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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 174, NO. 2 | Tuesday August 23, 2011 By sophia lee Daily Trojan West 27th Place on Figueroa Street is the first student housing complex to regis-ter for a Leadership in Energy Environmental Development platinum certification in the country. LEED rates buildings based on the sustainability of the site, efficient use of water, use of en-ergy and atmosphere, use of sus-tainable building materials and indoor environmental quality. Platinum is the highest level of certification a building can re-ceive. West 27th Place was careful-ly planned in advance to meet all of the standards for LEED cer-tification, said David Hilliard, principal the of real estate firm Symphony Development. Walls were constructed off-site, deliv-ered piece by piece like LEGOs and then assembled to minimize wood waste. “While building, we were able to reduce up to 95 percent waste throughout the building’s con-struction,” Hilliard said. Elevators are belt-driven, de-signed not only to be energy-ef-ficient but also to generate elec-tricity on the down stroke. The swimming pool on the third f loor uses salt water instead of chlori-nated water. All appliances are Energy Star-rated; no light bulbs are incandescent or f luorescent. The apartment’s sustainability was a selling point, said Christine Rombouts, public relations repre-sentive for West 27th Place. Many students com-mented on the a p a r tme nt ’ s Facebook page, expressing inter-est in the building’s sustainabil-ity. “Students were really vocal on this,” Rombouts said. “They real-ly care for sustainability. We were pleasantly surprised.” Resident Ian Ritchey, a soph-omore majoring in business ad-ministration, and Adam Maier, a sophomore majoring in anima-tion and digital arts, said they heard about West 27th Place via word of mouth and were attracted by its sustainable quality. “We grew up in cities [that were into the sustainability movement] so [sustainability] was a really important thing for us,” Ritchey said. “I was really impressed.” Maier decided to live at West 27th Place because of the quality of the apartments in comparison to on- and off-campus housing New building offers sustainable living The complex is the first housing for USC students to attempt platinum LEED. Housing InDEX 3 · Quick Hits 4 · Opinion 7 · Lifestyle 16 · Classifieds 17 · Crossword 20 · Sports Music Madness: Mötley Crüe strikes again at the Sunset Strip Music Festival. lifestyle 8 sports 20 opinion 6 “Trying to usurp student autonomy is not only resented by many students but is also damaging to the reputation of the university.” Déjá Vu: Women’s soccer drops its season opener for the second straight season. West Germany and East Germany declare that they will reunify on Oct. 3. campus events The Annenberg Innovation Lab will hold its open house in the Annenberg building from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. The school of Policy, Planning and Development will host a Presentation with Dan Siegel on understanding leadership in Doheny Memorial Library at 3 p.m. Sunny hi 85 lo 65 tomorrow Mostly Sunny hi 85 lo 65 1990 this day in history weather today DPS employee remembered page 6 Highlighter party sees high turnout page 2 Megan Harmon | Daily Trojan Club McCarthy Tokyo Police Club frontman David Monks sings to a crowded McCarthy Quad at the Welcome Week rally and concert on Saturday. After the Trojan Marching Band performed, students enjoyed the opening acts of indie-rock bands Y LUV and Pepper Rabbit. | see west 27th, page 2 | By Amin jazayeri Daily Trojan John “Jack” Randolph Hubbard, eighth president of USC and U.S. Ambassador to India, died Sunday and was immediately remembered by colleagues and friends alike. President C. L. Max Nikias announced Hubbard’s death at Salute to Troy on Sunday afternoon. Hubbard served as president between 1970 and 1980. Nikias said Hubbard was a true leader and a distin-guished historian. “He was a man of tremendous breadth and a champi-on of our faculty and students. We look forward to a cele-bration of his life and the legacy that has forever changed USC,” Nikias said in an email. Hubbard came to USC in 1969 and served as vice pres-ident and provost for one year. In 1970 he was unani-mously voted to succeed Norman H. Topping as univer-sity president. During Hubbard’s tenure, the push to transform USC into an elite academic institution truly began. Hubbard was known to have said, “It seemed, to me, that this would be a good time, strategically, to become aggressive as a university.” This initiative propelled the grade point average for admitted freshmen to 3.4 on a 4.0 scale, began the construction of many major buildings and initiated Eighth USC president passes away President John “Jack” Hubbard is remembered for prompting USC’s rise as an elite university. | see hubbard, page 2 | remembrance Andrea Shen | Daily Trojan Green living · Alanna Waldman (right), a sophomore majoring in environmental studies, checks in with a leasing consultant. GreeK By Elizabeth Craig Daily Trojan Phi Gamma Delta, also known as Fiji, received its official chap-ter charter from its internation-al headquarters on Saturday and held an open house event Friday in celebration. Although Fiji was started at USC in 1948, it closed its chapter in 2000 because of financial in-stability and returned to The Row in October 2009. Since then, Fiji has been nationally recognized as a colony, which is a probationary period before becoming an offi-cial chapter, said Austin Hay, for-mer president of Fiji. During this period, the mem-bers were not allowed to know some national Fiji rituals and se-crets and were not permitted to put their Greek letters on their house. “We weren’t able to be brothers in the strictest sense, and the le-gitimacy wasn’t there,” Hay said. “We weren’t allowed to have our letters on the house or wear the real pin.” Fiji receives its chapter charter Members said that achieving offical recognition was difficult to do, and they are honored. | see charter, page 3 | reactions? } êêdailytrojan.com
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Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 174, NO. 2 | Tuesday August 23, 2011 By sophia lee Daily Trojan West 27th Place on Figueroa Street is the first student housing complex to regis-ter for a Leadership in Energy Environmental Development platinum certification in the country. LEED rates buildings based on the sustainability of the site, efficient use of water, use of en-ergy and atmosphere, use of sus-tainable building materials and indoor environmental quality. Platinum is the highest level of certification a building can re-ceive. West 27th Place was careful-ly planned in advance to meet all of the standards for LEED cer-tification, said David Hilliard, principal the of real estate firm Symphony Development. Walls were constructed off-site, deliv-ered piece by piece like LEGOs and then assembled to minimize wood waste. “While building, we were able to reduce up to 95 percent waste throughout the building’s con-struction,” Hilliard said. Elevators are belt-driven, de-signed not only to be energy-ef-ficient but also to generate elec-tricity on the down stroke. The swimming pool on the third f loor uses salt water instead of chlori-nated water. All appliances are Energy Star-rated; no light bulbs are incandescent or f luorescent. The apartment’s sustainability was a selling point, said Christine Rombouts, public relations repre-sentive for West 27th Place. Many students com-mented on the a p a r tme nt ’ s Facebook page, expressing inter-est in the building’s sustainabil-ity. “Students were really vocal on this,” Rombouts said. “They real-ly care for sustainability. We were pleasantly surprised.” Resident Ian Ritchey, a soph-omore majoring in business ad-ministration, and Adam Maier, a sophomore majoring in anima-tion and digital arts, said they heard about West 27th Place via word of mouth and were attracted by its sustainable quality. “We grew up in cities [that were into the sustainability movement] so [sustainability] was a really important thing for us,” Ritchey said. “I was really impressed.” Maier decided to live at West 27th Place because of the quality of the apartments in comparison to on- and off-campus housing New building offers sustainable living The complex is the first housing for USC students to attempt platinum LEED. Housing InDEX 3 · Quick Hits 4 · Opinion 7 · Lifestyle 16 · Classifieds 17 · Crossword 20 · Sports Music Madness: Mötley Crüe strikes again at the Sunset Strip Music Festival. lifestyle 8 sports 20 opinion 6 “Trying to usurp student autonomy is not only resented by many students but is also damaging to the reputation of the university.” Déjá Vu: Women’s soccer drops its season opener for the second straight season. West Germany and East Germany declare that they will reunify on Oct. 3. campus events The Annenberg Innovation Lab will hold its open house in the Annenberg building from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. The school of Policy, Planning and Development will host a Presentation with Dan Siegel on understanding leadership in Doheny Memorial Library at 3 p.m. Sunny hi 85 lo 65 tomorrow Mostly Sunny hi 85 lo 65 1990 this day in history weather today DPS employee remembered page 6 Highlighter party sees high turnout page 2 Megan Harmon | Daily Trojan Club McCarthy Tokyo Police Club frontman David Monks sings to a crowded McCarthy Quad at the Welcome Week rally and concert on Saturday. After the Trojan Marching Band performed, students enjoyed the opening acts of indie-rock bands Y LUV and Pepper Rabbit. | see west 27th, page 2 | By Amin jazayeri Daily Trojan John “Jack” Randolph Hubbard, eighth president of USC and U.S. Ambassador to India, died Sunday and was immediately remembered by colleagues and friends alike. President C. L. Max Nikias announced Hubbard’s death at Salute to Troy on Sunday afternoon. Hubbard served as president between 1970 and 1980. Nikias said Hubbard was a true leader and a distin-guished historian. “He was a man of tremendous breadth and a champi-on of our faculty and students. We look forward to a cele-bration of his life and the legacy that has forever changed USC,” Nikias said in an email. Hubbard came to USC in 1969 and served as vice pres-ident and provost for one year. In 1970 he was unani-mously voted to succeed Norman H. Topping as univer-sity president. During Hubbard’s tenure, the push to transform USC into an elite academic institution truly began. Hubbard was known to have said, “It seemed, to me, that this would be a good time, strategically, to become aggressive as a university.” This initiative propelled the grade point average for admitted freshmen to 3.4 on a 4.0 scale, began the construction of many major buildings and initiated Eighth USC president passes away President John “Jack” Hubbard is remembered for prompting USC’s rise as an elite university. | see hubbard, page 2 | remembrance Andrea Shen | Daily Trojan Green living · Alanna Waldman (right), a sophomore majoring in environmental studies, checks in with a leasing consultant. GreeK By Elizabeth Craig Daily Trojan Phi Gamma Delta, also known as Fiji, received its official chap-ter charter from its internation-al headquarters on Saturday and held an open house event Friday in celebration. Although Fiji was started at USC in 1948, it closed its chapter in 2000 because of financial in-stability and returned to The Row in October 2009. Since then, Fiji has been nationally recognized as a colony, which is a probationary period before becoming an offi-cial chapter, said Austin Hay, for-mer president of Fiji. During this period, the mem-bers were not allowed to know some national Fiji rituals and se-crets and were not permitted to put their Greek letters on their house. “We weren’t able to be brothers in the strictest sense, and the le-gitimacy wasn’t there,” Hay said. “We weren’t allowed to have our letters on the house or wear the real pin.” Fiji receives its chapter charter Members said that achieving offical recognition was difficult to do, and they are honored. | see charter, page 3 | reactions? } êêdailytrojan.com |