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Adding up. USC physics professor Clifford Johnson is the most cited black mathematician, according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
Physics professor Clifford Johnson was cited 65 times in 2004 academic journals.
. By DIYA CHACKO
Contributing Writer
Clifford Johnson, professor of physics, is the most highly cited black mathematician — a tide that puzzles Johnson.
"Wow, I have no idea where that came from," he said.
The Journal of Blacks in Higher
Education conducted a citation count of black mathematicians currently teaching mathematics or a related field at American universi ties and colleges.
Out of the % black mathematicians. Johnson was cited the most — 65 times — in academic Journals * in 2004.
In academia, blacks were thought not to be "capable of the abstract thinking and calculations that were necessary to do important work in mathematic." according to
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October 5, 2005
Superior
replaces
32nd St. Market
The grocery store, part of the largest independent Southern California chain, opens Thursday in UV.
By KARA NICHOLS
Staff Writer
A new grocery store. Superior Warehouse Groceries, will open for business in 32nd Street Market’s previous location Thursday morning, four days after the 32nd Street Market closed permanently.
Superior, the largest independent grocery chain in Southern California, has not closed the location during its renovations, but has not been open for business since gaining control of the property from the 32nd Street Market.
Superior will open with stocked
shelves and cosmetic renovations Thursday at 9 a.m., said Phil Lawrence, senior vice president of operations for.Superior. Until then, there are no items for sale, Lawrence said.
The grocery chain decided to lease the new location because of the high density of people within the area, Lawrence said.
“It’s been a known, good location for years," said Ted McCowan, information technology director for Superior,
The new store is designed to cater to USC and the surrounding community, Lawrence said. But, "it’s hard to be everything to everybody." McCowan said.
Superior will offer a variety of products like a normal supermarket and try to adapt to the needs of its community and patrons, Lawrence ! see Superior page 13
INDEX
The Hoose Library is one of many little-known places students can kick back. 7
Senate is wrong to cancel its meetings. 4
Newi Digest......2	Sports......	20
Upcoming---------2	Classifieds— II
Opinions_________4	Lifestyle________7
Making his name known in academia
INSIDE
The Trojan Cricket Club looks to revive the sport on campus.
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Vol. CXLVII, No. 31
Black enrollment drops 5 percent in 2005
The Office of Admission was not able lo find a multicultural recruiter last year, affecting minority enrollment at USC.
By NANCY RODRIGUEZ
Staff Writer
USC's black student enrollment is down to 5 percent of the 2005 freshman class after hitting its all-time high at 8 percent in 2003.
At a meeting last Wednesday, Office of Admission officials said black student enrollment was low
because the admissions office was understaffed, said Caren Chen, Student Senate director of minority affairs.
Another stumbling block was that the Office of Admission did not have a multicultural recruiter last year.
"We made every effort to recruit and hire such a person but we were not successful," wrote Katharine
Harrington, dean of admission and financial aid, in an e-mail.
With a total of 2,770 incoming freshman this year, only 132 are black. But the Office of Admission officials said they have taken some necessary steps to address this issue.
"Black freshman enrollment has dropped, it’s still in the 5 to 7 percent range, but I’m not satisfied with that and working absolutely hard to get the numbers high,” Harrington said.
Mel Preimesberger and Rakin Hall have taken on the new posi-
tions as associate directors for multicultural recruitment in the Office of Admission.
Currently, the total black undergraduate student population on campus is 1,075 students, less than 7 percent of the 16,082 total undergraduates. •
Harrington said that the Office of Admission will continue to put more money into recruiting students, but the recruitment process is still difficult.
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Conquest gives money to move
Two buildings on Ellendale
Place will soon be renovated, forcing students to suddenly find a new location to live.
By STEPHANIE HAWKINS
Staff Writer
Conquest Student Housing recently took over management for two apartment buildings in the USC area, offering monetary incentives to get the tenants to move out during renovations.
The payments range from $3,000 to $5,000 if they move out, said Casey Smith, assisLanL manager of Conquest Student Housing. The longer students wait, the more the incentives will go down, he sajd.
Conquest offered tenant Katie McGuire $5,200 for the unit she lives in if she moved out by Oct. 1.
“They are implying that they would like us out by Dec. 1 at the latest. They did not tell us anything about having the option to stay if we did not want to move," said McGuire, a senior majoring in kinesiology.
McGuire lives in one of the buildings undergoing renovation. “1 am annoyed with the whole process," she said. -
The buildings, located at 2652 and 2656 Ellendale Place, were bought by a privately owned company in Beverly Hills. Conquest is not involved in the purchasing of buildings. Smith said.
Conquest, which currently manages 16 buildings in the USC area, is not forcing anyone to leave the buildings, Smith said.
“People have the option to stay,
Moving out and moving on. Barbara Rubino, a sophomore majoring in biology, packs up her apartment on Ellendale Place. Conquest Student Housing is paying between.,$3,OOO to $5,000 per unit for students to move out.
but we are trying to offer financial incentives and try to help them find a new place to live. We do not Wlnt students to be exposed to dangerous working conditions where they live. We are hoping to help students find a new place and offer them a financial incentive to move,” Smith said.
The buildings will be under renovation until next fall.
Conquest said if tenants want to move out and accept a relocation bonus, then whatever rent they owe from Oct. 1 on will be deducted from the bonus. Smith said.
Whenever there is a change in
ownership, whoever is living in the building has to pay their rent to the new owner. Smith said.
“It is a wash, basically. It does not hurt anyone,” he said.
Whether rent will go up following the renovation is still to be deter-I see Conqueit. page 14 I