Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Wednesday March 5,1997 Vol. CXXX, No. 36
Headlines
Rachels picks up the pieces in return
USC second baseman Wes Rachels has made a courageous return to the baseball diamond after the death of his father last month. Rachels is currently hitting .389 and leads the team in steals.
Sports, page 16
Making the most of spring break
Don't know what to do next week? From the adventurous to the commonplace, the Daily Trojan offers suggestions on what to do—whether you're stuck in your dorm room or running around L.A.
Diversions, page 8
Could you have senioritis?
Just when seniors think their last year is going smooth, lethargy and listlessness strike. Guest editorial writer Deidre Gantt explains the dreaded "disease" that confronts many students.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.l.
Labor discussion, sports program
"Jews, Janitors and Justice," a discussion about recent events on campus and labor disputes from a Jewish perspective, will take place today at 4 p.m. at the Hillel Jewish Center.
The event will feature Rabbi Robert Baruch from the Jewish Labor Committee, and a speaker from the Justice for Janitors organizing committee.
For more information, call (213) 747-9135.
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Employment applications are available for USC's National Youth Sports Program, a federally funded program for at-risk youngsters (10 to 16 years) in the USC community. Counselor and special positions pay $900-$1,300 for the summer program.
Applications are in the IM-Rec office in the Lyon Center. For more information, call Dave Koch at (213) 740-5127. The application deadline is March 14.
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Crime on campus decreases
By Ron Ognar
Staff Writer
Crime in the USC community decreased from 1995 to 1996, according to figures recently released by the Department of Public Safety.
The six crimes that must be reported annually in accordance with federal law—assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, burglary, auto theft, murder, rape ( as well as other forms of sexual assault)—overall dropped 28 percent (from 387 to 277) at the University Park Campus and 62 percent (from 34 to 13) at the Health Sciences Campus.
DPS Chief Steven M. Ward attributed the decrease chiefly to societal trends.
"To some degree, we are simply mirroring the trend in the city, the region and nationally," Ward said. "Crime is down almost everywhere."
Thefts and burglaries from vehicles and sexual assaults increased.
Ward said he also credited a DPS program called Community-Oriented Policing and Problem-Solving (COPPS) for contributing to the decrease. In this program, officers are permanently assigned to specific beats and form relationships with residential groups and businesses. The officers also participate in crime prevention programs, specifically with at-risk youths.
Ward also cited increased arrests for trespassing and an enforcement program aimed at transients as effective programs. In the past, transients were questioned by DPS officers and then told to move on if they had no reasonable business with the university.
(See Crime, page 2)
By Shannon Ong
Staff Writer
Faculty and graduate students gathered to share their experiences of feminism at USC, how it has developed, and its prospects of the futum at a luncneon on Tuesday in honor of Women's History Month
The luncheon, held at Upstairs Commons and sponsored by the Graduate Student Feminist Network, the Center for Feminist Research and the Program for the Study of Women and Men in Society, and brought participants together to establish bridges between interdisciplinary studies groups.
"We are trying to have a feminist presence on campus—people from different disci-
Elines (establishing) what it means for us to e here and how we can develop more of a presence on campus," said Nikki Senecal, nead of the Student Feminist Network.
The luncheon was an opportunity for attendees to talk about feminist issues within the university. One concern addressed was the process female professors face in their efforts to receive tenure. The group also discussed the programs feminist groups hope to implement. Professors offered advice from personal experiences.
"We aren't the victims of our success, but our success gives us certain challenges," said Sheila Briggs, the director for the Center for Feminist Research.
Briggs, who joined the university in the early 1970s, said that feminists now need to work on crossing interdisciplinary boundaries and that it is important for the Center for Feminist Research to bring all the feminist units together to work in collaboration.
Catherine G. Burke, one of the first women to be granted tenure at USC, talked about the (See Feminism, page 3)
After-school center forced to close doors
By Paul Gannon
Staff Writer
A local after-school resource center recently shut its doors when its insurance company stopped coverage, leaving neighborhood children with nowhere to go after school, a coordinator for the center said.
The insurance company, which covered the home where the	Adams-Normandie
Neighborhood Association Resource Center (ANNA) operated, threatened to drop coverage if the center did not shut down by Dec. 24,1996, said Tom
Norris, the owner and coordinator of the center, which provided after-school tutoring and activities for children.
Since the insurance company, United Services Automobile Association, will not cover ANNA, Norris said he can no longer provide services for children in his home, located on the 1600 block of 25th Street. He said he now has to go from house to house to tutor tne children.
USAA cannot cover ANNA because the 55 people involved, ages 6 to 21, are too diverse in age to include under the coverage, Norris said. He tried bar-
gaining with the insurers, offering to cut out the basketball program, but they still would not cover ANNA. The center also coordinated field trips to theaters and beaches.
"I have nowhere to go after school now," said Ricky, one of the children Norris tutored. "1 usually watch TV. It's real boring."
Now, ANNA wants to buy a separate house to carry out its activities, but the center first must raise the money to pay for it. Estimates indicate around $300,000 is needed to buy a house, repair it and outfit it for
the resource center, Norris said.
"Generally you need one big (fundraiser) to buy a building,' said Samuel Mark, assistant vice president of the campus Civic and Community Relations Office.
Since the Los Angeles Times first ran an article on ANNA in September last year, the center has raised $20,000 in contributions, Norris said.
He said small donations make up most of the funding ANNA receives.
"Most of the donations range from 50 cents to $1 to $50," (See ANNA, page 3)
Feminism at university discussed in luncheon
Faculty and staff line up outside Bovard Auditorium for Tuesday's convocation.
Convocation recognizes scholastic achievements
By Miwa Tamanaha
Staff Writer
Staff and faculty donned their academic regalia Tuesday afternoon for the university's 16th annual Academic Honors C onvocation, held at Bovard Auditorium.
Though the honorees had already been recognized by their own departments and specialties, the purpose of Tuesday's ceremony was "to honor them as a unified campus community," said Michael Diamond, executive vice provost.
The convocation recognized graduate students, undergraduates, faculty and staff for their scholastic achievements, leadership and community involvement.
The ceremony featured speaker Joseph Aoun, a professor of linguistics and dean of faculty for the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences. His speech combined an introduction to his research on "generalized binding" with his vision and his involvement with USC.
"There is more to language than childhood mimicry," Aoun said. "We know more than we learn, because some facts are known intuitively. So we must be willing to be surprised by simple, natural phenomenon—like the falling of an apple from a tree or the meaning of a sentence."
Aoun expressed his optimism about university improvements.
(See Convocation, page 2)
Katharine Lambart / Daily Trojan
Attendees discuss feminism at a luncheon in Upstairs Commons Tuesday.