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Latin campuses aren ’t strangers to violence
By Eric Di Giovanni and Einar Eisner
Staff Writers
An audience of more than 70 persons listened as bloody tales of assassinations and useless destruction were exchanged at the first National Conference in support of the University of El Salvador in Hedco Auditorium, Saturday.
"The university has the strongest, most credible voice within El Salvador," said Miguel Angel Parada, the first President of the National University of El Salva-
Zumberge
update
President James Zumberge is still in Norris Cancer Hospital and is "coming along compatible with expectations" after undergoing successful surgery for cancer of the prostate last Wednesday.
Gordon Cohn, director of public information for the hospital, said "the president is coming along just fine" and that he was even out of intensive care by the weekend.
An update on Zumberge's condition is expected in a press release from Dr. Joseph Van Der Meulen, vice president of health affairs, Wednesday.
dor since it was militarized in 1980.
"Its credibility surpasses that of the Catholic Church at this point in time," he said. Parada said this voice is what originally caused the takeover by military forces.
During the occupation, the president and several faculty members and students were killed. Furthermore, most of the books were burned and the university equipment was either stolen or destroyed.
"Our university had taken an active role in the realities of El Salvador," Parada said, "and this put the government in an uncomfortable position."
Because of this analysis by the university, the government has continually accused the university of being the mastermind behind national subversion, Parada said.
The university was reclaimed by Parada and his staff in May of 1984 after international pressure, including voices from the United States and the Demo-Christian party in Italy, caused the military forces to withdraw.
"The reason the U.S. supported us was that they were concerned about supporting the positive image of democracy," Parada was careful to point out.
Parada said that his main purpose in being here is to publicize the repressive reality present in El Salvador so that the same sit-(Continued on page 3)
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Volume XCIX, Number 31	University	of	Southern	California	Tuesday,	October	15,	1985
Fraternity nixes 'questionable’ party theme
Pressure ends plans for 'Kammana Wanna Lei U’
review board."
Piemik said his office has not issued a mandate against theme parties, but is trying to show fraternities that some themes can offend people, and also project a distasteful image of the Greek system.
The decision to change the theme follows rulings at UCLA and UC Berkeley that have prohibited student groups from having theme parties.
At UC Berkeley, the student senate passed legislation to stop fraternities and sororities from having theme get-togethers after one fraternity tried to recruit little sisters by displaying a banner reading, "Emigracion Little seesters." The banner was seen as demeaning by hispanic students.
But fraternities are disregarding the new law because the senate doesn't have jurisdiction over the Greeks, said Scott Troxel, IFC president at UC Berkeley. Instead, the IFC has formed a committee to establish guidelines for theme parties.
Across town at UCLA, a university policy prohibiting theme parties went into effect in 1984.
"We're not allowed to have theme parties," said Scott Galloway, president of UCLA's IFC. The university policy strictly limits parties that use "race.
or gender" in its theme. Galloway said even toga parties aren't allowed because they depict life as it might be in Greece.
UCLA's moratorium went into effect after hispanic groups protested a "Viva Zapata" party during which some students depicted hispanics in a degrading way.
Galloway said the UCLA rule is too stiff. "When you break a finger, you don't cut off the whole arm."
At this university, Fratemity-Soronty Life has been working with the Inter-Fraternity Council to spread the word about theme parties, said John Lammers, president of the IFC.
"We just agreed to re-evaluate the themes of these parties to curb any problems," Lammers said. A joint meeting between the sorority council (Panhellenic) and IFC was held in which the issue was discussed, and Greek leaders were told to use discretion in the future, Lammers added.
"We told them to just have proper theme parties that aren't degrading to anyone, or would slur any racial group," Lammers said.
"I think our system should be applauded for taking a look at this before it becomes a prob-(Continued on page 6)
Laffer: views on the university and the nation
By Douglas Lytle
SoCal Editor
By Frank Buckley
Staff Writer
Theta Xi fraternity has changed the theme of its annual "Kammana Wanna Lei-U" party to an Octoberfest theme after the coordinator of Fratemity-So-
rority Life suggested that the sexual undertone was offensive. The decision comes in the wake of moratoriums on theme parties at other universities.
"The party we were talking about has questionable taste,"
said Tom Piemik, coordinator of Fratemity-Sorority Life. "Any group that would sponsor such a function with that title would come under a lot of flak from any number of organizations. They would come before a peer
GURI DH ALI WAL'D AIL Y TROJAN
Fraternity under pressure — Theta Xi, at 728 W. 28th St., has changed the name of their annual party after pressure from Fraternity-Sorority Life.
Editor's note: second of a two-part interview.
Art Laffer moves through the lobby of the Anaheim Hilton brisldy. He's a tad shorter than most — something that some have said has made him more vocal and charismatic than most. We're heading outside to get him photographed to go along with the interview. We step outside and a brilliant sun strikes us solidly. For the few awkward moments it takes to shoot the photos, Laffer talks about his race for the Senate and then bounces the conversation back to the subject of the university.
"I miss 'SC," he says with a mock whimper. Then he grins broadly and, squinting into the harsh sunlight, tries to look serious for a photograph. A question is raised as to how much Laffer is on the rubber chicken circuit. There is silence for a moment as Laffer considers the question. Then he says glibly, "I think about 11,000 miles a week."
SoCal: How do you respond to your critics who say that your approach to economics is more entertainment than pure doctrine?
Laffer: I have never known someone to understand a subject when they are asleep. Have
TROJAN
ART LAFFER
you ever known a teacher — a truly good teacher who is dry and dull and boring? Just because you make someone smile and give them a moment of relief, doesn't mean you're just as serious as anyone else. I will just
deny anyone who says that good communication requires being dull and boring. If you can't get your ideas across to other people, you're useless.
SoCal: Do you think there (Continued on page 6)