57 trojan
Volume CVII, Number 30
University of Southern California
Tuesday, October 18, 1988
BEATING THE HEAT
JMMY LEE / DAILY TROJAN
One man found a way of dealing with Monday’s heat by taking a nap behind Heritage Hall. Temperatures reached 90 degrees downtown Monday but are only expected to reach the low 80s today.
‘Negligent’ memo angers students
Black Student Assembly contends information sheet is discriminatory
By Colette Maandig
Staff Writer %
Members of the Department of Black Students received an information sheet from the Office of Student Affairs last Friday listing actions students should take if stopped by University Security or Los Angeles Police Department officers.
The memorandum states that police officers may detain and question students and “under certain circumstances they may search you."
"In the event you are arrested, even though you are innocent, you should not resist," the memo states.
Mark Forte, director of the Black Student Assembly, said the memo was "irresponsible." Forte claims he checked with other Program Board members and discovered that memos were distributed only to the Department of Black Students.
James Dennis, vice president of student affairs, said the memo was sent not only to BSA (See BSA, page 16)
Fraternity returns after suspension, holds symposium on alcohol abuse
Program encourages alcohol alternatives, responsible drinking
By Jerilyn Jacobs
Staff Writer
By Kyra Phillips
Staff Writer
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity held a symposium Monday on alcohol abuse for their first pledge class since being suspended from the Row in November 1986, for violating policies on hazing, alcohol misuse and sexual harrassment.
The panel discussion, in recognition of National Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week, was one of the provisions of SAE's re-entry into the university's Greek system.
On Nov. 15, 1986, the fraternity was charged with violating alcohol and hazing policies for serving alcohol to students under the age of 21 and for permitting excessive drinking.
The incident prompted two investigations — one by the Office of Student Conduct and the other by the fraternity's national representatives in Evanston, Dl.
The university's review panel recognized a pattern of misconduct by the fraternity that had resulted in two previous reviews in the past three
(See Fraternity, page 18)
The fifth annual National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, featuring events ranging from sobriety testing to a casino night, will inform students of the dangers of alcohol abuse.
"The whole idea (of Alcohol Awareness Week) is to talk to students about things like low-risk drinking and decision making,” said Lynn Mountain, university health educator and coordinator of the events.
An informational seminar
held at King Hall Monday night and titled "Drugs in the Residence Halls," kicked off the week's activities.
Alcohol abuse is a major contributor to student behavior problems on campus, said David Ouimette, associate director for the Office of Student Conduct.
The percentage of cases appearing before peer review that are alcohol-related is "probably in the range of 70-80 percent," Ouimette said. "That means if they were not being brought up (See Aware, page 3)
Student poll shows Bush leads by 13 points
Campus trends reflect national sentiments; conservatives favored
By Karen Denne
Staff Writer
University students favor Vice President George Bush over Massachussetts Gov. Michael Dukakis by a 13 percent margin in the presidential race, according to a recent Daily Trojan poll.
A random sampling of 460 university students' reactions to the presidential candidates prior to last Thursday's debate, showed that although only 31 percent of the students polled considered themselves Democrats, 40 percent said they favofred Dukakis.
The poll was conducted as part of a graduate journalism class called "Precision Reporting," and mirrors polls conducted by professional journalists, said Feliz Gutierrez, instructor of Journalism
502. The graduate students who conducted the poll expressed surprise at the results.
"That puzzles me," said Erik Bucy, a graduate student in print journalism. "Some of the people who consider themselves Republicans might be defectors. They might be the so-called Reagan Democrats.
"I thought the number of people who would be pro-Bush would be a lot more than it is," he added.
But Gutierrez said the poll reflected the national average.
"The results aren't surprising given the way the election is going nationally," he said.
According to a Los Angeles Times poll conducted last Thursday evening after the debate. Bush was favored by 52 percent compared with Dukakis' 42 percent. Five percent of those polled were undecided while one percent supported "other."
(See Poll, page 15)
DAILY TROJAN POLL
The following is the results of a Daily Trojan poll of 460 university students, conducted by Felix Gutierrez's Journalism 502 class. Those interviewed were asked who they planned to vote tor in the Nov. 8 election.
President
George Bush ..................................52.8 %
Michael Dukakis ..............................40.2 %
Other..................................r.... 7.0 %
U.S. Senate
Pete Wilson ..................................39.2 %
Leo McCarthy .................................21.0 %
Other.........................................17.0 %
Out-of-state residents........................22.8 %