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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | VOL. 162, NO. 50 | www.dailytrojan.com
TUESDAY, NOVE MBER 6, 2007
By ALEXANDER COMISAR
Daily Trojan
As midterm season wanes and
students prepare for another round
of exams, many continue to express
frustration about the language bar-rier
between students and some in-ternational
teaching assistants.
Some students complain that lan-guage
barriers with teaching assis-tants
can slow the learning process
and hinder their ability to under-stand
key course materials. Though
university officials say steps are tak-en
to ensure graduate teaching assis-tants
demonstrate certain levels of
English proficiency before teaching,
students say their experience shows
these safeguards are ineffective.
While the problem exists within
a diverse group of departments on
campus, complaints have come pri-marily
from the mathematics and
science departments and the Viterbi
School of Engineering, as these aca-demic
departments recruit the high-est
volume of international gradu-
Students say criteria
for selecting teaching
assistants is too low.
Language
barriers
affect TA
sessions
| see ta, page 2 |
USC gets boost in sustainability GPA
By CALIE SCHWEITZER
Daily Trojan
USC received a “C+” on its commitment
to environmental sustainability, according
to the 2008 Sustainable Endowment Insti-tute’s
College Sustainability Report Card
on Oct. 24 — more than a full letter grade
improvement from the “D” the university
received in the 2007 report, released in Feb-ruary.
This is the second time this year the Sus-tainable
Endowments Institute has pub-lished
its report, which is aimed at sparking
University’s marks on the
Sustainability Report Card
benefitted from added category.
| see report, page 6 |
By KATELYN JOHNSON
Daily Trojan
The USC Student Counseling Center is
sponsoring a new discussion group that will of-fer
a supportive place for students who identify as
multicultural to discuss the difficulties of coping
and adjusting to new cultures.
The term “global nomads,” also known as Third
Culture Kids, encompasses individuals with a wide
variety of life experiences. Some were born in the
United States but have lived in other countries be-cause
of parents’ career choices, while others are
children of immigrants or refugees. Many are bicul-tural
or biracial, and all have adopted more than one
cultural or ethnic identity.
“A lot of global nomads are children of parents
in the military, business executives or journalists,”
said Maria Pozo-Humphreys, co-founder of the
group and clinical social worker at the Counseling
Student Counseling Center launches Global
Nomad Support Group to address changing
needs of an increasingly diverse community.
Providing support
for students with
global perspectives
| support, page 6 |
»
16
YOU GOT SERVED
Though it lost in the National Indoor
Championship finals, the top men’s
tennis doubles team made a stellar
showing.
IN THE ‘COUNTRY’
The Coen Brothers’ new film, ‘No
Country for Old Men,’ spills a lot of
blood in its parable about violence
in West Texas.
»
7
SCALE holds workers’ rights rally
A SCALE supporter speaks
on campus as part of the student
organization’s participation in
international sweat-free day of action
Monday.
The group, Student Coalition
Against Labor Exploitation, is
petitioning the university to join the
DSP, an independent labor-monitoring
group to oversee factories of companies
SPEAKING OUT
Above: Emeritus
professor David L.
Eggenschwiler speaks
at a SCALE-sponsored
rally Monday.
that manufacture USC goods.
Students at more than 40 schools
were expected to hold demonstrations
against sweatshop exploitation on
Monday.
news |
Thornton professors
promote the use
of software that
allows students to
collaborate online.
PAGE 3
opinion | Panties
might be the key to
bringing peace to civil
unrest and military rule
in Burma, writes Naira
Kuzmich.
PAGE 4
USC’s Sustainability Report Card
Grades were calculated by the Sustainable Endowment Institute 2008 report.
Category 2007 2008
Administration
Climate Change and Energy
Food and Recycling
Green Building
Transportation
Endowment Transparency
Investment Priorities
Shareholder Management
Alexis Hawkins | Daily Trojan
Allison Hong | Daily Trojan
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| Full text | Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | VOL. 162, NO. 50 | www.dailytrojan.com TUESDAY, NOVE MBER 6, 2007 By ALEXANDER COMISAR Daily Trojan As midterm season wanes and students prepare for another round of exams, many continue to express frustration about the language bar-rier between students and some in-ternational teaching assistants. Some students complain that lan-guage barriers with teaching assis-tants can slow the learning process and hinder their ability to under-stand key course materials. Though university officials say steps are tak-en to ensure graduate teaching assis-tants demonstrate certain levels of English proficiency before teaching, students say their experience shows these safeguards are ineffective. While the problem exists within a diverse group of departments on campus, complaints have come pri-marily from the mathematics and science departments and the Viterbi School of Engineering, as these aca-demic departments recruit the high-est volume of international gradu- Students say criteria for selecting teaching assistants is too low. Language barriers affect TA sessions | see ta, page 2 | USC gets boost in sustainability GPA By CALIE SCHWEITZER Daily Trojan USC received a “C+” on its commitment to environmental sustainability, according to the 2008 Sustainable Endowment Insti-tute’s College Sustainability Report Card on Oct. 24 — more than a full letter grade improvement from the “D” the university received in the 2007 report, released in Feb-ruary. This is the second time this year the Sus-tainable Endowments Institute has pub-lished its report, which is aimed at sparking University’s marks on the Sustainability Report Card benefitted from added category. | see report, page 6 | By KATELYN JOHNSON Daily Trojan The USC Student Counseling Center is sponsoring a new discussion group that will of-fer a supportive place for students who identify as multicultural to discuss the difficulties of coping and adjusting to new cultures. The term “global nomads,” also known as Third Culture Kids, encompasses individuals with a wide variety of life experiences. Some were born in the United States but have lived in other countries be-cause of parents’ career choices, while others are children of immigrants or refugees. Many are bicul-tural or biracial, and all have adopted more than one cultural or ethnic identity. “A lot of global nomads are children of parents in the military, business executives or journalists,” said Maria Pozo-Humphreys, co-founder of the group and clinical social worker at the Counseling Student Counseling Center launches Global Nomad Support Group to address changing needs of an increasingly diverse community. Providing support for students with global perspectives | support, page 6 | » 16 YOU GOT SERVED Though it lost in the National Indoor Championship finals, the top men’s tennis doubles team made a stellar showing. IN THE ‘COUNTRY’ The Coen Brothers’ new film, ‘No Country for Old Men,’ spills a lot of blood in its parable about violence in West Texas. » 7 SCALE holds workers’ rights rally A SCALE supporter speaks on campus as part of the student organization’s participation in international sweat-free day of action Monday. The group, Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation, is petitioning the university to join the DSP, an independent labor-monitoring group to oversee factories of companies SPEAKING OUT Above: Emeritus professor David L. Eggenschwiler speaks at a SCALE-sponsored rally Monday. that manufacture USC goods. Students at more than 40 schools were expected to hold demonstrations against sweatshop exploitation on Monday. news | Thornton professors promote the use of software that allows students to collaborate online. PAGE 3 opinion | Panties might be the key to bringing peace to civil unrest and military rule in Burma, writes Naira Kuzmich. PAGE 4 USC’s Sustainability Report Card Grades were calculated by the Sustainable Endowment Institute 2008 report. Category 2007 2008 Administration Climate Change and Energy Food and Recycling Green Building Transportation Endowment Transparency Investment Priorities Shareholder Management Alexis Hawkins | Daily Trojan Allison Hong | Daily Trojan |
