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April 22, 2005
Vol. CXI.VI. No. 63
Photo courtesy ot Anna Schwaber
Smoke screen. A firefighter sprays gallons of water to control the flames amidst clouds of smoke.
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Major emergency, (Above) Sixteen fire companies and rescue ambulances responded to the fire, qualifying it as a "major emergency." (Below) The day after the fire, the damage to the fraternity house is clear, as the roof has caved in.
Early estimates of damage are at $300,000; fraternity was cleared by USC to return to The Row next semester.
By JULIE KUO
Staff Writer
The fire that engulfed the abandoned Phi Delta Theta fraternity house early Thursday morning was accidental, according to a fire department investigation. No one was injured.
The fire was started by a warming fire built on the first floor by a transient, said Capt. Rex Vilaubi, public information officer for the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Damages from the fire total about $300,000, he said.
Around midnight Thursday, LAFD Station 15 received a call from a 911 dispatcher regarding a fire at Hoover and 28th streets, said Capt. Lou Gligorijevic of Station 15, the first unit to respond.
Station 15 had been keeping an eye on the house recently, he said, and they had prepared for a fire at the Phi Delt house by planning strategies.
Gligorijevic said that, in many
cases, vacant buildings attract more potential fires than occupied spaces.
In fact, when the station received the call from Hoover and 28th streets, Gligorijevic said he knew it was the Phi Delt house.
The first firefighters arrived at the building within minutes, Vilaubi said.
Eventually, about 70 firefighters from 16 companies responded to the scene. This qualified the fire as a “major emergency,” he said. The Los Angeles Police Department and rescue ambulances also responded.
The university had reinstated Phi Delt’s charter, said Denzil Suite, asso-I see Fire, page 3 I
Hertzberg examines the politics of today vs. past
Panelist discussion focused on contributions of former politicians Brown, Unruh.
By GIGI MANN
Staff Writer
Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Bob Hertzberg moderated an in-depth discussion of California politics today comparing to the past, which was inspired by the past contributions of Edmund G. “Pat” Brown and Jesse M. Unruh.
Titled “Lives Well Spent: California Politics in the Brown and Unruh Years," the discussion Thursday evening in Doheny Memorial Library attracted about 75 students and poli-ticians.
The event, sponsored by the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics and the University of California Press, was based on Ethan Rarick’s book, “California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown.”
Rarick. one of the panelists, said
he started writing the book, which is the first biography of -Brown, after covering the 1998 governor’s race as a journalist and heard Brown referred to as a “model governor.”
“I was intrigued by Brown," said Rarick, who covered politics in California and Oregon for 15 years.
“The book captures all the quirks and weaknesses of his personality.” said Bill Boyarsky, one of the panelists and a lecturer for USC’s department of political science and the Annenberg School for Communication.
Brown and Unfuh made tremendous contributions to California, such as the ambitious state water project that needed two-thirds of the state fund at the time, Rarick said.
“They were larger-than-life ideas,” said Hertzberg, speaker emeritus of the California State Assembly. “They were structural big thinkers."
The problem with politics today is that there is very little direction, Hertzberg said.
Darry Sragow, one of the panelists I see Unruh, page 2 I
Students remember genocide
Armenian Student Association holds event to remember tragedy, but also urges students to be politically aware.
By CHRISTINA HUH
Contributing Writer
TheArmenianStudentAssociation gathered at Tommy Trojan Thursday to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and to spread awareness of other genocides.
“The purpose is to educate people about (the genocide) and to spread awareness about genocide in general," said Nerses Ohanyan, a junior majoring in mathematics and aerospace
engineering.
The theme of the event was “raising awareness of genocide through recognition,” said Barouir Yeretzian, a freshman majoring in business administration and a member of ASA who helped organize the event
Among those who spoke at the event was Father Vasken, a priest involved with ASA, who emphasized the need to recognize the Armenian genocide to prevent future genocides. “Basically the first step in stopping
genocide is recognizing the first genocide of the 21st century," Yeretzian said.
Armenian folk dancers and musical performances of Armenian folk songs and featured compositions by Armenian composer Komitsa.
Bracelets with “Justice 1915” printed on them were passed out to students, and T-shirts that said, “1.5 million killed, zero held accountable" were sold.
“I remember one student was appalled with what I was telling her," Yeretzian said. “As I was putting the bracelet on her, she was like ’how can
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