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Volume XCIX, Number 47
University of Southern California
Thursday, November 7, 1985
Estranged wife charged
Med School graduate murdered
By Diane Diaz
Assistant City* Editor
A 1979 graduate of the Sc hool of Medicine, who was also a member of its teaching staff until last June, was murdered on Halloween night in the home that he once shared with his estranged w'ife. Carol Worthman, the woman from whom he had been separated for several months., has been charged with the murder.
Paul Worthman, a 33-year-old physician, was shot five times in the back with a five-shot revolver. The
murder was reported by Carol's next-door neighbors after she went to their home to tell them of the shooting, said Tim Cable, a homocide detective at the Long Beach Police Department. He told a reporter from a Long Beach newspaper that the neighbors had tried to revive Paul but were unsuccessful.
The next-door neighbors reported that they had heard what sounded like gun shots at about 9 p.m. The incident was reported at about 9:30, Cable said.
Cable said Carol was taken into custody at the neighbor's house on the night of the shooting. She pleaded innocent at her arraignment in Long Beach Municipal Court Tuesday, but had previously admitted that she killed him.
" ' I killed him. But it was in self defense,' " Carol told Peter Weinberger, managing editor of the Claremont Courier, where she is an unpaid intern. Weinberger said she had called him from jail last Friday afternoon to explain why she was not at work. He said she told him, " 'My husband's <Continued on page 25)
Accreditation simplified by Self-Study program
Bv Nancie Mack
Assistant City Editor
Accreditation — the certification of an institution for the programs it offers and the degrees it awards — has changed in the decade since the university last went through the process.
Because there is no question that some universities will be reac-credited, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) — the organization responsible for the accreditation process — developed Self-Studv, a program that allows the schools to help.
Under Self-Studv the university reviews itself and prepares a report that aids the WASC committee that conducts the reaccreditation.
There are 22 chapters in the accreditation report, reviewing 22 areas of the university. But three areas, undergraduate education, libraries and the Ph.D. program, will receive special scrutiny.
Vice Provost Sylvia Manning is the author of the undergraduate education chapter.
She said she put together a "high-powered" committee of faculty members and administrators called the Study Group on Undergraduate Education, w'hich met during the first six months of this year to choose which areas of the undergraduate program they would like to examine.
They chose international students, the freshman year, and the university's quality to price ratio. Fourteen recommendations regarding these topics were made and included in the draft of Manning's chapter of the Self-Study Report.
Manning said this university has more international students than any other four-year institution in the nation, but said those students are not getting what they should out of the experience of cross-cultur-al exchange. Neither are American students, she said.
There is also a question of the English proficiency of foreign teaching assistants, she said.
Four recommendations were made regarding these problems.
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Diplomas' religious overtone questioned
By Matthew Gaven
Staff Writer
University diplomas have traditionally included the phrase, "In the Year of Our Lord," before the year of graduation, and some graduating seniors have recently expressed their concern about the religious overtones of this wording. —
The "Lord" referred to in the phrase is Jesus Christ, said Rabbi Laura Geller, director of Hillel Jewish Center.
"Over the years many students have objected to the line that reads, 'In the Year of Our Lord,' on their diplomas," Geller said. "It would be appropriate to say that for those who believe Jesus is the lord, especially if ours was a religious institution."
"It (the phrase) implies that Jesus is the lord. Many students do not believe that Jesus Christ is the lord," Geller said.
On the other hand, Wesley Robb, a professor in the School of Religion, said in a printed statement that he feels "responding to pressure from a very few of our students on this point would be an unnecessary compromise and it does not violate the principle of religious freedom so basic in this country.
"As the other references to religion in our national life are symbolic of our cultural ties, this reference on our diploma is equally symbolic," he said.
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Gourmet food makes debut
By James Lee
Staff Writer
Ever get the craving for some really good food, but you don't know where to go? Are you tired of the Tommy's runs? Well, don't worry because soon you'll be able to experience some great food through Dining Services' Culinary Classics program.
Chef Louis Szathmary from the Bakery Restaurant in Chicago will be coming to campus and preparing dinner for students, staff and faculty. Among the items on the menu are roast duckling with cherry sauce. Chef Louis' smoked turkey salad and brownie bottom bourbon pie. All the dishes are to be prepared bv university chefs under the supervision of Chef Louis.
The dinner is part of a program by Dining Services to bring outside eating experiences to the university community, said Susan Wilkie, assistant director of Dining Services.
"First of all, it's educational in nature. We're helping with the mission of the university in that we're bringing in outside dining experiences to students, staff and faculty that they mav not receive normally," she said.
"We chose the Bakery for a number of reasons. First, it was cost effective and also, Chef Louis is an author and from Cornell University and does many speaking engagements," she added.
Besides feeding people. Dining Services hopes to use this as an educational tool for its employees.
"It's helping dining services because we want to give (employees) an opportunity to watch different methodologies of food preparation," Wilkie said, adding that "our own chefs are recognized as being quite experienced."
The program, dubbed, "Culinary Classics," has not required additional funds outside of advertising and some costs associated with meal preparation. Most of the expenses are being covered by the exisiting Dining Services budget.
"There are some additional expenses," said Wilkie, adding that, "we're strictly looking to break even and not make a profit."
As part of the promotion campaign, fliers and advertisements said, "The S894.95 dining experience for only $22.95!" The S894.95 figure represents the amount of money required to fly out to Chicago, take a taxi to the Bakery, eat dinner, then fly back. The $22.95 is the cost for the dinner at the Commons Restaurant from Nov. 11-15. Dinner at Trojan Dining Hall is set at $12.95 from Nov. 11-13. Individual dining cards will be accepted.
No other "Culinary Classics" are planned for the fall semester, but two more are being sched-
uled for the spring semester.
The original idea for "Culinary Classics" came from Gene Lawless, director of Dining Services, Wilkie said.
Lawless used to be a part of dining services at Cornell University and it was there tha* he was responsible for another food program called "Cross-Country Gourmet." During that program, Lawless went around the country to find renowned restaurant chefs to bring to Cornell.
If you're wondering how to get in on this deal, you have to make reservations by either going to Trojan or EVK dining halls or by calling Commons Restaurant at 743-6193.
"Right now, we're close to 50 percent reservations, but people always wait until the last minute. We're hoping to fill up," Wilkie said.
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