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Wednesday December 8,1993 Vol. CXXI, No. 66
Well, here is the last weather report of the semester. Expect cooler temperatures and cloud buildup. Today's high should be in the 70s and the low in the 50s.
Deck the theaters with Xmas flicks
"Schindler's List," Steven Spielberg's film about the Holocaust, is the most promising film of the Christmas season but only one of many films detailed in our holiday film guide.
Diversions, page 10
Big evening for Trojan Basketball
Men and women's teams swept by opponents in twin bill at Sports Arena. Women blew out CSUN, 95-31, and men capped the evening with a 75-56 win | over San Diego State.
I Sports, page 20
New health plan to help students
Donna Shalala, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, in a guest column outlines the benefits of Clinton's health plan for college students everywhere.
Viewpoint, page 4
DT accepting applications
This is the final issue of the Daily Trojan for the fall semester of 1993.
The Daily Trojan is now accepting applications for staff members for the spring.
Applications are available at tne Daily Trojan office in the Student Union building, room 421.
Positions are available in the sections of city, viewpoint, photo, copy, diversions, sports, news and graphic arts.
Sign-ups for interviews for new staff applicants will begin on Dec. 9. Clips and samples of work can be brought to interviews.
For additional information, call the Daily Trojan at (213) 740-5665.
Weather
Arrest of outsider raises concerns
Irvine student reportedly fired shot at dance
By Nik Trendowski
Staff Writer
The arrest early Sunday morning of a UC Irvine student for firing a handgun at a dance on the USC campus has raised concerns about allowing outsiders into campus functions.
The incident occurred at approximately 2 a.m. last Surday outside the Annenberg School for Communication lobby. A shoving match erupted as those in attendance were leaving, during which an individual fired a . 380-caliber automatic handgun, according to a USC Department of Public Safety report.
Two DPS officers were present at the dance, sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi, for crowd control purposes when the incident
occurred. While the officers were attempting to control the disturbance, which involved about 20 people, the shots rang out, said Sgt. Craig Baxley.
The fight appeared to be spontaneous, said Lt. David Ritch.
An individual identified the suspect to officers as the crowd dispersed, and said, "The guy in the dark shirt has the gun," said Baxley.
The officers then captured the suspect, who became combative and was subdued with Pepper spray by the arresting officers, said Baxley.
The weapon was recovered as well as some spent cartridges, indicating the gun must have been fired, and the gun itself contained an impacted cartridge, which would have prevented further firing, said Ritch.
The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a college student, was taken to (See Arrest, page 2)
Williams sentenced to maximum term
LAPD on tactical alert in wake of proceedings; university DPS, community remain unfazed
By Nne Ebong and Tracie Tso
Staff Writers
Damian Williams, the black man convicted of beating white truck driver Reginald Denny and attacking other motorists during last year's riots received a maximum 10-year sentence yesterday, prompting the LAPD to go on modified tactical alert, and failing to get a rise from the USC Department of Public Safety.
Lorie Taylor, Los Angeles Police Department spokesman, said the force was on modified tactical alert as of 7 a.m., prior to the sentencing at 10 a.m. in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Many applicants for LAS dean position
Officer Don Cox of LAPD press relations, said, "A modified tactical alert enables the ability to hold people over if deemed necessary."
Taylor said she is unsure how long troops would be on alert.
USCDPS officials, however, said they foresee no problems.
"It's business as usual," said Lt. David Ritch of DPS.
He said if problems did occur that endangered the safety of students, the department was prepared to evacuate students from off-campus housing to an on-campus location.
Ritch said the department would function
as it did during last year's riots, though he said no action would be necessary this time.
"We would work closely with LAPD if it was assessed that students would be in danger or streets were deemed unsafe," Ritch said.
As a precaution against violence, LAPD also opened an emergency operations center.
The Associated Press reported that Williams, 20, would receive at least two years credit for time served since his arrest and for good behavior since then, meaning he will serve at most eight more years.
According to the AP, Superior Cour'. Judge John Ouderkirk told Williams, "It's intolerable in this society to attack and maim people because of their race."
(See Sentence, page 12)
By Kim Smith
Staff Writer
The search for the new dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is running behind schedule, but search committee members say it is because they have gotten too many responses.
"It's been a fantastic response, much more than we expected," said Peter Lyman, university librarian and chair of the search committee. "It's very exciting for USC. There are people interested from all over the country."
Larry Singer, associate dean of undergraduate affairs for LAS and a member of the search committee, said the responses have come from all over the country, as well as from several other countries, including Australia.
"The responses from outside
the university came from distinguished faculty with administration experience, as chairs of their departments and from distinguished scholars," Singer said. "Others were already in administrative positions as deans or as heads of programs."
Candidates responded to ads placed in the Chronicle of Higher Education, along with several other publications, Lyman said.
The committee is looking for candidates with "the vision and skills of persuasion to sustain the liberal arts as the intellectual center of a complex modern research university ... an appreciation of and sensitivity to the racial and cultural diversity of Los Angeles and the university; and the ability to define educational and research programs reflecting the emergence of Los Angeles as a capital of the Pacif-(See Search, page 2)
Scholarship drive to aid black students
By Michelle Ladd
Assistant City Editor
The Black Staff and Faculty Caucus scholarship drive, which has been underway since Oct. 15, has raised $6,885 to benefit African-American students already enrolled at USC.
The effort of the scholarship drive is to encourage USC faculty and staff to aid students already at the university. The drive's theme is "Not just buildings of stone, we are people building people."
The drive is being extended indefinitely from its original Dec. 31 deadline.
Barbara Solomon, interim vice provost for minority affairs, said "I think it is going to be successful because it focuses on African-American
students who are already a part of the community."
Kay Allen, associate director of the Fisher Gallery and president of the Black Staff and Faculty Caucus, said the scholarship drive is "about securing the future of students here on campus." Staff and faculty can contribute by having membership payments deducted from their checks.
Allen said there are three different levels of giving. A regular membership requires a $90 contribution; a scholar member requires a $135 contribution and an executive membership requires a contribution of $240.
Each year, Allen said, the board of the caucus will recommend a scholarship recipi-(See Drive, page 12)
Last throws of fall
Daniel Shlh / Dally Trojan
Film production graduate student Robbie Adler plays Frisbee.