Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Bookstore will replace stolen pack contents
By Huan Le
Stall Writer
Two students who had their backpacks stolen from the pack shelves at the University Bookstore during the second week of classes will have their property replaced by the bookstore.
The backpacks were stolen from the shelves at the outside package check-in area, commonly referred to as the pack shelves.
"We feel that it's our responsibility to replace those backpacks and their contents as well," said Phil Chiaramonte, director of the bookstore.
The two robberies, occurring during the busiest week of the fall, were probably coincidence, Chiaramonte said.
"We go through so many thousand (packs) that the wrong pack was probably picked up by the students and not returned," Chiaramonte said. "We probably would have investigated if there had been more incidents."
No extra security has been implemented
after the thefts, nor are there plans for any,
Chiaramonte said.	„ „
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Kopp always gets his man
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Laurel Wllliama ' Dally Tro|an
Even from the ground, three-year atarter at linebacker Jeff Kopp trips up Oregon’s Rahim Muhammad in last year's game at the Coliseum. See Sports page 20.
Security highest at Parking Center
Nearly empty building offers the safest parking in campus area
Wednesday September 21,1994 Vol. CXXIII, No. 14
Weather
Sunny: 85°
The morning clouds will dissipate by mid-day. Expect the afternoon nigh to reach the 80's and the low will be in the 60's.
Headlines
More noise from our bulging bins
Still sifting through summer releases, the music writers today review prime offerings from Pat Metheny and Rob Rule, and lesser albums from Thee Hypnotics and Seed.
Diversions, page 7
U.S. risks much by ignoring the arts
Without adequate funding, the arts in the U.S. will soon start appealing to the lowest common denominator. Society will pay a stiff price for the loss of culture.
Diversions, page 11
He’s not your average Kopp
Senior inside linebacker Jeff Kopp, USC's leading tackier during the 1993 season, brings the kind of fervor and intensity to the field that only his predecessors can match.
Sports, page 20
Homeless need more than change
Many USC students blindly flip homeless people quarters; many more just ignore them. Instead of forking over laundry money, students should offer these people compassion.
Viewpoint, page 4
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Diversions, Page 7	
By David Thun
Stall Writer
Though less than a quarter of its available spaces are used, the USC Parking Center has some of the safest parking available to USC students and staff.
"The Parking Center is the most secure parking facility the university owns," said Ed Sarpy, manager of Transportation Services. "It's staffed 24 hours per day; there are cameras in the elevators and emergency exits with alarm systems."
Pedestrians and drivers may only enter the structure, located at 3434 S. Grand Ave., through use of access cards that control parking lot gates and revolving doors.
Security personnel monitor the lot 24 hours a day and can
By Lilia Aguirre
Stall Writer
Customized Computer Publishing, the service that prints readers for USC courses, may soon be able to save students and the university money on textbooks.
The organization is launching a new field of technology through its On Demand Printing Program.
"(We are) fueling a revolution in the way textbooks are produced," said Damien Elwood, senior marketing representative and analyst for CCP.
One of the department's jobs is assembling copied pages from
close off any exit if a person attempts to enter the structure without authorization.
There has only been one crime committed ai the Parking Center since its opening in September 1992. According to Department of Public Safety records, a parking permit was stolen from an unsecured vehicle on Sept. 15.
In comparison, there were 47 incidents at Parking Structure A in 1993. After the Parking Center, Parking Structure A has the fewest crimes of any university parking facility.
"It's the best place as far as parking goes," said Community Service Officer Louis McMillan, who works at the Parking Center. "There's someone here 24 hours. I'm not saying it's the
books to form student course readers after copyrights have been cleared.
The process could be extended to cover the textbooks for many more classes, saving students money each semester.
Currently, Elwood said, "Professors may only use selected chapters, but students will have to pay for the whole book."
Students as well as faculty should be knowledgeable about CCP's working process because cooperation from both groups may someday eliminate the need to buy overpriced textbooks, he said.
"By using CCP we can keep
best place — it's the only place."
The Parking Center's security systems make it one of the safest places students can leave an automobile, said Senior Public Safety Officer Mark Cervenak.
"It's something when you have a sophisticated system which would do the work of many officers," he said.
However, purchase of permits for the parking center remains low. Last semester, approximately 200 students bought permits for the Parking Center.
This semester the number increased to about 400, thanks in part to a special offer by Transportation Services that lets students park for $25 instead of $44.53 a month until May.
The center's location across the freeway from campus dis-
money in the university system," Elwood said.
CCP also performs other functions for the university, printing out brochures and other design projects.
It is analogous to a "wholesaler of printing," Elwood said.
The department uses two high-speed printers, including the Xerox Docutech, and is responsible for publishing needed material for a variety of departments under the name of Academic Computing.
They are currently working with tne School of Engineering, Division of Social Sciences and sometimes with other departments in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
The University Bookstore works closely with CCP, and
courages some students from using the center, Sarpy said.
"There's the perception that the freeway stands in the way," he said. "People recognize it (the center) as a big old warehouse and it isn't."
Another reason for the lack of use was that Caltrans work on the 110 Harbor Freeway has resulted in delays for the trams that run regularly from the center to USC, Sarpy said.
"Because of Caltrans we have a lot of obstructions," he said. "We are currently looking for ways to transport students and staff in a more efficient way."
Sarpy said a lack of advertising has also kept students away.
"It wasn't that highly advertised. We did hand out some fly-(See Parking, page 2)
through the Partners Program, efforts are being made to make the ordering and distribution process of books much easier.
Dan Archer, course materials manager for the Partners Program, says students have been patient during Ihe Partners printing process.
He also said three things must go on to improve the process: respect for intellectual property, taking time to industrialize the process, and faculty having just as much as respect for property.
That respect would mean ending illegal copying of materials that students and faculty may unintentionally do.
USC is working hard to promote its CCP program, which presently ranks among the top-(See Computing, page 3)
Service explores alternative to textbooks
On Demand Printing class readers may cut costs for students, university