Web site helps to secure tickets
By adding the 2006 Rose Bowl to their service, USC football fans can buy, sell or bid on the rights to tickets.
By JODIE OXMAN
Contributing Writer
Tickets to the 2(X)6 Rose Rowl might be easier to purchase this year because www.ticketreserve.com added the BCS national championship game to their service, company officials said.
But some students said they are still skeptical, especially since there is a cost for both the ticket and the right to reserve the spot.
On www.ticketreserve.com, sports enthusiasts can buy, sell or bid on the rights to face value tickets for events such as the Super Bowl, Final Four and now the Rose Bowl championship game.
Ticket Reserve receives tickets from the "owners,” such as the Rose Bowl or the Nationa) Basketball Association, said Andy Leach, executive vice president of Ticket Reserve.
This year, the Rose Bowl provided 2,500 total tickets, or 1,250 per team, Leach said.
The “Rose Bowl Fan Forward" is not a ticket. Instead it gives the buyer the right to purchase face value tickets to many special sporting events tied to a particular team.
Once the team qualifies for the game, then the tickets themselves can be purchased.
But this also means the buyer could end up paying for the rights to a ticket that they will never actually use if their team does not make it to the I see Tickets, page 3 !
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October 10, 2005
Vol. CXLV11, No. 34
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LenDale White's career-high four touchdowns helped USC overcome Arizona 42-21.12
Shopping around. Daisy Lopez, a sophomore majoring in International relations and health promotion, shops for groceries at the new Superior Grocery
Warehouse market, located where 32nd Street Market used to be. Superior_renovated the location in four days and opened for business at 9 a.m. Friday.
Superior opens for business
The four-day, $750,000 store renovation included lighting paint and section changes.
By JOHN LEGCTINO
Contributing Writer
Superior Grocery Warehouse officially opened its doors for business to a warm reception from shoppers Friday morning after the store moved into the old location of the 32nd Street Market.
While the location remained open during the four-day, $750,000 renovation, officials called Friday s 9 a.m. opening the official beginning of Superior’s time at the University Village.
A few employees estimated that when the store opened, there were about 20 customers waiting by each of the two doors.
“I seriously can't believe this. There's actually food,” said Wes Gerald, a senior majoring in history and politi-l see Superior, page 3 I
Alumni discuss USC's contining impact on life
The Grove developer Rick Caruso said USC reinforced the values he grew up with.
By GUENSIE GRECY
Contributing Writer
Three famous USC alumni came back to campus Friday afternoon to take part in a panel discussion titled "How USC Trojans are inventing the future of Los Angeles."
The event, part of USC Festival 125, included Sheriff Lee Baca, leader of the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department; Rick Caruso, a Los Angeles real estate developer most famous for developing The Grove; and Jan Perry, councilwoman of the ninth district of Los Angeles.
Carolyn Webb De Macias, senior adviser to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
and USC's vice president for external relations, moderated the event. Her first question asked the three how their years at USC impacted their current lives.
"What 1 gained most from USC is the confidence and the analytical ability to step into any situation," Perry said. “USC also taught me never to take no for an answer."
Perry also said USC’s uniqueness is a result of the level of intimacy in the classrooms and the hands-on approach that each class takes.
Caruso, who graduated in 1980 with a degree in business, said USC reinforced the most important family values that he grew up with.
“'SC has a very unique character ._ there's a great sense of family here that I think is a value to the education and to vour ability to succeed page • i
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Discussing SC. Sheriff Lee Baca, one of three alumni to participate in a panel Friday afternoon, spoke about how USC represents hope to him.
’Regulate’ rapper Warren G performed Friday night at Pike's philanthropy event 5
Professional athletes should rely on their natural talent.	4
Newt Digest_2	Sports.....12
Upcoming____2	CUtiifiedi----1
Opinion*.. 4	Lifestyle—...5
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