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New tags guarantee clothing labor fair
Sales: USC licensee Social Awareness certifies some items are sweatshop-free
By NICOLE JARAMILLO
Contributing Writer
Labels on some USC clothing now specify that the items were not made by sweatshop labor.
The company that produces the clothes, Social Awareness, said its items are made in factories that are randomly monitored four times a year to ensure that working conditions are fair.
The company wanted to stress, however, that just because other items do not carry a particular label does not mean they are manufactured in a sweatshop.
“We just wanted to let people know what we are doing,” said John Elliot of Social Awareness.
Dan Stimmler, director of Pertusati University Bookstore, agreed that all companies that manufacture for USC are monitored in some way.
“In order to manufacture for USC, a company needs to be licensed through the FLA,” said Stimmler, referring to the Fair Labor Association.
All vendors that sell anything with any reference to USC must have a trademark license, said Liz Kennedy, director of USC's Office of Trademark and Licensing Services.
“We mandate that all vendors join the FLA,” she said.
One student said a sticker is not enough proof that a company is adhering to fair labor practices.
“It all depends on the company that is behind the sticker," said Marvin Vargas, a senior majoring in biology and a member of the Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation.
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University monitors elections
Graduate survey will help needs
GPSS: Student government and provost planning first formal study of population
By STEVEN JONES
StaffWriter
A new survey will soon provide information about a sometimes-invisible portion of USC’s population — graduate students.
In the spring, the International Scholars Committee surveyed international students about their experience at USC and uncovered a number of concerns, including housing and transportation.
Results of that survey made the Graduate and Professional Student Senate and the Office of the Provost realize that a more formal survey was needed among the entire graduate student population.
“The graduate student population has been ignored for far too long,” said Mark Pavelchak, director of student outcomes research.
GPSS members suggested that they survey graduate students in the same way the Student Senate surveys undergraduates about their quality of life. The university has no method in place for evaluating any I see GPSS, page 3 I
Politics: School will not endorse specific candidates but does contribute financially to beneficial state propositions
By MERRILL BALASSONE
Contributing Writer
When students go to the polls Nov. 5, they will cast their vote on issues such as secession of the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, along with other state propositions, and will choose state representatives to represent USC’s district
While the university does not endorse or give donations to specific candidates, USC maintains a close connection to elected officials at the local, state and federal levels.
Faculty and staff members are free to endorse candidates, and the university will endorse and support state propositions that directly affect campus life for its students
and employees.
USC has endorsed California Proposition 51, or the Traffic Congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Act, by donating $300,000 to amend the initiative. The proposition would allow for the building of a light-rail line from downtown Los Angeles, through Exposition Park and USC, to Santa Monica.
The university wanted to keep the rail line underground so the Exposition Park area would not be I see Voting, page 3 I
USC DECIDES
A special series on USC students and the upcoming election. Today is Part 2 of 3.
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Careful carving. Steve Rasch, a senior majoring in business administration, helps children at the 32nd Street School turn pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween.
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Caffeine break. Danielle Ahlberg, a junior majoring in communication, studies for class on a couch at Coffee Factory, a new coffee shop on Figueroa Street.
Coffee Factory manufactures cheaper drinks
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By KEVIN MERICKEL
Contributing Writer
Coffee Factory, a new coffee hotspot on Figueroa Street that had its grand opening one month ago, is providing a com-munity-based hangout for students and local residents.
Many USC students have not heard of the recently opened establishment.
Centered around students and the community, Coffee Factory is dedicated to providing an inexpensive alternative to such traditional coffeehouses as Starbucks Coffee
Co. and Seattle’s Best Coffee.
“I don’t want to pay $5 for a cup of coffee,” said Tom Nguyen, president of Coffee Factory.
Prices for exotic coffee drinks such as espresso, mocha, latte and ice-blended beverages are priced at less than $2 a cup.
Several USC students cited that price was a concern, but the convenience of Trojan Grounds and Commons outweighed the $3 price.
' “I spend $30 a week on coffee,” said Farbod Shakouri, a senior majoring in business information systems.
In developing the model for
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“/ don't want to pay $5for a cup of coffee" —♦— TOM NGUYEN president Coffee Factory