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USC named College of the Year
Fight on. The USC Spirit of Troy performs Monday at a ceremony celebrating the university’s distinction of being named College of the Year.
Celebration: University was chosen from more than 4,000 other institutions in the country
By KIMBERLY TABA
Staff Writer
Acclaimed for its extensive community involvement and outreach programs, USC was chosen as the College of the Year in the Time/Princeton Review college guidebook, which hit newsstands last week.
“I brag about our programs all the time. I can honestly say that our programs are second to none,” said Michael Jackson, vice president of Student Affairs. “It’s extremely exciting to all of us who have been working under President Steven B. Sample’s leadership to interact with the community.”
Sample spoke at a celebration in Hahn Plaza on Monday, announcing USC’s honor.
‘They had over 4,000 schools to choose from, and they chose this one,” Sample said. ‘They chose us because USC has done the best job in relating to the community, making the community a part of this university and making the university a part of the community.”
Editors of The Best College for You selected USC as the college of the year because of its ability to implement programs that other colleges seek to emulate. USC’s tradition of serving the community was noted as being one of the oldest and most intense programs at a university.
A panel of experts chose this year’s theme — service learning - to see how universities and colleges applied
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Freshmen power: Newcomers Prigmore and Fodor led the USC women’s soccer team to a win against UC Irvine, 4-0.	.-,28
Welcome weak: Save Ferris tried its best to rile up the crowd at Sunday night’s rally, but didn '	D_ll
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Calendar	2
Roundup	9
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Crossword Puzzle	25
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Comparison: US News and World Report criteria differs from Time, cited as reason for lower ranking
By KIMBERLY TABA
Staff Writer
The same week that Time magazine’s college guide named USC as the College of the Year, US News and World Report’s college rankings listed USC at No. 42, tying with UC Davis.
The discrepancy in rankings can be explained by the different criteria each magazine used for their particular lists. Time nominated schools for College of the Year based on community service and learning outside the classroom. But US News and World Report looked at academics, graduation and retention rates, fac-
ulty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni donations.
In national university rankings, USC places below No. 32 UC San Diego and No. 25 UCLA and barely beats No. 44 UC Santa Barbara.
USC’s graduate programs fare better with law, business and engineering schools, with each ranking in the top 25.
However, university officials do not place much credibility on US News and World Report’s rankings.
“Their ranking methodology is so absurd,” said Joseph Allen, dean of Admissions. “Here we are ranked College of the Year by one publication and No. 42 in another.”
While Allen hopes that the Time publicity will draw a larger applicant pool for next year, he doubts that the US News and World Report ranking will discourage applicants.
“You can’t take (US News and World Report) very seriously,” Allen said. ‘Their formula changes year to year. Their weight-I see Rankings, page 23 I
U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKINGS
Top U.S. colleges
College	Rank
Cal Tech	1
Harvard University	2
Mass. Institute of Tech.	3
Princeton University	4
Yale University	4
Stanford University	6
UC Berkeley	20
UCLA	25
UC Davis	42
USC	42
Sidebar: Campus not looking to mandate community service for students though UC system may
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Assignment Editor
Spending one hour a week at a local elementary school seemed like a boring chore for Althea Izawa-Hayden, a senior majoring in political science.
Slowly, the children she worked with began to grow on her and she enjoyed volunteering through USC’s Joint Educational Program as an extra credit project for her Spanish class.
Despite her experience, Izawa-Hayden does not think community service should be required for graduation, an idea the University of California system is toying with.
If the Board of Regents approves Gov. Gray Davis’ summer proposal, all UC undergraduates would be required to complete community service before graduation. But a similar requirement at USC is nowhere in
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Welcome Week introduces freshmen to school, community
Orientation: Activities including involvement fair, comedy show to continue this week
By KENNETH FULLER
Staff Writer
In her first week at USC, Michelle Foley was eager to explore her new environment. At a new school with new people the last thing she wanted to do was sit at home in her residence hall waiting for class to start on Monday.
But she didn’t have to.
Since the first day of Welcome Week on Aug. 26, orientation advisors and activity planners have hosted events to familiarize students with their surroundings.
“The events really helped me become more familiar with the campus. It was pretty overwhelming when I came here, but the activities really gave me the chance to get to know people and the school,” said Foley, a freshman majoring in political science.
Welcome Week events will continue this week. The Student Involvement Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trousdale Parkway, and the Welcome Comedy Show will begin at 7 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium that night.
The week’s activities — ranging from the New Student Convocation to the Welcome Back rally featuring a Save Ferris concert — have focused not only on the understanding of academic guidelines but also on the need for participation in the community and school programs outside of the classroom.
In an address to the freshman class held during the New Student Convocation, President Steven B. Sample reflected on the values of community service instilled among the students at USC, values w’hich he described as “less tangible” than purely academic aims but equally important.
“USC plays a crucial role of support and participation in the surrounding neighborhood,” he said.
Sample emphasized the importance of embracing a “spirit of volunteerism” in addition to excelling in the classroom.
Students had the opportunity to show that spirit during Saturday’s Friends and Neighbors Service Day, which attracted a total number of 280 students — nearly 100 more volunteers than last year, said Michelle Blanchette, coordinator for the Volunteer Center.
On Sunday, nearly 550 students attended the Escapade at Exposition Park, which included the viewing of an IMAX film following a tour of the California ScienCenter. This marked the first time orientation events included museums tours at Exposition Park to familiarize stu-I see Welcome, page 21 i
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