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Volume XCIX, Number 65
University of Southern California
Wednesday, December 11, 1985
Officer fires at comrade during November burglary
By Matthew Gaven
Staff Writer
A University Security officer was shot at by another security officer while searching for an armed car thief on Saturday, Nov. 30. The shooting was accidental and the officer was not injured.
"At approximately 20:21 hours (8:21 p.m.), on 11-30-85, officers got a call saying that a suspect was buglarizing a vechicle'' near the corner of Vermont Avenue and 37th Street, said Luther Lanier, captain of field operations for University Security.
"We assumed that it might be a student's vehicle," Lanier said. "We've been getting killed (by break-ins) in that area."
"When the officers arrived at the location, a man and his child met the officers and told them that the alleged suspects jumped the wall of the Billy Mills Manor complex (located in the vicinity of 37th Street and Vermont Avenue)," he said.
Lanier said that officers normally would not respond to a call at that location because it is outside of their jurisdiction, but he said the situation developed as a result of an incident that occurred within its jurisdiction.
Backup officers arrived on the scene to assist, and the security forces surrounded the complex.
They spotted two suspects walking inside the complex and one officer hopped a wall to see if he could detain them, Lanier said.
While surveying the area, the officer saw' that a metal gate on the Vermont Avenue side of the complex wras closed. At the same time, an officer on the other side of the wall was preparing to walk through the gate, he said.
Both officers had their guns drawn, as they are trained to do in this type of situation, Lanier said.
"The officer inside the complex saw the gate start to open. The officer saw a gun
—	in what he assumed was the alleged suspect's hand — come through the opening. He (the officer on the inside of the gate) fired a shot in that direction," Lanier said.
The officer on the outside of the gate was not hit and moved to avoid the gunfire. At this point, the officer who fired the shot saw the securitv patch on the arm of his target's jacket, Lanier said.
A University Security officer said the
officer in question entered a "kill zone" without contacting fellow officers by radio.
"Kill zone" is a term used to designate an area where officers are prepared to shoot to kill if approached by a suspect (Continued on page 2)
Marks Tower trash chute fire injures one student
By Tommy Li
Staff Writer
A fire late Sunday night in the bottom-floor trash chute of Marks Tower injured one third-floor resident and will mean possible punishment for two third-floor residents who did not evacuate the build-
Crafts Fair criticized
Vendors accused of rule violations
By Sean Grady
Staff Writer
This year's Holiday Crafts Fair, now in its third day, has run into a number of problems, including complaints about improper practices by some of the artisans and a mix-up over its location.
One of the fair's rules is that all items sold must be made by the people selling them. However, many of the artists at the event have complained that some of the participants have been violating this agreement.
Most of the complaints are about jewelry vendors who import goods
from other countries, such as Mexico or India, and sell it as their own. These complaints are mostly raised by jewelers who have worked in the field for a number of years.
"In these shows, importers of jewelry are constant offenders," said Isabelle Blagborne, a jeweler at the fair.
"Most of the people here are bona fide craftsmen, and most of us know what's genuine and what's not," she said.
Blagborne said that she did not know exactly why jewelry was the main target, but speculated that it was
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JOEL ORDESKY TJAILY TROJAN
This year’s craft fair exhibitors have had to brave the rain, location problems and even some competitors selling factory-produced, retail items.
ing and one seventh floor resident suspected of starting the fire.
Ben Nacnac, a freshman resident majoring in aerospace engineering, said he injured his right hand while trying to set off the fire alarm.
The glass on the fire alarm must be broken in order to set it off. Nacnac said he tried to break the glass by kicking it three times but had to hit it with his hand when it would not shatter.
"That glass doesn't seem that thick, but it really is," he said.
Nacnac said a small hammer used to break the glass is usually around this type of alarm, but was not there.
Because smoke was every where, Nacnac said, he didn't think of using a hard object to break the glass.
Nacnac said he had to go to the Student Health Center yesterday because pieces of glass w’ere still in his hand.
Tom Lachiusa, head resident of Marks Tower, said after the fire alarm was set off, the sprinkler system in the bottom trash chute was activated by the heat coming from the chute.
Lachiusa said, "The whole building was pretty much filled with smoke, especially the top two floors."
The fire was reported to University Security at 10 p.m. by residents of Marks Tower and people at the Pardee Tower front desk, Lachiusa said.
Lachiusa said Los Angeles Fire Department Station 15 showed up two minutes after security reported the fire to them.
"The building was evacuated when (the) firemen got there," and the sprinklers had already extinguished the fire, he said.
Two residents stayed in the building and did not evacuate, Lachiusa said.
He said they didn't evacuate because they were "uncooperative" and didn't think it was a big deal.
Lachiusa said Mark Spatney, the third-floor resident adviser, turned in a report on Monday about the two residents who did not evacuate.
The report will be sent to Terry Zacker, student conduct coordinator, today, Lachiusa said.
Lachiusa said the fire department reported the incident as an accidental fire.
He said there was no damage to the building.
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Student Senate Christmas toy drive exceeds goal
By Corii Berg
Staff W'riter
Some children of needy families in the area w'ill enjoy toys on Christmas morning — presents from members of the university who participated in the the Student Senate's toy drive.
The senate's drive was created for the purpose of improving relations between this university and the surrounding neighborhood.
"We basically want to bring the university and the community closer together for better relations. You can look around the neighborhood and see that Christmas just won't be very good," said Lilly Lee, one of the directors of the toy drive.
A distributed letter from the Student Senate about the toy drive read: "A generalized description of the student-neighborhood child relationship would have, as its chief characteristics, distance and alienation."
Work for the drive began the first week of the semester, with the results finally coming in, said Lee. More than SI,000 and 150 toys have been collected so far.
The toys will be distributed on Dec. 14 in front of Tommy Trojan, where a holiday partv for the children and their families will be held. Trams will bring them to the party.
"The presents we give these children could very' well be the best one they'll receive this year. The party we throw for them may also be the only festive thing they have," said Michelle Weller, chairwoman for the effort.
Administrators from the neighboring elementary schools will sub-
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MOLLY M. HUDDLESTON DAILY TROJAN
Somebody obviously forgot to tell Wally Bobkiewicz and Nancy Calle that the toys they’re collecting for the Toy Drive are for children. Reports indicate that theis year is the best yet for the annual effort.