Israeli diplomat charges Soviets with imperialism
By David Romero
Staff Writer
Accusing the Soviet Union of imperialism and of hampering peace in the Middle East, Yehuda Blum, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, spoke in Hancock Auditorium Tuesdav as part of a lecture exchange with Hebrew University.
"The Soviet Union has been destabilizing various regions of the world," Blum said. 'The Soviet Union took advantage of the Arab-Israel conflict for its own imperialistic designs.''
He said the Soviets' intervention in Afghanistan is the latest step in their move into volatile areas and the United States did not see soon enough the possibility that it might happen.
"The Soviet Union invariably sees its chances and moves forward. It is very difficult to isolate events in Iran and Afghanistan from the overall global picture. Events in Afghanistan are another manifestation of a wider pattern obvious to many of us for several years."
A number of small totalitarian countries were alarmed at Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and voted to condemn the action in the U.N. General Assembly on Monday Blum said the vote came in response to fears among smaller countries that similar action might be taken against them.
The pattern of Soviet intervention has been obscured by detente, he said. The Soviets make most of their moves into other countries by proxy and Cuba is the leading mercenary state for the Soviet Union.
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Students face academic problems
Program helps those on probation
By Teresa Watanabe
Assistant Gty Editor Rose Bowl glories, rich alumni and the myth of the Trojan family attract many students to the university.
Inadequate finances, personal problems resulting in failing grades and snarled bureaucracy drive many away.
A little known program through the Office of the Registrar seeks out the prodigal students and gets them back on the academic path, netting thousands in additional tuition dollars for the university.
While the problem of student retention befuddles academicians throughout the nation, the Probation and Disqualification program here has shown proven success, both financially and in the number qf students
saved.
Begun in 1973 with a skeleton staff and little administrative support, the program ran on a "handicapped basis" until last summer when impressive statistics convinced the administration to more heavily invest in it. With five fulltime summer workers, the program flourished, said Steve Hirsch, a probation counselor who developed the program.
Last summer the probation office identified 819 students eligible for disqualification (having a cumulative academic record showing a shortage of 13 or more grade points for a 2.0 grade point average).
Through notification letters and follow-up phone calls, the office reached, scheduled and counseled 323 students, all
within 16 days.
These students registered and paid for 692 summer session units to prevent disqualification, resulting in an additional $96,880 in tuition — an average benefit of $299.94 per student.
In contrast, the 471 students notified but not counseled registered for 132 units, resulting in an additional $18,480 — an average benefit of $39.24 per student.
If the administration approves expansion of the program, additional resources would enable the progran. to save at least 200 to 300 more students in the summer and far more than that during the school year,’ when the problems crop up, said Gary Conners, a probation counselor.
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HEROLO A. SHERMAN
Advisement problems for undeclared majors cited
By Bob Conti
Assistant Articles Editor
A report commissioned by Paul Hadley, vice president of academic affairs, regarding advisement for undeclared majors, stated that there needs to be a rethinking of university policy on how to help those students.
A major finding was that there is little communication between various personnel that handle undeclared students. "We did not discover belligerence, but merely lack of organization, or commitment to a cohesive, university-wide policy with respect to the undeclared student." Andrew Strenk, one of the authors of the report and an advisor for the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, said the report was developed primarily due to a conflict within the college as to the best method of advisement for these students.
It is hoped this report can help determine policy for advisement of undeclared students.
The other group, he said, would like to see an increase in
the number of professional advisors in the advisement office.
The report states that John Marburger, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, is "reorganizing staff resources and budgets in order to transfer Ihe burden of advisement in the college from (the) advisement staff counselors to (the college's) faculty."
Marburger said he believes that, ideally, all advisement in the college would be done by its faculty.
However, Hadley said that it would almost be difficult to put the entire burden of advisement on the faculty.
In addition, he said faculty members would be good for (Continued on page 17)
DT takes break
This is the final issue of the Daily Trojan for the fall semester under editor Michael Schroeder. Due to finals, the paper will interrupt its schedule until Feb. 4, when it will resume publication under editor Robin Oto.
PLANNING BEGINS FOR 1984
Prof named liason to Olympics
By Rich Bonin
Staff Writer
President John R. Hubbard appointed a professor of safety and systems management as university liason to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee Tuesday.
Serving under Hubbard, Herold A. Sherman will be responsible for planning and coordinating the university's role in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics games.
Sherman said he does not have a budget yet, nor has he developed specific plans to meet the Olympic challenge in 1984.
At this point, he said, the university cannot develop any detailed plans to deal with the Olympic challenge until the Olympic Committee decides what it needs from the university.
However, policy issues such as whether or not the university should profit from the Olympics have been resolved.
"We're working on the issues (right now). Issues we want to resolve through a process. Problems we want to get assigned and solved.
"Until we know what the Olympic Committee would like to do at USC, we won't know, for example, what to do with summer school. Let's assume the games will overlap into (the 1984) summer session. Then we have an issue, a priority issue that somebody will have to decide."
Because the Olympics fall in August of 1984, the games might overlap into that summer session. If they do, summer school could be postponed or cancelled, causing an inconvenience for students and a loss in revenue of up to $4 million if classes are cancelled, according to Budget Office figures.
"But there's not much sense in worrying about it until we know for sure," Sherman said.
Sherman has been with the university for 12 years. He administers a Systems Management degree program which is offered in over 60 locations throughout the Pacific-Far East, Western Europe and the United States. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation, a non-profit international aviation organization. He also has been a board member of the Alcoholism Council of Greater Los Angeles and is the university's representative to the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences.
Sherman sees his role as a coordinator or negotiator between the university and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. "USC people will tell me what they need. The*Olympic Committee will tell me what they need. And I'll coordinate it as best as possible.
"We won't proceed rapidly. We'll proceed (Continued on page 19)
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Volume LXXXVII, Number 70 University of Southern California Wednesday, January 16, 1980
Staff photo by Marti Stlcht
WADING POOL — Cromwell Field looked more like a swimming pool than a running track when a recent downpour flooded the field. The cause of the problem was traced back to a plugged up drain. The onslaught of rainstorms in the Los Angeles area has caused numerous problems for motorists and homeown-ers in the city._