Comedian mocks college life during Troy Week festivities
By Jerilyn Jacobs
Staff Writer
The joke may have been on UCLA, but the Trojan lifestyle bore the brunt of comedian Todd Class' humor as about 200 students gathered in front of Tommy Trojan for a few laughs at noon Thursday.
"I just bought a new car, a vette. A-chev-vet," said Glass, in a stand-up performance for Thursday's noontime activity for Troy Week.
"I've got bugs on the windshield, all right. On the back windshield," continued Class. "You know there's a problem when the bugs catch up and
cause a collision."
Glass' humorous commentary on college life, titled "The joke's on U! CLA," was part of the week-long Troy Week activities and was sponsored by Trojan Pride and KSCR.
Class, who has appeared on television's "Comedy Club," the "Improv Tonight" and the "David Letterman Show," spoke in an informal manner, relying greatly on personal contact with the crowd.
"My cousin goes here, and his parents gave him a credit card for emergencies only,” said Glass. "He's got them convinced that Traditions is the (See Comedian, page 3)
Fruits permitted at UCLA-USC game but containers must remain at home
By Scott Mallet
Staff Writer
While fruits are allowed inside, thermoses and other containers will have to remain outside the Rose Bowl for Saturday's game.
"You can bring a sack lunch with no containers in it," said a Rose Bowl official. "Bananas, oranges and apples are OK; just don't bring them in a container."
The Rose Bowl has a strict policy against allowing containers and other "throwable" objects into the stadium, said Rose Bowl coordinator Connie Campbell.
"This means no bottles, cans or coolers, and that includes thermoses,” Campbell said. "We have a check at the gate which will strictly enforce this policy,” she said.
If people bring a large container, they can get a claim check at the gate and pick the container up afterward, she said.
Although more than 100,000 people are expected to attend the game, Campbell said she isn't concerned about stadium security.
"Basically, the Rose Bowl is secured for major events," she said. "I don't foresee too many big brawls unless either USC or UCLA is kicking butt (in the game)."
Fans driving to the game may avoid parking hassles by taking a free shuttle to Gate B at the stadium after parking in Parson's parking lot, at the comer of Walnut Street and Fair Oak Avenue, she said.
The 40-bus shuttle program will run continually from the parking lot to the stadium, she (See Regulations, page 2) ___;______________________■___________< ■.' ■
BURN, BRUIN, BURN
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Thursday night’s pep rally in front of Tommy Trojan climaxed when UCLA symbolically went up in smoke. After the bear-burning, The Bus Boys performed a concert sponsored by Trojan Pride.
By Chris Eftychiou
Staff Writer
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Volume CVII, Number 52	University	of	Southern	California	Friday,	November	18,	1988
41 measles cases found on campus
Childhood vaccines fail to safeguard
Senate dispenses whistles
Program designed to prevent campus rapes and assaults
By Bryan Culp
Staff Writer
Reacting to two recent sexual assaults near campus, Student Senate members handed out more than 450 whistles in front of Tommy Trojan Thursday afternoon, a senator said.
The senate bought 3,000 of the 65-cent whistles, said Alison Smith, a Stu-Q senator.
An additional 2,700 whistles were purchased by the University Residential Student Community. Resident advisers will begin delivering those whistles today.
"We'll give one to any student," Smith said. "But we recommend that if they live in university
housing they see their R.A. first because we're trying to reach commuters and graduate students."
Howie Greenberg, URSC vice president in charge of advocacy, said resident advisers should have the whistles by today.
"They will be in students' hands by Monday," Greenberg said. "Right now we're basically just trying to get them out as fast as we can."
URSC bought 2,700 whistles because about that many women live in university housing, he said.
"We don't recommend that male students take the whistles, but we're not going to discriminate," he said. "If they want them, we'll just have to order more."
Both university housing and the Office for Residential Life each put in $1,000 to fund URSC's whistles. The senate spent nearly $2,000 for its whistles.
(See Senate, page 2)
An ongoing outbreak of measles has resulted in at least 41 reported cases in 18 days, and many students have contracted the disease despite childhood immunization, health officials said Thursday.
"We have seen a lot of vaccine failures," said Paul Frederick, head epidemiologist at the Los Angeles County Immunization Program.
"Since July we've had a relatively moderate increase compared to previous years," in Los Angeles County.
He speculated that at least 50 percent of the university's cases involved failed childhood vaccinations, although exact figures were unavailable because of incomplete medical records.
USC quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Rodney Peete was diagnosed with the measles Tuesday. There is doubt as to whether Peete will play in Saturday's game against UCLA, although he reportedly attended football practice Thursday, but did not participate.
In addition, one university student has withdrawn from school because of the disease, and others have had to obtain class excuses, said Allan Ebbin, director of the Health Center.
The number of cases reported at USC accounts for 9 percent of the total 450 cases reported in Los Angeles County this year.
The number of measles cases countywide has decreased since 1978, when the state mandated immunization for public and private elementary schools, Frederick said. A countywide outbreak occurred in 1977 with a total of 2,600 cases.
Students with misplaced or incomplete immunization records are advised to obtain a free vaccination from the Health Center, which has formed a spe-(See Measles, page 6)
If Peete doesn’t play, Trojan fans still predict win
By Carole Cleveland
Staff Writer
Trojan fans continue to predict a win over UCLA, despite the fact that star quarterback Rodney Peete was diagnosed as having measles Tuesday.
"No, I'm not too worried about Rodney," said Alex Henderson, a sophomore majoring in political science. "It's really unfortunate that Peete has the measles, but I have a feeling that he's going to get well all of a sudden around game time.
"Obviously we're going to beat the Bruins on Saturday, and obviously we're going to the Rose Bowl,” Henderson added,
"SC's the greatest!" said Larry Ehrmann, a safety administrator for the university. "I really think the Trojans will win, but I feel terrible about Rodney Peete. It's really a shame that he had to get the measles now. Saturday was going to be his day in the limelight — a real chance to shine."
Although students expressed concern for Peete's condition, most were confident of the football team's overall performance.
"We are not a one-man (See Reaction, page 3)
Today’s the entry deadline for the senate’s ethics pledge. See page 4.