Thursday March 5,1992 Vol. CXVII, No. 34
Weather
Mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night, with rain likely during the afternoon and night. Highs Thursday near 60, lows near 50. Partly cloudy with showers likely Friday. Highs near 60.
Inside
“The Restless Conscience”
It's late 1930s in Nazi Germany, and Hitler's killing everyone off. Hava Kohav Beller's Academy Award-nominated documentary tells the story of the Germans who tried to resist.
Diversions, page 9
USC tries to keep on top of Pac-10
The No. 8 USC Trojans will try to keep their share of the Pacific 10 Conference lead as the men's basketball team travels to Seattle to face the Washington Huskies Thursday night.
Sports, page 20
The candidate’s lives on display
We know what the candidates are like on camera, but how they are behind closed doors? One writer says that private lives have a lot to do with whether they should get our vote.
Viewpoint, page 4
Headlines
Expert witness called to stand
Witness testifies that security at the time of the 1988 Embassy rape was poor and that University Security 'grossly' underestimated crime statistics for the area near the residential college.
See story page 3
News to Use Now
‘Swim with Mike’ slated for March
Two March events will kick off the 12th annual "Swim With Mike" charity, which raises money for physically challenged athletes.
The first event will be a party Thursday at 6 p.m. at Heritage Hall. Those interested in organizing or swimming in the charity event can get details at the party.
On March 8, "Swim with Mike" will sponsor the premiere of USC graduate Bill Brown's film, "I Can't Lose" at Norris Theater. The film stars James Earl Jones and current "Swim" recipient Matthew Geriak.
The film will be shown at noon and 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Senate winners announced
I TOTAL NUMBER OF BALLOTS CAST: 2,4 \2
BREAKDOWN BY CONSTtWBNCY:
Residence Hall	493
Greek	687
Student Community	610
Commuter	422
Slate candidates monopolize Greek and commuter votes
The top four vote-getters won senate seats.
COMMUTERS:
Veronica Lambrechts 239
Charles Elliot	230
Garland Robinson	208
Riaz Surti	204
Eric Spink	15$
Aric Johnson - -h.v-	126
Rick Tsay	79
Xavier Lecomte	66
RESIDENCE HALLS:
Shabazz Moye	307
Salil Deshpande	285
Michael Buckner	263
Shannon Maul	229
Aimee Celbulski ill	216
Pammie Crawford	204
Marcos Alvarado	182
David Werner .	164
Eric Paul	158
Monica Ontiveros	77
STUDENT COMMUNITY:
Michelle Inouye Darren Manibog Jyouti Subramanian Derrick P§drgnti
Sam Patmore il Lesley Pack
Lesley Pack	196
Charles Taylor	194
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Suranjith Dinesh OeSllva 108 Brandon Shamin .:V 78 Ganana K, Chandra 61 Robert WooBey	38
William Hendry	25
GREEK:
Michelle Noble	330
Will Pedranti	302
Tracey Harris	250
Brian Weitman	239
Steve Ostrom	226
Michael Hardesty	204
Danika Talmadge	190
Todd Carper	188
Trade Tso/Daly Trojan
By Lore Unt
Staff Writer
Nine members of the Student Coalition slate, six Q-slate members and one independent candidate won seats Wednesday in the Student Senate election, announced Kevin Russell, election co-commissioner.
The two major slates have apparently split a mandate among the four constituencies, with the Student Coalition sweeping all eight seats in the Greek and commuter categories and the Q-slate winning six of eight total seats in the residence hall and student community catagories.
Michelle Noble, William Pedranti, Tracey Harris and Brian Weitman won the Greek constituency seats. Veronica Lambrechts, Charles Elliot, Garland Robinson and Riaz Surti were elected in the commuter category.
In the student community, Michelle Inouye, Darren Manibog and Jyoti Subramanian (Q-slate) won seats, as did Derrick Pedranti (Student Coalition).
Shabazz Moye, Salil Deshpande, Shannon Maul and Michael Bucker were elected to the
resident hall seats. All were Q-slate members except for Deshpande, who ran as an independent.
Harris and Weitman attributed the Student Coalition slate's success to teamwork.
"(It was) all the hard work the volunteers and the candidates put in," Harris said.
"Concentrated efforts on the grass-roots level were vital,” said Derrick Pedranti, who organized the Student Coalition slate.
Manibog said his Q-slate affiliation was a major factor in his election success.
"I ran last year, and I got creamed," he said. "Unfortunately, we didn't all get in."
But Deshpande said he was happy he wasn't with a slate.
"I'm glad to see that slate politics wasn't the only consideration voters kept in mind," he said.
Deshpande said he felt his campaign was effective due to his efforts to boost name recognition early in the campaign in the resident halls by posting flyers.
(See Results, page 5)
Graduate assistants may lose jobs
LAS budget cuts may force elimination of classes, teachers
By Kevin Toomajian and Brian McDonough
Staff Writers
In the wake of reports of $10 million in budget cuts facing the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, staff members are voicing concerns as deans and department heads begin work on sharply restricting budgets.
The Assistant Lecturers Association, which represents over 110 assistant lecturers, is struggling to keep good wages, hours and working conditions for graduate students, said Steve Whitney, president of ALA.
Velvet Pearson, member of
the board of directors for the ALA, said members of the association were told by Betty Bamberg, director of the Freshman Writing Center, that assistant lecturers are guaranteed aid for only four years to finish doctoral degrees and master's theses.
Bamberg confirmed the four-year limit and said maintaining an assistant lecturer position beyond the fourth year will be extremely difficult. The restriction results from the current budget crunch and the decreased enrollment which caused the crisis.
The ALA is hoping they can
compromise with the head of the Freshman Writing Center rather than having budget cut decisions handed to them, Pearson said.
ALA Vice President Diane McDaniel said one of the group's goals is to have strong input into the budget decision process.
"I think we should definitely have a role since (TA's and assistant lecturers) play such a large part at the university," she said.
Gerald Segal, dean of LAS, said the process will allow faculty, teaching assistants and staff
to voice concerns, but he said there is no way everyone can play an active role.
"While involving full participation, (budgeting) can't be a democratic process," Segal said.
Robert Douglas, dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said he is beginning the process with a rough target for reducing his division's budget.
“We've been asked to cut about 10 percent from our total budget," Douglas said. He would not cite the exact amount, but said it is near a rumored figure of $2.5 million.
(See LAS, page 2)
AIDS memorial coming to USC
By Lisa Braverman and Allyson Daniel
Staff Writers
The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, a memorial to those who have died as a result of HIV, will be presented at the university this weekend to promote awareness within the campus and community and raise money for various university and support organizations.
The quilt is being showcased in conjunction with AIDS Awareness Week, sponsored by a wide range of campus organizations.
"The quilt will send a message to USC students
(See Quilt, page 13)
University students add to quilt / 7
Thursday, March 5 8-10 p.m. Heidi's Yogurt Benefit Night Friday,March 6 9 p.m. -1 a.m. AIDS Quilt Kick-Off Dance
Heidi's
Grill & Traditions
Sunday, March 8
12 p.m.
12:05 p.m.
I p.m
>:05. 12:15 p.m.
E.F. Hutton Park E.F. Hutton Park
12:30 p.m.
1	p.m.
2	p.m.
8:30
p.m.
Quilt Display Hours: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies (Community)
Vice President Robert Biller State Senator Diane Watson (Keynote Address)
First reading of names by
Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas	Annenoerg
AIDS and People of Color Panel Discussion Annenberg G21 Interfaith Prayer Service	E.F. Hutton Park
“What is the Quilt" A discussion with NAMES Project Foundation representative Trojan Coffee House
E.F. Hutton Park Annenberg
Traci* Tio/Daily Trojan