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Volume LXXXIX, Number 60	University of Southern California	Tuesday, January 6, 1981
Admissions policy formalized
First in university history
CHAIRING A ROBBERY? — No, these men are not stealing furniture; they have been hired to move it into Bovard Auditorium.
By Mary Meloch
Staff Writer
President James H. Zumberge has approved the first formal admissions policy in the university's history.
The policy, which Zumberge approved on Dec. 24, was the result of a year's work by the university admissions committee. Basic admissions criteria as well as standards for freshman admissions and special admissions under the frtshman Access Program are specified in the policy.
Many of the requirements have been followed for several years, but were not clearly defined until now. The policy affects students applying for the spring semester.
In an interview which appeared in the USC Chronicle, Zumberge discussed the new admissions policy, saying that in the future all admissions decisions would be made by the Office of Admissions or the university admissions committee only.	. ,
A minimum university-calculated grade point average of 2.7, based on 12 year-long academic subjects, would be required for regular admission. Applicants falling below that level would be considered for the Freshman Access Program, which considers many special criteria when admitting students whose high school grade point averages fall between 2.4 and 2.7. Such special criteria could include interviews and letters of recommendation.
In cases where applicants' grades fall below a 2.4, the subcommittee of the university's admissions committee could take special action to admit the students. Those with a grade point average below a 2.0 would only be accepted after
special review and exception has been made by the president.
The policy states that while admission to the university is not determined by a rigid formula and “each individual student is considered as a unique totality," certain general guidelines can be spelled out.
For example, special consideration is given to classes other than strict academics such as English, science and mathematics. Courses that otter practical experience, such as drama and journalism, and activities; such as student goverment and work experience, are considered for admission. These courses show "the student's ability to cope with additional time demands beyond those required in a minimum academic program," according to the policy.
According to the new admissions policy, students admitted to the Freshman Access Program will receive close counseling, tutoring and advisement. Unlike the stipulations of the current Freshman Access Program, the students will be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities such as intercollegiate athletics, unless their academic adviser feels that this would "jeopardize the student's chances of academic survival."
The report by the admissions committee also pointed out that the university's mimimum requirement of 2.4 may be "significantly higher than the National Collegiate Athletic Association's 2.0 minimum high school calculated GPA."
The university will continue to maintain a "rolling admissions" policy, which means that applicants are considered on a continuing basis rather than all at one time. This is done in order (Continued on page 2)
EX-EMPLOYEE OWES $51,000
Judge gives embezzler probation
By Matthew Kane	• Vadasz must do 500 hours	zie, the deputy district attorney
Staff Wnter	of community service as direct-	who prosecuted the case, said
A former university employee	ed by her probation officer.	he thinks it may not be legally
who admitted embezzling more	• Vadasz must continue to	possible to send Vadasz to jail
than $51,000 from the universi-	support her dependents and	now that sentencing has been
ty has been given probation.	cannot move from her present	suspended and probation
Superior Court Judge Henry	address, as directed by her pro-	granted. As far as what will
P. Nelson put Kathelen Marie	bation officer.	happen when the case returns
Vadasz on probation Dec. 19,	Nelson instructed Vadasz to	to court on Feb. 20, MacKenzie
1980 for five years with the fol-	return to his court on Feb. 20	said, "your guess is as good as
lowing terms:	to discuss the possibility of	mine."
•	Vadasz must make restitu-	sentencing her to prison with	The problem lies in the nation through the probation de-	work furloughs.	ture of probation, MacKenzie partment in an amount deter-	“Those are the terms at this	explained. Probation is an alter-mined by her probation officer,	time," Nelson said. “They may	native to prison. Once someone an amount to be no less than	be ir tdified at a future time.	is sentenced to state prison, he $750 a month.	They will be modified 60 days	cannot be given probation
•	Missing one payment would	hence (on Feb. 20)."	(though he can receive parole result in probation being re-	Nelson said he does intend	or a pardon). Once someone is voked, sending Vadasz to state	for Vadasz to be punished.	given probation, he cannot be prison.	However, Albert H. MacKen-	(Continued on page 5)
Ted McGinley becomes new heartthrob of ‘Happy Days’
Former student picked after nationwide search for new idol
By Terry Moloney	had made. They asked him to come to	the set, and very matter-of-factly told	TV and went to bed. But the next mom-
The Fonz, star of Happy Days and tel-	Hollywood to read for the newly created	me I got the part," McGinley said.	ing when I actually realized what hap-
evision's most lovable tough guy, has a	part of Rodger Phillips in this season's	"Henry had a big say in the selection,	pened, I was shouting and screaming,
new rival competing for his assortment	Happy Days.	as my part was replacing the comic re-	I was so happy I couldn't believe it," he
of high school sweethearts. Ted McGin- McGinley read first for Garry Mar-	lief the Fonz needed, since Ronnie How-	said.
ley, a former university student, is the	shall, executive producer of the show,	ard left the show," he said.	With Ron Howard gone, McGinley
new heartthrob of the hit series.	who liked what he saw. The competi-	After McGinley was informed of his	does not see himself as a replacement
In a recent interview, McGinley spoke	tion got hot, as the list of contenders	selection, Winkler took him to the Happy	for Richie Cunningham, the character
with excitement about his new role and	was narrowed down from eight actors to	Days set where the rest of the cast was	Howard portrayed. "Nobody can re-
the order of events that brought him three. On the last day, all three finalists	rehearsing, and introduced him to ev-	place Ron Howard, he is the most pro-
into the public eye. McGinley also acted	read a short dialogue with Henry Wink-	eryone. "I got a really friendly recep-	fessional actor, and the most gifted per-
as a tour guide around the vast premis-	ler.	tion, but it was a mind blower. I mean I	son Happy Days ever had. The people on
es of Paramount studios (where Happy "I was so nervous. The set was filled	grew up watching these people and	the set say nothing but good tilings
Days is filmed) during Ihe interview.	with about 80 people from ABC and	now I was going to be working with	about Ron," McGinley said.
Last spring, ABC embarked on a na-	Paramount. I read for the part first, and	them," McGinley said.	Winkler, of all the cast members, has
tional talent search for a new television	the producer asked me to wait in his of-	"My initial reaction was weird. I was	been the biggest help to McGinley. The
idol for the series, now in its sixth year.	fice. I was kind of bummed, I thought	really stunned, but very composed. I	character of Rodger Phillips (McGinlev's
As a result of the search, McGinley was	I'd blown it. -I saw the other two actors	just said, 'you really mean I got the	role) is a Yale graduate who relocates in
discovered modeling in New York,	leaving the studio from the office win-	part?' I couldn't move. I went home,	Milwaulkee to teach English and coach
where ABC scouts saw a film clip he	dow, and then they called me back to	didn't celebrate, and just watched some	(Continued on page 5)
Government’s academic role waning: Zumberge
By Veronica Ettel
In the future, government will probably have less influence on institutions of higher education and, although private schools are facing financial troubles now, the good ones will survive.
These and other comments on education were offered by President James H. Zumberge on public television station KCET's series Profiles of Power last week. Zumberge was interviewed by Tom Thompson for thirty minutes as part of a special series that presents powerful individuals who affect the lives of Southern Californians.
Thompson started the session with a question regarding the contents of a report made to President-elect Ronald Reagan by his Educational Task Force, of which Zumberge was a consulting member. Zumberge promptly replied that he was not at liberty to disclose any of the details in that report.
(Continued on page 8)