Daily I® Trojan
University of Southern California
Vol. LXVIII, No. 2	Los Angeles, Californio	Wednesday, September%17, 1975
Dorm rooms hit by rash of thefts; master key missing
Drop-and-add ends Saturday
Lines are the epitome of registration at the university—and the lines for drop-and-add are no exception.
Students can forge the lines in Physical Education 200 until Saturday at noon, when the change-of-program process ends. The hours will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Friday.
Students should obtain “H” cards from the departments before going through drop-and-add lines. “R” cards are available in the registration area.
To go through drop-and-add, a paid fee bill must be presented with a change-of-program card.
No classes may be added after Sept. 26, and a late fee will be charged for every change of program after Saturday.
If a class is dropped during the first week of class°s, the student will receive a full refund. The second week a 75 percent refund will be given, and the third week a 50 percent refund will be given. There is no refund for classes after the third week.
By Larry Tuck
staff writer
At least 17 rooms in College-University Residence Hall were burglarized in the past week.
The thieves apparently used a master key to gain access to the rooms. The total value of the items taken is estimated at more than $700.
The locks in the building are now being changed, said Guy Hubbard, director of Auxiliary Services.
A master key to the residence hall was reported missing last semester. There were a few thefts soon after, but when they stopped it was assumed that they were not related to the loss of the key.
“With the experience we had, we assumed that the key was simply misplaced, and had not fallen into the wrong hands,” Hubbard said. On the basis of that assumption, Hubbard and other administrators decided that it would not be necessary to replace the locks.
But a new series of thefts started last Wednesday. Some large items, such as luggage, were taken at first. In the later
Black students asking for office, staff
By Marc Nowadnick
focus editor
A black student association is asking the Student Affairs Division for a decision on whether it will establish a Black Student Affairs Office.
The students want their own office space, full-time staff and a $10,000 initial budget They say such an office would be the best way to promote black student advocacy at the university.
The students have moved to engage a
The program adviser would serve as an advocate for minorities and coordinate groups of peer advisers.
Appleton also plans to establish a minority affairs group made up of minority students and staff members from each section of student affairs.
But the black students say this, is not enough.
“There is a difference between physical and psychological access,” said Barbara Solomon, associate professor of social work and the black students’ unofficial faculty adviser.
“Black students have developed a sense of collective identity and are seeking reinforcement.
“The Black Student Affairs Office would be an entry point or option for black students,” Solomon said. “It should not be submerged under the title of program adviser.”
Appleton said he is philosophically opposed to the black students’ plan.
tions than ever before.
He added that there will be an increase in funds available for black student peer advisers this year.
Another meeting between the black, students and Appleton is scheduled for Thursday.
“I’m optimistic, at least, as long as Dr. Appleton is willing to meet with us,” Solomon said.
burglaries, mostly smaller items, such as cash, jewelry, and clothing, were stolen.
John Lechner, director of Campus Security, attended a meeting of residents Sunday night. He said at that meeting that
Campus Security had a description of some possible suspects.
He said a College-University resident reported that an unknown woman had used a key to enter the resident’s room, then made an excuse and left.
Lechner said that the description of the woman was too sketchy to be of much use. He said that the security officers preferred to work with fingerprints. The room where the suspects were seen had been dusted for fingerprints, he said.
Lechner said that a second Campus Security officer had already been stationed in College-University Hall and promised that a third would be added.
•	However, he explained at the meeting that there is little the officers can do, aside from their possibble deterrent effect. He said the officers have no way of knowing which girls were assigned to which rooms, and if the burglars are young women, the officers would have no way to spot them.
Lechner said Tuesday that no further burglaries had been reported since security was stepped up.
He suggested that the women be more aware of who lived on their floors and watch for strangers.
During the meeting, resident advisers from the men’s dorms patrolled the halls of College-University to provide security.
ROBERT ROBINSON
team from the U.S. Department of Justice to negotiate a written agreement if a decision is not made soon.
The association has also called for a freeze in personnel adjustments and in ftinding throughout student affairs.
Representatives of the Associated Black Students of Southern California have been meeting with James R. Appleton, vice-president for student affairs, for nearly five months to disciiss improvements in services available to black students.
The university’s proposal, outlined by Appleton, would create a position within student affairs called the program adviser.
“We need to improve the qualities of our services, rather than duplicate a full range of services upon constituent groupings,” Appleton said.
He added that the services provided by student affairs are being used,, and acknowledged that there may be an uncomfortable feeling among some students.
“This is why it is appropriate to have the Associated Black Students, program advisers and the minority affairs group,” Appleton said.
But Robert Robinson, interim president of the black student association and senior in electrical engineering, said Appleton’s plan is a dream of Nirvana.
“Black students are generally unwelcome here and they are not receiving needed services,” Robinson said. “We need a focus to ensure their retention at USC.”
Robinson charged that there were no black persons in high positions within student affairs.
Appleton said that recent hiring to fill vacancies within student affairs has brought more minorities into top posi-
GETTING BACK INTO IT—At least one person seemed pleased with the start of school. Bob Selan, chief photographer, focused in on this student last week catching a last chance to run around the vacant campus before the crowds started forming at the bookstore, the registrar's office, parking operations, or just congregating in front of Tommy Trojan. Students have observed that this kind of elation normally lasts from one week to a semester, primarily depending on the gridiron success of the Trojans.