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Volume CXVII, Number 20
University of Southern California
Wednesday, February 12, 1992
Term agreements for drivers reached
Teamsters await contract’s delivery
By Brian McDonough
Assistant City Editor
Teamster and university representatives have completed negotiations on a two-year contract that would bring pay increases for most of the university's tram drivers while assuring job security for all, officials said Tuesday.
"(The Teamster representatives) will be receiving the final draft today or tomorrow," said Donald Mask, acting vice president of Auxiliary Services. Mask and University Counsel james Ball represented the university in the negotiations.
The proposed two-year contract will be reviewed by the drivers' Teamster representative, Jim Benton, who would then turn it over to the drivers for a vote.
The tram drivers voted last semester to seek union representation because they feared being laid off. Several drivers told the Daily Trojan last week they had been warned by friends in the administration that their jobs were in danger.
University officials met with Benton last week to finalize negotiations that both sides characterize as very amicable. Agreements were made on issues of seniority, job security, grievance procedures and wage increases. The last obstacle to be settled was union security, Benton said.
The Teamsters wanted the contract to include a clause that all future tram drivers be required to join the union within 30 days of being hired. This would protect the union's bargaining power bv creating a united bargaining unit among the drivers, Benton said.
(See Tram, page 12)
Flower power
Nicola Conti / Dally Trojan
Donna Serizawa, buyer for the Trelis flower shop, gets ready for Valentine’s Day.
Police Chief talks to students
Shows support for House of Public Life
By Brian McDonough
Staff Writer
Police Chief Daryl F. Gates, after a university appearance, affirmed his intention to wait until June to retire even though he had originally announced he will leave in April.
Gates made the remarks to a reporter following a 15-minute address to an audience of about 30 students in Topping Student Center.
Gates, a university alumnus, also said he is considering running for mayor of Los Angeles.
"I haven't ruled out the mayor's rac.e, but after 43 years of public life, I'm not all that anxious, either,"
Gates said as he and two bodyguards walked to his car, parked in front of Topping Student Center.
Standing in a drizzle, Gates criticized the Christopher Commission and its recommendation that the LAPD should move toward commu-nity-based policing.
"The Christopher Commission — a bunch of lawyers — didn't know what the hell they were talking about," Gates said. "Someone says, 'what we need is community-based policing.' We've had that for years. We're just going to do it better in the future."
(See Gates, page 2)
Paul Howard / Dally Trojan
Daryl F. Gates
Student leaders to lobby bill in D. C.
By Oma Zadeh and Tracy Wilson
Staff Writers
Nine Student Senate representatives and a representative from URSC will travel to Washington D.C. March 6-9 to lobby for increased government funding for financial aid, said Sam Sheldon, president of Student Senate.
The 10 students will meet with 45 California Congressional Representatives and two U.S. Senators on Capitol Hill to discuss the Reauthorization for Higher Education Act, which will come before Congress in June 1992.
The student leaders fear that with the recession the government will opt for lower student aid levels in the reauthorization act, which sets funding levels for fed-
(See Leaders, page 12)
Future Trojans come to campus
Potential students experience college with Preview USC
By Tess Rafols
Staff Writer
About 100 prospective students endured the rain Tuesday to get a first-hand glimpse of the university as a part of the Preview USC program, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Preview USC is an overnight program designed to recruit already admitted students in hopes of increasing next year's incoming freshman class, said Hilary Furlong, assistant director of the Office of Admissions.
"It's extremely popular with incoming students," she said. Four separate programs will be offered this semester, each consisting of overnight stays.
Tuesday's schedule included a welcome to the university with a free Preview USC T-shirt and USC squeeze bottle for each participant, a campus tour and dinner with a USC student host. Evening activities were also offered, where students could see a movie, attend a concert or work out at Lyon Center.
Each participant received a temporary USCard and spent the night in Bimkrant Residence Hall, to make his or her stay similar to the life of a university student.
"Before I came, I decided this would be the deciding factor if I would come here or not. I knew I already liked the school," said Samantha Zogg, 17, a senior at University of San Diego High School.
Parents can also attend the program. "I really think it's great for students, as well as the parents. We're very enthusiastic
about it," said Margie Hanna, mother of Joe Hanna, from Alta Loma. "So far, we've enjoyed it."
The program continues Wednesday with the students attending special academic classes depending on their interests and majors. They will have the chance to meet with faculty and staff during lunch.
At the close of the program, there will be time for students to take a tour of the Row or to inquire about other topics such as athletics or the Student Senate.
Preview USC has been a successful program, said Eric Abrams, assistant director of Office of Admissions. He said the support of the staff and over 200 student volunteers has been great, and that the program gives prospective students a "nice taste" of the university that they will hopefully be attending.
Jeffrey Yakublk I Dally Trojan
The EVK lobby was the check-in area for prospective Trojans who came to campus on Tuesday to participate in Preview USC.