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KNBC anchorman will discuss broadcasting
Tom Snyder, anchorman tor KNBC News Service, will discuss his personal experiences in television news reporting and the role of broadcast journalism in modern society, tomorrow at noon in the Student Activities Center 205-206.
With 15 years experience as a broadcast journalist, Snyder joined KNBC in Aug., 1970, as the anchorman for its new hour-long news program, shown at 6 p.m. weeknights.
He also hosts a live, 90-minute interview program on Sunday mornings called “Sundays.”
Snyder’s visit to USC is being sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi,
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Review to start on constitution
The ASSC constitutional convention will meet for the first time today at 5 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, but it will not generally deal with business until its next meeting.
“Basically, the first meeting will be for the purpose of letting the delegates get acquainted,” Dave Howe, convention chairman, said
However, the 46 delegates, who were selected by members of the ASSC Executive Council, will be asked what part of the ASSC Constitution they would like to work on. Howe will then arrange memberships on the convention's committees and designate their chairmen.
The confirmation of committee chairmen and the convention's vice-chairman will be made at the next meeting of the convention.
“It wouldn't be fair to hold the vote for the convention's vice-chairman at the first meeting, because most of the delegates don't know each other. " Howe said. He has designated a secretary, however. and he is deciding on a sergeant-at-arms.
As of now. the convention will have no set time for meetings. But the delegates will have until the early spring of 1972 to agree on a draft for a new constitution and submit it for a student body vote.
Forty-five delegates are expected for today's first session. One delegate has not yet been appointed.
The delegates are Kathy Anderson. Paul Arutt. George Bolanos, Chris Call. Mike Clark. Chip Collins. Tom Courtney. Bill Crowe. John Davies. Dean Davison. Hal Falk. Bruce Fishelman. Kathy Fleming. Gary Gibeaut. Daruss Golden. Randy Goodwin.
Katya Gritsky. George Handtman. Mark Hitchcock. Robert Iacono. Margerie Jaspar. Melissa. Kenadv. Gregg Kendall. Scott King. Janet Kovac. Steve Krumm. Rob Malcolm. John McGuinness. Jack McNamara. George Millburn. Stu Mollrich.
Martin Morfeld, Shelley Nolan. Marshall Oldman, R Brian Oxman. Pat Ramsey. Paul Ramsey. Les Shaw. Dan Smith, Gerald Sowles. Margie Stratton. Gary Wayland. Mike Williams. Jack Witz. Ben Wong.
Three one-act dramas open tonight in Stop Gap
Three one-act plays, “TV,” “A Day of Surprises” and “Copout,” will be presented tonight through Saturday in the Stop Gap Theater.
All three plays will be shown each night with curtain at 8 p.m.
“TV,” by Jean-Claude van Itallie is part of the “America Hurrah” play, a collection of scenes on American life. It received critical praise in New York.
“A Day for Surprises” is an absurd comedy which reveals the manners of morals of a librarian while a stone lion in front of his building eats people.
“Copout” is about two policemen, one who is in love with a protesting hippie and the other who is an oldtime, 1930’s detective investigating a bizarre murder.”
The three plays are produced, directed, acted and staged by members of the drama division’s Experimental Theater Workshop class.
Information and reservations may be obtained by calling 746-SHOW. Tickets will also be on sale this week in the Commons lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
VOL. LXIV NO. 40	LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA	WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1971
Fall enrollment drops 8%
CASUAL CONCERT—The noon hour was made from the School of Music, appeared on the steps more pleasant yesterday by the music of a cham- of Bovard as part of the ASSC Inter-Arts Council, ber ensemble. The group, composed of students DT photo by Will Hertzberg.
By RIVIAN TAYLOR
Associate Editor
Total university enrollment this fall dropped by 1.709 students. or about 8% from last year's enrollment, according to figures released by the Office of the Registrar this week.
It was the first decrease in enrollment since the fall of 1966 when the enrollment dropped by 301 students or about 1.6% from the fall of 1965. Figures were not immediately available for enrollment prior to 1960. but William Hall, registrar, said this year's decrease was probably the largest since sometime in the 1950s.
While no one can explain for certain the reason behind the sudden falloff in enrollment, most university officials see the nation s depressing economic picture as the main cause.
“We relate this (the decrease in enrollment) to the economic situation,” said Carl Franklin, vice-president of financial affairs. "When people are out of jobs they're less likely to take courses."
Although there was an increase in the total number of freshman students. other groups showed substantial declines. particularly among re-
turning and continuing students on the undergraduate level, part-time students and graduate students. The greatest falloff was at the graduate level.
Total university enrollment, which was 20.593 in the fall of 1970. decreased to 18.884 this year.
In the fall of 1970 the total undergraduate enrollment totalled 9.808. while this fall s figure is 9,627. The total number of freshmen enrolled rose from 2.211 in 1970 to 2,971 in 1971. But the number of sophomores, juniors and seniors enrolled in 1970 dropped bv 941 from 7.597 to 6.656.
There was a drop of 1.528 in the total enrollment of graduate students. Of these 1.501 were part-time students. (The registrar considers full-time graduate students to be those taking nine or more units, and fulltime undergraduate students to be those taking 12 or more units.)
The total enrollment number of part-time students declined by 1.385 from last fall. The large decrease in the number of part-time graduate students enrolled was responsible for this decline, as the number of part-time undergraduate students
enrolled actually rose from
1.242 in 1970 to 1.358 in 1971.
The decrease in enrollment has serious financial implications for the university, which had anticipated an increase in enrollment.
Last week President Hubbard announced at his convocation that the university faced a $1.2 million deficit. The reduced amount of tuition money taken in by the university because of the falloff in enrollment was undoubtedly one of the main reasons for the deficit, said Franklin.
He said that the university had expected the equivalent of an additional 125 full-time students to attend the university when it planned its budget last spring. This is roughly equal to an additional 2.000 units being taken, or a little more than a 1% increase in units.
Instead of the expected increase. the number of units being taken dropped by 4.617. Franklin said. This figure differs from the registrar's enrollment figures in that it is based on those units already paid for. Franklin pointed out that there are a number of students who have not yet paid their tuition.
Study shows students satisfied with USC
By RUDI SCHMIDT
President John Hubbard expects the Student Life Commission to recommend changes for the betterment of student environment at USC.
However, a 1971 spring sophomore survey points out that students at USC are generally satisfied with the school itself.
Rosemary Cliff, the director of the Institutional Self-Study Survey, explained the results, which were released to the commission yesterday, from her own survey of 268 sophomores. She said that 30% of the students here are vey happy with the school and that 67'f are simply satisfied. Only 7('<. she said, were disappointed with USC.
The presentation by Ms. Cliff was another segment in the orientation phase of the commission. The group intends
to finish the introductory work by next week. The statistics. Ms. Cliff said, were also valuable in pointing out and in effect disproving many of the stereotypes of the USC student, notably that each student comes from a wealthy family. She described the typical USC student as someone who knows what he wants and how to acquire it. While 57% are currently attending the school with parental financial support, over 2W7< are on some form of scholarship. These statistics were also part of the sophomore survey.
Ms. Cliff explained that the statistics do not prove that all students feel this way. but they are indicative of student's who have at least attended the school for one year. She also mentioned that these statistics could well reflect the mood of most students here other than freshmen.
Alvin Rudisill. the university chaplain and commission's chairman, expressed concern over the validity of the statistics, in so far as students possibly changing their minds after becoming seniors or graduate students. He asked the commission to consider a possible survey to determine the changing attitudes of students. Rudisill added that another commission priority* the commuter student, could be analyzed through the survey method and that the sampling should be undertaken by the Office of Institutional Studies. headed by Ms. Cliff.
“There is a myth.” Rudisill said, “that nothing is happening here.” He explained that the large number of commuters in addition to the closeness of Los Angeles may be factors in this feeling among the students.
The Institutional Studies Office.
which is housed in the Old Law School building, is currently conducting another survey involving incoming freshmen. A. Morey, the senior researcher for the survey organization, said that the returns are now being compiled and will be released to the commission in early December.
Another concern of the commission is the benefits or non-benefits of student services. Ms. Cliff's survey pointed out that most students have never utilized the services, which include counselling in the areas of finances, health, course selection, and housing. “Students simply have shown that they do not want advisement,” she said.
The commission plans to visit various universities in the near future and presently is conducting interviews of faculty and administrators.