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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | VOL. 161, NO. 5 | www.dailytrojan.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007
| see Uvuvuv, page 2 |
Steevens Alconcel | Daily Trojan
Game on | The newly-constructed Galen Center has been chosen to host the Pac-10 women’s basketball championship
starting in the 2008-2009 season. The men’s tournament will be held at the nearby Staples Center.
By TOREY VAN OOT
Summer Trojan
Motor City March began like most class projects,
with a coffee-fueled brainstorm session. But, un-like
most, the project didn’t end with the grade. After
months of planning, fundraising and a 2,400-mile road
trip, some members are ready to refuel — with the help
of a $5,000 grant.
The leadership- and community service-based proj-ect
is the recipient of an innovation grant from the USC
Stevens Institute for Innovation, which awards funds
to projects that demonstrate “proactive creativity that
seeks to make a societal impact,” said group member
Matt Heins, a senior majoring in international rela-tions.
Motor City March — the brainchild of members of an
upper-division leadership class co-taught by President
Steven B. Sample and distinguished professor Warren
Bennis — is a cross-country road trip that aims to bet-ter
disadvantaged communities in Detroit, promote
awareness about modern-day segregation and create a
national philanthropic network for college students.
Though the goal is to expand the project to several
cities, group member Derek Peters, a former Daily Tro-jan
editor, said they initially chose Detroit because it
Motor City March founders say they hope
to include more universities in the project.
Student leadership
project receives $5,000
grant to continue trip
Center to receive grant for stem cells
By CORINNA WU
Summer Trojan
USC has been selected to share
a $6.4 million grant to build and
fund new facilities for conducting
embryonic stem cell research.
The grant comes from Califor-nia
Institute for Regenetative Med-icine,
an organization created in
part by Proposition 71 in late 2004
after Californian voters approved
measures providing $3 billion in
funding over for stem cell research
at California universities and re-search
institutions through grants
and loans.
The shared research laboratory
grant will be used to develop and
renovate laboratory spaces, pur-chase
new equipment for research
facilities and cover operational
expenses for three years at USC’s
Center for Stem Cell and Regenera-tive
Medicine and The Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles.
Within the allocated sum, $3.6
million is assigned to USC’s Cen-ter
for Stem Cell and Regenerative
Medicine and $2.8 million to the
Children’s Hospital.
Martin Pera, director of USC’s
Center for Stem Cell and Regenera-tive
Medicine and professor of cell
and neurobiology, wrote in an e-mail
that the core laboratory would
be housed temporarily on the cen-ter’s
floor in the new Harlyne J.
Norris Cancer Research Tower.
The stem cell research center will
eventually be incorporated into the
new Broad Institute building on
the USC Health Sciences campus,
a joint-project with the Children’s
Hospital that will include tissue
culture workstations and is sched-uled
to open in two years.
USC’s funds also include $1.3
million for a training course on
Current Protocols in Human Em-bryonic
Stem Cell Research.
California Institute has
allocated $6.4 million to
USC and UCLA research.
QUICK
FACT
USC has
received
more than
$17 million
in grants
created
by 2004’s
Proposition
71 stem cell
funding
initiative
| see grant, page 3 |
Conceptual »
With the success of
Green Day’s 2004
smash hit, American
Idiot, the concept album
is becoming popular
again. And the reason
may be political than
you think.
LIFESTYLE, PAGE 3
Aces
abroad »
SPORT S, PAGE 12
Mad
dentist? »
NEWS,
PAGE 3
Galen fever | USC to host women’s 2009 Pac-10 tournament
By JOSHUA SHARP
Summer Trojan
A second Los Angeles judge threw out the mur-der
charge against a suspended USC student ac-cused
of killing her newborn child on Tuesday.
Holly Ashcraft, a 22-year-old architecture major
who has stood trial for two years, still faces a June
27 hearing for one charge of child abuse.
Ashcraft was arrested in October 2005 after a
newborn was found in a Dumpster behind the 29th
Street Cafe. DNA evidence proved it was her son.
Prosecuting Deputy District Attorney Franco
Barrata had cited a coroner’s conclusion that the
baby was born alive, but defense attorney Mark
Geragos had repeatedly challenged that assertion in
court.
“I’m extremely pleased,” Geragos said of the rul-ing.
“Obviously [the Ashcraft family is] delighted,
and I’m happy for them.”
Judge Samuel Mayerson concluded that he
couldn’t “second-guess” Judge David Wesley’s de-cision
to dismiss the murder charge and impose a
Judge upholds ruling that 22-year-old
suspended student cannot be charged
with murdering her newborn son.
L.A. judge
dismisses
charge in
Ashcraft case
| see trial, page 2 |
JUNGLE FEVER
Lions and tigers and .... me? Oh my! A
trip to the zoo turns into a mirror of
our lives, writes columnist Kaitlyn
Thornton 4
FATHER’S DAY PICKS »
Patrick Skelly recommends some DVD treats
to toss your dad’s way this Sunday, including
a new Sergio Leone anthology that fea-tures
some of Clint’s best movies 6
| see march, page 2 |
A dental-tool
thief
strikes twice
Thursday
night. For
this crime
and more see
DPS’s weekly
roundup.
Women’s volleyball
takes Europe by
storm, defeating
Slovakian and
Swedish national
teams to capture
second place at the
Savaria Cup.
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| Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | VOL. 161, NO. 5 | www.dailytrojan.com WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007 | see Uvuvuv, page 2 | Steevens Alconcel | Daily Trojan Game on | The newly-constructed Galen Center has been chosen to host the Pac-10 women’s basketball championship starting in the 2008-2009 season. The men’s tournament will be held at the nearby Staples Center. By TOREY VAN OOT Summer Trojan Motor City March began like most class projects, with a coffee-fueled brainstorm session. But, un-like most, the project didn’t end with the grade. After months of planning, fundraising and a 2,400-mile road trip, some members are ready to refuel — with the help of a $5,000 grant. The leadership- and community service-based proj-ect is the recipient of an innovation grant from the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, which awards funds to projects that demonstrate “proactive creativity that seeks to make a societal impact,” said group member Matt Heins, a senior majoring in international rela-tions. Motor City March — the brainchild of members of an upper-division leadership class co-taught by President Steven B. Sample and distinguished professor Warren Bennis — is a cross-country road trip that aims to bet-ter disadvantaged communities in Detroit, promote awareness about modern-day segregation and create a national philanthropic network for college students. Though the goal is to expand the project to several cities, group member Derek Peters, a former Daily Tro-jan editor, said they initially chose Detroit because it Motor City March founders say they hope to include more universities in the project. Student leadership project receives $5,000 grant to continue trip Center to receive grant for stem cells By CORINNA WU Summer Trojan USC has been selected to share a $6.4 million grant to build and fund new facilities for conducting embryonic stem cell research. The grant comes from Califor-nia Institute for Regenetative Med-icine, an organization created in part by Proposition 71 in late 2004 after Californian voters approved measures providing $3 billion in funding over for stem cell research at California universities and re-search institutions through grants and loans. The shared research laboratory grant will be used to develop and renovate laboratory spaces, pur-chase new equipment for research facilities and cover operational expenses for three years at USC’s Center for Stem Cell and Regenera-tive Medicine and The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Within the allocated sum, $3.6 million is assigned to USC’s Cen-ter for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and $2.8 million to the Children’s Hospital. Martin Pera, director of USC’s Center for Stem Cell and Regenera-tive Medicine and professor of cell and neurobiology, wrote in an e-mail that the core laboratory would be housed temporarily on the cen-ter’s floor in the new Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower. The stem cell research center will eventually be incorporated into the new Broad Institute building on the USC Health Sciences campus, a joint-project with the Children’s Hospital that will include tissue culture workstations and is sched-uled to open in two years. USC’s funds also include $1.3 million for a training course on Current Protocols in Human Em-bryonic Stem Cell Research. California Institute has allocated $6.4 million to USC and UCLA research. QUICK FACT USC has received more than $17 million in grants created by 2004’s Proposition 71 stem cell funding initiative | see grant, page 3 | Conceptual » With the success of Green Day’s 2004 smash hit, American Idiot, the concept album is becoming popular again. And the reason may be political than you think. LIFESTYLE, PAGE 3 Aces abroad » SPORT S, PAGE 12 Mad dentist? » NEWS, PAGE 3 Galen fever | USC to host women’s 2009 Pac-10 tournament By JOSHUA SHARP Summer Trojan A second Los Angeles judge threw out the mur-der charge against a suspended USC student ac-cused of killing her newborn child on Tuesday. Holly Ashcraft, a 22-year-old architecture major who has stood trial for two years, still faces a June 27 hearing for one charge of child abuse. Ashcraft was arrested in October 2005 after a newborn was found in a Dumpster behind the 29th Street Cafe. DNA evidence proved it was her son. Prosecuting Deputy District Attorney Franco Barrata had cited a coroner’s conclusion that the baby was born alive, but defense attorney Mark Geragos had repeatedly challenged that assertion in court. “I’m extremely pleased,” Geragos said of the rul-ing. “Obviously [the Ashcraft family is] delighted, and I’m happy for them.” Judge Samuel Mayerson concluded that he couldn’t “second-guess” Judge David Wesley’s de-cision to dismiss the murder charge and impose a Judge upholds ruling that 22-year-old suspended student cannot be charged with murdering her newborn son. L.A. judge dismisses charge in Ashcraft case | see trial, page 2 | JUNGLE FEVER Lions and tigers and .... me? Oh my! A trip to the zoo turns into a mirror of our lives, writes columnist Kaitlyn Thornton 4 FATHER’S DAY PICKS » Patrick Skelly recommends some DVD treats to toss your dad’s way this Sunday, including a new Sergio Leone anthology that fea-tures some of Clint’s best movies 6 | see march, page 2 | A dental-tool thief strikes twice Thursday night. For this crime and more see DPS’s weekly roundup. Women’s volleyball takes Europe by storm, defeating Slovakian and Swedish national teams to capture second place at the Savaria Cup. |
