SCampus Student Guidebook

2008-09 SCampus (PDFs)

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You can track the location of your tram or campus cruiser at transportation.usc.edu. When you select “track your tram and cruiser,” the real time map displays the location of trams and cruisers (at all times of operation).

Track and Field

“The Trojans have few peers in the cinder sport. Claimants of the longest dual meet streak in track and field history with 104 consecutive dual meets without a loss, the Trojans have also won 21 of the 31 NCAA meets competed in. In the Pacific Coast Conference action, the Trojans were defeated but once from 1928 through 1959 in the league meet.”
– SCampus 1962-63

Student Services

Commuter Students

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USC offers a wide array of services and events for commuter and transfer students to become more involved on campus and in the community. To start off the new academic year, the Undergraduate Student Government sponsors a commuter and transfer student picnic in Alumni Park.

The Undergraduate Student Government includes five commuter senators who represent non-greek students living outside the 90007 and 90089 zip codes. These senators are available to direct you to resources and to represent your concerns to university administration. Information about the commuter senators is available online at senate.usc.edu.

Events

USC’s arts and events calendar (www.usc.edu) includes a full list of music, exhibits, theatre, public lectures and athletic events.

Involvement

The Office of Campus Activities, located in Topping Student Center 100, offers a variety of opportunities for student involvement and leadership development. A searchable list of USC’s 600 plus student organizations is available online at www.usc.edu/ca. Student organizations are grouped by type, including academic, cultural, political, recreational, religious/spiritual, residential, service and social groups.

Campus Activities sponsors an Involvement Fair during the first week of fall and spring semesters. All recognized student organizations and departments are invited to showcase their organizations and to recruit new members. More than 250 organizations and departments participate in the fair each year.

News

For the latest campus news, turn to USC’s student newspaper – the Daily Trojan – available daily in print and electronic form. A special orientation issue is available during Welcome Week that includes more information about campus programs, services and events. To view the newspaper online, visit www.dailytrojan.com.

Parking

If you drive to campus, you have several parking options. A semester parking permit is required to park on campus and can be purchased in the TrojanTransportation Office, located in Childs Way Building I. Permits are available before or during registration on a first-come, first-served basis. At the time of purchase, you must present a valid USCard and vehicle registration.

On-campus parking availability is limited, with spaces being allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Non-USC affiliated parking lots are also available. For more information, please call TrojanTransportation at (213) 740-3575 or visit transportation.usc.edu.

Ridesharing

Commuter Connections, USC’s Ridesharing Program, offers alternative options for getting to campus.

Carpool

Carpooling gives you a chance to relax, save money on gasoline, parking costs, vehicle maintenance and insurance, and helps to ease traffic and reduce pollution. The basic carpool consists of two to four USC faculty, staff or students who ride to campus together in one vehicle. As an added incentive, carpools receive discounted parking.

If you are interested in the carpool program, but do not have carpool partners, visit www.ridematch.info. For more information, visit transportation.usc.edu/public_transit/carpool.aspx.

Vanpool

If your schedule coincides with more traditional workday hours, a vanpool may work for you. The vanpool program is designed to reduce the cost and hassle of traveling to campus by providing affordable shared transportation for employees and students. For a monthly or daily fee, you can get a ride to and from campus from a variety of cities. For more information, visit transportation.usc.edu/public_transit/vanpool.aspx.

Public Transportation

If you rely on public transportation, TrojanTransportation can provide you with maps, schedules and general information about the lines/systems that service USC. In addition, the office sells monthly transit passes and stamps for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) Dash and Commuter Express buses, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro buses and subways, Metrolink trains and the Antelope Valley Transit Authority buses between the 25th and 10th of each month. Students can purchase passes at a discounted rate. Visit transportation.usc.edu for more information.

For additional information on public transportation options, visit:

Metro, www.metro.net
Metrolink, www.metrolinktrains.com
LADOT, www.ladottransit.com
CommuteSmart, www.commutesmart.info
Antelope Valley Transit Authority, www.avta.com