STEVE DESALVO
Entreprenuer Ted Turner was among those honored by the school of journalism at its 24th annual Distinguished Achievement Dinner Wednesday night at the Beverty Hilton. Turner was honored for his promotion of broadcasting through his Cable News Network. Also honored were Ted Koppel of ABC's Nightline and Karen Elliott House of The Wall Street Journal. Posthumous honors were given Dial Torger-son, the Los Angeles Times reporter killed while on assignment in El Salvador. Story Page 7.
Students’ punishment pending investigation
By Joann Galardy
Assistant Qty Editor
University officials said Thursday they want to obtain all the information before deciding if action will be taken against the 22 students and four resident advisers who participated in a food fight at UCLA Wednesday night.
Jeremy Stringer, assistant vice president of student affairs and residential life, said that while administrators at UCLA have expressed an interest in handling the issue through academic channels, UCLA does have the option of bringing criminal charges against the students. Stringer emphasized, however, that it is too soon to announce any course for disciplinary action.
Logan Hazen, director of residential life, said he spoke with Allan Hanson, his counterpart at UCLA, on Thursday in order to determine the facts of the incident that occurred about 6 p.m. Wednesday at ~Rieber Residence Hall. He added that the severity of the incident must be determined before the university can decide on appropriate disciplinary action.
While Hazen agrees that criminal action would be extreme and is not likely, he said, "(on) Wednesday night I'm sure there were some people upset enough to press charges."
Most UCLA officials directly involved in the incident have refused to comment.
Staff members from the university's residential life office have asked students involved to complete an incident report to determine their purpose for being there and what exactly occurred.
"Right now, we are treating the event as serious, but with caution," Hazen said. "The potential for danger was there," but he added that he was not aware of any injuries.
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Friday, November 18, 1983
Professors Murray Fromson, left, Sheldon Kamieniecki (moderator) and Larry Berg, and Jack Burby of the Los Angeles Times discussed “The Importance of Starting Early: Impact and Effect Upon the 1984 Presidential Election” Thursday.
Early start helped Mondale in ’84 campaign, panel says
By Lawrence Toffler
Staff Writer
Former Vice President Walter Mondale's early start in the presidential elections has helped him gain a dear lead in the race for the 1984 Democratic Presidential nomination, a panel of university professors said Thursday.
Taking part in the panel discussion, titled "The Importance of Starting Early: Impact and Effect Upon the 1984 Presidential Elections," were Larry Berg, a professor of political science; Murray Fromson, professor of journalism. Jack Burby, assistant editor of the editorial pages for the Los Angeles Times; and moderator Sheldon Kamieniecki, professor of political science.
Berg, who began the discussion, said an early start plays a key role in the emergence and success of a front-runner.
"Look at where Mondale is today," said Berg, who serves as director of the university's Institute of Politics and Government. "His success is directly related to where he did start."
Berg said that because Mondale had started before any of the Democratic contenders, he has been been the most successful in acquiring greater support and aid. Consequently, Mondale will have a stronger foundation during the first five weeks of the primary period.
"From the time the primaries and the caucuses begin until March 31st, approximately 50 percent of the delegates will have been selected. That is a period of about five weeks and a period that is very early," said Berg.
"Mondale's strategy is clearly geared to the understanding
that if you have the resources, if you have the organization and if you have the proper status going into this (the five week period), then . . . the ballgame is almost over by April Fools' Day."
Fromson, former host of the PBS television show "California Week in Review," agreed with Berg, adding that an early start builds momentum within straw polls. Like Berg, he referred to the current success of Mondale's campaign.
"One has to have a yardstick by which to cover politics," said Fromson, referring to straw polls.
"(Straw polls) tend to generate even more support," he said. "Mondale is opening a gap now that is almost staggering this early in the game. A lot of it has to do with the pre-ception of the public about his (Continued on page 9)
University studies possible AIDS links
By David Jefferson
Staff VVriteT
A possible link between the enlargement of lymph glands, the lifestyle of homosexuals and AIDS is currently being studied by a team of doctors at the uni-
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versity's Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute.
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a mysterious disease which has afflicted primarily homosexuals and Haitians. So far, researchers across the country have been unable to figure out the cause of the disorder.
But university researchers Dr. Alexandra Levine, Dr. Ron Burkes and Dr. Parkosh Gill are conducting a clinical investigation into a condition called persistent	generalized lymphadenopathy (PGL), which Burkes said may give a clue about the cause of AIDS. Approximately 6 percent of PGL patients eventually acquire AIDS.
The doctors are presently studying 13 homosexual male patients who have PGL to determine if there is a connection between the subjects' lifestyles, the glandular condition and
AIDS. So far, none of the 13 patients have contracted AIDS.
"We're trying to find out if we can predict who is going to get AIDS and in turn get an idea of what causes AIDS,” said Burkes, a research fellow who is assisting Levine in her study of lymphoma, a tumor of the lymph gland.
PGL is characterized by the enlargement of glands in two or more areas of the body for longer than three months.
The study began on July 1 and will last three years, Burkes said. He added that the group's goal is to have 60 subjects by next summer.
"Hopefully, we will get funded by the National Institute of Health. We don't have the funding from them yet, though," Burkes said.
Although 34 patients with PGL were seen by the doctors between November 1981 and February 1983, only people examined between April 1 and July 1 of this year have been accepted to the study.
Burkes said two additional requirements of the study are that the subject be homosexual, and that he not have another affliction, such as lymphoma or AIDS.
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