New program to probe urban existence
“// we are to realize the total potential of modern discovery—then one of the first things we need to do in the universities is to talk outside our separate narrow fields about our work”
President Topping Oct. 26,1967 By STAN METZLER City Editor
Setting as its goal nothing less than "a thorough grasp of urban civilization,” the Institute of Urban Ecology announced yesterday the final plans for the USC Urban Semester, a unique and select program that may become the model for future higher education.
The Urban Semester, to be directed by Dr. Frank Tysen under a Babcock Foundation grant, will expose 20 undergraduates to a 16-unit semester in the city this spring.
With the campus as their base and the vast Southern California complex as their laboratory, the students, seven core professors and scores of other professors and authorities will immerse themselves for a full semester in an interdisciplinary, extensive examination of the urban environment.
Student applications for the program are available in 382 Yon KleinSmid Center. The program is open to all
undergraduates enrolled in the university, though some preference in selection will be given to juniors.
The primary criteria for selection, Dr. Tysen said, will include student interest and motivation, past accomplishments, and the student’s ability to utilize creative opportunities.
Further details and application forms will be available at an informational meeting next Wednesday noon in 232 Von KleinSmid Center. A second meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 14, and applications must be returned by Nov. 27.
The Urban Semester, conceived as an unorthodox, flexible program, will be roughly divided into five-week, seven-week and five-week segments.
The initial phase will consist of an intense exposure to the complexities of the urban environment through in-depth meetings, lectures and readings.
Exposure to such areas as physical environment, the economic system, social structure, political processes and the quality of urban life will include confrontation with city leaders and personal experiences.
The second segment, including Easter vacation, will personally immerse the students in the problems of the urban environment through individual or small-group field research.
This involvement, which may range from making a documentary film to serving an internship, will be coordinated with the core faculty members and numerous panel discussions.
The final five-week segment, designed to allow an integration of the knowledge and experience previously acquired, will include a presentation of field work and intensive discussion.
The core faculty, selected by Dr. Tysen and fellows of the institute, will represent a wide variance of expertise and specialty.
Dr. Harry Grace, associate professor of management and former lecturer in sociology, is a social psychologist-sociologist with a particular concern for organizational dynamics. A graduate of Ohio State, Columbia and UCLA, he has taught at many institutions and served as dean of two California colleges. He is also a certified psychologist and has studied extensively in international relations, history, public health and education.
Thomas Kingsley, assistant professor of urban and regional planning, is a graduate of USC and Berkeley. He has taught at both schools and has also served on the Ford Foundation Advisory Planning Group for the Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Organization and the San Francisco Community Renewal Program. His specialties
include city planning, public administration and architecture.
Dr. Gerald Rigby, associate professor of political science, has special competency in community politics, the judicial process and American democracy. A graduate of Louisiana State and UCLA, he has taught at Wyoming, UCLA and the Armed Forces Institute. He has also served as a research associate and research analyst for the State of Louisiana.
Dr. Edward Sanford, assistant professor of business economics, is a graduate of Santa Clara, UCLA and the Claremont Graduate School. He has taught at UCLA and Claremont, served as assistant coordinator of USC’s Pakistan Project and has academic specialities in economics, mathematics and social values.
Dr. William May, assistant professor of religion, has a background of social ethics, sociology, religion and culture anthropology. A graduate of Drew University and Columbia, he has taught at Drew and Hartford Seminary and has held several church positions.
The program will also employ the part-time aid of Eric Pawley, professor of architecture with a special emphasis on urban senses, and David Raksin, lecturer in music and distinguished artist in the performing and dramatic arts.
University of Southern California
VOL. UX
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1967
NO. 33
Initial reaction: Fraternities incensed over KA ruling
By JACK CHAPPELL Editorial Director
those who were plotting these movements were too hasty in their judgments. Tim Huntley, IFC second vice president, felt that any movement by the Greeks toward supporting the KAs would harm the fraternity's chances in an appeal.
During the IFC meeting last night the usual reports were made, spring rush dates were established, the spring '67 scholarship report was presented, IFC advisor Pat Ryan announced that Theta Chi has reestablished a colony here, and Silverstein gave his Judicial report.
There were some questions about the report, but Tom Ternquist, IFC
president, asked that they be held until the “new business” part of the agenda.
Under “new business,” the Chi Phi representative moved that the IFC disapprove the Judicial action. Ternquist refused to recognize the motion.
He said the fraternities had not had time to consider fully all of the ramifications of such a motion. Ternquist arranged a special meeting next Thursday at 3 p.m. in the President's Conference Room. He asked that all fraternities discuss their positions with their active chapters and with their alumni before the meeting.
Following the meeting Ryan spoke to the KAs in attendance. He told them that any effort on their part to undermine the Judicial decison through illegitimate channels could damage their case when and if it is appealed.
The suspension allows the national fraternity to recolonize at USC. However, if the decision is upheld in its entirety, no current undergraduate member, active or pledges, will be allowed to be involved in any activity of Kappa Alpha Order at USC. This would include living in the house owned by Kappa Alpha or participating in any KA function.
Fifteen finalists Selected in Helen of Troy contest
By W. DAVID OKE, Jr.
Fifteen candidates remain in the running for Helen of Troy.
After yesterday’s interviews, which narrowed the field from 34 aspirants, the Helen of Troy Committee chairman, Gary Rafferty, announced these finalists:
Barbara Knight, Diane Brock, Ellen Burrell, Judy Reining. Linda Garcia, Penny Ward. Libby Holman, Nancy Lawrence, Maryann Lees, Judy
Edwards, Colleen Hensel, Karen Mc-Croskery, Mimi Orr, Liz Carr and Judy Latimer.
Waiting in the Ecumenical Center lounge for their interviews yesterday, the girls seemed calm and at ease. Rafferty, who spent the day at the Ecumenical Center overseeing the interviews and welcoming the girls as they came in, explained the contest and the elements that go into choosing Helen of Troy.
'Strength of Trojan Spirit' chosen Troy Week theme
“The Strength of Trojan Spirit” has been chosen as the theme of this year’s Troy Week House Decorations, Margaret Hallock, chairman of the decorations committee, announced today.
All dormitories, fraternities, and service groups participating must have their entry blank, a $10 fee, and a diagram of their project submitted to the Student Activities Building by noon tomorrow.
For the first time, dorms and service groups will be permitted to set up their decorations on campus, with
Alumni Park set aside for this purpose.
All entries must be ready by noon, Nov. 17, for judging at 3 p.m. Faculty members will act as judges, and awards to the winning decorations will be presented at the evening bonfire rally.
“We're having a special trophy this year for the decoration with the greatest popular appeal. This one will be selected not by the official judges but by student consensus,” Miss Hallock said.
Rafferty explained that all girls in the university who have a 2.25 grade-point and who rank as a junior or senior with two semesters completed at USC, are eligible for the contest.
One of the girls said that some sororities put up every eligible house member for the contest, and pay the $3 application fee for each of them.
“It's a tremendous honor for the house and bolsters house prestige.” she said, “but a girl wouldn't get into the contest just because of the house. Winning the contest would carry tremendous personal satisfaction."
Rafferty said that the interviews have been good experiences for the candidates. Nobody has actually objected.
When asked what basis was used for the judging, Rafferty said. “It's done on the basis of personality and the things you would want to have in a tjueen who would represent the image of the university. The most important thing is to put forth a good image.”
Judging is done by interviewing committees, made up of students, faculty members, and administration officials.
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SWEATY JOB BEING HELEN OF TROY JUDGE-TOUGH LABOR FOR FOUR MALES The struggling judges are (from left) Kevini Lindsay, Tom Alexander, Jay Berger and Jeff Smulyan
BLACK FLAG FLIES AFTER JUDICIAL'S DECISION Kappa Alpha Order flies the flag of death after its suspension
UNIVERSITY POLICY
Drug use on campus could mean expulsion
Involvement in any aspect of campus narcotic traffic could result in suspension or expulsion from the university.	*
Paul Bloland. dean of students, included this information in a policy statement on the use of drugs by students at USC. The statement has been distributed to all living groups.
Bloland indicated that there has been an increase in drug usage on the campus in the past two years and stressed the importance of federal and California laws against the use of drugs.
The report contained three parts: the university's position, information on counseling and medical assistance, and an explanation of the laws against drug use.
The university's position is similar to that taken by such institutions as Harvard, Wisconsin, and the University of California.
Student involvement in the use, possession, distribution or sale of illegal drugs or narcotics, including marijuana and LSD, is a matter of deep university concern and may subject a student using drugs to disciplinary action from the university, including the possibility of suspension or expulsion.
University action may be taken
MIDNIGHT POET CLOSES CONTEST
The Daily Trojan poetry contest officially closed at 12:37 a.m. today.
“We had planned to close the contest at midnight, but somebody turned a poem in late at the print shop,” Bill Dicke, co-feature editor, explained.
“We had to humor the guy,” he said.
“The fact that he came down at that time could very well be a symptom of some mental problem,” he said.
Contest winners will be announced in two to three weeks, Dicke said.
whether or not a particular violation occurs on campus, and whether or not independent action is taken by civil authorities. Conviction in a criminal court does not necessarily preclude university concern or action.
In viewT of the university's interest in the educational welfare of the student, primary concern is given to remedial measures. The full counseling and medical resources of the university are available to assist the student to meet constructively whatever problem either led to his involvement with drugs or resulted from such an involvement.
Every student concerned about problems resulting from his use of illegal and dangerous drugs is encouraged to seek help from the Student Health Service, which will treat such voluntary relationships as confidential and not subject him to disciplinary action.
The federal and state laws on drug abuse provide for extremely stringent penalties for the illegal possession. sale, transportation, or administration of any narcotic drug.
Marijuana, barbiturates, amphetamines and LSD are covered by similar laws.
Frat grade for spring
The Dean of Students Office has announced that the all - fraternity scholastic average for the spring semester was 2.60.
Alpha Rho Chi, architecture fraternity, led all other fraternities with a 3.00 average. Delta Sigma Phi had the second highest average of all the social fraternities with a 2.93.
The other fraternities and their grade point averages include Phi Sigma Kappa, 2.838: Theta Chi, 2.837; Alpha Tau Omega, 2.76; Lambda Chi Alpha, 2.71; Alpha Epsilon Pi, 2.70; Tau Kappa Epsilon, 2.69.
Theta Xi, 2.68; Zeta Beta Tau,
On the surface, the Row had calmed down by yesterday afternoon. The night before, a large group of men had gathered in front of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house. They wanted Mike Silverstein. chief justice of the Interfratemity Council Judicial. Silverstein was not there. He lives in an apartment away from the Row.
That night the IFC Judicial had suspended Kappa Alpha Order for violations of the California State and university hazing regulatons. The group obviously didn’t like the decision and it was voicing its disapproval.
t But yesterday there were no large demonstrations. Only signs hanging from sorority houses , a large black flag, and a cross with a dummy crucified upon it at the Kappa Alpha house. The sign at the top of the cross said, “IFC Judicial.” The Effigy said “KA.”
Around noon, the telephone of the fraternity houses on the Row began to ring. Houses were informed that at the upcoming general IFC meeting that night, a small fraternity house would sponsor a motion that the decision of the Judicial was not representative of the fraternities on the Row.
Another meeting was planned for that night at 10 in the Pi Beta Phi sorority house. It was for all the fraternity men. This meeting was to unite the Row against the Judicial. The emotions of the Greeks were very much in evidence. And most of the emotions were pro-KA.
Kappa Alpha Order has not decided on its next step. “We’re still considering what to do,” Bruce Mc-Ewen, Kappa Alpha president, said in an afternoon interview. That’s about all McEwen would say, except that he had heard about the “small house decision” to have the IFC formally disapprove the Judicial’s action. He thought it was a good idea.
If the KAs decide to appeal to the Student Behavior Committee, which seems likely, they must do so within 10 days. The committee can overturn or reduce the punishment of the IFC Judicial. The Student Behavior Committee is made up of students, faculty, and administrators.
Reports of the upcoming movement to have the IFC disapprove the suspension were reaching the IFC officers by midaftemoon. The officers were concerned. They felt
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2.66; Delta Tau Delta, 2.65; Chi Phi, 2.64; Delta Chi, 2.63; Phi Gamma Delta, 2.629; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 2.624.
Tau Epsilon Phi and Sigma Phi Delta, 2.587; Kappa Alpha, 2.581; Sigma Alpha Mu, 2.56; Sigma Phi Epsilon, 2.557; Kappa Alpha Psi, 2.556; Beta Theta Pi, 2.54; Tau Delta Phi, 2.53; Phi Kappa Psi, 2.484; Kappa Sigma, 2.481.
Pi Kappa Alpha, 2.43; Phi Kappa Tau,^.40; Phi Delta Theta, 2.39; Sigma Chi, 2.18.
The all-men’s average has not been computed for the spring semester. It is estimated to be 2.63.
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