University of Southern California
DAILY • TROJAN
VOL. LXII NO. 87
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1971
Accusations made in elections suit
Photo by Bruce Bolinger
MO SPARKS CROWD
Co-captain, Dennis (Mo) Layton and basketball coach Bob Boyd express their feelings on the upcoming UCLA game at the noon rally held yesterday.
Basketball rally
Over 1.000 students took part in a basketball pep rally and ticket lottery yesterday at noon in front of Tommy Trojan. The rally was held to generate enthusiasm for tomorrow's game against UCLA.
Craig Caldwell, head yell-leader, led the crowd through several cheers and two verses of “Fight On.” Charlie Mack, Daily Trojan sports editor then explained the absence of Jack the Walrus (Jack Smiley), USC's 355-pound super fan and folk hero.
“Jack couldn't be here.” Mack told the crowd, “he's over at the L.A. Zoo messing around with a rhino.”
Mack introduced Coach Bob Boyd, who spoke confidently of his team's chances and introduced all the players.
Team cocaptain Dana Pagett spoke briefly, saying, “I won't make any predictions on the game, but I want to see all of you there Monday.” If the Trojans win Saturday night, the final playoff against UCLA will be Monday.
Caldwell announced that tentative plans have been made so that students wishing to attend the NCAA playoff in Salt Lake City may have $20 of their travel expenses paid by the ASSC.
After the rally, a lottery was held to decide the fate of 78 unclaimed USC-UCLA tickets. Students were asked to turn in their California and Stanford ticket stubs in exchange for raffle tickets and 78 winning raffle numbers were announced.
ELECTION DELAY OK
By TERILOBREE
The legal battle between the ASSC and the Elections Commission over the postponement of the spring elections was resolved by the Student Court yesterday in favor of the Executive Council, but the battle of ideas still rages on.
Charlene Bandurraga, elections commissioner, charged that the council was unethical and unfair in postponing the elections after the election process had begun.
Some ASSC council members have suggested that the reason Miss Bandurraga is so intent on trying to override the council's decision is because she is under pressure from Paul Moore, director of the Student Activities Office.
Moore, who is a voting member of the Fee Allocations Board and who also holds an advisory seat on the Student Court under the present constitution, would lose a considerable amount of influence on the council and possibly his job if the new constitution is passed.
Moore said the passage of the new constitution would not substantially change his responsibilities. As for his losing his position on the fee board, he said, “No matter what the council decides, the university would still have to approve it and I don't think they will.”
Miss Bandurraga also denied that she was under any pressure from Moore. “My job is to carry out a decent election according to the rules. The executive council was interfering with that,” she said.
Tom Levyn. vice-president of programming, said he did not believe Moore's influence was the cause of Miss Bandurraga’s opposition to the council's decision.
“The reason Charlene's opposing the council is because she's worked very hard on this election all semester long to
Court decision released
The text of the Student Court's decision in the case of the ASSC Election Commission vs. the ASSC Executive Council was released yesterday.
“There are two basic issues before this Student Court. As to the first point, the question has been raised as to whether the ASSC Executive Council has the power to affect changes in the conducting of the Spring. 1971 elections, namely the changing of the elections code in such a manner so as to allow for a.) the scheduling of new election dates and b.) the elections commission being held directly responsible to the Executive Council for all procedures and actions of the election process.
“Secondly, the process by which the ASSC Executive Council has formulated the proposed constitution has been challenged on procedural grounds.
“It is the unanimous opinion of this Court that the ASSC Executive Council has remained within the legal framework established by the ASSC Constitution in the exercise of its powers. The changes made by the Council with reference to the elections have not illegally altered the election process. In accordance with the precedent set last Spring in Sam Hurst vs. ASSC <April. 1970), the Council may make certain changes in the elections code so as to insure a proper election. While new dates were established by the Council, those dates remained
within the time limit specified in the ASSC Constitution and have not illegally interfered with the actual election process. Further, the Executive Council may hold the elections commission responsible for the election process if such is necessary for a fair election to occur.
“As to the second point of contention, it is the unanimous opinion of this Court that the ASSC Executive Council has conformed to the requirements set by the ASSC Constitution in the formulation of proposing a new constitution. While the Court cannot condone the expedient manner in which the Executive Council considered the proposed constitution, it accepts the actions of the Council as fulfilling its legal obligations.
“In conclusion, the Court believes that the ultimate decision as to the legitimacy of the Council s actions must reside with the student voters. It therefore urges the student body to carefully consider and participate in the upcoming elections.
“ADDENDUM: The Student Court would like to inform the Executive Council that, in its consideration of the proposed ASUSC Constitution, no provision has as yet been made for an orderly transference of government from the ASSC to the establishment of the ASUSC. The Council has not acted to clarify this potentially anarchic situation. This Court strongly recommends that the Council consider this issue immediatelv."
get everything ready for March,” he said. “It was her own project. She was told she could do whatever she wanted and then one week before the election, the council told her they were revising policies and making changes.”
All members of the council do not agree that Moore is innocent of exerting pressure on Miss Bandurraga. One member of the council who wished to remain anonymous said, “On the assumption that the new constitution is passed, Moore would be reduced to his position as an advisor to the council and no longer would be a controlling factor on the purse strings (as a member of the fee board) or be able to manipulate the student court.
“Miss Bandurraga complains bitterly about being manipu-
lated by the Executive Council while at the same time is either a totally naive ingenue or a political dupe. For a fact, all her arguments and her court brief was written by Marty Morfield, chairman of the Young Americans for Freedom.”
Stan DiOrio, graduate representative, said, “Paul is very open. He doesn’t want to see the constitution go into affect. Many changes had to be made because of his objections.
“As far as pressuring Charlene, I'd say Paul has definitely shown Charlene the inconsistencies, but I feel Charlene is sincere in her own way. She did cause a lot of hassle but an agreement has been reached now and I feel she ll do a good job. You could say the blame was equal on both sides.”
KUSC protests lack of space
By DENISE GARTLAND
Broadcasters at KUSC, the on-campus radio station, added their complaints to those of the drama students over lack of working space and poor working facilities. They are afraid funds for the station may be cut off altogether.
Earlier in the week the Drama Department lodged a similar complaint against the university in which the Drama Department said its new drama complex had been given second priority to new tennis courts.
The administration promised KUSC the problem would be resolved by the start of the spring semester, said Doug Culver, operations manager. With five weeks of the semester past, the conflict has mounted between the telecommunications classes scheduled in Studio C and KUSC’s programs. As of now the telecommunication classes are being curtailed and the programs are being delayed by half an hour.
Plans were made to set up a temporary studio for taping programs in the projection room above Hancock Auditorium, situated next to KUSC’s delapidated main studio that harbors the 30-year-old equipment. The size of the projection room is smaller than many of the rest rooms on campus and the temperature there reaches up to 100 degrees in the summer.
On Wednesday one of the telecommunications professors issued a memo stating that KUSC would no longer be able to use Studio C. After a late meeting that night the ultimatum was postponed and there is a planned meeting with President Hubbard this Monday.
Russian navy seen as threat
Speaking to the Navy and Marine Corps ROTC yesterday. Navy Capt. Oliver L. Norman, Jr., claimed that as a result of an increase in the Soviet Union navy's size, the United States is faced with a challenge that threatens its future as a free nation.
“We re facing a national challenge at sea,” Norman said. “The Soviet Bear now knows how to swim.” He stated that the Soviet navy has developed into one of the most powerful in the world.
Norman and his staff travel throughout the country delivering presentations concerning the importance of the sea in international commerce and diplomacy, and the significance of the oceans as a major reservoir of natural resources.
“My objective is to alert the American people of the chal-
lenge we’re facing as an American nation in order to survive,” Norman said. “We have the industrial base to meet this challenge, but what we need is the will.”
CAPT. OLIVER NORMAN