Former Old Dominion basketball coach takes top women’s basketball position
See Sports, page 8
Engineering gets $2.4 million grant
See News, page 2
U.S. response to China is hypocritical
See Viewpoint, page 4
Volume CVIV, Number 8
trojan
University of Southern California
Wednesday, July 5, 1989
Math skills exam policy is changed
By Catherine Loper
Staff Writer
Students on campus for orientation may not need to take the mathematics skill level exam if they have performed well on national standardized tests, according to a new university policy.
The policy change allows students to waive the math requirement for graduation if they have high scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test, American College Test or Advanced Placement Exam.
Previously, students had to correctly answer 15 questions on a 25-question exam or pass a basic-skills math class before they could graduate.
Now, students who scored 570 or higher on the SAT, 27 or higher on the ACT, or 3 or higher on the AP calculus exam can waive that requirement, said Hudhail Al-Amir, associate director of the university Testing Bureau.
"It's still a bit confusing, because students think they don't have to take the exam at all now," Al-Amir said. Students with a major that requires any math courses must take the exam to be placed in the correct math level.
The new policy, implemented in May, affects all incoming and current students.
(See Requirements, page 3)
In Brief
CAMPUS
From USC News Service
Institute of Politics renamed for alumnus
The university recently announced that the Institute of Politics and Government will be renamed the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics in memory of the former speaker of the California Assembly, a USC alumnus.
One million dollars was given to the institute by the Friends of Jesse Unruh Committee, which oversaw the late politician's unspent campaign funds.
The funds from the endowment will be spent in three different ways, said Larry Berg, founder and director of the institute. First, they will used for scholarships and political internships sponsored by the institute in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Toronto, Canada
The institute will also invite leaders in politics and public policy to lecture or conduct seminars. Lastly, the number of courses taught by outside faculty will be doubled
Unruh, who graduated in 1948, majored in journalism and political science, and taught at the institute.
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Leonard Silverman (left), dean of the School of Engineering, and university President James Zumberge break ground in Lot I to make way for a new electrical engineering building.
New engineering building to expand laboratory space
By James Merante
Staff Writer
Just when it seemed that construction on campus was almost finished, the university announced plans for a $9-million electrical engineering building.
The building will be located at 37th Place and McClintock Avenue, currently the site of Parking Lot I.
Construction will begin in late August and will last about 16 months, according to Dick Otava, a university architect.
"The new building will have mostly laboratories. They will be used for signal and image processing, communications and computer engineering," said Tom Garrow, directer of development for the School of Engineering.
The school is "expanding operations to provide more room for faculty, staff and students," Garrow said.
The school determined the need for a new building in the 1970s, but was not sure of its specific needs, he said.
(See Building, page 2)
Lyon center’s lock on pool spurs protest
McDonald’s deal guaranteed community use, residents say
By James Merante
Staff Writer
The Lyon University Center has been open for only three weeks, but it has already sparked complaints from area residents who say that the Olympic Swim Stadium should be available for community use.
The director of the Trojan Track Masters, Suleiman Edmondson, claims that the university's policy concerning use of the pool violates an agreement between the university and McDonald's, which subsidized the stadium's construction for the 1984 Olympics.
Edmondson took his complaint to Channel 2 News' "trouble shooter," Judd Mcllvain, last week.
"I had worked with the Olympics. I know about the agreement," Edmondson said.
Members of the Trojan Track Masters, who are not affiliated with the university, previously used the pool after working out in the morning.
After the new center opened June 12, the gate to the pool was locked.
"When we went to the pool entrance, we were told we had to go through the Lyon center and university ID was required," Edmondson said.
Edmondson claims the swim stadium was donated by McDonald's on the condition that the community would be guaranteed access to the facility.
Edmondson's argument stems from an August 8, 1980, Los Angeles Times article which described the agreement, Mcllvain said.
James Dennis, vice president of student affairs, dismissed the facts of that article as a reporter's misinterpretation of the agreement, Mcllvain said.
"I don't know of any subsidiary agreement," Dennis said. "It was designed solely for Olympic-style use. The pool is not in compliance with the state and city codes that would allow it to be used for recreation."
Edmondson disagreed.
"The pool itself was still under promise and subsidiary agreement that after the Olympic Games, the pool would be programmed for summer use for summers to come," Edmondson said. "Signs stating this to the community were taken down after the first summer."
Reconstruction was supposedly planned to incorporate a shallow end to allow the pool to meet requirements for recreational use, Edmondson said.
Dennis said he knew of no such plan.
"There would be no reason for any shallow end in an Olympic pool," Dennis said.
Edmcndson said he called Mcllvain as a last resort.
(See Complaints, page 3)
Classical music at the Bowl
OISS sponsors 10 summer concerts
By C.S. Wyatt Statf Writer
Classical music concerts and picnics at the Hollywood Bowl are being sponsored by the university's Office for International Students and Scholars this summer to introduce international students to "an L.A. tradition."
This is the 10th year that OISS has sponsored the summer concerts, said Jana Homer, international student adviser.
"The purpose is to introduce international students to the Hollywood
Bowl because we think it is a unique tradition to L.A.," Homer said.
OISS subsidizes the cost of concert tickets for 10 performances, which are part of the regular Hollywood Bowl schedule.
"It's part of our programming budget. Any student, staff or faculty member can buy the tickets," Homer said.
Ticket prices range from $2 to $4 a concert, but university students and staff members may obtain free tickets for some shows, if they wish to host an international student.
"We get free tickets for five of the concerts so that American students or faculty can host an international student," Homer said.
OISS encourages American students and staff members who are hosting international students to attend pre-concert picnics at the Bowl.
"What we usually do is go early and host a picnic," Homer said.
Homer said that classical concerts are selected for the student program because of the music's international (See Concerts, page 3)