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Volume XCIX, Number 6	University	of	Southern	California	Tuesday,	September	10,	1985
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Controversy surrounds Lieb’s resignation
LAS dean’s departure raises questions
Report looks at integrity of grade system
By Dana Glad
Assistant City Editor
In response to last year's grade-tampering scandal, the Academic Integrity Task Force has released a broad-based report containing 21 recommendations for the handling of grades, exams, and the computer system.
"The charge of the task force was to look at the whole issue of academic integrity and what should be done to try to prevent further instances from occurring,” said Robert Mannes, dean of student life.
More specific recommendations related only to this incident were made by the university's conduct system, the dean said.
The problem was discovered last year when a student on probation said he was not. A records check then revealed further inconsistencies, and also revealed the fact that some students had paid staff members to have their transcripts altered, Mannes said.
As a result, 17 students have been expelled and six students have been suspended so far. Some students are appealing their cases, and other students who have failed to appear be-(Continued on page 2)
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Monthly RTD student passes provide savings
By Donald Sutton
Staff Writer
lieve that he was forced out of his administrative position.
"Lieb got scrunched in a power struggle at this university," said Carl Broderick, professor of sociology. "I regret and deplore the politics behind it."
"Lieb is publishing a book on the subject of time this fall that he wrote while here at USC and teaches a very successful class in philosophy," said Timothy Ferris, professor and chairman of the print journalism sequence at the School of Journalism.
Ferris cited the book as an example of Lieb's ability to continue academic pursuits in addition to administrative responsibilities.
"He doesn't have to resign this administration in order to pursue his academic career. It's just a smokescreen to say that Chet (Lieb) resigned in order to pursue his academic studies," said Ferris.
Lieb had no comment regarding the political circumstances surrounding his resignation.
Lynn O'Leary-Archer, assistant dean of the division of social sciences, would neither confirm nor deny that Lieb left for reasons m.her than to pursue his academic career, but she said that he had been an active scholar the entire time during his deanship.
Ferris also said that Cornelius Pings, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, approached Lieb and "demand-
ed" his resignation.
"I'm told that Pings wanted him to leave immediately even though Lieb has a number of important projects in progress," Ferris said.
Broderick concurred, saying Pings was "clearly the person behind the move."
Pings denied the allegation, saying, "I didn't demand Lieb's resignation; he took his own action. He did resign, and further explanation might come from him."
Ferris countered Pings' denial, stating, "It's clear to me that (Continued on page 3)
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Students using the local Rapid Transit District bus lines to travel around the Los Angeles area will now be able to apply for a new College/Vocational Identification card which will enable them to ride on all RTD lines in Los Angeles.
The new ID cards will be honored between between September 1, 1985 and March 31, 1986. They are available to students enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours of classroom study for at least three months at an accredited college or university in the Los Angeles County area.
The RTD is also considering more service cuts and rate hikes as federal funding is again being threatened by the budget axe.
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To receive a card, students must apply with proof of enrollment in classes and a non-returnable photo, measuring 1 inch by 1 1/4 inches.
The cost of the pass is $15 per month. A one-time SI application fee is also included.
Students interested in applying for the new ID card can obtain one from the Information kiosk on Trousdale Parkway.
Last July, a general rate hike for riders of the RTD raised the bus fare from 50 cents to 85 cents because of a cut in federal funding. The loss of these funds forced the RTD and other transportation authorities around the country to increase their fares.
Usha Viswanathan, a spokeswoman for the RTD, said student pass rates were affected by the loss in funding, but said students can now take advantage of the monthly rate, depending on the length of time spent in school.
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RTD offers students — like Debbie Yane — a better deal to travel.
By Catherine Miller
Assistant City Editor
The recent resignation by a top university administrator, Irwin C. Lieb, vice president and dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, may prove to be not only a personnel loss for the university, but may also be a
sign of political struggle within the upper echelons of the administration.
When Lieb announced his resignation, he gave reasons of wanting to pursue his academic career as a philosophy professor here. However, some faculty members and administrators be-