DM TROJM
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
TUESDAY
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March 19, 2002
Of interest...
Trojans are the highest-seeded team to lose in the first round of the NCAA tournament / 20
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vol. CVL, no. 40 wvnv.dailytrojan.com
Likely renovation project would close Bovard for one year
Construction: Internal work could shut the doors in May, relocating fall classes and Spectrum events to other campus sites
By STEVEN JONES
Staff Writer
Bovard Auditorium may close its doors for a large-scale renovation project this summer that could last up to one year and affect organizations ranging from student programs to science classes.
The university’s financial committee has approved the renovations, said Joe Singer, technical director of Bovard. The USC Board of Trustees could pass the final judgement on the project sometime next week, he added.
Singer has been waiting for approval to renovate the auditorium for five to 10 years, he said.
“This is the closest it’s ever been," he said.
Singer said he could not comment on the plans’ exact nature until they receive final approval from the trustees. They are reported to center around expanding the stage
I	see Bovard. page 14 I
Service Break
Twenty students spent their spring break in South America, learning about impoverished communities / 7
Car accident injures
six RAs, one seriously
Show and tell
"Now I realize I was leading a life of total bliss.
I only wish I had realized that at the time"
REGAN
LINTON
sophomore
American
studies
Break: Doctors unsure if student will remain paralyzed; all other victims treated and released
By MATT MYERHOFF
Contributing Writer
When Regan Linton and five of her friends piled into a two-door Honda Civic just before spring break, she had no idea that an accident would change her life that night Now the sophomore majoring in American Studies has gained a painful appreciation of life as she battles to recover from a severe spinal injury.
“Before the accident, I thought 1 was leading a typical life with normal troubles,” Linton said, speaking through her mother because she was unable to use the phone. “Now I realize 1 was leading a life of total bliss. 1 only wish 1 had realized that at the time.”
The six students, all resident advisers at North Residential College, were driving east on the Santa Monica Freeway when traffic slowed down near the LaCienega Boulevard exit around 11 p.m. March 6. The group was returning from dinner in Westwood as part of a staff night out The vehicle in front of the stu-
I see Accident, page 14 I
Journalism interim director accepts permanent position
Religious Life expands into Hinduism
RELIGION & ETHICS
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Administrator Los Angeles Times international news veteran named chief
By ART PRIROMPRINTR
StafT Writer
Michael Parks was named permanent director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism Monday after serving as interim director of school since fall 2001. Parks was editor of the Los Angeles Times from 1997 to 2000.
Parks comes to USC after, working at daily newspapers for 38 years.
His period as editor of the Times was marred by a controversy involving the splitting of advertising revenues between the paper and the Staples Center for a Los Angeles Times Magazine issue on the arena.
The incident raised questions regarding the conflict of interest, although according to news reports, Parks did not know about the deal until after the magazine was written.
“(The controversy) has probably made me even more acutely aware of the need for journalists to be committed to their readers, viewers, and lis-I see Parks, page 14 I
Parks
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Picture perfect. Lazaro Arvizu displays one of his paintings depicting aspects of his Latin American heritage as part of the Festival de Aztlan Monday in Hahn Plaza.
By ELIZABETH KELLY
Contributing Writer
Hinduism is among the oldest religious traditions in the world, but the tradition at USC is still in its infancy.
Four years after the creation of the university’s first Hindu student group, the Office of Religious life welcomed its first Hindu leader Monday by inviting the newly appointed Swami Sarvadevananda to conduct a teach-in on Hinduism for its association of campus religious directors.
But instead of lecturing on the unique elements of Hindu philosophy, Sarvadevananda chose instead
I see Hinduism, page 13 I
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Learn something new. Swami Sarvadevananda and Swami Bill Atmavidyananda attend a Religious Directors Association meeting Monday at the University Religious Center.