Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 178, NO. 21 | Thursday February 14, 2013
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By Eric Wendorf
Daily Trojan
Distinguished biographer
Robert Caro, a two-time Pulitzer
Prize winner, said Wednesday
night that his job has larger
implications than simply
recording the life of a historical
figure.
Caro delivered the Dennis F.
and Brooks Holt Distinguished
Lecture at Town and Gown
touching on his most recent
biography of President Lyndon B.
Johnson and the role of power in
government.
“I never think of my books as
just the biography of ... Lyndon
B. Johnson,” Caro said. “When I
started writing books, I never had
an interest in writing a biography
simply to record the life of one
person. I try to use the life of a
great man to explore the forces
that shape his time, particularly
political power.”
The biography, Lyndon B.
Johnson: The Passage of Power, is
the fourth book in a five-volume
series titled The Years of Lyndon
Johnson. on the life of the 36th
president of the United States.
To Caro, political power is a key
force in shaping contemporary
social issues, just as it was at the
time of the Johnson presidency.
“We’re in a democracy, so
ultimately, power comes from the
usg
By jordyn holman
Daily Trojan
After deliberations that began at
9:30 p.m. Tuesday and concluded
around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, the
Undergraduate Student Government
elections commission determined
both presidential tickets had
committed violations of the elections
code.
Matt Arkfeld and Alex Cascante
were cited for not using the “Vote On”
logo on their campaign shirts, the
elections and recruitment committee
wrote in its decision. USG Election
Code article VII, section D2 stipulates
that all candidates are required to
display a “Vote On” logo on their
campaign shirts.
Arkfeld and Cascante were also
cited for violating Election Code
article VI, sections A, B and C for
distributing campaign photographs
online during the research period,
which is prior to Feb. 4 at midnight,
when campaigning officially began.
Christian Kurth and Ryan Park
were cited for violating article II,
section A3 and article IX, section C
by communicating with a currently
seated USG member, who was copied
on an email between supporters. They
were also cited for violating article
IX Sections E and F by implying that
Program Board, the Black Student
Assembly and USG endorsed the
candidates in using USG’s pin maker
to make campaign pins and using
USG’s oversized Tommy Trojan logo.
The sanctions stipulate that both
presidential and vice presidential
tickets must remove all campaign
material along Trousdale Parkway
for the remainder of the campaign
Tickets penalized
for violating code
Arkfeld-Cascante and Kurth-
Park removed their campaign
signs on Trousdale Parkway.
| see CAMPAIGN, page 3 |
Carlo Acenas| Daily Trojan
Strike three · USC head baseball coach Frank Cruz was fired
Wednesday after allegations of knowingly violating NCAA rules.
athletics
By Alexa Girkout
Daily Trojan
USC fired head baseball coach
Frank Cruz for knowingly violating
NCAA Countable Athletically Related
Activities regulations, USC Athletic
Director Pat Haden announced
Wednesday.
The announcement comes just
two days before the Trojans start
their 2013 regular season at Cal State
Fullerton on Friday.
“It was unfortunate. I’m forever
grateful for Coach Cruz,” junior
infielder Kevin Swick said. “He
allowed me to play here and he was a
USC fires
coach after
violation
Frank Cruz has been coaching
at USC since 1993 and became
head coach in
| see COACH, page 2 |
Cinema
By Isabella Sayyah
Daily Trojan
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Fox Filmed
Entertainment, Inc. Jim Gianopulos
joined the School of Cinematic Arts’
Board of Councilors Wednesday.
Gianopulos also serves as a
member of the Motion Picture &
Television Fund’s Board, a trustee
of the American Film Institute
and a member of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’
Board of Governors.
Gianopulos joins many notable
board members, including George
Lucas, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Sidney
Poitier, Steven Spielberg and Robert
Zemeckis, according to Variety.
“Throughout his career Jim has
always been dedicated to finding
and supporting the next visionary
filmmaker or technology, and
that fits right in with our goal as
a board,” Frank Price, chair of
the SCA’s Board of Councilors,
told several media outlets in a
statement.
As a member of the SCA board,
Gianopulos will aid the school in
fundraising efforts, development
and planning.
Gianopulos, who attended
Boston University for his
undergraduate degree and both
Fordham University and New York
University’s schools of law, began
his career as an entertainment
attorney before working at
Paramount and Columbia Pictures.
As the chairman and CEO of
Fox, Gianopulos oversees the
production of feature films and
television. Fox has released huge
box office hits including Titanic
and Avatar with Gianopulos at its
helm. While in his current position,
he has also taken an active role in
establishing a relationship between
the entertainment industry and
Silicon Valley.
Gianopulos, who currently lives
in Los Angeles with his family,
participates in philanthrophic
work, including for the National
Entertainment Advisory Council
for the Anti-Defamation League,
the Multiple Sclerosis Society and
the Help Group.
Fox CEO Gianopulos joins
SCA Board of Councilors
Twenty-two members sit on
the SCA Board of Councilors,
including Steven Spielberg.
| see Caro, page 6 |
Caro recounts LBJ’s first hours as president
The Pulitzer prize-winning
biographer shared his
chronicle of Lyndon B. Johnson.
event
Ralf Cheung | Daily Trojan
Life lesson · Biographer Robert Caro speaks to students at Town and
Gown Wednesday about chronicling President Lyndon B. Johnson’s life.
Joseph Chen | Daily Trojan
Honor · Jim Gianopulos oversaw
the production of the film Titanic.
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