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Heart Attack
see Valentine section
dM
trojan
Volume CVI, Number 24
University of Southern California
Friday, February 12, 1988
5.0 quake shakes campus
A 5.0 aftershock to the Oct. 1 Whittier earthquake shook the Los Angeles area Thursday at 7:26 a.m.
None of the university's facilities were damaged by the temblor, university officials said.
However, the size of the aftershock surprised some people in the university's geological sciences department.
Ta-Liang Teng, a geophysics professor, said an aftershock of that magnitude is unusual, but it does not necessarily signify the coming of an earthquake.
"We are a little surprised by it, but (Continued on page 17)
Traditional’ bell stolen from Navy ROTC office
By Kevin Ota
Staff Writer
A solid brass bell was stolen two weeks ago from the Navy ROTC's ward room in the Physical Education Building, leaving the university unit without the "traditional piece of equipment" it has had since 1940.
Maj. Wilburn Meador, the unit's public affairs officer, said the bell, which is 2 feet in diameter, was taken from the ward room the night of Jan. 28 after 8 p.m.
"I have no reason to believe that the bell wasn’t taken illegally," Meador said. "The ward room is always locked. I think we had pretty good security on this thing."
Meador wouldn't say whom he suspected of the theft, but acknowledged that he thought the thieves belonged to some kind of campus group.
"We've done a lot of elimination (of suspects). We've got some leads. We've got one or two names associated with it," he said.
"I would think that there is more than
one person involved," Meador said. "Someone had to give it some thought."
Meador said the bell, which weighs more than 60 pounds, is usually carried by two people.
"It would take two guys to carry it and a third to hold the clapper to keep the bell from ringing," Meador said. "Or it could have been two guys if they stuffed the bell to hold the clapper."
Although Meador said he didn't feel it would be necessary to prosecute those who stole the bell, he emphasized the seriousness of the action.
"The bell is worth in excess of $1,000, which makes taking it a felony," Meador said. "Breaking into the room, which is federal property, could also involve some sort of law. But I don't want anyone prosecuted over this thing. It's silly.
"I'd just like to see the bell returned so we can go about our business, and whoever took it and had fun with it and made us look like fools . . . they can go theii way and get on with college life and that sort of thing."
(Continued on page 2)
JIMMY LEE / DAILY TROJAN
GO AHEAD AND JUMP — Brandon Walker, a freshman majoring in music, is stopped in mid-air as he leaps onto his skateboard Thursday.
Conference to focus on threat of acid rain
By Kathleen Berry
Slaff Writer
JAMES SU / DAILY TROJAN
Members of the Palestinian Cultural Club stand in Hahn Plaza on Thursday to protest ongoing vio-in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The group staged a similar protest Jan. 20.
A daylong symposium addressing acid rain's environmental impact on the United States and Canada is being held today in the Davidson Conference Center.
The symposium, titled "Acid Rain: The Acid Test," will feature national political leaders, including Sen, George Mitchell, D-Maine, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Allan Gotlieb, Canadian ambassador to the United States. They will speak about how acid rain threatens U.S.-Canadian relations.
Mitchell is chairman of the Senate committee on acid rain, and Waxman is chairman of the House subcommittee on acid rain.
The symposium's purpose is to promote "greater awareness of what the problem is," said Larry Berg, a member of the Air
Quality Management District and director of the university's Institute of Politics and Government.
The symposium will emphasize the public health and economic impacts of acid rain as well as how to reduce acid pollutants.
"(We'll focus) on the cost of important controls to stop acid rain," said Lois Burby, assistant director of the Institute of Politics and Government.
"We want to open the discussion about acid rain," Burby said. The symposium will "look at the political, economic and health implications of acid rain."
The symposium will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be open to faculty members and students.
In 1982, the California Legislature passed a law that established California's $18 million, (Continued on fxigc 8)
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| Full text | Heart Attack see Valentine section dM trojan Volume CVI, Number 24 University of Southern California Friday, February 12, 1988 5.0 quake shakes campus A 5.0 aftershock to the Oct. 1 Whittier earthquake shook the Los Angeles area Thursday at 7:26 a.m. None of the university's facilities were damaged by the temblor, university officials said. However, the size of the aftershock surprised some people in the university's geological sciences department. Ta-Liang Teng, a geophysics professor, said an aftershock of that magnitude is unusual, but it does not necessarily signify the coming of an earthquake. "We are a little surprised by it, but (Continued on page 17) Traditional’ bell stolen from Navy ROTC office By Kevin Ota Staff Writer A solid brass bell was stolen two weeks ago from the Navy ROTC's ward room in the Physical Education Building, leaving the university unit without the "traditional piece of equipment" it has had since 1940. Maj. Wilburn Meador, the unit's public affairs officer, said the bell, which is 2 feet in diameter, was taken from the ward room the night of Jan. 28 after 8 p.m. "I have no reason to believe that the bell wasn’t taken illegally," Meador said. "The ward room is always locked. I think we had pretty good security on this thing." Meador wouldn't say whom he suspected of the theft, but acknowledged that he thought the thieves belonged to some kind of campus group. "We've done a lot of elimination (of suspects). We've got some leads. We've got one or two names associated with it," he said. "I would think that there is more than one person involved," Meador said. "Someone had to give it some thought." Meador said the bell, which weighs more than 60 pounds, is usually carried by two people. "It would take two guys to carry it and a third to hold the clapper to keep the bell from ringing," Meador said. "Or it could have been two guys if they stuffed the bell to hold the clapper." Although Meador said he didn't feel it would be necessary to prosecute those who stole the bell, he emphasized the seriousness of the action. "The bell is worth in excess of $1,000, which makes taking it a felony," Meador said. "Breaking into the room, which is federal property, could also involve some sort of law. But I don't want anyone prosecuted over this thing. It's silly. "I'd just like to see the bell returned so we can go about our business, and whoever took it and had fun with it and made us look like fools . . . they can go theii way and get on with college life and that sort of thing." (Continued on page 2) JIMMY LEE / DAILY TROJAN GO AHEAD AND JUMP — Brandon Walker, a freshman majoring in music, is stopped in mid-air as he leaps onto his skateboard Thursday. Conference to focus on threat of acid rain By Kathleen Berry Slaff Writer JAMES SU / DAILY TROJAN Members of the Palestinian Cultural Club stand in Hahn Plaza on Thursday to protest ongoing vio-in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The group staged a similar protest Jan. 20. A daylong symposium addressing acid rain's environmental impact on the United States and Canada is being held today in the Davidson Conference Center. The symposium, titled "Acid Rain: The Acid Test," will feature national political leaders, including Sen, George Mitchell, D-Maine, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Allan Gotlieb, Canadian ambassador to the United States. They will speak about how acid rain threatens U.S.-Canadian relations. Mitchell is chairman of the Senate committee on acid rain, and Waxman is chairman of the House subcommittee on acid rain. The symposium's purpose is to promote "greater awareness of what the problem is," said Larry Berg, a member of the Air Quality Management District and director of the university's Institute of Politics and Government. The symposium will emphasize the public health and economic impacts of acid rain as well as how to reduce acid pollutants. "(We'll focus) on the cost of important controls to stop acid rain," said Lois Burby, assistant director of the Institute of Politics and Government. "We want to open the discussion about acid rain," Burby said. The symposium will "look at the political, economic and health implications of acid rain." The symposium will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be open to faculty members and students. In 1982, the California Legislature passed a law that established California's $18 million, (Continued on fxigc 8) |
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