Assailant terrorizes residents
Police and University Security surrounded Century Apartments Complex Sunday after an armed man entered the building and apparently attempted robbery and rape.
An unidentified male suspect entered the apartment of three women, grabbing one by the hair and putting a gun to her neck. The names of the women are being withheld for protective reasons.
"I answered the door just thinking it was a neighbor." said one of the women. "A man walked in, forced me into my room and said not to make a sound or I'd be dead. 1 never prayed so hard in my life."
Another roommate, already in the bedroom, became a victim at that point. The suspect repeatedly told the women not to look at him and if they moved or talked they would be killed. He then told thfem to lie on the floor and proceeded to put hoods over their heads.
After about 10 minutes, the suspect put one of women on
her bed and the other in the closet. He asked the women where their money was and they told him.
Although he had more than 20 minutes to get the money, he never once tried.
"The man was definitely sick," said one of the women. "He kept jabbing his gun into us and saying 'We'll do this one at a time.'
"I don't think it was money that he was after because he had too much time to get it. It seemed like he wanted to rape _ us," she said.
A third roommate was in her bedroom on the telephone when the suspect entered the apartment. She noticed the apartment was unusually quiet and thought her roommates had left.
"I was a bit suspicious, so 1 walked into the livingroom to see if anybody was around. Then I heard a noise from my roommate's bedroom. I went to see what it was and 1 saw the back of the suspect. He had not
seen me, so I walked back into the bedroom "
When the woman opened the apartment door, the suspect heard her and pulled out his gun.
"I just figured I was going to die anyway, so 1 took the chance and just ran as fast as I could," she said. "He told me to come back but I kept on running down the hall."
Sgt. David Ritch, watch commander, said University Security received a call at 5:14 p.m. from the woman who had escaped
The woman said University Security arrived within 30 seconds. Ten minutes later, Metro, a specialized crime investigating unit of the LAPD reportedly began a door-to-door search for the suspect in every Century apartment.
Although believed to be hiding in the complex, the suspect was not apprehended.
The suspect was described as a black of medium build, ap-(Continued on page 15)
Staff photo by Katy Smith
POST-VALENTINE BLUES — The heavy rains that drenched Southern California seemed to dampen this woman’s spirit. With umbrella poised, she like many others, prepared for yet another storm.
Founders Hall renovation to begin within the month
A $4 8 million project to renovate Founders Hall and add a three-story addition to the south side of the building will begin within the next month.
When the project is completed, the new complex consisting of the new building and the present Founders Hall will be renamed Taper Hall after Mark Taper, who donated $2. million for the project, said Anthony Lazzaro, vice president of business affairs. The project will take two years to complete.
The new building will add
25,000	square feet of office space for the division of humanities in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, said Michael Bocchicchio, university architect. Moving offices to the new building will also free the third floor of Founders for use as classrooms.
Renovation will be done in different parts of Founders, and will include new paint, ceiling, lighting and floor work,
replacement of glass and new classroom furniture.
The new building and the fourth floor of Founders will have carpeting and new furniture, Lazzaro said.
The project will be completed m in three phases. The first phase will involve the building of the addition, the second, the renovation of the fourth floor of Founders and the third, the work on the rest of Founders, Lazzaro said. Work on the lecture halls will be done in the summer of 1981.
Bids for the construction work were taken on Feb. 14, but no contracts have been awarded, Bocchicchio said.
Founders Hall has been in need of more than just a general renovation for the past four or five years, Lazzaro said. Problems have occurred withthe electrical machinery, heating and ventilation, he said.
Volume LXXXVIII, Number 11 University of Southern California Wednesday February 20, 1S80
EXCHANGE VIEWS
Students meet with President
Student leaders from universities across the country gathered at the White House last weekend to exchange their views on foreign and domestic issues with President Carter and senior officials.
"He got a clear idea of what student's views were on the issues," said Jeff Gates, chairman of the Student Senate and the university's representative to the meeting.
Gates and more than 200 student leaders discussed their views on draft registration, energy, inflation and education with Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security advisor, and. Stuart Eisenstat, the president's advisor on domestic issues.
The President invited us to get our input on the issues, particularly on the draft," Gates said, but also "to give us their point of view on the
issues."
In his opening remarks to the students, Carter reiterated his position that registration for the draft is meant as a signal to the Soviet Union of
this country's view of their recent aggression in Afghanistan.
Gates said that about half of the students supported registration and half opposed it.
In his remarks to students, Brzezinski did not discuss the draft, Gates said.
He instead talked about the threat posed bv the Soviet Union in Afghanistan and pointed out that Middle East is of vital interest to the United States.
The students discussed economic issues with Eisenstet, but Gates said that "he tried to avoid the issue of inflation."
Gates said that some student leaders were dissatisfied with the discussions.
"We didn't get all of the answers to our questions, but it was partly our fault because we didn't ask enough of the right questions," he said. "We were, however, able to direct the views of the campus to the President."
uaenis criticize role of private enterprise center
School teaches corporation employees the ’American work ethic’
By Paul Escobar
Staff Writer
Private enterprise is an elusive term that once meant if one worked hard to produce he would receive a just reward for his labor. But today, in the midst of a recession, many feel "private enterprise" is a means by which the rich
work ethic," but enrolls no university students and offers no classes.
Bill Adickes, a junior in economics and member of the Students for Academic Integrity, has criticized the center and said it provides "a means by which employees are indoctrinated under the aus-
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benefit at the expense of the poor.
The Center for the Study of Private Enterprise, a little-known extension of the Graduate School of Business Administration, allows corporations to educate their employees in the "American
pices of the university." The student organization was founded last year as a result of the controversy surrounding the Middle East Center.
Dart Industries established the Center for the Study of Private Enterprise in 1976 to provide "effective communica-
tion between managers and employees," according to a center pamphlet. Arthur B. Laffer, professor of business economics and creator of the "Laffer Curve," which illustrates his theory that the nation's economic ills can be eased by tax cuts, directs the center.
Students for Academic Integrity has alleged that the center's methods of educating employees in economics are morally wrong.
"We don't feel anyone should be subjected to one view," said Frank Liberatore, co-founder of the organization.
However, Laffer thinks the center is an asset to the business school.
"It funds research for staff advisors and provides student
scitoiarships and grants," said Laffer.
Laffer said the center promotes good relations between the university and businesses, providing interaction between business and students and faculty.
Burt Wuttken, communications manager for the center, described the center as an interactive program to encourage managers to communicate on the private enterprise system.
Wuttken said the center has no connections with academics because it offers no classes, and is "primarily an outreach program."
"All of the thrust (of the center) is oriented to business ideas," said H. Frank Chew, associate director of the center.
Dart Industries established
the center to further develop the "Employee Economic Information Program" started by Dart in 1974.
According to Jack Steele, dean of the business school, Dart Industries used the program to help its employees understand how private enterprise works.
The program includes sample posters captioned with slogans such as "Business Keeps Our Economy Blooming," contests with prizes for those who correctly answer questions on business productivity and profits, and payroll stuf-fers to convey the company's ‘ideas on the role of government and taxes.
The center also provides, at no cost to businessmen, information on how to establish political action committees to
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