USC swimmers cruise past competition; Jorgensen and O’Loughlin win big
See Sports, page 8
University vehicles to be auctioned
See News, page 5
U.S. should aid Chinese democracy
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GLASS plans limo ride for Gay Pride Parade
Members of the university's Gay and Lesbian Assembly for Student Support will ride a 42-foot limosine down Santa Monica Boulevard on June 25 as part of the third-largest parade in Southern California.
The Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade commemorates 20 years of progress toward gay rights since the 1969 Stonewall rebellion on New York’s Christopher Street.
The parade is sponsored by Christopher Street West, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the gay community and the general public about gay issues.
The parade marks the culmination of a two-day Gay Pride Festival, held annually in West Hollywood.
The parade will start at 12:30 p.m. at Crescent Heights Street and Santa Monica Boulevard, and will finish about three hours later at Robertson Street and Santa Monica Boulevard.
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Psych professor honored
Thompson gets a Keck out of science
By Robin Haidie
Staff Writer
Richard Thompson has always considered himself a scientist, first and foremost. Now he is regarded as one of the leading specialists in the field of neuroscience, with a collection of awards to prove it.
Thompson, a Keck Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences at the university and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and awarded the
1989 Howard Crosby Warren Medal.
The Warren Medal was presented to Thompson by the Society of Experimental Psychologists for his contributions to the behavioral psychology of learning and a more recent investigation of neurons involved with habituation and conditioning.
Thompson said he is interested primarily in how the brain stores memories.
"When I was an undergraduate, I was really fascinated by the brain and mind — how the brain worked,"
Thompson said.
After receiving a doctoral degree in psychology from the University 01 Wisconsin, Thompson started his own lab to study how the brain worked, and has been involved in this research ever since.
He is the director of the Neural Informational and Behavioral Sciences Program, which focuses on the ways nerve cells change to store memories.
Thompson and his researchers use New Zealand White rabbits and rats as (See Thompson, page 3)
Early Warning
Clay Walker Summer Trojan
According to the warning placed on hundreds of “abandoned” bicycles on campus, the bikes will be impounded by the university 30 days after they are tagged. After 67 days, they are turned over to the LAPD.
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Volume CVIV, Number 6	University	of	Southern	California	Wednesday,	June	21,	1989
Study says more students infected with AIDS virus
By C.S. Wyatt
Staff Writer
Twenty-six university undergraduates may be infected with the virus that causes AIDS, according to a 2-in-1,000 infection rate determined from a recent survey of college campuses.
A Centers for Disease Control report, released last month by the American College Health Association, concluded that "the rate of infection is higher than we hypothesized."
The association tested 16,861 students at 19 campuses, including 1,000 at the Student Health Center, during the last year. Thirty of the
16,861 students tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS.
"When I speak to a group of people and ask for a show of hands of how many know someone with AIDS, the number is increasing each month," said Dr. Allan Ebbin, executive director of university student health and counseling. "We'd better continue what we're doing in terms of AIDS education."
Though the risk of AIDS has definitely increased for college students in general, Ebbin warned that the survey results may not accurately reflect AIDS risks for USC students in (See AIDS, page 2)
Raiders want new seating in Coliseum
University to be consulted before any decision is made
By C.S. Wyatt
Staff Writer
Despite recent speculation that Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum may undergo drastic renovations in an effort to keep the Raiders football team in Los Angeles, no changes will be made without consulting the university, Coliseum officials said June 16.
The university's concerns will be addressed in the event of formal negotions between the Raiders and the Coliseum Commission, according to university and team officials.
"We anticipate there would be full cooperation between the Raiders and USC," University Athletic Director Mike McGee said.
McGee was contacted June 16 by Raiders officials following a meeting between representatives of the Coliseum and the Raiders, McGee confirmed June 20.
At the meeting, Al Davis, Raiders general managing partner, was presented with possible renovations to the stadium, said Al LoCasale, executive assistant for the team.
"We need a modem, state-of-the-art facility where the roar of the crowd becomes a factor," LoCasale said. "USC needs a modem stadium; the fan deserves and should have a facility that is state-of-the-art."
Proposals by Commission President Richard Riordan included luxury boxes, improved restrooms and concession stands, and a better seating arrangement, LoCasale said.
McGee said the Coliseum has "suffered from a lack of maintenance" and needs to be renovated. He emphasized a need to improve restrooms and concessions, but seating is his primary concern.
"There is a real need to work on improving the area where people spend most of their time — the seating," McGee said. "We could live with a minor reduction in seating if we had improved seating, especially an increase in the quality of seating along the sidelines."
LoCasale said he expects the university to support changes requested by the Raiders.
"We're both looking for the same thing," LoCasale said. "We want a professional, quality stadium.
"You need to improve the intimacy of the field. When people talk about a 'home field' advantage, it's really a 'home fan' advantage," he said, the advantage being that the fans are near the field.
(See Coliseum, page 5)