Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Monday February 22, 1993 Vol. CXIX, No. 26
The sun should peek through the clouds today, as scattered showers persist. The high is expected to climb to 61 degrees and the low will fall to 51 degrees.
Inside
Schlocky ‘Army’ conquers genre
Sam Raimi's latest film "Army of Darkness," starring Bruce Campbell, is the third installment of the "Evil Dead" trilogy and pits Campbell against the fearful "army of skeletons."
Diversions, page 8
Trojans lose at Stanford, 78-62
USC suffered a severe blow to any NCAA Tournament hopes when it lost to Stanford at Maples Pavilion on Saturday. The Cardinal jumped out to a 40-17 lead and wasn't threatened.
Sports, page 16
‘Giant sucking sound’ must stop
On the campaign trail, Bill Clinton promised to clean up NAFTA. Without modification, Ross Perot's warnings of the sucking sound of jobs moving to Mexico will come true.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
MADD volunteers needed to speak
Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Los Angeles County will be holding training sessions this Thursday and every Thursday in March for volunteers interested in becoming a part of the MADD Speaker's Bureau.
Trained volunteers will speak to the public about MADD and the problems and realities of drinking and driving.
The training sessions will be held in Van Nuys. Volunteers are expected to attend all five sessions. For more information call Craig Fleishman at (818) 986-6233 or (310) 641-5015.
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Marketing department shuts doors
By Sean Polay
Assignment Editor
Auxiliary Services' marketing department fell victim to the sharpened budget-axe as three fulltime employees and seven student workers were told that Friday was their last day in that department, said Don Mask, associate vice president for Auxiliary Services.
The closing of the year-old department was done in the interest of streamlining and efficiency, Mask said.
"We were looking at the dollars that we were spending on the marketing program, and we realized that we were contracting out most of the work anyway," he said.
By eliminating the marketing department, Auxiliary Services now has an estimated $200,000 that is freed from the administrative budget, which will be used for advertising, marketing campaigns and other purposes, Mask said.
(See Axe, page 6)
Reflections
Paige-Marie Ketner / Dally Trojan
John Beck, a graduate student studying communications, and Melissa Contreras, a sophomore majoring in international relations, read on Alumni Park Fountain.
Ophthalmology chair named as new medical school dean
By Barbara Ho
Staff Writer
Dr. Stephen J. Ryan, interim dean of the School of Medicine for the past 18 months, was named as the university's senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the medical school by President Steven Sample on Thursday.
Ryan, 52, chairs the school's department of ophthalmology and holds the Grace and Emery Beardsley Chair in Ophthalmology, an endowed chair within the School of Medicine. Ryan also serves as president of the Do-heny Eye Institute, one of the leading ophthalmological treatment and research centers in the United States.
"Dr. Ryan's extraordinary
Stephen J. Ryan
File photo
career has prepared him well for one of the most demanding medical administrative jobs in America," Sample said in a written statement. "He is a deeply compassionate man who exemplifies the highest
standards of excellence for medical research, training and patient care."
As senior vice president, Ryan will oversee all of the university's medically related patient-care programs. As dean of the School of Medicine, he intends to uphold the quality of the school and its respectable reputation.
'We have a great faculty with excellent students; and our plan is to try and (focus on) our strengths,' Ryan said.
Ryan also plans to continue study and research in the field of genetic medicine and neuroscience.
Ryan had served as the interim dean following the departure of Robert Tranquada in August 1991.
(See Ryan, page 3)
Mortar Board symposium focuses on privacy issue
By Paul Butler
Staff Writer
Mortar Board's members and guests did some hearty digging into sex and sensationalism Thursday, but that's not all they did.
Politicians, pundits, students and administrators discussed campaign ethics at the third an-nuai Ethics Symposium and generally agreed that a person's private Ufe should be more protected than it was in the recent presidential election.
"We should be interested in more than who (a politician) sleeps with or what he eats for breakfast," said Shingirai Chan-aiwa, president of the Black Student Union and a senior majoring in political science.
(See Ethics, page 6)
Residence hall debates last in series
By Duryan Bhagat
Managing Editor
As sheets of rain poured from a darkened sky, eight candidates vying for four residence hall positions reflected on a Student Senate's stormy semester and its tempestuous relations with the student community.
"Personally I can't blame any students for being apathetic," said Roy Nwaisser, a junior majoring in psychology.
"We need to change that apathy by changing the perception of Student Senate. The people on Student Senate have had their own agenda, they've not been accountable for their actions and they have been far too political. People see this and it turns people away," he said.
Shamus Carr, a sophomore in biomedical engineering, felt visibility was another major concern of students.
"Student Senate has lost respect by not being out enough. I have never seen residential senators eating at EVK. We need to be more in touch with the students and their concerns."
The candidates also discussed their plans for change.
"I think senators need to go to other organizations' meetings and talk about what the senate is doing," said Michael Van Sickle, a sophomore majoring in business.
"One issue everyone cares about is dining. I would like to try and change the meal plan to 15 meals a week or something cheaper," said Martin Hermans, a freshman in chemical engineering.
Jimmy "Shabazz" Moye, an incumbent senator, felt a facilities management program should be implemented. "I think we need to work with housing, walk through
the complexes and point out the things we think need work."
Karreem Washington, a freshman in psychology, also felt housing was a major issue. The bathrooms in residence halls are "in such horrendous shape it is a wonder residents can bear using them," said Washington in his position paper.
Recruitment was another issue of concern.
"Recruitment needs to start from the bottom up. We need to recruit freshmen as they come to this campus. I think we should create a senate track at orientation. The senate isn't only 16 senators — we're everyone," said Julie Gabler, a junior majoring in business.
One question asked by Will Pedranti, current vice president of the senate, was how
(See Debate, page 3)