Thursday January 20,1994 Vol. CXXII, No. 6
Expect more clouds in the sky today. The cooling trend will last through the end of the week. Today's temperature should reach a high in the 70s and a low in the 40s.
‘Romance’ looms in hip, new musical
It might sound confusing, but in "Romance / Romance," the characters assume different lives and lifestyles at different times in the century to explore this thing called love. Diversions, page 7
Hustling Boyd gives USC edge
Senior forward Mark Boyd has given the Trojans his all since his first game four years ago. Though his role has changed through the years, his attitude about hard work has not.
Sports, page 16
Feminist zealotry missing the target
The banshees at the forefront of gender issues are setting back the women's movement at least three decades. Does anyone really care whether the word is "women" or "womyn"?
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Women’s shelter needs volunteers
The YWCA-WINGS battered women's shelter needs volunteers to man 24-hour help lines, as part of their Outreach / Community Education program.
YWCA-WINGS offers weekly support groups, legal advocacy and presentations to service groups, schools and businesses. Their main goal is to eliminate domestic violence.
Their residential program offers emergency housing for 32 women and children for up to 45 days.
To volunteer, please call (818) 915-5191. Training will begin on Jan. 27.
Temblor ruins many homes but few spirits
By Travis Smith
Assistant City Editor
Though USC student Debbie Nathanson's house isn't the hardest hit in the area, no building in Northridge escaped damage during Monday's early morning quake.
Broken glass, shattered dishes and cracks along several walls are testament to the power of the quake that rocked the San Fernando Valley.
"It'll never look the same (See Nathanson, page 2)
Falling-down drink
Roy Nwalssar / Dally Trojan
Wine crashed to the floor in this Studio City liquor store during the quake. Look at the prices and imagine how much was lost.
School across town shuts down
UCLA forgos Tuesday classes after quake damages campus
USC geologists explain quake
By David Childers
Staff Writer
Earthquakes are nothing new to Southern California, and early observations of the Northridge earthquake seem to indicate that very little about the quake was out of the ordinary.
The fault that ruptured early Monday morning is being labeled a blind thrust fault, in reference to its motion as well as its hidden existence.
"This is what we call a 'blind thrust fault' in the sense that it exists at depth — it doesn't have any surface expression," said Charles Sammis, university professor of geology.
The fault that triggered the Northridge quake is just one of many that lie in the depths of the Los Angeles Basin, Sammis said. Faults are almost impossible to identify unless, as in this case, they are the source of seismic activity.
"The Whittier Narrows earthquake (of 1987) is another example where it was a thrust fault and it surfaced," Sammis said. "Almost anywhere in the Los Angeles Basin where we have
hills they are the result of a buried fault, like the Whittier Hills."
The motion of the Northridge
auake was almost a pure thrust, ipping to the north at 60 degrees from horizontal. Only after the initial thrust did the sideways motion of the earthquake take place. The epicenter was located about 14 kilometers under the surface, very close to California State University at Northridge.
"One of the reasons we have all of these thrust earthquakes ... is that the San Andreas fault north of us is misaligned a bit," Sammis said. "It runs almost (See Quake, page 3)
Fraternity Rush starts up for spring 1994
From AEPi to ZBT, 21 houses begin search
By Ray Reyes
Staff Writer
Yesterday afternoon, under the heat of the sun and above the rattling of the earth, fraternity spring Rush was kicked off by the Interfraternity Council.
IFC coordinated the event by grouping all
21	of the fraternities in front of Bovard Administration Building. IFC offered interested students pizza as they mingled among the different fraternities at tables along the grassy foreground of Bovard.
During Rush, fraternities organize several events for rushees. All the fraternities will
hold barbecues on Sunday at their houses.
Rush will also include activities exclusive to each fraternity. These range from Phi Sigma Kappa's Poker Night to Tau Kappa Epsilon's Brotherhood Night.
"This spring we expect at least 500 students to rush," said Jeff Shields, area coordinator with the Office of Residential and Greek Life.
Rush allows fraternities to present the positive qualities of Greek life to the entire university as well as to the rushees. It enables the fraternities to downplay the negative stereotype of poor GPAs, parties and excessive drinking.
"The Greek sets the standards in academic exellence, because their average combined GPA is higher than the rest of the university's," Shields said.
Fraternities are looking for well-rounded students interested in academics as well as sports and men who can communicate at different functions.
"We are looking for a socially responsible student with integrity," said Sean Runnels, a freshman majoring in cinema and member of Zeta Beta Tau.
Greek life offers students life-long friendships and references that become useful in the professional world, Shields said.
"Fraternities offer students with a variety of things the university alone does not,” he said.
Mike Blischke, a sophomore majoring in psychology and member of Delta Sigma Phi, said, "Fraternities give their members greater leadership qualities and confidence in their abilities."
pus engineers then assessed the damage, which included a flooded solar-heated roof.
Though the campus was open Tuesday, some schools were closed, including 10 buildings deemed unsafe, many because of chemical spills in labs. Also, several water main breaks caused flooding.
Students on the Westwood campus were kept informed through press releases. The campus provides an emergency hotline, much like USC's, telling students what facilities are closed.
UCLA did not rely on outside aid, said Sgt. Al Brown of UCLA Security. Since the local police and fire departments were busy with the rest of the city, four other UC campuses sent their Hazardous Materials teams to help.
"The response plan worked the way we wanted it to," Brendzal said. "We've been through enough disasters to (See UCLA, page 11)
By Gayane Keshishyan
Staff Writer
While USC survived the recent earthquake with minor scratches, UCLA was not as lucky. All classes were cancelled and the campus closed due to extensive damage.
Royce Hall, one of the main auditoriums on the UCLA campus, will be closed indefinitely, and may even be torn down, said Mike Brendzal, the Community Center's manager.
The UCLA Medical Center also endured some losses. One of its walls fell down and another building separated from the center.
Residence halls were evacuated immediately after the earthquake that has claimed at least 43 lives in the L.A. basin. Cam-