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Henry Bibby might have benn fin'd, but he still has love for USC 18
Vol. CXI. VI, No. 38
Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912
March 9, 2005
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USC lacks breastfeeding rooms
Graduate and Professional Student Senate pushing for room for nursing mothers.
By BONNIE SCHINDLER
Staff Writer
USC is violating a state law that states all California employers must provide a space for lactating women employees to express their milk.
Effective January 2002, the bill requires USC to accommodate breastfeeding mothers witli a private space, other than a bathroom stall, and unpaid break time during the work day.
The fine for violating tlie law is $100 per violation.
“There are currently no official lac-
tation rooms on campus," said Jaime Lester, women's committee chair for Graduate and Professional Student Senate. "Some women have reported breastfeeding in their car for privacy, as no other facility is available at USC.” Because of inadequacies, a graduate student lounge in the basement of the Annenberg School for Communication has been turned into a makeshift private lactating room, said Robin Toblin. GPSS president
But access to the lounge is limited to Annenberg graduate students, and the room still serves as a lounge. It was only turned into a makeshift lactation room after some students found that no one was using the lounge.
Those who do not have access to the lounge, such as employees, undergradu-
ates and graduates within other schools, have nowhere to go,
“The Annenberg rogm is a break room and was not designed for lactation purposes," I .ester said. “Students have been using the room as it is the only facility that is private — meaning it has a door that closes."
Ix»ri Strauss, director of the Center for Women and Men, told Toblin about the lack of lactation rooms on campus.
Doing a Google search, Toblin found numerous universities, including UC Berkeley, Duke University, University of Michigan and University of Iowa, that have at least one room provided for mothers.
“We are not on the cutting edge of women's issues," Toblin said.
At first, Toblin was planning on
using money collected from graduate student programming fees to furnish a room on the university campus.
Toblin and GPSS Vice President Ronalee Lo wanted to give some of the estimated $16,000 to equip the Annenberg room witli a refrigerator, microwave and a pump.
“We wanted to pay for the lactation room, but we realized it was a law
—	and other schools had them," Toblin said.
Pushing the initiative forward, Toblin contacted Patrick Bailey, executive director of the new campus center and cultural programs.
Toblin said he approved the implementation of a lactation room and added it into the blue prints for the new
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Senate moves for removal of fee cap
Sandblast will dull Disney HaII walls
Steel on downtown concert hall created glare that led to complaints from residents.
By MELISSA LOPEZ
Contributing Wnter
Only two years after the Walt Disney Concert Hall opened, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved to sand portions of its stainless steel panels, altering its outer appearance.
Disney Hall, built by architect and USC alumnus Frank 0. Gehry, is known for its curved, polished steel structure.
The polished steel creates a glare that prompted complaints from residents of surrounding buildings. The complaints led to an investigative report conducted by Marc Schiler, a USC professor of architecture.
Los Angeles County contacted Sapphos Environmental to investigate the glare. Schiler said the consulting firm felt the issue was beyond its expertise, so they contacted Schiler, a known expert on glare.
Schiler, a member of the International Commission on Illumination and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, has published research on glare for 10 years.
The final report on the Disney Hall by Schiler found that specific panels were the source of glare on surrounding buildings and intersections, creating high temperatures around these areas. Some of the hot spots can raise the temperature as high as 138 degrees.
The report also found that the Founders Room was the primary source of glare, which creates the effect equivalent to a taillight or a bicycle reflector. Since the source of the glare is located well above the trees, it lacks a filter, resulting in visual discomfort and heat increase. Schiler
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Resolution urges DeMiero to ask administrators to get rid of the student progra m m i ngfee ca p.
By ALEXA HYLAND
SlalT Writer
Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night that gives Senate president W. Joe DeMiero the Senate's complete support in asking USC President Steven B. Sample to remove the student programming fee cap.
If Sample approves the cap removal, Senate would be allowed to raise the student programming fee more than 4.9 percent, which is the current cap.
While DeMiero said Senate will not necessarily raise the fee by 20 percent, DeMiero said he believes that Student Senate should have the ability to raise the fee that much.
In DeMiero's first proposal, he recommended a 28.81 percent raise, a $17 raise to $76 per semester.
Tuesday's resolution quotes SCampus, emphasizing the fact that the fee is allocated by Student Senate and thus Senate should be in charge of how much the fee is raised.
"Now I have the charge to move forward and meet with (Michael) Jackson and Sample to discuss dissolving the cap," DeMiero said.
In the resolution, Student Senate members said that they should have the right to lower or raise the student programming fee with the interest of its constituents in mind.
DeMiero said that if the cap remains, Student Senate would not I see Sonata, page 111
INDEX
Write this down: Van Wilder's idols can help you enjoy Spring Break . 7
USC should provide room for mothers. 4
News Digest.......2 Lifestyle.....-......5
Upcoming .—....2 Classifieds —12
Opinions.—......4 Sports...........— 16
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Rachel Elias I Daily Troian
Still waiting. Jimmie Joyce, a poll clerk at Marks Tower, waits for voters during the Los Angeles mayoral election. The polling location only recorded 27 student events by 7 p.m. after opening at 8 a.m.
Voting lines were empty, allowing the few voters who did show up to walk up to the polls with no wait
At the Catholic Center, just one student voted in a half-hour period around 1 p.m.
Only 27 students had voted at the Marks Tower polling location by 7 p.m., said Charlene Limenih, a poll worker.
“We didn't have our first person until about 8 (in the morning)," said Maria Pina, a poll inspector. Most students voted after 3 p.m„ and lunchtime was also relatively busy.
In the past the flow of students voting in a city election has been notoriously slow during the day and usually increases during the afternoon, Limenih said.
The Marks Tower polling location was riddled with problems Tuesday morning, both Limenih and Pina said.
They said some students did not know where to vote.
Later in the day. “there were people who came to the precinct because they didn’t know where they were supposed to go." Limenih said.
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The mayoral election rocked City Hall, but USC students didn't seem to pay attention.
By LAURA SJMURDA
Staff Writer
Student turnout in Tuesday’s Los Angeles mayoral election was almost non-existent even though polling locations were open all day and located on
and nearby campus.
At the time of press, not enough ballots had been counted for official results. With more than 100,000 ballots counted, James K. Hahn was in the lead with 29.48 percent of the votes while Antonio Villagairosa came in second with 25.37 percent and Bob Hertzberg was in a close third with 24.93 percent of the votes counted. There will most likely be a run-off election between the top two vote-getters on May 17.
Lon« voter. Christina Skwat, a senior majoring in business administration, votes at the Catholic Center dunng Tuesday's mayoral election.