Newspaper of the University o.f Southern California
Interfraternity Council keeps SAE, ATO officers
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Wednesday May 27, 1992 Vol. CXVIII, No. 3
Inside
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Diversions, page 8
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Viewpoint, page 4
By Travis Smith
Staff Writer
Though four Interfraternity Council officers, including the president, are members of newly suspended houses Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, they will keep their positions for their elected terms, which end after Spring Rush, according to IFC president Mike Reinstein.
At a small IFC meeting April 29, the fraternity presidents voted to continue with officers elected last November, even though the vote was not technically required by the IFC constitution, Reinstein said. Attendance at the meeting was low due to finals and the beginning of the Los Angeles riots,
By Liz Washburn
Editor
In a short briefing to members of the international and local media, university president Steven Sample emphasized how the diversity of the university connects it with the surrounding community and the rebuilding efforts.
"It's not inappropriate, in fact
I	think it's very appropriate that
according to Reinstein, but the decision will still stand.
"I wanted to bring it to a vote because I wanted to be safe," Reinstein said. "IFC is independent of the university overall . . . there's really nothing the university can do about it because we're a student organization."
Students must be members of university-recognized fraternities to be IFC members. Though SAE and ATO were suspended, their charters have not been revoked, and Reinstein said they are still "recognized" for the purpose of determining IFC membership.
According to IFC regulations, presidents of suspended houses may not vote at meetings, but all
USC, located in Los Angeles, has such a heavy international student population, because L.A. is such an international city," he said.
The university has the largest number of international students of any four-year university in the nation, a total of about
4,000,	Sample said.
Sample said he did not feel the recent unrest would lower
executive committee members vote, regardless of the status of their houses.
"It's not up to Greek Life, it's up to the presidents," said Jim Dalton, vice president of communications for IFC. "They were behind us. It's in their hands."
Dalton and Reinstein are two of three SAE members who sit on the IFC council. One ATO member is also a vice president.
Reinstein feels that a shift in leadership would lower confidence in the Greek system.
"It wouldn't look good, it would make us look disorganized," he said. "If I was suspended from school, that would be different, but my house was suspended."
international student enrollment, even though the third largest group last year was from South Korea. He cited the university's existing reputation abroad and the many clubs and organizations available for international students at the university as reasons this enrollment will stay steady.
"We are going to maintain our commitment to international students," he said.
The president then answered questions concerning the recent unrest and the university's part in the revitalization effort.
Three university students (See Aftermath, page 2)
Enrollment numbers same as last year’s despite unrest
By Liz Washburn
Editor
Though the recent riots may have scarred the city of Los Angeles, university administrators are optimistic that the violence did not damage the reputation of the university, nor damage enrollment for the upcoming academic year.
"We immediately thought the freshman class was in trouble," said Duncan Murdoch, director of undergraduate admissions. "I am still very optimistic because a lot of families are still sending checks in. The positive has outweighed the negative."
The deadline for admissions replies and deposits was May 1, but was extended until May 15 because of possible mail delays.
According to Cliff Sjogren, dean of admissions and financial aid, the number of committed freshmen as of May 26 was just below 2,200 students. Sjogren said this number was just a "smidgeon below" where we were at this time last year, with 106 deposits received in the past week.
"We're running almost dead even with last year's figures," Murdoch said. "We will continue to accept (materials) from well-qualified students."
The university will not turn away accepted students still wanting to send in their materials, said James Dennis, vice president of Student Affairs, immediately following the turmoil.
"This is a challenging year for us, as it is for most universities, but we will continue to emphasize the positive aspects of the university," he said.
"We're anxious every year around this time," university Provost Cornelius Pings said. "The news must have been disturbing to some, but we hope most who have come this far have substantial confidence in the quality of academics here."
Still, taking the recession and riots into account, administrators feel next year's new student enrollment will be slightly higher than in 1991. The number of transfer applicants is higher than at this time last year and admissions expects between 1,500 and 1,600 to attend in the fall. Transfer students may be admitted until late summer.
Though the number of committed freshmen is about the same as last year at this point, Murdoch predicts fewer cancellations during the summer and a freshman class of between 2,400 and 2,500.
The university's new student enrollment target, set
(See Admissions, page 2)
JUNE 2f 1992
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THE MAJOR CANDIDATES AND THEIR POSITIONS
Democrats
Bill Clinton
•	Education: Would allow college students to repay student loans as a percentage of their future earnings or through community service. Also proposes graduation incentives, such as the Arkansas law that takes away driver's licenses from dropouts.
•	Jobs: Supports the reduction of capital gains taxes, inner-city enterprise zones, and accelerated government spending on infrastructure.
• Crime: Says he will buttress local police with the creation of a Federal Police Corps, which will allow college students to get loans as long as they pay them back through service as police officers.
Jerry Brown
•	Education: Wants more scholarships and better work-study programs. Proposes to fund education programs with cuts in military spending and by redirecting federal research into civilian research and development at universities.
•	Jobs: Supports 10-year tax-free enterprise zones in areas with high unemployment and the establishment of a National Conservation Corps to hire unemployed youths on environmental projects.
•	Crime: Supports mandatory prison terms for use of a gun in crime, for repeat felons, for crimes against elderly and handicapped. Opposes capital punishment.
Republicans
George Bush
•	Education: Supports establishing national standards in subject areas and expanding the federal student loan program to all students, regardless of the number of classes they are enrolled in.
•	Jobs: Supports establishing enterprise zones to attract industry to depressed areas and a reduction in the capital gains tax. Opposes government regulation in the private sector.
•	Crime: Supports habeus corpus and exclusionary rule reforms and restoration of the federal death penalty. Favors expanding the justice system by providing funds for more police, and an increased number of jails, prosecutors and courts.
Pat Buchanan
•	Education: Supports voluntary prayer in the schools, and supports education programs that would teach American history and literature and English as the principal language. He also believes teachers should be hired and paid according to their merits.
•	Jobs: Supports enterprise zones and the elimination of the capital gains tax for people making less than $50,000, and would place a two-year ban on new federal regulations.
•	Crime: Proposes reforms for a stricter death penalty appeals process. Hopes to achieve toughness on criminals by appointments of hard-line Supreme Court justices.
Sample speaks on rebuilding LA.
Briefing before international media covers diversity of students at USC, role of university in the community
Erik Loyer / Summer Trojan