Alison Moyet brings style to pop — see page 9
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Volume XCIX, Number 15
University of Southern California
Tuesday, September 24, 1985
Thursday show rescheduled
The opening night of the Bruce Springsteen concert at the Coliseum this Thursday has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 2. All tickets purchased for this Thursday's show will be honored at Wednesday night's performance and full refunds are available at the point of purchase.
Nancy Nichols, marketing director for the Coliseum, said the rescheduling is due to weather problems in Denver, where Springsteen is currently performing. One of the Denver shows had to be delayed because of a snowstorm and because "our stage set-up wouldn't be completed by Thursday afternoon," said Nichols.
Due to this change in plans, parking in the Menlo lot Thursday will be available to students the entire day, however the noon time limit will be in effect on Oct. 2. For more Springsteen concert information, see page 9.
University prepares for Springsteen
By Rita Choi
and Matthew Gaven
Staff Writers
When Bruce Springsteen rolls into town with his "E Street" band, this area will be faced with the problem of more than
90,000	people seeking parking for all four nearly sold-out concerts.
Coliseum officials said they do not believe the crowds will come to the university or create problems on campus.
However, campus officials paint a different picture with regard to possible problems presented by the near-sellout crowds.
The Department of Parking Operations issued a memo last Wednesday advising students who use the Menlo lots that they must vacate those lots on the days of the concerts.
and promoters," Pantell said.
"We feel people will go to the concert and then go home. A lot are older and have jobs. They'll want to go home because they have to work the next day."
For concerts and football games, the Coliseum uses the service of Contemporary Security Corporation, who Pantell considers expert in handling security and crowd control. Also hired are off-duty police who, with the temporary security will patrol parking lots and check streets to make sure it's safe.
"Officers patrolled all entrances because of the number of people and the vandalism that goes along with that," said Dexter Thomas, senior officer of the university's security.
Thomas said, "We'll be ready for it but won't hire more security. Nothing has been planned yet."
Meanwhile, Richard McCormick, administrator of parking operations, expects that there will be an inconvenience for some motorists, but explained that his office is prepared to deal with the parking situation.
"We of course will be doing everything we can to make sure that we take care of USC personnel first," McCormick said. He added there is a possibility that parking for concert-goers will be made available on campus, but that decision will be made the day of the concert.
McCormick explained that if parking is allowed, it will be on the west side of campus at the Vermont parking entrance.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Security expects no extra problems from fans
Linda Pantell, operations coordinator of the Coliseum, said the all-reserve house seating will keep crowds in control. It is general admission seating that usually causes more problems, she said.
No overnight parking or camping for those attending the concert will be allowed. Gates to the stadium will not be open until 4 p.m. The concert is slated to begin at 6 p.m. and the concert is expected to end about 11 p.m.
"We work in conjunction with the university to let them know about the numbers (of people expected) the night before We work closely with the LAPD, fire department, security
TROJAN PRIDE
Spirit section draws support
By Donald Sutton
Staff W’riter
Saturday's game against Baylor proved to be a winner for the new "Trojan Pride Spirit Section" started this year to improve response to the spirit section during home games. M
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A total of 2,529 students applied for the 1,234 tickets available in the section last Saturday. Those who were unsuccessful in getting into the spirit section were shifted to the "Scramble Section" directly below the spirit section.
Pat Oliver, director of the ticket office, said all students who
had coupons and applied for the lottery were able to get seating either in the spirit or scramble sections.
"In the future, as more activity booklets are purchased, there will be more seats available for the spirit section," Oliver said.
"Students tend to wait to the last minute to buy activity books, thus creating the large amount of students applying for the spirit section. It happens every year with the first game."
Oliver also said that students applying for the section lottery in the future will be able to sit in the scramble section area next to the spirit section if they are not able to sit in the spirit section.
The new spirit section was announced to the university last July by Kevin Bogart, Trojan Pride spirit committee chairman. The plan will be instituted in future games against Oregon State, Stanford, Washington State and possibly the Oregon home football games.
"I was very impressed and pleased with the way it went," said Mark Decker, Trojan Pride president. He also said that the Trojan Pride Section is working with Coca-Cola right now concerning publicity for the section.
Weekend games bring big bucks in parking receipts
By Sean Grady
Staff Writer
On-campus parking for last weekend's football games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, as well as for on-campus events, filled up much of the university's available space, said Richard McCormick, administrator of Parking Operations.
Emma Balanang, accountant for Parking Operations, said no totals have been recorded for Saturday's game, but said Sunday's Raiders-49ers sell-out brought 800 cars onto campus. At $6 a piece, these cars brought the university $4,800.
Other groups — including the 3,000-person "Irvine Celebration," held Saturday to thank the Irvine Foundation for a matching-funds donation — contributed to the weekend's parking crowd.
The money collected from the parking fees is used to help pay off a $1.8 million debt that Parking Operations has incurred from the operations, maintenance and construction of extra parking areas, such as Parking Structure D.
Carl Levredge, director of security and parking operations, said the parking spaces are only
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And you thought regular parking fees were bad! Inflated lot prices during Coliseum events enables parking to cover debts and expenses.
part of the means for paying off the debt.
Levredge said that most of the money comes from permit sales to students and faculty.
"Parking for the Coliseum events is not the overriding source of revenue for us," he said.
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