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Vol. CXXV1I, No. 56
Headlines
Etherton leading the way for USC
USC's sophomore hurler Seth Etherton has helped the Trojans lead the race in the Pacific 10 Conference Southern Division by winning six consecutive starts ana compiling an 8-1 record.
Sports, page 16
A ripe harvest for James and a Teach'
The Roald Dahl classic "James and the Giant Peach" gets revamped for the '90s with computer animation and stop-action photography from the makers of "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
Diversions, page 7
Nerds, freaks, frat boys and geeks
Computer nerds, film geeks, DT elites, ethnic centrics and whitebread frats—editorial writer Gregory Ellis looks at some student stereotypes and their effects on student group interaction.
Viewpoint, page 4
Tax Day nearing, forms available
Federal taxes are due Monday, April 15, known as Tax Day.
Tax forms are available in in the lower level of Doheny Memorial Library.
For anyone who uses a 1040EZ form to file federal taxes, and the tax packet includes a Telefile booklet, there is a new file-by-phone service from the Internal Revenue Service called Telefile available for use.
The free, automated system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through midnight April 15th,
The Telefile system will calculate the math once income information is inputted, and then provide the tax due or the amount of any refund while on the phone. Refunds will arrive within about 21 days after the call has been made.
For more information, contact public relations office August, Lang & Husack, Inc. at (301) 637-2772.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Learning the basics
Elliot Mabana / Dally Trojan Students in the Biology 106 course, “Principles of Biology,” leam in a simulated, week-long experiment.
Quake damage leaves vacancy
By Christian Cooper
Assistant City Editor
More than two years after being evacuated due to damage from the Northridge earthquake, Embassy Residential College, a university-owned housing facility in downtown Los Angeles, is still vacant.
The building, located at Ninth Street and Grand Avenue, was the only university building to suffer structural damage as a result of the quake on Jan. 17, 1994.
Other buildings suffered minor, non-structural damage in the quake, including the Student Union building and Mudd Hall of Philosophy.
Students who were living in Embassy were transferred to other university housing facilities, including Birnkrant Residential College, said Jeff Urdahl, director of housing.
"At the time we took students out of Embassy, the property was taken over by Operations and Management," he said.
Currently, the university is waiting to make a final decision on the future of Embassy until it receives information from the Federal	Emergency
Management Agency, the government agency responsible for helping rebuild after natural disasters, said university architect Gordon Park. Officials from
(See Embassy, page 2)
Rose Bowl merchandise brings profit
Recently released data shows sales are highest in five years
By Dae Kim
Staff Writer
The revenue accumulated from Rose Bowl merchandise sold in the Pertusati University Bookstore totaled approximately $500,000, said Dan Stimmler, senior manager for general merchandise.
"The sale (of Rose Bowl merchandise) was extremely successful. 1 think it reflected the excitement of 'SC going for the first time in five years," he said.
Stimmler said the success of the merchandise cannot be compared to other non-Rose Bowl years. Sales of Rose Bowl merchandise at the bookstore are estimated to be over 10 times higher than the sales of Cotton Bowl merchandise last year, he said.
The final profit from the sales of Rose Bowl merchandise at the bookstore, approximately $100,000, goes to Auxiliary Services, Stimmler said.
The money Auxiliary Services receives from merchandise profits is budgeted yearly to help pay for overhead costs and student services.
Auxiliary Services is run on a zero-balance system, meaning that the money that comes in from profit goes directly into its budget. None of the money the department receives results in profit by any individual working in the department or the university, said Phil Chiaramonte, director of Auxiliary Services.
"All the money goes back to the university," Chiaramonte said.
Stimmler said the bulk of the profits went directly to the students in the form of sale prices, which were as much as 40 percent less than regular prices.
Some students voiced dissatisfaction over the retail prices of the merchandise.
"I think that the normal prices for the Rose Bowl stuff was way too expensive/' said Jordan Leandro, a freshman majoring in biol-
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Stimmler exp higher prices of the Rose Bowl merchandise.
timmler explained the reason for the
T-shirt and a normal T-shirt is the extra 7 percent that the Rose Bowl makes us charge for them (for licensing fees)," Stimmler said.
The Rose Bowl itself is also a moneymaker, however, because the Tournament of Roses distributes the money to the participating conferences, not the participating
Rose Bowl Sales
First in a two-part series
schools, USC did not receive extra money this year for appearing in the Rose Bowl.
"The Pac-10 Conference gets a lump sum of about 8 million dollars, and this is divided equally among every college," said Associate Athletic Director Steve Lopes.
According to Lopes, the Big 10 Conference received the same amount of money and divided it among its schools in the same fashion.
The money the athletic department collect-(See Sales, page 2)
Sample, Olah receive national accolades
By Esther Ramirios
Staff Writer
Representatives from the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences awarded its highest scientific award, the Kapitsa Gold Medal, to two USC scientists, President Steven B. Sample and Nobel Prize -winning Chemist George A. Olah, in a ceremony last month.
After its inception in 1991, RANS created the Kapitsa Gold Medal, named after Peter L. Kapitsa, Nobel Prize-winning Russian physicist and head of the former Soviet Union.
So far, only 30 Kapitsa Medals have been awarded worldwide, said George V. Chillingar, president of the United States branch of the Russian Academy and USC Civil and Petroleum Engineering professor.
Upon being presented the Kapitsa Gold Medal, both Olah and Sample were inducted as RANS lifetime members.
There are three criteria for the award: the candidate must be nominated by a RANS member
and deemed worthy by the awards committee, must have work of Nobel prize-winning quality, and most have a position as the head of a major research institution (who have themselves been distinguished scientists, engineers and/or inventors).
According to RANS President Oleg L. Kouzentsov, Sample was recognized for his achievements and for his role in improving the field of electrohydrodynamics and the electromagnetic theory.
As a result of Sample's work, patents have been granted to almost every major manufacturer of appliance controls and microwave ovens worldwide. An estimated 100 million appliances have been built with his inventions.
A formal reception was held March 22 for Sample at Chillingar's Hancock Park residence. Consular General of El Salvador, Gerardo Mixco Sol, and the Consular General of Honduras, Ana Ruth Zuniga-Izaguirie attended.
Sol honored Sample with the
Courtaay photo
George A. Olah
Francisco Morazan Gold Medal of Honor and Izaguirie presented him with the Carlos Roberto Reina Medal for scientific achievement.
Both medals are named after revolutionary and scientific heroes of their respective countries and are impressive honors, Chillingar said.
"President Sample is active in promoting USC abroad and commands great respect in foreign countries," he said.
Sample was unable to be reached for comment.
Courtaay photo Steven B. Sample
A separate reception, also at Chillingar's residence, was held on February 16 for Olah, at which dignitaries from foreign countries were also present, Chillingar said.
Olah, an authority on hydrocarbon chemistry and synthetic fuels, is the discoverer of superacids, highly reactive organic compounds involved in petroleum cracking and refining, a pivotal point in biochemical reactions.
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