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Volume LXX, Number 21
University^of Southern California
Los Angeles, Californio
Tuesday, October 19, 1976
SEE NO EVIL—But students in Biology 401 hope a blindfold exercise will help them discover the strength of their other senses. Karen Kennedy, a teaching assistant for the course, had her students try the assignment. DT photo by Patty Cox.
Toward Century II looking for prospective contributors
BY vENT SCHO vNECHT
Staff Writer
Toward Century II, the $265-million university fund-raising effort, is looking for the right people.
All prospective contributors to the program are researched by a staff of seven to find out their affiliation with the university and the likelihood of a contribution.
The staff works out ofthe University Affairs Research Department and is responsible for studying backgrounds of donors and reporting the information to Arthur B. Cherrie II, director of centennial campaign activities.
Soliciting funds for Toward Century II is done in a three-element cycle. First, the decision of who is to be asked for funds is made. Next, a list of these names is forwarded to the research department. And, finally, information on tl\e subjects in questions is turned into the staff of the office that initially requested the information.
Who might be approached for a donation is decided by three men: Dale Hilton, executive director of alumni affairs; Roger Olson, executive director of development of university affairs; and Leonard R. Wines, vice-president of university affairs.
These men, with the assistance of their respective staffs, use several methods to decide who to ask for contributions. Reading newspapers (such as the Wall Street Journal) for foundations seeking to apportion money is one way. Also, major companies and corporations including enterprises such as Exxon, International Telephone and Telegraph and Gulf Western are approached.
Many of the corporations donate money in a lump sum, others yearly over a given period, and some donate money and then ask not to be approached again for a certain length of time.
Another viable source of income for the program is the individual. Contributions are asked of many graduates of the university, and sometimes a donation is asked from the company for which the person is presently employed.
When a list of possible donors is compiled, the seven members ofthe research staff begin their job. The staff, under the supervision of Elizabeth Koochoo, director of research for university affairs, finds out as much background information as is needed by the Century II officers.
“There are several basic things we try to find out,” Koochoo said, “their past affiliation, if any, with USC; whether they (continued on page 3)
1,500 fee bills remain unpaid
Fee bills this semester generally have been paid quickly, but 1.500 still remain unpaid. Unless special permission has been granted, those fee bills are now void. The official deadline for fee bill settlement was Oct. 8, but students with problems in financial aid processing were granted a two-week extension.
Of the unpaid fee bills, about 1,000 have been granted extensions. “Financial aid is in much better shape this year, but claims are still being processed,” said Jack Wagner, director of Student Accounting Services.
“If a student needs assistance, the Credit Office is willing to help. If he can show- any reasonable, tangible assets, help is available to settle the fee bill,” Wagner said. The extended deadline for payment expires Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Ofthe fee bills not related to financial aid, Wagner attributed various reasons to the delay in payment. Some people are in the habit of neglecting such matters, while many part-time students wait several weeks to decide if they will keep a class, Wagner said.
Regardless of the reason, delays without permission only increase the bill. Late penalties of $15 per week were assessed for the first three weeks of the semester.
Voided fee bills, however, require a petition for reinstated are dropped from class lists and receive no grade or credit.
No petitions for reinstatement have been received to date, said Quin S. Gustason, assistant registrar. “Based on past experience, we do not expect petitions until about the ninth week,” he said.
Wagner said that tuition settlement by the third week is important to get funds distributed to the various departments on campus.
He said the money is distributed according to the courses the student carries. If a student signs up for chemistry classes, the chemistry department receives the funds.
Students who drop classes now will not receive a refund of tuition. That deadline» was also October 8.
Student voice closer on Board of Trustees
BY STEPHEN SASS
Staff Writer
Progress is being made in efforts to get a student representative on the university’s Board of Trustees, tw o students involved with the Student Senate said Monday.
Dennis Mulhaupt, co-director of the senate’s Academic Affairs Unit, and Glenn Sonnenberg, chairman of the senate. said that a luncheon meeting Oct. 8 with J. Robert Fluor. Board of Trustees chairman, left the students very optimistic.
“It is reasonable to assume that students will be appointed to committees this year. Committees are the groups that really do the work and make the decisions. and so student participation would be significant.” Sonnenberg, a senior in political science.said.
Mulhaupt said the meeting was the first Fluor had had with students in several years, and that the board chairman hoped to increase informal interaction with students.
“He listened to us, but did not make a commitment one way or another. He did say, however, that he would 'carry the ball’ and take the issue to the board for discussion.” Mulhaupt said.
Fluor was unavailable for comment.
Mulhaupt added that student representation is important “because the board is the ultimate legal authority for everything that goes on at the university.”
The senate is taking a different ap-
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proach to the issue of getting student representation. Mulhaupt said.
“Student membership on the board has been a continuing goal of student government for many years. There have been numerous formal proposals demanding membership, and nothing has ever come of them. This time, we are backing up our request with reason—we hope the board will see that having students as members would be of benefit to the university.”
Sonnenberg said the key issue is that students can provide additional perceptions on problems facing the university.
“I think that students involved with the senate are well versed enough to make a significant contribution in many areas.” Sonnenberg said. Mulhaupt said that Fluor agrees.
The quality of student participation on the President’s Advisory Council and in its committee structure and the Century II fund raising efforts is indicative that students are competent to be involved in the affairs ofthe university. Mulhaupt said.
“Our participation is often the strongest of any group involved. Students are doing their homework, and are getting respect for their efforts.” Sonnenberg said.
Although they were not full members of the board, he said students at one time participated on board committees, but then became “antagonistic, and were too busy finding fault with everyone trying to better the university.
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Flu shots still scheduled
BY MARC GROSSMAN
Staff Writer
The much-publicized swine flu vaccine will be available at the university in November as originally planned, said Addie L. Klotz, executive director of the Student Health Center.
The vaccination has been the subject of a great deal of controversy since the deaths of three elderly people in Pennsylvania last week.
However, the reason the university is waiting until November is that “the vaccine will not be available to us until then,” Klotz said.
She added that paperwork involving liability insurance must be completed by the university before the program can get
under way.
A federal and state legislation contract stated that as long as no charge is made for the shot, doctors and nurses involved are protected by this legislation.
“This is the reason that only licensed personnel may give the shot,” Klotz said.
In a case of malpractice, the federal and state government would step in as the defendant.
She added, however, that “a doctor is responsible for his own actions, and is not protected if he acts in a negligent fashion.”
The contract also says that if a physician charges a patient for the vaccine, he is not protected by the legislation.
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CUT THE SWEETS—Valerie Hunter levels a trusting eye at Dr. Charlie Goldstein during a visit to the Mobile Dental Clinic. The clinic can be found near the intersection of University Avenue and Childs Way and will be open today and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. DT photo by Patty Cox.