Wednesday October 27,1993 Vol. CXXI, No. 41
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Another hot afternoon grips 'SC. Expect the morning fog to dissipate by mid-day bringing on some sun. Today's high should reach into the 90s while the low drops to the 60s.
Inside
How to scare up the best horror
Here comes Halloween, but there are no scary movies in theatres. Don't worry — we've compiled a list of the twenty best horror films ever, all of which can be found on video.
Diversions, page 10
Cavaliere took a long trip to USC
Setter Monika Cavaliere came all the way from Sao Paolo, Brazil, the world's second largest city, through small-town Texas to get to USC. She brought with her a fiery attitude to win.
Sports, page 20
Sentenced to life running mazes
After murderers are sentenced to death or to life sentences with no possibility of parole, they can still be of use. .Scientists can study killers to find out what makes them deadly.
Viewpoint, page 4
Order of Omega begins program
Rita Walters, Los Angeles City Council Member for the Ninth Council District, will be speaking today at 6:45 p.m. at the Kappa Alpha Theta chapter house located at 653 W. 28th St.
The program is co-hosted by Kappa Alpha Theta and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
The discussion is part of the Order of Omega's educational thrust on diversity issues.
The presentation is the first in a series of programs to feature well-known community leaders.
The event is free, and all students, staff and faculty are invited to attend.
For further information, contact Beth Saul at (213) 740-2080.
F.Y.I
Incident raises rape concerns
By Nik Trendowski
Staff Writer
With the report of a hot rowl / rape in Marks Hall on unday, the total number of rapes reported to the USC Department of Public Safety in 1993 rose to seven, Sgt. Craig Baxley said.
According to a USCDPS report, a female student was allegedly raped after she found an individual in her room. Awakened by the sound of breaking glass, the victim struggled with the individual and then lost consciousness.
The DPS report also stated that when she woke up, her clothing had been removed and the suspect was gone.
This statistic is three and a half times the total number of rapes reported in 1992. In addition, the figure does not take into account the attempted rape incident in Parking Structure D reported this past September.
Jeep Hauser, director of Creating Attitudes for a Rape-Free Environment, said the increase may not be in actual rapes but in reported incidents due to the media publicity from the rape trials of William Kennedy Smith and Mike Tyson.
He said statistics show that in the United States only one in 10 rapes is reported, and this statis-
tic applies to the USC campus as well.
However, Hauser said rape continues to be an important concern for all college and university campuses, including USC.
"I don't think USC is any worse or any better than any other campus similarly situated, considering its social situation, not where the campus is located," said Hauser.
Other campuses seem not to have a similar rise in reported rape incidents. Detective Helen Citrano of the UCLA Police De-
Eartment said three rapes have een reported on campus in 1993, equalling the number reported in 1992.
The security departments of both Occidental College and the Claremont colleges said no rapes had been reported on their campuses this year.
Citrano and John Tueber, a crime prevention officer with the Claremont colleges, both said they felt rape was not an increasing problem on college campuses in Southern California, but it always remains a concern.
The last stranger rape attempt reported at UCLA was in 1989, Citrano said. Since that time, all rapes reported to the UCLA po-(See Incident, page 2)
DPS signs contract with National Bike Registry
By Melanie Asp
Staff Writer
The USC Department of Public Safety has signed a contract with the National Bike Registry, looking to combat bike thefts on campus and to educate student bicycle owners of the benefits of proper bike registration and maintenance.
Student Community Senator Sean Hansen said he will submit
a supportive resolution to student Senate for approval as early as today if DPS expresses a sufficient need for the program.
NBR is the only nationwide
computerized database dedicated exclusively to recovering stolen bicycles. The system was founded in 1984 and has been helping law enforcement agencies access the legal owners of stolen bicycles which have been recovered.
A private insurance company, NBR, is offering its services to college campuses across the country.
A bicycle owner at a four-year university faces a 53 percent chance of having that bicycle stolen, according to a recent sur-
vey by Integrated Cycle Systems.
The survey said there are three times as many bike thefts as car thefts in the United < States. Last year, 1.5 million bicycles were stolen, totalling a monetary loss of $450 million.
According to the National Bike Registry, however, "The tragic part of the story occurs when a stolen bike is recovered by police, but they are unable to identify the legal owner."
When a bicycle remains unregistered or unlicensed, law enforcement and security offi-
cers often find it impossible to reunite owners with stolen proi
If the university buys into the NBR program, the educational and protective services would start next fall. Registration with NBR would be mandatory for all USC bicycle owners if approved by DPS.
Officer Gerald Baker of the USC Department Public Safety program to blems of bicycle theft and recovery.
"We have found a lot of pros (See Bicycles, page 12)
►epar said NBR is a viable help alleviate the prol de
Tapping ancient texts
Mortar Board society interrupts religion class to praise popular professor
By Nne Ebong
Staff Writer
Professor Bruce Zuckerman was speechless when nine students swarmed into his Taper Hall classroom yesterday morning to the sounds of "Tribute to Troy" surrounding him in mid-lecture.
Judging from the somber black robes the students wore and the white candles they carried, Zuckerman soon realized that Mortar Board had struck again.
Zuckerman, an associate professor in the School of Religion, was tapped by the group as Faculty of Month during his "Bible in Western Literature" class.
"Despite all his activities, Zuckerman has still devoted a great deal of time to his students," said Mike Church, a Mortar Board
member and a senior majoring in religion and East Asian studies. "But most of all, he has a sense of humor. Whether it's the tales of Jacob or the bookstore bureaucracy, he presents things in a manner that not only educates, but entertains."
Zuckerman's students applauded as Mortar Board presented him with a certificate, a letter of congratulations and a gold medallion.
"Just for that you get the last three free on the quiz," Zuckerman joked.
The 33 seniors who make up the USC chapter of Mortarboard, a national collegiate senior honor society, tap a faculty member each month for excellence in his or her field and a commitment to students, said Tim Needham, a senior majoring in busi-
ness, and vice president of the organization. "It's nice to know people appreciate what
I'm doing," Zuckerman said. I've had some students take two or three of my courses. When students come back, it means you're doing something right," Zuckerman said.
Zuckerman's students seemed to approve of the board's selection.
"He's the best teacher I've ever had," said Bryan Craig, a sophomore majoring in psychology and Spanish. "He doesn't just stick to the curriculum; he tells a lot of stories and talks about his life. He's very personable."
Besides his teaching responsibilities, Zuckerman serves as the director of the USC West Semitic Research Project. The aim of the project is to develop a comprehensive (See Zuckerman, page 6)
Jaaon K. Hallman I Daily Tro|an
Leah Buturlan, a part-time teacher at the Gerontology School, gathers Info from Friedrich Nietzsche for a book she Is writing.
Sun, apple, Nietzsche