Yesterday's weather lurks about again today. Expect the warmth to be limited to the upper 50s. While the overnight low dips into the chilly 40s. Let's nope for a better weekend.
Ten best, worst movies of 1992
While Disney's “Aladdin" topped our critic's best film of '92 list, “Universal Soldier" graced the #1 spot as worst film of the year, in a generally depressing year quality-wise for Hollywood.
Diversions, page 10
Women of Troy earn road sweep
The No. 16 women's basketball team ended winter break by opening Pacific 10 conference play with two wins over Arizona and Arizona State on the road last weekend.
Sports, page 20
The fourth reich slowly erecting
Neo-Nazism, after German reunification, has emerged due to poor economic conditions. Because of similar conditions in the U.S., will the same thing occur under Clinton?
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Fall grades sent home by Jan. 4
Students may have noticed fall grade reports arriving earlier than usual this year, which can be attributed to changes implemented by Kenneth Servis, dean of Academic Records.
The grades, which before were sent from the Grade Department to the USC Testing Bureau for processing, are now processed within the Grade Department.
As a result, fall semester grades were mailed out on Jan. 4 — before spring registration — arriving nearly two weeks earlier than last year.
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Peace Corp grant to benefit USC
ByJ
Staff \
ohn Y. Kim
Writer
USC recently became one of fifteen universities in the country to benefit from a $6.7 million grant received by the Peace Corps from the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, a Corps press release announced.
USC will receive $233,931 of
the grant, a significant part of the largest donation ever given to the Corps.
The grant will go toward the Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program, which allows Peace Corps volunteers, or Fellows, to pursue master's degrees in education while teaching in public school classrooms.
"This grant could be a real breakthrough in bringing students into the program," said Judith Grayson, director of teacher education at the School of Education. "Our classes are tied closely to what's happening in the field and through the field component, students get a wide sweep of experience in the set-
tings available in Los Angeles."
The grant will help USC pay for 21 new fellows in the two master's programs offered through the Fellows Program, one in Teaching English as a Second Language and the other for a California teaching credential, said Joanne Townsend, (See Peace, page 2)
Internal conflicts
Residence hall senator calls for the resignation of three office appointees
By Paul Ginton
Staff Writer
In yet another display of dissension in the ranks of the Student Senate, a residence hall senator has demanded that three of President Derrick Pedranti's appointees resign from office.
In a letter to Pedranti written over the holiday break, Senator Michael Buckner requested the removal of Senate Chief of Staff David Osborne, Chief Financial Adviser Michael Berger and Recruitment Director Jason Omstein.
Two of the positions, chief of staff ~.nd chief financial adviser, are not formaLy documented in the Senate Constitution. Buck-
ner felt that without this formal documentation the positions are "unconstitutional" and should therefore not exist.
In his letter, Buckner warned Pedranti that it would “make the process easier on yourself and Student Senate if you let these people go before the meeting."
The first senate meeting of this semester is tenatively scheduled for January 13.
Buckner's motivation for the formal filing, he explained, was founded in a desire to expose executive mismanagement and poor job commitment.
In response, Osborne denounced Buckner's letter as "very unprofessional behavior." Osborne wrote a letter defending
himself against Buckner's accusations which was circulated to many upper-level university administrators.
Omstein's position is appointed by the Senate President, but Pedranti created the financial adviser post to work with the senate treasurer on "special projects."
Berger's most recent project was to draft a report implementing a senator rating system, which was brought up at a Senate meeting and defeated.
Berger's large downstairs office in Student Union B-5 was also brought up by Buckner as an example of special privileges.
In defense of his private office, Berger
(See Senate, page 6)
Curry will cross town to take new administrative position at UCLA
By Trade Tso
Assistant Assignment Editor
John Curry, vice president of budget and planning, will leave USC on Feb. 17 to become the UCLA administrative vice chancellor and chief finance officer in what he calls a "career growth opportunity," though he said he finds it difficult to leave his USC colleagues.
“It is the senior management position in my field, a top management job," said Curry. "It was a good and timely career opportunity."
Curry's duties at his new post will include financial accounting, monitoring finances of human resources, the physical plant and all Business Affairs activities.
In his 16 years at USC, Curry has held the positions of assistant to the executive vice president, director of management and planning and executive dean of administrative budget. He has been at his present position since 1986.
“1 am leaving a good central administration and leaving many colleagues in colleges and schools," Curry said.
“I have always felt strong support for the position."
The date of his February departure was set to allow him to attend the first meeting of the Finance Committee. Curry said he is working closely with recently announced Interim Provost William Spitzer on the budget process in order to make the transition as smooth as possible.
“I don't anticipate any disruption," Curry said of the effects of his departure on the budget. The move was a hard decision to make he said. Curry was attracted to this opportunity because UCLA is a relatively short
(See Curry, page 12)
Interim provost selected, see page 2
High and Dry
Jim Sabo / Daily Trojan
Tommy Trojan received an umbrella yesterday to help him ward off the winter rain storm.