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Voiume LXVIII, Number S^1
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Wednesday, March 3, 1976
Financial aid director resigns
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Michael J. Scarpelli resigned Tuesday from his post as director of financial aid. His resignation is effective March 31.
Scarpelli told the Daily Tmjan lie resigned because of something personal that happened in the past two weeks.
The financial aid system has seen major changes since Scarpelli was hired in September.
William F. Wagner, special assistant to the president for academic record sen ices, said Scarpelli had already laid the groundwork for making this year's awards.
“Awards will be going out on roughly the same schedule." Wagner said Tuesday.
The principal change Scarpelli made was a switchover to using the College Scholarship Need Analysis operation.
Last year. Wagner said, the
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Student Aid Office tried to use its own need-analysis system. The staff tried to do more than had e\er been attempted in the past.
“There’s a great amount of labor, insight and recordkeeping involved in making awards.” Wagner said, “and
when you’re dealing with 100 pieces of information for each student, and 10.000 awards, human error goes up.”
Wagner said the administration will do whatever is proper and necessary to replace Scarpelli—which means a procedure that takes several months to complete.
He said the matter is under discussion with people in the area with expertise.
In September (Daily Trojan. Sept. 17). Wagner said. “ISC has never had a Student Aid Office director as qualified and with as much experience in such matters as Scarpelli.”
In the interview. Wagner also brought up a series of recommendations that had been made to the President's Advisory Council by the Student Affairs Committee. One of the recommendations is of particular importance to students already here. Wagner said.
The committee recommended on Feb. 13 that the university gi ft-a id portion ofthe financial aid package (which excludes loans, jobs, etc.) be continued on at least the same level in 1976-77 providing there has not been a reduction in need.
Wagner said, “This means that if the need of the student has not decreased and if the award this year was made appropriately (the right to correct errors is. of course, reserved), that every effort will be made to continue the gift-aid award at the same level."
This is true despite the fact that competition for funds available this year is going to be more diff icult than last year, Wagner said.
Gift-aid includes university scholarships, plus a few small special funds.
Wagner said this was the first year this recommendation has been made, and that he would like to be able to do this in the future, since an assured level of scholarship reduces uncertainty and worrying for the stu- • dent.
ART IN THE ROUND—A visitor to the Fisher Gallery examines a model on display at the "Los Angeles in the Thirties" historical exhibit. Photographs of Los Angeles and models and furniture
dating from the pre-World War II decade will be on display through Friday. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. DT photo by Bob Labayne.
Dental School settles differences with senate; will not withdraw
The Dental School will not withdraw representation from the Student Senate. The two bodies have reached an agreement on the problem created last week when the senate ousted the Dental School representative for poor attendance.
The student body council of the Dental School will hold elections for a new representative later this month.
Last week, the Dental School threatened to withdraw from the Student Senate alter the senate decided to remove four graduate school representatives, including the Dental School’s, for excessive absenteeism.
The senate will hold a meeting today at 11:30 a.m. in Administration 252 to decide on an appeal of one of the ousted members and to consider the possibility of removing two
First housing lottery held, 539 chosen from 600 for apartments
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The first lottery for fall housing. which applied to the new Cardinal Gardens and Troy Hall apartment facilities, was completed Tuesday. A total of . 539 students were c hosen from more than 600 applicants to fill the new facilities.
Students who were not placed in the first lottery can participate in a second lottery on Monday for those who wish to return to their present facility.
A third lottery will be held March 15 for students who wish to c hange facilities.
Any student whose name is not drawn in any of the lotteries and wishes to be placed on a waiting list must submit a housing application and a $75 deposit by March 19.
Hans Reichl. director of*resi-dential life, said the lottery
went smoothly and that student reaction to the system was good.
“We underestimated the student response.” Reichl said. “But in the long run it looks like we ll wind up where we have to be. It might be a little early to tell, though.
“We have no idea how many people are left who didn't get into this lottery who want to return to the residence halls. We'll find that out next week.'’
The rent at the new facilities will be higher than the rent al Webb Tower. A one-bedroom apartment in the Cardinal Gardens complex will cost $140 per person per month. A two-bedroom apartment will be $115 per person. The monthly rates at Troy Hall will be $140 per person for a one-bedroom apartment and $125 per person for a two-bedroom apartment.
i ne rates tor Webb Tower will be $125 per person for a one-bedroom apartment and $105 for a two-bedroom.
When asked if there had been any reaction to the cost of living in the new apartments, Reichl said, “I would guess with over 600 people applying, the reaction is minimal.”
Many students said they were satisfied with the lottery system, but most said they were unhappy with the rent being charged.
“1 think the lottery is fair,” said Cheryl Turner, a sophomore prepharmacy student. “But they're asking for a lot of money. Having four people pay $140 is outrageous.”
Richard Klein, a sophomore in accounting, said “It's probably the fairest way to do it. Everybody gets a chance. It’s (continued on page 2)
other members of the senate: Gayle Sells of the School of Continuing Education and John Garry of the School of Medicine. They also have poor attendance records.
David Blackmar, chairman of the senate, said that when the senate started the meeting Feb. 21, it became necessary to remove four members whose lack of attendance was extreme.
Sal Leone, president of the Dental School student body council, said the scheduled meeting times for the senate conflicted with activities going on in the Dental School. It was impossible for their representative to meet with the senate any time between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Unfortunately, all of the undergraduate representatives expressed a dislike for evening and weekend meetings.
It seems the only solution the senate could come up with was to hold meetings at a wide variety of times, including evenings, Blackmar said.
“Our initial action may have been a little harsh, but our desired effect is being achieved. We wish to have a strong graduate as well as undergraduate participation in the senate. We must have all constituencies represented.” he said.
The Dental School student body council was concerned that it was not as active in cam pus-wide affairs as it should be. Blackmar said. The senate is impressed, he said, that the Dental School students are concerned with being involved with the general student body.
Albert Moss, the former Dental School representative on the senate, is no longer interested in serving on the senate. Blackmar said. He said he assumed that the Dental School council will select an interim representative until the council holds elections for next years senate representative.
Blackmar said the council may stipulate that next year’s Dental School representative take over the senate seat immediately.
Ron BrooKS. graduate representative from the School of Social Work, is appealing the senate’s decision concerning his removal. Blackmar said Brooks showed a real interest in the senate. “He is a responsible person and was upset that he had to miss meetings.”
The senate will be considering his appeal this morning al its meeting.
Celeste Martin, graduate school representative in humanities, was personally made aware of meetings numerous times, Blackmar said. She promised to attend meetings, but never did. She is not appealing the senate’s decision, Blackmar said.
Blackmar said there was a gross mix-up concerning the Graduate School of Business’ representative. At the start of last semester, Ted Winter, the representative, should have been attending senate and President's Advisory Council meetings. However, he resigned from that position sometime in September or October, Blackmar said.
The Graduate Business School elected a new representative shortly after Winter’s resignation, but because the senate was never informed of Winter's resignation or the new election, the senate sent all notices of meetings to Winter.
“It seems that Winter or the new representative should have contacted the senate.” Blackmar said, but he said the senate didn't find out about the situation until Winter was ousted.
The Dental School’s problem was the toughest to resolve, Blackmar said. There were some feelings of animosity when the senate s decision was .‘irst revealed but the hard feelings generated initially have since been cleared up. he said.