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October 8, 2002
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vol. CXLVII, no. 30 www.dailytrojan.com
Academics: Many schools require that students visit adviser before registration; others depend on initiative
By JULIE KUO
Contributing Writer
With spring registration to begin at the end of this month, departments around campus are gearing up to help students plan their academic future by either requiring mandatory advisement sessions or by relying on students’ own initiative to see an adviser.
For example, the Annenberg School for Communication and the Thornton School of Music require their students to schedule a session with advisers.
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vary in their policies.	HUYIoCl
Students at the Leonard Davis	AllQWPrC
School of Gerontology participated	nllOIl Cl 9
in advisement sessions during their	—♦—
orientation and the school encour-	Some
aged them to seek advisement even	departments
though it was not required. There	require that
would be no holds when it came time	all students
for registration, said Jeff Hyde, stu-	make
dent services manager at the school.	academic
For the School of Policy	advisement
Planning and Development, stu-	appointments,
dents are required to have advise-	Others
ment for their first two semesters,	only require
said Faye Gallo-Cameron, academic	advisement
adviser for the school.	for freshmen
Business students are required to	or at
seek advisement for their first 24	certain points
units, but pre-business majors must	during their
obtain advisement for their entire	four years
time in the school, said Cindy	at USC
I see Advisement, page 13 I
Senate fills two positions of commuter legislature
Rocking The Nation
Best in independent rock is coming from unlikely source, as Omaha’s Saddle Creek Records nears success / 7
Holler if you hear me
Departments vary advisement policy
Election: Turnout of voters lower than wanted; one candidate disqualified
By ROBB FERRIS
Staff Writer
Bilal Ishaq, a junior majoring in finance and accounting, and Daniel Brown, a Senior majoring in public policy and management, will fill the two open positions for commuter senator until regular elections take place in April.
Directors of Elections Annie Mullaly and Chris Ward announced
the results of the special commuter senator election Monday at Topping Student Center.
Ishaq placed first in the race with 19 votes, and Brown finished with 17. Dina Yadegarian placed third with 15 votes, Jennifer Fraley had 14 and former Student Senate vice presidential candidate Howard Cheng garnered five votes.
John Henning, who earned one vote, was disqualified Thursday for campaigning within 100 feet of a polling site after he was warned against doing so several times by elections commissioners, Mullaly said.
I see Senate, page 14 I
Voicing
Votes
Brandon Behle I Daily Trojan
Up or down. Cassie Cooksey, a junior majoring in print journalism, talks to her mom on her cell phone in the Leavey Library stairwell.
Only 71 of 106 votes total were counted as legitimate because the rest were not filled out properly
Faculty of law paid more than others
Salary: Averages in survey’s findings shouldn’t be taken at face value, professors say
By JAKE BAKKILA
Contributing Writer
According to a recent university salary survey, average law faculty members make more than $60,000 more a year than their counterparts in the field of English composition.
“Looking at averages can be very misleading," said Scott Altman, associate dean at the USC Law School. “(Law) salaries differ based on location, based on school, based on a I see Salary, page 13 I
Sessions spread faiths’ traditions to students
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RELIGION & ETHICS
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By ELIZABETH BR0THERT0N
Staff Writer
To promote the cultures and traditions of various religious groups on campus, the Religious Organizations Council held the first meeting of the Interfaith Immersion Series on Friday night at Hillel Jewish Center.
Organized by the council, each session of the series featured an individual campus group hosting a traditional service and inviting stu-
dents who are not of the groups particular faith to come in and share its traditions.
Friday night’s event featured a traditional Shabbat service and a kosher dinner afterward. Rabbi Jonathan Klein led the service.
Klein explained to the group, which included both Jewish and non-Jewish participants, what each portion of the service meant as he led it The center was pleased to have people of non-Jewish faith participating in the service, said Matt Davidson, Hillel’s assistant director.
“We are excited to welcome people into our community and share our service with the general USC population,” Davidson said. “They are always welcome.”
The interfaith program allowed students to be part of the traditions I see Religion, page 14 I
Abran Rubiner I Daily Trojan
Warm glow. The Shabbat candles burn as Jews and non-Jews involved in the Religious Organizations Council's meeting enjoy Shabbat dinner together.