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Tuesday March 17, 1992 Vol. CXVII, No. 42
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Diversions, page 7
Men’s basketball moves to No. 8
One day after learning they were the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament, the Trojans climbed back to No. 8 in the Associated Press top 25 poll.
Sports, page 15
Quotas at USC out of whack
Quotas are a hopeless game, an excuse for whining and whimpering, for saying that one group is "disadvantaged." The solution is abolishing quotas completely.
Viewpoint, page 4.
F.Y.I.
Current female ACLU president slated to speak
Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union, will be on campus Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Hancock Auditorium speaking about civil liberties and the work of the ACLU.
Strossen, a professor of constitutional law, federal courts and human rights at New York University Law School was elected the first female president of the ACLU in it's 71-year history.
Strossen attended Harvard Law School, has taught at Columbia, and practiced litigation at numerous New York law firms. She was also involved with founding a student ACLU chapter at NYU Law School.
The presentation is sponsored by the Program Board.
— From staff reports
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Hedco offices defaced
Spray paint, acid used in vandalism
By Stephanie Tiemann
Stdff Writer
Vandals poured what looked like oil and acid over furniture and computer equipment in the petroleum engineering department Saturday night, according to a Los Angeles Police Department report.
Rooms 315, 316, and 317 in the Hedco Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Building were spray painted with the messages: "death to Saddam," "leave the Jews alone," "death to Hezbollah terrorists," "death to Shiites," and "no more hostages," among others. Many of the slogans were signed with the initials "PDF."
The office of Iraj Ershaghi, director of the petroleum engineering department, and the office of his secretary were
Raheel Kamal Daily Trojan
Computer equipment and furniture were damaged in the Hedco Foundation Building on Saturday night when vandals poured oil and acid on them. Racial slurs were also discovered.
two of the rooms targeted.
The vandals wrote the first four letters of his name followed by "pig fascist" on the wall of his office. Ershaghi's chair was sprayed with corrosive liquid, causing it to look as if it were slashed. An oily substance filled Ershaghi's coffee cup.
"It clearly looks like it is a hate crime," said Yanis Yot-sos, chair of the chemical engineering division. "I think it has a very strong personal component to it."
University President Steven Sample said in an interview Monday that hate crimes will (See Vandals, page 10)
Posted fliers bring denials from Pedranti senate slate
By Bronagh Byrne and Janet Cavallo
Staff Writers
Fliers distributed at Saturday's basketball game stating that two newly elected senate members, Derrick and Will Pedranti, are "David Dukes of the West,'' were found posted around campus Monday morning.
Director of Student Activities David Crandall said he approved the posting of the fliers, submitted by Jyoti Subramanian, also a newly elected senator.
Derrick and Will Pedranti are running for president and vice president respectively.
"The whole thing is a real low, dirty attempt to ruin my character. It is an outright lie," Derrick Pedranti said.
Pedranti said he may file an official complaint with the Office of Student Affairs.
"Although it doesn't promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, the fliers don't violate any (See Fliers, page 14)
AIDS Quilt funds given to clinics
By Heather Reid
Staff Writer
As a result of donations received while the uni-versitv hosted the AIDS quilt, the AIDS Education Committee will donate approximately $6,000 to the Student Health Center's anonymous HIV testing program, the Minority AIDS Project and Rue's House — a shelter for women and children with AIDS, said Adrian Belie, fundraising chairperson for the NAMES Project.
A $4,000 donation to the health center will allow officials to temporarily reinstate free anonymous HIV testing, which was discontinued during the fall semester because the program ran out of funds, said Charles Medrano, assistant to the director of health education.
The lack of funds was caused by a record number of people requesting tests after Magic Johnson's announcement that he had tested positive for the HIV virus, Medrano said. The health center
(See Donations, page 14)
Students are flocking to the Health Center to be tested for HIV/3.
Edward Siegel Daily Trojan
Donations made to the AIDS Education Committee while the Quilt was at USC will help reinstate free HIV testing at the Student Health Center, where tests are now $20.
Greek trip focuses on improvement
Order of Omega retreat sought betterment of sorority and fraternity status in student community
By Sean Polay
City Editor
Proposals for more aggressive recruitment, improved public relations, stronger unity within the Greek system and meeting Minimum Standards regulations were just some of the recommendations offered by more than 150 student and faculty participants at the annual Order of Omega Honor Society retreat this past weekend.
The retreat, held at Lake Arrowhead, also brought forth proposals focusing on security
awareness, improving Greek spirit and pride, and creation of a faculty advisement committee.
Recruitment was one of the most frequently discussed topics throughout the weekend, with several proposals offered, including:
•	Establishment of an organization dedicated to recruiting students to join the Greek system.
•	Increased involvement of the Greek system in freshman recruitment, admission and
orientation programs.
•	Addressing the issue of affordability of the Greek system, possibly offering scholarships through Interfraternity or Panhellenic councils.
Several proposals were also made regarding unity within the system:
•	Creating generic Greek pride T-shirts and other similar merchandise.
•	Creating an all-Row slogan under the aegis of IFC and Panhellenic.
•	Hosting an all-Row Monday night dinner or other all-Row event combined with a pledge symposium as a means of getting to know one another.
(See Omega, page 2)