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Pico & Westwood (310) 281-8233 TABLE OF CONTENTS October 25 - November 1, 2012 WHAT’SINSIDE Vol. 22 Issue 20 Editor-in-Chief Sean Bello [email protected] Managing Editor Sydney Champion [email protected] 7 6 15 Art Director / Food Editor Sean Michael Beyer [email protected] NEWS Film Editor [email protected] 04 The Latest from L.A. and Beyond Music Editor [email protected] SPORTS Calendar Editor 06 Get to Know USC Women’s Frederick Mintchell Soccer Player: Samantha Johnson Sports Editor 06 L.A. Lakers Season Preview Marvin Vasquez [email protected] Editorial Interns FILM Ann Au, Aviel Chang, Susan Deng, Exclusive Interview with Kathy Le, Nicki Spencer, 07 Olivia Stiglich Silent Hill Star 08 The Loneliest Planet: Contributing Writers Tamea Agle, Scott Bednoe, A Romantic Film with a Twist Sean Michael Beyer, Zach Bourque, 08 DVD Dish Kristina Bravo, Mary Broadbent, Brenda Camberos, Nataly Chavez, Amanda D’Egidio, Sola Fasehun, Suzi Fox, Jacob Gaitan, Denise Guerra, MUSIC Kelly Hargraves, Josh Herwitt, 09 Zeds Dead to Perform at HARD Do Ron Jackson, Taylor Liptak, Lucia, Hannah Madans, 09 Tiger Army Returns to L.A. 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ExpiresExpires 12.31.12 6/30/11 www.CampusCircle.com Campus Circle 10.25.12 - 11.1.12 3 NEWS: BLURBS Affirmative action is a hot topic in the U.S. NEWS VIEWS: Supreme Court. THE LATEST FROM LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND BY SYDNEY CHAMPION U.S SUPREME COURT CURRENTLY CONSIDERING PROPOSITION 30 WILL AFFECT CALIFORNIA COLLEGES’ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TUITION The U.S. Supreme Court is mulling over a controversial case Proposition 30 will be on the Nov. 6 ballot in California. This involving affirmative action in higher education. In the case sales and incomes tax increase initiative will raise California’s of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the court is question- sales tax 7.25 percent along with increasing the personal income ing whether it is constitutional or not to admit students based tax on annual earnings over $250,000 for seven years. As a on the university’s current affirmative action admission stan- result, this will prevent steep tuition hikes for college students dards. On Wednesday, Oct. 10, the court heard opening cases. at California’s public universities, including the University of Abigail Fisher claims she was not accepted to the university in California and California State University systems. Many public 2008 because she was white. She claims that the university’s California colleges are urging its students to register to vote to affirmative action plan is what kept her from gaining accep- so they can vote for Proposition 30. The hope is college students Doug Griswold Illustration tance. Fisher told The New York Times that she hopes universi- won’t have to pay high tuition increases and will be able to ties will “completely take race out of the issue in terms of ad- registers for classes and graduate on time. If the initiative fails, Instiute of Politics and USC Price School’s Bedrosian Center missions and that everyone will be able to get into any school the UC system will lose $250 million of state funding, resulting on Governance and Public Enterprise will present “Road to the they want no matter what race they are but solely based on in a possible tuition increase. Gov. Jerry Brown visited UCLA Whitehouse 2012: Politics, Media & Technology” at the Tutor their merit and if they work hard for it.” However, opposing last week to speak at a rally, urging college students to vote for Campus Center Forum at USC on Oct. 31, Nov. 7 and Nov. sides say Fisher would not have been admitted even if race had his tax initiative. He also sent an open letter to the UC that 14. This series is a weekly conversation on the 2012 elections played no role in the process, according to The New York Times’ encouraged college students to register to vote in this upcoming where students, faculty, journalists and political experts join in article. Colleges around the nation are concerned whether or election before the deadline hit on Monday, Oct. 22. to express their views. Every week there will be a different topic not this case will affect admission standards. According to The to discuss. For example, one week the panel discussed human Washington Post, colleges such as Georgetown, George Wash- ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE 2012 SERIES AT USC trafficking and Proposition 35 (a California ballet initiative that ington and Johns Hopkins are among the schools that have With the election just around the corner, the USC community aims to discourage human trafficking in the state) in the 2012 joined others in briefs “urging the court to uphold the status can get together and discuss the election issues, events and elections. Attending the event is free and those interested can quo in admissions.” debates. USC Annenberg, USC Dornsife College’s Unurh RSVP by sending an email to [email protected]. 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