Monday
February 7,1994 Vol. CXXII, No. 18
Weather
Today will be cloudy and cool, for the most part, with a chance of rain throughout the day. The temperature will reach a high in the 60s and a low in the 40s.
Inside
‘Romeo’ lacks substance, flow
"Romeo Is Bleeding" is a strange, violent movie that lacks storyline. Lena Olin gives a strong performance in this blood-soaked black comedy.
Diversions, page 5
Women of Troy beat Bruins, 85-70
At the halfway point of the 1994 Pacific 10 Conference season, USC stands undefeated at 9-0, its best-ever start, after an 85-70 victory over UCLA Friday at the Lyon Center.
Sports, page 12
The PC agenda is all around us
Lock your doors! The politically correct policepersons are coming to get you! Just because the threat of speech codes has subsided, "special-rights" advocates are still on the warpath.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
International job search strategies
On Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 10 to 11 a.m., there will be a Job Search Strategies Workshop for international students graduating from USC in TSC 207. Issues include immigration regulations of international student employment and job search strategies.
To assist USC students, the Office for International Students and Scholars provides a Job Search Strategies Workshop. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please drop by OISS at STU 300 for a flier, or call Feifei at (213) 740-2666.
Additional dates include: Feb. 25, 12 to 1 p.m. in TSC 207; March 16, 3 to 4 p.m. in TSC 207; and April 14, 2 to 3 p.m. in TSC 205.
Weathering the elements
Jonathan S. Fox / Dally Trojan
Students huddle In hopes of remaining dry while conversing in front of Tommy Trojan during a rare rainstorm last Friday.
BankAmerica chief elected to serve on Board of Trustees
By Victoria Manley
Staff Writer
Richard M. Rosenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of the BankAmerica Corp., has been elected to serve as the newest member of the university Board of Trustees. He attended his first meeting last week.
"I'm just delighted," Rosenberg said. "USC is an extraordinary school with its commitment to the community."
The board elected Rosenberg last October to a five-year term beginning Jan. 1.
The 44 trustees are responsible for addressing university policies as well as administrative and financial issues. Established solely to create USC, the Board of Trustees meets five times a year to serve as the university's governing body.
"The board has the ultimate authority and responsibility of the university," said George Abdo, executive secretary for
the Board of Trustees. "There are a wide variety of people who serve as members."
A committee on the board nominated Rosenberg for a position last fall. His vast experience in business attracted the trustees and, ultimately, earned him an elected position as a five-year member.
"Mr. Rosenberg has had some affiliation with USC in the past," said Abdo. "I know he has strong feelings for 'SC."
Prior to holding his current responsibilities at the BankAmerica Corp. in San Francisco, Rosenberg served as vice chairman of the corporation's board of directors and head of Bank of America's California Banking Group, according to a press release sent by the USC News Service.
Before joining Bank of America, Rosenberg worked at Wells Fargo Bank for 22 years and was once president and chief operat-(See Rosenberg, page 3)
Mortar Board taps English professor
Pulitzer nominee cited for his commitment to students
By Roger Sequeira
Staff Writer
Associate Professor of English Tim Gustafson was hosting a Preview USC dinner for prospective freshmen in EVK dining hall last Thursday when members of Mortar Board, the national senior honor society, "tapped" him as Faculty Member of the Month for his active commitment to students both in and out of the classroom.
Gustafson, whose first book, Representative Words, has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in American history, can be found on any day either teaching an intimate class on American culture, heading an Intramural soccer team or helping a student reason through a composition halfway through the night, said Mani Dhillon, a Mortar Board senior majoring in business administration.
Of Gustafson's intents as an instructor, Ronald Gottesman, a professor of English and chair of the Merit Review Committee, said, "He sincerely wants to help students understand the way language operates, (so) they can commit to (addressing) political and ideological concerns."
In his 10 years at USC, Gustafson has served students as a writing instructor for the Neighborhood Action Initiative, an educational service for sixth graders in the surrounding area; as director of undergraduate studies; chair of the American studies committee; and director of American studies.
He currently serves as a senior Resident Faculty member at the North Complex Residential College, living with his family among students in EVK housing.
Bronwyn Pollock I Dally Tro|an
Tim Gustafson
Scholarships available for study abroad
Overseas education even more attractive thanks to program
By Trent K. Tanaka
Staff Writer
The National Security Education Program, which is funded by the Department of Defense, has awarded scholarships in coordination with the USC Office of Overseas Studies to students wanting to study cultures abroad.
Without the scholarships, overseas studies programs range in cost from $5,700 to $22,000.
NSEP Scholarships are available for a semester to a year of study and are based on academic achievement, potential to succeed, commitment, language aptitude and appropriateness of the study abroad program.
"You'll never be the same again," said
Kathleen Brown, a senior majoring in Russian and German. "They say ignorance is bliss. If you want to stay bliss, don't travel abroad, but traveling abroad opens your mind; it opens your heart and soul."
Brown spent eight months in Germany before spending last semester in St. Petersburg, Russia.
"For the most part I had nothing but wonderfully beautiful experiences with the people of Russia," Brown said."There are still, of course, some of the old-minded thinkers, who were not accepting of me because I was Western.
"Being discriminated against was something that I had never experienced until I went abroad, but I think that it makes you more considerate in caring about other people. This is the best thing that I learned from this program. I became more tolerant."
Ryan Allen, a senior majoring in international relations and French, studied abroad for a year in Paris.
"Be open minded if you plan on studying
abroad and don't be judgmental of the culture that you're going into live," Allen said.
Allen recommends students "go overseas to experience diversity."
"The (overseas) program completely protects you, surrounds you and caters to your every need," Brown said.
There are two categories for which students may apply: undergraduate scholarships, which are open to students of all class status; and graduate fellowships, available to doctoral candidates and students in professional and scientific disciplines.
Eligibility requirements for all programs include a minimum 3.0 GPA, language proficiency and some programs require a certain number of class units to study abroad.
The Office of Overseas Studies has detailed information about cost and eligibility for each country along with information on the NSEP scholarships.
All units earned overseas are transferred directly for USC credit.
(See Overseas, page 3)