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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 166, NO. 26 | Monday February 23, 2009 By MALIA MAKOWICKI Daily Trojan Economic hard times have caused the USC Hillel foundation to cut back on programming and focus more on building student initiative and a stronger sense of community. “It would be irresponsible of us to mask the economic situation,” said Shira Moldoff, assistant direc-tor of development and outreach for USC Hillel. “We want to cut back so we can be more efficient, but still provide some programming on a shoestring budget.” InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 5 · Sudoku 7 · Lifestyle 12 · Classifieds 16 · Sports Beantown exports: Dropkick Murphys played in Hollywood Friday. PAGE 7 So close: Trojans can’t complete sweep of Long Beach State, lose 5-4 Sunday. PAGE 14 Spiritual Gathering Johnathan Wong | Daily Trojan By rohan venkataramakrishnan Daily Trojan The executive board of the Undergraduate Student Government today launched an “internal fact-finding committee” to look into the conduct of USG officials over the course of the tumultuous election period, which saw a number of grievances and hearings, a 36-hour campaign sanction and a candidate disqualification. USG Vice President Tony Jercinovich and Treasurer Tim Fehr will be conducting the fact-finding mission. Fehr said the committee was set up in response to the amount of questioning USG heard from various sources about the election. Committee members are hoping that they will be able to present a review of the election with complete transparency. “Some people have expressed concerns about the elections, and out of an abundance of concern and in order to respond to the constituents, we decided to look at the possible misconduct of an USG officer during the elections,” Fehr said. “We’re hoping to see basically if anyone broke the rules.” Among the seven senior executive members of USG, Jercinovich and Fehr were chosen because they were in the best positions to fairly interpret what everyone has to say, Jercinovich said. “We needed in-house people who had no bias for the campaigns and enough know-how about the organiza-tion that we could start right away,” he said. The committee has already compiled a list of peo-ple heavily involved in the election, from within USG as well as from each of the campaigns, but Jercinovich said they were also open to hearing from anyone who has information about the elections. “We’ll be asking questions to everyone about their role in the elections and what their opinion is of how others acted,” Jercinovich said. The fact-finding mission will not have the authority to act as an appeals court, and cannot second guess the USG launches misconduct investigation While the investigation might not change the election’s outcome, USG officials say they want to address concerns of bias and wrongdoing. | see conduct, page 6 | By Madeline Reddington Daily Trojan USC student political groups are voicing their opinions about Measure B, a controversial propos-al on the March 3 ballot that would require the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to produce at least 400 megawatts of solar power energy by 2014. The measure, which is also known as the “Green Energy and Good Jobs for Los Angeles” act, would create a program within the DWP in charge of installing solar panels on properties within the city and on city-owned airports. The solar panels will be connected to the city’s existing electrical grid, and a report from the DWP stated that the measure allows for volun-tary participation by commercial, industrial and institutional cus-tomers to have panels installed on their properties and maintained by the DWP for potential incentives. According to the DWP, the measure is part of the “Solar L.A. Initiative,” which is designed to generate a total of 1,280 megawatts of solar energy in plants serving Los Angeles by 2020. The proposition has been endorsed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, but is widely criticized in Los Angeles, and some of USC’s political student organizations are divided over the measure. Many people disagree about how much the plan will cost for ratepayers. Some supporters say the rates will initially increase, but will then decline as solar power is further developed and becomes a more efficient power source. The measure describes financing guidelines within its text, but the actual financial implementation plan will not be issued until 90 days after the measure’s effective date, associate political science Professor Jefferey Sellers said. USC Hillel cuts Friday dinner costs | see Hillel, page 3 | Like other schools, USC Hillel is depending on students to make Shabbat dinners less expensive. By rohan venkataramakrishnan Daily Trojan Maya Babla, the vice presi-dential candidate of the Caine- Babla ticket that was disqualified Thursday by the Judicial Council for “improper solicitation,” said that she and Owen Caine have appealed the council’s ruling to the Undergradute Student Government Senate. “We are basically asking that the Senate evaluate the Judicial Council’s ruling,” Babla said. “The election process from our standpoint seemed flawed and we wanted to address that.” Babla said that she spoke to a graduate adviser about the potential to appeal and decided that this was the right action to take. “It seems to me that all those voters who were disenfranchised by the council’s decision should have a voice,” she said. Babla did not indicate whether they planned to appeal the verdict or the sentence. Tony Jercinovich, the vice pres-ident of USG, said he would call a special Senate meeting Monday night, where Caine and Babla will present their arguments against the Judicial Council ruling and the Council would act as the defendant. According to Babla, a five-sixths majority in the Senate would be required to overturn the Disqualified candidates file appeal Caine-Babla ticket will present arguments to Senate against Judicial Council decision. Student groups and civic leaders divided over Measure B | see Engery, page 6 | The proposition is criticized as an inefficient and costly way of bringing solar power to L.A. Measure B as outlined on the March 3 Ballot Measure B would create a Department of Water and Power program to require the production of 400 megawatts of solar power by 2014. Participation in the • program by commer-cial, industrial, and institutional customers would be voluntary. • The systems would be maintained and operated by the Department of Water and Power inexchange for incentives. • The proposition would establish a job pro-gram and training academy to meet partic-ipation demand. • Local solar power equipment manufactur-ers would receive contract bid preferences. • Quarterly oversight committee reports and annual City Controller audits would monitor the program. • The program would utilize a variety of funding mechanisms. An audience assembled Saturday at Bovard Auditorium for “A Sufi Celebration: Revelations of an Illuminated Heart,” presented by the M.T.O. Sufi Association at USC. The event included | see aepl, page 3 | music, poetry, meditation and presentations on Sufism, the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. Amy Schillit | Daily Trojan
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Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 166, NO. 26 | Monday February 23, 2009 By MALIA MAKOWICKI Daily Trojan Economic hard times have caused the USC Hillel foundation to cut back on programming and focus more on building student initiative and a stronger sense of community. “It would be irresponsible of us to mask the economic situation,” said Shira Moldoff, assistant direc-tor of development and outreach for USC Hillel. “We want to cut back so we can be more efficient, but still provide some programming on a shoestring budget.” InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 5 · Sudoku 7 · Lifestyle 12 · Classifieds 16 · Sports Beantown exports: Dropkick Murphys played in Hollywood Friday. PAGE 7 So close: Trojans can’t complete sweep of Long Beach State, lose 5-4 Sunday. PAGE 14 Spiritual Gathering Johnathan Wong | Daily Trojan By rohan venkataramakrishnan Daily Trojan The executive board of the Undergraduate Student Government today launched an “internal fact-finding committee” to look into the conduct of USG officials over the course of the tumultuous election period, which saw a number of grievances and hearings, a 36-hour campaign sanction and a candidate disqualification. USG Vice President Tony Jercinovich and Treasurer Tim Fehr will be conducting the fact-finding mission. Fehr said the committee was set up in response to the amount of questioning USG heard from various sources about the election. Committee members are hoping that they will be able to present a review of the election with complete transparency. “Some people have expressed concerns about the elections, and out of an abundance of concern and in order to respond to the constituents, we decided to look at the possible misconduct of an USG officer during the elections,” Fehr said. “We’re hoping to see basically if anyone broke the rules.” Among the seven senior executive members of USG, Jercinovich and Fehr were chosen because they were in the best positions to fairly interpret what everyone has to say, Jercinovich said. “We needed in-house people who had no bias for the campaigns and enough know-how about the organiza-tion that we could start right away,” he said. The committee has already compiled a list of peo-ple heavily involved in the election, from within USG as well as from each of the campaigns, but Jercinovich said they were also open to hearing from anyone who has information about the elections. “We’ll be asking questions to everyone about their role in the elections and what their opinion is of how others acted,” Jercinovich said. The fact-finding mission will not have the authority to act as an appeals court, and cannot second guess the USG launches misconduct investigation While the investigation might not change the election’s outcome, USG officials say they want to address concerns of bias and wrongdoing. | see conduct, page 6 | By Madeline Reddington Daily Trojan USC student political groups are voicing their opinions about Measure B, a controversial propos-al on the March 3 ballot that would require the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to produce at least 400 megawatts of solar power energy by 2014. The measure, which is also known as the “Green Energy and Good Jobs for Los Angeles” act, would create a program within the DWP in charge of installing solar panels on properties within the city and on city-owned airports. The solar panels will be connected to the city’s existing electrical grid, and a report from the DWP stated that the measure allows for volun-tary participation by commercial, industrial and institutional cus-tomers to have panels installed on their properties and maintained by the DWP for potential incentives. According to the DWP, the measure is part of the “Solar L.A. Initiative,” which is designed to generate a total of 1,280 megawatts of solar energy in plants serving Los Angeles by 2020. The proposition has been endorsed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, but is widely criticized in Los Angeles, and some of USC’s political student organizations are divided over the measure. Many people disagree about how much the plan will cost for ratepayers. Some supporters say the rates will initially increase, but will then decline as solar power is further developed and becomes a more efficient power source. The measure describes financing guidelines within its text, but the actual financial implementation plan will not be issued until 90 days after the measure’s effective date, associate political science Professor Jefferey Sellers said. USC Hillel cuts Friday dinner costs | see Hillel, page 3 | Like other schools, USC Hillel is depending on students to make Shabbat dinners less expensive. By rohan venkataramakrishnan Daily Trojan Maya Babla, the vice presi-dential candidate of the Caine- Babla ticket that was disqualified Thursday by the Judicial Council for “improper solicitation,” said that she and Owen Caine have appealed the council’s ruling to the Undergradute Student Government Senate. “We are basically asking that the Senate evaluate the Judicial Council’s ruling,” Babla said. “The election process from our standpoint seemed flawed and we wanted to address that.” Babla said that she spoke to a graduate adviser about the potential to appeal and decided that this was the right action to take. “It seems to me that all those voters who were disenfranchised by the council’s decision should have a voice,” she said. Babla did not indicate whether they planned to appeal the verdict or the sentence. Tony Jercinovich, the vice pres-ident of USG, said he would call a special Senate meeting Monday night, where Caine and Babla will present their arguments against the Judicial Council ruling and the Council would act as the defendant. According to Babla, a five-sixths majority in the Senate would be required to overturn the Disqualified candidates file appeal Caine-Babla ticket will present arguments to Senate against Judicial Council decision. Student groups and civic leaders divided over Measure B | see Engery, page 6 | The proposition is criticized as an inefficient and costly way of bringing solar power to L.A. Measure B as outlined on the March 3 Ballot Measure B would create a Department of Water and Power program to require the production of 400 megawatts of solar power by 2014. Participation in the • program by commer-cial, industrial, and institutional customers would be voluntary. • The systems would be maintained and operated by the Department of Water and Power inexchange for incentives. • The proposition would establish a job pro-gram and training academy to meet partic-ipation demand. • Local solar power equipment manufactur-ers would receive contract bid preferences. • Quarterly oversight committee reports and annual City Controller audits would monitor the program. • The program would utilize a variety of funding mechanisms. An audience assembled Saturday at Bovard Auditorium for “A Sufi Celebration: Revelations of an Illuminated Heart,” presented by the M.T.O. Sufi Association at USC. The event included | see aepl, page 3 | music, poetry, meditation and presentations on Sufism, the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. Amy Schillit | Daily Trojan |