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Trojans club Cal twice in easy wins, aim to ice series
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Volume CVIII, Number 54	University of Southern California	Monday, April 10, 1989
Man kidnaps, robs student at Carl’s Jr.
Abductor jumps in commuter’s car at drive-through
By Vivien Lou Chen
Staff Writer
A university student feared for his life early Friday morning when he was kidnapped from the drive-through of the Carl's Jr. restaurant on Figueroa Street and robbed, University Security said.
The unidentified kidnapper released the 21-year-old male victim unharmed after 10 minutes, but not before robbing him of $575 in personal property, Sgt. John Lewis said.
The student, a commuter unfamiliar with the neighborhood, told security that he was ordered to drive to an area more than three miles from the drive-through, Lewis said.
Lewis would not identify the student.
Robbery detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department will begin their investigation into the incident today, Detective Jerry Anslow of the Southwest division said Friday.
About 2 a.m. Friday, a man described as 20 to 25 years old,
5-foot-ll and 155 pounds, entered the student's truck from an open passenger-side door as he waited in the drive-through, Lewis said.
The man sat next to the student and ordered him to "drive now."
The student pulled out of the restaurant parking lot, entered the Harbor Freeway from Exposition Boulevard and drove south, Lewis said.
An interview with the student led security officers to believe that at that point, the student "feared for his life," according to the security report.
The student saw no weapon but suspected the kidnapper had one, Lewis said.
The man suggested that he was armed by pointing to his right ankle with his right hand, as though he had something in his sock, Lewis said.
The student told security officers that he wasn't sure where they drove to, but that it might have been to near Gage Avenue and Avalon Boulevard, about 35 blocks southeast of campus.
The abductor ordered, "Gimme your money," and took a $350 rope chain, a $100 ring, a $70 portable radio, a $35
(See Kidnapped, page 7)
3,000 fill campus for Springfest
By Marta Garman
Staff Writer
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More than 3,000 Trojans battled the heat Saturday for Springfest, a day of music and revelry on campus.
The festivities began at 10 a.m. with the opening of booths along Trousdale Parkway manned by student groups, and continued past 10 p.m. as Wall of Voodoo performed at Tommy Trojan.
The large turnout appeared to vindicate the organizers of Springfest, who had rescheduled the event to Saturday so that it could receive co-billing with Sportsfest, the event that celebrated 100 years of Trojan athletics.
In one of the highlights of the day, a blindfolded university President James Zumberge raffled off a red Mercedes Benz 450sl, following a spirited performance by the Trojan Marching Band.
Hundreds watched as Zumberge called the lucky winner, Richard Peck, to congratulate him.
The suspense was short-lived, however. Peck could not be reached by phone at home.
But business continued as usual for the more than 20 booths operating along Trousdale. At one, representatives (See Springfest, page 12)
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A man on stilts makes his way down Trousdale Parkway.
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Officials mum about future of laser institute
UC Irvine’s facility might move to USC
By Kristine Kennedy
Staff Writer
The possible relocation of UC Irvine's Beckman Laser Institute to USC could mean millions of dollars in funding for the medical campus, according to a recent Orange County Register article.
Though the institute's director, Michael Bems, has commented in detail about the possible move, USC's vice president of health affairs, Joseph Van Der Muelen, said Friday, "It is really premature to talk about it."
Bems told the Register on March 29, "We have been negotiating with USC for the last three to four months about moving the private, non-profit center."
Bems could not be reached for comment by the Daily Trojan, despite repeated attempts last week.
Van Der Muelen said discussions between members of the School of Medicine and Berns are only "in preliminary stages," and only after thorough deliberation might they recommend that USC administrators review the proposal.
Whether the talks even move beyond the preliminary stages depends on the medical school dean's conclusions about "cost, whether the institute's programs
will fit in the goals of the school, and the adverse effects on other people," Van Der Muelen said.
He said he does not know how long the process will take.
The Beckman Laser Institute is one of two institutes nationwide to integrate medical treatment and advanced laser research. (The other is at Harvard University.)
If the institute does move to USC, the Health Sciences Campus stands to gain Bems as director, more than $1 million in laser equipment, an endowment of about $5 million and at least $1.5 million in research grants — assets that UCI would (See Laser, page 9)
A senior’s love affair with science
By Kevin Berg
Staff Writer
While most seniors are succumbing to senioritis or are at least trying to fight it off, at least one student is making great strides in her studies and shows no signs of slowing down.
Quiet and reserved, Eva Ihle, a senior majoring in biology, stands before her fellow Trojans as a woman dedicated to science.
"I have always loved science," she said. "And I thought medicine would be the appropiate avenue to take to channel those interests."
Ihle's love affair with science, as she calls it, began when she was given her
first medical slides by a family friend, a neurosurgeon at UC Davis, who became her mentor.
So when most of us were looking at pieces of onion skin and wings of house flies under a microscope, she was looking at brain tissue.
She chose to direct her goals along the path of medical research, acquiring skills that can be used for everything from discovery to application, she said.
Perseverance in her studies has won Ihle much recognition from the university community.
She received two awards for achievement at this year's Academic Honors (See Ihle, page 10)
Eva Ihle
In Brief
From the Associated Press
STATE
Peace Wall dedicated
BERKELEY — The Peace Wall, two 4-foot-tall semicircular slabs of concrete covered with painted ceramic tiles, was dedicated on Friday as the Rev. Jesse Jackson warned a sun-baked crowd, “War will not work.”
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