Thursday March 21,1996 Vol. CXXVII, No. 41
Headlines
1970-71 season best ever at USC
Compared to the recent fortunes of USC basketball, the 1970-71 team seems from the age of covered wagons. The 24-2 team featured filled seats, rowdy crowds and Traveler at the Sports Arena.
Sports, page 24
'Sisterella' goes to the ball in style
Flashy choreography and fine singing hide plot flaws in "Sisterella," the new musical co-produced by Michael Jackson and Robert Deniro. It is a wild revisionist telling of the classic tale, "Cinderella."
Diversions, page 9
Perils of the Hollywood dream
While the fast-paced glamorous lifestyle of Hollywood can be exhilarating, editorial writer Aaron Paquette warns that it can also extol a heavy price—as in the case of Don Simpson.
Viewpoint, page 4
Memorial for Giap delayed to today
The group counseling and memorial for the death of sophomore Jerry Giap was changed. The session will take place today from 5 p.m to 7 p.m. on the first floor of Birnkrant Residential College in the Multi-purpose room.
Counselors from the Counseling Center will facilitate an open session for anyone who wishes to participate. All friends and/or acquaintances of Giap are welcome to attend. For more information, contact the Birnkrant Residence Coordinator Des Harding at (213) 764-1506.
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The Deans' Scholar Association will be holding its general meeting today at 5 p.m. in Von Kleinsmid Center room 111.
The guest speaker will be Doris Lin, who will discuss Proposition 197, the Mountain Lion initiative.
For more information, contact Gregorio Pedroza at (818) 405-8097.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Union members stage walk-out
By Franke Santos
Staff Writer
One hundred Local 11 members marched to the front steps of Bovard Administration Building at midday Wednesday intending to voice their concerns about job security to President Steven B. Sample, but were prohibited from entering by Department of Public Safety officers.
The demonstrators were met at the doors by four officers who would not allow them to pass.
Deputy Chief Bob Taylor said the protesters were not admitted because they did not have an appointment with the president.
'Nobody can wait in and demand to see the president," he said.
After they were told that Sample was not in his office, the protesters walked to the front of Commons where students and
faculty were gathered during the lunch hour.
"We want to show him (Sample) that the workers are united behind our rights...we hope that the president understands how serious this is," said Maria Elena Durazo, president of Local 11.
Earlier this year, the janitorial company ServiceMaster was hired by the university and, as a result, university-employed custodians were laid off.
Local 11 has been protesting since the university acquired the right to subcontract Local 11 jobs after several months of contract disputes last spring and summer.
"We're here to protect our jobs and our benefits," said Charles Brooks, also a university employee and member of Local 11.
(See Walkout, page 2)
Laura Lanchaatar / Daily Trojan
University members of the Local 11 union staged a walkout at noon Wednesday, and marched to Bovard Auditorium to voice their complaints to President Steven B. Sample.
Rodents prompt resident complaints
By April Haitsuka
Staff Writer
Freshman Ken Woo sees a mouse every so often while he's studying late at night in his Parkside apartment.
"I've been hearing things in the walls," Woo said. "Check it out."
He walked into the cramped studio apartment bedroom and pointed out a two-inch hole burrowed under the heater pipe, surrounded by tiny shreds of orange carpet.
"One time, I saw a big, black figure. It was a rat!"
Woo is one of many residents in one of the Parkside Apartment buildings who have been dealing with rodents throughout the year.
The university has been making an effort to respond to the mouse reports made by residents, said Jeff Urdahl, director of Housing and Residence Halls.
"We've been as frustrated about this as anyone else in trying to solve this," Urdahl said.
Residents who have filed complaints expressed dissatisfaction about slow and
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inadequate pest control service.
Despite the laying of traps, the use of pesticide and the plugging of noles in the walls, some residents still report seeing mice in their rooms.
Shannon Knopp, a freshman majoring in business, said she came back from spring break to find droppings all over the room. At least eight mice have been trapped in her apartment this year, she said.
"They never follow through on what they say they're going to do," Knopp said. "We've called so many times. It's ridiculous."
Urdahl said that inquiries by the Daily Trojan prompted a review of the progress of rodent control in Parkside.
Housing will be working with the pest control company to remove the grills over the heaters, where many of the mice dig out nests, and treat them with pesticide. The Parkside lounges and recreation rooms are also due for some renovation over the summer.
"We're aware that the conditions of some of the buildings are not up to the standard we'd like," he said. "The campus is aware of that, and that's why there's a renovation pro-
Parkside Complex
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(See Parkside, page 3)
USC 'TV' station set to debut
By Nicole Campos
Staff Writer
A student-run cable station was approved last week by a group from the School of Cinema-Television and the Annenberg School for Communications, signaling the official start of promotions for its debut next month.
The station will be known as "Trojan Vision," or simply "TV," a name the 13-memDer managerial staff decided on in a meeting held March 6.
Staff members are currently planning for the scheduled April 15 air date, which will kick off a two-week test run to establish a format and test the operations system.
"We are all very excited about getting this off the ground,'' said General Manager Dawn Sebock, a sophomore majoring in cinema production.
According to committee members, the station will most
likely be hooked directly into the university housing cable system on two channels by next month; one will carry text announcements and the other will handle regular programming.
Contracts are still being discussed by the station managers and Continental Cablevision, but the committee's aspirations are to start on a local level and eventually expand to other areas of the city, members said.
For this semester's run, "Trojan Vision" will broadcast two hours of programming daily. The exact content of the schedule is still undetermined, but the station's goal is to combine coursework, teaching, administration and students.
News programs are scheduled to be broadcast, either in five-minute segments or 30-minute slots. Coverage of university events are also scheduled, such as the lecture given March 6 by world-renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall.
"It's difficult to determine what the look of the station will be right now, because basically we're starting from scratch," Sebock said. "A lot of the staff is still unfamiliar with most of the equipment we'll be using."
Numerous faculty members from both schools are serving as advisers for "TV." The advisers are led by Jerry Isenberg, professor and executive director of Electronic Media Programs in the school of cinema-television.
"Right now, the advisers are mainly helping with drafting
an outline for spending. Every department is coming up with their separate budgets right now and submitting them to the advisers," Sebock said.
Funding for the project is currently coming from the journalism school and the Annenberg Television Center. Sebock said a long-term goal of self-sufficiency is something the staff is confident about.
(See USC 'TV', page 7)
Hearing brings in evidence
By Christian Cooper
Assistant City Editor
A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday for a USC student
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charged with vehicular manslaughter in the death of a Cafe '84 manager last November.
Yvette Vartanian, a pre-busi-ness student, faces charges for the death of Jose Delatorre. He died after being struck at an intersection in downtown Los Angeles the day before Thanksgiving.
Vartanian pleaded not guilty at the arraignment on December 19.
On Tuesday, the prosecution, the State of California, introduced into evidence four color photos, as well as three witnesses: Eugene B Davis, Elizabeth
(Sre Hearing, page 7)