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Volume CXVII, Number 19
University of Southern California
Tuesday, February 11, 1992
47 candidates vie for senate
High student interest sparked record number of applications
By Stephanie Tiemann
Staff Writer
The number of applications for Student Senate is one of the highest ever, according to Sam Sheldon, Student Senate president.
While approximately 33 students applied for offices last year, Sheldon said, 47 candidates applied this year, hoping to fill 16 available seats. The deadline for applications was Friday, Feb. 7th.
Nine people applied for the four commuter seats; ten applied for the four residential hall seats; eleven applied for the four Greek seats; and nineteen applied for the four community seats, allotted to represent off-campus students who live in the 90007 zip code.
Sheldon said that the 90007 off-campus seats and the Greek seats tend to attract the highest number of applicants each year.
"We are truly excited about the response," he said.
Sheldon credits greater publicity of the application process for the high turnout.
"1 think the cartoon we ran called 'Life is a Fish' helped a lot," he said.
The advertisement, which appeared in the Daily Trojan and was posted around campus, featured an animated fish giving reasons to run for Student Senate.
Sheldon said students' growing interest in Student Senate activities also contributed to the high number of applicants.
"They've been more visible this year," said Dennis Fleming, activities consultant in the office of student activities and advisor to the senate.
"Some of the things they've done have been more controversial and sparked student interest either for or against them,'' Fleming said, mentioning the establishment of the house of
Senate Elections	
Feb 7	Application deadline
Feb 18	Residence hall candidates debate, Trojan Dining Hall
Feb 19	Greek candidates debale, Greek Honors House
Feb 20	Commuter candidates debate, Topping Student Center Rm 205
Feb 20	STU-Q candidates debate, 5:30 p.m., Topping Student Center Rm 204
Feb 21	Campaign plan, budget, and slate registration due
Feb 24-28	Campaign Week
Mar 2-3	Elections
Mar 4 All campaian materials must be taKen down Al debates at 7:00 pm unless noted	
public life, spearheaded by the senate.
Two election commissioners will be overseeing this year's election — Kevin Russell, a junior majoring in economics and political science, and David Choye, a senior also majoring in political science. An election committee composed of five volunteers, Russell, and Choye will handle the polls.
(See Senate, page 14)
Employment office not twiddling their thumbs
Once a week, the employment office releases a bulletin of employment opportunities. Since the hiring freeze, which was effective Nov. 1, 1991, the number of jobs that have been available each week has fluctuated. Many of those job opportunities are secretarial and administrative assistants' jobs, Turner said.
"Not a lot has changed for the staff at the Office of Employment (despite the hiring freeze)," Turner explained.
The office is still processing applications, hiring new employees, and helping laid off (See Freeze, page 13)
By Sheryl Rothmuller
Staff Writer
What exactly does the Office of Employment do when there is a hiring freeze at the university?
“We don't sit around and twiddle our thumbs," explained Al Turner, employment manager.
According to Turner, there are some exceptions to the hiring freeze, and there are some employment opportunities.
Before the freeze, there were a few hundred jobs that were available every month, but that number has decreased to 40, he said.
Storms persist, no end in sight
By Janet Cavallo
Assistant City Editor
At least 48 people were rescued, four hospitalized and up to 40 cars either washed away or were just plain washed when up to 12 feet of water flooded the Sepulveda Flood Control Basin, located just northeast of the intersection of the Ventura and San Diego freeways.
Burbank Boulevard and the Balboa Bridge were the most seriously affected areas after the Los Angeles River overflowed following a flash flood that dumped several inches of rain within 24 hours, according to radio reports.
"There were small and isolated areas of intense rainfall causing very isolated flooding," said Richard Dickert, weather production assistant at KTTV.
While 6.14 inches of rain fell in Woodland Hills and 4.62 fell in Northridge, Culver City received only .9 inches and Los Angeles Airport .24 inches, Dickert said.
Los Angeles Fire Department rescuers and county lifeguards blazed lights throughout the area surrounding the Basin in Van
(See Rain, page 3)
Molly O’Neil / Dally Tro|an
Juniors Jenny Najarian and Stacy Songstad had some trouble keeping dry in the recent rainstorms that have hit Los Angeles.
GLASS opts against Songfest
Program deemed too explicit; moves to BSU talent show
By Bronagh Byrne and Brian McDonough
Staff Writers
The Gay and Lesbian Assembly for Student Support has entered the Black Student Union's talent show after their program was judged too explicit for Songfest, said Muriel Jones, executive director of GLASS.
GLASS cancelled plans to perform in Songfest because they felt their show was being censored by the executive committee, said freshman GLASS
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Black Student Union, who participated in Songfest ’91, is hosting its own talent show this year.
member Jayzen Patria, who wrote the show.
"I'm sad that Songfest is not progressive enough or artistic enough (to accept our show)," Patria said.
GLASS'S program, titled "Lesson in Expression," was designed to portray vignettes of homosexual stereotypes in a funny, artistic satire, Jones said. GLASS intended to educate the student community with the show rather than to compete for a Songfest trophy, she said.
The show included nudity and raw language that may have conflicted the university's Principles of Community, said Jennifer Neihaus, co-chair of the Songfest executive committee.
"(The GLASS show) is extremely sexually explicit," Neihaus said. "Certain language, choreography and names were explicit and derogatory.
‘ "I respect that it may be acceptable in the homosexual and gay community, but it's not acceptable on the stage of the Shrine," she said.
"The committee felt GLASS' program did not fit the traditional format of Songfest," Neihaus said. "GLASS made the decision to perform the program for BSU's talent show rather than adapt their content to the type of audience Songfest addresses."
Neihaus did not criticize GLASS' program, but said that its style of expression was not appropriate for Songfest.
"It's not a bad show," she said. "But it would be better appreciated in (the BSU talent show)."
Nicole Wilson, president of the BSU, said her group's talent show is not geared toward a particular style or audience. BSU is not troubled by the content of the GLASS production.
(See GLASS, page 12)