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Volume C, Number 15
University of Southern California
Thursday, January 30, 1986
Chaplain Alvin Rudisill led the university’s memorial ceremony for the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger in front of Bovard.
Program Board allocates $1663
Committee uses loophole to allot additional funds
By Gordon Gary
Staff Writer
The Program Board's discretionary funding committee has "taken advantage of” a discrepancy between the language in its constitution and the language on its applications for funds in the past month, resulting in the allocation of amounts greater than its constitution allows, said A1 Koleszar, the Program Board administrative chairman and the person responsible for the administration of the discretionary fund.
The committee allocated $1663.50 to "USC Students for Truth and Justice" for a speech arranged by the group. The Program Board's constitution, how-
ever, sets a $1000 ceiling on discretionary fund allocations to a single group.
Koleszar said he approved the Students for Truth and Justice allocation in excess of $1,000 and two other such allocations earlier in the year with the complete knowledge of the language in the Student Senate constitution that forbade him from allocating amounts that exceeded $1,000>
"There is a loophole that saves the discretionary board from making a clear violation," Koleszar said.
He explained that, while the constitution limits allocations to $1,000, the application form that he had been using read, "There is no minimum or maximum dollar limit on the the amount that can be requested to fund a program."
"Let's face it, the discretionary board is here to serve the student body and the constitu-
tion is nothing more than (a) guide (for the) organization it is assisting," he said.
"I have a real tough time playing the bureaucratic game. My intent is to do as much as I can for the student organizations," Koleszar said.
When program costs exceeded the specified limit, the discretionary committee used the loophole in the discrepancy between the constitution and the application to approve funding, he said.
He said that he was within his constitutional rights in following the wording of the application instead of the constitution, because of another loophole that he said allows the board to makes its own policies and procedures.
He later disclaimed the use of loopholes, saying that they "clearly violate what was otherwise intended."
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University Center gets boost
Campaign begun by Class of '86 to raise $34,000
By Tania Soussan
Staff Writer
The Class of 1986 officially announced its senior gift — a $34,000 control center for the University Center — and kicked off its fundraising drive at a reception Wednesday evening.
The Senior Development Committee will send brochures and contribution cards to all seniors in an effort to meet their goal of 55 percent participation from seniors. Donations have already been received from one percent of the senior class, totaling $1,805.
The senior gift, a main desk to serve as the focal point of activity at the University Center, is an opportunity for the Class of 1986 to leave its mark on the university and to be remembered, the brochure says.
You are "on the threshold of becoming part of the American phenomena of philanthropy" and of becoming a university alumnus, Shari Thorell, sponsor of the committee, told seniors at the reception.
The University Center facilities will reflect student interests, and the center will be "a building for everyone," said James Dennis, vice president for student affairs. It will feature three gymnasiums, several raquetball courts, a fitness center and weight room, a volleyball court, meeting rooms and a sauna and
jacuzzi.
Lisa Otter, a senior majoring in economics, said the purpose of the committee, which she chairs, is to "promote unity of the senior class and encourage greater participation" during the transition between seniors and the alumni.
Donating to the senior gift creates a financial attachment to the university, which strengthens alumni ties, Otter said.
Leaders of other senior groups, as well as sororities and fraternities, have been attending the committee's meetings and will be asking their constituencies to participate in the drive to meet the goal by graduation.
In a week-long poll in front of Tommy Trojan last semester, students were asked what they (Continued on page 8)
Memorial service honors space shuttle members
Spectators pay solemn tribute
By Marci Kenon
Staff Writer
As the VKC bell tower chimed at noon yesterday, an Air Force ROTC color guard marched slowly from the steps of the administration building to the flagpole on Trousdale Parkway, beginning a solemn ceremony honoring the seven crew members of the space shuttle Challenger who were killed in Tuesday morning's explosion.
The virtually deserted parkway filled with hundreds of spectators within minutes after the ceremony began.
"We are gathered here today to honor those astronauts who gave their lives for knowledge and the exploration of the universe," said Kevin Bumes, vice president of the Student Senate.
An ROTC commander fully raised the flag and then lowered it to half-mast at the conclusion of a formal salute.
"For the last 24 hours the U.S. has moaned. Each of us has moaned in his or her own way," University Chaplain Alvin Rudisill said. He requested a moment of silence for prayer.
Rudisill quoted poet William Blake and concluded the ceremony with another quotation he said is believed to be from an Aztec Indian chant. The crowd then dispersed as rapidly and as solemnly as it had gathered.
"We all had one common feeling of loss," Bumes said afterwards. "We sense the hope that we will continue with the efforts where they left off. It exemplifies what we are ail here for — the pursuit of knowledge. Unfortunately, some of us sacrifice our lives for it," he added.
Judith Resnik, one of the shuttle's crew, spoke at the university during Women's Week on March 10, 1978. This year, Women's Week, now called Women's Day, fell on Tuesday, the day of the explosion.
"I was broken-hearted that she was in that group and, of course, at the incident itself," said Eileen Jurak, administrative assistant to the vice president of business affairs and former co-chairwoman of the Women's Week committee that invited Resnik to the university. "To me they are heroes of today," she added.
ROTC cadets participating in yesterday's memorial included university students Ernest Drake, Dennis Lucas, Annette Alabado, John Williams and Color Guard Commander Daniel McKean. The group was led by Col. William Gates, a professor of aerospace studies for the Air Force ROTC.
Other memorial efforts included the lighting of the torch at the Los
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Radio station KIIS donated $2,660 to finance the burning of the Coliseum’s torch for an additional seven days in honor of Challenger’s seven crew members.