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Volume XCVIII, Number 68	University of Southern California	Friday, April 26, 1985
Protestors say Bovard sit-in to go on 'as long as it takes'
By Owen Gross
Staff Writer
"How long are you going to continue with this?" seems to be the question echoed by most students. The reply is a simple and sincere one: "As long as it takes."
Bovard Administration Building was filled with approximately 50 protestors — involved in a sit-in against apartheid which began Wednesday night.
The protestors took it upon themselves to rename the building 'Tutu Hall," after the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Bishop Desmond Tutu.
Bernard Walker, president of the Black Students Union, spokesperson for the demonstration and one of four organizers of the sit-in, described the events of the evening as "a discussion concerning why we were here. The South African Task Force is what came out of that discussion."
The task force has made three demands of the university. First, that the university "vocally divest all holdings in companies doing business in the racist
country of South Africa."
The second demand requested a meeting with the outgoing and incoming chairmen of the Board of Trustees by Tuesday, April 30.
Finally, the task force planned to appeal to USC alumni and supporters by having them "refrain from donating funds and properties to the university."
The Student Senate passed a resolution Wednesday establishing an Anti-Apartheid Task Force. This task force has unlimited student membership and is already one of the largest — if not the largest — senate commission, said Phil Clement, residence hall senator and chairman of the senate task force.
"Over 50 people have come forward and said they would be willing to put in time and effort on behalf of the (senate) task force," Clement added.
Clement was elected to represent the South African Task Force in the future, along with Mary Roberts, an undeclared freshman; Mark Decker, a student community senator; and Barbara Domseif.
"They were selected to carry on what we have started because we will be graduating soon," Walker said.
Walker stressed that the protests of the group were not taken out of frustration, but done because students were asking for action.
"We believe in giving students what they want. Those in attendance were undeniably against apartheid," one protestor said.
The demonstration has remained peaceful. Clement praised the actions of campus security guards, calling their cooperation "amazing."
He also said it was encouraging that no one has been harassed and that the university has been more open to the protest than other campuses, citing the arrests made at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara.
Walker called the event a learning experience for both students and administrators. He said the university is changing in its acceptance of ideals that are against its traditional conser-(Continued on page 10)
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Anti-apartheid demonstrators hold a vigil in the hallway of Bovard Administration Building outside the president's office, protesting university investments in South Africa.
The year in the spotlight: 1984-85
From the up of the XXIII Olympiad to the downs of hecklers, grade fixing
ADAM KRAJCHIR
Walter Mondale spoke on campus in September.
Not to be outdone by his Democratic foe. Vice President George Bush also entered Trojan territory in October to campaign on behalf of President Ronald Reagan. Although his speech lasted a mere nine minutes. Bush's presence on this campus was totally unlike Monday's. The boos gave way to high school marching bands, cheerleaders and Old Glory draped in front of Doheny Library as hundreds came out to watch.
With the university's image meter at a dangerous low, allegations of grade fixing in late October made the needle plummet even lower. A female employee was fired last June after reportedly admitting to university officials that she was paid $1,500 to falsify the grades of five students. It was discovered that the employee allegedly accepted bribes from as many as 25 students. To this date, more than 40 students have been implicated in the case.
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By Catalina Camia
City Editor
When looking back at the news of 1984-85, the school year can best be characterized as The Year in the Spotlight. It seems as though USC was the center of attention many times this year: from the Olympics to the presidential election, from Wally George to John DeLor-ean, from grade fixing to anti-apartheid protests. No singular event can claim the spotlight on its own, but each is part of a lively chapter of USC history.
Spotlights
The university began the year basking in the spotlight of the XXIIIrd Olympiad. For two weeks, all eyes were on USC, as the university played host to the world's best athletes. Although the fences placed around campus and University Village resembled the Berlin
Wall, the benefits reaped from all of the inconveniences still remain.
The university community now enjoys the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, a sophisticated weight training center, pleasant landscaping and a new dining hall.
But the momentum of the Olympics did not last during the first semester. Most positive images of the university were erased when USC was thrust into the national spotlight after Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale was greeted with boos and chants during his September speech.
The hecklers came out in force and became, themselves, a campaign issue. Mondale compared the USC hecklers to Watergate conspirator Donald Segretti
—	an alumnus of the university — in a fiery retort to his audience.
George Bush made a campaign stop at the university in October.
No guarantee grades to arrive home promptly
By Owen Gross
Staff Writer
With the end of the spring semester approaching, students are once again faced with finals and the inevitable arrival of their grades in the mail. The only question students will face after the last question on their last final is when their grades will actually arrive.
In the past, grades have arrived within a reasonable time period. However, many report cards have been incomplete due to the failure of a number of faculty members to turn in grade sheets by the deadline set by the Office of Registration and Records.
Sylvia Manning, vice provost, said it is important for people to realize that the entire problem is caused by only a few faculty members.
After the deadline, the registrar's office must make a decision to either process the grade sheets it has received — with an MG (missing grade) placed on a report card that is incomplete — or extend the deadline until most of the grade sheets are returned.
Both methods can have positive and negative repercussions, Manning said. By running the computer program for report cards on the day of the deadline — even with a substantial number of grade sheets still unaccounted for — report cards will be received promptly, but many will be incomplete.
The other method allows for a greater number of complete report cards, but they may arrive as much as a month late.
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Last DT
Today's issue is the last Daily Trojan under the editorship of Mark Ordesky. The DT will resume publication August 27 under the editorship of Jeffrey Tylicki.