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Administration hopes to lead by example
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Spotlight. Lauren Geissler, vice president of Student Senate, awaits new senators as they convene for the first meeting in Topping Student Center.
Senate: Inaugurated Tuesday, immediate duties include completing cabinet, setting budget
By ROBB FERRIS
Student Senate Writer
Student Senate president Matt Weir and vice president Lauren Geissler have full schedules for the next several days. They have to finish appointing their executive cabinet, complete the transition from the last administration and redecorate their offices.
“You think a Western theme would look good in here?” asked Weir, a junior majoring in economics. Geissler answered with a laugh
Tuesday evening.
The two were formally inaugurated Tuesday afternoon but are already feeling overwhelmed by the tasks before them.
“Anxiety is a big part of my life right now," Weir said. “I’m beginning to feel the pressures of the job.” Members of the 2002-2003 Senate were inaugurated in Upstairs Cafe at noon Tuesday. Chief Justice Jordan Love inaugurated Weir, Geissler and a handful of recently elected senators, reading the oath off a piece of paper in his hand.
Love did not notice when he almost mistakenly inaugurated Weir as vice president
Outgoing vice president Craig Brooks passed the gavel to Geissler during the ceremony, with which Geissler executed her first official
duty — adjourning the meeting.
Most of the senators did not show up for the ceremony and were inaugurated at the Senate meeting Tuesday night in Topping Student Center.
An overwhelming sense of obligation overcame Geissler when someone reminded her of how many people turned out to vote in the last election.
“It reinforced the idea of how much we owe these students and that they have expectations that we have to uphold,” she said.
The executive cabinet has not been completely filled yet, and some applicants are still filing paperwork.
Senate began the budget allocation process Monday, a task which Weir and Geissler see as one of the biggest challenges they will face.
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Culture dubs promote arts through performances
Diversity: Organizations sponsor fashion and dance shows to raise awareness
By ART PRIROMPRINTR
Staff Writer
In the last few weeks, USC’s culture clubs and associations have put on a slew of shows and events in an effort to increase cultural awareness at USC.
Events last week included a lu’au by the USC Hawai’i Club and a lavish presentation by the Southern California	Indo-American
Association at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. At least two more shows will be presented within the next week. Because these events take months to organize, they are often presented toward the end of the year.
Such events are important to many of the culture clubs because they are seeking to share their cultures with others.
“Our mission at (the International Students Assembly) is to promote cultural exchange, and the culture show is something that people (in the community) are
interested in — singing, dancing and food," said ISA President Joe Chiu, a junior majoring in computer science. “It can make people want to find more in depth knowledge of other cultures.”
ISA’s International Culture Night, at 7 p.m. tonight in Bovard Auditorium, will showcases cultures from four continents and more than 15 different countries. It also includes a fashion show of traditional ethnic clothing and six different cultural performances. The performances feature dance pieces and a 20-minute drama performed by members of USC’s Greek organization, USC Hellas.
“We really want to showcase the social and cultural treasures of the international community here at USC,” said Santiago Kow, ISA’s student adviser and a senior majoring in biomedical engineering.
This is the first time in four years ISA has presented its culture night which had previously been running for about 6 years. It is difficult for many of the individual culture clubs beneath ISA to organize and rehearse a culture show, Chiu said.
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“Our mission at (the International Student Assembly) is to promote cultural exchange, and the culture show is something that people (in the community) are interested in — singing dancing and food."
JOE CHIU junior computer
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Penny wars. Mike Siciliano, a freshman majoring in political science, leads efforts in collecting change for Sigma Chi’s philanthropy, which donates money to the Children’s Miracle Network.
Greek giving
Boyfriends do not provide right support for depressed women
HEALTH & MEDICINE
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By SCOTT MARTINDALE
Health & Medicine Writer
Boyfriends offer less emotional support than female friends in the lives of depressed young women, according to a new study by USC’s psychology department The five-year study, published last month in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, demonstrated that boyfriends increasingly alienate themselves
from their girlfriends as the young women become depressed.
Many of the subjects’ boyfriends, described as “cold and aloof,” further contributed to the young women’s depression, said Shannon Daley, lead author of the study and assistant professor of psychology.
“Dealing with depression is a pretty big burden on anyone,” Daley said. "It’s not like they are mean, horrible guys. They just don’t have the skills to deal with it”
Almost half of the 138 female subjects, all recent high school graduates at the beginning of the study, suffered at least one major depressive episode during the five-year span — a common occurrence among women in this age group, Daley said.
The study also found that the depressed women did not notice increased emotional support from their best female friends, even though these friends attested to providing
the additional support Daley said.
“What matters most is how much support you think you’re getting,” she said. “What’s in the mind of the beholder is almost more important than reality.”
Jerald Jellison, professor of psychology, hypothesized that the depressed women tend to take their friends’ constant support for granted and thus do not notice it
“(A woman’s) girlfriends are gen-
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