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Premedical advisor supported by petition
A petition addressed to President John Hubbard requesting that Edwin (Bud) Perkins, associate biology professor, be reinstated as chairman of the Premedical Advisement Committee with “sufficient funds to continue the program be developed,” has received student support said one of its organizers.
“It has met with remarkable success,” said the premed student, who wished to remain anonymous.
“It has been successful enough to affirm the support of the students for the program,” he said. “It represents the students’ true feelings on the matter.”
The student claimed the widespread support of the petition allowed the students to express what they feel to be a need for adequate funding, as well as their general endorsement of Perkins’ program.
“Due to the strong support, we feel that the administration will be more than willing to listen to our recommendations,” said the student.
Despite the claimed student support, one biology student said some biology professors refused to allow the petitions to be circulated in their classes.
ASSC fails to decide on new constitution deadline
By PETER WONG Staff Writer
The ASSC Executive Council failed to decide Thursday night whether the ASSC constitutional convention should have its deadline for completion of a document extended beyond Feb. 8. the current date.
However, the council voted 8-2 to oppose any increase in the $4.50 student programming fee, which the convention's revenue committee is considering, and to inform the convention of its stand.
The council also voted unanimously to support the Women's
Halls Association in declaring open hours in the women's dorms and to take any action necessary to support the WHA council.
Dave Howe, chairman of the ASSC constitutional convention, could not obtain a quorum for Thursday's session, and he said that the convention could not meet its deadline for completion of a document to the council, which would then call a special election within four weeks. He asked the council in writing whether the deadline could be extended.
However, the council ad-
University of Southern California
DAILY
TROJAN
VOL. LX1V NO. 64
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1972
WHA vote favors open hours
By ANGELA CURCURU Campus Editor
The Women's Halls Association has begun an all-out campaign to improve living conditions in the dorms, and it plans to start by declaring open hours in the Women's Complex.
Beginning Jan. 19 at 2 a.m. the new open hours policy will be in effect, meaning that any woman mav have male guests in her room at any time. The decision was reached at the WHA meeting Monday night and the executive council again voted Wednesday to put the policy into effect.
The declaration, submitted to Robert Mannes, dean of student life, on Tuesday gave some of the reasons for the policy move.
“The Women's Halls Association feels that the women's complex residents have been appeased, pacified and otherwise put off in their numerous attempts to gain recognition for open hours.
“We do not foresee any successful means of attaining open hours through present channels.”
The new policy is different from the present visitation rules in that it allows each woman to decide whether or not she wishes to sign her guest in. All men must still be escorted through the dorms by residents, and the “challenge system' will be in effect, where all women are asked to challenge unescorted men and ask them to leave the halls or report them to the main desk.
Although the new visitation policy will be in effect Jan. 19, WHA is not asking for a show of support from the women residents until Monday. Feb. 7. It is hoped that this support will be different from last semester's “bov-in” and that the residents will turn in their ID cards as if they were signing a man in just to show their support.
“They don't have to have anyone up in their rooms all night," said Laura Kotsiris. WHA president. “If a large mass of girls turn in their cards, it will show that they support the new policy and want it to be permanent.”
Even though the entire complex will be under the new visitation policy, each individual floor will be able to decide its own visitation hours—by a majority vote of the women on the floor.
According to the administration. violation of the present visitation hours. 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily, is a university offense. Any woman caught breaking the rules will be sent to University Judicial.
“We don't know what will happen to any girls who participate in the open hours visitation." Ms. Kotsiris said. “It could be anything from hand-slapping to disciplinary probation. And then, they could just take action against the WHA Executive Council."
The council is planning to take other measures to improve dorm conditions. Ms. Kotsiris will meet Monday with Gordon Marshall, chairman of the Board of Trustees' student activities committee, to present a list of priorities for dorm improvements. Meetings are planned for next week with Dan
Nowak, vice-president of student affairs.
Among the priorities are separate room and board contracts. keeping the dorms open during semester break and vacations. allowing the students to paint their own rooms, overall improvement of the dining room and food service, better security for the bicycles and a “canteen. which would be open daily and provide food and snacks for dorm residents.
“We aren't going to stop with just open hours." said Ms. Kotsiris. 'The conditions in the dorms are getting worse and worse, and the answer for everything we ask for is always no.”
journed abruptly before taking any action, and so the convention will meet Feb. 8 to try to complete its work, unless the deadline is extended in the interim.
Meanwhile, two convention committees will hold open hearings within the next week—ratification and enabling. 3 p.m. Tuesday: revenue, noon today, both in the Student Activities Center.
Jim Lacy, sophomore representative. sponsored the resolution opposing any increases in student fees from the present $4.50 to $7.50 per semester, as the revenue committee is considering. (See accompanying story, page 1.) Lacy urged better management of the present ASSC budget, which as of Dec. 1 was about $100,000, instead of more income for funding ASSC programs.
On the open hours issue, the council expressed its support for Laura Kotsiris. WHA president. in fighting for such a policy. Presently, the Board of Trustees hold the power to change visiting hours in the women's dorms. (See accompanying storv. page 1.)
In other action, the council:
•	Supported the new three-track curriculum of the Spanish and Portuguese Department for fulfillment of the foreign language requirement, and requested that other language departments adopt such plans.
•	Approved a $10,000 net budget for the Festival of the Arts in February.
•	Endorsed the $1 fee for the Center for Law in the Public Interest, which has already been approved by students. The Board of Trustees has yet to approve the new fee.
•	Formed a committee to work with the registrar in developing preregistration procedures.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Fee hike may be sought
The revenue committee of the ASSC constitutional convention will meet at noon today in the Student Activities Center to consider ways of financing the government that may be established by a new student body constitution, including a possible increase in student fees.
This will be the second committee hearing that is open to the general student body. At least three students are expected to testify today before the seven-member committee—Kent Clemence. ASSC president; Lee Blackman. ASSC vice-president for academic affairs; George Millburn, a convention delegate.
At the committee's first open hearing Wednesday. Dan Smith, chairman of the convention's committee on the executive and legislative branches, told the committee how a nine-member board of directors would manage the student government budget under a new student body constitution.
Smith's committee presented its report to the convention Tuesday. The committee recommended that the student government emphasize better management of student programs rather than student representation by a change from a 22-member ASSC Executive Council to a nine-member board of directors that would manage student programs. Student participation in overall university decision-making would be shifted under this plan to either an all-university council or a large constituent assembly in a master plan for university governance.
That particular plan is being developed by a special committee appointed by President John Hubbard in September and headed by Henry Reining, dean of Von KleinSmid Center for International and Public Affairs. A report may be sent to Hubbard by the end of the semester.
The plan presented for student government by Smith s committee most nearly resembles that advocated by Smith in two columns on the editorial page of the Daily Trojan Oct. 5 and 6. and that presented by Kent Clemence. ASSC president. to Smith's committee Dec. 9.
Millburn and John McGuinness. convention delegates, also presented plans to Smith s committee. Millburn said this week he could not find anything in the committee's plan that resembled anything in his own plan, though Smith said parts of all three plans were to be incorporated into the committee's plan.
Smith told the revenue committee Wednesday that the proposed nine-member board of directors would take over the present budget functions of the ASSC Executive Council and the Fee Allocations Board, a student-administration board that manages student fees.
By a seven-ninths majority vote, the directors would divide the budget among four councils—the Academic Affairs, Community Action, Executive Affairs, and University Programs Coordinating Councils—and the board itself. Each
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Presidential candidate will speak at noon
“Women in Politics: Why Not?” will be the theme of Rep. Shirley Chisholm’s (D-N.Y.) presentation at noon today in Bovard Auditorium.
Rep. Chisholm, who was the first black woman to serve in the United States Congress, is also an announced candidate for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination. Her appearance is sponsored by the Great Issues Forum and Associated Women Students.
Rep. Chisholm is pictured above with other members of Congress as she addressed a rally for the Vietnam Veterans Against the War last April in Washington, D.C. DT photo by Rivian ^Taylor._
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