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Student abducted from Hillview parking garage, sexually abused, robbed
By Brad Bowlin
Assistant Gty Editor
A female student was abducted from the Hillview Apartments' parking garage and sexually assaulted at another location at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, a University Security official said.
The woman was approached by a man with a handgun who forced her into the back seat of her car, said Carl Levredge, director of University Security and Parking Operations.
The attacker drove the victim's car to an empty field where he forced her to engage in oral sex with him. The man then stole money from the woman's purse and drove her back to the USC area, where he abandoned the car and fled.
The victim's roommate reported the incident to
(See Assault, page 7)
Forums to clarify election platforms of Bush, Dukakis
By Brad Bowlin
Assistant City Editor
With election one week away, a pair of election forums will be held on campus this week to help students and faculty members clarify the issues and the candidates' positions.
Representatives from the presidential campaigns of Vice President George Bush and Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis will square off in a town hall meeting at Waite Phillips Hall, Room 403, tonight at 6:30.
(See Forum, page 7)
KSCR returns to Commons
Actor, former drama professor John Houseman dead at 86
Cafeteria gives station second try, tests market
By Lydia Ramos
Staff Writer
Broadcasts of KSCR were reinstated in Commons last Friday, one day after the Student Senate sent a memo to the cafeteria's management expressing disapproval of the shutdown of the student-run radio station.
But Commons manager, Eric Alleyne, said the senate memo had no influence on Commons' decision.
"KSCR made a loud sound that dis-
rupted the cafeteria, some people converged and complained so we turned it off," he said. "We decided that one day wasn't enough time to test the market."
KSCR first aired in Commons cafeteria last Monday but was turned off to accommodate patrons after five faculty members and two students complained the music did not suit the atmosphere.
The senate memo stated KSCR "is a quality service as well as being important to the university."
Although KSCR spent $1,100 to install speakers, Commons chose to eliminate the broadcasts rather than give constructive suggestions to the station, said Gary (See KSCR, page 7)
By Anh Do
Assistant City Editor
Actor / producer John Houseman, who received an Oscar for best supporting actor in 1973 for his role as a crusty law school professor in the movie The Paper Chase, died Sunday night of cancer at his home in Malibu. He was 86.
As former professor, artistic director and adviser for the university's drama division from 1977 to 1979, Houseman was "wonderful to work with," said Richard Toscan, dean of the drama division. "He was always willing to go out of his way to help anyone.
"He was very interested in his students. They thought it was a great privilege to work with him," Toscan said, adding that Houseman gave a commencement address to spring 1987 graduates of the drama division.
In 1978, most of the filming for The Paper Chase took place on campus at Mudd Hall of Philosophy and Bovard Administration Building. Toscan said he often conducted business with Houseman on the set between takes.
"Only if he had contempt for anyone's artistic ability was he like the character on The Paper Chase," Toscan said of the Ro-manian-bom Houseman.
Houseman became a household name during the '70s as Professor Charles Kingsfield in The Paper Chase, a role he first performed in the 1973 film and then in the television series.
He capitalized on the fame from his distinctive speaking style in lucrative endorsements, including commercials for
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the investment firm Smith Barney in which he uttered the now famous words, "They make money the old-fashioned way — they earn it."
Houseman, a collaborator on the script for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, also helped Welles form the Mercury Theater in New York in 1937.
He also wrote and produced shows for Mercury Theater of the Air, the troupe's radio broadcast that started a national furor with the realistic 1938 epic "War of the Worlds," which portrayed radio news coverage of a Martian landing.
Houseman's film production credits include They Live by Night (1948); The Bad and the Beautiful (1952); fulius Caesar (See Houseman, page 7)
TRICK OR TREAT
Suicide attempt at Century fails
Volume CVII, Number 39	University	of	Southern	California	Tuesday,	November	1,	1988
MATT COSLEIGH / DAILY TROJAN
The Halloween spirit showed up in the strangest of places Monday as the front desk at the Financial Aid Office was blessed with “Sister Mary” Patrick Moore and “Father” Steve Bryant.
Students outraged about letter on black / white cliche. See page 5.
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Man pulls trigger but survives shot, no others injured
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By Brad Bowlin
Assistant Gty Editor
A man unsuccessfully attempted suicide while visiting his girlfriend at Century Apartments Monday night, firing one shot that grazed the back of his neck. University Security officials said.
University Security officers at the scene had conflicting reports about whether or not the unidentified man was a university -student.
University Security officers arrived at the scene and persuaded him to drop his .22 caliber pistol after he fired one shot, said Steven Ward, chief of University Security.
The extent of the man's injury was not known, although one resident adviser said blood could be seen on his shirt when
he was taken from Building B of Century Apartments.
A 911 call was made to Los Angeles Police Department at 6:09 p.m., and six officers responded.
University Security officers monitoring the LAPD radio frequency responded and cleared the apartment, where several residents had gathered outside the bedroom where the victim had locked himself.
Security officer Gerald Baker then spoke with the man through the door, Ward said. The four officers in the apartment could hear empty clicks as the man pulled the trigger on empty chambers in the pistol, he added. '
After the shot was fired, the man remained conscious, and Baker continued to talk to him until he dropped the pistol and surrendered to police.
A single bullet remained in the pistol, Ward said. The entire incident was over in about 20 minutes, he added.
(See Attempt, page 2)