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Volume CV, Number 47	University of Southern California	Monday. November 9, 1987
VANNIA DE LA CUBA DAILY TROJAN
KEEPING DRY — This lady in Exposition Park said the reason she is wearing bags is that they keep her dry and look good. The meal from McDonalds was given to her by a passer-by.
First all-university party goes off without a hitch
By Yamil Berard
Staff Writer
"God must be a Trojan," said disc jockey Zen Ziejewiski, noting it didn't rain on homecoming's first "all-university" party Thursday night — the scene of blaring music, bright lights and the selection of Mr. and Miss USC.
The party, which cost the Program Board $6,000, was attended by between 800 and 1,100 students, according to Brett Spivey, executive assistant of Program Board.
Videolaser cameras filmed the crowd, which was simultaneously broadcast on two large screens set up at the dance and in Traditions pub. "Students seemed to be having a pretty good time. I heard people say so-and-so 'should be here . . . / talking about friends who had missed it," Spivey said.
He said crowd estimates were taken by Program Board officials, who counted the people in a given area and multiplied that number by an estimate of the amount of occupied space.
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University says it’s not named in county medical center suit
By Rose Anne Rodriguez
City Editor
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center has been named in a $40 million claim filed against the county by a woman who alleges she was raped by an AIDS-infected mental patient. The university was not named in the suit, according to university counsel.
Named as defendants in the claim were the hospital and its psychiatric staff.
"As far as the university is concerned, those involved were county employees and the university had nothing to do with the incident," said Mike Longo, university counsel.
"We haven't seen a complaint; we haven't been been served with anything," he said.
Hospital officials have declined comment, citing pending litigation and patient confidentiality laws.
According to the dean's office for the School of Medicine, the claim should have no effect on the hospital or medical school program at the county-run hospital.
The claim, filed Thursday, contends that officials at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center knew the AIDS-infected man was dangerous but offered little protection for other patients and tried to hide
the rape for two days after the incident.
The unidentified woman contends Ben Jude "Silver Moon Tomorrow" Lezine — a 31-year-old AIDS carrier with a history of violent behavior — was placed with regular patients in the hospital's mental ward even though the staff knew of his condition and past criminal history.
Los Angeles police investigators have confirmed that Lezine allegedly threatened to infect the entire ward and the hospital staff on Sept. 3, the day the alleged attack occurred
"What he said, according to both employees and patients, was that he was 'going to (rape) everybody on the inside and everybody on the outside, and their mamas and daddies, too.'" said Detective Bill Pavebc of the Los Angeles Pobce Department's mental evaluation unit.
At least one hospital employee had complained that she was reluctant to work near him because she had seen him spitting at other patients and staff. Pavelic added. However the man was onlv segregated from other patients when he ate and used the bathroom, police said.
The claim contends the hospital waited at least two days to call the pobce after the alleged rape despite state laws mandating immediate oral and
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Embassy tram driver terminated after allegedly assaulting student
By Julia Kirkendall
Staff Writer
A tram driver has been fired after his alleged attack on a university student Sunday.
"The driver has been informed of his termination," said Raquel Mathews, spokesman for Kristine Dillon, associate vice president of student affairs.
The alleged attack occurred when Greg Vernon, a sophomore majoring in print journalism, attempted to catch the tram to Embassy Residential College. After a verbal exchange, the driver, identified by Vernon as Michael Judge, struck the student repeatedly in the head and chest, Vernon said.
Vernon said he was informed by Dillon that the university will
pay for his medical expenses, expected to amount to several hundred dollars.
Although Vernon has not yet .filed charges against the tram driver with the Los Angeles Police Department, he said that he intends to do so as soon as he is contacted by the district attorney's office.
After Sunday's incident, university security attempted to determine the identity of the tram driver. Although Vernon said that both his report and that of an eyewitness were brought to the tram dispatch station, its personnel were unable to identify the driver.
As a result, the tram driver, who university officials have not identified, returned to work Monday morning, Vernon said.
Friday, new signs were placed on the Embassy tram that instruct students on how to voice concerns and complaints about tram service. Vernon said.
Student reaction to the incident expressed betrayed trust and concern about their dependence on the tram service.
"It's just a feeling of mistrust; and it's too bad. because I know some of the drivers . . . and they're nice," said Eddie Campbell, a sophomore Emhassv resident majoring in pre-business Campbell said that although Embassy is located beyond walking distance from campus and students are dependent on the tram service, "We don’t like to have to depend on the tram." Frank Picha. a junior maforing (Continued on page 6)
Students, faculty expect another battle over high-court nominee
By Kevin Davis
Staff Writer
Editor's Note: On Saturday, Judge Douglas Ginsburg asked the President to withdraw his name as a Supreme Court nominee. Ginsburg said that his past marijuana use had drowned out his views on the law. The following story was written on Friday for today's paper. The Daily Trojan regrets the lack of timeliness due to publication restraints.
Democrats," said Andy Michaels, a USC law student and a member of the Student Senate Judiciary Council. "It will take months to do research and conduct hearings because (Ginsburg) has very little experience in constitutional law.
"Clearly, he was appointed because he has conservative ideological views that agree with those of the attorney general — not because he has a great track record."
Despite Reagan's call for quick congressional ap-
"When I say ethical issues, I don't mean the silliness about his smoking pot. I'm talking about the seriousness of the conflict of interest charges against him."
— Erwin Chemerinsky
The dust has hardly had time to settle since Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected by Congress, but university students and faculty are gearing up for another drawn-out fight over the new nominee to the high-court position, Douglas Ginsburg.
"This time, oddly enough, there is going to be substantial opposition from both Republicans and
proval this time around, Erwin Chemerinsky, an associate professor of constitutional law at USC's Law Center, agreed with Michaels' assessment of the situation.
"I think everybody, at this time, is still trying to figure out where Ginsburg stands on the issues," Chemerinsky said. "There are some ethical charges
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Students to protest CIA recruiting efforts
By Craig Ha usman
Staff Writer
Two university student groups will hold a protest rally tomorrow against on-campus CIA recruiting efforts. The rally will be at
11	a.m. at Tommy Trojan while the agency conducts interviews at the Career Development Center at University Village
The rally, co-sponsored by the USC Students for Peace and Justice and Students Working for Equality in South Africa, will feature speakers Carol Thompson, political science professor, and Brian Sumerweil. of Students for Peace and Justice
"The goal is to prevent them (the CIA) from using campus facilities for recruiting," said a spokesman for the Students for Peace and Justice.
The CIA placed four advertisements in the Dmtiy Twtan in September urging students to apply by October 9 for interviews Tuesday.
Jerry Houser, associate director of the Career Development Center, says his department is onlv doing its job by offering students the opportunity to look into a career with the CIA or any governmental agency. The center does the same with the Peace Corps, he said.
"Students want them here," he said, citing two full schedules of interviews. 'The CIA has receiv ed a very good response from USC students. Thev've been here for vears."
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