WEATHER
Showers,
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JOMORROW:
^ Chance of showers, 53/62
Bikes to be prohibited?
By Travis Smith
Staff Writer
Students who ride bikes on campus will probably face new bike-riding regulations, if the Faculty Senate passes a proposal to ban riding from two campus roads during business hours, the Student Senate said last night.
According to a resolution passed last night by Student Senate, the Faculty Senate submitted a proposal to a committee, formed Feb. 6, that asks for bicycles to be banned from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, on Trousdale Parkway and Childs Way.
Student Senate's resolution permits the senate president, Sam Sheldon, to chair the bicycle committee, which would include at least four student senators, and representatives from Faculty Senate, University Security and the Office of Student Affairs.
"They're not trying to jam this down our throats," Sheldon said.
Sheldon said that the university was looking for student involvement on this issue, so that if any complaints were going to arise, it wouldn't be a single university department or administrator who laid down the new law.
But Derrick Pedranti, a student community senator, said the proposed restrictions could cause problems.
"You're telling students that they can't ride bikes. They'll be late for class; they won't be able to get around fast enough," Pedranti said.
Pedranti lives past the Row, and rides to campus every day. "I use my bike all the time," he said. "I haven't really noticed much congestion on campus."
"None of us want to see bikes banned on campus," Sheldon said. "But there are crazies out there riding."
Current bicycle regulations say bicycles may not travel over 15 miles an hour on campus, just like any other campus vehicle, and cannot exceed 5 mph on Trousdale Parkway and Childs Way. In addition, bicycles can not be ridden on the sidewalk.
"Our campus has no bike lanes; it's hard when people are going in both directions," said Shannon Maul, a reside Bikes, page 14)
Molly O’Neil / Dally Trojan
Getting across campus without an umbrella Wednesday was not the thing to do. Scores of students protected themselves from the downpour with jackets, hats and galoshes. Below, planning before jumping puddles was also common practice.
Guess what?
Rain results in leaky roofs; umbrellas are sold out
By Bronagh Byrne
Staff Writer
As the week's downpour threatens to continue, students and university facilities have been swamped.
"We've had nothing major yet, nothing like students floating out of their rooms," said Leo Vanhoof, associate director of housing operations.
He said he has heard of a few leaks "here and there" within university housing.
Two students were offered temporary housing because of water leakage in their Trojan Hall room, Vanhoof said. Water was dripping into the light fixture, and the students were moved
to avoid physical harm. Housing Services offered to help the two move and transfer their phone service, he said.
Leaky roofs have been a problem across campus, officials said.
"Physical Plant has 12 carpenters going out on jobs as fast as they return from the last," said Rob Jamieson, supervisor of building trade.
Most repairs being worked on are roof and window leaks and waterproofing cement areas, Jamieson said.
"We are repairing and replacing material as resources become available," he said.
(See Downpour, page 14)
join the condom I Buscaglia honored at dinner
bandwagon..
By Lisa Braverman
Staff Writer
With Valentine's Day around the comer, a condom might be the appropriate gift for your sweetheart since Feb. 14 also marks the start of National Condom Week.
Ann Hickey, a university health educator, said many activities are planned for Feb. 19 to coincide with National Condom Week.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., information tables will be set up at Tommy Trojan to distribute pamphlets and free condoms.
"The idea is to promote the use of condoms through entertainment," Hickey said.
(See Condom, page 13)
Condomania takes over Melrose/12
Leo Buscaglia
File photo
By Elaine Pan Staff Writer In the spirit of Valentine's Day, the Norris Auxiliary will honor teacher, writer and lecturer of love, Leo F. Buscaglia, in the Miracoli d'A-more benefit dinner Friday at the Biltmore Hotel.
The dinner will raise funds for the Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital, a subsidiary of the university. Over 300 people are expected to attend the $125-a-plate event.
Proceeds will be used to remodel and refurbish the hospital, making it "a more livable and warm" place for patients' families, said Bernice M. Christenson, publicity chairman for the Norris Auxiliary of the hospital.
"Buscaglia's representation of the kind of love and caring that the hospital gives to its patients made him
the ideal honoree for this event," Christenson said.
Buscaglia, a former university psychology professor, has written world-renowned books and has appeared on television programs addressing human love, warmth and caring. He retired from the university to devote his time to writing and lecturing.
Buscaglia has also sponsored a four-year scholarship each year for a student in the School of Education who is interested teaching at an inner-city school.
His books have included The Fall of Freddy the Leaf, Loving Each Other, 19th best selling hard cover book of the 1980's, and Papa, My Father. Buscaglia's books have been published in 10 languages by 18 foreign publishers.
Volume CXVII, Number 21	University of Southern California	Thursday, February 13, 1992
Spikers win over CSUN
Sports, page 28
Shoot Cupi ‘ with our sta
Life/ Arts, page 7