Volume CM, Number 17
Seventy-Fifth Year of Publication
trojan
University of Southern California
1912 — 1986
Wednesday, September 24, 1986
Students vacating rooms cause Promenade shuffle
Some roommates may be split up
By Kirsten D. Levingston
Staff Writer
Several of the students living in Promenade Towers were asked to do some room changing last Thursday after some residents returned to university housing, leaving spots open.
The consolidation will affect students who have open spaces in their apartments, said William Thompson, director of residence halls. The goal is to move students from one bedroom, one bathroom units into two bedroom, two bathroom units, he added.
Although some roommates were split up, others were just moved to new apartments, Thompson said.
Yves Tremblay, a Promenade resident, said she was not pleased with the way in which students were notified of the new room assignments.
After coming home and finding a note on the door saying that she had been assigned to a new room, Tremblay said, she wondered, "Should I start packing now or should I read?"
"It was really a hassle; it was just sprung on us," she said. Students were given one week from last Thursday to move into their new apartments, she added.
Tremblay, a junior who is undeclared, said students who do not move into their new rooms on time will be charged a $40 per day late fee, and will have to pay rent on their current unit and the new unit to which they have been assigned.
The time and effort involved in moving is a "hassle," she said. "If you want someone to help you move, you have to pay for their parking."
Stacy Carter, a junior majoring in broadcast journalism, wasn't asked to relocate, and said, "We're glad that the stress of thinking we might have to move is over."
Thompson said the initial problems resulted from a lack of communication, but that they have been taken care of. "Things have worked out fine," he said.
Tremblay agreed that there has been a lack of communication between the university. Promenade Towers' residents, and Promenade Towers' management.
Residents would have to "find out what's going on when the Daily Trojan was published," she said.
Lance Royce, general manager of Promenade Towers, said that there are no problems at the building with university students, but would not comment specifically on the changes taking place.
Next semester, some university students will be moved from Promenade Towers to available university housing, Thompson said. However, there will not be available spaces for everyone, since other university students will be seeking housing as well.
Record numbers attend Rush
By Jim Logan
Staff Writer
With a record-breaking 900 men and 745 women participating this year, the Greek system enjoyed an "excellent rush," said Todd Nelson, Rush chairman of the Interfra-temity Council.
Formal Rush ends at midnight tonight.
Some fraternities have had as many as 40 rushees pledge, which Nelson called "an incredible number," considering that membership in each of the 28 fraternities ranges from only 10 to 120 members. The 11 sororities averaged 54 pledges per house, he said.
Despite the high number of male rushees, Nelson predicted that only about half will actually pledge, a percentage he said concerns him.
Students pay $20 to participate in Rush. Nelson said that if one was interested enough in the Greek system to spend that much money, he would expect a higher number to actually pledge.
One possible reason for the low percentage, he said, is that Rush started later this year — nearly two weeks after school began. The social activities on the Row, between the start of school and Rush, may have given rushees what he called a "false picture" of fraternity life.
If rushees were surprised by a contrast in fraternity activities before and during Rush, Nelson said, IFC rules regarding alcohol use may be the reason.
During Rush, alcohol is prohibited at any Rush activity.
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Members of the Chi Phi fraternity enjoy some sun and fun on the roof of their house.
Fraternities caught violating that rule can be fined $500 and disassociated from Rush for up to four days.
This "dry-Rush rule" was adopted in fall 1978 when fraternity Rush activities sometimes got wildly out of hand with alcohol, Nelson said.
Currently, Nelson, as Rush chairman, is responsible for enforcing the alcohol rules.
During this year's Rush,he
has been on the Row every night, inspecting fraternity houses for violations.
Although he said he had had some problems with alcohol in a few fraternities, he stressed that Rush has been largely peaceful.
Legal or not, alcohol has always been a part of Rush, and there is disagreement as to its role during that period.
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International Peer Advocates counsel foreign students in need of help
By Jacqueline Ching
Staff Writer
With all the confusion and frustration involved with orientation, international students are fortunate to have
"We're known as the para-professionals, because we have to do what the counselors (in the Office of International Students and Scholars) do," said Nathalie Mirzayans,
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(From left to right): Kamaldeep Chadha, Terri Hunter and Saleh Al-Meten
the support of the International Peer Advocates, a group of dedicated students with diverse backgrounds, who deal with problems of any kind.
student coordinator of the group and an international peer advocate for the past two years.
In fact, they receive their referrals from the OISS, where
international students go whenever they have problems. New students from abroad might encounter difficulties of cultural adjustment in addition to the usual roommate conflicts and academic or administrative questions.
Since the peer advocates themselves have gone through the trials of an international student confronting orientation and various obstacles in college life, it then becomes easier to relate to the needs of other foreign students.
"Sometimes students don't want to talk to a counselor. It7s easier for them to discuss it with another student," said Terri Hunter, senior counselor for OISS and coordinator of the International Peer Advocates.
"I remember when I had some questions and I didn't want something put in my file. Sometimes I had a small problem that I didn't want them to remember the next time they saw my face," she said.
International students also have a lot of paperwork to
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Campus radio begins broadcasting
KSCR starts the year with new director, new format
By Virginia Johnson
Staff Writer
KSCR radio finally hit the airwaves last Friday, boasting drastic changes in both programming and staffing.
"We're KIIS, KOST and POWER 106 all wrapped up into one," said Charles Hall, the station's general manager.
"Last year, we were more Top 40 than anything else. We're playing more of everything now, more R & B, new progressive and easy listening music. The format basically caters to all audiences," he added.
Hall said the station has also trimmed its staff down from 100 people to 80 people, in an effort to increase productivity and allow employees to get more experience. With the larger staff, employees weren't able to work as many hours.
"It takes approximately 40 people to effectively run the station. I hired less so that everybody has something to do, and it keeps their interest," Hall said.
The station's first broadcast came more than three weeks after the start of the fall semester mainly because Hall felt that it was necessary to be fully staffed prior to going on the air.
In the past, disc jockey positions were filled gradually after students learned of KSCR and applied; however, this year Hall focused on "making sure everything was together" prior to the first broadcast.
The station's annual budget is approximately $18,000 per year, 70 percent of which comes from commercial sales. Fund-raising activities provide the remaining 30 percent. Hall said the budget is sufficient, but the station would like more support from the university.
He said he feels that the station is a vital and productive student organization that needs more money to offer the surrounding community an improved and more extensive programming format.
"I want to move to FM. The station could bring in tons of money for itself and the campus community. The main thing is to get the campus community and the students involved," Hall said.
In the university allocated $2 of each student's $14 activity fee to KSCR, it would be able to move to FM and increase its income, he
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