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Ruben Sanchez, a fingerprint investigator for the Los Angeles Police Department, searches for clues to the identity of the man who rapecfa College-University resident Tuesday.
Student raped in dorm bathroom
By Dave Banks
Staff Writer
A female resident of the College-University Residence Hall was raped by an unidentified assailant early Tuesday morning, University Security said Wednesday. The victim's name was not released.
Sgt. John Lewis of security
said the victim described her attacker as a dark-skinned male, possibly tan, between 5 foot 6 inches and 5 foot 9 inches tall. There are no other details about the attacker, and neither security nor the Los Angeles Police Department have a suspect in custody, Lewis said.
University Security respond-
ed to a call at 9:54 a.m. from a female who at first said she was injured and needed assistance, Lewis said. When officers arrived, they determined the female had been raped and immediately notified LAPD's Southwest Division, he said.
The victim was transported in (See Rape, page 19)
In Brief
Plenty of parking still available over break in Menlo lot
A parking program is available for commuters who wish to alleviate worries about auto thefts and burglaries during Spring Break. It provides a 24-hour security guard at the large Menlo lot for students, faculty and staff.
The program, which runs during Spring and Winter breaks, is aimed at those leaving town for vacation, but is open to everyone, said Roy Heidicker, associate director of Parking Operations.
The service is free to holders of university parking permits, while a weekly permit for non-holders is $9, he said.
In three years of operation, there has been no incident of theft Qr burglary involving any of the autos in the program, he said.
With only 30 confirmed participants, there is plenty of space among the 1000 slots available, Heidicker said.
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With the narrowest margin in Student Senate history, Steve Webber, graduate speaker, was elected senate president over Michael Williams, student community senator, in a run-off election during ballotting for new senate officers Wednesday.
Webber defeated Williams 16-15.
Sam Sheldon, an undergraduate "I" slate winner, was elected vice president over Ahmed Syed, a graduate LAS senator, 17-12.
In other elections, Suzy Jacobs was voted graduate speaker and Marc Crosby the undergraduate speaker.
Webber and Sheldon's victories return the senate to its structure in previous years of a raduate and undergraduate olding the executive positions, said Tara Brigham, former senate president.
Both Brigham and Gantry Wilson, former senate vice president, were undergraduates.
"This is a new senate. I really think we can work together with the jgraduates and the undergrads to further each constituency's agenda," Webber said.
Webber, as graduate speaker during the 1989-90 academic year, became a controversial senate figure with his insistence that there be separate graduate and undergraduate senates.
Both Webber and Sheldon, who conferred with each other before the election, plan to achieve what they call the common goals of all students, Sheldon said.
"In the past, the senate hasn't accomplished anything because of the fighting going on (between graduates and undergraduates) and we need to start off on a new leaf and work together," he said.
Webber said he and Sheldon have affirmed a committment to work together.
"Regardless of graduate or undergraduate allegiences we have to work together and we made that agreement. I think we'll work well. I talked with most of the undergraduates and let them know I'm not anti-un-dergraduate. I am perfectly comfortable working with undergraduates," Webber said.
Webber, who hesitated when asked about undergraduate concerns, said he felt the concerns were living conditions in residence halls and the Row, security, Dining Services, events programming, longer study hours and better qualified teacher assistants.
Webber said he feels graduate issues include better work space for T.A.'s, more financial aid available for graduate students, recognition in the administration of specific graduate student needs and equal representation of graduate students on university committees.
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James Sladeck, chair of the Financial Affairs Committee, said he has been trying unsuc-cessfully for more than a month to discuss a Student Senate resolution to alter the meal plan with Susan Wilkie, director of Dining Services.
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Student Senate elects graduate to presidency