If you’re going to do anything ' to beat the summer sequels, see Lee’s ‘Do the Right Thing’.
See Performance, page 4
Physics professor dies of cancer
_______________________________See News, page 3
Coach takes job at Memphis State
See Sports, page 8
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CAMPUS
Twins sought for study
Identical or fraternal twins who have had or currently have cancer, or who have had any other chronic disease are being sought by investigators at the Health Sciences Campus for studies on the causes of those diseases.
Participants will be interviewed by telephone or mail and asked questions about aspects of their past experiences and environments during childhood and adulthood. They will also be asked to authorize release of medical records.
Thomas Mack, professor of preventive medicine, will direct the study.
By studying twins, Mack said, “environmental causes of diseases can be readily distinguished from genetic causes.”
Twins may cal! Mack toll-free at 1-800-421 -9631. They may also write to him in care of the International Twin Study, USC School of Medicine, 1420 San Pablo St., PMB B105, Los Angeles, CA. 90033-9987.
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Case at a standstill
Custodian still afraid after incident with officer
By Vivien Lou Chen
Staff Writer
Angel Coronado says he awakes each night, shaking.
The 46-year-old university custodian says he can't forget the night last February when he briefly left his car in an illegal parking zone on campus (as he routinely did) while he punched in for work about 10 p.m. at a Physical Plant building.
Coronado returned to his red 1979 Chevy Nova, intending to park across campus. At that point, he says, he was
approached by a gun-wielding University Security officer who had been standing nearby.
Charles Ross, 29, who was never authorized to carry a weapon in the year he worked for security as a community service officer, allegedly waved a .45-caliber pistol through the open car window, one foot from Coronado's temple, and shouted, "Don't move, stupid son-of-a-bitch."
Ross, who was working as a parking guard, then allegedly placed a $20 parking ticket bearing his signature
under the windshield wiper of Coronado's car and, pointing with the gun toward the road ahead, angrily told Coronado to go.
The custodian says he fled the dimly lit West 34th Street in his car — "Me scared, me crazy," he adds — and headed for Parking Lot E before notifying his foreman of the incident.
The Spanish-speaking Coronado struggles to explain in English that he still dreams of the man with bloodshot eyes who did "not appear normal."
(See Custodian, page 7)
Outdoor Fun?
Miaojun Yuan, a graduate student In the screenwriting program, soaks up some sun outside Doheny Library while studying for this week’s finals of the university’s first summer school session.
Volume CVIV, Number 7	University	of	Southern	California	Wednesday,	June	28,	1989
‘Is this Watts?’ Advisers ease freshman fears
By Tracy Imes
Staff Writer
"Dude, like, I need to register for my classes now because the swells are 10 feet in Huntington," said a freshman to his orientation adviser.
"How can 1 tell if my son really needs money on his dining card when he calls?" asked a parent in an information session.
"Where's Bovard Auditorium?" asked a lost parent near Tommy Trojan.
Comments like these are heard regularly by the 13 new student OAs working on campus this summer.
"We also get, 'What's the easiest course?', 'Should I bring my car?', and 'Do we live in Watts?', " said OA Todd Sharp.
The OAs were chosen last fall from a pool of 60 applicants. During spring semester, they took a class in leadership training, followed by a three-day retreat and a week of training this summer.
"We have a diverse group with a variety of majors, backgrounds and strengths," said Peggy Kra-vitz, program director.
"This is a special summer job, and the students do a lot of work and have to repeat it each session. The people change but the sessions don't."
Groups of 15 to 20 freshmen spend the two-day sessions taking placement tests, registering for fall classes, attending a pep rally with the Trojan Marching Band, and learning about student life on campus.
At night, they leam about dormitory living from seven resident advisers specifically hired for orientation.
Parents tour the campus, attend workshops on academics and financial aid, and socialize at Traditions.
"The students' session is more task-oriented," said OA Jill Schultz. "The parents' session is more social.
"The best thing about the sessions are the groups; the worst is that they leave after two days. I get attached to them."
Last summer, 2,838 students participated in campus orientation programs, Kravitz said.
"University studies have shown that students are more likely to succeed in college having attended an orientation session," she said. "But with 95 percent of the freshman class attending sessions, it's getting harder to judge."
Thirteen sessions for freshmen and transfer students will be held during the summer, but the OA's job does not end there.
"In the fall they work during Parents' Weekend, are involved in selecting the new orientation advis-
(See Orientation, page 3)
trojan
State faults no-tow policy
Investigation finds more could be done for disabled drivers
By Robin Hardie and Vivien Chen
Staff Writers
A letter from the state attorney general's office has given dignity back to David Endnas.
Encinas, a disabled university alumnus, accused the university in October, 1988, of denying him a handicapped parking space on campus during last year's Homecoming because spaces were occupied by donors.
The case was turned over to state Attorney General John Van De Kamp's office, which evaluated the university's handicapped parking
policies and sent a letter to the university May 17.
"In general, USC's handicapped parking regulations appear to comply with applicable law," said Deputy Attorney General Louis Verdugo Jr. in the letter. "However, private property owners who decline to tow violators are not doing everything within their power to discourage an unlawful activity which has no valid or sympathetic defense."
Though the policy is within the law, Verdugo said that his office is encouraging university officials to reexamine it.
"We're trying to appeal to them to really crack down on those who violate the handicapped parking policy, even alumni," Verdugo said.
For the most part, that's all Enemas wants.
(See Disabled, page 2)