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Volume XCV, Number 3	University of Southern California	Thursday, January 12, 1984
Hawaii’s bankrupt airline silences symphony tour
By Sheldon Ito
Assistant City Editor
A concert tour of the Far East scheduled for this month by the university's symphony orchestra and jazz band was abruptly cut short, then canceled, by the Philippine government and the folding of The Hawaii Express airline.
The tour, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the School of Music, was originally scheduled for Jan. 3-20 and included concerts in Manila, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo and Honolulu.
About two months ago it was pared down to include only the Honolulu portion of the trip, after the Philippine government said it could no longer provide
the airfare, lodgings and meals for the group as had been originally planned, said Daniel Lewis, conductor of the symphony.
However, when the vacationing symphony and jazz band members came back from the Christmas holiday last week, they received another surprise
—	the airline they were taking to Honolulu, The Hawaii Express, had gone bankrupt and had taken about 523,000 of their ticket money with it.
Lewis said both he and his students were disheartened by the recent turn of events.
"We had hoped to salvage part of this (tour) and at least play in Hawaii," he said.
University not broken up over cracks in cement
By Robbie Asghar
City Writer
Despite some concern that cracks in the university mall project's new pavement may indicate faulty construction techniques, university officials have expressed complete satisfaction with the quality of its construction.
"The cracks are quite normal," said Anthony Lazzaro, vice president of business affairs.
Thomas Coffin, university architect, agreed saying, "There were relatively few cracks, considering the size of the (concrete) pouring. I've never seen a pouring without any cracks."
Coffin blamed any problems on routine shrinkage, which occurs when water is lost from fresh concrete.
His opinion was not shared by some construction workers, however, who believe the cracks were caused by vehicular traffic on the mall.
"They drove on it too soon," said one worker. "Those trucks that are driven here weigh tons."
Another worker added, "Concrete always cracks, but these were exceptional cracks."
Coffin, however, rejected the notion that the situation was anything to be concerned about, claiming that sufficient time was given for the concrete to harden.
"Concrete needs only a few weeks to reach almost maximum strength," he said.
He insisted that traffic could not have caused the problem. A truck would cause damage in one specific area, he pointed out, whereas cracks stretching across the width of the pavement, such as the one that was recently repaired near the Student Union, are merely caused by the expected shrinkage.
Coffin said he is pleased with the performance of Western Alta, the contractors for the mall project. They are the same firm which was contracted to build the McDonald's Swim Stadium, and he added that they are especially adept in the pouring of concrete.
"No matter how much careful planning there is, there are always cracks. I thought there would be more of them (on the mall), he said."
James Hanshumaker, associate director of the School of Music, said that the tour of the Far East was largely based upon the Philippine government's offer to pay for the group's airfare to and from Manila.
He explained that once the group was in Manila it would have been relatively inexpensive to fly to cities in the Orient. And since Honolulu is on the route to the Philippines, a stopover there could have been arranged at no additional expense.
Expenses were to have been paid by the host governments, in the case of Manila and Hong Kong, or by the money made from the group's performances, Hanshumaker said.
He said because this is the 100th anniversary of the School of Music the university was willing to cover any deficit incurred.
When the Philippine government canceled the International Arts Festival in which the groups were to have performed and withdrew their invitation to the band, it was decided that financing the trip on their Own would be too expensive, Hanshumaker said.
"It was very heartbreaking," he said.
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A reflection in a bookstore mirror reveals Kimberly Pauli braving rush week, searching for her textbooks for the semester.
Professor brings innovative bladder surgery to America
By Glen Quon
City Writer
Last Thursday a 19-year-old Los Angeles woman became the 44th patient in four years to receive a new bladder through a new technique introduced in the United States by a university professor of medicine.
Dr. Alex Gerber, a clinical professor of surgery, learned of the new technique from Dr. Nils Koch, a Swedish urologist, while Gerber was a visiting professor at a Swedish university.
Gerber describes the operation as one which involves the replacement of an irrevocably damaged urinary bladder with
International enrollment up
Taiwan leads increase
By Jennifer Cray
City Writer
The number of international students now attending the university is greater than it was at the same time last year, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Office for International Students and Scholars.
The statistical profile reveals that 3,752 international students were enrolled in the fall of 1983 as compared to 3,651 students in fall 1982.
Although fewer international students applied and were admitted to the university this year, the total international enrollment increased.
This increase is possibly due to greater retention of students already enroUed and a higher number of transfer students coming to the university, said Dixon Johnson, director of the Office for International Students and Scholars.
Although there are no official figures yet available for this year, the university will probably maintain its No. 1 ranking in terms of international enrollment, Johnson said.
He added that because the dollar has been strong against foreign currency this year, Latin American countries have been particularly hurt. Consequently, enrollment of students from those countries has declined at universities across the country.
This has not adversely affected international enrollment because most of the students are from the Far East, and relatively few come from Latin American countries, Johnson said.
According to the report, students from East Asia comprise 47.4 percent of the international enrollment, while only 5.3 percent come from Latin American or Caribbean countries. Students from the Middle East make up 28.7 percent of the enrollment.
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an artificial bladder, known as a Koch's pouch, made from a section of the small intestine. Tubes then connected from the ider to the kidney just as a 1 bladder would be.
The secret of the operation, and its success, Gerber said, lies in the fashioning of two nipples that act as valves inside the bladder. One prevents urine, which flows from the kidney to the bladder, from flowing backward and causing damage to the kidneys. The other nipple keeps the urine from leaking out through an opening in the abdomen.
Dr. Donald Skinner, chairman of the urology department at the university's School of Medicine, said that up until the development of the Koch's pouch, doctors had tried unsuccessfully to develop a bladder which would prevent a backward flow of urine and a urine leakage from an opening of the abdomen. Patients were therefore required to wear bags to collect the urine.
Every time a new bladder was developed, Skinner said, the valve effects which prevented such occurrences ceased to function, resulting in another operation for the patient.
Skinner added that another factor which led to the development of the Koch's pouch was the fact that an artificial bladder could only be constructed from tissue taken from the patient's body. Bladders made from a synthetic material have, in the past, been rejected by the patient's body.
Skinner concluded that the technique has probably brought researchers as close as they can get to developing a bladder which resembles the patient's own bladder when it was functioning normally. Therefore, it becomes "a nice alternative" for the patient who, for the most part, would have had to undergo a significandy different lifestyle.
However, Skinner also stressed the importance of patient selection, because not all bladder patients can or should undergo the operation.
"The patient must want the procedure," Skinner told the Los Angeles Times.
Gerber said the operation takes from two and a half to five hours, depending on the amount of treatment the patient has received.
"If the patient already has had a bladder operation where he or she is required to wear bags, it (the surgery) would take about two and a half hours. However, if the patient has had no operation and needs a new bladder, it could take four to five hours."
Gerber added that because the technique is relatively new and complicated, few doctors are able to successfully perform the procedure.
"UCLA, a school in New York and USC are the only (medical) schools who perform the operation,” Gerber said. "Dr. Skinner performs the operation at the Norris Cancer Hospital, and I perform it at the Alhambra Community Hospital."