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April 27. 2005
Vol. CXLVI. No. 66
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DPS reports significantly more alcohol violations this academic year, officer says students are more brazen.
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By ALICIA ANDERSON
StafT Writer
tudent alcohol violations are more than 50 > percent higher this academic year than last, Ly according to Department, of Public Safety
reports.
For the 2004-2005 academic year, there are 77
alcohol violations at press time, compared to 49 for the 2003-2004 academic year. In all the violations,
students were cited to student conduct or were criminally charged for an alcohol-related offense.
"Alcohol is the most abused substance on this campus and on every campus in die country," said Bradford King, director of the student counseling service.
King said that in the 2003-2004 academic year, 272 students visited the counseling center for substance abuse-related problems. Out of those, 167 were specifically for alcohol-related problems.
“Alcohol abuse is a major problem in college campuses," said Steve Sussman, professor of preventative medicine and psychology at the Institute for Prevention Research.
Sussman said that alcohol has been intertwined with campus and university life for such a long time that many young people feel it is a rite of passage for them to drink — even if they are underage.
'The most common drinking is binge," King said.
One or two drinks can be healthy, but the tendency is for people to overdo it in college situations and drink much more than the norm, Sussman said.
"Our society is such lhal il seems to promote gelling drunk,'' he said.
Another development is that students have started to not be as secretive in drinking, said a DPS officer who requested to remain anonymous.
“Carelessness has increased, and the boldness
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Welch imparts business knowledge
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Welch held a signing of his new book, "Winning" at the event.
The event was mostly in Q-and-A format with students, moderators.
More than 850 attend event to listen to former CHO of GE talk about leadership.
By ANNA JEWETT
Staff Writer
Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric, spoke Tuesday about how to be successful in the business world, relating personal life experiences.
More than 850 staff, faculty, students and alumni attended the event at Town and Gown, which was sponsored by the USC Marshall School of Business.
Welch also participated in a book signing ofhis new book, “Winning."
The event centered around a Q-and-A format. At first, Welch answered questions from the two moderators and later questions from the general audience.
Yash Gupta, dean of the Marshall School of Business, opened the event and introduced Russ Stanton, business editor for the Los Angeles Times, and USC professor Warren Bennis. Bennis and Stanton took turns moderating the event and asking Welch questions about his book and his insight on leadership.
At first, he addressed a variety of topics, including importance of candor, the idea of transparency, conflict avoid-
Leadership. Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electnc, spoke Tuesday at Town and Gown about how to effectively lead a company. He also held a book signing.
ance, how to handle preparing one’s successor and his experience at General Electric.
The audience members were then invited to ask questions, all of which related to Welch’s experience and success in the business world.
In response to a question, he said there are numerous aspects to consider when deciding whether or not to take a new job.
“The first tiling to look at is the people. Do they laugh when you laugh?” he said.
He also said it is important to consider the potential for opportunity.
Welch encouraged the audience to be bold and successful in whichever industry they were involved in, no matter how obscure. For example, he told a story about a de-icing business for airplanes that developed into the fastest growing business in Adanta. He said the company had grown from $0 in 2002 to $137 million in 2004.
“Everybody has a shot to find their de-icing company in their particular industry," he said.
Welch encouraged students to overdeliver and maintain a positive attitude.
"Do not ever do what your boss asks you to do. Expand their thinking add new insights and make them look good. That is how you get promoted," he said.
Welch also explained the process of transitioning from worker to a managerial role, where the worker has to shift his focus from bettering himself to bettering his employees.
“At first it is all about you. But when you become a leader, it goes from being about you to being about them," he 9aid.
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Senate OKs budget lor next year
Student Senate's 2005-2006 budget increases funding for campus-wide organizations.
“The ultimate goal of Student Senate is to have the endowment fund pay for students to work on Student Senate. ’’ —♦ JF.SS1CA 1,M.I president Student Senate
By ALEXA HYLAND
Staff Writer
Student Senate approved its 2005-2006 budget of over $2 million Tuesday night, which was allocated to different student organizations and administrative needs within Senate and Program Board.
The budget, proposed by Student Senate president Jessica Lall and treasurer Mike Orazi to the senators, was passed in an nine to zero vote with one abstaining.
The total income within the budget includes $1.9 million from the student programming fee, $79,150 of carry-over from last year's budget and $54,600 from the contingency fund.
Several campus-wide organizations, such as KSCR and Recreational Club Council, received an increased funding from the 2004-2005 budget.
RCC had asked for additional money from Senate at last week’s meeting, but the proposed increase of $20,000 remained the same.
"All student organizations are under-funded," Lall said.
But one of Senate’s top priorities was to ensure that the clubs who participate in RCC sports are equipped with the proper trainers and equipment to ensure safety, Lall said.
Program Board Concerts also received $48,000 in additional funds.
This year Orazi said he worked with Lall to limit how much of the Student Programming Fee is spent on the Senate retreat by three fourths.
"Chase and I really wanted to cut back on (the retreat) to give students their money," Lall said.
Currently the interest from a Student Senate endowment fund will pay for most of Senate's retreat
"The ultimate goal of Student Senate is to have the endowment fund pay for students to work on Student Senate," Lall said.
Through fund raising, which is planned by the treasurer, Senate hopes to increase the amount of money in their endowment fund.
Lall said Senate has been looking at alternative ways to fund their administrative upkeep, retreat and other team building activities.
The Senate budget allocation process requires discussion with the constitutionally mandated allocation board, which consists of Lall, Orazi, the executive and finance directors of Program Board and one senator.
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INDEX
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