Wednesday May 24,1995 Vol. CXXV, No. 2
Headlines
Ex-Zeppelins go over roughly
The Page/Plant show last week showed the aging rock gods still have it, but they failed to deliver a truly solid performance, struggling through new adaptations of classic tunes. Diversions, page 5
Baseball is Fresno bound
The USC baseball team is seeded No. 1 at the NCAA West Regional in Fresno this week. The Trojans will begin against sixth-seeded Middle Tennessee State on Thursday at noon.
Sports, page 12
Trade sanctions on Japan: bad idea
Columnist Christian D. Orr fires back at Clinton Administration for "punishing" the Japanese with imposed trade sanctions after Japan allegedly utilized "unfair" trade procedures. Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Graduate school office to change
The office of the Graduate School will be moving to Grace Ford Salvatori 315 on May 26. All phone numbers will remain the same.
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The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena is exhibiting the Robert A. Rowan Trust Collection, an assortment of contemporary art from the last three decades, including artists such as Ed Moses, Ed Ruscha, Frank Stella and William Wiley. The collection will be on exhibit through Sunday, July 9. Most of the works have been in storage and unseen by the public for decades.
The center is also exhibiting works from students in advertising, environmental design, film, fine art, graphics and packaging, illustration, photography, product design and transportation design. For taped gallery information, call (818) 396-2244.
Newspaper of the Univer yfty of Southern California
Alleged stabber arrested by DPS
Timing of April thefts coincides with suspect’s release from jail
By Tom Hogen-Esch
Staff Writer
Fears caused by the series of stabbings and bicycle thefts near the USC campus have been allayed following the arrest of a suspect.
Officers arrested Anthony King, 40, last week on two counts of robbery in connection with the crimes, said Bob Taylor, deputy chief of USC's Department of Public Safety.
Three stabbing / bicycle robberies occurred outside student housing complexes during the last week in April. In each case, the students were approached from behind and stabbed before the assailant stole the bicycles.
I The incidents coincided with King's release from prison a
week earlier, Taylor said.
DPS believed these incidents might be related to the several similar robberies that occured last December. None of the December robbery victims were able to make positive identifications from a line-up of several suspects.
IGng was one of several suspects questioned. He was found to be in violation of his parole for carrying a knife at the time and returned to prison, Taylor said.
DPS and LAPD officers began an intensive surveillance of the surrounding area. A suspect fitting the general description of the thief was observed stalking students in the area.
Beat the crowds
Mlnh Pham / Summer Tro|an
Summer students Interested In free gifts (with the purchase of a credit card) lined up opposite Tommy Trojan earlier this week.
Reports suggest broad changes in GEs
By Trevor Kaufman
Staff Writer
Two committee reports proposing sweeping changes to the General Education system and .the common practice of student-teaching have recently been handed over to Provost Lloyd Armstrong, Jr. This may signal the reformatting of urdc-rgradu-ate studies at USC.
The reports represent the primary stage of the master plan President Steven Sample outlined in an address to the administrative staff last fall.
In a written statement, the university said the plan is designed to "enable USC to move over the next decade to a posi-
tion of academic leadership among America's foremost research universities."
The first report, presented by the General Education Steering Committee on March 8, envisions the future of the GE system. It proposes that all students, regardless of major, have the same GE requirement: a core curriculum of six courses taken from the same three categories.
"The idea is fairly radical," said Richard Ide, vice provost of undergraduate studies, who is overseeing this phase of the plan.
"Now, a lot of students will be able to get into their major
courses faster. Many of the courses required now seem arcane."
The report also suggests dramatic change to the Freshman Writing Program and entry-level math courses.
The second report, presented by the Cross-Departmental Committee on April 20, proposes to change the way students are taught by requiring faculty, not graduate students, to teach most classes.
"We want professors to teach more of the classes," said Ide. "The way it is now — with TAs teaching lower-level courses — may be changed."
The report also proposes to give students more latitude in terms of taking courses outside their major and to provide more interaction between undergraduates and the professional schools, a move that Ide said will make students "more qualified for the real world."
Ide said that the university hopes to reach closure on the essential elements of the strategic plan by the end of next fall and full realization within the next couple of years. But he warned that there are still many obstacles to overcome, including skepticism among faculty as well as implementation procedure issues.
Mlnh Pham / Summar Tro|an
Union worker makes pizza at Cafe ’84.
Local 11, USC spar over contract’s stipulations
By Jennifer Hamm
Staff Writer
More than a month into contract discussion for housing and dining services union workers rights, dispute continues between Local 11 and USC over major issues of the contract.
While university officials have proposed to change 75 percent of the contract, they have not addressed the issues which the union is focusing on, such as better job security, a wage increase and medical insurance.
"These are the biggest issues, which USC has not responded to," said Maria Elena Durazo, president of Local 11.
In a letter to the faculty, Durazo outlined USC's proposed changes:
• USC wants the absolute right to hire subcontractors. Now, they are required to go through appropriate steps with the union to protect it’s workers and their rights.
"They are holding firm on their right to subcontract," Durazo said.
•	USC proposed to increase the number of temporary and student positions during school breaks, which would reduce the number of full-time positions held by the union workers.
"There is no progress on any of the worker's concerns," Durazo wrote.
•	USC also wants to gain the right to select which dining employees would have housing placement in the summer rather than basing it on seniority as it is done now.
"At this point we have no reason to believe the university is taking our proposals on job security seriously," Durazo said in the letter.
Officials hired an extra 50 workers for the first two weeks of summer. They are expected to be laid off this week.
Though some dining employees have been hired to work for housing, Durazo says she is suspicious that the change will be permanent, since it has not been proposed in the contract.
(See Contract, page V