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Volume CVIII, Number 23
University of Southern California
Tuesday, February 14, 1989
In Brief
WORLD
Latin American leaders predict peace at summit
COSTA DEL SOL, El Salvador (AP) — Five Central American presidents began a summit Monday with predictions that their two-day meeting will contribute to peace, democracy and progress in the troubled region.	s
The leaders appeared buoyed by the mere fact of being under the same roof after six months of postponements, delays and disputes over the summit’s prospects, agenda and date.
NATION
Survey helps predict alcoholic teen-agers
NEW YORK (AP) — A questionnaire assessing beliefs about alcohol can identify young adolescents at risk for problem drinking, according to a study that one expert calls an exciting development in fighting alcohol abuse.
After testing 637 junior high school students, the 90-item questionnaire proved to be an impressively strong predictor of problem drinking a year later, alcohol experts said.
LOCAL
Carl’s Jr. defendants pay price for insider trading
(AP) — Six relatives of the founder of the Carl’s Jr. hamburger chain agreed Monday to pay fines and give up profits totaling $187,560 to settle federal civil charges of insider trading in the company’s stock.
Carl Karcher, founder and chairman of the chain, remains a defendant in the Securities and Exchange Commission case, along with his wife, six other relatives and an employee.
INSIDE
Viewpoint....................................... 4 Komix............................................. 6 Security Roundup........................ 6 Performance....................................7
Sports.......................................... 24
WEATHER
Today —
Mostly clear, with highs in upper 50s Wednesday — Chance of rain, with highs in lower 60s
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Signs announcing the arrival of Captain Condom and the beginning of National Condom Awareness Week appeared on campus Monday. Capt. Condom will also be delivering Condomgrams today.
Student taken to three ATMs, robbed, freed
By Jeordan Legon
Staff Writer
A student was abducted at gunpoint outside of Cardinal Gardens Apartments on Friday afternoon, then driven to several Security Pacific Ready Tellers and forced to withdraw about $200, University Security said Monday.
The incident marks the second robbery in a week involving automatic teller machines near campus.
The machines are frequently used by students as a convenient way to take money out of their accounts when banks are closed.
But students using the machines, located outside the banks, sometimes fall prey to criminals who capitalize on the user's vulnerability.
The victim of Friday's robbery was released unharmed an hour after the abduction, but the incident and others like it have raised safety concerns among those who use 24-hour teller machines in University Village.
"I never come here by myself at night," said Stacey Coale, an undeclared freshman who uses Security Pacific's teller machine at the comer of Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street. "This area is not safe and you Have to be extra careful when withdrawing money."
But spokesmen for Security Pacific, Bank of America and Western Federal, the three banks with branches in University Village, said robberies at their teller machines are rare.
"Street criminals very seldomly rob someone at an ATM, because they are usually in very visible and well-lit places," said Jeff Bottenfield, operations manager at Bank of America, University Village branch.
Detective Jerry Anslow of the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest division said at least two teller customers at University Village are victimized every month.
Bottenfield said the three banks in the shopping center
(See Teller, page 17)
Students, officials speak Greek
Student leaders meet in retreat, consider change in Row policy
By Tara Sheehy
Staff Writer
This year's Order of Omega retreat, held last weekend on Catalina Island, gave Greek and non-Greek student leaders, as well as university officials, a chance to discuss the future of the system on campus.
The theme of this year's retreat, 'Turn to Face the Change," was intended to challenge leaders to implement change or face extinction, said Patrick Walker, the program's chairman.
More than 160 retreat participants were broken down into groups of about 12 to discuss different issues and respond to challenges posed by several speakers. Walker said.
The hottest topic of discussion was how to implement more restrictive alcohol policies on the Row this fall, he said.
Other issues included crime on the Row, lack of involvement by Greek members in their own chapters, the image of Greek students on campus, women's issues and deferred Rush.
"The retreat was to educate members of the Greek system and send them back to their chapters to decide what their roles are as far as these issues go," said Ken Taylor, director of Greek life.
The leaders of the retreat were members of the Order of Omega, a national
Greek honor and leadership society.
"Our group focused on the Greek image and scholarships in the houses," said Albert Hughes, a group leader of the retreat.
"We decided we need to work on highlighting the good points of the Greek system," Hughes said.
"We need to let people know how proud we are to be in the Greek system," he added.
Students who attended the retreat said they found it an informative, rewarding experience.
"By better communicating with the university and those around us, we can improve overall relations and better project a favorable image of today's modem Greeks," said Emil Wohl, president of Delta Tau Delta.
Students who have attended more than one retreat found this year's experience to be exceptional in several ways.
"In previous years, I saw a lot of good ideas but I didn't see people really take something back," said John Peterson, who was chairman of the retreat for the past two years.
"This year we tried to think of ways to fix the problems we discussed," Peterson said. "We're trying gradually to pass ideas from the retreat down to members."
"There is a follow-up planned for March that will also have a positive effect," he added.
Some participants said they thought
(See Omega, page 6)
Safer sex
Sale touts condoms as holiday gift
By Tara Sheehy
Staff Writer
Condom mania burst on the campus scene Monday with distribution in honor of both Valentine's Day and National Condom Awareness Week.
"Condomgrams" will also be sold today for Valentine's Day.
For $2, a valentine could receive a gift package that included a card, a lollipop and, of course, a specially delivered condom by Captain Condom himself.
The superhero was dressed in a costume, complete with rubber gloves, mask and cape, with the infamous initials 'C.C.' etched on his chest.
"Captain Condom is a mild-mannered student/' said Ralph Hernandez, a junior majoring in computer animation. "Of course, he can't fly — he didn't get enough financial aid."
Hernandez is a resident of the Latino special-interest floor in Fluor Tower, which is sponsoring the condom sales.
"We're doing this to raise money to go to Ensenada, because some of the people on our floor aren't Hispanic (See Condom, page 17)