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Public Student protests
porn viewing off limits
RuUt: Students, visitors and stuff prohibited from watching pornography in common areas on campus
By BENJAMIN CHAMBERLIN
Staff WHUr
Witii pornography now avail able at pint the click ol a mouse, adult content may be accessed nearly anywhere at any time with a computer and the Intarnet
Although there U no written policy specifically prohibiting the viewing of pornography jn libraries and computer labs on campu*. the student code of conduct and the computer usage policy state that ■tudent* found viewing lewd or offensive content would be pun ished.
University officials said such viewing is prohibited.
“I know it's against university policy to view pornography on the library computers, not in terms of art. but the hardcore stuff can be seen a* offensive content,” said ( apt Joe White. Commander of the Department of Public Safety's field services.
Some USC st udents lake issue with what the univeraity might call offensive.
"People passing by might be offended, but I get offended when someone's watching those realily TV shows where they have to eat gross things like sick bugs." said Steve Gatto, a senior majoring in industrial and systems engineering.
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Mp Campua pruUaten must register with Student Activities b^om having event
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Historically, active studanU on collage campuse* have expressed their beliefs by leading some of tlie moat spirited and inapired protest* for liberty and freedom.
USC’s policy on free expression and diasenl. as laid oul in SLampus. however, raises interesting ques lions about the restrictions on stu dent freedoms of peaceful aaaembly The policy outlines several reatrictions on student protest*, moat notably the requirement of university consent of the protest "A student organisation staging s demonstration would meet with myself and tbe operations coord ma
tor, the person responsible for miiedullog." aaul Heather larabee, director of campus activitin. "This will occur after tbe group has aub
tnitted the Event Request Form.” Student organisations are required to submit an event requeat form at least two weeks prior to their event
"We work with the student organisation to make sure the event is planned and executed properly." larabee said. “The university requires the demonstrations to be registered as evenU so that we can work with the organizers to make sure their event is successful with no interruptions snd that no policies are broken."
Larabee emphasizes that this (Mtlicy is not about approval but about helping groups meet their event goals.
But some studenU see this registration process as self-defeating.
“The point of a protest is to rebel and voice opposition against authority." said Wendi Mangiagli. a senior maioring in international relations. If permission is granted or required, it destroys the Impart of the protest"
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Local housing projects may face funding cuts
: Accounting error leads to less money Jbr government-funded housing
BY MBA RODRIQUEZ
Conlrlbutlni WrIUr
Federally funded public housing projecU in Los Angeles and all across the nation will face drastic cuU becauae of an accounting error that led to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to request less funds than needed.
The error led to a SO percent cut in federal funds that the depart ment is now attempting to correct.
The 30 percent reduction translates to a $7.5 million cut for the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, whose original funds totaled $28 million for operating coats.
The lack of funds will cause problems in maintenance and security. leading to further deterioration of the already-60-year-old buildings, ssid Ed Griffin, director of intergovernmental relations with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles %
“We're hoping that our California Congress people and others can help correct this problem,” Griffin said. "We really don t know what the final funding level is going
to be until probably June or July. In any case, that's a large amount, especially when it’s caused by the federal government"
Public housing is fiinded by federal monies requested by the Department of Housing and Urban Development; however, programs across the nation have consistently dealt with a lack of funding from the government
“First of all, all of California, and especially southern Californis, is suffering from s severe housing shortage,” said Sam Mistrano, acting executive director of the Southern California Association for Nonprofit Housing. "Prices are going up everywhere, and there isn't
enough production. There just isn't enough housing.”
In the long term, the cute will create more problems not only for tenanU.but for the Los Angeles , community at large, he said.
“People overcrowd in apartment uniU.There are increases in the homeless population. And more people living further from their jobs makes more traffic.” Mistrsno said.
The public housing situation is bad not only at the state and local level but at the national level, said Alvivon Hurd, a tenant leader with the Association of Community Organisations for Reform Now.
“Los Angeles is not quite as bad
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Lesbian group aims to promote acceptance
Mttttmi: SC Womyn group members share experience and make plans for Womens History Month activities
By ALLISON RUECKER
Contributing WriUr
A new group has formed on campus to organize evente that appeal to the community of gay women at
USC.
SC Womyn was established last semester after Jen Deerinwater, a senior majoring in gender studies, took on the womens programming position on the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Alliance executive board and expanded it into an organization.
“We want to educate, to bring awareness of certain issues,” she said "It’s not about tolerance, but acceptance."
After paying closer attention to wt\at was said on campus by students and even professors, Deerinwater questioned the presence Of hatred for female homosexuality on campus, and ahe was inspired to start SC Womyn.
"People are hesitant to use racial slurs, but they feel free to use terms like ‘faggot’ ‘dyke’ or ‘bitch,’” she said.
The organization chose to call
itself “SC Womyn," rather than "SC Women” to acknowledge the feminist movement of differentiating the members from "men" and defining themselves.
The group, which usually con-sisU of about six to eight students, meete every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Taper Hall of Humanities 331C The organizations staff adviser is Jeanne Weiss, the office coordinator and academic adviser for the gender studies department
The meetings include discussions about upcoming events and simply bouncing ideas around, Weiss said.
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