Fast
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Wednesday June 17,1992 Vol. CXVIII, No. 6
Inside
‘Housesitter’ gets no major laughs
Two of Hollywood's biggest comic talents, Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn, are unable to deliver the big laughs in the surprisingly disappointing new film, "Housesitter."
Diversions, page 5
Environment still important as ever
The recent Earth Summit failed to produce any real change. "Non-binding treaties" show that people are still unwilling to accept the fact that humanity is killing itself.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Football tickets now available
Season and individual game tickets to all five of USC's home football games are now on sale at the USC Ticket Office.
Reserved seats cost $18 per game, with the Notre Dame game priced at $27. A season ticket package is $99. There is also a Family Plan season ticket package (seating in end zone, no Notre Game tickets) available for $50. General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under (there are no general admission tickets for the Notre Dame game.)
Because television plans have yet to be finalized, only the Notre Dame kick-off time — 5 p.m. Pacific time on ABC-TV — has been set. The other four home games will kickoff between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
The home game schedule is as follows with the corresponding promotions: Oct. 10 Poster Day against Oregon
Oct. 17 Kids Day against California
Oct. 24 Homecoming game against Washington State Nov. 14 Trojan tailgate party against Arizona Nov. 28 Senior salute against Notre Dame
Newspaper of the University of Southern. California
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Budget cuts for 1992-93’
INCOME:
1991-92	1992-93	%chfl.
Unrestricted Budget
(can be spent on any expense)
$577 mil $585 mil +14%
TuWon and Fees;
Short-Term Investment Income Auxiliary Services Revenue
EXPENSES:
$365 mil $9 mii $130 m#
$368 mfl
55 mil $128 mil
♦ .9% -46% -1.9%
Faculty Satane*	$104.04 mil $104.49 mtl	•» .4%
Stall Salaries	$170 mil	$155 mil	-8 6%
FmancalAW Costs	S6Bmil	M0 mil	+17%
Debt Service (mostly building costs)	$35 mil	S42 mil	♦ 20%
’ Figures shown do not represent USC’s complete 1962-93 budget
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We’re seeing the staggering effects of a prolonged recession. We’re getting accustomed ... to very rapid change." - John Curry
1 Ho* some cuts		
1 were- made:	Total cuts	\ cut
Central Administration Unit:	$11.3 mil	10 97%
Academic Computing	$764,000	8.2%
Admissions & Financial Aid	$595,000	91%
Financial Services	$1.0 mil	6%
Library (not including HSC)	$1 2 mil	10%
Operations and Maintenance	$2.8 mil	14%
Student Affairs	$1 0 mil	16%
Telecommunications	$486,000	20%
University Relations	$1.1 mil	16%
Schools:	$12.2 mil	6%
LAS	$7.2 mil	
Engineering	$1 5 mil	
Business	$1.16 mi	
Note Not all schools had to cut their budgets Specifically, no maior		
graduate program or medical program suffered severe revenue loss		
Auxiliary Services:	$5.5 mil	
Housing	$1.65 mil	
Dining Services	$1 45 mil	
Bookstore	S.99 mi	
Sourc* John Curry,	vie* preadant of bud gat and planning	
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University makes still more budget cuts due to small freshman class
By Travis Smith
Staff Writer
Another small freshman class and an increase in financial aid expenses has forced the university to cut 11 percent off its administrative budget and 6 percent, on average, from most of the schools on campus for the 1992-93 fiscal year, said John Curry, vice president of budget and planning.
These cuts will be made through the hiring freeze put in place earlier this year, the freeze on staff salaries and massive reorganizations that many departments have undergone in the past few months.
"The deep story here is really the shape of the economy," Curry said.
(See Budget, page 2)
New students explore campus
By Marisa Agha
Staff Writer
The first in a series of new student summer orientation sessions began Monday as over 200 first-year students arrived on campus, many for the first time.
"I was positive I would come despite whether or not I liked the campus," said Ashleigh Adams of San Francisco.
But after seeing the university for the first time Monday, Adams said she loved the campus and the spirit. "I thought, 'Gosh, I'm gonna love it here.' It's very beautiful."
The sessions are led by 15 orientation advisers who give the new students their own perspective on life at the university. They are required to address security concerns, health insurance, principles of community, academic integrity and competition among peers.
Advisers said most students had basic questions like "What does my dorm look like? What placement tests do I have to take?" or "Should I bring a computer?"
There were also questions concerning the recent civil unrest in South Central Los Angeles that one orientation adviser said he was expecting.
Students wanted to know "how close to campus things happened, and what happened with finals," said Haig Chahinian, an orientation adviser and a senior majoring in psychology.
"I'm not sure what they were thinking," Chahinian said.
Three new students, trustee scholars who were each considering Harvard, Stanford
Raheel Kamal / Summer Trojan
Small groups of students going through campus orientation gathered on the steps of Doheny Library to discuss their questions and concerns with their orientation advisers.
and Vanderbilt along with USC, decided to come here because they wanted to be a part of the rebuilding of Los Angeles and the university community, Chahinian said.
A highlight of the session was lunch at Town and Gown where new students were encouraged to meet with faculty members in their areas of interest and learn about various academic requirements and regulations.
But an overriding concern for many students was afternoon placement tests in math, chemistry, physics and foreign lan-
guages, orientation advisors said.
In fact, if there was a recurring theme or question, it had to do with placement tests, said Kelly Bond, an orientation adviser and a senior majoring in business administration.
Later in the day, the orientation advisers planned a skit which would cover major issues such as substance abuse, diversity, acquaintance rape and safe sex, followed by a question and answer session.
(See Orientation, page 2)
Jacklin appointed divisional dean of social sciences and communications
By Liz Washburn
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Carol Nagy Jacklin
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Carol Nagy Jacklin, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the Program for the Study of Women and Men in Society, has been appointed dean of the Division of Social Sciences and Communication in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.
She will succeed C.S. Whitaker, who is going on sabbatical next year. Jacklin will become the first woman to hold the position.
She was also the first paid chair in the SWMS program and the first woman chair of the psychology department in memory.
"Carol Nagy Jacklin has been a leader in psychology, in the Program for the Study of Women and Men in Society and in the Division of Social Sciences and Communication ever since she came to USC, and she has shown herself to be a superb person to lead the division forward," said Gerald Segal, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
With consideration of the light budgetary situation at the university and uncertain social conditions in the area, Jacklin has made external fundraising and issues relating to ethnic diversity two of her priorities, according to an article in
Transcript.
"It's quite clear that post-riot USC has got to be a different place," she said, "and one of the things I will be working on is trying to raise funds for minority hiring of faculty, minority fellowships and minority scholarship money."
As dean she will help faculty members design courses that will address ethnic issues. "I hope to be active in every way I can in developing some of these programs," she said.
Jacklin joined the university faculty in 1983 after serving as a senior research associate in Stanford University's department of psychology.