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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 175, NO. 13 | Monday January 30, 2012 InDEX 2 · Quick Hits 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 9 · Crossword 12 · Sports Movin’ up: Daniel Zott of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. speaks about the band’s rise. “USC students should feel free to talk about sex, pleasure and health openly — and not only in the context of that crazy party last Friday.” Victorious: The Trojans win their first game in Pac-12 competition against the Utes. sports 12 lifestyle 5 opinion 4 weather Mostly Sunny hi 68 lo 54 to- tomorrow Mostly Sunny hi 68 lo 54 By Chelsea STone Daily Trojan The Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences’ economics de-partment opened a computerized research lab to study economic decision-making. Experiments are set to begin this semester once the lab has built a large enough subject pool, said Juan Carillo, a professor of economics. The Los Angeles Behavioral Economics Laboratory in Kaprielian Hall will use its 36 computer terminals to record sub-jects’ decision-making strategies. Carrillo is one of the core fac-ulty members for LABEL. He said the lab will give USC the ability to run a variety of experiments. Researchers can test, for ex-ample, how individuals respond to risk and how games of strategy work depending on the actions of multiple people. LABEL’s purpose is two-fold because it can train students in research practice while generat-ing data. Carrillo said students will be able to run their own experiments and to gain valuable hands-on re-search experience. Though Carrillo acknowledg-es that these experiments could be run in other labs, such as those at UCLA or Cal Tech, “the quality and amount of experiments would not be comparable to having an in-house lab.” The economics department hopes to expand the lab to include equipment capable of recording physiological reactions, Carrillo said, making it one of the only research facilities in the United States with this comprehensive structure. “It would put USC on the fron-tier of research and experiments,” Carrillo said. Nazmul Ahsan, a graduate stu-dent studying economics, said he looks forward to conducting his own research in a lab that will set USC apart from other research universities. Economics Dept. opens research lab The research lab, located in Kaprielian Hall, will begin experiments this semester. | see Econ, page 3 | Dornsife By Rachel Bracker Daily Trojan Steve Proffitt, an adjunct professor of journalism, never intended to go into journalism. Originally trained as a studio artist, the self-proclaimed “news junkie,” began his career by applying to make art for his local PBS station, KERA, in Texas. “I fell into it,” Proffitt said. “I literally went to a public television station and they hired me as a producer and reporter — those were different times.” And though news isn’t traditionally a field for artists, Proffitt tells his students to strive for innovation — in identifying potential stories, thinking about who to speak to and who to interview, approaching interviews and presenting information. “I try to stress the creative nature of journalism,” Proffitt said. “I approach it as a creative act and try to teach it as a creative activity.” He said two things surprised him when he started teaching, the first one being that many of his students don’t always follow the news the way he does. Classes begin with a discussion of current events, something his students sometimes struggle with at the start. “Sometimes it takes a few weeks for them to even understand what I’m looking for,” Proffitt said. “They may come in with things that they read in Gawker or some sort of entertainment site, but I want what’s going on in Syria and Sacramento.” Part of this might come from his formative years consuming media. “When I was in college, it was the Vietnam War, Watergate and the civil rights movement,” Proffitt said. “There were a lot of big things happening.” The predominance of women in his classes also surprised him, as the number of women journalists continues to rise. Before coming to USC, Proffitt had not taught journalism in an academic setting, but he said that teaching is a rewarding experience. “It’s given me some optimism about the future because I meet and work with students who I think have a real future as journalists and who, even if they don’t become journalists, will do good and important things,” Proffitt said. “When you work in the news business, it’s pretty easy to become cynical and pessimistic.” Though the broadcast classes he teaches focus on television, Proffitt said he prefers radio journalism. “I like print and I like TV, but I’m a radio guy,” Proffitt said. “It’s the medium I’ve been working in the longest and I’m Professor Proffitt stresses creativity in journalism Steve Proffitt said working at USC has given him optimism about the future of journalism. People Photo courtesy of Steve Proffitt Radio · Steve Proffitt, an adjunct professor of journalism, works as a producer and reporter for the Madeline Brand Show at the Pasadena National Public Radio affiliate. Ani Kolangian | Daily Trojan Study party Katelyn Masket, a freshman majoring in international relations, and three undeclared freshman, Laura Rutledge, Tessa Granowski and Ellie Duke study Sunday in McCarthy Quad, while enjoying the weather. Though the weather was cold last week, temperatures climbed into the high 70s this weekend. | see ProfFitt, page 2 |
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Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 175, NO. 13 | Monday January 30, 2012 InDEX 2 · Quick Hits 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 9 · Crossword 12 · Sports Movin’ up: Daniel Zott of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. speaks about the band’s rise. “USC students should feel free to talk about sex, pleasure and health openly — and not only in the context of that crazy party last Friday.” Victorious: The Trojans win their first game in Pac-12 competition against the Utes. sports 12 lifestyle 5 opinion 4 weather Mostly Sunny hi 68 lo 54 to- tomorrow Mostly Sunny hi 68 lo 54 By Chelsea STone Daily Trojan The Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences’ economics de-partment opened a computerized research lab to study economic decision-making. Experiments are set to begin this semester once the lab has built a large enough subject pool, said Juan Carillo, a professor of economics. The Los Angeles Behavioral Economics Laboratory in Kaprielian Hall will use its 36 computer terminals to record sub-jects’ decision-making strategies. Carrillo is one of the core fac-ulty members for LABEL. He said the lab will give USC the ability to run a variety of experiments. Researchers can test, for ex-ample, how individuals respond to risk and how games of strategy work depending on the actions of multiple people. LABEL’s purpose is two-fold because it can train students in research practice while generat-ing data. Carrillo said students will be able to run their own experiments and to gain valuable hands-on re-search experience. Though Carrillo acknowledg-es that these experiments could be run in other labs, such as those at UCLA or Cal Tech, “the quality and amount of experiments would not be comparable to having an in-house lab.” The economics department hopes to expand the lab to include equipment capable of recording physiological reactions, Carrillo said, making it one of the only research facilities in the United States with this comprehensive structure. “It would put USC on the fron-tier of research and experiments,” Carrillo said. Nazmul Ahsan, a graduate stu-dent studying economics, said he looks forward to conducting his own research in a lab that will set USC apart from other research universities. Economics Dept. opens research lab The research lab, located in Kaprielian Hall, will begin experiments this semester. | see Econ, page 3 | Dornsife By Rachel Bracker Daily Trojan Steve Proffitt, an adjunct professor of journalism, never intended to go into journalism. Originally trained as a studio artist, the self-proclaimed “news junkie,” began his career by applying to make art for his local PBS station, KERA, in Texas. “I fell into it,” Proffitt said. “I literally went to a public television station and they hired me as a producer and reporter — those were different times.” And though news isn’t traditionally a field for artists, Proffitt tells his students to strive for innovation — in identifying potential stories, thinking about who to speak to and who to interview, approaching interviews and presenting information. “I try to stress the creative nature of journalism,” Proffitt said. “I approach it as a creative act and try to teach it as a creative activity.” He said two things surprised him when he started teaching, the first one being that many of his students don’t always follow the news the way he does. Classes begin with a discussion of current events, something his students sometimes struggle with at the start. “Sometimes it takes a few weeks for them to even understand what I’m looking for,” Proffitt said. “They may come in with things that they read in Gawker or some sort of entertainment site, but I want what’s going on in Syria and Sacramento.” Part of this might come from his formative years consuming media. “When I was in college, it was the Vietnam War, Watergate and the civil rights movement,” Proffitt said. “There were a lot of big things happening.” The predominance of women in his classes also surprised him, as the number of women journalists continues to rise. Before coming to USC, Proffitt had not taught journalism in an academic setting, but he said that teaching is a rewarding experience. “It’s given me some optimism about the future because I meet and work with students who I think have a real future as journalists and who, even if they don’t become journalists, will do good and important things,” Proffitt said. “When you work in the news business, it’s pretty easy to become cynical and pessimistic.” Though the broadcast classes he teaches focus on television, Proffitt said he prefers radio journalism. “I like print and I like TV, but I’m a radio guy,” Proffitt said. “It’s the medium I’ve been working in the longest and I’m Professor Proffitt stresses creativity in journalism Steve Proffitt said working at USC has given him optimism about the future of journalism. People Photo courtesy of Steve Proffitt Radio · Steve Proffitt, an adjunct professor of journalism, works as a producer and reporter for the Madeline Brand Show at the Pasadena National Public Radio affiliate. Ani Kolangian | Daily Trojan Study party Katelyn Masket, a freshman majoring in international relations, and three undeclared freshman, Laura Rutledge, Tessa Granowski and Ellie Duke study Sunday in McCarthy Quad, while enjoying the weather. Though the weather was cold last week, temperatures climbed into the high 70s this weekend. | see ProfFitt, page 2 | |