Volume C, Number 28
Vandalism forces security to close campus pub early
By Sigai Rose Kletzky
Staff Writer
Traditions, the campus pub, was closed down on Feb. 14, when University Security responded to problems caused by vandalism and drunkenness.
Jerry Mimnaugh, general manager at Commons, said the pub was closed down half an hour early at 11:30 p.m., when a male student vandalized a restroom located just outside of Traditions.
"It was just an isolated incident," Mimnaugh said, minimizing the impact of the situation.
"I think we have filled the need we have attempted to fill — a need to create a meeting place where people of age can feel at ease," Mimnaugh said, assuring that the future of Traditions will not be affected by the incident.
Moreover, to prevent further problems with bathroom vandalism, Traditions has built restrooms in the club itself, which will open either today or tomorrow, Mimnaugh said.
During the encounter, two patrol cars were also reported to have been vandalized, according to security reports.
The reports show that security cited the student, whose name has not been disclosed, for being drunk in public and for vandalism.
Sgt. Mike Kennedy, supervisor for records and communications, said there have been "instances of drunkenness, vandalism to property and fights," and said security advised the closure of Traditions on Friday, but said he did not know' of any recommendation by security to close down Traditions permanently.
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University of Southern California
Thursday, February 20, 1986
Cal football fans throw one fruit too many during game
By Matthew Gaven
Staff Writer
Unruly behavior by local fans at the annual football game at the University of California Berkeley last year has prompted Berkeley administrators to enact measures to calm the crowd at future games.
At the game last year, Berkeley students threw frozen fruit at university band members during their pre-game and halftime performances.
A university band member who was struck by a frozen orange during last year's game, said, "It happens mainly during the pregame proceedings. It's gotten so bad in recent years that the flag girls have been moved to the back of the formation. They don't wear helmets and are not as well protected as other band members."
She said a band member was struck in the head a few years ago with a frozen tomato and suffered a severe concussion.
On Nov. 27, Lilliana Araya, chairwoman of the Student Senate Student Affairs Research / Action Unit, wrote to Berkeley officials expressing astonishment at the behavior of Berkeley students during the game.
Araya wrote in her letter, "I stood in utter shock as I witnessed the students of your university hurling frozen oranges at our band members. . .1 would like to know what measures you hope to implement to avoid a recurrence of such an assault."
Bud Travers, assistant vice chancellor for undergraduate affairs at Berkeley, responded to Araya in a letter, listing action that he has taken "to see that such incidents do not recur."
Traver said in his letter that rivalry between the two schools has always been intense. He credits USC students with bringing out the worst in Berkeley students.
He explained in his letter that Berkeley has arranged planning meetings between staff and student leaders from both USC and Berkeley campuses. These meetings will determine extra security precautions to be excercised during the annual game between the two rivals.
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Latin American crises studied
Conference discusses U.S. involvement
By Marci Kenon
Staff Writer
A public conference assessing the last five years of crises in Central America and growing U.S. involvement in the region will begin today on campus with a panel discussion of U.S. policy towards Central American refugees.
The political science department is sponsoring the conference, which will feature an all-day seminar Saturday concentrating on the impact of U.S. policy on Central America.
Tonight's panel discussion will be at the Davidson Conference Center from 7:30 to 10.
Saturday's seminar will be at Town and Gown, beginning with an 8:30 a.m. registration and ending in the afternoon
with the keynote speech from Charles Clements, wrho directs the Americans for Peace in the Americas, a national organization that supports human rights.
Admission to the seminar is $5 for students, senior citizens and the unemployed. A fee of $10 will be required for all others. Admission to this evening's panel discussion is $2 for all.
Private academic conferences will also take place among university professors and visitors well-versed on the issues of the region, said Dr. Ricardo Stein, former director of the El Salvadoran Center for Information, Documentation and Support. Security considerations allow him to participate only in the closed events of the conference.
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UC Berkeley has taken measures to prevent Cal fans from throwing frozen objects at Trojan band members during football games.
Stein, who is Guatemalan, said he initially lived in El Salvador as part of a commitment to repay loans for his education in the United States.
"I've witnessed the upheaval," Stein said, referring to the crisis in El Salvador. "I’ve attempted to follow it very carefully."
As to the United States' presence in El Salvador, Stein said, “It is not the most positive influence in the country."
Stein said the Kissinger Commission Report of January 1984 best described the United States in El Salvador.
According to that report, the United States is responding to security interests that are at stake as a result of Soviet expansionism in Central America, Stein said, adding that the definition of Soviet expansionism will be one of the hotter items of debate during the conference.
Establishing common grounds for defining terms becomes a major issue in discussions on Central America, Stein said.
He dted former U.N. Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick's differentiation	between authoritarian and totalitarian regimes as an example. "A regime that is pro-West is authoritarian and one that is anti-West is totalitarian," Stein said.
Stein also said he does not believe the United States' policy towards Central America reflects the view of the American public, pointing to a recent poll in which 68 percent of the Americans questioned did not support government policy increasing arm sales to El Salvador.
The conference is important, because "this is the first concerted effort to examine the advances of the region in a sufficient time framework," Stein said.
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