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March 27, 1992 Vol. CXVII, No. 50
Periodic rain can be expected today and tomorrow as thunderstorms are predicted to pass over Los Angeles. Highs today in the mid-60s. Temperatures should remain the same for Spring Break.
‘White Men Can’t Jump’ scores
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Air Snipes. Woody Harrel-son and Wesley Snipes play Venice Beach basketball studs in this new comedy, written and directed by Ron Shelton.
Diversions, page 5
USC advances in women’s hoops
The Women of Troy basketball team defeated Stephen F. Austin University, 61-57, Thursday night in Seattle. The win advanced USC to the round of eight in the NCAA Tournament.
Sports, page 12
Movie not worth protests
Gay and lesbian groups who protest the role of the bisexual villain in "Basic Instinct" seem to be seeking only flattering portrayals of homosexual characters in movies.
Viewpoint, page 4
Gays feel unfairly treated
Discrimination remains strong at many levels
By Kim Wilner
Staff Writer
On the fourth floor of the Student Union* all the way in the back, through the heavy wooden doors and onto the pigeon-infested balcony there is a small broom closet no larger than a Pardee Tower residence hall room.
This broom closet is better know as the Gay and Lesbian Assembly for Student Support.
Prejudice on campus
last in a series
The irony of placing gays in a broom closet is not lost on many gay and lesbian students.
"We come out of one closet to be thrown back into another one," said Willie Johnson-Mal-lard, a graduate student in psychology.
Of all of the minority groups on campus, gays are the only group who face public scrutiny in the form of anti-gay editorials
and rallys.
Last September, one such rally was held by the USC College Republicans to protest AB101, a state bill which specifically banned employment discrimination against gays.
The rally turned into an antihomosexual forum, but was not condemned by administrators, who claimed that students are allowed to express themselves. The rally did not violate the Principles of Community because it was not specifically directed at one person. The document protects individuals but says nothing about groups.
Students feel comfortable (See Discrimination, page 2)
Faculty Senate extends deadline
By Tracy Venegas
Staff Writer
The Faculty Senate Executive Board voted Wednesday to extend the deadline for nominating faculty members to the senate from March 26 to March 31 because of a delay in distributing a memo with the nomination deadline, said Donald Yett, economics professor and board member.
"A number of people, including myself, only got the memo (Wednesday)," Yett said. "That means we would have had to (nominate faculty) before noon (Thursday) — and that's an inappropriately short period of time."
Though the senate has received many nominations already, Yett said everyone should have the opportunity to participate in the nominations.
"We want to make this as open and accessible an election for the entire faculty as much as possible," he said.
Senate President Martin Levine said he wants to encourage the nomination of those already on a faculty
(See Faculty, page 3)
University groups react to elections
By W. Guy Finley
Staff Writer
Several campus groups voiced concern Thursday over the outcome of Student Senate's executive officer elections Wednesday night.
Sam Perez, student coordinator of El Centro Chicano, said he believes his group and Latinos in general are not included in president-elect Derrick Pedranti's plans.
"I walked into the (election) meeting and . . . the way people looked at me made me feel like I wasn't welcome there," Perez said.
Perez said he and El Centro are troubled by Pedranti and his lack of desire for input concerning his announced plan regarding funds given to student organizations.
"He's already said that he wants
to allocate money according to numbers (of members) and what the group does," Perez said. "(Pedranti) already decided this, and he hasn't asked us what we think about it."
Perez said the first time he saw Pedranti or heard of his ideas was at the election meeting.
Nicole Wilson, president of Black Student Union, said she has only seen Pedranti in the Daily Trojan.
"He hasn't tried to meet with me.
I think it shows his lack of concern for BSU," Wilson said.
Wilson said BSU also is concerned about Pedranti's plans for organization funding because she believes he unfairly targets minority groups.
"This just shows the pervasive attitude around the university," she said. "When money gets tight, they
Jeffrey Yakublk / Dally Trojan
Senate President Derrick Pedranti
look to cut minority programming first."
Wilson said Pedranti's opponent, Michelle Inouye, had met with her to discuss the future of BSU and its relationship with the senate. "(Pedranti) can consider this an
(See Reaction, page 10)
Pizza pig-out
Participants in a voracious pizza-eating contest on Thursday in front of Tommy Trojan get ready to chow down. The gastronomical gluttony was sponsored by KSCR and Domino's Pizza.
By Paige Lipman
Staff Writer
Chicanos will submit proposal for department
The Moviemento Estudianti Chicano de Aztlan plans to submit a proposal Friday for the establishment of a Chicano Studies department at the university.
Adriana Chavarin, education coordinator for the movement, and Tommy Zaragoza, secretary of the group, said a Chicano Studies department is needed because Chicanos have been neglected in the university's curriculum, despite the large numbers of Chicanos in the surrounding area.
"President Sample says we need to focus on our surrounding community and this is a good way to start," Chavarin said. "This school had an Ethnic Studies department but we felt there was a need for more diversified studies."
She said there is a lot of focus on Asian and European studies, but not as much on Chicano studies.
"Because they are trying to diversify the campus community, this would be a big help," said Diane Rodriguez, president of the Chicano studies movement.
"This is not just a department for Chicano or Latino students, it is for everybody, so that we can break stereotypes," Chavarin said.
"We want to stop the negative image of the Chicano community," Zaragoza said. "I think it is unjustified."
The proposal, to be submitted Friday, will give the Sample administration its first chance to contemplate the idea of a Chicano Studies department. There was such a department in the 1970s, but it was disbanded with the promise that it would be re-. instated after a brief hiatus.
(See Chicano, page 3) .