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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 172, NO. 31 | Monday February 28, 2011
InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 7 · Sudoku 8 · Classifieds 12 · Sports
Hazed and confused:
Brotherhood depicts rushing
gone wrong. PAGE 5
Looking to dance: USC keeps its
NCAA tournament hopes alive with a
win over Arizona State. PAGE 12
By conrad wilton
Daily Trojan
Though USC students have
access to a variety of on-campus
restaurants and eateries,
CampusCred, a new online
business for college dining,
shopping and events, offers
students significant discounts at
local restaurants and food stores to
encourage off-campus exploration.
Undergraduates at the
University of California, Berkeley
developed CampusCred, which is
similar to Groupon, in August of
2010. The company is completely
student-run and has expanded to
other UC schools including UCLA.
It is now debuting at USC by offer-ing
students a $10 voucher at the
new Chick-fil-A on Figueroa Street
for only a $5 online payment.
“CampusCred is by students,
for students. Our deals are ex-clusively
offered to students and
are at least 50 percent off,” said
Sagar Shah, the company’s found-er.
“Businesses like it because we
are guaranteeing them custom-ers,
and students love it because
they’re able to enjoy restaurants in
their college community for less.”
More than 400 USC stu-dents
have already embraced
CampusCred by taking advantage
of the Chick-fil-A deal, according
to the website’s customer count.
Andrew Hornblower, a sopho-more
majoring in business admin-istration,
said although he would
still dine at Chick-fil-A without the
discount, he plans to take advan-tage
of future CampusCred deals,
especially the ones at pricey ven-ues.
“This will be a great way to try
out expensive places and although
Chick-fil-A is obviously not one of
them, I am very excited to explore
what the community has to offer,”
Hornblower said.
Wing Lee, a member of the
CampusCred team at USC, said
CampusCred plans to offer
students discounts not only at
relatively cheap eateries like
Chick-fil-A, but also at higher-end
establishments like L.A. Live
restaurants.
“A lot of times, students are hes-itant
to leave campus and try new
places because they aren’t familiar
with it, but CampusCred is trying
to change that,” Lee said.
CampusCred counters this pos-sible
dilemma by awarding stu-dents
a $5 credit for each friend
they sign up online.
“It’s about spreading the word
and encouraging students to go to
these places with their friends so
they have a good time,” Lee said.
With these social goals in mind,
CampusCred launched a Facebook
page that gives students addi-tional
discounts if they “like” the
CampusCred offers
student discounts
CampusCred, which is similar
to Groupon, encourages USC
students to eat off campus.
| see deals, page 3 |
Daniel Wang | Daily Trojan
Everybody dance now
Trojan Dance Marathon was held Saturday from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. in a new venue, the Ronald Tutor Campus
Center Ballroom. The event raises money for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles through the Children’s Miracle
Network. More than 800 students participated in this year’s Dance Marathon, and the event raised $50,330.
By hannah madans
Daily Trojan
The rate of strokes among young
adults has increased significantly
in recent years, according to a study
by the Center for Disease Control
and Prevention, and some experts
say the increase could be caused by
the unhealthy lifestyles led by many
college students.
The CDC study, which used hos-pital
records in 41 different states,
found that in recent years, strokes
have increased by roughly 51 per-cent
in men and 17 percent in wom-en
between the ages of 15 and 34.
Studies have not formally ex-plored
why the rate of stroke hospi-talization
has increased, but Henry
Huang, director of the lipid clin-ic
and assistant professor of clini-cal
medicine in the department
of cardiology at USC’s University
Hospital, said the increased rate
might be the result of unhealthy
habits.
“It could be that what’s driving
this increase are increased rates of
obesity and related lifestyle factors
like smoking, drugs and heavy alco-hol
use,” Huang said.
Signs of a stroke include sudden
numbness or weakness of the face,
arm or leg, difficulty with speaking
or understanding, trouble seeing in
one or both eyes, dizziness and an
intense headache with no known
cause, according to the American
Stroke Association.
The study found that stroke
rates are decreasing among older
age groups, but did not offer any
reasons as to why the findings show
increased risks among younger age
groups and decreased risk in older
age groups.
“For a stroke to happen in a
young, college-aged person is some-thing
that is uncommon, but it is
not unheard of,” Huang said.
Rate of strokes increasing
among youth, study finds
The study says stroke rates
are increasing among young
men and women ages 15 to 34.
| see stroke, page 3 |
By david lowenstein
Daily Trojan
Republican lawmakers have
proposed a series of budget cuts
that would slash financial aid for
college students.
One of the major proposed
budget cuts involves a reduction
in funding for the Federal Pell
Grant Program. The program
supplies need-based grants
to undergraduates and some
postbaccalaureate students with
low-income to encourage access
to postsecondary education.
Nearly eight million Pell Grant
recipients would notice a 15
percent reduction in scholarship
funds. The maximum Pell Grant
would also be reduced by $845
from $5,550 to $4,705.
In a recent news statement,
Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY),
chairman of the House
Committee on Appropriations,
declared such cuts necessary and
a ref lection of the demand of the
voters in the 2010 midterm elec-tion.
The proposed Republican
budget-cuts are estimated at $61
billion.
“This year, our nation is
spending 1.5 trillion dollars
more than we have, running
our debt to $14 trillion,” Rogers
said. “The taxpayers have told
us loud and clear that this is
simply unacceptable, and have
demanded that we get our nation’s
fiscal house in order.”
According to Thomas
McWhorter, executive director
Republicans propose cuts to Pell Grants
The Republican party proposed
a $61 billion budget cut to the
Federal Pell Grant Program.
| see pell, page 3 |
Renee Cohn | Daily Trojan
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| Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 172, NO. 31 | Monday February 28, 2011 InDEX 2 · News Digest 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 7 · Sudoku 8 · Classifieds 12 · Sports Hazed and confused: Brotherhood depicts rushing gone wrong. PAGE 5 Looking to dance: USC keeps its NCAA tournament hopes alive with a win over Arizona State. PAGE 12 By conrad wilton Daily Trojan Though USC students have access to a variety of on-campus restaurants and eateries, CampusCred, a new online business for college dining, shopping and events, offers students significant discounts at local restaurants and food stores to encourage off-campus exploration. Undergraduates at the University of California, Berkeley developed CampusCred, which is similar to Groupon, in August of 2010. The company is completely student-run and has expanded to other UC schools including UCLA. It is now debuting at USC by offer-ing students a $10 voucher at the new Chick-fil-A on Figueroa Street for only a $5 online payment. “CampusCred is by students, for students. Our deals are ex-clusively offered to students and are at least 50 percent off,” said Sagar Shah, the company’s found-er. “Businesses like it because we are guaranteeing them custom-ers, and students love it because they’re able to enjoy restaurants in their college community for less.” More than 400 USC stu-dents have already embraced CampusCred by taking advantage of the Chick-fil-A deal, according to the website’s customer count. Andrew Hornblower, a sopho-more majoring in business admin-istration, said although he would still dine at Chick-fil-A without the discount, he plans to take advan-tage of future CampusCred deals, especially the ones at pricey ven-ues. “This will be a great way to try out expensive places and although Chick-fil-A is obviously not one of them, I am very excited to explore what the community has to offer,” Hornblower said. Wing Lee, a member of the CampusCred team at USC, said CampusCred plans to offer students discounts not only at relatively cheap eateries like Chick-fil-A, but also at higher-end establishments like L.A. Live restaurants. “A lot of times, students are hes-itant to leave campus and try new places because they aren’t familiar with it, but CampusCred is trying to change that,” Lee said. CampusCred counters this pos-sible dilemma by awarding stu-dents a $5 credit for each friend they sign up online. “It’s about spreading the word and encouraging students to go to these places with their friends so they have a good time,” Lee said. With these social goals in mind, CampusCred launched a Facebook page that gives students addi-tional discounts if they “like” the CampusCred offers student discounts CampusCred, which is similar to Groupon, encourages USC students to eat off campus. | see deals, page 3 | Daniel Wang | Daily Trojan Everybody dance now Trojan Dance Marathon was held Saturday from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. in a new venue, the Ronald Tutor Campus Center Ballroom. The event raises money for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles through the Children’s Miracle Network. More than 800 students participated in this year’s Dance Marathon, and the event raised $50,330. By hannah madans Daily Trojan The rate of strokes among young adults has increased significantly in recent years, according to a study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and some experts say the increase could be caused by the unhealthy lifestyles led by many college students. The CDC study, which used hos-pital records in 41 different states, found that in recent years, strokes have increased by roughly 51 per-cent in men and 17 percent in wom-en between the ages of 15 and 34. Studies have not formally ex-plored why the rate of stroke hospi-talization has increased, but Henry Huang, director of the lipid clin-ic and assistant professor of clini-cal medicine in the department of cardiology at USC’s University Hospital, said the increased rate might be the result of unhealthy habits. “It could be that what’s driving this increase are increased rates of obesity and related lifestyle factors like smoking, drugs and heavy alco-hol use,” Huang said. Signs of a stroke include sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, difficulty with speaking or understanding, trouble seeing in one or both eyes, dizziness and an intense headache with no known cause, according to the American Stroke Association. The study found that stroke rates are decreasing among older age groups, but did not offer any reasons as to why the findings show increased risks among younger age groups and decreased risk in older age groups. “For a stroke to happen in a young, college-aged person is some-thing that is uncommon, but it is not unheard of,” Huang said. Rate of strokes increasing among youth, study finds The study says stroke rates are increasing among young men and women ages 15 to 34. | see stroke, page 3 | By david lowenstein Daily Trojan Republican lawmakers have proposed a series of budget cuts that would slash financial aid for college students. One of the major proposed budget cuts involves a reduction in funding for the Federal Pell Grant Program. The program supplies need-based grants to undergraduates and some postbaccalaureate students with low-income to encourage access to postsecondary education. Nearly eight million Pell Grant recipients would notice a 15 percent reduction in scholarship funds. The maximum Pell Grant would also be reduced by $845 from $5,550 to $4,705. In a recent news statement, Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY), chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, declared such cuts necessary and a ref lection of the demand of the voters in the 2010 midterm elec-tion. The proposed Republican budget-cuts are estimated at $61 billion. “This year, our nation is spending 1.5 trillion dollars more than we have, running our debt to $14 trillion,” Rogers said. “The taxpayers have told us loud and clear that this is simply unacceptable, and have demanded that we get our nation’s fiscal house in order.” According to Thomas McWhorter, executive director Republicans propose cuts to Pell Grants The Republican party proposed a $61 billion budget cut to the Federal Pell Grant Program. | see pell, page 3 | Renee Cohn | Daily Trojan |
