University of Southern California
DAILY • TROJAN
VOL. LVin
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1967
NO. 96
DOHENEY, FOLEY DEBATE
ASSC presidential candidates Clyde Doheney and Martin Foley will debate today at noon in Fagg Park, between the dormitories on Hoover Boulevard.
The debate is open to all students, and ASSC President Taylor Hackfort’ urged the commuters to attend, since many of them probably have not had a chance, to hear the candidates.
John Wardlow had challenged his opponent for AMS president, Ralph Pirkert, to a preliminary debate before the main event. But Pinkert declined, saying he felt the presidential candidates should have the full time.
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VICKIfc COMES BACK—Previously elected sophomore representative Vickie Rue visited USC while on a weeks leave frorn the convent ot the Order of the Sisters ot the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.
Would You Believe? Vickie Rue at USC
By ELLIOT ZWIEBACH City Editor
A year ago campaign posters along University Avenue read, “Would you helieve? Vickie Rue for sophomore representative.”
Enough people did. and she was elected.
But during the summer. Vickie Rue decided to become a nun. and this time very few believed it.
Anyone who was in doubt couldn’t be in doubt any longer — Vickie was on campus yesterday in her postulant's habit, on home leave for one week from the convent of the Order of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jtsus ar.d Mary.
This is her first visit home since she entered the convent on Aug. 30, and. if not for a liberalization of her order, she would not have come home for another two years.
This is the first time in the history of the California chapter of her order that postulants have been allowed to return home.
Tne visit has a threefold purpose: to rethink her vocation in home furroundings, to share her vocation with her family and to witness (i.e., to wear her postulant's habit at home).
“This is only one example of the change that is going on in my and othei orders,” she said, “and it’s an important step.
“If the sisurs do not change, people will not think of us as human beings. If a sister thinks she can spread the love cf Christ by staying behind a convent wall, she is sadly mistaken.”
Vickie, who will maintain her own name and become Sister Victoria in a touple of years, feels nuns must be open and understanding about people's attitudes and questions.
“As a nun 1 feci I must find the most effective way of bringing Christ to tl'e children I will teach, the adults I will talk to. the priests I will work with and the community I will live in.”
Vickie attends school at the convent in Los Gatos, where she is taking 11’ units ‘his semester (American history, medieval history, medieval philosophy and St. Paul's Epistles).
Her tyBical day begins at 5:45 a.m. After mass at 6:30 a.m. and breakfast, the postulants clean up the convent and then go to class.
Lunch is at noon, and the afternoons are free for study or recreation. Afier dinner at 5:30 p.m. the girls ha\e another recreation period and then study from 7 to 9 p.m. They go to bed at 9 45 p.m.
Vickie spend? two afternoons a weak eaching a religion class to eighth grade girls.
She will remain a postulant until July 6. when she will become a novice. At that time she will take the name of Sister Victoria.
At the end of her novitiate, she will take her temporary vow's of chastity, poverty and obediance and enter the schclasticate (finishing school).
She will take her final vows in 61^ years.
After her visit back at USC yesterday, she said, ‘T was here looking for the friends that I had left, and it was good to know that the friendships are still the same.”
She said she got a little homesick for USC two months ago. “It's funny how USC floats back into your memory every so often,” she said.
Vickie wras here in spirit all along, however. She said she invited all the postulants and novices into her room to listen to the Notre Dame football game on the radio.
’ As the game progressed and things got worse, fewer and fewer of them remained. By the end of the game, I was the only one left.”
Karol Wahlberg to Run for VP of AWS
NSA Dispute Distorted, Taylor Hackford Charges
ASSC President Taylor Hackford told the Daily Trojan yesterday that the NSA controversy has attempted to cloud the perspective of the goals of his administration.
In a statement to the newspaper, Hackford said the ASSC this year “has been using a particular strategy designed to respond to student desires and to provide students with an independent and responsible voice on campus.
“Projects were undertaken which were aimed at developing respect not only from the administration and the faculty, but also from the students themselves.
“NSA is not a life and death issue for student government here at USC.
“It can offer our campus some very concrete benefits* but student government will continue to exist if we do not join. And the NSA will not fold if USC decides not to join.
“The current controversy surrounding USC's affiliation with NSA has been blown completely out of’ proportion. Originally, an affiliation was proposed because of the positive benefits that our 3tudent government would gain from NSA.
“Those benefits have not changed.
“However, certain linear-minded students have chosen to magnify a small proportion of NSA activities which are controversial, and at the same time to gloss over the large number of benefits that the organization offers.
“Personally I am delighted that the student body has shown an in-
ALL CAN VOTE
Elecr'ons Commissioner Laury Scott emphasized lhat all fulltime undergraduate students are e'igible lo vote, whether or not they have registered.
There will be a special line at the polls in front on Bovard Auditorium Monday and Tuesday for students who have not pre-registered fo vote.
terest in this and other issues, and I know that they will vote intelligently.
“It is interesting to note that since the relationship between NSA and the CIA was discovered, there
have been no disaffiliations; on the contrary, there have been four affiliations.
“The fact is that students on other member campuses did not
choose to take the easy out by leaving the organization; instead they decided to remain and try to correct any deficiencies that the organization might have had.”
Yagjian Protests NSA Amendment Rewording
The AScC Student Body Court ruled late yesterday to disregard the current wording on the NSA ballot proposal.
The reworded proposal will reads “That the Associated Students of LTSC affiliate with NSA for the coming academic year 1967-68.”
The court met in special session at the request of Bob Barnwell, TYR first vice-president.
By DOL’G MAPLE
Mike Yagjian, TYR executive board member and candidate for AMS vice-president, accused ASSC President Taylor Hackford of “fraud and deceit” because of his rewording of the NSA membership proposal.
The original question on TYR’s petition was, “Should USC join NSA?”
The proposal now reads: “That the Associated Students of USC affiliate with the National Student As-eociation for the coming academic year of 1967-68, and that at the end of that time the affiliation shall be reviewed and a general election held by the students to decide whether USC shall remain a member of NSA.”
The change in the wording w?as discovered yesterday by Yagjian when he was checking to see how the amendment would be worded on the ballot.
He asked Elections Commissioner Laury Scott why it had been rewarded and was told that it had been sent to him in that manner from ASSC President Taylor Hackford.
Yagjian said, “The job of the ASSC president is to act as a spokesman for the student body, not to dictate student opinion. In view of how
he has changed the wording without consulting those concerned with the petition (TYR), I accuse Hackford of fraud and deceit of the 2.000 students who signed the petition.
“If Hackford wanted to compose the question as he has now reworded it, he had ample time to do so. His failure to do so seems to reflect a large degree of political opportunism. I am confident the students of USC will not be deceived by the political game of Hackford.”
Yagjian said there was no men-
tion of the reconsideration of NSA by student body vote at the ASSC Executive Council meeting. He said the amendment is absolutely unconstitutional as it is now worded, because there are no signatures behind the referendum as is.
“The original petition was given to Hackford and the Elections Commission a month ago.” Yagjian said. “The student body has been given no advance notice of how the petition would appear on the ballot.”
TYR Endorses - But Forgets Top Officers
P,y STAN METZLER Assistant to the Editor
Using the candidates’ stand on NSA as their sole criteria for endorsement, the Trojan Young Republicans overlooked the school's top five ASSC offices and backed the TYD president for senior representative yesterday.
Shelly Linderman. TYD president, was joined by Mike Yagjian, AMS vice-presidential candidate; Mike Truher, senior presidential candidate; Wendy Coffelt, junior representative candidate; and Wayne Johnson and Scottie Beven. sophomore representative candidates.
TYR made no endorsements for ASSC president, vice-presidents, AMS and AWS presidents, or AMS vice-president.
“We feel the biggest issue in this whole campaign has been the affiliia-
UCLA Challenges Trojan Donors In Red Cross Blood Campaign
Karol Wahlberg has announced her candidacy for the office of AWS vice-president.
A s’ophomore in international relations. Miss Wahlberg has been active in student activities since her freshman year as a member of AWS Associate Cabinet for the past two years.
She is currently secretary of the Associate Cabinet, a member of Spurs, the Alumnae Tea Executive Cabinet and the Troy Camp Committee.
While participating in campus activities, Miss Wahlberg said, she be-
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came aware of many of the problems which exist in student government.
In her platform she calls for the continuation and improvements of several women's programs now' in effect, as well as for the initiation of new- programs which she feels will strengthen student participation and cooperation toward all-university affairs.
In the position of AWS vice-presi-dent. Miss Wahlberg w'ould assist the president, chair the subcommittees and advise the AWS Associate Cabinet.
USC wrill have a chance to avenge its losses, to UCLA in football, basketball, gymnastics, pancake-eating, et al, next week in the Red Cross Blood Drive.
UCLA has challenged the Trojans to see which school can collect the most pints of blood in the week-long drive, which will begin Tuesday in the University Methodist Church, 835 W. 34th St.
Since the Bruins boast a much larger student body, the contest will be figured on a percentage basis— percentage of the student body donating and percentage of the facilities used (i.e., how many people can be accommodated).
Students w'ho have not already made appointments through their fraternities, sororities or dormitories may do so at the signup table in front of the Student Union all next week.
Trophies will be awarded to individual organizations for the most pints given, the highest percentage, the best overall contribution and the best percentage of a men’s and women’s dorm floor.
In addition, more than 100 prizes will be awarded to lucky donors, chosen at random. These prizes wall include $25 gift certificates to Sil-verwoods, Brussels and Potpourri and free dinners at Julie's and Carl's.
The Billiard Den, McKeever’s and Troy House will also be selling pitchers of beer at discount prices to students displaying the signs signifying that they have given blood.
The Blood Drive is being run by Trojan Knights for the fourth year in a row. Knights President Geo£f
Harding reminded all signup representatives to submit their signup charts and all materials to Dean of Men Tom Hull’s office (225 Student Union) by this afternoon.
He also announced that Knights will meet at the University Church
Blood Center for their meeting next week.
Donors can specify where they want the bood sent.
Each contribution will take only three minutes, but donations are spaced at 20 minute intervals.
tion with NSA,” a member of the TYR Executive Board, which made the endorsements, noted yesterday.
"The candidates' stand on NSA affiliation was our sole criteria for pubiic enticements."
He said TYR had also made two private endorsements, “based on this issue and on personality.” Since all candidates who came out against NSA were endorsed because of this stand, the other two were apparently endorsed privately on personality issues.
“We made private endorsements when we felt the candidate was best qualified for the job, but he had not comc out against NSA,” he explained.
Although Linderman is the only TYD member in the group, only two of those endorsed, Miss Coffelt and Yagjian. appear to be TY’R members.
The board member said the records of club membership had not been transferred “with the recent change of leadership,” and thus some students who may have been members are not known as such to the board.
TYR also announced that Arnold Steinberg. UCLA Young Americans for Freedom president, will speak on “USC and the NSA Problem,” Sunday night at 10:45 on the Louis Lomax Show.
Steinberg has opposed NSA membership at UCLA, and helped organize opposition at Cal State Los Angeles and USC.
ASSC PROGRAMMING FEE
1st Proposal to Raise $105,000
By MELINDA TONKS The first proposal appearing on the general election ballots of April 3 and 4 will deal with the planned programming fee of $4.50. which would give the ASSC a proposed budget of about $105,000.
The proposal states “That all students carrying six or more units will be assessed a programming fee of $4.50 per semester, revenues from which will be placed in a special student fund to be administered by a control board and allocated for student cultural, social, political and educational programs.”
The ASSC budget is $5,400, the smallest budget of any college in California. The budget is even smaller than that allotted to some high schools.
These facts were discovered in a response from California universities, state colleges and junior colleges to the ASSC Finance Committee's questionnaire probing the budgets of other schools.
New revenues would make USC’s budget comparable to those of other California colleges and universities. “The $4.50 fee is the lowest assess-
ment at any major college in the state; every college that replied to the questionnaire imposes some kind of fee,” Norm Wilky, Finance Committee member, said.
"With $105,000 to work with, USC can have a major speakers program, top name professional entertainers in a regular series of on-campus concerts, expanded intramural sports programs and all-university dances.” Wilky said.
"There would be more money for the International Student Program and possibilities for expansion and improvement for Troy Camp and the ASSC Christmas Project.”
Passage of the fee proposal would allow for programs for the new Student Activities Center, which is scheduled for completion in January, 1968.
"In the Center, a grill program could be activated which would feature entertainment acts on weekends in the new grill,” Wilky commented.
“There could be numerous cultural exhibits plus discussions and lectures on topics of interest to students,” he said.
In addition to the poll sent to i
major colleges, an on-campus student poll conducted by the Finance Committee revealed that the students were not satisfied with the current level of student activities and services. There was a desire for an expanded and improved program.
The programming fee measure, as originated by Taylor Hackford, ASSC President, Bob Braun. ASSC Vice-President of Student Affairs, is designed to meet the need and desires of students through a small assessment.
Money from the fees would go into a special student fund to be administered by a student control board.. Organizations desiring funds would submit a tentative budget and money wrould then be allotted.
If a new idea for a program or activity is developed, it would be possible to receive funds from the control board.
Both candidates for ASSC President, Clyde Doheney and Martin Foley, favor the programming fee. In addition, they propose to make the Daily Trojan financially independent if the fee is passed.
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