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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 165, NO. 6 | Wednesday September 3, 2008 DAILY TROJAN InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 7 · Lifestyle 16 · Classifieds 15 · Sudoku 20 · Sports Fall Flicks: Original ideas hit or miss in upcoming autumn releases. PAGE 9 Opening Act: Mark Sanchez makes his debut against Virginia a memorable one. PAGE 20 By ashley archibald Daily Trojan As students transition to living on a campus un-der construction, student organizations are jostling for visibility and competing with one another to capture the attention of a student body that no lon-ger converges near Tommy Trojan. In the wake of the demolition of Commons, space for advertising events and meeting people has be-come a precious commodity, forcing student orga-nizations and even university-based offices to look outside the box for new outreach methods to keep students involved in campus life. Prior to the construction, organizations could request poster spaces through the USC SCheduling Office to get the word out on activities or big events. More important were the meeting rooms on the low-er level of Commons, where university-sanctioned groups could gather. The SCheduling Office has received a deluge of calls from different student organizations because space is less abundant, said Lindsey Cross, a junior majoring in aerospace engineering who coordinates the office’s outdoor scheduling. “It gotten a lot busier this year, especially now,” she said. “When people could first submit requests, this place was packed because people were freak-ing out.” Contrary to popular belief, Cross said, not that many poster spaces were lost in the demolition of Commons. In comparison to last year, only a few bench spaces are gone. The loss of meeting rooms has been much more difficult to coordinate than the loss of poster space, said Sarah Bullock, USC’s scheduling and produc-tion manager. “We have some permanent locations for things like Visions & Voices, and there will be a to-be-an-nounced number of new banner spaces for student activities,” she said. “More than advertising is the meeting space. It’s a balancing act of how to get space for students and deal with classroom changes for teachers.” The office is looking at possible ways to use The Lot and other outdoor venues to help fill the gap, Bullock said. With less space, groups jostle for students’ time As construction disrupts the campus traffic flow, student groups struggle for peers’ attention. | see groups, page 13 | By STEFFI LAU Daily Trojan The Republican National Convention con-tinued in earnest Tuesday night, after be-ing overshadowed earlier in the week by Hurricane Gustav and the news that vice presidential pick Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s teenage daughter was pregnant. Members of the USC College Republicans, gathering on campus last night for their first meeting of the year, said they plan to cam-paign for Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) in the weeks lead-ing up to the election. Allison Huff, co-chair of USC College Republicans, said that while Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) might be popular among college students, she hopes students at USC will evaluate McCain fairly. “I feel that it’s more popular right now for youth to be Obama’s supporters,” Huff said. “But when you dig really deep into the issues, McCain really stands out.” Huff said that she doesn’t feel Obama sup-porters are as informed. “I don’t think that a lot of Obama’s sup-porters know what the change they want is and how that change can be achieved,” she said. The convention, held in St. Paul, Minn., featured a lineup Tuesday night that included Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), First Lady Laura Bush and President George W. Bush, who was unable to attend the convention be-cause of the hurricane but instead spoke via satellite. Lieberman’s speech was particularly antic-ipated. Just eight years ago he was a Democrat and was chosen as his Party’s vice presiden-tial nominee. He then ran and won as an Former Democrat headlines Tuesday’s speeches, as Republicans try to regain the spotlight for their convention. | see RNC, page 14 | By Kaila anderson Daily Trojan Edwin O. Guthman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, deco-rated soldier and former USC pro-fessor, died last Sunday of amyloi-dosis at his Los Angeles home. He was 89. In 1950, Guthman became the first Seattle Times journalist to win the Pulitzer. In his award-win-ning article, he cleared a University of Washington professor of Communist charges by proving that the professor was not in New York during the Communist train-ing school sessions. The state’s Un-American Activities Committee accused Rader of associating with the Communist Party, based on allegations that he had attended Communist training school decades before. With Rader unable to prove his own innocence, it was Guthman who exonerat-ed him. Guthman found that the Committee had hidden documents in Rader’s defense. In addition, he used sales receipts to prove that Rader had been nowhere near New York during the training school he had allegedly attended. “Ed Guthman was an American hero,” said CNN anchor Kyra Phillips, a former student of Guthman’s at USC. “Ed never wa-vered. He was always loyal and al-ways honest. He would say, ‘Do what is right,’ and he truly did that his whole life.” Guthman investigated the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the 1950’s, a job that introduced him to Robert F. Kennedy. While initially suspi-cious of the politician, Guthman grew to respect the Kennedy fam-ily. He wore a tie clip given to him by President John F. Kennedy ev-ery day thereafter. His ties with the Kennedy family led to his presence on President Richard Nixon’s “ene-mies list.” In 1961, Guthman accepted Robert Kennedy’s invitation to be the chief press spokesman for the Justice Department. For four years, he worked closely with Kennedy through many periods of national strife, including the Cuban Missile Crisis. After his tenure with the Justice Department, Guthman was hired by the Los Angeles Times, where he worked for the next 12 years, Renowned writer Ed Guthman, 89, dies USC professor was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Robert Kennedy speechwriter. Photo courtesy of 2008 Republican National Convention and Reflections Photography Independent · Former Democrat Joseph Lieberman, who just eight years ago was the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee, spokes at the Republican National Convention Tuesday. Lieberman called on voters to evaluate McCain, not his party. Photo courtesy of USC Annenberg School for Communication Wise words · Former USC Annenberg professor Ed Guthman (left) was a speechwriter for and close confidant of Robert F. Kennedy. THIS WEEK AT THE 2008 GOP CONVENTION Check out the Daily Trojan’s continuing coverage of the 2008 Republican National Convention. Wednesday GOP vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin makes her first major speech on thecampaign trail. Thursday Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) officially accepts the Republican nomination for president. College GOP rallies behind McCain-Palin ticket | see GUTHMAN, page 13 |
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Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 165, NO. 6 | Wednesday September 3, 2008 DAILY TROJAN InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 7 · Lifestyle 16 · Classifieds 15 · Sudoku 20 · Sports Fall Flicks: Original ideas hit or miss in upcoming autumn releases. PAGE 9 Opening Act: Mark Sanchez makes his debut against Virginia a memorable one. PAGE 20 By ashley archibald Daily Trojan As students transition to living on a campus un-der construction, student organizations are jostling for visibility and competing with one another to capture the attention of a student body that no lon-ger converges near Tommy Trojan. In the wake of the demolition of Commons, space for advertising events and meeting people has be-come a precious commodity, forcing student orga-nizations and even university-based offices to look outside the box for new outreach methods to keep students involved in campus life. Prior to the construction, organizations could request poster spaces through the USC SCheduling Office to get the word out on activities or big events. More important were the meeting rooms on the low-er level of Commons, where university-sanctioned groups could gather. The SCheduling Office has received a deluge of calls from different student organizations because space is less abundant, said Lindsey Cross, a junior majoring in aerospace engineering who coordinates the office’s outdoor scheduling. “It gotten a lot busier this year, especially now,” she said. “When people could first submit requests, this place was packed because people were freak-ing out.” Contrary to popular belief, Cross said, not that many poster spaces were lost in the demolition of Commons. In comparison to last year, only a few bench spaces are gone. The loss of meeting rooms has been much more difficult to coordinate than the loss of poster space, said Sarah Bullock, USC’s scheduling and produc-tion manager. “We have some permanent locations for things like Visions & Voices, and there will be a to-be-an-nounced number of new banner spaces for student activities,” she said. “More than advertising is the meeting space. It’s a balancing act of how to get space for students and deal with classroom changes for teachers.” The office is looking at possible ways to use The Lot and other outdoor venues to help fill the gap, Bullock said. With less space, groups jostle for students’ time As construction disrupts the campus traffic flow, student groups struggle for peers’ attention. | see groups, page 13 | By STEFFI LAU Daily Trojan The Republican National Convention con-tinued in earnest Tuesday night, after be-ing overshadowed earlier in the week by Hurricane Gustav and the news that vice presidential pick Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s teenage daughter was pregnant. Members of the USC College Republicans, gathering on campus last night for their first meeting of the year, said they plan to cam-paign for Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) in the weeks lead-ing up to the election. Allison Huff, co-chair of USC College Republicans, said that while Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) might be popular among college students, she hopes students at USC will evaluate McCain fairly. “I feel that it’s more popular right now for youth to be Obama’s supporters,” Huff said. “But when you dig really deep into the issues, McCain really stands out.” Huff said that she doesn’t feel Obama sup-porters are as informed. “I don’t think that a lot of Obama’s sup-porters know what the change they want is and how that change can be achieved,” she said. The convention, held in St. Paul, Minn., featured a lineup Tuesday night that included Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), First Lady Laura Bush and President George W. Bush, who was unable to attend the convention be-cause of the hurricane but instead spoke via satellite. Lieberman’s speech was particularly antic-ipated. Just eight years ago he was a Democrat and was chosen as his Party’s vice presiden-tial nominee. He then ran and won as an Former Democrat headlines Tuesday’s speeches, as Republicans try to regain the spotlight for their convention. | see RNC, page 14 | By Kaila anderson Daily Trojan Edwin O. Guthman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, deco-rated soldier and former USC pro-fessor, died last Sunday of amyloi-dosis at his Los Angeles home. He was 89. In 1950, Guthman became the first Seattle Times journalist to win the Pulitzer. In his award-win-ning article, he cleared a University of Washington professor of Communist charges by proving that the professor was not in New York during the Communist train-ing school sessions. The state’s Un-American Activities Committee accused Rader of associating with the Communist Party, based on allegations that he had attended Communist training school decades before. With Rader unable to prove his own innocence, it was Guthman who exonerat-ed him. Guthman found that the Committee had hidden documents in Rader’s defense. In addition, he used sales receipts to prove that Rader had been nowhere near New York during the training school he had allegedly attended. “Ed Guthman was an American hero,” said CNN anchor Kyra Phillips, a former student of Guthman’s at USC. “Ed never wa-vered. He was always loyal and al-ways honest. He would say, ‘Do what is right,’ and he truly did that his whole life.” Guthman investigated the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the 1950’s, a job that introduced him to Robert F. Kennedy. While initially suspi-cious of the politician, Guthman grew to respect the Kennedy fam-ily. He wore a tie clip given to him by President John F. Kennedy ev-ery day thereafter. His ties with the Kennedy family led to his presence on President Richard Nixon’s “ene-mies list.” In 1961, Guthman accepted Robert Kennedy’s invitation to be the chief press spokesman for the Justice Department. For four years, he worked closely with Kennedy through many periods of national strife, including the Cuban Missile Crisis. After his tenure with the Justice Department, Guthman was hired by the Los Angeles Times, where he worked for the next 12 years, Renowned writer Ed Guthman, 89, dies USC professor was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Robert Kennedy speechwriter. Photo courtesy of 2008 Republican National Convention and Reflections Photography Independent · Former Democrat Joseph Lieberman, who just eight years ago was the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee, spokes at the Republican National Convention Tuesday. Lieberman called on voters to evaluate McCain, not his party. Photo courtesy of USC Annenberg School for Communication Wise words · Former USC Annenberg professor Ed Guthman (left) was a speechwriter for and close confidant of Robert F. Kennedy. THIS WEEK AT THE 2008 GOP CONVENTION Check out the Daily Trojan’s continuing coverage of the 2008 Republican National Convention. Wednesday GOP vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin makes her first major speech on thecampaign trail. Thursday Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) officially accepts the Republican nomination for president. College GOP rallies behind McCain-Palin ticket | see GUTHMAN, page 13 | |