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January 12,1995 Vol. CXXIV, No. 1
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“Ultimately, we lose cut on the real knowledge that we can learn from (professors)
—	not the stuff they teach from the books, but the stuff they leai.ied from experiencing real life."
—	Michelle Ishida, Viewpoint, poge 4
Headlines
Washington State
The USC men's basketball team looks for its first Pacific 10 Conference win tonight at the Sports Arena at 7 p.m. against the Cougars. The Trojans are 0-2 in league play.
Sports, page 28
Pundits pick best, worst of 1994
Jim Hemphill does the movies and Greg Moppert dishes the dirt as we jump on the year-end bandwagon. You know, Tanya Harding gets "Blown Away."
Diversions, page 14
Boogie down with Spring DT
The DTs new editor, disco-dancing Michelle Ladd, explains paper policies and its role on campus, as well as succinct advice on shaking one's own personal groove thang.
Viewpoint, page 4
Orientation aid needed
The Office of Orientation Programs seeks students from the East Coast, Midwest and Hawaii areas to serve as advisors for the May orientation programs in Newark, Chicago, and Honolulu.
Orientation Advisors give newly-admitted students academic advisement, tell them about life at USC and in California, and the like.
Applications are available at Student Union 202 starting Tuesday, Jan. 17, and are due by Friday, Feb. 17.
Applicants must be able to attend three training sessions on Mar. 1, 8, and 22; 4-6 p.m. 10-15 positions are available.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Jonathan S. Fox / Dally Tro|an
Rain Increased the effectiveness of a sudsing agent added to the fountain near Norris Theater.
When it rains, it foams
Bike robberies, stabbings sully final weeks of 1394
No recent incidents since arrests of three suspects; DPS urges caution
By Nik Trendowski
City Editor
Department of Public Safety officials are stepping up patrols and calling for students to be careful after a series of armed bicycle robberies and stabbings shortly before winter break.
Although it has been three weeks since the last of several bicycle robberies at knifepoint, and three possible suspects have been taken into custody by the LAPD, DPS Deputy Chief Robert Taylor said he would like to see more time go by without any incidents.
"We're not going to be satisfied until we've seen no robberies in that area — then we'll be satisfied that we have the right suspects in custody," Taylor said. "We're pretty confident that we're putting the right people in jail."
Of the three individuals in custody, one is being brought to court in connection with the first three robberies after victims positively identified the suspect, said LAPD Southwest Division Detective Linda Compton.
The other two are being held in connection with parole viola-
tions. Now that winter break is over, victims will be called in to identify possible suspects, she said.
Two of the three arrested happened to live in the same house, near 27th and Raymond streets, Taylor said.
Prior to the break, LAPD and DPS conducted a task force targeting the area between University Avenue, Hoover, 34th and 28th Streets, where most of the incidents took place, Taylor said.
Though all involved knives, none of the stabbing injuries were life-threatening, he said. None of the bicycles from the December robberies were recovered, although one from an un-(See Safety, page 18)
Rain ravages state; campus damage minor
By Anisa Abeytia
Staff Writer
Little relief is in sight from the storms that have pounded Southern California for the past week, leaving four dead and $25 million in damage, according to The Associated Press.
USC has survived the storms with widespread but minor damage, university officials said. However, NASA reports a new storm front will arrive Saturday.
The campus was closed at mid-afternoon on Jan. 4 and 10 to allow students and faculty to return home safely, said Maurice Hollman, executive director of Facilities Operations and Maintenance. However, the storms did cause some on-cam-pus problems, he said.
'"Hie rain storm caused major disruptions to the campus with moderate to severe damage to various buildings," Hollman said.
Major leaks and floods were reported in more than 60 buildings, he said. Damage included wet carpets, furniture and equipment. Repairs have been underway since Jan. 4, but there has been no estimate on the total cost of the damages.
The University Computer Center, the basement of Heritage Hall, Lucas Post Production and approximately 10 other buildings reported major damage, Hollman said.
"A couple of the roofs caved in and one of the ceilings in another room completely caved in," said David Ebersole, head of the post production program. "Luckily we noticed the roofs and removed the equipment in time."
Student residences had fewer problems, said Jeff Urdahl, director of Housing and Residence Halls.
(See Storm, page 3)
M.L. King holiday feted on campus
By April Haitsuka
Staff WriliT
Despite rain and the rush of the first day of classes, the 14th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration drew a small but spirited crowd to Bo-vard Auditorium to commemorate the movement for racial equality.
Author and lecturer Earl Ofari Hutchinson addressed his keynote speech to an audience of about 100 students, faculty and staff. He began by questioning the premise of event's theme, "Rethinking the Dream: 1995."
"What is wrong with the dream Dr. King had?" Hutchinson asked. "Does it really need to be rethought, or does it need to be reenergized, reactivated, rededicated?
"What is wrong with peace
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Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson
. . . justice . . . equality?"
He reminded the audience that the civil rights movement surged only a generation and a half ago, and that today many forget to appreciate the close proximity of progress in improv-
(See King, page 17)
DA mulls evidence in student’s murder
Deputy posing as hit man enlisted by jailed brother
By Sara Goo Staff Writer
More possible evidence has emerged in the case of Edward Charles III, currently in custody in Orange County in connection with the murder of his brother, USC student Danny Charles, and parents, after the arrestee offered to hire a hit man to kill his grandfather.
It has been over two months since the body of USC student Danny Charles, 19, along with his parents Edward, 55, and Dolores, 47,
were found burned in the family's Honda in a La Mirada parking lot, however the case of their death will not rest in peace.
Edward Charles III, the brother and son of the victims, was arrested in connection with the Nov. 7 murder. Charles has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges and faces either life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty if convicted.
While in custody, Charles reportedly hired an Orange County deputy, who was posing as a hit man, to kill Charles's 74-year-old grandfather, according to a Los Angeles Times article.
(See Charles, puge 17)