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Volume CV, Number 2	University of Southern California	Wednesday, May 18, 1988
viewpoint
Election ’88: Candidates need to take a stand on the issues — page 4.
performance
Box-office baby ‘Willow’ hits the theaters this week — page 5.
sports
Women’s tennis fall to Stanford in NCAA semifinals — see page 12.
New administrative appointments
Biller replaces Merante as head of admissions for next 15 months
BARBARA SOLOMON
Solomon acquires deanship
By Jennifer Glickman
Staff Writer
Lyon University Center
Party celebrates finish of structural framework
Barbara Solomon, the newly appointed dean of Graduate Studies, has, in her own words, "grown up here at USC."
Solomon's official appointment as dean was made on April 29 by President James Zumberge. She had been acting dean since Feb. 24, 1986, replacing William Spitzer, while an official search committee scoured the nation seeking qualified individuals for the position.
Spitzer was moved to acting dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences when Irwin Lieb resigned as LAS dean in 1985.
After Solomon served as acting dean for almost eight months, Spitzer was officially named dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and she was asked to consider becoming dean of Graduate Studies on a permanent basis.
Solomon said she "had actually no notion of being consid-(Continued on page 2)
By Gene Kang
Staff Writer
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint on behalf of James Taranto, former news editor of California State University Northridge's Daily Sundial.
The complaint seeks injunction against the CSUN policy which requires students to submit all potentially controversial material for review prior to publication.
By Katherine Gerard
Staff Writer
Over 50 people attended a “topping-off" party held last Friday afternoon to celebrate the completion of the structural framework of the $9.5 million Lyon University Center.
President James Zumberge, administrators, members of the
Taranto was suspended as news editor for two weeks in 1987 after publishing a cartoon which originally ran in UCLA's Daily Bruin.
The strip, titled L/C Rooster, stirred much controversy at UCLA and resulted in the suspension of the Bruin's editor, Ron Bell.
The cartoon in question depicted a young man talking to the rooster, who told the man he was admitted to UCLA — de-(Continued on page 9)
architectural and contracting firms as well as the construction crew were at the site to view the last structural beam being put in place.
The party was held near the Olympic Swim Stadium, adjacent to the new building site.
Atop the last structural beam were California and United States flags and a fir tree. The tree is to "signify that that particular state of the construction has been completed," Zumberge said, adding that it is an ancient tradition that began in Europe.
The center is scheduled to be completed by December 1988, said Thomas Coffin, university architect and director of architectural services.
The main purpose of the center will be for intramural activities.
The construction of the center was made feasible by a $6.5 million donation by alumnus Gen. William Lyon of Orange County, which was specifically intended for this recreational facility.
ACLU files complaint against CSUN policy
RINO PATTI
New dean ‘eager’ to take post
By Gene Kang
Staff Writer
A former Trojan, Rino Patti is returning to the university as the new dean of the School of Social Work.
Presently a professor of Social Work at Seattle's University of Washington, Patti will replace Robert Roberts, who has been dean of the school since 1980.
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By Kathleen Berry
Staff Writer
Robert Biller, the newly appointed vice president of external affairs, has taken the hottest seat on campus by becoming dean of the Office of Admissions, Financial Aid, Registration and Records — the troubled position that plagued former Dean Joseph Merante and led to his dismissal last April.
"Provost (Cornelius) Pings asked me to do it and I said, 'Of course,' " Biller said. "Because there's nothing more important to this university than making this thing work right."
Lyn Hutton, senior vice president of administration, said Biller was the only person asked to take the post and was also the most qualified.
"We needed somebody internally who knows the university . . . and who brought the academic linkage with the
tions in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
The primary changes in the department will be in admissions and recruiting procedures, he said.
The university has become increasingly concerned about the shortfall in admissions for the incoming 1988 freshman class. The deparment has estimated that the freshman class could be short about 200 students — which would mean a loss of $1.2 million in university revenues.
"We don't have a class of 3,000," he said. "It's not near panic, but we're beyond shaken up."
As a result, an Academic Task Force on Student Recruitment headed by Sylvia Manning, vice provost, will recommend guidelines and policies for admissions for the class of 1989. A parallel task force for graduate recruitment will be headed by Barbara Sol-(Continued on page 2)
CHRISTER GEISLER SUMMER TROJAN
Construction workers make sure that the last piece of the $9.5 million Lyon University Center is a sure fit. Construction for the center is projected to be completed by this December.
ROBERT BILLER
faculty and the university," Hutton said.
Biller said he will serve as acting dean of the Office of Admissions, Financial Aid, Registration and Records for "about 15 months" until a search committee finds a permanent replacement. He will continue his responsibilities as vice president of external affairs, which include supervising the university's rela-