ASSC to prosecute
By MARY ANN GALANTE Assistant Focus Editor
The ASSC Executive Council voted yesterday to prosecute a complaint against President John Hubbard and the Board of Trustees for denying student rights when formulating the Policy Relating to Political Activity.
The unprecedented resolution charged student body rights were denied by the board’s failure to include student participation when drawing up the policy.
The council also unanimously passed a motion strongly urging all trustees to participate in a Student Convocation on Wednesday.
The complaint, presented by Stan Diorio, graduate student representative, is intended to be a test case determining whether university regulations may be applied to all members of the university community, rather than only to students. “If trustees who make the laws are not bound by them, there is a double standard and the rules have no meaning at all,” said Diorio.
Diorio, a third year law student, based his arguments on section 3, B of the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities. The statement in part reads “The student body shall have clearly defined means to participate in the formulation and application of university policy affecting academic and student affairs.”
“The resolution was drawrf up by the Board of Trustees, their lawyers and Hubbard and his staff. No student representatives were present. It was approved by the trustees, then presented to Sam Hurst for his signature,” Diorio said.
Diorio further argued that under section 2 of the Statement of Dissent, any activity which denies the rights of students is construed as coercive disruption. Section 2 of the statement further reads: “Coercive disruption initiated by an person . . . within the university community will be met by that action of the university which is necessary to restore the order and communication required for the rational solution of problems.”
“There is a general duty of all members of the university community, including faculty and trustees, to observe university regulations. Students had the right to participate in formulating the statement, and that right was violated,” said Diorio.
Diorio said the move was done as an attempt to work within the rules and regulations of the university.
The formal resolution listed five reasons for the complaint. They include:
•	To determine whether the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities is a viable instrument in protecting student rights.
•	To establish the beginnings of an effective tool for the ASSC to use in the protection of the Associated Students’ interests.
•	To establish that violations of policies must be uniformly applied against all members of the
university community.
•	To begin raising questions of the interpretation, application and enforcement of policies.
•	To serve as an educational vehicle to better inform students of the nature of university government and the extent of their rights.
Diorio said the complaint will be presented today to Dean Daniel Nowak on behalf of the Associated Students.
Reaction to the proposal by the council was surprisingly calm, passing with a 15-1 vote.
Chuck Jones, vice-president for academic affairs, asked that the resolution be made to include Dr. James McBath and former President Dr. Norman Topping.
“Although Topping and McBath weren't directly involved, they sheepishly signed, admitting acceptance of the statement,” said Jones. “Another precedent can be established where people won’t sign anything stuck under their noses.”
Jones said he saw the resolution's main goal as “preventing the Board from treating the student body like niggers.”
Midway through the discussion Jones suggested the student committee does not have to accept the case. A similar view was stated by George Melburn, interim AMS President.
“I don't think the student behavior coordinating committee will have the case. The only way students will get their voice is for the body and not the government to stand up, say what they want and demand it.”
Diorio suggested four remedies to be asked for in the resolution. They include the following:
•	That the entire political activity statement be declared void because of the lack of student representation.
•	That the defendents be publicly censored by the court.
•	That the defendents be suspended from duties for a length of time determined by the court.
•	That a court order be established to allow student participation.
Sam Hurst, ASSC president, termed the requests adequate and very reasonable.
“We won’t really have the power to take the trustees to court,” said Hurst. “But this is the first time students have committed themselves to be a source of power in a university.
Form deadline today
Today is the last day to turn in a form to have your named deleted or to indicate a change of address in the 1970-71 Student Directory. The forms are available in the Student Activities Center.
All data for the directory is taken from information on registration cards.
University of Southern California
DAILY • TROJAN
VOL. LXII NO. 9	LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA	FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1970
Student Senate
elects Caldwell
as new president
By LAURINDA KEYS
The Student Senate, an organization which some people fear will become engaged in a power struggle against the ASSC, elected Craig Caldwell as its new chairman, Wednesday.
Caldwell, who resigned as AMS president to run for ASSC president last spring, was chosen by the senate's Executive Council to replace Ron Prince who graduated.
The Student Senate was organized during the strike last spring to facilitate smoother relations between departments of the university and between professors and students.
George Millbum, treasurer of the senate, said. “We are not recognized by the university. We don't even kn^w if we re going to go for recognition. We don't need it.
“The senate is still in organizational stages. That's why a lot of people are trying to kill it now,” he continued. Millburn said Sam Hurst, ASSC president, is opposed to .the senate. “He's afraid it could become more powerful than thje ASSC because it's more representative,” Millburn said.
“Obviously a resolution passed by 100 people would carry more weight than one passed by 22 in the ASSC," said Millburn. He believes Hurst is afraid that if the two organizations passed resolutions. the administrators and trustees could recognize either one they chose.
Millburn wants to avoid overlap of ASSC and Senate duties. “There shouldn't be anything that the ASSC handles that we handle. If there is, it would be borderline things,” he said.
But he admitted. “When you get this many people, anything can happen if it’s not controlled.”
The big difference between the organizations is that the ASSC is concerned with the whole university, while the senate is meant to concentrate on the individual departments.
“It was organized in the spirit of academics. In fact it was originally called the academic senate.” Millburn said.
Millburn suspects that Hurst and others fear the senate will become a “hangout for those dissatisfied with the ASSC.
“Unless the ASSC gets involved with the senate, there could be that possibility, because anyone is welcome to come and work,” he added.
New elections will be held in the departments within five weeks, and Millburn believes nothing much will be done at least until then.
Millburn commented. “Sam Hurst said he doesn't want anything to do with it. He can get mad at us, but he's had his chance."
LETTUCE STRIKE
Students aid union
The Kennedy Action Corps is continuing its search today for students to work with the United Farm Workers in picketing stores selling non-union lettuce.
Steve Slater, KAC chairman, announced that a second meeting for recruitment of student workers will take place at 1 p.m. at the Center for Social Action, 701 W. 34th St.
Slater said that several major food store chains have agreed to sell non-union lettuce after three weeks of picketing and one week of boycott by KAC members.
The Alpha Beta food chain will be the next target in the lettuce campaign. Pickets will begin in a few days.
“Since the UFW cannot picket in Salinas Valley, (the major lettuce-growing area) because of a court injunction, it is crucial that we succeed in picketing Los Angeles markets selling non-union lettuce,”
Slater commented.
The United Fruit Company, marketer of Chiquita brand lettuce, is the only major producer which has signed with the UFW. Therefore, people are urged to buy only head lettuce bearing the blue chiquita seal.
Since the success of the grape strike, the UFW has tried to organize lettuce workers in the Salinas Valley.
Against the wishes of many workers, the major producers
signed contracts with the Teamsters Union, while those in favor of UFW representation joined UFW leader Cesar Chavez in a strike against the growers.
Films show all weekend
Three films will be presented at USC this weekend by service organizations Delta Kappa Alpha and the Trojan Honor Guard.
DKA, the national cinema fraternity, will present “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katharine Ross. It will be shown on Friday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium.
“The Bedford Incident,” starring Sidney Poitier and Richard Widmark. will be shown at 7 and 9:15 p.m. on Sunday in Founders Hall 133. Admission for both films is $1.
The Trojan Honor Guard will show “Oh. What a Lovely War,” a scathing satire on war starring Lawrence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Susannah York, Vanessa Redgrave, John Mills, Dirk Bogarde, and Michael Redgrave.
The film will be presented at the Edison Auditorium of Hoffman Hall Friday at 7 and 9 p.m. and Sunday, at 2 p.m. Admission is $1.
A PENSIVE MOMENT RECORDED	Photo by Donme Wallace
ASSC members study university policy relating to political activities on campus