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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 169, NO. 31 | Monday March 1, 2010 InDEX 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 7 · Sudoku 8 · Classifieds 10 · Crossword 12 · Sports Timeless: One-night only reinactment of The Wall hopes to come to college campuses. PAGE 5 Low balled: The USC men’s basket-ball team fails to eclipse 50 points in a loss to Oregon State. PAGE 12 By rebecca buddingh Daily Trojan The government is pushing to get more veterans to take advantage of the benefits offered by the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, though the program was plagued by logistical problems in its initial year. The Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, which be-gan this year, helps veterans fund their undergraduate or post-grad-uate education by covering tuition costs at any university equal to the cost of the most expensive public university in the state. Veterans at-tending private universities can of-ten receive additional funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program, an opt-in program in which the school of-fers an additional scholarship at an amount the Department of Veterans Affairs agrees to match. Because of debate over California’s tuition costs — origi-nally determined to be $0 — schools at USC were hesitant to get involved with the G.I. Bill this year; only two of the graduate schools offered ben-efits through the Yellow Ribbon Program, though all undergradu-ates were eligible. Twenty under-graduate students and 17 gradu-ate students at USC received Yellow Ribbon Program benefits this year. Though the problem with California’s tuition costs was even-tually settled, additional problems arose when veterans tried to get their benefits checks. Many checks did not come in time, and veter-ans were left wondering when they would get their promised money. Yet, despite the chaos of the G.I. Bill’s inaugural year, USC is hoping to expand the program next year. Robert Morley, associate registrar and tuition exchange liaison at USC, said problems with the bill and its late execution affected the ways in which the university was able to use it. “The V.A. launched this program without really being prepared to ex-ecute it,” Morley said. “It was fair-ly chaotic. All of the rules and the regulations were not firmly estab-lished. The program got released so late that most schools had already set their financial aid budgets.” The only USC graduate programs that participated in the Yellow Ribbon Program this year were the Rossier School of Education and the School of Social Work. Morley said he is currently hold-ing meetings with some of the grad-uate schools and the USC Financial Aid Office to discuss the future of this program. “Right now I’m trying to contact Veterans association wants to get more veterans covered by G.I. Bill USC is considering expanding its Yellow Ribbon Program to more of the graduate schools. | see Bill, page 2 | By ALEXANDRA TILSLEY Daily Trojan The devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile this weekend, killing more than 700 peo-ple, hit close to home for many mem-bers of the USC community, partic-ularly four USC students studying abroad in Santiago who had been there less than two weeks and stu-dents with family in Chile. The four USC students, Andres Blumer, a junior majoring in in-ternational relations (global busi-ness); Kaitlin King, a junior ma-joring in anthropology; Marianna Singwi-Ferrono, a junior majoring in Spanish and international relations; and Ryan Soderberg, a junior major-ing in business administration, sur-vived uninjured, but said the hours after the quake hit Santiago were dizzying. Because phone and power lines were out, the members of the group had a hard time communicat-ing with each other and with their families in the United States. For students with family members in Chile, communication was just as difficult. Cell phone lines were down, and many residents of Chile do not have land lines. Answers trickled in slowly for both groups. The four students verified that ev-eryone in the group was OK but only after driving around Santiago to find each other. Students in Los Angeles confirmed their family members’ safety but only after long hours wrought with anxious anticipation. And though their immediate ques-tions were answered and their con-cerns quelled, for many there is still a felling of uncertainty. Experiencing history abroad The city of Santiago, north of the earthquake’s epicenter, is at a rela-tive standstill. Residents are staying in, buildings are damaged, roads are closed and public transportation is down. The four students, who have been in Chile less than two weeks, are not sure when they’ll return to school, when they’ll be able to use their cell phones again and, for some of them, when they will have power. Just more than 24 hours ago, the Students studying in Chile safe after 8.8-magnitude quake Power outages from the earthquake made communication difficult. | see chile, page 3 | Tim Tran | Daily Trojan Tour of duty · Chris Roessner, a graduate student and a veteran, is currently receiving financial assistance from the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Heather Lee | Daily Trojan Preach USC’s Saved by Grace Gospel Choir performs at Bovard Auditorium on Sunday afternoon. The performance was the first gospel choir showcase and the event included dancing performances in addition to singing. A number of choirs performed, including Greater Los Angeles Cathedral Choir, Crenshaw High School Elite Choir and Theo Wilkins and Sounds of Praise. By DAn Loeterman Daily Trojan A USC student was killed and another injured on Saturday after their car collided head on with an-other vehicle in Kern County. Sandy Roberts, a sophomore majoring in cinema-television production, was killed after the car he was riding in passed a truck, lost control and veered into oncoming traffic on highway 46. Roberts died after being trans-ported to Kern Medical Center. Nicole Deane, who was driving the car and is a sophomore major-ing in cinema-television produc-tion, was airlifted to KMC, and is in stable condition. Deane was driving east on the highway near Annette Street at about 7:30 p.m. when she crashed into a westbound vehicle going 55 or 60 mph, according to police. Deane was trying to steer the car back into the eastbound lanes af-ter passing the truck, but she lost control, police said. “Our hearts go out to the fami-lies of those involved and the fam-ily of the deceased student,” said James Grant, head of USC’s media relations. “Nothing prepares us for this kind of thing and it’s al-ways a shock to us.” Counseling will be available to students who need it, Grant said. One student killed, one injured in crash
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Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 169, NO. 31 | Monday March 1, 2010 InDEX 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 7 · Sudoku 8 · Classifieds 10 · Crossword 12 · Sports Timeless: One-night only reinactment of The Wall hopes to come to college campuses. PAGE 5 Low balled: The USC men’s basket-ball team fails to eclipse 50 points in a loss to Oregon State. PAGE 12 By rebecca buddingh Daily Trojan The government is pushing to get more veterans to take advantage of the benefits offered by the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, though the program was plagued by logistical problems in its initial year. The Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, which be-gan this year, helps veterans fund their undergraduate or post-grad-uate education by covering tuition costs at any university equal to the cost of the most expensive public university in the state. Veterans at-tending private universities can of-ten receive additional funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program, an opt-in program in which the school of-fers an additional scholarship at an amount the Department of Veterans Affairs agrees to match. Because of debate over California’s tuition costs — origi-nally determined to be $0 — schools at USC were hesitant to get involved with the G.I. Bill this year; only two of the graduate schools offered ben-efits through the Yellow Ribbon Program, though all undergradu-ates were eligible. Twenty under-graduate students and 17 gradu-ate students at USC received Yellow Ribbon Program benefits this year. Though the problem with California’s tuition costs was even-tually settled, additional problems arose when veterans tried to get their benefits checks. Many checks did not come in time, and veter-ans were left wondering when they would get their promised money. Yet, despite the chaos of the G.I. Bill’s inaugural year, USC is hoping to expand the program next year. Robert Morley, associate registrar and tuition exchange liaison at USC, said problems with the bill and its late execution affected the ways in which the university was able to use it. “The V.A. launched this program without really being prepared to ex-ecute it,” Morley said. “It was fair-ly chaotic. All of the rules and the regulations were not firmly estab-lished. The program got released so late that most schools had already set their financial aid budgets.” The only USC graduate programs that participated in the Yellow Ribbon Program this year were the Rossier School of Education and the School of Social Work. Morley said he is currently hold-ing meetings with some of the grad-uate schools and the USC Financial Aid Office to discuss the future of this program. “Right now I’m trying to contact Veterans association wants to get more veterans covered by G.I. Bill USC is considering expanding its Yellow Ribbon Program to more of the graduate schools. | see Bill, page 2 | By ALEXANDRA TILSLEY Daily Trojan The devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile this weekend, killing more than 700 peo-ple, hit close to home for many mem-bers of the USC community, partic-ularly four USC students studying abroad in Santiago who had been there less than two weeks and stu-dents with family in Chile. The four USC students, Andres Blumer, a junior majoring in in-ternational relations (global busi-ness); Kaitlin King, a junior ma-joring in anthropology; Marianna Singwi-Ferrono, a junior majoring in Spanish and international relations; and Ryan Soderberg, a junior major-ing in business administration, sur-vived uninjured, but said the hours after the quake hit Santiago were dizzying. Because phone and power lines were out, the members of the group had a hard time communicat-ing with each other and with their families in the United States. For students with family members in Chile, communication was just as difficult. Cell phone lines were down, and many residents of Chile do not have land lines. Answers trickled in slowly for both groups. The four students verified that ev-eryone in the group was OK but only after driving around Santiago to find each other. Students in Los Angeles confirmed their family members’ safety but only after long hours wrought with anxious anticipation. And though their immediate ques-tions were answered and their con-cerns quelled, for many there is still a felling of uncertainty. Experiencing history abroad The city of Santiago, north of the earthquake’s epicenter, is at a rela-tive standstill. Residents are staying in, buildings are damaged, roads are closed and public transportation is down. The four students, who have been in Chile less than two weeks, are not sure when they’ll return to school, when they’ll be able to use their cell phones again and, for some of them, when they will have power. Just more than 24 hours ago, the Students studying in Chile safe after 8.8-magnitude quake Power outages from the earthquake made communication difficult. | see chile, page 3 | Tim Tran | Daily Trojan Tour of duty · Chris Roessner, a graduate student and a veteran, is currently receiving financial assistance from the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Heather Lee | Daily Trojan Preach USC’s Saved by Grace Gospel Choir performs at Bovard Auditorium on Sunday afternoon. The performance was the first gospel choir showcase and the event included dancing performances in addition to singing. A number of choirs performed, including Greater Los Angeles Cathedral Choir, Crenshaw High School Elite Choir and Theo Wilkins and Sounds of Praise. By DAn Loeterman Daily Trojan A USC student was killed and another injured on Saturday after their car collided head on with an-other vehicle in Kern County. Sandy Roberts, a sophomore majoring in cinema-television production, was killed after the car he was riding in passed a truck, lost control and veered into oncoming traffic on highway 46. Roberts died after being trans-ported to Kern Medical Center. Nicole Deane, who was driving the car and is a sophomore major-ing in cinema-television produc-tion, was airlifted to KMC, and is in stable condition. Deane was driving east on the highway near Annette Street at about 7:30 p.m. when she crashed into a westbound vehicle going 55 or 60 mph, according to police. Deane was trying to steer the car back into the eastbound lanes af-ter passing the truck, but she lost control, police said. “Our hearts go out to the fami-lies of those involved and the fam-ily of the deceased student,” said James Grant, head of USC’s media relations. “Nothing prepares us for this kind of thing and it’s al-ways a shock to us.” Counseling will be available to students who need it, Grant said. One student killed, one injured in crash |