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Wednesday November 29,1995 Vol. CXXVI, No. 59
Headlines
NCAA tourney opens tonight
The No. 15 USC women's volleyball team opens the first round of the NCAA tournament with a match against the North Texas Lady Eagles tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Lyon Center.
Sports, page 16
Quintessentially Disney story
Jonathan S. Fox reveals the experience behind the gloss of Hollywood's "Totally Toy Story" film-fun experience. He also reviews the film, finding it a shining example of animation and marketing.
Diversions, page 8
Coffee, tea or political blather
Brandon Gray serves as an objectivist foil for the ruminations of a coffee-besotted Erik Sanjurjo in their transcribed conversation from Denny's. Even their waitress figures in the mild mayhem.
Viewpoint, page 4
Books for sale now until Friday
A used book sale of Judaic, Hebraic and general works will be happening from today until Friday, Dec. 1 at 32nd and Hoover Streets.
The sale is sponsored by the Frances-Henry Library of Hebrew Union College.
Hard cover books will be priced as low as $1 and paperbacks starting at 50 cents each will be on sale to the general public.
Sale hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Books in English, Yiddish and Hebrew will be on sale, and will cover Jewish studies, Bible, history, religion and philosophy. Fiction and non-fiction books will also be for sale.
The sale is held in recognition of Jewish B<x>k Month which runs this year from Nov. 17 to Dec. 17.
For more information, call (213) 749-3424 ext. 4225.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Sample answers resident doubts
By Elisa Ung
Staff Writer
Amidst a great deal of preparation for his arrival, President Steven B, Sample addressed residents of North and Birnkrant Residential Colleges Tuesday evening mainly about the "substandard" condition of USC dorms.
"Our dorms need a lot of work," Sample said. "We still have a long way to go before our dorms are competitive (with those of other schools)."
Residents were allowed to question Sample after his speech. Dustin Rikert, a senior majoring in cinema-television and a Resident Advisor on the North College Cinema floor, asked about the long-term goals for upkeep of the residence halls.
Sample told the students about a "massive" program started last year involving the permanent sequestering of tuition funds for housing upgrades and maintenance. Part of this year's tuition increase will be set aside for these purposes.
Sample also held students partially responsible for the condition of the dorms, recounting a
visit to Fluor Tower shortly after its renovation. After three or four weeks, he said, some rooms were already "trashed."
"If students would treat this property the way they treat their nomes, we wouldn't have this problem," Sample said.
Rikert noted that maintenance efforts were unusually vigorous in the few days before Sample's visit. Sample was scheduled to tour university housing after the program.
"We've had a lot of cosmetic problems ... the whole first semester," Rikert said, recalling major cockroach problems, overflowing toilets and a faulty septic system which allows feces to end up in the halls.
However, Rikert said that in the last couple of days, doors were freshly painted, floors were waxed and bathrooms were completely cleaned. "They were scrubbing the shower curtains ... and got rid of the stench," he said.
"It's sad to think that his coming here is what it takes to get the university to make these changes," he said.
According to a memo sent by North College Co-Master Donna
(See Sample, page 3)
Cameron Etazady / Daily Trojan Business major Bob Brandt questions President Sample at his lecture last night in EVK-Harris Dining Hall.
Beads for kindness
By Dana Cohler
Staff Writer
Holding a door open or doing any other good deed can now earn Trojans a beaded necklace from University Residential Student Community.
From this week until the end of the semester URSC will distribute necklaces as an official Random Acts of Kindness reward. According to URSC, it is a way of recognizing those who go out of their way every day to help others.
URSC National Communication Coordinator Sejal Patel said the idea came from another school last year at the Pacific Affiliation of College and University Residence Halls (PACURH) Conference.
Patel, a junior majoring in political science, said that she held the door open for someone at the conference and was rewarded with a beaded necklace. She was told to pass the necklace on when she saw someone else who was deserving.
"We will distribute the necklaces through representatives to building government and URSC government,' said URSC Century Representative, Jory Harfouche, a freshman majoring in political science.
Additional necklaces will also be available to students who would like to distribute them on their own in the URSC office in STU 200.
URSC will make 500 to 1,000 necklaces, Harfouche said.
"The necklaces are easy to make and, to me, are a visible symbol [of random acts of kindness)/' Harfouche said.
Harfouche said that though the program is intended to last until the end of this semester, it may be extended into next semester, depending on its popularity.
Students dismayed by Rose Bowl ticket prices
By Tara Nakashima
Staff Writer
Though USC is going to the Rose Bowl this year, many students have expressed disappointment over the raising of ticket prices from $48 to $75.
"That's the whole reason I'm not going," said Allison Newell, a pre-med sophomore. "I don't want to drive all the way up here, spend $75 and not be able to party because 1 spent all my money on the Rose Bowl.''
USC was not involved in the decision to raise the ticket prices.
"As far as USC is concerned, it (the school) has nothing to do with it," said Larry McLaine, director of the USC ticket office.
The increase in ticket price was a conscious decision made by the Rose Bowl Management Committee, said Jack French, executive director of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.
The committee is made up of representatives from the Pac-10, Big 10 and the Tournament of Roses, French said. Both USC and UCLA athletic directors and usually the chairman of the conference represent the Pac-10. Approximately 14-16 members attend each meeting.
In order to maintain the prestige of the bowl, committee members agreed to raise the price of all seats to $75, he said. The price would then be comparable to the alliance bowls, as well as other sports events, such as the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four.
The price of the tickets for all of the bowls is approximately $75, French said.
Tne committee was able to raise $8.5 million from television rights, ticket sales, program rights and concessions, he said.
"To find a way to increase the payment to our teams, we had to do it," French said.
Last year, the Rose Bowl made $6.7 million. Whether the teams played or not, each conference representative received approximately $570,0'
While the Pasadena Rose Bowl Management Committee does hope to increase the pay to the teams within the conferences by raising the prices, many students may not go to the game because the tickets cost so much.
"I think it's excessive," said Adrian Sanders, a senior majoring in public administration. "It's an event for the students, so it ought to be priced within a student's budget range. It will increase the price for a scalp ticket out of most people's range. Most importantly, it pmbably won't be that great of a game to merit that price."
"That's way too much for a football game, at least for a college football game," said Albert Ramos, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering.
"I think that's horrible because we don't have enough money to pay for that," said Dan Ferry, a junior majoring in business "We're students. Forty-eight dollars sounds a lot more fair."
"Forty-eight dollars sounds reasonable," said Stephen Kia, a freshman majoring in civil engineering, but he added that he would not likely be going to the game at the current price.
Even though some students are planning to attend the game, they say the price is unreasonable.
"I think it's pretty ridiculous," said Sean Luko, a junior majoring in biology. "I'm still to go but I don't know if it's really I didn't realize it was that cheap last year. It's not really a big match-up I want to see, Our team hasn't been doing good, so I don't know if we're going to do that well in the Rose Bowl."
The USC Ticket Office holds enough tickets for the students as long as they turn in their exchange coupon by the Nov 30 deadline, McLaine said.
"We're not going to turn anyone away,” McLaine said. "That's kind of a misconcep-
(Srr Tickets, page 3)
going to worth it.