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Volume CVII, Number 47
University of Southern California
Friday, November 11, 1988
HANG IN THERE
AMY SKJONSBY / DAILY TROJAN
Troy Week is s few days away and Trojan Pride is ready for the festivities as the group is selling UCLA Bruins in s noose. John Fanaris, a junior business major, samples the product
Business claims infringement
Student, partner may file suit against lottery commission
By Suzanne Sata
For the Daily Trojan
A small business venture has led to a possible legal flap between a Trojan entrepreneur, his partner and the state lottery commission.
Erik Bucy, a graduate journalism student, said he and partner Chris Cagle may file a lawsuit against the California State Lottery Commission for undermining small businesses and infringing on free enterprise.
Police can’t link assailant to two previous assaults
By Chris Eftychiou
Staff Writer
The assailant who robbed a student of her car on Wednesday at Kerckhoff Apartments cannot yet be linked with two similar incidents that have occurred in the area within 13 days, police said.
In the latest incident, a female student was approached at about 4:30 p.m. as she stepped from her car in the parking garage of the apartment building.
"The suspect produced a gun and demanded the car," said Lt. Nick Bakay of the Los Angeles
Police Department. The victim gave her keys to the suspect, who fled in the car, described as a-silver-gray Nissan Pulsar.
As the suspect fled, another student had entered the garage with a car, Bakay said. The victim got into that student's car and together they chased the suspect, who escaped in the Pulsar.
Unlike the previous two incidents in the area, which involved sexual assaults, "there is no indication that this incident was anything beyond a robbery," Bakay said.
(See Assaults, page 6)
Security officers detain man harassing patrons near food truck by VKC
Bucy and Cagle, who attended Rogue Community College in Oregon, recently developed "The Lottery Pouch," a wallet for lottery fans designed to hold tickets.
The wallets, which cost $1.99 each, are sold primarily at liquor and convenience stores where lottery tickets can be purchased.
The state's lottery merchandising office has begun giving a similar product to customers for free. Bucy and Cagle are accusing the state of monopolizing the market by using the product in a promotion.
"The Lottery Pouch" contains pockets for two scratch-off lottery stubs, a lotto playslip and a lotto
(See Wallets, page 3)
By Kevin Ota
Assistant City Editor
A man harassing customers at the Commons Catering truck parked near the Von KleinSmid Center was detained by University Security officers Thursday night after he was told Wednesday to stay off campus.
"He was harassing people that were buying merchandise off the catering truck," said Officer Marty Jones of University Security. "When the first two officers arrived here, he became violent and outraged, and it be-
came necessary to use some force.
"He appeared to be under the influence of some substance. He was resisting us when we tried to put handcuffs on him, so it became necessary to get him restrained."
Randy Loudenslager, the attendant at the truck, said a similar incident occurred Wednesday night, but the man left after Loudenslager called security.
"The same thing happened (Wednesday) night — he started (See Incident, page 10)
USC, UCLA will implement new telephone registration systems
By Lydia Ramos
Staff Writer
Both USC and UCLA are piloting new telephone registration systems during the next school term.
While the concepts are the same, implementation of the systems is very different, officials of both universities said.
USC's Touch-Tone system will be introduced for the spring 1989 semester, while UCLA will implement its system during the 1989 winter quarter.
The use at USC of the Touch-Tone system, purchased in 1986 for more than $100,000, has been delayed since the university's switch from an IBM to a Prime computer system caused problems with the financial aid and admissions office, said Howard Saperston, university registrar.
"We've tested (the Touch-Tone system) for two years and it's ready to go," Saperston said.
In Westwood, UCLA's $140,000 telephone registration system does not yet have an official name or acronym, said Anita Cotter, UCLA associate director.
One of the major requirements in choosing UCLA's system was finding software and hardware that integrated with existing on-line software and equipment, Cotter said.
"We looked at all the companies and picked the one that best fit our needs," Cotter said.
Under both systems, students are awarded registration times based on the number of units they have completed. The new telephone systems (See Touch*Tone, page 2)
AJdY SKJONSBY / DALY TROJAN
Howard Saperston, university registrar, says USC’s new Touch-Tone phone registration system is ready for use in spring pre-registration.