Monday March 30,1998 Vol. CXXXm, No. 47
Headlines
Baseball sweeps Cal at Berkeley
The USC baseball team won all three games against California this weekend to stretch their winning streak to 11 games. On Saturday, a dramatic comeback gave USC a 7-6 win in 10 innings.
Sports, page 16
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'Grease' still the word 20 years later
The recent re-release of "Grease" put the nation in an uproar. Those who haven't seen it may want to find out why it was the highest-grossing musical ever created.
Diversions, page 8
From dorm to retirement home
Upperclassmen have much to gain and contribute from the experience of living on-campus, prompting Editorial Columnist Evan Busch to ask why they are discouraged from living there.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Parking permits, Indian music
Transportation Services is now distributing pre-registration applications for two-semester parking permits, valid for both fall 1998 and spring 1999.
For an application, stop by the office at 1012 Childs Way, building one, or call (213) 740-3575.
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Kartik Seshadri, a musician performing Indian classical music, will be on cam-
?us at 7 p.m. Tuesday, ickets are available in the Ticket Office, Student Union, room 100. For more information, call Spectrum at (213) 740-2167.
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Bill Maher, host of the television series "Politically Incorrect," will be the guest star at the April Fool's Comedy Night at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Bovard Auditorium. Admission is free to all students, faculty and staff. Tickets are available at the Program Board office, Student Union, room B-5.
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Songfest performers use music, props, costumes and familiar songs with entertaining lyrics in Friday's fundraiser. For more Songfest coverage, see page 3.
Business school gets $5 million
By Sylvia Moore
Staff Writer
A Los Angeles investment banker has donated $5 million to the Marshall School of Business Entrepreneur Center to expand research into the organization and management of small-and medium-sized companies, school officials said.
Lloyd Greif, a Marshall alumnus and president of the investment banking firm Greif ii Co., made the endowment to the business school's 25-year-old Entrepreneur Program. The program enrolls both graduate and undergraduate students and the center will be renamed for Greif.
"The school is very excited to have this endowment," said John Crowe, Marshall's senior associate dean for external affairs. "(The Entrepreneur Program) is one of our most recognized and visible programs. We expect great things from the faculty, students and alumni."
The endowment was announced at Marshall to an audience of about 80 people on Alumni Networking Day on Feb. 28, said Tom O'Malia, director of the Entrepreneur Center.
"It's my hope that this endowment will enable the Marshall School to comer the market in entrepreneurship in academia,"
Greif said.
The Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies will be a base for research into the role of the entrepreneur in American society, and will provide business research symposiums for students and outreach between the university and the business community.
O'Malia said the center will "enhance the body of knowledge advanced to the faculty and increase the probability of (Marshall) students successfully starting a business." Greif cited the lack of resources on entre-preneurism as one reason for establishing the center
"No one really understands what makes an entrepreneur tick," Greif said. "If you look for texts on entrepreneurship, you can't really find them."
Greif wants to earmark part of the money to create texts on case studies of entrepreneurism, and to provide the most current materials on business. "(The endowment) is designed to take the (Entrepreneur) Program to the next generation, clearly to the 21st century," Greif said.
Greif received a master's of business administration degree from the business school in 1979 and then a law degree from
(See Donation, page 2)
DPS deals with one tough L.A. beat
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By Shashank Bengali
Staff Writer
The USC Department of Public Safety, one of the largest university law enforcement agencies in the country, thrives on the unique dichotomy of its working environment — an institution for higher learning located in the midst of a major metropolitan area.
"It's not Mayberry," admits Officer Gordon Tse, a seven-year veteran of DPS. "Some of the problems that go on off sxi campus spill into our area, \ jr—D and it becomes a threat to us
—- and to our students."
Tse cited what he calls one of the most challenging episodes of his police career, the 1992 riots following the verdict in the Rodney King trial, as an example of USC being threatened by the city's elements.
"We're part of the city, so we take all the good with the bad.. .but fortunately, we were able to respond to that problem and our campus didn't suffer any of the damage," he said.
DPS, which operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, is indeed a presence outside the campus gates. It manages an off-campus patrol area that extends to the north edge of university housing, south to the Coliseum and east beyond the 110 Freeway. Its response area is still larger, including several blocks west of campus and even wider swaths on the north and south ends.
"No question, our officers cover a tough beat where they come into contact with a lot of different, and sometimes dangerous, elements," said Deputy Chief Bob Taylor, who has spent five years at DPS after 29 with the Los Angeles Police Department.
"But, at the same time, the idea that everyone at USC is in danger because of our proximity to downtown L.A. is a complete myth.
I think students feel that...we have a very, very safe campus, and crime statistics sup-
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DPS Officer Gordon Tse (left) approaches a suspect on Adams Boulevard after responding to a complaint that the man was aggressively panhandling at a local 7-11.
port that."
Figures provided by DPS for the period from 1995 through 1997 show a gradual decrease in nearly all types of crime on both the University
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to-know crimes, which encompass all personal crimes, including sex offenses, assault and theft,
grams, that get our officers out into the off-campus areas to meet with people, are working,' said Chief Steven Ward, a USC graduate and head of the department for nine years. "There is
support that.
BOB TAYLOR
deputy chief, Department of Public Safe
dropped 30 percent from 1995 to
19%, and another 10 percent in 1997.
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"It's a good sign that the things we are doing, like our community outreach pro-
still much more we can do, but we are seeing positive results and that is encouraging."
Students say they, too, feel the DPS presence.
"When I'm on campus, I definitely feel safe,"
said Wendy Suguitan, a freshman majoring in cinema. "Off campus, I'm not so sure
(See DPS, page 2)