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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 168, NO. 38 | Monday October 19, 2009 InDEX 2 · News Digest 3 · Sudoku 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 12 · Sports Classic twist: Portland Cello Project performs at the Echo on Friday. PAGE 5 South Bend stance: USC holds off Notre Dame on the goal-line in final seconds. PAGE 12 By somto ugwueze Daily Trojan After a hiatus that lasted more than a year, a group of students have revived the International Relations Undergraduate Association to improve networking within the student body and provide avenues for stu-dents to publish their views on global affairs. The club was originally founded in the early 1990s as a representative body for undergraduates studying in the School of International Relations, offering students a weekly meeting and occasional seminars and din-ners with professors. The club became dormant in 2006, when most of the senior members graduated and no one continued the club. In May, senior Julian Leuthold and sophomores Leah Mireles and Lindsey Patin decided that USC needed an outlet for students to meet and work with each other outside of the classroom, which led to the repurposed IRUA. “I noticed from the engineering school and the busi-ness school that there is a lot of organization and interac-tion,” said Leuthold, who is majoring in business, and ur-ban planning and development. “The by-product of this is that everybody knows each other. That hadn’t been nurtured in the international relations department. We wanted to promote a tight network and friendship.” Patin and Leuthold said they wanted to avoid the gradual disinterest that caused the original club to stop activity, and are planning to achieve that through Students revive international relations club Club is focusing on recruiting a core of new members to carry on activities in future years. | see irua, page 3 | Stephen Venardi (left), a junior majoring in economics and a member of the intramural soccer team “5th Floor Crew,” guards the ball from Michael He (right), a senior majoring in computer science and a member of “The Real USC.” The two teams faced each other in the quar-ter finals, held on the Intramural Field on Sunday. They played with six people on each team, fighting for T-shirts and bragging rights. Tim Tran | Daily Trojan Kicking it By ariele pratt Daily Trojan In an effort to recognize the im-portance of teaching, the Rossier School of Education partnered with 2tor, Inc — a company that pro-vides online education along with universities — to create an innova-tive platform to show appreciation for teachers, using new media. The website, “My Teacher, My Hero,” was launched in conjunc-tion with the Rossier’s new Masters of Arts in Teaching online course, MAT@USC. The website allows people to upload videos of them-selves thanking their teachers and emphasizing the importance of the profession. “[It] shows people who are con-sidering becoming teachers how important and impactful the pro-fession is,” said Margo Pensavalle, associate professor of clinical edu-cation. The purpose of My Teacher, My Hero is two-fold, said Jeremy New website promotes good teaching Website is user-friendly to allow students to upload videos and content easily. | see teachers, page 3 | By ebony bailey Daily Trojan In the coming weeks, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will be analyzing its transit services to find ways to deal with im-pending budget deficits. Though officials say it is unlikely the changes will affect the DASH that runs near USC, fares may increase and other lines may be cut in order to keep up with a rapidly depleting budget. “As funding has shrunk, it’s important to put the limited resources where they can count most,” said Bill Gillman, a spokesman for LADOT. Gillman said LADOT is overdue for a line-by-line analysis evaluating the DASH, Commuter Express and Metro. Philip Aker, transit planner and project devel-opment head, said a study conducted by an out-side consultant projected that LADOT will face a $23-million deficit next year and a $260-million deficit in 10 years. “We are going to have to increase revenue, cut services or a combination of both,” Aker said. Aker said LADOT will likely need to increase its fares. Though he could not yet say what the fare raise would be, he did say it would be rela-tively small. There are still no specific plans for what routes LADOT will cut, but spokesman Bill Gillman said the likelihood the F DASH — the line that runs near USC — will be cut is low because of its strong ridership. The LADOT should have preliminary recommendations in the next two weeks and a more concrete plan on how to combat the pro-jected budget deficits in four weeks. “This is just the very beginning of the very be-ginning of the stages. We have nothing specifi-cally planned,” Gillman said. Students who use LADOT services said the potential changes were worrisome. Elisa Bravo, a freshman majoring in Spanish, said even a small fare increase for the transit ser-vices could affect how often she rides the Metro. “I ride the bus because I use it to get around, LADOT considering higher fares and cuts to bus lines Projected budget deficit will force the Dept. of Transportation to make decisions about fares and bus service schedules. | see LADOT, page 3 | Vicki Yang | Daily Trojan Wheels on the bus · The F DASH, which runs from USC to downtown daily, will likely remain in operation, but other lines may be cut and fares may go up as LADOT tries to save money.
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Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 168, NO. 38 | Monday October 19, 2009 InDEX 2 · News Digest 3 · Sudoku 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 12 · Sports Classic twist: Portland Cello Project performs at the Echo on Friday. PAGE 5 South Bend stance: USC holds off Notre Dame on the goal-line in final seconds. PAGE 12 By somto ugwueze Daily Trojan After a hiatus that lasted more than a year, a group of students have revived the International Relations Undergraduate Association to improve networking within the student body and provide avenues for stu-dents to publish their views on global affairs. The club was originally founded in the early 1990s as a representative body for undergraduates studying in the School of International Relations, offering students a weekly meeting and occasional seminars and din-ners with professors. The club became dormant in 2006, when most of the senior members graduated and no one continued the club. In May, senior Julian Leuthold and sophomores Leah Mireles and Lindsey Patin decided that USC needed an outlet for students to meet and work with each other outside of the classroom, which led to the repurposed IRUA. “I noticed from the engineering school and the busi-ness school that there is a lot of organization and interac-tion,” said Leuthold, who is majoring in business, and ur-ban planning and development. “The by-product of this is that everybody knows each other. That hadn’t been nurtured in the international relations department. We wanted to promote a tight network and friendship.” Patin and Leuthold said they wanted to avoid the gradual disinterest that caused the original club to stop activity, and are planning to achieve that through Students revive international relations club Club is focusing on recruiting a core of new members to carry on activities in future years. | see irua, page 3 | Stephen Venardi (left), a junior majoring in economics and a member of the intramural soccer team “5th Floor Crew,” guards the ball from Michael He (right), a senior majoring in computer science and a member of “The Real USC.” The two teams faced each other in the quar-ter finals, held on the Intramural Field on Sunday. They played with six people on each team, fighting for T-shirts and bragging rights. Tim Tran | Daily Trojan Kicking it By ariele pratt Daily Trojan In an effort to recognize the im-portance of teaching, the Rossier School of Education partnered with 2tor, Inc — a company that pro-vides online education along with universities — to create an innova-tive platform to show appreciation for teachers, using new media. The website, “My Teacher, My Hero,” was launched in conjunc-tion with the Rossier’s new Masters of Arts in Teaching online course, MAT@USC. The website allows people to upload videos of them-selves thanking their teachers and emphasizing the importance of the profession. “[It] shows people who are con-sidering becoming teachers how important and impactful the pro-fession is,” said Margo Pensavalle, associate professor of clinical edu-cation. The purpose of My Teacher, My Hero is two-fold, said Jeremy New website promotes good teaching Website is user-friendly to allow students to upload videos and content easily. | see teachers, page 3 | By ebony bailey Daily Trojan In the coming weeks, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will be analyzing its transit services to find ways to deal with im-pending budget deficits. Though officials say it is unlikely the changes will affect the DASH that runs near USC, fares may increase and other lines may be cut in order to keep up with a rapidly depleting budget. “As funding has shrunk, it’s important to put the limited resources where they can count most,” said Bill Gillman, a spokesman for LADOT. Gillman said LADOT is overdue for a line-by-line analysis evaluating the DASH, Commuter Express and Metro. Philip Aker, transit planner and project devel-opment head, said a study conducted by an out-side consultant projected that LADOT will face a $23-million deficit next year and a $260-million deficit in 10 years. “We are going to have to increase revenue, cut services or a combination of both,” Aker said. Aker said LADOT will likely need to increase its fares. Though he could not yet say what the fare raise would be, he did say it would be rela-tively small. There are still no specific plans for what routes LADOT will cut, but spokesman Bill Gillman said the likelihood the F DASH — the line that runs near USC — will be cut is low because of its strong ridership. The LADOT should have preliminary recommendations in the next two weeks and a more concrete plan on how to combat the pro-jected budget deficits in four weeks. “This is just the very beginning of the very be-ginning of the stages. We have nothing specifi-cally planned,” Gillman said. Students who use LADOT services said the potential changes were worrisome. Elisa Bravo, a freshman majoring in Spanish, said even a small fare increase for the transit ser-vices could affect how often she rides the Metro. “I ride the bus because I use it to get around, LADOT considering higher fares and cuts to bus lines Projected budget deficit will force the Dept. of Transportation to make decisions about fares and bus service schedules. | see LADOT, page 3 | Vicki Yang | Daily Trojan Wheels on the bus · The F DASH, which runs from USC to downtown daily, will likely remain in operation, but other lines may be cut and fares may go up as LADOT tries to save money. |