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Volume XCIV, Number 27	University of Southern California_Wednesday, October 12, 1983
PAM VEASEY
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity has been put on probation for one year by the university. Officials say the action is educational, not punitive.
Probation ordered for Phi Delta Theta
One-year action not punitive, officials say
By Joann Gekko
Staff Writer
The university has put the Phi Delta Theta fraternity on a one-year probation as a result of a Sept. 29 party that left two students comatose from acute alcohol poisoning, administration officials reported.
"The fraternity was found responsible, to some extent, for the activities of the two students, as were the two students themselves," said Jeremy Stringer, assistant vice president of student affairs. The two students have since recovered.
An administrative review panel composed of a student and two administra-
tors recommended the probation, which was implemented Friday and will last until until Oct. 7, 1984.
"In the event that there is a further violation . . . the house could be suspended from university recognition," Stringer said.
A written notification of probationary status will be sent to the fraternity, which will in turn have 10 days to file an appeal. If an appeal is not made within that period, the decision will be final.
"We have received the decision orally, but we have not received the written sanctions," said Alex Byer, president of Phi Delta Theta. "We expect to receive them within a week. We don't plan on appealing."
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Olympics to create 45,000 student jobs
By Steffannie Fedunak
Staff writer
More than 45,000 Olympic-re-lated jobs, both volunteer and paid positions, will be available for students during the 1984 Olympic games, announced an Olympic official at the Student Senate's first Olympic Forum, held yesterday in Bovard Auditorium.
Speaking to a sparse audience of about 50 people, Buddy Taylor, manager of special recruiting for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizaing Committee (LAOOC) said "in excess of 45,000 volunteers" were needed for jobs ranging from concession stand workers to escorts to translators. He added that roughly 25 percent of the jobs available to students are paid positions.
"LAOOC needs your help." Taylor said. "Most of the jobs require no previous experience." Taylor also said that the staffing office is more concerned with assigning jobs to people with a good attitude, and who honestly want to be part of the Olympic games.
"This is a once in a lifetime experience," he said, adding that the memories from working during the games will last forever.
For those interested in working during the Olympics, Taylor said that it is best to apply in person at the staffing center. After filling out the initial application, prospective employees will be screened and interviewed.
The screening and interview processes will help the staffing center determine who is best for a particular position on the basis of skills or interests an individual may have. For example, language skills would be the determining factor in choosing one applicant over another for certain positions.
Taylor said that there is no guarantee that those hired, either as paid or volunteer employees, will be able to watch the competitions, saying that it will all depend on the particular job assignment.
Taylor said that beginning in January the staffing center would begin calling in applicants for their specific assignments.
Besides Olympic employment, the university's role as an Olympic Village was addressed. Duane Hickling, executive administrator of the the Olympic Planning Office, said the university would not take funds from its education or research budgets to improve the campus or its facilities for the upcoming games.
"The university (will) take a no-profit, no-loss stance on the Olympics," Hickling said.
"We're not in the business of diverting money from the normal education or research of the university," he said. "If we
were faced with making a choice between making money or doing the things we (the university) do, we're still going to do what we normally do," he said.
Hickling said that up to 7,000 athletes may be housed here during the games. They will be assigned to rooms in the South, North and West complexes, and possibly in the Troy, Century, and Cardinal Gardens apartment buildings. The athletes will be living on campus from two to four weeks, between the opening of the village on July 14, 1984, and the closing ceremonies August 15.
The LAOOC is responsible for assigning which countries will be housed here. Hickling said that he does not know exactly how many athletes will be living on campus yet, because countries participating in the games do not have to respond to LAOOC about housing needs until six weeks before the opening ceremonies.
He emphasized that students living in campus facilities at the time will not be forced to move if their apartment is determined to be their only home. These residents, however, may be temporarily relocated to other
campus housing, Hickling said.
Hickling said the university hopes to complete any service contracts it has with LAOOC, such as those involving housing or food services, and get started on putting them into action.
The forum, the first of a monthly series, was the latest project of the senate's Olympic Committee. It's purpose is to provide students with information about the Olympics—on jobs, housing and any other concerns they may have about the university's role in the 1984 summer games.
Bradley honored by neighborhood clean-up council
By Jeffrey Tylicki
Assistant Qty Editor
Mayor Tom Bradley received a commendation Tuesday from the Central Park Five Council for endorsing its campaign to improve South-Central Los Angeles for the 1984 Olympics and beyond.
Bradley was guest of honor at a luncheon held at Roger Williams Church on Adams Boulevard, an event held to show the council's gratitude for Bradley's endorsing its "Block by Block for Better Neighborhood" campaign.
"Block clubs produce the kind of security to a community no law enforcement agencies can provide," Bradley said to the more than 150 local workers and residents who showed up for the luncheon.
The six-month-old campaign, for which Bradley agreed to serve as honorary chairman, assists neighborhoods in organizing block dubs within the council's six-mile square territory, bounded by Western Boulevard on the west, San Pedro Street on the east, Olympic Boulevard on the north, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the south.
"We have all seen people stand on their front lawns, shake their heads, and say, 'Somebody should do something about our community,' " said Antonia Ecung, president of the council. "Well, to quote the old line (from the Rev. Jesse Jackson), "We are somebody.' "
Since its founding in 1980, the council's membership has grown to include nearly 100 representatives from schools, neighborhood associations, community agencies, churches, businesses, and elected officials.
Although several university employees are members of the Central Park Five, the university itself is not a member of the community association. No official representative of the university was present at the luncheon.
Ecung said when people who work in the area jump into their cars and leave for home, as do many staff and faculty at the university, the local residents are responsible for the area.
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CRAIG STEWART/DAILY TROJAN
Mayor Tom Bradley, right, is presented with commedation from the Central Park Five Council—a neighborhood clean-up group in Los Angeles. Left is the council's president, Antonia Ecung.