volume Ixv, number 118
Wednesday, may 2, 1973
Daily fm Trojan
university of southern California los angeles, California
CASTING THEIR BALLOTS—Light voter turnout greeted Tuesday's election to decide the fate of student government. Approximately 450 students
voted on the seven proposals. Voting will continue today at four locations on campus. DT photo by Gehrig Ikeda.
Cal Tech engineering professor offers solution for energy crisis
The United States is facing an energy crisis, said Lester Lees, Cal Tech aeronautic engineering professor and director of the school’s Environmental Quality Laboratory.
The demand created by rapid growth exceeds the supply. The demand has doubled every 15 years since World War II, while the energy sources are decreasing rapidly.
Lees suggested two methods for decreasing the demand; leak-plugging and belt-tightening.
Leak-plugging involves looking at all the places where energy is wasted. A good example of this, Lees said, is the auto industry. “Why,” he asked,” does a 175 pound man need a 5,000 pound car to transport him?” Lees pointed out that smaller cars can be built that
will not use so much fuel. Autos use one-eighth of the U.S. fuel supply, he said.
“And that is only the beginning,” said Lees. More fuel is used to make the cars, transport them, maintain them, and build roads for them. In its entirety, the auto industry uses 25% of all the energy in the United States.
Lees proposed the gradual building of cars with greater fuel efficiency. In 10 years, he said, 50% of the cars would be more fuel efficient.
More leak-plugging could occur in residential areas and commercial industry. According to Lees, 20% of U.S. energy is used by heat, air conditioning and water heating. Lees claimed that buildings are not designed to minimize energy consumption, but that many are built to maximize use of energy. Fifty percent of the energy
now used in buildings could be saved if the buildings were designed with this in mind, said Lees.
As things are now, many buildings in downtown Los Angeles are constructed with no opening windows and are totally insulated, which requires that the building be air conditioned all year round since there is no other source of air.
Belt-tightening requires reducing the demand for energy, rather than plugging the energy leaks.
“We live on a finite planet,” said Lees, “with a finite rate of extraction and a finite rate of transporting energy. Industrialized nations are growing from four to eight percent a year. The high industry nations must import enormous energy sources because
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Division of Natural Sciences to hold Dean’s Council elections
By Kevin McKenna
staff writer
A meeting explaining the election of departmental representatives to the Dean’s Council in the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathamatics drew only a dozen students to Stauffer Lecture Hall Tuesday.
The new elections were ordered last week by William G. Spitzer, dean of the division. He said many students were unhappy because representatives in some instances had been appointed rather than elected.
In addition to serving as a student advisory board for the division, the Dean’s Council selects a representative to the University Council, which advises President John Hubbard.
The chemistry department will hold its nominations and elections in a meeting today at noon in Stauffer Lecture Hall 100.
Richard Stone, chairman of the geological sciences, said the election that took place in his department Friday had been voided due to improper procedure.
He said a representative from the department—a position that was previously filled by appointment—would probably be elected within the next week.
In related developments, the biology department announced the names of four nominees in today’s election. They are Ernie Witbeck, Cathy Link, Patricia Schwalm, and Norm Shields.
The election will be held in the lobby of the Allan Hancock Foundation between 10 a.m. and noon and 1 and 3 p.m.
Physics students have announced the departmental election will take place Monday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Seaver Science Center 207. Names may be placed in nomination on the bulletin board outside Seaver Science Center 312.
The mathematics and physical education departments will hold their meetings Thursday. Nominations and elections for mathematics students will take place in Olin Hall 122 at 1 p.m. Physical education students will meet at noon in Physical Education 204.
In the only election held last week, astronomy students elected Ken Owensky as their representative.
Voting in all departments is open to departmental graduate and undergraduate majors, and to any student who is undeclared but considers the department a likely choice.
Proposal voting concludes today
Voting on the seven student government proposals concludes today following a light turnout 'at the polls on Tuesday.
Approximately 450 students showed interest in the fate of student government by casting their ballots.
Mike Villeneuve, a memberofthe Election Commission, said that usually 1,000 people vote on the first day. The commission hopes for increased student participation today.
“Since the referendum concerned issues, we had hoped it would have a better turnout,” Villeneuve said. “The voting concerns the $4.50 fee, who it’s going to and even if it will be administered.”
This fee presently covers the cost of campus programs, which include concerts, speakers and the Bitter Ashtray coffeehouse.
Voting on the proposals will take place at the following locations and times: Bovard, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Law Center, Engineering Complex and Founders Hall, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Voters can choose from a variety of proposals.
One is the Assembly-Council type of government.
Another is the Berkeley Plan, which consists of a 30-member student senate, a student body president, three vice-presidents, a judicial officer and a controller.
A third proposal is the Voluntary Plan, which would, in essence, allow student participation and association on a voluntary basis. Students not wishing to participate would not pay the activity fee and would be exempt from any sponsored activities.
The Alliance of Student Government plan is considered to be a revitalized form of the old Associated Students of Southern California, with minor alterations.
The Board of Representatives plan would consist of 13 members, 4 undergraduates and 3 graduates, elected by the students, and 6 directors of various student functions.
The last proposal is no student government whatsoever.
DT photo by Michael Sedano
Cinco de Mayo
This student, one of many participating in the celebration of Cinco de Mayo on campus this week, is preparing one of the Mexican specialities that was offered and devoured yesterday at the Religious Center.
The celebration continues today with the classic surreal film Pedro Parcimo. The film will be shown at 8 p.m. at the Student Activities Center.
Requiem 29, a film concerning the Aug. 29. 1969 East Los Angeles riot, will also be shown at the same time and place.
The celebration of Cinco de Mayo, which marks the day Mexico achieved independence, is sponsored by MECHA, a Chicano student organization on campus, and will continue through Saturday.