Drugs: A surprising look at the practice of an illegal pastime
See Feature, page 11
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Fraternity offers escort for joggers
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Feminists’ passion betrays cause
See Viewpoint, page 5
UC Riverside walks away with 6-3 win in shocker at Dedeaux
See Sports, page 28
trojan
Volume CVIII, Number 56
University of Southern California
Wednesday, April 12, 1989
In Brief
From the Associated Press
WORLD
Syrian shelling raises tension around Beirut
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian gunners shelled a Christian army positioned outside Beirut on Tuesday, increasing tension in anticipation of a violent Muslim response to the expected arrival of two French ships with humanitarian aid.
Police said no casualties were reported from the brief Syrian howitzer barrage against the deserted town of Souk el-Gharb, about 15 miles southeast of Beirut.
NATION
Apartment house fire kills seven children
PEORIA, III. — Fire swept through an apartment house early Tuesday, killing seven children and two young mothers, and investigators sought to question a visitor who left the building shortly before the fire broke out.
The three other occupants of the building were injured, two seriously. Officials said the cause was under investigation and stressed the man being sought was not a suspect.
STATE
Bloody revenge feared after drive-by shooting
SAN FRANCISCO — Tension gripped two gang-plagued neighborhoods Tuesday as police and community leaders waited for the bloody revenge they fear is coming for a drive-by shooting.
Responding to the city’s worst gang-related murders in 14 years, Mayor Art Agnos said he may ask the National Guard to help free police for increased patrols in the city's drug-plagued southeast comer.
INSIDE
Komix............................................. 6 Security Roundup........................ 6 Feature......................................... 11 Sports.......................................... 28
WEATHER
Today —
Sunny with high in 80s, low in mid-60s Thursday — Hazy sunshine with high in low 80s
Avoid the Noid
Matt CobMgh / Daily Trojan
The Noid, the Domino’s Pizza mascot, makes an appearance on campus Tuesday In support of the American Heart Assn.’s “Bounce for Beats” fund-raising drive to fight cardiovascular diseases.
8,000 students expected to opt for summer school
By Kevin Cullinane
Staff Writer
As hotter weather draws crowds to beaches, thousands of USC students are expected to opt for summer school at the university, the admissions office said Tuesday.
Only 10 percent of a student's total units can be transferred from other universities, so most of USC's summer students, 7,500 to 8,000 strong, will stay on campus.
"We apply the 10 percent rule to students who have earned at least 48 USC units," said Sandi Cazenave, an
admissions evaluation spokeswoman.
Students who choose to pay the $413 per unit, plus a $85 special fee for summer session, will receive "more of the USC experience," Cazenave said.
"This prepares students for the ultimate goal, which is a USC degree," she said.
Summer session applications, which must be sent with a $40 application fee, are available at Topping Student Center and in the basement (See Summer, page 10)
Security plans high-tech way to curb crime
Cameras, ID card access planned for use this fall
By Carole Cleveland
Assistant City Editor
Beginning this fall, students will use a plastic card not only to pay their fee bills, but also to gain entry to their residence hall or apartment building.
The university is in the final planning stages for a $1 million security and building access system, which will incorporate credit-card keys for all housing, said Carl Levredge, business affairs director of University Security and Parking Operations.
"The intention is to put in a security system that will include new door locks and video cameras in underground parking structures," said Lyn Hutton, vice president of administration. "It7s about as state of the art as we can get."
Students will use their school identification cards, coded with a metallic strip on the back, to gain entrance to their buildings, elevators and stairwells, Levredge said.
Hutton said the new system offers some conveniences that the traditional lock and key do not.
"Each code is unique, so if you lose your access card, we can just take care of it right there by voiding the code out of the system and issuing a new one," she said. "With a metal key, you have to go to the trouble and expense of ordering a lock change."
In addition, the university will install video cameras in underground parking structures for all off-campus housing, Levredge said.
"There will be four stations with full-time security personnel monitoring the cameras at all times," he said. "Two will be on campus and two will be off campus."
The two off-campus stations will be in Sierra Apartments on Portland Avenue, and Terrace Apartments on 29th Street, said Leo Vanhoof, associate director of operations for housing and residence halls.
The university is following the lead of other universities, such as UCLA, in implementing the access system.
"We installed our system a number of years ago," said Jack Gibons, UCLA's associate director of residential life. "Security has improved as a result, because there are fewer break-ins and fewer incidents of all types in housing."
To gain access to a residence hall, Gibons said, UCLA students also use their student ID cards, with the coded magnetic strip across the back.
From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., students must also verify
(See Security, page 2)
Potential for plagiarism
Students tempted
papers
By Chris Eftychiou -
Staff Writer
As the end of the semester approaches, the student feels the increasing pressure of deadlines.
At the same time, th® student notices fliers and business cards i
with topics ranging from anthropology to zoology.
The appropriate paper is selected, the price is paid — the monetary one, that is — and the paper is submitted to a professor as the student's own work. What happens to the student? Sus-Expulsion? Nothing? choose to cheat, that could rn< ■
Ouimette, program coordi-Office of Student
Three students are currently under investigation by student conduct for allegedly passing off purchased papers as their own work, Ouimette said.
The students, enrolled in the same general education class, came under the professor's suspicion because their papers seemed "better than their usual work," he said.
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