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Volume XCIV, Number 46	University of Southern California	Wednesday, November 9, 1983
University may get up to $2 million in TV court fight
By Mark Lowe
Assistant City Editor
If the Supreme Court rules next year that the National Collegiate Athletic Association has no right to control the television rights for football games of NCAA-member schools, the university could gain more than $1 million in added revenue each year by scraping the NCAA as a middleman.
"We would not get any less than we are receiving now and we might receive considerably more," said Richard Perry, director of athletics. He added that the university could make at least an additional SI.2 million on football games depending on negotiations with television networks. He said, though, that any figure would be a "pie in the sky guesstimate."
Another estimate on possible revenues for the university has been made by Jon Strauss, senior vice president of administration. He has stated that the university could gain from $1.5 to $2 million dollars from television contracts.
He stressed, however, that his dollar figure is "just a notion" and would depend upon the actual contracts made. "I wouldn't start counting the money," he added.
"No one knows exactly, but the general notion is that if there was a free market. . that USC. . .would be very much in demand and we could generate additional revenues," Strauss said.
Currently, the university receives §600,000 for a nationally televised football game, and $325,000 for a regionally televised game.
The university would be able to receive the additional money if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the 1982 decision by a federal judge which said an outside organization like the NCAA has no right to negotiate television contracts for any college football games. The NCAA is appealing before the Supreme Court, which decided two weeks ago to hear the case.
If the Supreme Court upholds the federal judge's decision against the NCAA, universities could rcivably negotiate their own contracts with the television networks, without having to consult with the NCAA. The university, in bargaining with networks, could be at an advantage because Trojan football always attracts a wide audience and, subsequently, high ratings.
But Perry said no school would choose to negotiate contracts with networks on its own, but would rather do so in groups of two or more universities, since individual negotiations would flood the television market.
"If every single university in the country is dealing directly with the networks. . .the dilution of the market place would be so immense that no one would get good enough Nielsen ratings," he said.
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Needs of black students not met, report reveals
By Annette Haddad
Investigations Editor
and Jeffrey Tylicki
Assistant Qty Editor
The university and the office of black student services has failed to effectively integrate black students into the campus mainstream and has not been sympathetic to the needs of black students, according to a soon-to-be released report compiled by a 21-member university committee.
The report specifically criticized the office of black student services for its "inability to establish rapport with a large enough majority of black students to make the office an effective instrument for the development of black student life."
Also included in the report were the findings of a survey conducted by the committee of 1,500 black students asking their opinion of the effectiveness of the office of black student services. Of the more than 100 students who responded, a majority rated the effectiveness of the office as fair to poor.
The 30-page report, which was obtained by the Daily Trojan, will be discussed for the first time Tuesday by James Dennis, vice president of student affairs, and the committee members.
Among the conclusions reached by the committee over a period of six months are:
—The university should put added emphasis on the academic advisement of black students.
—Black students often develop a "sense of alienation and isolation" and that this has led to the university's failure to retain black students through graduation.
—A minority should be appointed to the rank of vice president in the administration to "alleviate the sense of alienation."
—The office of Greek affairs should make a concerted effort to expand opportunities to relocate more black fraternities and soroities to the Row.
—The campus ministry should undertake "special efforts" to encourage blacks "to get involved in greater numbers and deeper levels."
—The director of Black Student Services, Pamela Porter, "should work more closely together in the planning and implementation of student programs."
—Recruitment of black students, especially at the graduate level, should receive special emphasis.
—Athletic coaches should stress to their players the importance of obtaining a university degree and make sure that black
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Foreign student enrollment stable
By Doreen Guarino
Staff Writer
Despite a decline in the number of international students who applied and were admitted this fall, the university still has more international students than any other four-year university in the country.
According to figures from the Office of International Students and Scholars, the university admitted 2,568 international students for this fall, compared to 2,795 international admissions last fall—a decline of 227. Of those admitted this fall, 1,007 actually enrolled, compared to 1,139 last year.
But because many international students who entered in previous years did not drop out or transfer, overall international enrollment is up, and university officials estimate it at about 3,750 for this semester.
"In this respect we are one of the few major universities that is experiencing an increase in foreign enrollment," said Dixon Johnson, director of the office for international students and scholars. "That is a testament to the education at USC."
Johnson said the decline in the admisssion of international students is not of great concern because "we have seen fluctuations in those numbers previously and until we see a pattern emerging it's not a major problem".
According to the Institute of International Education, the university had the largest enrollment of international students in the nation among four-year institutions for the 1982-83 academic year. During that year 3,651 international students were enrolled here.
Officials said the university's worldwide exposure abroad resulting from the Olympics will bolster its appeal to overseas students.
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Security reports crime declined in September
By Joann Gekko
Staff Writer
Crime at the university during September declined compared to the same month in 1982, following a national trend of decreasing crime rates, said university officials.
Comparing the total number of crimes reported to the security department in that month, the figure has decreased from 259 incidents in September 1982 to 238 crimes September 1983.
"The crime rate in the whole nation has gone down," said Sgt. Art Blair of the university security department. "I'd like to say that it's because we're doing a hell of a job, but the decline has been steady nationwide."
The type of crime experiencing the largest decrease was grand theft, dropping from 26 in 1982 to 12 in 1983. However, Blair explained that the declining figures could be deceptive.
"Crimes of over $200 used to be classified as grand theft (1982). California has raised that figure to $400," Blair said. He added that many of the crimes that would have been labeled grand thefts are now listed under petty thefts.
Despite this change in categorization, the number of petty thefts has also declined. There were 81 petty thefts in 1982, compared to 71 in 1983.
While there was a decrease in most types of crime, the number of auto grand thefts, auto burglaries, and business burglaries increased.
While auto burglaries and auto grand thefts experienced just slight increases, the number of business burglaries jumped from only three in 1982 to 14 in 1983.
Blair said a change in LAPD methods of recording business burglaries was the reason for the increase.
"Before, only obvious signs of break-in, broken doors and windows, were recorded as burglaries," said Blair. "This year, any sign of intent to enter a structure, to commit theft or any other felony, constitutes a burglary."
Despite the increase in business burglaries, the number of residence burglaries decreased from 10 incidents in 1982 to a total of four in September of this year.
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University Security Officer Gary McDougall begins another report from the driver's seat of his car. McDou-gall and his colleagues had to file fewer reports in September 1983 than they did in September 1982.