Thursday March 3, 1994 Vol. CXXII, No. 34
Weather
Expect another day of warm, balmy sunshine with winds blowing in from the east. The temperature will reach a high in the 80s and drop to a low in the 50s in the evening.
Inside
Boseman makes impact for USC
Stais Boseman showed the talents that made him such a top recruit when he checked California's Jason Kidd last Saturday. The Trojans could use a similar lift tonight at 9 vs. UCLA.
Sports, page 16
Vintage styles up with Nineties flair
Vintage or used clothing shops have been the staple wardrobe maker for many. Lately, designers and buyers alike place these specialty apparel shops at the forefront of fashion trends.
Diversions, page 8
Shockwaves of the Baby Boom
The Fifties was the decade of conformity — mass consumption, suburbs and witch hunts. But its repressive tendencies provided the backdrop for the coming culture clash. Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Bike-Aid rides for AIDS education
Bike-Aid, an Overseas Development Network project, is holding a ride across the United States this summer. The theme is "A Global Challenge: AIDS k HIV." Riders will meet with AIDS organizations and HIV-positive individuals. Routes end in Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress in favor of AIDS / HIV education. All age groups and degrees of cyclists are welcome.
For more information, call (415) 431-4480.
College Bowl team takes third place at regionals
By Allison Vana
Staff Writer
Last weekend, the USC College Bowl team took third in regional competition, rebounding from a disappointing invitational three weeks earlier and moving up three places from last year's regional results.
Competing against teams from California and Hawaii, USC advanced to the finals after losing once, to the Stanford team, in round-robin competition. They then lost to UC Berkeley in a besl-of-three series in the semifinals.
"Berkeley was the first place team in their pool and we were second in ours, so we played very well when we
defeated them in the first game," said Ronnie Swain, USC team coach.
"We went through the first half of the second game leading 200-30, but a ' discrepancy cost us 80 points and ultimately the game. We just self-destructed after that," said Swain, who is also the financial director of Program Board.
"After that match, we played UC Davis and defeated them 325-145, taking third place. This is a big improvement over last year, when we took sixth. I think our success at regionals was amazing, and 1 have to give a lot of credit to the team for doing so well," Swain said.
(See Bowl, page 2)
Beat the Bruins
Sourabh Sarkar / Dally Tro|an
The USC Song Girls and the Trojan Marching Band led yesterday’s rally at Heritage Hall to support the basketball team as It prepares to take on UCLA tonight at the Sports Arena. See story, page 16.
Debate teams
arguably great
Trojan forensic experts head to championships
By Trent K. Tanaka
Staff Writer
Two teams from the USC Debate Squad qualified this weekend for the National Debate Tournament, continuing a 32-year Trojan tradition.
A team of freshmen Bill Khoe and Andrew Wal-ther, and another team of freshman Seth Peckosh and sophomore Michael Shortracy placed first and third respectively in a qualifying tournament in San Jose.
"We have qualified every year for the nationals — every year since 1962," said Randy Lake, USC Debate Squad coach since 1981 and director of forensics.
(See Debate, page 2)
School of Journalism’s accreditation hopes rising
By Nik Trendowski
Staff Writer
The prospects for renewal of Ihe School of Journalism's accreditation are hopeful, according to school officials. Last year's review of the school placed it under provisional accreditation for not meeting accreditation requirements.
William Woestendiek, director of the school, said the accreditation team that visited the school Monday will likely recommend the restoration of lull accreditation to the school.
The team, from the Accredi-tating Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, visited the school as stip-u la ted by the provisional accreditation the school was placed on as of a visit last September.
Then, the school was found to be lacking in two of 12 areas that are investigated as part of the accreditation process. The main fault the council found was the lack of a written affirmative action policy.
Now, the school has an affirmative action policy that will be used to hire two more faculty members, Wowstendiek said.
He said no new faculty members had been hired for five years, so the issue of whom to hire had not really come into play.
"It was not a non-minority hiring practice, it was a hiring freeze," Woestendiek said.
This team, composed of Suzanne Shaw, the council's director, and Trevor Brown, the director at Indiana University's 'journalism school, seemed to look favorably on the efforts the school had made, said Bryce Nelson, professor of journalisn and co-chair of the school's committee on accreditation.
"We all felt very good about the process," Nelson said. "Based on their evaluation, they (See Review, page 2)
Shamim, slates tossed out
Senate P.R. director removed; eight more candidates ineligible
By Nik Trendowski
Staff Writer
Brandon Shamim, formerly public relations director of the Student Senate, lost that position by a 5-2 vote after a heated two-hour executive committee meeting and another hour of a general Student Senate meeting last night.
Shamim said he had not failed as public relations director and that he should not be removed simply because he refused to pander to Student Senate President Don Hansen's wishes.
Hansen accused Shamim of "damaging the integrity" of the Student Senate through a "pattern of behavior over seven
months," including public criticism of Jack Kemp when he spoke on campus last month.
The meeting also included the announcement of the resignation of Greek senator Shana Eddy for unknown reasons and a complaint from the Black and Latino student assemblies, Asian-Pacific American Student Services and the Gay and Lesbian Assembly for Student Support asking for the impeachment of Student Senate President Don Hansen. However, the meeting was adjourned before the allegations, accusing Hansen of impropriety in distributing funds for Kemp's speech, could be discussed.
lt was also announced at the meeting that the senate recommended on the behalf of the election committee that three slates — the residence hall Strengthen the Senate slate, the commuter 'SC Traditions slate, and the previously disqualified residence hall Clean Slate — had been disqualified from the election. Acting chief justice of the Judicial Council Sean Conley was also confirmed to take that position permanently.
The decision of the executive committee on Shamim's removal was held until the end of the general meeting. Though Shamim retains his postion as a senator, he will not hold his executive committee position for the remaining week of the current senate term.
(See Shamim, page 3)