel also said he was dissatisfied with the university's efforts in helping and accommodating physically challenged students.
"The university hasn't assisted us that much Decause there's no voice, no coalition," Emanuel (See Swim, page 2)
Outreach service offers tutoring
By Jayne Jun
Staff Writer
Trojan Academic Outreach is a newly recognized service organization that is offering free tutoring services to the student body.
"The main objective of the group is to proviae free tutoring to anyone who wants help in their studies," said Christine Clark, a senior majoring in American studies wno is the executive director of the organization. "Also, we wanted to provide leadership opportunities and organization skills to fellow students."
Troian Academic Outreach was formed last fall by Carol Schmitz, associate director of residential life, and Patricia Tobey, director of academic support for the Office for Residential and Greek Life.
"There have been other tutoring services available at the university but none of them were free," Schmitz said. "What makes this organization unique is that it is a free program runty willing volunteers."
Currently, there are nine officers and 22 tutors, and four students are bein^ tutored. The group was officially recognized at the beginning of the spring semester.
"Unfortunately, there aren't too many students who are being tutored now because we
just got recognized this semester," said Meg Lin, a graduate student in education and an associate director of marketing for the organization.
"We want to recruit more student tutors and to let the campus know that there is a free tutoring service available," Lin said.
"We're still in the process of getting organized ana getting it together," said David Kwon, a senior majoring in accounting and information systems.
The organization is in the process of applying for some funding by the discretionary and philanthropy boards, said Kwon, who is the associate director of finance.
Students who wish to volunteer as tutors must submit applications, which are evaluated by the associate director of evaluation and assessment with the approval of the director of tutoring.
Student tutors must fulfill the requirements of at least an A-average in the subject area of what they will tutor and a 3.2 minimum overall GPA. They are also strongly encouraged to go through training sessions once a week throughout the course of the semester, which teaches them about the topics that are related to effective tutoring, such as time management.
After completing the sessions, the students will receive official (See Outreach, page 2)
Rack 'em up
Jaff Baard / Daily Trojan
Sabrina Ifcang, a freshman planning to study business, shoots pool at Tommy’s Place Monday afternoon.