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USC family ties land Vetter
Women's volleyball sophomore star Jeanne Vetter took the advice of high school coach and former Trojan volleyball player Mike Hurlbut to choose USC over other Pac-10 schools.
Sports, page 12
Dirty Three tax dingy Jabberjaw
The Australian trio brought their part-country, part-jazz, part-a-lot-of-other-musical-things to the Jabberjaw but ended up a bit much for the sound system to handle, Adam Stackhouse reports.
Diversions, page 5
Affirmative vs. ‘negative’ action
In the first part of a series, editorial columnist Brandon Gray introduces an analysis of diversity, multiculturalism and affirmative action, and their broader implications on life philosophy and society.
Viewpoint, page 4
Womyn’s Rap, USC Symphony
Womyn's Rap, the Lesbian & Bi-Womyn's discussion group sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Bi Assembly, will be tonight from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the University Religious Center Room 203. For more information, contact the GLBA office at (213) 740-5650 or e-mail at Wendy@AOL.com.
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The USC Symphonic Winds will be playing tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium. Tickets for the program, called "A Night in the Garden of L.A.,'' are free. The conductor for the evening will be Douglas Lowry.
The Symphony will also be playing Friday, Sept. 29, in Bovard Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for two. Tnere will be a pre-concert reception and exhibition of photographs by James Arkatov. For more information, call (213) 740-3234.
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September 26,1995 Vol. CXXVI, No. 18
Quake
bills
pending
By Kamron Barron
Staff Writer
Two proposed legislative measures may allow earthquake insurance to be issued to nonuniversity campus housing. The new measures come after a period of conflict following the January 1994 Northridge earthquake.
After the quake which devastated many Southern California cities more than a year and a half ago, insurance companies stopped selling homeowners' insurance, since earthquake insurance was required to be offered along with it.
The cost of the earthquake nearly bankrupted many insurance companies, said Jerry Davies, director of communications for the Personal Insurance Federation of California. Insurance companies paid out approximately $12.5 billion in claims for the Northridge quake, but had only received about $3.4 billion in total revenues during the previous 25 years, he said.
"They paid back nearly four times more than they collected," Davies said. "Should another earthquake hit, a lot of insurance companies may not be around to pay the claims. They can't afford
It is the owners' responsibility to insure the furnished housing
(See Quake, page 3)
Buying into credit
Brandan Hancock / Dally Tro|an
Free dictionaries lure a student into getting a CitiBank credit card In front of Tommy Ttojan Monday afternoon.
Pipe cleanings cause incidents
Counseling Center offers help
By Jennifer Hamm
Staff Writer
Students suffering from a range of maladies, from anxiety to depression, can find help here on
campus.
The USC Counseling Center offers services to students ranging from support groups to referrals and private therapists.
"We are capable of handling a wide range of issues," said Dr. Bradford King, director of the Counseling Center.
The most common issue students confront when they go to the Counseling Center is interpersonal problems, he said.
"Depression affects 30 percent of visitors to the center. Most who come here have situational depression."
The Counseling Center of West Los Angeles will
offer free depression screenings on October 5 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 2100 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 303.
The screenings are being offered in honor of National Depression Screenings Day.
The day is part of an outreach project to help educate tne public about anxiety disorders and help those suffering from the symptoms which identify the illness and get help, according to a statement released by the center.
King said about 10 percent of the USC center's 1,200 visitors use some form of psychotropic drug.
"The most common is prescribed for depression and anxiety," King said.
University psychiatrist Dr. Stan Harris said drugs are used as a last resort.
"In general, drugs are prescribed when students are overwhelmed to the point that they are unable
(Sw Counsel, page 2)
Flushing of waterlines floods streets
By Jovie Baclayon
Staff Writer
Over the weekend, various campus fire hydrants spouted water, causing street flooding and other problems such as water discoloration in residential housing.
"On Friday, a fire hydrant in front of College-Uni was spouting water," said Beth Johnson, a sophomore majoring in English literature and psychology.
"The water that was flooding in the street had a murky, orange tint," she said. There was also a gushing hydrant outside of the Lyon Center.
There were rumors of water contamination, but the disturbance was actually caused by the Department of Water and Power s work on main water-lines along Maple Street.
"This work disturbed some of the sediment in the lines which was noticed not only at the University Park Campus, but (at) other areas close to
(See Hydrant, page 3)
Telephone hold music debuts
By Michael Salisbury
Staff Writer
Due to a new university-wide project which started up last week, anyone who was recently put on hold through the university telephone system mav have heard music coming from the other end.
The mellow, instrumental background music caught many students living in university housing by surprise.
"1 was talking to a friend at Century (Apartments) and she put me on nold and there was this music," said Tanesha Roberts, a freshman majoring in English.
The music can be heard by (See Music, page 3)
Brandan Hancock / Daily Tro|an
While on hold, Willard Peng, a freshman majoring In biology, Is subjected to housing telephone services’ new tunes.
Residents find tainted water over weekend
By Coll Metcalfe
Staff Writer
For residents of Birnkrant Residence Hall, finding a drink of water over the weekend was a problem.
On Friday and Saturday, thirsty residents turned on faucets only to find their cups filled with brown, gritty water.
"It was pretty gross. I drink bottled water, but I brush my teeth and bathe in that stuff, so I'm a little concerned," said resident Clint McMorris.
Residents initially blamed the construction of a coffee shop in Birnkrant Hall for the airty water, but according to Jeff Urdahl, director of Housing and Residence Halls, construction was not the cause.
Urdahl said the problem resulted from waterline work done by the Department of Water and Power on Friday.
Department workers were conducting routine maintenance on the waterline that runs along Figueroa Avenue. In the process,
(See Water, page 3)
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