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USG resolution to recommend more designated smoking areas, enforcement


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Undergraduate Student Government formally joined the debate over establishing a smoke-free campus Tuesday with the introduction of a senate resolution that recommends adding more designated smoking areas in addition to clearly marking them and enforcing them. The resolution, which was authored by Greek Senator Andres Guarnizo and Residential Senator Marissa Roy, will be voted on […]

GPSS launches discounted Metro TAP cards for grad students


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USC’s Graduate and Professional Student Senate, in partnership with USC Transportation and Los Angeles County Metro, has launched a program that provides discounted Metro TAP cards to full-time graduate students. A launch party took place at The Lab Gastropub on Oct. 20. Typically, Metro TAP cards for students cost about $75 for 9 weeks. Under […]

‘Endearing’ robot helps children with autism


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USC’s Robotics Research Lab has begun working toward a lofty goal: to help children suffering from autism-spectrum disorders interact more easily with other people. Its method? The RRL is using robots to simulate human actions and allow the children to get used to normal interaction with other beings. The first incarnation of Bandit, a child-sized, […]