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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1912 | WWW.DAILYTROJAN.COM | VOL. 165, NO. 32 | THURSDAY OCTOBER 9, 2008 INDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 8 · Sudoku 9 · Lifestyle 20 · Classifieds 24 · Sports Thirsty Thursday: Make delicious, easy drinks with a kick. PAGE 9 The Mondays: Fans get inside look at USC football. PAGE 24 By ALEXANDER COMISAR AND TIFFANIE WU Daily Trojan The preliminary hearing for the suspect accused of murdering USC student Bryan Frost was postponed Wednesday, after the prosecution and defense agreed that more time was needed to review key evidence. The hearing was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, but a judge granted the attorneys’ request to delay the hearing shortly after the defendant, Travion Ford, 24, was escorted into the room. The judge noted that Ford reserves the right to proceed with his preliminary hearing on the scheduled day, but Ford agreed to delay it as well. Ford has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in con-nection with an incident that occurred near USC’s cam-pus on Sept. 18, during which Frost was stabbed to death after a verbal confrontation escalated into a physical fight. If convicted, Ford could serve additional prison time because the knife used in the crime constitutes a deadly weapon. Deputy District Attorney Kennes Ma said he and Ford’s legal counsel requested the delay because much of the evi-dence remains unavailable and the rest was received just two days prior to the scheduled day of the hearing. “The defense attorney and I just got on the case, so we’re waiting on more information to come to us from the investigation,” Ma said. Ma said, in most cases, hearings may only be delayed by 10 days, but that the judge granted them more time to prepare. “Since this is a serious case, [the hearing] is set at 30 days,” he said. “The hearing will probably be held some-time in December.” When the hearing takes place, both sides will pres-ent an overview of their cases and the judge will decide whether or not the case should be transferred to California Superior Court to stand trial. Ford’s hearing delayed as DA weighs evidence DA, defense attorney agree to delay preliminary hearing in USC student murder case. By NATALIE JARVEY Daily Trojan About 40 members of the Carpenters Union gathered out-side the construction site of the new Cinematic Arts Complex Wednesday to protest what they said is unfair wage practices. Carpenters from union chapter Local 209 said Corona Brothers Installation, a subcon-tractors hired to install modu-lar furniture inside the building, does not pay the area-standard wage or give benefits. Local 209 began protesting at 11 a.m. but had left campus by about 12:30 p.m. Louie, a representative from Local 209 who asked that his last name not be used, said the protest was meant to urge USC to take action against Corona Brothers and “bring in an area standard contractor that does that work.” Local 209, located in the San Fernando Valley, is part of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, which represents more than 65,000 union car-penters in Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, according to its website. Workers deserve the right to fair wages and benefits such as health care for their entire fam-ily, the website states. James Grant, executive direc-tor of USC Media Relations, is-sued a statement Wednesday afternoon in response to the Cinema building carpenters pick- The workers say they aren’t being paid a fair wage, want university to take action. Nathaniel Gonzales | Daily Trojan Protest · Carpenters working on the new Cinematic Arts Complex picketed outside the building Wednesday. The workers said they were not being paid a fair living wage. Not done yet: virus count now at 415 By HOLLY VILLAMAGNA Daily Trojan The number of students infected with the norovirus that spread across campus this week rose to 415 by Wednesday, but university officials said the number of new cases contin-ues to decline steadily. “The encouraging fact is that in the last 24 hours we had 10 addition-al cases,” said James Grant, executive director for USC media relations. Though the total number of cas-es has increased by 85 since yester-day, Grant said the increase is mostly because of the university’s efforts to find students who had the virus and did not inform health officials. Only 10, Grant said, were new cases. “The difference is that students were sick who didn’t report it earlier, so we have been beating the bushes in residence halls trying to figure out an accurate picture,” Grant said. But Grant said as the university continues to identify sick students, the numbers will begin to level off. The norovirus hit dozens more students around campus ahead of parents weekend. By TIFFANY VLAANDEREN Daily Trojan In response to a string of high-profile crimes around campus, a number of USC residence halls are taking security into their own hands. Several residence halls on and off campus are now offering their residents self-defense courses. Resident advisers and coordina-tors will work with Department of Public Safety officers to sup-plement DPS’ existing self-de-fense courses. “We want students to know they are safe and be aware of the surrounding area,” said Shane Swerdlow, a resident ad-viser at the Arts & Humanities Residential College at Parkside. Parkside will host its program — taught by residential coor-dinators who underwent self-defense training this summer — this Sunday for men and wom-en in separate sessions. Any USC student can attend the sessions. In addition to Parkside, Birnkrant, Troy East, Founders and Cardinal Gardens are also planning their own self-defense courses for residents. Fluor Tower and Webb Tower recently held safety forums for students, and a residential coordinator at Fluor said the building is consid-ering its own defense course. Several TrojanHousing com-plexes are also urging residents to sign up for Rape Aggression Defense, a program offered by DPS, designed only for women. The Lyon Center also offers se-mester- long courses that male students can enroll in for credit. DPS officers will come to Cardinal Gardens to teach the RAD class. The classes will be-gin Oct. 19 and the following two Sundays, each a two-hour ses-sion starting at 2 p.m. “The RAD program has been continuous on the campus for Dorms take self-defense into their owns hands Several dorms around campus have started offering self-defense classes to residents. | see DEFENSE, page 18 | | see PROTEST, page 18 | Spread of the Norovirus Virus spreads to infect 130 students. University plans to pass out antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizer to students in coming days. Sunday, October 5th Outbreak of virus, 30 students found to be infected. Saturday, October 4th Virus identified as norovirus, 275 students infected. The Row cancels Monday deliver-ies and dinners. Monday, October 6th Number of students infected reaches 330. Tuesday, October 7th Number of students infected now stands at 415. Wednesday, October 8th Since Friday night, a stomach virus has spread around campus. Officials said the virus is under control, but it has infected 415 students since Friday. Leon Russo | Daily Trojan 26 Days Until Election COUNTDOWN
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Full text | STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1912 | WWW.DAILYTROJAN.COM | VOL. 165, NO. 32 | THURSDAY OCTOBER 9, 2008 INDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 8 · Sudoku 9 · Lifestyle 20 · Classifieds 24 · Sports Thirsty Thursday: Make delicious, easy drinks with a kick. PAGE 9 The Mondays: Fans get inside look at USC football. PAGE 24 By ALEXANDER COMISAR AND TIFFANIE WU Daily Trojan The preliminary hearing for the suspect accused of murdering USC student Bryan Frost was postponed Wednesday, after the prosecution and defense agreed that more time was needed to review key evidence. The hearing was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, but a judge granted the attorneys’ request to delay the hearing shortly after the defendant, Travion Ford, 24, was escorted into the room. The judge noted that Ford reserves the right to proceed with his preliminary hearing on the scheduled day, but Ford agreed to delay it as well. Ford has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in con-nection with an incident that occurred near USC’s cam-pus on Sept. 18, during which Frost was stabbed to death after a verbal confrontation escalated into a physical fight. If convicted, Ford could serve additional prison time because the knife used in the crime constitutes a deadly weapon. Deputy District Attorney Kennes Ma said he and Ford’s legal counsel requested the delay because much of the evi-dence remains unavailable and the rest was received just two days prior to the scheduled day of the hearing. “The defense attorney and I just got on the case, so we’re waiting on more information to come to us from the investigation,” Ma said. Ma said, in most cases, hearings may only be delayed by 10 days, but that the judge granted them more time to prepare. “Since this is a serious case, [the hearing] is set at 30 days,” he said. “The hearing will probably be held some-time in December.” When the hearing takes place, both sides will pres-ent an overview of their cases and the judge will decide whether or not the case should be transferred to California Superior Court to stand trial. Ford’s hearing delayed as DA weighs evidence DA, defense attorney agree to delay preliminary hearing in USC student murder case. By NATALIE JARVEY Daily Trojan About 40 members of the Carpenters Union gathered out-side the construction site of the new Cinematic Arts Complex Wednesday to protest what they said is unfair wage practices. Carpenters from union chapter Local 209 said Corona Brothers Installation, a subcon-tractors hired to install modu-lar furniture inside the building, does not pay the area-standard wage or give benefits. Local 209 began protesting at 11 a.m. but had left campus by about 12:30 p.m. Louie, a representative from Local 209 who asked that his last name not be used, said the protest was meant to urge USC to take action against Corona Brothers and “bring in an area standard contractor that does that work.” Local 209, located in the San Fernando Valley, is part of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, which represents more than 65,000 union car-penters in Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, according to its website. Workers deserve the right to fair wages and benefits such as health care for their entire fam-ily, the website states. James Grant, executive direc-tor of USC Media Relations, is-sued a statement Wednesday afternoon in response to the Cinema building carpenters pick- The workers say they aren’t being paid a fair wage, want university to take action. Nathaniel Gonzales | Daily Trojan Protest · Carpenters working on the new Cinematic Arts Complex picketed outside the building Wednesday. The workers said they were not being paid a fair living wage. Not done yet: virus count now at 415 By HOLLY VILLAMAGNA Daily Trojan The number of students infected with the norovirus that spread across campus this week rose to 415 by Wednesday, but university officials said the number of new cases contin-ues to decline steadily. “The encouraging fact is that in the last 24 hours we had 10 addition-al cases,” said James Grant, executive director for USC media relations. Though the total number of cas-es has increased by 85 since yester-day, Grant said the increase is mostly because of the university’s efforts to find students who had the virus and did not inform health officials. Only 10, Grant said, were new cases. “The difference is that students were sick who didn’t report it earlier, so we have been beating the bushes in residence halls trying to figure out an accurate picture,” Grant said. But Grant said as the university continues to identify sick students, the numbers will begin to level off. The norovirus hit dozens more students around campus ahead of parents weekend. By TIFFANY VLAANDEREN Daily Trojan In response to a string of high-profile crimes around campus, a number of USC residence halls are taking security into their own hands. Several residence halls on and off campus are now offering their residents self-defense courses. Resident advisers and coordina-tors will work with Department of Public Safety officers to sup-plement DPS’ existing self-de-fense courses. “We want students to know they are safe and be aware of the surrounding area,” said Shane Swerdlow, a resident ad-viser at the Arts & Humanities Residential College at Parkside. Parkside will host its program — taught by residential coor-dinators who underwent self-defense training this summer — this Sunday for men and wom-en in separate sessions. Any USC student can attend the sessions. In addition to Parkside, Birnkrant, Troy East, Founders and Cardinal Gardens are also planning their own self-defense courses for residents. Fluor Tower and Webb Tower recently held safety forums for students, and a residential coordinator at Fluor said the building is consid-ering its own defense course. Several TrojanHousing com-plexes are also urging residents to sign up for Rape Aggression Defense, a program offered by DPS, designed only for women. The Lyon Center also offers se-mester- long courses that male students can enroll in for credit. DPS officers will come to Cardinal Gardens to teach the RAD class. The classes will be-gin Oct. 19 and the following two Sundays, each a two-hour ses-sion starting at 2 p.m. “The RAD program has been continuous on the campus for Dorms take self-defense into their owns hands Several dorms around campus have started offering self-defense classes to residents. | see DEFENSE, page 18 | | see PROTEST, page 18 | Spread of the Norovirus Virus spreads to infect 130 students. University plans to pass out antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizer to students in coming days. Sunday, October 5th Outbreak of virus, 30 students found to be infected. Saturday, October 4th Virus identified as norovirus, 275 students infected. The Row cancels Monday deliver-ies and dinners. Monday, October 6th Number of students infected reaches 330. Tuesday, October 7th Number of students infected now stands at 415. Wednesday, October 8th Since Friday night, a stomach virus has spread around campus. Officials said the virus is under control, but it has infected 415 students since Friday. Leon Russo | Daily Trojan 26 Days Until Election COUNTDOWN |