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University of Southern California
Volume LXX, Number 6	Los Angeles, California	Monday, September 27, 1976
Deadline today to decide fate of unionization drive
BY VALERIE NELSON
Staff Writer ~
An election for unionization of employees in the Physical Plant will be held if 30% ofthe workers turn in authorization cards by 12:30 p.m. today.
The cards, if signed and turned in to Teamster Local 208, indicate a pro-union stand. Fifteen more were needed as of noon Friday. There are about 435 employees who would be affected by unionization.
If enough cards are not obtained by today’s deadline, a six-month period must be observed before workers can begin the effort anew.
Two student groups are assisting the workers in the drive for unionization. MECHA, the Chicano student group, and the Associated Black Students of Southern California have been involved since early summer.
Students have approached workers with literature explaining the benefits of unionization and have tried to urge them to sign the cards.
MECHA was said to have been active this past weekend in a final effort to attain enough cards. They kept their facilities open every night and had a group of people there to speak with the workers.
Gus Frias, a student representative of the Pro-Union Committee and a member of MECHA, said the organization usually approaches workers in manner similar to this:
“Hey, brother help us help yourself.
How? By signing this card in favor of the Pro-Union Committee.”
Frias said MECHA has been essential in helping workers, and a committee of about 15 people has been involved since the beginning.
Facilities at MECHA have been used by the workers for meetings, members have acted as translators in dealing with the union and literature has been written and passed out by them.
Frias said communication with the workers has been so close that the workers do not make a move without first talking to MECHA.
Frias stressed the importance of MECHA as a link of communication between the workers and the union. Most of the workers do not speak English.
Students in these groups have also served to pressure the union, Frias said, they give moral support to workers by trying to convince them they have a right to sign the authorization cards without fear of losing their jobs.
MECHA has also generated support in the community by working with CASA-General Brotherhood of Workers.
Frias said the situation relates to students on campus because students who become involved gain practical experience that cannot be obtained from a sociology book.
MECHA averaged 50 people per meeting during the summer when the unionization effort first began.
MORE TO COME—Widening of the streets bordering campus is expected to continue for another two months. DT photo by Mike Ito.
Work-study program realigned
A new location and new supervision for the College Work-Study Office mean a few changes in how students go about getting their jobs as the office opens today.
The department is moving out of Student Administrative Service and into Bruce Hall, where part of the work-study program will fall under the management of the Career Resource Center.
Students still must apply for the program in the Financial Aid Office in Student Administrative Services and have their eligibility determined there.
Work-study is usually supplemental assistance to grants, loans and scholarships that may be received in a financial aid package, but it is not limited to students who get these.
The program is a grant but works like an allocation in that the student is given a certain amount by the government and then must work in order to receive it.
“In the past, we’ve had to give federal funds back to the government because there weren’t enough jobs to match funds,” said Ray D. Penalber, coordinator of the program.
He said many employers on and off campus don’t know about the program. This is not only unfortunate for the student but also for the employer, since the government pays almost three-quarters of the salary, Penalber said.
He said he feels there is a need to generate not only more jobs, but also to reor-
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STUDENT ON THE STREET '
Nixon and Snoopy make most-admired list
BY DOROTHY REINHOLD
Feature Editor
Our heroes and our leaders, those who entertain, teach, protect, enlighten and rouse us to fight for a cause, those we trust and admire, those who touch our lives in some small way, receive remarkably similar respect from students from one end of the nation to the other.
Editor’s Note: This survey was compiled by Daily Trojan personnel, who canvassed the university this week asking students “Whom do you most admire?”
A selection of students at the university have named Martin Luther King Jr., 18 votes; John F. Kennedy, 17 votes; Jesus, 13 votes; and Abraham Lincoln, 12 votes; as the people most hold in respect.
Wayne Taylor, a 19-year-old student in physical education, said he chose Martin Luther King, Jr. because “He fought for what be believed in and worked for the black man’s plight.” Many others named King for his antiviolence philosophy.
Reginald Jones, a 19-year old student in political science, said John F. Kennedy had “charisma, power and everyone loved him. He could manipulate people.”
A similar study at the Uni-
versity of Florida showed King, Henry Kissinger, Kennedy and Lincoln, in that order, to be students’ preferences.
Students polled here were asked to name five outstanding people from any era who possess values they respect. Sixty-six people responded, choosing figures from the sports, science, military and entertainment worlds among others.
Besides the top four figures previously mentioned, Mao Tse Tung, Franklin Roosevelt, Mahatma Ghandi and Albert Einstein each received six votes.
Jeff Nakasone, a 21-year-old student in biology, said he named Mao Tse Tung for bringing together and building China into a power, and for making the Chinese people respect themselves.
The next most popular figures were Julius Caesar,
Robert Kennedy and Alexander the Great (four votes each). Students were impressed with their power, influence and accomplishments.
Thomas Jefferson—five votes—was remembered by Shere Highfill, a 21-year-old student in history and Slavic languages, for his brilliance. “He was one of a kind. He did everything well—a true Renaissance man.”
Louis Pasteur, Richard Nixon, Napoleon, Sigmund Freud, Mark Twain and O.J. Simpson all tied with three votes each.
Several students said they admired Simpson for his $2-million professional football contract and Napoleon for conquering an empire.
Nixon got his votes for tenacity and courage in the face of adversity.
Several people voted for their father and mother (three votes each).
David Chao, a 20-year-old music major, said, “My father is a figure of action rather than words. He sacrificed for me. That is the way he expressed his love.”
Dear old Mom was also admired for her self-sacrificing love and devotion to her children, as well as her influence on their morals and lifestyles.
Many people in the entertainment field received one or two votes, including such
notables as Bob Hope, Will Rogers, Lenny Bruce, Mel Brooks, Ingmar Bergman, Charlton Heston and Johnny Carson. And, of course, there was a vote for Mae West.
Students did not forget the influence of literature on their lives, naming Herman Hesse, Kahil Gibran, Edgar Allen Poe, Henry David Thoreau, Ernest Hemingway,
and Shakespeare as those they respected most. Alexander Solzhenitsyn was not overlooked for his contemporary influence, receiving two votes.
Rock and roll has made its mark on the teenage generation, as proven by the inclusion of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, David Bowie, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who each received one vote.
The oldies but goodies were just as important to
some people as the rock stars, as evidenced by one vote each for Bach, Mendelssohn and Beethoven.
Teri Anderson, a 20-year-old student in journalism, said she named MacArthur because he stood up for what he believed in.
Sports proved its importance in our lives by the inclusion of such notables as Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Fran Tarkenton, Arnold Palmer, Billie Jean King, Hank Aaron and Sandy Koufax. The university’s own John Naber even received one vote.
Contributions and leadership in science were recognized in Paul Ehrlich, Thomas Edison, Madame Curie, Christian Barnard, Gharles Darwin and Albert Schweitzer. Charles Dru was even remembered by one premedical student for his breakthroughs in perfecting blood transfusions.
And, of course, the upcoming presidential election in November was not forgotten. Both Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford received two votes to put them in a direct tie with Snoopy, the newspaper cartoon character. If Snoopy can rate that high, especially in an election year, perhaps he would consider running for president too. '