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Volume CXVI, Number 9
University of Southern California
Friday, September 13, 1991
Drivers plan to unionize
USC Athletic Department hires alumna as counselor
Vivian Femandez-Credidio, a university psychology teacher, has been hired by the Athletic Department to counsel coaches and athletes. Fernan-1 dez-Credidio, who now has an office i in Heritage Hall, graduated from the] university in 1985.
The Inaugural Steering Committee, in charge of planning President Steven Sample's inauguration Sept. 20, has two chairmen. William G. Spitzer, a university physics professor, and Leslie P. Weiner, from the School of | Medicine, are co-chairs.
Other committee members include:
•	Melvin Soriano, president of the Staff Assembly.
•	Monica Montoya, a student and chairperson of the Council of Graduate and Professional Students.
•	Martin Lyon Levine, Faculty Senate president.
•	Sam Sheldon, president of the undergraduate Student Senate.
The 1991-92 Rome Prize Fellowship was awarded to Stephen Hartke, a professor of music, allowing him to live and work in Rome for a year beginning this month. He received the award in April.
James F. Hopkins, a professor of music theory, received this year's Moller-AGO Award for a five-minute organ and choral work he composed.
Linda DeAngelo is the first member of USC Accounting Associates, a group of alumni from the university's accounting programs, to be named Professor of Accounting.
Formerly a professor at the University of Michegan, DeAngelo graduated in 1967. Harry DeAngelo, her husband, has been appointed the Chares Cook / Community Bank Professor of Banking at the university's School of Business Administration.
Michael Szwarc, a university chemist, received the 1991 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology. The prize is one of Japan's highest international awards. Recipients receive about $300,000.
Arthur Knight, a critic and film scholar who taught in the School of Cinema-Television, died of a heart attack on July 25 at the age of 74.
Knight taught the popular film course "Introduction to Film," and authored the book, The Liveliest Art. Among his students were George ucas, John Carpenter and John Mi-ius. Knight also had a syndicated radio series and was film coordinator for TV series such as "Omnibus" and The Seven Lively Arts."
—	The Names & Faces column appears every Friday.
Motion passes in ‘strong vote’
By Liz Washburn
Assistant City Editor
Drivers at university Tram Services voted last week to request that the local Teamsters LTnion represent them in a recent dispute with the university, drivers said Thursday.
"It was a very strong vote, so we took the request to the union," said one driver, who asked to remain anonymous. "Now, we have to wait two weeks for the union to get government approval to represent us."
The primary issue concerning drivers is the possibility of being employed only
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nine months of the year, rather than the full twelve, said Francisco Lopez, a tram driver of 16 years.
The drivers traditionally work in the university's Physical Plant during the summer months when there are no students on campus, Lopez said.
"We are all concerned about our jobs and it seems as though they are in jeopardy," said one driver. "We want to work this out with the university peacefully."
Carl Levredge, executive director of parking services, said no official policy had been made as to how drivers will spend the summer.
"It is something that we are discussing, and the drivers chose to seek representation from the union," Levredge said.
"If they (university officials) promised us work year-round, we would not need the union," Lopez said.
On Thursday, large buses appeared on campus, manned by charter-bus drivers, and followed the tram routes.
Lopez and other university tram drivers expressed concern that the charter drivers had been hired as insurance in case tram drivers went on strike.
"We don't want to strike," Lopez said. "Many of us have worked here for years and this is the kind of appreciation we get."
Levredge said t e charter drivers have not been hired and are there on a test basis for an expansion of the university transportation system.
"We are looking at ways to enhance the transportation system and to increase ridership," Levredge said. "The new drivers would work in conjunction with our own. We have no way of coming up
(See Tram, page 3)
Graduation rates only 55.9 percent
Matt White / Oaily Trojan
Source: Student Affairs
By Daniel Fromstein
Staff Writer
Approximately 38.5 percent of all black students enrolled at the university graduate within five years, according to a report on graduation rates released by the Office of Student Affairs.
The report also said that only 55.9 percent of all freshmen who come to the university graduate within five years, almost
10	percent less than other private colleges and universities.
Blacks bring with them to college several "economic and social realities" that weigh heavily against their chances of having smooth college experiences and ultimately graduating, said Pamela Por-
ter, director of the department for black students.
The report was released in July and was authored by Kristine Dillon, associate vice president of Student Affairs.
According to Dillon's report, "African-American students as a group have the lowest rate of graduation from USC."
Feelings of isolation are among the most important reasons the graduation rate is low among blacks, Porter said.
"Economic issues, particularly at a private institution, weigh heavily, but do they weigh as heavily as social isolation and racism?" she said.
(See Dillon, page 6)
Recycling program waiting for state grant
Conservation project may get $109,000
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The university's Recycling Program is depending on a large state grant to continue operations, having found the road to success littered with bureaucratic potholes since its inception in 1989.
Program officials have applied for a $109,000 grant from the state Department of Conservation — the largest grant ever requested by a university in Caiifomia.
The grant will be used to aid off-campus expansion, educational and promotional programs and to curb the theft of recycled goods, said Erin Lagerberg, program coordinator.
Over half of the total grant money requested would go toward purchasing recycling bins for off-campus housing areas. The rest, an estimated $30,000, would be used to buy trucks and bolster
education and advertising campaigns.
The program, funded by Physical Plant, currently has a budget of approximately $15,000 for the year, not enough to expand the program to off-campus locations, Lagerberg said.
When the grant will be awarded is still unknown.
A change in administration at the California Division of Recycling after the application was filed in February has held up the decision, Lagerberg said.
"The new director wants to review each application individually, so we are still waiting to hear on our status," she said.
Even if the grant is approved, the university will probably not be awarded the
(See Green, page 15)
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•	TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA: The fear of the number 13
•	The Tarot card indicating death bears thAnumber 13.
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•	TV's Munsters lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
Matt White / Daily Trojan