Cher fliers false, circulated illegally
Young Americans for Freedom accused by Trojan Democrats of propagandizing
By Kaci Anderson
Staff Writer
Fliers announcing a Democratic noontime rally with movie star Cher, which appeared on campus last Friday, were completely false and illegally posted, said Joe Finnegan, chairman of Trojan Democrats.
The black and white fliers invited students to "come meet Cher" and "rally in support of (Massachusetts Gov. Michael) Dukakis" in front of Tommy Trojan.
The fliers, however, were not approved or stamped by the Office of Student Activities, said Myra Gartzman, an office employee.
The fliers were seen on campus kiosks and over large posters in Waite Phillips Hall and Von KleinSmid Center and announced the Trojan Democrats'
picnic scheduled for last Saturday.
A representative of Cher's management office said the academy award-winning actress, who starred in such films as Moonstruck and Witches of Eastwick, is currently on tour promoting her new fragrance and was not in Los Angeles Friday.
Although the fliers said the Trojan Democrats were sponsoring the rally, Finnegan said the information was false and the campus group was not responsible for the illegal distribution of the fliers.
"I'm outraged, to say the least," Finnegan said. "This was probably a desperate, silly attempt by the Young Americans for Freedom to grab a headline."
"I don't have any proof, but I'm willing to bet it was YAF since they would enjoy wasting (See Fliers, page 17)
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Lifestyles
Cinema student directs film about slave’s escape
By Gale Lance
Staff Writer
The face, drenched with sweat, cried out in silent anguish. The full-grown black body was pressed into a space half its size. Distant sounds of hounds were muffled as his heart began to beat wildly.
Henry Brown was packed in a small wooden box for 2 1/2 days in 1849. He traveled, often upside down for hours, with only a loaf of bread and a Bible.
Box Brown, directed and produced by Tricia Khayyam, a first-year graduate cinema student, recounts the true story of a Virginia slave's escape in a crate, by train to Philadelphia.
In making the eight-minute film, Khayyam said she aimed to remove the "blinders" of those audience members who cannot see the dangers of discrimination.
"Sometimes I'm shocked how little my classmates know about American life," she said.
Inspired by her ancestry, Khayyam, who has traced her heritage back to the Southern slave era, said she felt overwhelming duty as well as desire to relate the history of black America.
"I have a passion to show the Afro-American experience," she said, punctuating her remark with broad grin (See Khayyam, page 11)
Study shows public uses various media for issue coverage
By Nola Sarkisian
Staff Writer
People tend to draw information about complex issues, such as "Star Wars," from television while relying on newspapers and magazines for information on personal issues such as AIDS or drug abuse, according to a survey conducted by three political scientists.
(See Media, page 14)
Insurance Wars
• Five propositions promising auto insurance reform appear on Tuesday’s California ballot. Today, the Daily Trojan takes a look at each of the initiatives. See page 6.
City’s 6th oldest home soon to be relocated for expansion project
By Chris Eftychiou
Staff Writer
The university's Real Estate Development Corp., created a year ago to develop property in the community, has begun negotiation for the construction of office facilities near campus.
The proposed construction is the first of several projects the corporation is plan-(See Development, page 7)
Students favor Bush over Dukakis in poll
Vice president leads by 2-to-1, gets significant female, minority support
By Geoffrey Baum and Scott Benjamin
For the Daily Trojan
Vice President George Bush has opened a 2-to-l lead over Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, with significant support from women and minorities, according to the latest Daily Trojan poll of university student voters.
Among surveyed university students planning to vote in Tuesday's election. Bush is favored by 61 percent and Dukakis by 30 percent.
The poll also showed the Republican nominee favored by 56 percent of women and
51 percent of minority students — two groups upon which the Democrats have traditionally relied heavily.
The poll, conducted Oct. 31 through Nov. 2, contains a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
This poll shows a sharp increase in the gap between Bush and Dukakis since the second televised debate on Oct. 13. In the last Daily Trojan poll, taken Oct. 5-10, Bush led Dukakis 53 percent to 40 percent.
"We're traditionally a more conservative campus and respected around the country as a conservative stronghold,"
Daily Trojan poll
The following are the results of a poll taken for the Daily Trojan between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. For an explanation of how the poll was conducted, see page 9.
CANDIDATE	PERCENTAGE
George Bush...........................61.0
Michael Dukakis......................29.8
Undecided............................. 7.9
Other................................. 1.3
said Mark Decker, a graduate student in education who serves on the Trojan College Republicans' board of directors.
Indeed, 39 percent of the
students surveyed described themselves as conservative, more than twice the number who said they were liberal.
"We don't need to take the (See Survey, page 9)