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NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
March 1, 2000 Vol. CXXXIX, No. 32
Former USC administrator dead at 60
Obituary: Prior assistant director of journalism school Nancy McKey remembered as a ‘consummate professional,' dependable friend
By CIAIKi: IAJNA
Kditor in Chief
Nancy Me Key, former assistant director of the ScIkxiI of Journalism who was known for her professional demeanor and sense of advocacy, died Sunday in Madison, Wise., of limn cancer. She was 60.
McKey, who left the university in 1996, ulso served as president of the USC Staff Assembly, Staff Club and Faculty Center Board of Directors and director of University Events. She was named Staff Member of the Year in the early '90s.
McKey was born March 22, 1939. Raised in Rockwell City and Grinnell, Iowa, McKey served as director of community and public relations for the Monona Terrace Convention Center until early January, when she wus diagnosed with cancer.
Current staff members remember McKey as a professional inspiration.
“She was just a consummate professional and dedicated to the advocacy and welfare of the staff," said Steve Barnhart, director of Student Information Systems and Staff Assembly president in 1997 and 1998. “She was my model."
McKey was also remembered for her extensive charity work.
"She truly lived up to that philosophy of life that you could accomplish a lot through volunteering,” said Fred Dear, associate registrar who served as vice president under McKey in both the Staff Assembly, an official part of the university governance system that represents the interests of the faculty, and the Staff Club, a social organization.
Remembered for her workplace demeanor, McKey was an integral part of the School of Journalism, where she served as assistant director from 1984 to 1996, said Bryce Nelson, a journalism professor who was director of the school from 1984 to 1988.
“She contributed an enormous amount to the School of Journalism,” Nelson said. “There’s a lot of pressure and a lot of difficult people to deal with at that job, and I never heard her utter a harsh word or raise her voice at anyone.”
McKey's professionalism drew praise from all with whom she associated.
I sec Obituary, page 14 I
Some director duties changed
Senate: Position of the treasurer also adjusted; adviser shaves his beard after losing election bet
By MEREDITH COOPER
Student Senate Writer
Student Senate unanimously passed an amendment to the bylaws of the Constitution regarding the roles of directors at Tuesday night’s meeting.
The amendment will change the title of director of community outreach to director of community affairs and will expand the responsibilities of the position to cover the student body and the surrounding community.
“I feel that community outreach
is very limited as we have it outlined," said Dana Parker, commuter senator and author of the amendment. “Right now, the position deals with community service projects, but it should include development and projects around USC."
The director of campus affairs, under the amendment, will now be responsible for overseeing the needs and addressing the concerns of students on both the University Park Campus and the Health Science Campus.
The duties of the director of academic affairs will be expanded, adding conducting regular meetings of the Academic Council, which is composed of a representative from each student academic organization.
Under the amendment, the treasurer will no longer be able to hire paid assistants. Because this year’s position of endowment
director has been eliminated, the pay designated to the job will also be eliminated. The treasurer will be responsible for overseeing the Senate endowment.
The secretary will be required to distribute the minutes of Senate meetings to all voting members within two days after each meeting.
Other business
Senate Adviser David Crandall last a bet to Senate and shaved his beard for the first time in more than 10 years at Tuesday night’s meeting.
Crandall made a long-running bet that if Senate could get a 25 percent or higher voter turnout he would shave his beard. Since the Elections Commission brought 27.9 percent of the student body to the polls last week, Crandall ful-I see Senate, page 14 I
“None of you have seen me without my beard... the '90s haven't seen me without my beard.’’
David
Crandall
adviser
Senate
Young Americans have stake in health care
A column appearing Wednesday that features issues concerning student health
By FRANCESCA CIMINO
Assistant City Editor
Although none of this year’s election issues specifically address the health care concerns of most college students, the voting power of the college-age constituency could drastically effect the future of their own health care.
With the baby-boomer generation rapidly reaching retirement age and drawing on more national resources to supplement their health care costs, decisions that younger Americans make about how the health care system will continue to operate in this country will effect how much burden is placed on them to support it.
Among the hotly debated topics of the presidential candidates are the institution of managed care and the
plight of the 45 million Americans who do not have health insurance. While the politically divergent views place emphasis on different aspects of the issues, a consensus is drawn on the conclusion that fundamental changes need to be made to ensure the vitality of the systems already in place.
Health management organizations (HMOs) have been under attack since their inception many years ago. They were originally set up to combat the rising financial crisis the medical system found itself in as patients continued to demand and care providers continued to provide services on a “fee for service” basis. That is, insurance covered every test the physician ordered, with no additional cost to the patient.
Ideal in premise, the costs to support that system sky-rocketed, and HMOs were introduced to corral further
expenditures.
While wrangling the out-of-control costs down a bit, years of HMO “gate-keeping” — the process that requires that people see their primary care physicians before they can access a specialist — has left many people feeling frustrated and powerless. The politicians in this year’s election are addressing those feelings.
Part of that frustration stems from the fact that people are not normally allowed to sue their HMOs under the current system. Sen. John McCain, for example, seeks to reform this area by allowing Americans to seek “fair and prompt grievances,” with provisions that attempt to prevent frivolous lawsuits.
The problem, of course, is the potential for abuse of that right, said I see Health, page 2 I
Prop. 25 draws mixed responses
Election: Some say intent good of finance reform initiative; others question its effectiveness, validity
By NEIL APELES
Staff Writer
Though students may not all support Proposition 25, which places limits of $5,000 on campaign contributions and requires internet disclosure of political con-
I	see Election, page 3 I
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Cutting crew. Senate Adviser David Crandall shaves his beard off Tuesday as part of bet regarding turnout at elections last week.