Fast
Forward
Thursday March 12, 1992 Vol. CXVII, No. 41
Weather
Fog and low clouds through the mid-morning, mostly fair the rest of the day and night. Highs in the 70's and lows in the 50's. Similiar conditions and temperatures Friday.
Inside
Spinning the discs. Literally.
With CD prices going through the roof, we decided to compile a guide to the new releases. This time we kept the vitriol bottle firmly shut. Well, except for that little leak . . .
Diversions, page 7
Miner is facing a major dilemma
Basketball star will have to decide between returning to USC for one more season or bolting early for the NBA. If he does go pro, Saturday will be his last home game as a Trojan.
Sports, page 20
Last superpower must be vigilant
Despite America's status as the last major military power, the world is hardly any safer than it was before the fall of communism in the former Soviet Union, says one of our columnists.
Viewpoint, page 4
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March of memory
Edward Siegel Daily Trojan
University students and faculty met at Annenberg on Wednesday for the AIDS Quilt Candlelight March. The quilt’s leaving USC marked the end of AIDS Education Week on campus.
CARE group members circulate information
By Lisa Braverman and Nikki Surles
Staff Writers
"What part of 'NO' don't you understand?"
The organization Creating Attitudes for a Rape-free Environment hopes to spread that slogan with Rape Awareness Week which began Monday and continues through today.
Information tables will be set up at Tommy Trojan throughout the week from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., said Sheri Davis, graduate assistant in the Office for Women's Issues.
In addition to answering questions and distributing pamphlets, CARE members have
been handing out buttons and whistles. Whistles are used to make noise when someone feels like they are in trouble, Davis said.
CARE will sponsor activities throughout March, which is Women's History Month.
A free four-hour self-defense class taught by the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women will be given at 5:30 p.m. tonight in Topping Student Center room 206. Reservations are required.
On Friday, there will be a panel discussion "At The Intersection Of Rape And Race," at 9:30 a.m. in ASC room 205.
CARE is a group of students,
staff and faculty that conducts rape education programs in resident halls, the Greek system and classrooms.
The organization, formed in 1987, encourages university members to support and maintain a rape-free environment and to provide knowledge to the community about the growing number of rapes and rape-related problems.
In addition to Rape Awareness Week, about 60 programs throughout the year are sponsored by CARE, focusing on campus rape, communications between men and women, and alcohol's role in those problems, Davis said.
Executive officer’s positions nominated
By Lore Unt
Staff Writer
Nominations for Student Senate executive offices were accepted last night in what may best be described as a slate-driven process.
One Student Coalition member and one Q-slate member was nominated for each of the offices, with the exception of the nomination of Salil Deshpande, an independent, for the Chair of Academic Affairs. He was nominated by Michelle Inouye, a member of the Q-slate. All of the remaining nominees were chosen by members of their own slate.
According to the senate constitution, nine votes are needed to win the election for each office if all 16 senators are present for the voting.
Since the Student Coalition slate has nine senate members, while the Q-slate has six, the Student Coalition members may have the necessary majority to put their candidates in office.
If no candidate receives nine votes, a run-off between the candidates with the most votes will be held.
The nominees for the senate president are Derrick Pedranti and Michelle Inouye,organizers of the Student Coalition and Q slates, respectively.
Derrick's brother, Will Pedranti (SC), is running for vice president against Shannon Maul
(Q).
Other nominations are: Brian Weitman (SC) and Shabazz Moye (Q) for chair of student affairs; Charles Elliot (SC) and Darren Manibog (Q) for chair of political affairs; Michelle Noble (SC) and Salil Deshpande (Independent) for chair of academic affairs and Veronica Lambrechts
(See President, page 2)
Trial deferred after counsel disagreement
By Tess Rafols
Staff Writer
The judge in a rape victim's civil suit brought against the university was forced to defer the defense's closing arguments until Thursday because of a disagreement over the legal and special verdict instructions to the jury.
Attorneys for both sides met with Judge David Workman in his office for about 90 minutes to discuss final preparations before the jury was dismissed to deliberate. Workman sent the jurors home for the day, saying the attorneys would not come to an agreement until late Wednesday afternoon.
Natasha Roit, attorney for the rape victim,
(See Trial, page 2)
Students pledge against rape
Promises to eradicate gender stereotypes part of week’s activities for rape awareness
By Catherine Graham
Staff Writer
As part of a week of activities to increase rape awareness on campus, the Greek division of Creating Attitudes for a Rape-free Environment asked members of the Greek-community and the rest of the university to sign antirape pledges Wednesday at Tommy Trojan.
"In light of the recent issues of violence on the Row, it's good to see that Greeks are interested in diminishing the violence of rape,” said Ann Laughlin, a graduate student studying social marketing and head of the Greek division of CARE.
"This event is great because it is not only a way for Greeks to reaffirm their
commitment to a rape-free environment but it also gives the university a chance to see the Greeks doing something positive to improve the standards of their community," said Pam Arturi, a junior majoring in the study of women and men in society.
Men were asked to sign green pledge slips in which they promise to open their eyes to their roles as men and to challenge typically male attitudes when they see them in friends, co-workers and other men.
By signing the pledges, the men also promised not to rape by using either physical or psychological means.
The yellow pledge slip which women signed included promises to be (See CARE, page 2)
Edward Siegel / Dally Trojan
Sophomore Jeff Kingsley signs a pledge during CARE Week at USC.