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Volume CIV, Number 33	University	of	Southern	California	Monday,	February	29,	1988
OUT OF FOCUS
This is one of a continuing series of articles focusing on the problems facing the cinema school. Today, staff writer Karl Kahler examines controversial school policies and compares them to those at UCLA and New York University.
By Yumi Wilson
Staff Writer
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Students, grads review film policies
By Karl Kahler
Staff Wnter
In the mid-1960s, a young man aspiring to a career in motion pictures applied to the School of Cinema-Television and was turned down because his grades were not good enough. He later reapplied and again was refused.
He turned instead to California State University Long Beach, where he was admitted as a radio-television major in the fall of 1965. He did not graduate, but he went on to become perhaps the best-known director / producer in the world. His name is Steven Spielberg.
Many of today's unsuccessful applicants to the school complain about its admissions policies, saying it aims to be too exclusive and considers the wrong criteria.
Some applicants who do get accepted, however, criticize the school just as vocally — on matters that range from the very philosophy it's built on to the technicalities of its policies and procedures.
While USC's film school is considered one of the best in the world, it has not been exempt from controversy. One of the consequences of prominence is having to live in the spotlight.
Modeled after Hollywood
"The whole thing about USC is that it's run like the industry," said John Ottman, a senior majoring in cinema production.
The comparison of the school with the industry is frequently made by students, sometimes critically and sometimes with a measure of pride.
Some film schools are set up more like art schools, in which students leSm to express themselves artistically, said Brad Stephenson, a student counselor of the school. Whether graduates of such schools will succeed in the industry is dubious, he said. "It's hard not to take into ac-(Continued on page 3)
ACADEMIC
RESTRICTIONS
Panel discusses their ramifications
By Jordana Bieze
Staff Writer
A student from UC Santa Barbara, which recently added a CIA agent to its faculty, led a panel of international students and professors in discussing restrictions on academic freedom Friday in Taper Hall of Humanities.
Jaime Acton, a representative of the University of California Student Lobby, said that hiring a CIA agent was an infringement on students' rights to academic freedom.
"He's under an oath of secrecy, and that makes it difficult to get information from him," Acton said. The agent's students (Continued on page 5)
Duke, duchess reign over
32nd Street
Kids entertain Andrew, Sarah
MICHAEL KIM / DAILY TROJAN
ROVal	The Duke and Duchess of York prepare to face the
,	,	press and spectators at 32nd Street Magnet School fol-
aeparture	lowing Saturday’s hour-long visit.
THE ROYAL VISIT
Inside: Student reactions, page 5.
Rain mystically seemed to disappear as the Duke and Duchess of York arrived on the steps of City Hall Saturday morning to kick off their nine-day tour in honor of the UK / LA '88 Arts Festival.
Outside City Hall, the Trojan Marching Band played songs, including "Tequila" and "La Bamba,” as the duke escorted his wife, Sarah, who wore a hat with the letters "LA" pinned on it.
The royal couple, affectionately known as Andy and Fergie, were welcomed by Mayor Tom Bradley and his wife. After making a brief appearance in Chinatown, the couple visited 32nd Street School.
Only two blocks from the university, students in surrounding apartments looked on from balconies as the Duke and Duchess of York entered the auditorium of the performing arts magnet school to watch young musicians, dancers and actors do what they do best.
Greta Pruitt, the school's principal, greeted the royal couple as they stepped out of a Rolls-Royce. At first, Pruitt was extremely nervous about meeting the duke and duchess.
"It was so exciting. I had no idea they'd be so approachable and so warm," she said.
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Affectionate author advocates love
By Jordana Bieze
Staff Writer
Leo Buscaglia, a best-selling author of nine books on love and loving, delighted a nearly packed house at Bovard Auditorium Thursday night with a string of personal anecdotes and humorous quips, followed by hugs for all.
The former university' professor's presentation, titled "The Way of Love/' was sponsored by the Los Angeles King's Daughters — a Christian women's group — as part of a campaign to build a home for senior citizens that would allow its residents more freedom than conventional homes.
Buscaglia's program seemed to contain more entertainment than substance, as he admitted that he was as hard-pressed to define love as anyone in the audience.
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GILMORE MARA / DAILY TROJAN
Former university professor Leo Buscaglia, better known as the “Love Doctor,” greets Faye Shockley with a hug and a kiss following his lecture Thursday night at Bovard.