Wednesday March 26,1997 Vol. CXXX, No. 44
Headlines
USC 16-hit attack downs Aztecs
Trojan third baseman Morgan Ensberg hit a two out bases loaded single in the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie to propel the No. 12 USC baseball team to a 13-6 victory over San Diego State.
Sports, page 16
Searching for faith on campus
In honor of Christ Awareness Week and the coming of Easter, staff writer Micaela Rustia takes a look at campus religious organizations and how students are involved.
Diversions, page 7
Does anyone care about apathy?
On a campus where a small group of students is responsible for a large number of activities, apathy is not necessarily excusable. Editorial writer Kimo Koshi discusses the need to overcome it.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Job fair today Schlanger speech
The Communication Alumni Association Job Fair will be today from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Annenberg School for Communication lobbies.
Companies such as NBC, Warner Brothers and HBO will attend.
For more information, call (213) 740-0980.
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Harley Schlanger, the editor of the "Executive Intelligence Review," will speak tonight from 6 to 8
6m. in Taper Hall of umanities on "The CIA's crack cocaine involvement."
For more information, call the Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs at (213) 740- 8257.
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Use the internet to locate information about student loans and scholarships.
Web sites like www.finaid.org, www.sal-liemae.com ana www.ftc.gov can offer help for students without waiting in lines.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Two fraternities pledge to go dry
By Paul Gannon
Staff Writer
Two fraternities have pledged to ensure that every one of their chapters have alcohol-free facilities by the year 2000 or they will no longer exist as chartered groups, the presidents of the fraternities said in a memorandum to university presidents.
E.G. White, president of Sigma Nu International Fraternity, and Robert B. Deloian, president of Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity, sent a memo March 10 to university presidents explaining the new policy.
Sigma Nu's policy for banning alcohol
from the premises of the chapters will not allow alcohol to be served on fraternity property for social functions, said Kelly Phillips, Southwest regional director for Sigma Nu.
All fraternity functions with alcohol will be held at third-party locations where alcohol is served by people trained to check identification who can refuse to serve alcohol to some people, Phillips said.
The Phi Delta Theta policy will not allow alcohol at any chapter house, said Rob
Pasquinucci, director of communications for Phi Delta Theta. The fraternity will have a comprehensive ban on alcohol at the houses of all chapters, Pasquinucci said.
"We want to return the fraternity to its core values, which are friendship (and) learning," Pasquinucci said.
Several reasons prompted Sigma Nu to create this policy, including liability, the possibility of attracting certain students, ana the desire to respond to the poor public image fraternities have in general, Phillips said.
Sigma Nu has been looking at tne initiative since 1992 and Phi Delta Theta has since 1991.
The alcohol-free initiatives for the two fraternities were developed separately, Phillips said. Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Theta announced their policies as a joint commitment because unity is important in the Greek system, Phillips said.
Pasquinucci said the fraternities were announcing the policies together to let people know tnat it represents the future for fraternities.
To be successful with their policies, the fraternity presidents requested the support of
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Phi Delta Theta would like university support because this would improve campus culture, Pasquinucci said.
"(USC) has announced a substance-free housing program for next year," said Ken Taylor, associate dean of the Office for Residential and Greek Life.
The program will create special-interest floors in North College, Marks Tower and La Sorbonne Apartments in which students avoid tobacco and alcohol and hold events such as alcohol-free tailgate gatherings and "mocktail" parties.
"We expect that this will become a pretty
popular program," Taylor said.
The memo also acknowledged the problems alcohol consumption has brought to
college campuses.
According to the memo, "We are distressed with the excessive alcohol consumption on college campuses. Recent research tells us that the abuse of alcohol, in the form of 'binge drinking' especially, is at an all-time high."
Phi Delta Theta expressed some concern (See Fraternities, page 2)
Candlelit march protests sexual violence
Participants had opportunity to
share experiences
By Miwa Tamanaha
Staff Writer
Around 300 students gathered at Fagg Park on Thursday evening for "Take Back the Night,' a candlelit march protesting sexual violence.
"This is a chance for people to speak about violence against women," said Jeep Hauser, rape revention coordinator for tne
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,os Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women. "It is a symbolic gesture to communicate zero tolerance for rape and sexual violence."
Hauser, a former USC student, spoke to the group at Bovard Auditorium, one of the march's stations, on the importance of both men and women working to eradicate rape.
"The overwhelming number of rapes are committed by men, so responsibility also falls on men to get rid of rape," Hauser said.
The overall theme of the evening centered around New
York advertising executive Charles Hall's ad campaign, "This is not an invitation to rape me." Hall launched the campaign after one of his female friends was almost raped by a male friend after Hall's birthday party. Posters from the campaign were displayed at the JEP House and outside Bovard Auditorium and were used as publicity for the event.
Participants in the march walked through eight stations, each sponsored by a different participating organization. Activities along the route included a simulated attack, a ribbon hanging and a human "statue" presented by the School of Theatre. The evening closed with speeches from rape and sexual assault survivors on an open microphone at Tommy Trojan.
"After I announced to my (sorority) chapter that I had been raped, four other girls came up to me and told me that they were rape survivors, too," said Jennifer Rourk, who shared her experiences at the rally. "1 realized that it was really important, that a survivor needed to be out there." Rourk co-directed "Take
(See Night, page 2)
Danita Castarton / Daily Tro|an
Komisha Owosekun, a student organizer, helped wtth the opening ceremony for Ifeke Back the Night at Fagg Park on Tuesday.
Leader emphasizes need for press freedom
By Jennifer Hamm
Managing Editor
The leader of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong spoke about the need for a free
fress and retention of human rights uesday afternoon in Annenberg Auditorium.
Martin Lee said he is especially worried that a free press will oe lost when China retakes control of Hong Kong from Great Britain on July 1.
"I'm afraid that is going to be the most difficult area—freepress,’ Lee said before a crowd of about 100.
Lee explained why he thinks a free press is essential for Hong Kong.	—
"What if the free press goes?" he asked. "Well, no other freedom is safe."
Lee, 59, said that although Chinese officials have agreed to allow for a free press, the
limitations they will impose will prevent it from being legitimate.
"Their understanding of press freedom is with a lot of limitations but ... according to the law," he said. "But what law? Who
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Lee also expressed dismay over the provisional legislature set up by the Chinese government, which is comprised of appointed
officials rather than elected ones.
"What will this provisional legislature do against our rights? A lot," he said His fight for democracy in Hong Kong will continue, Lee said.
_ "We are sure to win because how can you lose when you're fighting with democracy?" he said.
When Lee completed his lecture, panelists Murray Fromson, director of the School of Journalism, and Michael Brownrigg, who was recently a U.S. trade representative in Hong Kong, asked questions.
Fromson asked Lee what the United States can do to attain the type of values — advocated by Lee. Lee said he would like the U.S. government formulate a stronger policy on relations with China and Hong Kong.
(See Lee, page 2)