‘Major League’ steps to plate with Sheen, Berenger, Bernsen
See Performance, page 11
Trustee wins national recognition
__See News, page 2
Giving in to lure of credit card ad
See Viewpoint, page 4
Staying faithful?
USC men cheat, use condoms more than women, study finds
By Dimitri Andritsakis,
Roger Bartley and Mary Campana
For the Daily Trojan
In the age of AIDS, male students at the university are more likely to opt for condom use during sex than their female counterparts, and the reason may be that the men are cheating on their girlfriends, a survey by graduate journalism students has found.
More than 400 people were interviewed on campus at the end of last semester, and while a quarter of the men said they almost always use a condom, less than 15 percent of the women answered the same way. A third of the women, however, said they never use a condom, compared to a fifth of the men.
While half of the women said they don't use condoms because they are in a monogamous relationship with a trusted partner, only a third of the men said they had only one partner. Overall, men said they had twice as many sexual partners in the past year.
"More often women will say, and think, (See Condom, page 20)
Quarter-miler Taylor takes trophy for top track times of week
See Sports, page 28
In Brief
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NATION
High winds, rough seas break up Alaskan spill
VALDEZ, Ala. — Aerial surveys showed “significantly less oil visible on the water” after two days of high winds and rough seas broke up much of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.
Off the coast outside Prince William Sound, where the tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef and lost more than 10 million gallons, observation flights found little more than light patches of sheen.
STATE
Family wins judgment after pit bull killed son
SAN JOSE — The family of a toddler mauled to death by a pit bull in 1987 won a $3.5 million judgment from the dog’s owner and his former landlady, but the family acknowledged little likelihood of collecting much money.
Michael Patrick Berry, the dogs owner, has been out of work and faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of 2 1/2-year-old Jimmy Soto.
LOCAL
‘Die Hard’ actor arrested for possessing cocaine
Actor Reginald Vel Johnson, who played the police sergeant who talked Bruce Willis through the movie “Die Hard,” has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession, authorities said Wednesday.
Johnson was arrested Tuesday night, while Los Angeles County sheriffs narcotics investigators were watching an alleged drug dealer’s home, Sgt. Terry Judge said.
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Cops cover campus by land, sea and air
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Crime Prevention fair features helicopter, horses and answers
By Robin Silberstein
Staff Writer
Displays from six local police departments filled Trousdale Parkway on Wednesday at the fourth annual Crime Prevention Fair.
The program included showcases of high-tech police equipment, distribution of information fliers, and representatives answering questions from curious students.
"We're here to publicize from an information standpoint. We're here to explain a lot of new laws and clarify a lot of misconceptions," said Ralph Herbison, a traffic safety specialist of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Herbison was exhibiting the Breath Alcohol Testing Mobile (commonly known as the Batmobile), which is used to apprehend drivers under the influence of alcohol and to screen drunk drivers at road blocks.
A police helicopter was on display in front of Tommy Trojan, and about 100 people stood clear while it took off and flew back to headquarters.
The police's Underwater Dive Unit featured the Avon inflatable boat, air tanks, metal detectors and underwater propulsion devices.
"We want to familiarize people with how we collect evidence, and we want them to know that we're still alive and that we care," said Richard Rotiz, a member of the diving unit.
The police SWAT team had a table set up displaying several guns, a searchlight, a bullet-proof vest, a crowbar and a gas mask.
Near the tram stop across from Von Kleinsmid Center, police horses Slick and Boswell grazed on the campus grass.
(See Crime, page 10)
Foreign female students say they face bias at home
By Rebecca Shea
Staff Writer
A panel of female students, representing countries in which women are not encouraged to pursue higher education, said Wednesday that •. their presence at the university reflects a slow but steady change in these attitudes.
"Focus on International Women," held in Topping Student Center, was sponsored by the Office for International Students and Scholars.
"These women are representing themselves and are not presenting themselves as representative of all women in their countries," said Judy Hartwich, an international student adviser and the moderator of the discussion.
Guiru Liu, a doctoral candidate in engineering and materials science from the People's Republic of China, was encouraged by her own parents, but said this is the exception in her country.
"A lot of parents do not encourage their daughters to study because
they expect that the daughter will get married later," Liu said.
Even if educational qualifications are the same, it is still difficult for a woman to find a job, Liu said, because male applicants are preferred.
In West Germany, educated women also find themselves shut out of the job market, said Annette von En-gelbrechten, an exchange intern in the Graduate School of Business Administration.
"Although there are no restrictions to women entering higher education in West Germany, there is an unconscious discouragement of pursuing a professional career," von En-gelbrechten said.
"If a couple has two children, the boy is encouraged in his schooling because he is seen as the support of a family later on."
There have been slow, small changes in educational opportunities for women in South Africa, said Pumla Gobodo, a faculty exchange fellow in psychology.
(See Panel, page 7)
Peter Welter, a Los Angeles police officer, steadies the rope Wednesday as Officer Bob Guzman descends from Bovard Auditorium’s tower. The SWAT team members were putting on a show of derring-do as part of the Crime Prevention Fair.