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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 166, NO. 54 | Monday April 13, 2009 InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 11 · Sudoku 12 · Sports FIA not MIA: The Fashion Industry Association puts on its fifth fashion show. PAGE 5 Pigskin: Freshman Matt Barkley shines in scrimmage at Coliseum on Saturday. PAGE 12 By nicole dailo Daily Trojan As many universities’ campus media outlets strive to deal with changes in the journalism industry, two new student publications are braving the news marketplace at USC. The SeeSaw, an independent student newspa-per, and Neon Tommy, a news website sponsored by the Annenberg School for Communication, hope to act as alternative news sources for the campus community. Originally created as a project for MDA 365: The Art and Adventure of Leadership, a course taught by USC President Steven B. Sample and professor Warren Bennis, The SeeSaw publishes issues on a weekly ba-sis and operates independently from the university. Its funding comes entirely from advertisements, said Catherine Lyons, editor in chief of The SeeSaw and a senior majoring in international relations and print journalism. The SeeSaw aims to give students from all academ-ic backgrounds the chance to write, edit and design in a news forum that is not dominated by journalism majors, unlike most of USC’s student media, Lyons said. Many of the writers pitch their own stories rather than having them assigned by editors — an arrangement which has helped differentiate The SeeSaw from other campus media, she added. “We hope we can be that alternative voice where important issues are discussed in a more open, honest, opinionated way,” she said. “We’re not meant to be an objective news source. We want people to express their opinions on different events and different happenings and issues.” While Neon Tommy also endeavors to provide a different take on the news affecting USC students, More student media outlets come to USC Editors say the two publications cover different topics than existing news outlets on campus. | see media, page 3 | Chantelle Takata, a sophomore majoring in kinesiology and East Asian languages and cultures, performed a traditional Japanese dance with the USC Nikkei SoTrad traditional dance group. The USC Nikkei Association presented its second annual culture show, “Who Cares about East First Street?,” Saturday night at Bovard Auditorium, which featured a play about evictions in Little Tokyo. Cultural connection Nathaniel Gonzalez | Daily Trojan By malia makowicki Daily Trojan While some students are feel-ing the negative effects of the fal-tering economy, others have found the silver lining to the recession. Many film students have strug-gled to finance their projects as a result of the economic downturn, yet those involved say financial constraints have forced them to become more creative. “When the economy has been really tight in the past, like dur-ing the Great Depression, the best films have been produced,” said Megha Subramanian, a teaching assistant for CTPR 290: Cinematic Communication. “When there is the most chaos, the most art evolves.” Undergraduate films range from costing nothing to thousands of dollars, and students are trying to cut back on their spending, said Alexander Gao, a sophomore majoring in cinema-television critical studies. “As an independent filmmaker, I always try to make films for as cheaply as I can,” Gao said. “So now I am not spending money on things that aren’t as necessary.” Film students said budget con-cerns are forcing more people to help others and to work for less in return. “People are more desperate, so they are more willing to listen to students and fresh faces and fresh ideas … where they normally would not have,” said Catherine Youell, a graduate student study-ing cinema-television production who is currently working on her thesis film. These new ideas have result-ed in more innovative production techniques — students said they are using more props from thrift stores or borrowed from friends. “Generally in filmmaking, you usually get more creative options when you are caught in a bind,” said Brad Crowe, a graduate stu-dent studying cinema-television production. “The more restrictions that are placed on me force me to come up with more solutions be-cause I have to think creatively.” Technology has fueled creativi-ty on a tight budget as well, as the switch from film to digital tech-nology has helped students who are strapped for cash. Digital is cheaper and allows for students to pack more filming into one day, Crowe said. It also gives students more mobility in their filming, meaning they can shoot in more diverse, potentially cheap-er locations. “Films are increasingly mobile, so you can really pick up and go anywhere that will give you a good deal,” he said. To cover these tightening bud-gets, some students are also turn-ing to other sources for funding — including their families. “You really stretch out all your contacts and family to get some-thing that you really can’t afford,” Crowe said. The School of Cinematic Arts is also willing to give students a bar-gain. “We are making financial aid more accessible and advertising it more, but we have always made it a high priority,” said Cedric Berry, program coordinator for the School of Cinematic Arts. “We’ve always taken our student financial aid very seriously because we know it is an expensive discipline.” The school offers two types of scholarships, merit-based In downturn, film students strapped for cash Students say the need to cut costs has forced them to be more creative with their work. | see funding, page 2 | More than one week after the arrest of the suspected driver in the March 29 fatal hit-and-run, the car’s passenger and the car itself are still missing. “There are no updates since the last updated information,” LAPD Media Relations said. Claudia Cabrera, the suspected driver, was arrested on April 2 as the result of a tip that First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell said gave details of the accident and the name of the driver and passenger. The tip identified the passenger as Cabrera’s husband, Josue Luna, 31. Luna is being sought as a person of interest in the case and LAPD is also searching for the car Cabrera was driving at the time of the incident, believed to be a 2000 Infiniti four-door sedan with California license plate 6DUG665. Hit-and-run update By Alexandra tilsley Daily Trojan Still searching for: Amy Schilit | Daily Trojan • Josue Luna • A green 200 Infiniti four-door sedan, Calif. license plate 6DUG665 Police have asked anyone with more information to call South Traffic at (323) 290-6063 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or the South Traffic Watch Commander at (213) 485-7336 at all other times.
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Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 166, NO. 54 | Monday April 13, 2009 InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 11 · Sudoku 12 · Sports FIA not MIA: The Fashion Industry Association puts on its fifth fashion show. PAGE 5 Pigskin: Freshman Matt Barkley shines in scrimmage at Coliseum on Saturday. PAGE 12 By nicole dailo Daily Trojan As many universities’ campus media outlets strive to deal with changes in the journalism industry, two new student publications are braving the news marketplace at USC. The SeeSaw, an independent student newspa-per, and Neon Tommy, a news website sponsored by the Annenberg School for Communication, hope to act as alternative news sources for the campus community. Originally created as a project for MDA 365: The Art and Adventure of Leadership, a course taught by USC President Steven B. Sample and professor Warren Bennis, The SeeSaw publishes issues on a weekly ba-sis and operates independently from the university. Its funding comes entirely from advertisements, said Catherine Lyons, editor in chief of The SeeSaw and a senior majoring in international relations and print journalism. The SeeSaw aims to give students from all academ-ic backgrounds the chance to write, edit and design in a news forum that is not dominated by journalism majors, unlike most of USC’s student media, Lyons said. Many of the writers pitch their own stories rather than having them assigned by editors — an arrangement which has helped differentiate The SeeSaw from other campus media, she added. “We hope we can be that alternative voice where important issues are discussed in a more open, honest, opinionated way,” she said. “We’re not meant to be an objective news source. We want people to express their opinions on different events and different happenings and issues.” While Neon Tommy also endeavors to provide a different take on the news affecting USC students, More student media outlets come to USC Editors say the two publications cover different topics than existing news outlets on campus. | see media, page 3 | Chantelle Takata, a sophomore majoring in kinesiology and East Asian languages and cultures, performed a traditional Japanese dance with the USC Nikkei SoTrad traditional dance group. The USC Nikkei Association presented its second annual culture show, “Who Cares about East First Street?,” Saturday night at Bovard Auditorium, which featured a play about evictions in Little Tokyo. Cultural connection Nathaniel Gonzalez | Daily Trojan By malia makowicki Daily Trojan While some students are feel-ing the negative effects of the fal-tering economy, others have found the silver lining to the recession. Many film students have strug-gled to finance their projects as a result of the economic downturn, yet those involved say financial constraints have forced them to become more creative. “When the economy has been really tight in the past, like dur-ing the Great Depression, the best films have been produced,” said Megha Subramanian, a teaching assistant for CTPR 290: Cinematic Communication. “When there is the most chaos, the most art evolves.” Undergraduate films range from costing nothing to thousands of dollars, and students are trying to cut back on their spending, said Alexander Gao, a sophomore majoring in cinema-television critical studies. “As an independent filmmaker, I always try to make films for as cheaply as I can,” Gao said. “So now I am not spending money on things that aren’t as necessary.” Film students said budget con-cerns are forcing more people to help others and to work for less in return. “People are more desperate, so they are more willing to listen to students and fresh faces and fresh ideas … where they normally would not have,” said Catherine Youell, a graduate student study-ing cinema-television production who is currently working on her thesis film. These new ideas have result-ed in more innovative production techniques — students said they are using more props from thrift stores or borrowed from friends. “Generally in filmmaking, you usually get more creative options when you are caught in a bind,” said Brad Crowe, a graduate stu-dent studying cinema-television production. “The more restrictions that are placed on me force me to come up with more solutions be-cause I have to think creatively.” Technology has fueled creativi-ty on a tight budget as well, as the switch from film to digital tech-nology has helped students who are strapped for cash. Digital is cheaper and allows for students to pack more filming into one day, Crowe said. It also gives students more mobility in their filming, meaning they can shoot in more diverse, potentially cheap-er locations. “Films are increasingly mobile, so you can really pick up and go anywhere that will give you a good deal,” he said. To cover these tightening bud-gets, some students are also turn-ing to other sources for funding — including their families. “You really stretch out all your contacts and family to get some-thing that you really can’t afford,” Crowe said. The School of Cinematic Arts is also willing to give students a bar-gain. “We are making financial aid more accessible and advertising it more, but we have always made it a high priority,” said Cedric Berry, program coordinator for the School of Cinematic Arts. “We’ve always taken our student financial aid very seriously because we know it is an expensive discipline.” The school offers two types of scholarships, merit-based In downturn, film students strapped for cash Students say the need to cut costs has forced them to be more creative with their work. | see funding, page 2 | More than one week after the arrest of the suspected driver in the March 29 fatal hit-and-run, the car’s passenger and the car itself are still missing. “There are no updates since the last updated information,” LAPD Media Relations said. Claudia Cabrera, the suspected driver, was arrested on April 2 as the result of a tip that First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell said gave details of the accident and the name of the driver and passenger. The tip identified the passenger as Cabrera’s husband, Josue Luna, 31. Luna is being sought as a person of interest in the case and LAPD is also searching for the car Cabrera was driving at the time of the incident, believed to be a 2000 Infiniti four-door sedan with California license plate 6DUG665. Hit-and-run update By Alexandra tilsley Daily Trojan Still searching for: Amy Schilit | Daily Trojan • Josue Luna • A green 200 Infiniti four-door sedan, Calif. license plate 6DUG665 Police have asked anyone with more information to call South Traffic at (323) 290-6063 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or the South Traffic Watch Commander at (213) 485-7336 at all other times. |