24-hour visitation to start tonight
By ANGELA CURCURU News Editor The decision to implement the experimental 24-hour dorm visitation policy after Paul Bloland's rejection has caused a great deal of controversy among students and the administration, but the Women's Halls Association will put the new policy into effect beginning tonight at 10:30 p.m.
“If the girls believe in and want 24-hour visitation, they should make use of the policy and show the administration that they want it,” said Dag Goldstein, cochairman of the Committee on 24-Hour Visitation.
“The more show of concern there is, the more the girls will show the administration that they really want this policy put into effect after the experimental period.”
Miss Goldstein emphasized the importance of the girls following the stipulations of the new policy, signing in all guests and challenging unescorted men in the halls.
“It’s very important that all the rules are followed carefully,” she said. “This way it will prove to the administration that the girls can take the responsibility of such a policy and can follow the rules.”
Miss Goldstein and Kathy Anderson, chairman of the visitation committee, and Laurel Phinney, president of WHA, met yesterday afternoon with Bloland, vice-president of student affairs. Also present at the meeting were Jolinda Osbourne and Cheryl Graudins, head residents of College-University and EVK dormitories, and Laura Stephenson, program coordinator for the women’s complex.
“We had a representation from all the people involved,” Miss Goldstein said. “It was a meeting with a lot of communication, I think. Vice-pre-sident Bloland listened to us and what we had to say.
“Bloland is very influenced by the
administration and is conscious of his position as mediator between the students, the president and the Board of Trustees.
“I think he realizes that many parents sent their kids to USC because it is a sort of isolated school with not too many conflicts. A policy like this might cause a bit of a hassle with some parents.”
There were a number of reasons Bloland gave for his rejection of the visitation proposal. First, he said he was not adequately confident of the handling of security measures under these situations. He was also concerned with the rights of privacy of the minority of students who did not vote in favor of the policy.
One major point Bloland emphasized was his concern for the legality of the policy. He said that parents had signed students’ housing contracts with no knowledge of the 24-hour visitation policy. University lawyers have advised
that the institution of such a policy may leave the university housing office open for breach of contract suits.
“I can see some possibility of this policy being established in the fall semester,” Bloland said. “It could present legal problems if established this year.
In response to WHA's decision to make the policy effective over his rejection, Bloland said, “I think it's unfortunate at a time like this. According to self-governance, the girls can pass legislation concerning the dorms, but self-governance is not concerned with either legal or security matters. This is what I'm questioning.”
Miss Phinney explained the action of the WHA council by saying, “They were tired of waiting, and it seemed to them like the administration was just stalling. It was hard for them to work for so long and then come up against a brick wall.”
University of Southern California
DAILY # TROJAN
VOL. LXII NO. 103	LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA	WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1971
Goodell to reply to Nixon address
Former Sen. Charles Goodell (R.—N.Y.) will give a “Special Address to USC’’ tonight at 8 in Town and Gown Foyer as a part of the student-sponsored antiwar Teach-in starting today and continuing through Friday.
The teach-in, sponsored by a coalition of students and intended to give some insights into the Vietnamization program, will begin today with a rally at noon in front of Tommy Trojan.
The speech by Goodell will be a reply to President Nixon’s last talk, televised by the networks on April 7. The speech is of “national importance,” said Denny Thomson, teach-in coordinator, and is important enough to warrant national press interest.
Goodell introduced Senate Bill S-3000, the “Vietnam Disengagement Act of 1969.” It was the first legislation introduced in either the House or the Senate that demanded an end to appropriations which would support the U.S. military forces in Vietnam. It eventually became the basis for the Cooper-Church Amendment.
He served nine years in the House of Representatives and was appointed in 1968 to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Robert Kennedy.
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CHARLES GOODELL
MINOR OFFICES
Candidates state views
(Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of composite stories publicizing the platform of candidates for ASSC elective positions. All minor offices will be covered today. Statements by ASSC vice-presidential candidates will be published tomorrow, and presidential candidates’ platforms will appear in Friday’s Daily Trojan.)
AMS president
Colin Kurata, Ronald Rus and Rocky Spring-stead are running for Associated Men Students president.
Kurata is a sophomore political science major. He has served as an alternate justice of the student court and as cochairman of the Asian-American Student Alliance.
He said, “representative government can finally become a reality at USC through the coordinated efforts of the Students for a Representative Government slate. There is no question that every committed sector of the university community is represented, and this probably is the most progressive thing to enter the USC political arena. I want to see righteous draft counseling for the students and community, a realistic speakers budget and an ASSC working for the students and community.”
Rus and Springstead did not submit statements before the deadline yesterday.
AMS vice-president
Joel Jacobs and Martin Morfeld have filed for this office.
Jacobs is a sophomore business major who works in the KUSC sports department.
He said in his statement, “The emphasis of my campaign will center on reconvening the AMS council so that future activities of the
all-men's groups can be better coordinated. I will work to provide more recreational facilities, attempting to insure that such facilities be included in the plans for new construction on campus. I hope to have the AMS work with the AWS on issues such as 24-hour visitation. I feel I will be able to serve all the students as I have no political connections or commitments.”
Morfeld, a junior in business administration, is chairman of Young Americans for Freedom.
He said, “There is one basic philosophy behind my campaign for office in the ASSC—student government activities centered around the student community. Student government has wasted massive efforts on such irrelevant projects as attempting to name Angela Davis honorary Helen of Troy and attempting to cancel the Brigham Young University basketball game. They have ignored areas of real student concern such as developing adequate student programs and giving students $80,000 worth of service for the $80,000 they spend every year.”
AWS president
Karen Howze, a junior journalism major, is the only candidate who has filed for this office.
She said, “ The office of Associated Women Students President can be made to seem limited. Basically it is. However, the question is what is it limited to. Women on campus have particular interests and needs that are limited to our own group.
The emphasis in my mind and in my push for activities and programs is on the interests of the USC community. This emphasis includes all and
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ASSC clarifies court's powers
By ANDY ERSKINE
The ASSC Executive Council passed a motion clarifying the power of the Student Court in punishing those who violate its injunctions.
Steven Knowles, associate justice of the court, charged that the Free Trojan violated the court’s injunction which banned its distribution, by publishing the paper on Monday. Knowles, who wrote the majority decision in the case, said that the court has no present means of punishing violators.
“The Free Trojan violated the court’s decision spiritually, if not technically,” Knowles said. “They defamed the court by saying that it does not have the gumption to enforce its decisions.”
Knowles said that the court in fact does not have the power to do this and that, “the viability of an organ of the ASSC is in question.”
Randy Goodwin, Free Trojan editor, said, “I fully intended to violate the decision. If it is not considered such. I have some leftover copies that I can distribute tomorrow.”
Goodwin stated that the court’s decision was based on violations of the Elections Code—even though the actual brief did not cite any such violations. He noted that the plaintiff’s argument was based on violations of the Student Literature Code.
Knowles replied that the complaint cited violations of both the Elections Code over which the court has final jurisdiction, and the Student Literature Code, over which it does not. Violations of the latter are first acted upon by the Student Literature Committee or the dean of students, and then sent to the court.
Goodwin charged, “The court was out of its jurisdiction in this case. It took a long time for the students to assert their rights of dissent and free speech. It would be too bad if the student government wiped out all of these rights.’
The council also voted to place a resolution abolishing ROTC on campus by fall 1971 on the primary election ballot. The motion stipulated that those currently enrolled in the ROTC program would be allowed to continue until graduation, but that no new students would be permitted to enroll.
Students will be allowed to vote on this measure during the primary election on April 20 and 21.
Chuck Jones, ASSC vice president of academic affairs, introduced a motion which would eliminate the foreign language requirement.
The council passed a motion, also introduced by Jones’ drama students which asked the administration to comply with drama students' demands for more space. The demands were made public March 9 and have been partly met by the administration.
The council voted also to place on the ballot a proposal that would oppose any student funding of the Daily Trojan.
The proposal states that students should not have to provide funds for the Daily Trojan because of its lack of adequate news coverage. It also says that the Daily Trojan devotes too much space to advertisements because of inadequate funding by the university.
If passed in the student vote, the proposal would create an ASSC student publication fund to finance a student paper.
The council moved to request the re-transfer of Francisco, who worked in the Grill before being reassigned to work in the dorms.
In other action, the council voted to commend the efforts of everyone involved in the Indochina teach-in, which is taking place this week.
It also passed a motion to create an Indochina research committee, with Stan DiOrio, ASSC graduate representative, acting as chairman.