Volume Cll, Number 6
Seventy-Fifth Year of Publication
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University of Southern California
1912 — 1986
Tuesday, September 9, 1986
Announcement to outline fund-rasing campaign
Top university brass looking for gold; alumni, friends expected to contribute
By Gary Sutton
Staff Writer
Top university officials were given their specific responsibilities for the school's third major fundraising campaign, called "The Campaign for the University of Southern California," at the Sheraton Grand Hotel on Friday, said Robert Biller, executive vice provost.
The meeting was attended by about 50 people, including President James Zumberge, the four senior vice presidents, executive vice presidents, vice provosts, deans and others who have specific campaign responsibilities, he said.
The university first started raising major sums of money back in the 1960s with President Norman Topping's "Master Plan." At the end of the campaign, the university was raising between $20 million and $25 million per year.
In the 1970s, President John Hubbard announced the "Toward Century II" fund-raising campaign, which in the end was raising more than twice as much money as the first campaign, he said.
"The Campaign for the University of Southern California" began July 1, 1984, and will be officially announced to the faculty by Zumberge on Sept. 25.
The university now considers it appropriate to make an official announcement since 30 percent of the fund-raising goal has been donated. Biller said.
The announcement will include how much money the university expects to raise for the next four years and what that money will be used for, he said.
Right now the university is keeping quiet on
specifics regarding the campaign, so as to not undermine the proceedings later in the month. However, literaure distributed last year at the annual Board of Trustees retreat in Palm Springs put the target figure at $557 million.
The campaign will officially end June 30, 1990, and a new one will then be planned, said Wally Bobkiewicz, president of the Student Senate.
On Sept. 26, a major university convocation will be held at Bovard Auditorium to announce the campaign to the general public, and the next day, a number of events, including a parade, picnic lunch and party, will be held with the Washington football game.
The university expects more than half the money to come from alumni and friends of the university, about 25 percent from corporations, about 15 percent from foundations, and the remainder from a variety of other sources, he said.
For the past 10 years, the university has ranked at least 11th among all colleges and universities in fund-raising, Biller said.
The latest figures are from the 1984-85 academic year. They show Harvard being No. 1, having raised $145 million compared with this university's $63 million.
But according to Biller, the university is in the process of dramatically closing that gap.
He said the university is able to raise such large sums of money because of its location and the rapid growth of quality education.
More and more, Los Angeles is becoming an important city in world affairs, and having a top university here is of growing necessity, he said.
Committee sends report to Zumberge on university's holdings in South Africa
By Cathie Santo Domingo
Staff Writer
A committee formed to formulate a policy on the university’s holdings in companies that do business in South Africa sub-
rica, said Abraham Lowenthal, professor of international relations and chairman of the committee.
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mitted a report to President James Zumberge's office on Friday.
In a yearlong series of meetings, the Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility discussed how to interpret the university's policy on South Af-
the report.
The Board of Trustees adopted a policy of reviewing companies on a case-by-case basis in October 1985. However, the changes are in broad form and are left free to interpretation, said George Abdo, executive as-
sistant to the president.
Abdo said he couldn't comment on the report because no one in the president's office has had an opportunity to review it yet. Zumberge is not expected to be on campus until tomorrow at the earliest, Abdo said.
The committee, which includes professors, staff members, and students, addressed the issue of interpreting the trustees' action in a series of four meetings that have spanned 11 months, Abdo said.
Each member of the committee was educated on the topic, and background information was provided to them, Abdo said.
"The committee has made a concrete recommendation to translate principles into practice," Lowenthal said.
Unlike a previous committee, which submitted three different reports in the spring of 1985, the Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility submitted one report that all the members signed on Aug. 29, Lowenthal said.
In a letter sent to Zumberge in July, shortly after the University of California decision to divest an estimated $3.1 billion from businesses with ties to South Africa, Wally Bobkiewicz, Student Senate president, suggested that the university review its policy of assessing businesses' practices in South Africa on a case-by-case basis.
In light of the continued violence in South Africa and the move by the UC system, a change of policy, rather than more evaluation, could be in order, Bobkiewicz said in the letter.
Row’s help to Sigma Chi keeps brothers optimistic
Fraternity members not giving up
By Hortensia Lopez
Staff Writer
Although Friday morning's fire at the Sigma Chi fraternity house on 28th Street destroyed 23 bedrooms and some irreplaceable personal items, fraternity members have developed a positive outlook and say they plan to rebuild soon.
"Things don't stop here. We've got school to think about," said Craig Gebhart, a sophomore active member who lost all of his belongings.
Since fraternity members were living in a university-owned building, the university's insurance will cover the cost of repairs beyond the $25,000 deductible, said Bill Thompson, director of residence halls.
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A sign on the door of the Sigma Chi house invites members of the fraternity to eat, use the phone, watch television or rest at the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house.
Thompson said the fraternity members were asked to submit housing applications at a meeting last night if they were interested in student housing. They will most likely be given priority over other appplicants, he added.
"We'll see what's available. People usually drop student housing during rush, which is coming up. So there will be some space available," Thompson said.
Although most members have personal insurance policies, some belongings are irreplaceable, said Tim Hourigan, Sigma Chi president.
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Parents of student survive bloody Pan Am hijacking
By Rose Anne Rodriguez
Assistant City Editor
Several members of the Sigma Chi fraternity have confirmed reports that one of its members had parents aboard the Pam American World Airways jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists in Karachi, Pakistan, last week.
According to a fellow fratemi-
Sigma Chi house was destroyed by fire, and Sloane went over to make sure his friends were all safe. Sloane did not live in the fraternity house.
"He came over (to the site of the fire) and a lot of guys expressed their sympathies," said the source, who remained in constant contact with Sloane throughout the ordeal.
"The way the radio handled their reports was kind of stupid. They finally said that it was over — bodies and dead people everywhere — we thought everybody was dead."
ty brother and close friend who wished to remain annonymous, Devon Sloane met his parents at Los Angeles International Airport yesterday afternoon, in a positive ending to a tragic weekend.
Sloane learned of the hijacking from his brother who saw a Cable News Network report Thursday night. Sloane then called his fraternity brothers.
Early the next morning the
"A lot of us were listening to the news. We knew the route and the flight number of the plane, but we didn't know anything else at all.
"The way the radio handled their reports was kind of stupid. They finally said that it was over — bodies and dead people everywhere — we thought everybody was dead.
"We just freaked out. No one (Continued on-page 3)