Trojans hope third time’s the charm
Silver bells ring in ’SC holiday spirit
Feature, page 11
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Volume CX, Number 66	University	of	Southern	California	Wednesday,	December	13,	1989
By Chris Wiley
Assistant Sports Editor
When Larry Smith left his assistant coaching post at Michigan under Bo Schembechler in 1972, he took many of Bo's coaching methods with him.
He also took along Bo's winning touch in the regular season.
And he took Bo's losing touch in the Rose Bowl.
Since taking over the reins at USC three years ago, Smith has led the Trojans back to respectability, guiding them to three straight Rose Bowls, including a Jan. 1 date with Michigan.
But each time they've grabbed for the roses, all Smith and the Trojans have found is a handful of thorns. They're 0-2 in the last two times they spent New Year's Day in Pasadena.
(See Roses, page 25)
For the third consecutive year and the 27th time in the bowl’s history, the USC football team returns to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 1,1990. ■ For more Rose Bowl information, see stories on pages 7, 9 and 15.
Special edition: The Rose Bowl
orts, page 36
Sunny..............73/54
KSCR calls in general counsel
University to determine legality of radio station’s claim to cable
By Bill Swindell and Anita Vogel
Staff Writers
University officials have taken steps to assess the legality of a so-called agreement between the campus radio station and Continental Cablevision, officials said Tuesday.
The management of KSCR
—	“The Underground" — has decided to consult the University General Counsel to determine whether the station can sue Cablevision over an apparent breach of contract.
Earlier this semester, the cable company informed KSCR it would not carry student programming on its ca-
ble lines — a plan the station believes Cablevision promised to implement and one that students had hoped would expand KSCR's listening audience by the thousands.
The station has letters of agreement with Cablevision, but the status of their legality is not known, said James Dennis, vice-president for student affairs,whose office has advised KSCR.
"We're not sure it is a formal contract," Dennis said.
The decision to bring the
situation to the attention of the university's general counsel was made at last Thursday's Student Media Board meeting, said John Eberhardt, general manager at KSCR.
Dennis said that the counsel is reviewing the issue, and he will not comment on the outcome until those deliberations are complete.
KSCR has organized a petition drive and sent a press kit to university administrators in an effort to get "The Underground" into university apartments, said Frank Min-
ero, production director at KSCR. "We're going to get the administration to play hardball with (Cablevision)," Minero said.
He said that the administration may contact Los Angeles city officials who deal with cable companies or else choose a legal route to get Cablevision to install the FM cable.
"The only reason they're not putting us on (the air) is because they wouldn't make money," Minero said.
Cablevision officials were unavailable for comment.
Some disappointment is evident among the 80 to 100 student volunteers at the station, Minero said.
(See KSCR, page 15)
The summarize and fall of 1989
In Brief________________________
California senator wants veto override as top priority item
WASHINGTON — Congress’ first order of business when it reconvenes next month will be an attempt to override President Bush’s veto of a bill permitting Chinese students to remain in the United States indefinitely if they fear retaliation at home, the bill’s sponsor said today.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she has received assurances of the top priority from House and Senate leaders that an override vote would be the first order of business when Congress returns to session in late January.
Campus: Today’s issue is the semester’s last DT
Today’s issue is the final edition of the Daily Trojan for the fall semester. The paper will resume publication on Jan. 10, 1990, under the continued editorship of Leef Smith. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
From the Associated Press
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Security Roundup..................... 6
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Semester reviewed from recruitment to the Underground
By Jordana Bieze
City Editor
You can't tell just by looking that this fall's freshman class is slightly smaller and a whole lot smarter than in past years.
And though you might notice that the black student population is continuing to dwindle, it isn't visibly apparent that women comprise less than 40 percent of the freshman class.
Other new developments this se-
mester that are more noticeable than the university's successes and failures in recruiting are the Lyon University Center, the new University Bookstore, the Access safety system and cable television in university housing.
For many students, the completion of these projects this semester was the first tangible evidence of how the university spends its money.
But as impressive as the multi-mil-lion dollar price tags on these projects might seem, they haven't earned the university any bonus points with U.S. New$ and World Report, which ranked USC between 42 and 62 out of 204 major universities.
And just as recruiting efforts appear
to have neglected certain minority groups even as the academic quality of entering freshmen has soared, the university's more visible expenditures have had their share of problems.
The Lyon center and the new bookstore, despite delayed openings because of failure to meet dty fire codes, were a resounding success.
But the space for these buildings ate up valuable parking spaces for commuters, forcing students to the Menlo lots, which are off-campus, inconvenient and unsafe at night. And with six campus buildings slated for demolition because they are not earthquake-safe, plans for bigger and better (Set Fall '89, page 16)