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dlai% trojan Volume CV, Number 19 University of Southern California Wednesday. September 30. 1987 Students to join rally against Judge Bork Bv Brad Bowlin Staff Writer Law students from USC and other area universities will join more than 100 organizations Sunday at the Federal Building downtown m calling for the rejection of Robert Bork as the next associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. Southern Californians United Against Bork is the coalition responsible for the rally, said Suzy Jacobs of the Los Angeles division of the National Organization of Women The coalition is made up of many organizations including LA NOW. People for the American Way. the Communist Workers L ruor. and the American Civil Liberties Union, according to Andrew Michaels. a third-vear law student and member of the USC Student Senate Judicial Council. An estimated 10 to 20 members of the Assembly for Human Sexual Diversity will also be at the rally to protest Bork s views regarding gay nghts. said Scott Vlorgensen. assembly director Pro-Bork demonstrators will also be present, according to Wayne Bowen, president of the university chapter of ^oung Amencans for Freedom a conservative youth organization Michaels and fellow senator David Simon, a second-year law student, are spearheading Concerned Law Students Against Bork. a group comprising law students from Lovola. Southwestern and Whittier universities as well as LSC and UCLA The organization is hoping to bnng as manv as 500 law students to the rally, according to Michaels RaUv organizers said thev expect a gathering of up to 5.000 protesters on Sunday The presence of the Communist Workers Union sparked the interest of the 15 to 20 YAF members Bowen plans to bnng to the demonstration “People don't agree with the way Judge Bork interprets the Constitution; the Communist Party wants to throw out the Constitution Bowen said dConttnutd on juy*' 3 'His idea of law doesn't really jibe with the '80s/ — Suzy Jacobs of the L.A. Chapter of NOW Community gets boost from JEP * By Michael Lambert Staff Writer The Joint Educational Project, now' in its 15th year, offers students more than an opportunity- to tutor local school children. “It's not just working with schools, but health centers, senior citizens, battered women and children,” said Tammy Anderson, director of communication programs. "The community has needs,” she said. "Students have found JEP to be an asset to their educational career." Anderson said JEP was started in 1972 bv Dr. Barbara Gardner, who wanted to find a wav for university students and the community to work together. Through the years, she said, JEP has grown from a tutorial or teaching assistant service into a service that provides assistance to programs throughout the city. She said the tutorial or TA part of the program still exists. Many students start out doing what she termed a "mini-course," which involves working in a school setting with three to five other JEP students for an hour each week. Many times this work can be done for class credit, but anyone who wants to volunteer their services to the program is welcome to do so, she said. "(College students) forget youngsters need role models too," Anderson said. "The mini-course is the traditional thing," she (Continued on ptage 6) TOM WOOOALL DAILY TROJAN JEP HOUSE — Located on the north end of campus, this building is the headquarters of the university’s Joint Educational Project. Problems still plague L.A. Metro Rail plans By Catherine Leper Statt Writer While construction continues downtown on the new 4.4-miie Metro Rail, law suits and accusations of fraud and general imprac-ticality plague the subway project. As Peter Gordon, associate professor in the university's School of Urban and Regional Planning, said, "The more you learn about Metro Rail, the worse it looks." Schimpeler-Corradino Associates, general planning consultants hired to research and forecast probable use of the Metro Rail, has a poor track record, according to Gordon. Fhe firm did previous work for Miami's recently built subway system. Metrorail. According to Gordon, it predicted that about 202,000 day would use the system. But only about 25,000 people subway daily. Gordon said. Seeing the Miami system is a "shock," he said, with forecasting usage is the key to ‘When vou fudge that one. project or any legal charges Assoc, was hired bv the R 5 and RTD General Manage job was working on the planning for the in Los Aneeles may not last lone, either. tro Rail is that route are betn? KSCR a,“ ioc**y *na —• KSCR prepares to expand audience By Craig Hausman Staff Writer KSCR, the student-run radio station, now in its fifth consecutive year, is preparing to expand its listening audience by installing direct-link phone lines to four more residential halls within the next few weeks. The way for expansion was paved Wednesday when the Student Senate pledged its support of KSCR by passing a resolution declaring that the Senate would "pursue whatever means possible" to bring the station, currently heard in onlv four buildings, to the rest of the campus community Phil Clement, vice president of the Student Senate and author of the resolution, said that the Senate had received 75 student complaints about the unavailability of the station. "KSCR is one of the few organizations that has been given fewer resources than responsibility “ Clement said. "It's going to be a top pnonty of the Senate and the Student Affairs Research Lrat.“ KSCR general manager Mark Miller said the new lines will be installed in Troian Hall. Pardee Tower. Webb Tower and Huor Tower within the next couple weeks. Currently, the only buildings receiving KSCR on the airwaves are Founders Apartments Kerckhoff Apartments Troy Hall and the Student Union. Future expansion should follow with connections in Cardinal Gardens Marks Hall. Marks Tower and Century Apartments. Currenth*. KSCR is broadcast over direct-hnk phone lines to buildings Miller said that the direct lines are costing the station approximately $900 per (Cntfuniflf on ptge St
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Full text | dlai% trojan Volume CV, Number 19 University of Southern California Wednesday. September 30. 1987 Students to join rally against Judge Bork Bv Brad Bowlin Staff Writer Law students from USC and other area universities will join more than 100 organizations Sunday at the Federal Building downtown m calling for the rejection of Robert Bork as the next associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. Southern Californians United Against Bork is the coalition responsible for the rally, said Suzy Jacobs of the Los Angeles division of the National Organization of Women The coalition is made up of many organizations including LA NOW. People for the American Way. the Communist Workers L ruor. and the American Civil Liberties Union, according to Andrew Michaels. a third-vear law student and member of the USC Student Senate Judicial Council. An estimated 10 to 20 members of the Assembly for Human Sexual Diversity will also be at the rally to protest Bork s views regarding gay nghts. said Scott Vlorgensen. assembly director Pro-Bork demonstrators will also be present, according to Wayne Bowen, president of the university chapter of ^oung Amencans for Freedom a conservative youth organization Michaels and fellow senator David Simon, a second-year law student, are spearheading Concerned Law Students Against Bork. a group comprising law students from Lovola. Southwestern and Whittier universities as well as LSC and UCLA The organization is hoping to bnng as manv as 500 law students to the rally, according to Michaels RaUv organizers said thev expect a gathering of up to 5.000 protesters on Sunday The presence of the Communist Workers Union sparked the interest of the 15 to 20 YAF members Bowen plans to bnng to the demonstration “People don't agree with the way Judge Bork interprets the Constitution; the Communist Party wants to throw out the Constitution Bowen said dConttnutd on juy*' 3 'His idea of law doesn't really jibe with the '80s/ — Suzy Jacobs of the L.A. Chapter of NOW Community gets boost from JEP * By Michael Lambert Staff Writer The Joint Educational Project, now' in its 15th year, offers students more than an opportunity- to tutor local school children. “It's not just working with schools, but health centers, senior citizens, battered women and children,” said Tammy Anderson, director of communication programs. "The community has needs,” she said. "Students have found JEP to be an asset to their educational career." Anderson said JEP was started in 1972 bv Dr. Barbara Gardner, who wanted to find a wav for university students and the community to work together. Through the years, she said, JEP has grown from a tutorial or teaching assistant service into a service that provides assistance to programs throughout the city. She said the tutorial or TA part of the program still exists. Many students start out doing what she termed a "mini-course," which involves working in a school setting with three to five other JEP students for an hour each week. Many times this work can be done for class credit, but anyone who wants to volunteer their services to the program is welcome to do so, she said. "(College students) forget youngsters need role models too," Anderson said. "The mini-course is the traditional thing," she (Continued on ptage 6) TOM WOOOALL DAILY TROJAN JEP HOUSE — Located on the north end of campus, this building is the headquarters of the university’s Joint Educational Project. Problems still plague L.A. Metro Rail plans By Catherine Leper Statt Writer While construction continues downtown on the new 4.4-miie Metro Rail, law suits and accusations of fraud and general imprac-ticality plague the subway project. As Peter Gordon, associate professor in the university's School of Urban and Regional Planning, said, "The more you learn about Metro Rail, the worse it looks." Schimpeler-Corradino Associates, general planning consultants hired to research and forecast probable use of the Metro Rail, has a poor track record, according to Gordon. Fhe firm did previous work for Miami's recently built subway system. Metrorail. According to Gordon, it predicted that about 202,000 day would use the system. But only about 25,000 people subway daily. Gordon said. Seeing the Miami system is a "shock," he said, with forecasting usage is the key to ‘When vou fudge that one. project or any legal charges Assoc, was hired bv the R 5 and RTD General Manage job was working on the planning for the in Los Aneeles may not last lone, either. tro Rail is that route are betn? KSCR a,“ ioc**y *na —• KSCR prepares to expand audience By Craig Hausman Staff Writer KSCR, the student-run radio station, now in its fifth consecutive year, is preparing to expand its listening audience by installing direct-link phone lines to four more residential halls within the next few weeks. The way for expansion was paved Wednesday when the Student Senate pledged its support of KSCR by passing a resolution declaring that the Senate would "pursue whatever means possible" to bring the station, currently heard in onlv four buildings, to the rest of the campus community Phil Clement, vice president of the Student Senate and author of the resolution, said that the Senate had received 75 student complaints about the unavailability of the station. "KSCR is one of the few organizations that has been given fewer resources than responsibility “ Clement said. "It's going to be a top pnonty of the Senate and the Student Affairs Research Lrat.“ KSCR general manager Mark Miller said the new lines will be installed in Troian Hall. Pardee Tower. Webb Tower and Huor Tower within the next couple weeks. Currently, the only buildings receiving KSCR on the airwaves are Founders Apartments Kerckhoff Apartments Troy Hall and the Student Union. Future expansion should follow with connections in Cardinal Gardens Marks Hall. Marks Tower and Century Apartments. Currenth*. KSCR is broadcast over direct-hnk phone lines to buildings Miller said that the direct lines are costing the station approximately $900 per (Cntfuniflf on ptge St |
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