Thursday September 2,1993 Vol. CXXI, No. 4
Weather
Don't expect a radical change in the weather. The afternoon high should reach into the mid to upper 80s, while the overnight low should dip into the cool 60s.
Inside
New ‘Panther’ as good as first
"Son of the Pink Panther" tries to spark a new interest in the slap-stick premise. And actually, Italian actor Roberto Benigni is a better bumbling inspector than Peter Sellers ever was. Diversions, page 7
Jess Hill, Trojan legend, dies
Jess Hill, one time player, coach and Athletic Director at USC, died at a rest home in Pasadena Tuesday night, He lettered in three
rrts, coached two, led _ artment for 15 years.
Sports, page 14
Philip Morris Co. wants L.A. books
The Philip Morris Co. has offered Los Angeles a deal too good to be true — $70 million for the Los Angeles' Central Library, but is there a hidden agenda included?
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Group assists India’s needy
The ASHA-LA organization will be holding its first meeting at the Topping Student Center, Room 103, on Thursday, September 9, at 7:30 pm.
Originally founded at UC Berkeley, ASHA-LA was brought to life in the LA area by 'SC students working together with UCLA students to raise funds to help people in India through support and education.
The organization has already contributed to the education of 150 underpri-veleged children in India and hopes to further assist Indians through additional fundraising.
For more information on this new USC organization, call Ram at (818) 757-3906.
Budget woes finally over for nursing
By Kim Smith
Staff Writer
After eleven years of budget shortfalls, the USC School of Nursing closed the 1992-93 fiscal year with a balanced budget for the first time since its creation.
According to Julena Lind, the interim chair of the department of nursing, the balance is due to increased student enrollment, a large federal grant and outside donations.
"It's the first time we've ended the fiscal year with a positive balance," Lind said.
Lind said the budget shortfall was aided significantly by contributions. Donations from Friends of USC Nursing and USC alumni totalled $25,000 last year. The school also received an .>800,000 grant from the federal government for its Family Nurse Practitioner Program, which will be administered over the next three years, she said.
Enrollment has has also been a major factor in the school's budget. The nursing program has its largest enrollment ever this year, after 380 transfer
(See Budget, page 6)
The best never...
Laurel William* / Dally Trojan
The Ford Motor Company distributes literature to promote Its cars and trucks.
Public Safety plans numerous changes
Student services cater to campus diversity
Community watch headlines goals of new approach
By Marc Salvatierra
Staff Writer
The USC Department of Public Safety is currently undergoing changes, including a new community policing program, the inclusion of pepper gas in officers' equipment and the acquisition of additional patrol vehicles, department officials said.
The community policing program will have its headquarters at the Forthmann House, located off campus at 28th Street and Hoover Street.
Sgt. John Lewis said that the DPS currently has administrative, personnel training and financial management offices on the site.
In addition to a USC public safety presence at the Forthmann House, the Los Angeles Police Department will also maintain an office there. Lt. David Ritch defined the new approach "team policing'' or "problem-oriented policing."
Sgt. Craig Baxley of the DPS also said that department personnel holding the rank of lieutenant and above will be sent to San Diego for a three-day conference on community policing for appropriate training.
Baxley said the Department of Public Safety, formerly known as University Security Services, deals with the community in the areas where community members are involved.
As part of displaying the department's presence in the community, Ritch said the DPS has
been attending most of the community watch meetings.
Another departmental community involvement idea is to include students in the law enforcement process.
"We want to get them more involved in law enforcement, but not in anything dangerous," Ritch said.
According to Ritch, USC students currently provide public safety services such as the enforcement of the bicycle proram, patrolling Parking tructure A, occupying observation posts and assisting in all types of crowd control.
Eventually, Baxley said, the department plans to get students involved in its efforts off campus.
Referring to the entire move toward community policing, Baxley said, "It will be a continuing process."
A new piece of equipment for the officers this year is pepper spray, a powerful dehabilitator usually administered to the face.
Officer Robert Baptista of the LAPD Southwest Division said that by law, proper training and a permit are required to carry the spray.
Baxley said that the department has complied with these requirements and that in his opinion, the pepper spray is safer and more preferable than mace.
"Mace can have aftereffects for up to four hours afterwards." Baxley said. "This (pepper spray), 45 minutes and it's gone, which makes it good."
Despite its relatively short effect, Lewis describes being
(See Changes, page 6)
By Sheila Diancin
Staff Writer
Given the great diversity of students found at the university, it is no wonder that USC offers a multitude of specialized student services and offices, enabling students to expand college life to include more than just an education.
One such department is the Asian Pacific American Student Service (APASS), located in Student Union 410, which serves as a resource center that provides reading materials which address issues unique to the Asian Pacific American community.
APASS also serves as a liasion between over 20 Asian Pacific American student organizations and the growing Asian Pacific American population at USC.
"APASS is a great department because it is a place where any-
one can find information about the different clubs, scholarships and history of the Asian Pacific," stated Numi Dang, a sophomore majoring in business.
APASS strives to accomplish its mission through such prorams as the Research Roundta-le and the Asian Pacific American Leadership Development Project (APALD), which starts the week of Sept. 27.
APALD is a one-and-a-half-semester program which meets once a week to focus and educate students on leadership issues within the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles.
The Department for Black Students (DBS), located on the fourth floor of the Student Union in Room 415, will host the Second Annual Black Wel-(See Offices, page 2)
Laural William* / Dally Trojan
The Black Student Union Is one of USC’s many minority offices.