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Volume CXVII, Number 9
University of Southern California
Tuesday, January 28, 1992
Trojans take in the stars
Students relax, skip class for awards event
By Bronagh Byrne
Staff Writer
University students took a break from classes to check out the stars, catch a tan and make some money outside the American Music Awards Ceremony held Monday at the Shrine Auditorium.
Christine Czemek, a sophomore majoring in business, took time to ride by the parking lot entrance on her bike.
"We thought we could cruise down and see if we could see anyone famous," she said.
Czemek and Jeremy Chung, a sophomore majoring in music education, debated missing their afternoon classes.
"It depends on who shows up. I'll probably be late," Czemek said.
Mark Falkenhagen, a sophomore
Hammer hosted the 1991 American Music Awards.
music major, who lives across the street from the Shrine spent the afternoon lounging on his porch with his roommates, Steve Wolfe and Brian Hubol, watching the crowd of music fans who were lined up on 32nd Street as early as 6 a.m.
"How many times a year does something like this happen?" Falkenhagen said. "It gives us an excuse to sit in the sun and catch a
buzz all day long," Falkenhagen said.
"This is what we live for," said Wolfe, a senior majoring in finance.
Hubol, a junior majoring in finance, spent his afternoon videotaping the fans across the street — mostly female — and had some faint hope of capturing a celebrity * on film.
"If I see someone famous I probably wouldn't recognize them anyways," Hubol said.
Residents of one 32nd Street house were selling beer to thirsty fans for $1 each. They had to close shop, though, when three police cars filled with crowd control officers parked in front of their house.
"So much for our beer selling business," said one of the entrepreneurs. They had made $15 up to that point.
(See Awards, page 14)
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Drama student arrested for mailing drugs
By janet Cavallo
Assitant City Editor
A university drama student was arrested Friday by U.S. Marshals for mailing methamphetamines in an Express Mail package to an acquaintance in South Dakota, federal law enforcement officials said.
Gregory Wendel Fawcett, 24, a junior majoring in drama, was expected to be released last night from the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison facility, Inspector William Woolsey of the U.S. Marshal's office said.
Fawcett's father posted $10,000 bail yesterday, Woolsey said.
An indictment filed by the Drug Enforcement Administration through the southern division of the South Dakota United States District Court dated January 21, 1992, was served by U.S. Marshal Ken Leong and a university security officer, according to court documents.
The eight counts against Fawcett also include distribution, possession, conspiracy to distribute and possess, possession with intent to distribute
(See Arrest, page 14)
You thought your phone bill was big...
By Janet Cavallo
Assistant City Editor
University Communications Network is investigating approximately $23,000 in long distance calls, installation and equipment charges erroneously billed to KSCR's phone account, said Laurie Aaronson, business manager for KSCR and a junior majoring in sociology and linguistics.
Phone charges from random offices within the student union building, including student activities and student publications, have been billed to KSCR's account for one year, Aaronson said.
"For February, 1991, we noticed an extremely large amount of money going to phone equipment — for example, $2,200 for the month of February. Our bills are usually between $400 and $600," she said. The high bills continued through 1991, she said.
By June, 1991, the problem was traced to offices within the Student Union Building.
"KSCR noticed before we did. When the new phone system was installed, we didn't get any bills until April or May. Since we found out we've been trying to determine whose phones are on which bills," said David Crandall, director of the Office of Student Activities.
Determining which numbers belong to which party and who should be paying has proved a tremendous task.
"I've supplied UCN with the information that they need. They have to run a whole series of rebillings to see what charges go to which bills," said (See KSCR, page 12)
Mom’s becomes Market Place
University Bookstore relieves Dining Services of Parkside facility
By Eric Hamish
Staff Writer
Mom's mini-market at Parkside Apartments will be operated by the University Bookstore instead of Dining Services as of Feb. 1, said Jerry Matthews, director of the bookstore.
Mom's will be called "Market Place at Parkside," Avis Noble, manager of the Market Place said.
The Bookstore is more retail oriented and Mom's serves that type of function whereas Dining Services deals more with hot foods, Matthews said.
Though Matthews said the reason for the transfer was not budget-related, he did indicate that the switch will save the university money.
Both Market Place stores will carry many of the same items which can be purchased at bulk
rates for cheaper prices, he said.
"The Market Place at Parkside will be a carbon copy of the Market Place, only on a smaller scale," Noble said.
"More non-food items will be carried at the new store, like sunglasses and women's pantyhose," she said.
"We'll have the dry cleaning and laundry too," Noble said.
Students will be able to use both discretionary and dining points after the change takes place, as they are now able to do, said Tim Kemc, manager of the USCard office.
After the change occurs, the two Dining Services personnel currently working in Mom's will be transferred, cashier Juan Martinez said.
Martinez, 33, has worked at Mom's for 1 1/2 years but will be (See Mom's, page 13)
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Nathaniel Harris, a senior majoring in theatre, buys a candy bar at Mom’s in the Parkside apartment complex.
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Memorial services to be held for professor
By Kim Wilner
Staff Writer
A memorial service will be held for James H. McBath, professor of communications arts and sciences, on Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m. in the University Methodist Church. The service is open to all students and staff.
McBath died of a heart attack at the university on Jan. 16, shortly after completing a lecture to his students on argumentation and theory. He was 69.
Dr. Thomas A. Hollihan, chairman of
the university's department of communication arts and sciences, said McBath's undergraduate class, "Essentials of Argumentation," is now being taught by Dr. Daniel Durbin.
However, McBath's graduate class, Historical and Critical Research Methods in Communication, was cancelled because they could not find anyone to replace him on such short notice, Hollihan said.
According to an official at the registration office, only three students were en-
rolled in the graduate class.
Their only option was to find a new class to take, Hollihan said.
"McBath's position was a very important position. But with the hiring freeze I am not sure of the long-term effects, and whether or not we will be able to fill it," he said. "We will just have will have to wait and see."
McBath was formerly chairman of the communication arts and sciences department and a member of the Faculty (See McBath, page 13)