Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Friday
March 13, 1992 Vol. CXVII, No. 40
Weather
Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid-50s, with some clouds and moderate haze. Over the weekend, expect temperatures to drop and the cloud cover to increase slightly.
Inside
“American Me” is a gritty film
Edward James Olmos directs and stars in this gripping prison drama that practically reinvents the gang film genre. Excellent performances and charged issues power this film.
Diversions, page 5
USC basketball earns a victory
The USC men's basketball team kept its Pac-10 title hopes alive Thursday night with an 81-66 win over Arizona State at the Sports Arena. USC will host Arizona on Saturday.
Sports, page 12
Muggers need to be resisted
It is time for those who believe in pacifism to acknowledge the existing violence in society and stop condemning average citizens who try to defend themselves against it.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Candidate Bono ignores criticism
SACRAMENTO — Palm Springs Mayor Sonny Bono says he isn't bothered by criticism that he's not qualified to be a U.S. senator because he doesn't think many of the current members of the Senate are qualified either.
"I don't know that much about it (being a senator), but I know I can do as good as these guys," Bono told a Sacramento Press Club luncheon Thursday. "I don't think it's all bad today not to know what the standard M.O. for senator is . . . because the standard is terrible.
"I have never been qualified for anything I've been successful at," Bono said. "I've always delivered what I've said I'd deliver. I've always delivered as mayor. I've always delivered as a performer. I've always delivered as a television producer."
—	From The Associated Press
High hat
Jeff Yakublk / Dally Tro|an
Traditional dances and activities were part of yesterday after* noon’s Asian Day festivities on stage in front of Tommy Trojan.
Memorial service honors former ‘Tommy Trojan’
Kirsten Cimo
Staff Writer
When "Tommy Trojan" and Traveler make their runs around the Coliseum and students sound their French-horn imitations next football season, the memory of Richard Saukko will live on in USC's athletic tradition.
The memorial ceremony for Saukko, who rode Traveler for 28 years, was held Thursday at the United University Church.
"College football's greatest mascot is a hero to all of us," said Tom Nolan, a family friend and the current "Tommy Trojan."
Through his dedication to USC, Saukko taught the university what it meant to be a Trojan, Nolan said.
Saukko demonstrated his dedication to the university even while he was living in Northern California, Nolan said.
"To Richard, being Tommy Trojan was ... a privilege to teach the traditions of the school," he said.
Saukko was a catalyst of spirit at USC and vital in creating enthusiasm and tradition, said Art Bartner, director of the Trojan Marching Band and longtime
File photo Dally Trojan
Richard Saukko, the first person to ride and train Traveler.
friend.
During the highest-scoring games, he and Traveler never tired, Bartner said.
"The Trojan Knights had a special relationship with Richard," said Mike Rosenberg, a 1990 alumnus and former vice president of the Trojan Knights.
"He gave us a proud sense of what it's like to be a Trojan," Rosenberg said. "He was an extension of us. We will continue to carry on his tradition."
Saukko was a "symbol of excellence in athletics and tradition," said Mike Garrett, associate athletic director.
Alumnus Gary Stone created a poster from a photograph of (See Saukko, page 3)
USC professor finds problems with Stone film
By W. Guy Finley
Staff Writer
"All 1 remember is seeing my husband, he had this sort of quizzical look on his face, and his hand was up, it must have been his left hand . . . and then he .. . put his hand to his forehead and fell in my lap."
—	Jacqueline Kennedy testifying before the Warren Commission.
Much of the controversy surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, still exists today and has been further aroused by Oliver Stone's film, "JFK."
Stone employed scores of researchers and attempted to stick to the facts as much as possible, but critics — including USC Law Professor David Slawson — have said that Stone created some of his own facts.
Siawson said that he and other colleagues who served on the commission have proposed to debate Stone about the discrepancies. They hope to have the debate televised on CNN.
"Neither the movie nor any of the hundreds of conspiracy-theory books that have been published has come up with one piece of credible evidence," Slawson wrote in a critique that he handed out at a university seminar on Feb. 20.
Slawson served as an assistant counsel to the Warren Commission, a body established by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate Kennedy's assassination.
"The thing that people need to remember is that this is a movie glorifying a book, a
(See JFK, page 2)
‘Texan-size cook-off’ stirs up charity funds
By Pete Gallo
Staff Writer
Delta Sigma Phi beat out Chi Phi and Delta Gamma in Alpha Delta Pi's third annual "Chili Cook-off," said Markel Tisdale, event organizer and a senior majoring in public relations and journalism.
Twenty-six campus organizations each entered a chili dish in the contest, with all proceeds going to benefit the Ronald McDonald House.
Judges included William Faith, public relations professor; Ken Taylor, director of the Office of Residential and Greek Life; Beth Saul, assistant director of ORGL; Michael Cody, communications professor; Patti Riley, communications professor; and Eugenia Garman, mother of a member of the sorority.
"This is a Texan-size cook-off," Tisdale said. "I expect that we will raise about $3,000."
Tisdale added that the success of this year's event exceeded all expectations.
"It was a huge success, bigger than we ever could've dreamed of," she said. "We look forward to putting on an even better one next year."
For $2, the cost of admission, participants could eat as much chili as they wanted.
Those who attended could sample a variety of chili dishes, including
Paul Howard / Dally Trojan
Michelle Nisbet (left) and Milena Ziro-vich stand with Ronald McDonald during the Alpha Delta Pi Chili Cook-off.
"Hell's Chili," "Mystic Chili Surprise," "Southern Comfort-Beer-Fla-vored Chili" and "San Antonio Rattlesnake Bisquitt."
"Okay, there's no rattlesnake in it, but the recipe goes back five generations from a family in San Antonio," said David Orseth, a freshman major-(See Chili, page 3)