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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 168, NO. 12 | Thursday September 10, 2009 InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 7 · Lifestyle 12 · Classifieds 13 · Crossword 16 · Sports Happy birthday: Thornton School of Music celebrates its 125th anniversary. PAGE 7 Natalie Torkan, a senior majoring in business administration, and Sohail Sareh, a senior majoring in health promotion and dis-ease prevention, make sandwiches for the homeless as part of the Mitzvah Marathon. Held in memory of 9/11, the marathon gave students the chance to do a mitzvah, or a good deed, record it on a page and display it by Tommy Trojan in honor of a 9/11 victim. Geo Tu | Daily Trojan Many mitzvahs By Nicole Dailo Daily Trojan USC’s Undergraduate Student Government is tak-ing a page out of C-SPAN’s book. Striving for greater transparency, USG has decided to film its weekly Senate meetings and post them for viewing on its website. “Not many people go to these meetings, so people can at least get a feel of what the Senate is about and what they do,” said David Ji, deputy director of tech-nology for USG. Tuesday’s Senate meeting was the first to be video-taped, but USG officials are currently in the process of resolving technical and logistical issues related to filming and don’t expect the video to be available un-til Friday, Ji said. As filming procedures become more streamlined, the videos should appear online one to two days after each meeting, he added. Residential Senator Wilson Kyi, who spearhead-ed the project along with Ji and USG Vice President Ashlie Chan, said he hopes the convenience of watch-ing the videos online will give students incentive to take an interest in the work USG does. “We thought that having our actual meeting video-taped would increase the transparency for how our de-cisions are made,” Kyi said. The project began when Kyi and other senators spoke to students who said that they weren’t able to attend meetings because of scheduling conflicts. That discussion was then made official business at USG meetings last semester, but the actual process was USG to provide webcasts of Senate meetings Complaints about inconvenient meetings times prompts USG to push forward on webcasts. | see USG, page 3 | By Laura cueva Daily Trojan Elizabeth Jordan saved a life, and now she is looking to save hundreds more. When Jordan — now coordi-nator of on-campus programs at USC’s Career Planning & Placement Center — first decided to join the bone marrow registry in 2002, she was told she wasn’t a match at that time and she soon forgot about the registry altogeth-er. But five years later, Jordan was contacted by the City of Hope can-cer center and told she was a possi-ble match for a woman with acute myeloid leukemia. Jordan decided to donate. One year later, she met the woman who had received her marrow, Rhonda Christensen, and was immediately welcomed into the family. “I could tell she was a caring, kind person,” Christensen said. “Without Elizabeth, I wouldn’t be here. She’s a part of the family; it’s like we adopted her.” Now, the two are a hosting a bone marrow drive at USC, hoping to save more lives and spark more lifelong relationships. The drive which will take place on Trousdale Parkway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday near Tommy Trojan. Christensen has hosted drives twice before, but for Jordan, this is her first. She said she is excited to bring a bone marrow drive to USC. “It’s my new passion, edu-cating everyone,” Jordan said. “Particularly college students. It’s been the greatest gift I’ve ever giv-en or received. It’s been so magi-cal, and I want people to know that.” Though Jordan’s case is rare USC employee leads bone marrow drive Elizabeth Jordan donated in 2007 and has formed a bond with the marrow’s recipient. | see marrow, page 3 | Amaresh Sundaram Kuppuswamy | Daily Trojan Donating · Elizabeth Jordan became close with the recipient of her donated bone marrow, and is now hosting a bone marrow drive at USC. Don’t be fooled: Young Buckeyes roster full of potential stars. PAGE 16 By nancy martinez Daily Trojan Groundbreaking on the USC Catholic Center — scheduled to begin this month — has been pushed back to early 2010 be-cause of delays in obtaining building permits from the city. Plans for building a new Catholic Center, including a 25,000-square foot church at 32nd and Hoover streets, be-gan six years ago. The current Catholic Center, which was in-augurated in 1958, will be torn down and its services moved to a temporary location near cam-pus once groundbreaking be-gins. “These things take longer than you think,” said Father Lawrence Seyer, the pastor of the USC Catholic Center. “In order to move up in the phase, you need to make sure the previous process is completed.” Executive Director of the Catholic Center Clare Faulkner said about one-third of USC stu-dents are Catholic, which was one of the reasons they wanted to build a newer, bigger center. “Our board is committed to building a place for all students to gather and have another place for service, socializing and to practice their faith,” she said. With the delay in construc-tion, the new center is now set to open in 2011. “The approval process takes time,” Faulkner said. “We were optimistic about the timeline and found the reality — that it is go-ing to be pushed back.” The new Catholic Center, open to everyone, will include class-rooms, a library, meeting rooms, a chapel, a media room and a stu-dent union. “We were making do with our current facility but we have re-ally outgrown our capacity,” said Anthony Heim, the campus min-ister and associate director of the Catholic Center. “This proj-ect is coming at a right time for us as our community continues to grow. It is a much-needed proj-ect.” While waiting for the per-mits to be approved, the Catholic Center is still finding funding for the $35-million project. “We are continuing our fund-raising effort,” Faulkner said. “We have raised close to $28 Groundbreaking on new Catholic Center delayed While waiting for city permits, Catholic Center board is still seeking $7 million in funding. | see Center, page 6 |
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Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 168, NO. 12 | Thursday September 10, 2009 InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 7 · Lifestyle 12 · Classifieds 13 · Crossword 16 · Sports Happy birthday: Thornton School of Music celebrates its 125th anniversary. PAGE 7 Natalie Torkan, a senior majoring in business administration, and Sohail Sareh, a senior majoring in health promotion and dis-ease prevention, make sandwiches for the homeless as part of the Mitzvah Marathon. Held in memory of 9/11, the marathon gave students the chance to do a mitzvah, or a good deed, record it on a page and display it by Tommy Trojan in honor of a 9/11 victim. Geo Tu | Daily Trojan Many mitzvahs By Nicole Dailo Daily Trojan USC’s Undergraduate Student Government is tak-ing a page out of C-SPAN’s book. Striving for greater transparency, USG has decided to film its weekly Senate meetings and post them for viewing on its website. “Not many people go to these meetings, so people can at least get a feel of what the Senate is about and what they do,” said David Ji, deputy director of tech-nology for USG. Tuesday’s Senate meeting was the first to be video-taped, but USG officials are currently in the process of resolving technical and logistical issues related to filming and don’t expect the video to be available un-til Friday, Ji said. As filming procedures become more streamlined, the videos should appear online one to two days after each meeting, he added. Residential Senator Wilson Kyi, who spearhead-ed the project along with Ji and USG Vice President Ashlie Chan, said he hopes the convenience of watch-ing the videos online will give students incentive to take an interest in the work USG does. “We thought that having our actual meeting video-taped would increase the transparency for how our de-cisions are made,” Kyi said. The project began when Kyi and other senators spoke to students who said that they weren’t able to attend meetings because of scheduling conflicts. That discussion was then made official business at USG meetings last semester, but the actual process was USG to provide webcasts of Senate meetings Complaints about inconvenient meetings times prompts USG to push forward on webcasts. | see USG, page 3 | By Laura cueva Daily Trojan Elizabeth Jordan saved a life, and now she is looking to save hundreds more. When Jordan — now coordi-nator of on-campus programs at USC’s Career Planning & Placement Center — first decided to join the bone marrow registry in 2002, she was told she wasn’t a match at that time and she soon forgot about the registry altogeth-er. But five years later, Jordan was contacted by the City of Hope can-cer center and told she was a possi-ble match for a woman with acute myeloid leukemia. Jordan decided to donate. One year later, she met the woman who had received her marrow, Rhonda Christensen, and was immediately welcomed into the family. “I could tell she was a caring, kind person,” Christensen said. “Without Elizabeth, I wouldn’t be here. She’s a part of the family; it’s like we adopted her.” Now, the two are a hosting a bone marrow drive at USC, hoping to save more lives and spark more lifelong relationships. The drive which will take place on Trousdale Parkway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday near Tommy Trojan. Christensen has hosted drives twice before, but for Jordan, this is her first. She said she is excited to bring a bone marrow drive to USC. “It’s my new passion, edu-cating everyone,” Jordan said. “Particularly college students. It’s been the greatest gift I’ve ever giv-en or received. It’s been so magi-cal, and I want people to know that.” Though Jordan’s case is rare USC employee leads bone marrow drive Elizabeth Jordan donated in 2007 and has formed a bond with the marrow’s recipient. | see marrow, page 3 | Amaresh Sundaram Kuppuswamy | Daily Trojan Donating · Elizabeth Jordan became close with the recipient of her donated bone marrow, and is now hosting a bone marrow drive at USC. Don’t be fooled: Young Buckeyes roster full of potential stars. PAGE 16 By nancy martinez Daily Trojan Groundbreaking on the USC Catholic Center — scheduled to begin this month — has been pushed back to early 2010 be-cause of delays in obtaining building permits from the city. Plans for building a new Catholic Center, including a 25,000-square foot church at 32nd and Hoover streets, be-gan six years ago. The current Catholic Center, which was in-augurated in 1958, will be torn down and its services moved to a temporary location near cam-pus once groundbreaking be-gins. “These things take longer than you think,” said Father Lawrence Seyer, the pastor of the USC Catholic Center. “In order to move up in the phase, you need to make sure the previous process is completed.” Executive Director of the Catholic Center Clare Faulkner said about one-third of USC stu-dents are Catholic, which was one of the reasons they wanted to build a newer, bigger center. “Our board is committed to building a place for all students to gather and have another place for service, socializing and to practice their faith,” she said. With the delay in construc-tion, the new center is now set to open in 2011. “The approval process takes time,” Faulkner said. “We were optimistic about the timeline and found the reality — that it is go-ing to be pushed back.” The new Catholic Center, open to everyone, will include class-rooms, a library, meeting rooms, a chapel, a media room and a stu-dent union. “We were making do with our current facility but we have re-ally outgrown our capacity,” said Anthony Heim, the campus min-ister and associate director of the Catholic Center. “This proj-ect is coming at a right time for us as our community continues to grow. It is a much-needed proj-ect.” While waiting for the per-mits to be approved, the Catholic Center is still finding funding for the $35-million project. “We are continuing our fund-raising effort,” Faulkner said. “We have raised close to $28 Groundbreaking on new Catholic Center delayed While waiting for city permits, Catholic Center board is still seeking $7 million in funding. | see Center, page 6 | |