FINGER PICKIN' GOOD — That's how most students felt about John McEuen, banjo player for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. McEuen performed Monday on the Student Activities Center patio. DT photo by Mark Kariya.
Daily # Trojan
University of Southern California
Volume LXXII, Number 13 Los Angeles, California Wednesday, October 5, 1977
Number of applications by medical sc
unaffected lool tuition increase
By Jim Saenz
Staff Writer
With a tuition increase of over $500 from last year, no significant changes in the number of applicants or the total enrollment size in the School of Medicine has occurred.
“As a result of the increase, the apparent volume of applications has not been affected,” said William Nerlich, associate dean of admissions.
The increase has given the applicant something to think about, and it is a pretty scary project, Nerlich said. Total tuition cost is $4,500.
“I think the substantial tuition increase might have been based on the tremendous jump the other medical schools in the country are making,” said Jo Reeves, financial aid officer of the School of Medicine. “Their tuition costs have doubled in the last 10 years.”
Reeves believes another reason for the in-
crease was the large number of faculty required to educate the students, as well as the needed laboratory equipment and research programs.
“Our students who are in their first year of study work in the laboratories in groups of a few persons under the supervision of a faculty member,” she said.
“Then they make their rounds at the hospitals in these same groups.”
With the increase in medical school costs, each student depends on financial assistance, Reeves said. “This year we didn’t have a large percentage of students requiring aid. It all depends on the number of students in dire need, or those who need more.
“Our only problems, and I’m sure it’s happening everywhere, is just that the supply of our financial resources doesn’t meet the demand for them,” Reeves added.
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DISPUTE CONCERNS SIGNING
Food workers’ contract unresolved
Campus Shops rebuilt after fire await opening
By Gail Asayama
Starr Writer
Stores damaged in a fire last year have been repaired and Campus Shops will reopen for business soon.
The fire, which occurred last Oct. 23, destroyed half of a doctor’s office. Radio Shack and the laundromat in the shopping center located on Vermont Avenue.
The fire, which began in the laundromat, is suspected to have been started by an arsonist. The fire caused $150,000 in damage, according to Ed Wong, owner of the Campus Shops. The suspected arsonist was never caught.
Five shops were located in the complex prior to the fire. The doctor's office has already been replaced. Radio Shack and the laundromat will not be rebuilt. The space has been rented out instead to the university’s Job Training Program. The Radio Shack space has been split into two parts, and Wong is still trying to lease out the spaces.
The Sorbonne Market, which was undamaged by the fire, is still open as is the Coffee Shop, which has undergone a change in ownership.
The Sorbonne Market gets its name from Sorbonne College in Northern California, Wong said, noting that many of the businesses in the area already used references to this campus in their titles, and Sorbonne was a college-related name which didn’t echo the repetition.
Wong estimates that 35 to 407r of his business is from the student population. He tries to accommodate students with the various services offered. They
have never charged students for cashing checks and he has had no major problems with bad checks. “The students usually take care of check problems voluntarily,” Wong said.
Wong built the shops in 1973. and did much of the construction himself. In rebuilding the damaged structures, he has tried to safeguard against possible future fires by setting up partitions that will prevent fire from spreading to adjacent buildings.
The fire, which occurred at 2:30 a.m.. was discovered by a person in the neighborhood. It lasted about two hours.
PARK NOW, PAY LATER —
Campus Security officer tickets car parked on University Avenue near Jefferson Boulevard. Students traveling through northern edge of campus are confronted with illegally parked cars every day. While violators are constantly cited, the problem still remains the same. DT photo by Paul Rodriguez.
By Lois Pitter
Staff Writer
Whether food service workers will go on strike is still uncertain. Some workers and their attorney claim the issue has not yet been resolved, while the university and its legal counsel claim it has.
The workers’ main contractual demand is an 80 cent-per-hour increase for the next three years. The university has offered a 20 cent-per-hour and 15 cent-per-hour increase for each of the next two years.
The workers voted to reject the contract in favor of a strike last Friday, said Carlos Vil-lanoweth. an attorney for the workers.
According to Johnny Molina, assistant supervisor of Commons Cafeteria, workers have been given no word from the union regarding the signing of the contract.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Vil-lanoweth said he had not been informed that the contract had been signed. “But if it is,” he said, “it’s null and void, an illegal contract. If they signed, the union has violated some sections of the National Labor Relations Act.
“They are violating the rights of the workers. Since the majority of workers voted to reject the contract it is incumbent upon the union and the university to rework it. Both the union
and the university have committed unfair labor practices.” The university’s attorneys, Gary Overstreet and Harry Stang, said they were told by the union the workers voted not to strike but did vote to reject the contract.
“Their union policy when that happens,” Overstreet explained, “is to accept the contract. We made the offer and they accepted. We had no choice but to sign. It would be illegal not to.”
According to Guy Hubbard, executive director of auxiliary services, the university made a final offer on Sept. 26 and the union representing the workers
accepted it. “Under the provision of the federal labor law we had to sign.” he said.
Hubbard said the university is not ashamed of their offer. “We’re proud of our offer. It improves the workers’ situation and it is a substantial cost to the university.” He did not quote a specific dollar figure.
Stang believed the final offer made a significant improvement in the contract and that it was very costly for the university. “They looked at the situation to meet the needs of the workers, people who need jobs.” He added, “Many of the people talking strike are not
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Student Senate plans forum for grievances
The Student Senate is planning student forums this year where students can voice university-related problems.
The senate, which met for the first time Sept. 21, is looking for ways to keep in touch with student concerns. The forum is one way the senate can keep closer ties with the general student population, said Bill Dauster, chairman ofthe Student Senate.
The first forums will be Oct. 12 and 13 in Von KleinSmid Center lounge at noon.
Another way the senate seeks to improve student ties is by creating an office specifically for complaints or suggestions. This office will be located in Student Union 305. There, officers will either direct complaints to the proper place or take the problems into consideration by the senate.
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