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Monday March 23, 1992 Vol. CXVII, No. 46
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Decreasing clouds and more showers with highs in the upper 50s to mid-60s. Lows in the low 50s to upper 40s. The week ahead looks wet, with rain predicted throughout the week.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Inside
‘When in Rome’ sweeps Songfest
The Dean's / Trustee Scholars and Friends took home the Songfest Sweepstakes award Saturday with their rendition of "When in Rome."
Diversions, page 7
Trojan hoops say farewell to NCAA
Harold Miner, George Raveling and the men's basketball team lost to Georgia Tech, 79-78, on a three-point shot at the buzzer Saturday in Milwaukee.
The loss ended the season.
Sports, page 20
Right to choose is really no choice
Hypocrisy, cover-ups, denial of the truth and outright lying are the hallmarks of the abortion-rights movement — even their calling themselves "pro-choice" is misleading.
Viewpoint, page 5
Headlines
Trojan tax tips to beat April 15
The Daily Trojan %has gathered some handy tax hints to help you prepare your tax return for Uncle Sam.
Students from the accounting school are also aiding the local community with tax information.
See stories, page 3
Flood dampens weekend sales for Bookstore
By Julie Yamamoto
Assistant City Editor
Thunderstorms that blew through campus on Friday caused water damage to the University Bookstore's Marketplace and forced managers to close the store on Saturday and Sunday, said Jeff Vanhorn, systems analyst for the bookstore.
"We're planning on reopening the store Monday,'' said Sheryl Wolf, facilities manager.
"Part of the ground floor will be closed off until we can assess the rest of the damage."
Winds drove water down the outdoor concrete stairs leading to the ground level of the bookstore and undei the glass doors.
The Marketplace was closed after 3 p.m. on Friday.
"In a matter of minutes, we went from no water (in the store) to water 40 feet into the store," Vanhorn said. "As soon as the water started coming in we evacuated the customers immediately."
All floors of the bookstore were closed on Saturday and>
Sunday due to damage to some
Edward Siegel / Dally Trojan
Jim Knight, a freshman en-glish major, tries to get into the bookstore. It was closed due to water damage.
electrical systems, he said. Power was lost to several cash register kiosks, and the wood-inlay flooring in the Marketplace needs repair. No stock was lost.
Wolf said she could not estimate how much the building repairs will cost until electricians can examine the damage. Electricians and carpet cleaners are scheduled to work in the Marketplace Monday.
Puddle jumping
Nicola Conti / Dally Trojan
Sophomores Janina Ibarra and Susan Franco race through puddles in front of VKC on Friday. Rain continues this week.
Latinos feel racial prejudice on campus
Various incidents spark tensions
Prejudice on campus
1 in a 4-part series
By Kim Wilner
Staff Writer
"One morning I was late for a chemistry test and I was walking to class in a daze. This white guy walked right by me and goes 'fucking Mexican,' " said Arturo Vargas, a junior majoring in chemical engineering. "He didn't stop or anything. He just kept on walking.
"I was gonna do something about it, but I knew that if I did
anything at all, it would be me who would get in trouble and not him," he said.
Such scenarios are rot rare for many Latino students, who
claim that though prejudice on campus is decreasing, they still experience it from students, professors and University Security.
Latino students complain that they are frequently labeled "Mexicans" regardless of their actual ancestry and are assumed to be from the surrounding community, rather than the university.
Vargas grew up in Los Angeles and attended L.A. Unified schools where most of his class-
mates were Latino. He claims that when he first came to the university, he felt different and was not used to being a minority. But after attending the university for three years, he sees himself as equal to everyone else.
Because the university has a predominantly white population and the surrounding community is composed of African Americans and Latinos, there is often a misconception that the
(See Prejudice, page 14)
Imagine, more rain
Jeffrey YakutMk / Dally Trojan
Azadeh Bahar, a senior majoring in civil engineering, was to sell tickets to the Imagination Revolution, parts of which were rained out. See story page 7.
Two Truman scholarship winners call USC home
By Jennifer Watson
Staff Writer
Two students recently added their names to the university's lengthy list of prestigious scholarship winners.
Cynthia Bell, a senior majoring in sociology, and Susan Schnell, a junior majoring in political science, were announced Wednesday to be the latest recipients of the Truman Scholarship.
"The Rhodes, the Luce, and the Marshall Scholarships are all extremely prestigious awards — but the Truman Scholarship is often thought to hold an even higher honor," said Joseph Kertes, associate dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Bell said she anticipates major changes in her life.
"My whole world will change," Bell said. "My goals weren't nearly as broad I as they are now. I can do so much more than I ever thought."
As a single mother of two returning to school after 10 years, Bell said she never intended to be able to attend graduate school.
"Finances simply wouldn't allow it," she said.
But now, with a scholarship of $30,000, Bell is looking towards the top.
"I won't articulate exactly which graduate schools I am considering, but I will say I am thinking big," Bell said.
"The doors are definitely open for high goals," Kertes said. "Truman Scholars have essentially limitless opportunities."
The application process is the most arduous of all scholarship application procedures, Kertes said.
The selection process began in September, when applicants submitted a preliminary application to USC's Truman Scholarship selection committee.
(See Scholars, page 13)