Councilman talks at
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TV drama filmed on campus
Make-up man anticipates a hit
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Volume LXXXIX. Number 29 University of Southern California Monday, October 27. 1980
AUTO ROBBERY
Crime rate increases at school
If librarians expect ti> get support for library funding, thev need to be more politically active, said Councilman Robert Farrell delivered to librarians attending the Library and Information Management School's Friday Forum.
Farrell and R.K. Daum, a legislative advocate, suggested ways librarians could get increased support from local and state governments.
This support is genuinely needed because libraries are often overlooked. Some of this neglect comes from the failure of librarians to speak out for their cause, said Robert Grover, assistant dean for Continuing Education
The university, however, does not depend upon government funding for its libraries because it is a private institution, he said. Even so, the librarian's |ob is not easy.
The universitv librarian must know about all the possible sources of money and must alert the university of the library's needs.
"We have to be rigorous, but in a different wav,” Grover said.
Outside donors are a possible source of funds that has gone untapped because these potential donors do not realize thev mav contribute to library funds. Some people think of scholarships or departments when thev think of donations. Libraries just are not considered.
Rov Kidman, universitv librarian, offered the following example: a university alumnus obtained a small building firm after World War II. His firm was bought out and he became a millionaire.
He wanted to use his money to have a building named after him. but since buildings can be torn down or names changed, he was discouraged. He was then convinced to donate to something permanent — a library fund.
He has contributed more than S2 million to the library, said Kidman, during a panel discussion on eliciting library support.
Kidman also outlined the proper budgeting procedures that would invoke the trust of administrators.
"One ot those (procedures) is that the budget must be spent wisely. And I know that at the end of the vear. people are trving to make sure that it s all spent out. At the end of the year if you look and see the wav the budget has been spent, what's happened is a panic takes place the last week or so and the budget has been spent and nobody knows who did what. And that's not going to create a particular trust on the part of the administrators," Kidman said.
Kidman said that trust could also be gained bv reporting a mistake in the budget that is in the library's favor.
"The psychology of budgets is extremely important. What you want to do is make them gasp, not give up," Kidman said.
The Friday Forums are open to librarians specializing in several different areas of the field and not necessarily just tor university librarians.
By Eric Vincent
suit Writer
Crime in and around the universitv is increasing, particularly in the area of auto bur glaries. according to University Security
1 here were 38 auto burglaries reported during September, an increase ot 35 trom the same period last tear ITiirtv-four ol the burglaries took place oil campus, particularly on the west side ol Vermont Avenue In an extremely large number of cases, 72 percent, stereos were stolen trom the vehicles.
Fhe total value ot items stolen in auto burglaries during the month was SlM,32h and Univ-
ersitv Security was able to make two arrests
Foreign cars, particularly Volkswagon Sciroccos and Rabbits were the vehicles most commonly burglarized. This is because foreign cars are the easiest to break into, Carol Steele, a Universitv Security spokesman said.
Steele said that auto alarms do help to prevent burglaries but emphasizes that people should buv an alarm that is not overly sensitive, particularly if they plan to park in one of the parking structures Vibrations caused bv passing vehicles often set off alarms
By John Lamb
Stall Writer
A filming unit from Lorimar Productions paid a visit to the university Friday, and borrowed Hoose Library to film part of a new CBS show airing this fall The new program. The Secret* of Midland Heights, was described bv Terrv Camack. make up artist tor the show , as "a Du/tos-tvpe soap opera. except it's done w ith kids, vou know , teenagers instead ot grown-ups ."
A tall, thin man with kmkv hair and a matching kinky beard. Camack expressed enthusiasm about the new program, the pilot of which airs on Nov. 29 and the tirst episode on Dec 6
It's a good show," Camack explained, with plenty ol heavy drama. The network loves it Once we shot the pilot, thev went crazv over it Camack, who describes himself as a "pow-derpuff pusher," said he thought The Secrets ot A1iillami Height> was "different enough" trom the other prime-time soap operas, Dallas and knots buttling, which also appear on CBS "I understand our executive producer (David la-cobs) received a lot of letters, literally thousands, from kids across the L ntted States when he did Knots Ixmdmg. Camack said. "These letters said
There were increases in all other crime areas except for home burglaries, which dropped from 19 cases last September to 15 this September.
Robberies increased by the largest amount, from one to nine. Grand theft auto increased bv seven, grand theft person bv four, theft bv five.
There were two more reported cases of vandalism than for the same period last year. Traffic accidents increased bv eight.
With the increase in crime, there was also an increase in the number of arrests, going from six to l(i.
'Why don't vou do something like this (knots Landing) only give it to teenagers and college people.' ”
Although the story line of the episode shot at the universitv Friday was not made available, the basic concept of the CBS show, Camack said, deals with "all the different love affairs in Midland Heights, a small town somewhere in the Midwest. We're not sure exactly where in the Midwest."
I he actors in The Secret- ot Midland Heights are not what vou would call household names: Michael Scott and Linda Hamilton to name two. But that does not lessen Camack s optimism about the show's potential.
"A lot of the actors are new faces — vou may have seen some of them " he said. "But in a season's time cz'erylhHiv will know them.”
The powderpuff pusher also discussed the large amounts ol money necessary for such a primetime production
"You’re looking at about $110,000 a day operation.' he said. 'That includes everybody's salaries, equipment rental and lab costs. Since we shoot an episode even seven davs, that's
S770.000	per show."
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Staff photo by Richard Levitt
A film crew prepares the set for a days shooting
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