Thrusday April 7,1994 Vol. CXXII, No. 53
Weather
Today expect more sun and a little warmer temperatures. The afternoon will be clear with the high in the mid-70s, and the evening should be nice and cool with the low in the 50s.
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Art exhibit earns raves with waves
Paul Shelton's "bottlesbone-sandthingsgetwet" showcase at the Los Angeles Museum of Art highlights the bizarre ways to structure a bit of the everyday and infuse it with meaning.
Diversions, page 12-13
Long quest for next Great One
Saladin McCullough was supposed to be the next great Trojan tailback until his road to USC was sidetracked because of troubles with the SAT and ACT in 1993.
Sports, page 24
Middle East from hope to cynicism
A few months ago, Arab-Israeli negotiations seemed headed undeniably toward peace. Now violence is again the law of the land, providing fodder for those who say peace is hopeless.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Chili for charity on Row today
Put on your cowboy hat and boots and get ready to spend an afternoon sampling chili and enjoying entertainment for charity.
The annual Alpha Delta Pi Chili Cook-Off to benefit the Ronald McDonald House will be held today on the house lawn at 814 W. 28th St. from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. It's all you can eat for $2 and T-shirts are being sold for $10.
There will also be a dee-jay, contests and carnival games. Proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald House, an organization that houses and supports families of children with cancer while the children are hospitalized.
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Man killed, daughter injured at 29th Street and Vermont
Son wanted for questioning after Wednesday afternoon’s shooting
Joe E. Schlosser Jeff Wong
Staff Writers
A man is being sought for questioning after his father was found dead and his sister critically injured in their 1358 W. 29th St, home Wednesday evening.
Police suspect Brian Wolford, a 6-foot-2, 300-pound black man in his 30s, may have information about the shooting.
None of the victims or suspects are affiliated with USC, according to Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Victor Guzman, who was at the scene of the murder.
"He is a possible suspect," said Det. John Nicol of the LAPD's South Bureau Homicide Division. "But it is premature to say that he is the primary suspect. We do want to talk to him
to try to find out what happened."
Leroy Wolford was pronounced dead at the scene just minutes after the 4:50 p.m. incident.
Gina Wolford, the suspect's sister, is being treated at Coun-ty-USC Medical Center after suffering a gunshot wound to the face.
"If it is in fact the victim's son, then it was primarily a family dispute and nothing else," Nicol said. "The family members we talked to weren't there at the time. The detectives haven't (See Homicide, page 2)
Nepalese grad student wins humor scholarship
By Nik Trendowski
Staff Writer
For three essays on subjects ranging from liposuction to the evil Los Angeles Times, Rupa Joshi, a Nepalese print journalism graduate student, has won this year's Art Buch-wald Scholarship.
"I was in the journalism office, and (Bill) Woestendiek (director of the School of Journalism) called me into his office," Joshi said. "He asked me, 'How do you feel today?' I said fine. He said, 'Do you want to feel better?' Then he told me I got the scholarship."
Joshi, who will graduate with her master's degree in May, said she was still "up in the sky" several hours after she found out.
She submitted three pieces of writing for the annual contest, which awards $5,000 for
humorous writing that shows the writer is "contemptuous of the award he or she is receiving."
One, printed in the Voices section of the Los Angeles Times Metro section, was titled "A Crash Course in Americana." It chronicled Jo-shi's experiences as a newcomer to the country, including trials with water faucets and fountains that never work the same way and the joys of junk mail.
Another essay, called "There's Gold in Them Thighs," tells the story of a visit to a liposuction clinic. When she walked in, the nurse exclaimed that her prospects were great. Joshi, however, wrote that she saw this as an opportunity: posing for liposuction surgeons' "before" pictures.
Kally Naary/Dally Tro|an
Rupa Joshi
"Oh! America! I love what you have done to me! You have taught me the meaning of 'Beautiful!' " Joshi wrote. Her third essay deals with
(See Joshi, page 9)
La Raza PAC protests for recognition of Cesar Chavez
By Nik Trendowski
Staff Writer
While Princeton professor Cornel West urged a continuation of the black struggle inside Bovard Auditorium Tuesday night, members of the USC La Raza Political Action Committee waged a struggle of their own outside.
With signs claiming the university administration has not properly addressed the issue of honoring the late civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, the protesters handed out fliers calling for the original requests of La Raza to be honored.
The group provided a resolution to President Steven B. Sample asking for an outdoor mural to replace the one on the demolished former El Centro Chicano building and a renaming of E.F. Hutton Park for Chavez, said Daniel Ruiz, a freshman majoring in political science and the upcoming program in Chicano studies and member of La Raza.
Also, La Raza asked the university to halt the distribution of California table grapes, which was Chavez's last campaign before his death, Ruiz said.
Chavez's United Farm Workers asked for a boycott of the grapes due to the harmful chemicals and unfair labor practices used by growers with immigrant workers.
However, Ruiz said the university agreed only to an indoor mural and a plaque in the park.
"We feel USC is being hypocritical," Ruiz said. "USC would like to take credit for honoring Cesar Chavez on campus."
La Raza will continue to hold impromptu demonstrations at major university events to protest the administration's deci-(See La Raza, page 9)
Group plans hoops benefit tournament
Event will raise money to rebuild courts on campus
By Gayane Keshishyan
Staff Writer
On Saturday, April 16, the recently formed Trojan Blacktop Committee will hold the first of a planned series of annual basketball tournaments designed to raise money for renovations and scholarships.
This year's tournament will raise funds for the committee's first project, the refurbishing the basketball courts at Fagg Park, said Matt Sussman, manager of the committee.
"We want the whole university community to be involved," Sussman said.
The nine members of the nonprofit student organization are resident advisors from the North and South complexes.
"A lot of us are seniors," Sussman said. "We want to give back to the university.
"We saw that the court was in bad condition. We wanted to make a positive difference," he said. "We play out there, too ... I see a lot of people get hurt."
The committee's other goals are to organize annual basketball tournaments on campus to raise additional funds for further renovations and to establish a scholarship fund for incoming freshmen who love basketball, whether watching, playing or going to university games, Sussman said.
(See Blacktop, page 8)
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Roy NwiltMr / Dally Tro|an
A suspect in a theft is invited for a little ride by DPS officers.