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October 17,1997 Vol.CXXXHNo.35
Headlines
Struggling teams renew old rivalry
Looking to recover from last week's loss to Arizona State, the USC football team faces Notre Dame Saturday. The teams enter the game with losing records for only the second tinta in series history.
Sports, page 12
New film "storms' into theaters
In director Ang Lee's new film, "The Ice Storm," moviegoers will be treated to everything from well-crafted
Erformances to groovy '70s ihion. Film Editor Scott Foundas reviews the movie.
Diversions, page 5
Feminism in reaction, Barbarella
Looking toward a brighter horizon, Editorial Columnist Nicole Weakley examines the relationship between the media's portrayal of women and how a new video release by Duran Duran counters it.
Viewpoint, page 4
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Thanksgiving, internet seminars
The Office for International Services is looking for families to host USC international students on Thanksgiving Day.
The Thanksgiving Match-Up Program is for students unable to return to their family for the holidays.
Ffrr more information or if you are interested in hosting a student, call (213) 740-5250. The application deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 11.
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An Internet Symposium, a series of free informative seminars on World Wide Web publishing, starts Saturday with a beginners' class from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The seminars will take place in Leavey Library Auditorium and in Learning Room B. For more information, call (213) 764-2758 or e-mail rhm_designs@hotmail.com.
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Effective today, The Grill, located in the basement of the Student Union building, will be closing at 3 p.m. on Fridays.
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Senate evaluates own progress
By Ben Berkowitz
Staff Writer
With the semester half over, the Student Senate is looking inward and evaluating itself on what it has done, and not done, so far this year.
After seven meetings, senators are beginning to express concerns about their progress since the start of the school year.
"I think we've hit our first wall," Student Body President Steve Orchard said at Monday's senate meeting. "We're not oper-
ating as a unit; we're operating against each other."
As of last Monday, the senate had passed two resolutions, concerning the Burning of the Bruin and the Leadership Fund, and two constitutional amendments, addressing the Philanthropy and Leadership funds.
None of the resolutions or amendments were voted on the night they were proposed. All four were tabled for at least one week.
One problem that has been facing tne senate is parliamen-
tary procedure. Both Orchard and Student Body Vice President Darren Ho said the senate has gotten stuck in the intricacies of proper procedure.
"We have become embroiled in the constitutional mess that was passed on to us from last year,' Orchard said.
"We need to be able to utilize our parliamentarian a lot more," said Steven Salcedo, president of the University Residential Student Community.
Part of that proDlem is that senate	parliamentarian
Fernando Garcia resigned last Monday, after missing the previous two meetings, Ho said Monday. A replacement has not been selected.
David Crandall, director of Student Activities and the senate's adviser, said one achievement the senate has accomplished is "becoming comfortable with and working out the kinks of the new structure."
Problems with the constitution are still being dealt with by
(See Senate, page 3)
Rainbow flag possibly stolen
By Chris Denina
Staff Writer
The Gay, Lesbian and Bi Assembly's traditional rainbow flag, which has been hanging from the tower of Bovard Auditorium since last Friday to celebrate National Coming Out Week, was stolen Thursday morning between 9 and 11 a.m., said Department of Public Safety officials.
"Unknown suspects gained access to the bell tower...and removed the flag," said DPS Deputy Chief Bob Taylor, who would not speculate as to why the flag was removed.
The GLBA valued the flag at $600, making the crime a grand theft. Any suspects would face misdemeanor charge and fines, said.
T don't know if we can afford (another flag), because to just buy one would cost a thousand dollars or more," said Elizabeth Malamed, executive director of GLBA, who filed the report. The cost is due to the extreme size of the flag, which measures about 50 feet oy 20 feet, she said.
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The flag was scheduled to be taken down today, which is the last day of National Coming Out Week.
"I think it was homophobia," said Wendy Chapman, director of National Coming Out Week and programming chair for GLBA. "I can't think of how it would have been a mistake."
"It is definitely a hate crime," Malamed said.
As the symbol of National Coming Out Week, the flag celebrates diversity with a rainbow of colors: red, yellow, orange, green, blue and purple.
In response to the alleged theft, the GLBA has tentatively planned a protest for today, said Thomas Saul, a member of the
O. Supporters will hold and form a human flag in the six colors.
"The sad part is that keeping the flag up and having a National Coming Out Week was to show people that we live in a world that is respectful, and it's safe for you to be who you are. But it's not the case, apparently,"
(See Flag, page 3)
Playing it safe
Angla Chan / Dally Troian
Elementary school students check out booths at the Security Crime Prevention Fair in Hahn Plaza Thursday.
NASA astronaut talks on Mars exploration
By Marie Bergeonneau
Staff Writer
NASA astronaut Janice Voss said she expects to see people walking on Mars within college-aged students' career lifetime during a public speech hosted by the School of Engineering.
"There's no way people will want to stay on this planet,' Voss said.
Voss addressed an audience of about 40 engineering students Thursday, many of them aspiring astronauts. The event was sponsored by the engineering fraternities Alpha Omega Epsilon and Sigma Gamma Tau, and the Society of Women Engineers.
Arjun Saksena, a first-year graduate student studying computer science, came to "meet and see someone I would like to be like."
Voss gave numerous career tips and spoke of her own experience in space.
« explained her vision of future space missions, which would include better robots and more international crews in the space program.
She became an astronaut in July 1991 and has flown four times in space since, according to her web pa^e. She first became interested In being an astronaut after she read a science-fic-tion book in the sixth grade, she said.
"I believe what people can image in science-fiction books can be achieved one day," Voss said. That's why she considers the current Mars mission "a very good idea." The mission, which began late last year, sent a robot to analyze rocks on the red planet.
Commenting on a video of her third flight, she explained how space flights can contribute to scientific progress. In absence of gravity, properties of elements and plants can be better measured and analyzed, she said. This aids in the development of new drugs.
Voss' newest mission will develop better robots, which help in space experiments. They will, however, always be limited, she said, because "they can't adapt as well as human beings." The current problems with
(See Astronaut, page 3)
Two students arrested for thefts at fraternities
By Antonia Barber
Assistant City Editor
Bail has been set at $300,000 each for two female students arrested Thursday morning for burglaries at the 28th Street fraternity houses of Phi Kappa Psi and Delta Chi.
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Safety, said that three wallets, a daily planner and videotapes were reported missing from the houses at approximately 3:30 a.m.
cases, the women allegedly knocked on the front doors of the houses and asked if a "Brian" was home, Taylor said. Unable to visit a "Brian" at either house, they asked to go to the room and leave a note, which is when they allegedly broke into neighboring rooms. According to the police report, the residence room at Delta Chi, the first house reporting a theft, was locked.
The calls from both fraternities, which came 10 minutes apart, led to the arrest of the women, who were spotted by DPS officers and taken to the Rampart Park Jail, Taylor said. All of the items except one wallet and more than $65 in cash were returned after officers searched the women's shared apartment, near 28th Street and Menlo Avenue.
According to the report, the women cooperated with officers by admitting they took the tapes, but claimed some belonged to friends, and returned the items. They said they were drunk and did not remember most of the evening.