Admissions progress report presented to groups
By Bob Conti
Staff Writer
Administrators and representatives of the Associated Black Students of Southern California-Black Student Union and MEChA coalition met with President John R. Hubbard yesterday and received a progress report on a set of recommendations concerning, among other issues, minority admissions.
Reactions to the meeting and report were mixed. Robert Biller, dean of the School of Public Administration, said much progress had been made on the 24 proposals by a special task force designed to propose changes in minority admissions, financial aid and staff-facul-ty appointment and tenure.
Randall Craig, president of Associated Black Students of Southern California-Black Student Union, said "nothing" happened at the meeting and that the administration was stalling the initation Of the proposals.
James Appleton, vice-president of Student Affairs, said the meeting was not as productive as he had hoped, but showed that progress had been made.
Vance Peterson, director of academic relations, said the purpose of the meeting was to pass out the report and for the president to thank those involved.
Hubbard asked representatives of the various constituencies to read the report and present criticisms and recommendations.
While the report was officially released yesterday, most people involved with the task force received advance copies Friday. Several of its key proposals were reported in the Daily Trojan, (Oct. 8).
This is the first meeting where progress on the 24 proposals has been fully presented.
Biller said there have been changes because of the various proposals. He cited the proposed admissions committee to review applications that do not fall in immediate-accept or immediate-reject categories. However, this committee has yet be formed.
Biller also said admissions is following a new set of procedures. In addition, the department is increasing recruiting activities in inner-city schools.
The report lists several changes and modifications in the admission process, but all those involved believe more could be done.
"There has definitely been some progress," Craig said, adding that he believes the changes are still at an unacceptable level.
Appleton said that considering most decisions here take a long time to make, the report was accepted "rather rapidly."
Peterson said that the whole thing has been moving along with surprising speed, noting it took less than a week for the 24 proposals to receive Hubbard's approval last spring.
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Volume LXXXVII, Number 17 University of Southern California Tuesday, October 9, 1979
Students disclose complaints at senate grievance hearings
The grievance hearings are slightly different from last year's procedures. Ideally, the Student Senate would like to receive about 3,000 grievance forms. Student Affairs will put the complaints into categories to present to the right administrators. From there, a task force will be formed to evaluate the situation and lobby for implementation ot the new change. There will be no verbal debate as there was last year
The problems this year seem to be similar to last year's. Walker predicted lots of grievance forms on parking problems, financial-aid gripes, registration hassles, high prices, inadequate lighting on the campus and security problems.
"Another main area of complaints is coming from student assemblies who have had their funding cut off. They want to know why they're not getting their money and where their supposed money is going.
"The more that people complain and fill out grievance
An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer shot a 19-year-old man after he allegedly attempted to run the officer down twice in the 32nd Street Market parking lot Saturday.
The officer, Robert Crupi, 26, was working as a security guard at the market when the shooting occurred.
The wounded man, Alionzo Ramos, was in satisfactory condition with multiple gunshot wounds in County-USC Medical Center jail ward.
Sgt. Bruce Ward, of LAPD Southwest Division, said the incident began around 11:50 p.m. when Crupi saw Ramos hit a parked car in the parking lot and attempt to leave. Ward said Crupi ran toward Ramos' car to try to get the license plate number when Crupi "inadvertently" ran in of the front of the oncoming car.
Fearing for his safety, Ward said Crupi fired a shot at the car. He rolled onto the hood of the car and fell onto the pavement.
After striking Crupi, Ward said Ramos again tried to leave the parking lot.
"In trying to leave the parking lot Ramos hit another parked car. Crupi again inadvertently found himself in front of Ramos' car and he was again struck by the vehicle.
"At that time Crupi again fired at the driver," Ward said.
Ward said Crupi fired a total of five shots at Ramos. Ramos eventually sped away, but was arrested two hours later when he arrived at County-USC for treatment of his wounds
Crupi was treated and released for lacerations and abrasions at a nearby hospital.
Ramos had a passenger in the car, Maria Barajas, 27, of Los Angeles, who was struck in the thigh by Crupi's gunfire, Ward said Information was not available on her condition. Barajas was not charged.
By Jill Richards
Staff Wnter
Do you have a complaint about parking operations, housing problems, financial services or any other aspect of this university? Now you have the chance to complain. The Student Senate is holding student grievance hearings from 10:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. in front of Tommy Troian this week.
Seventy-five percent of student recommendations were implemented last year, according to senate members. The problem now seems that students are not voicing their grievances.
"We're not Houdinis. We need input from the students, we can't guess their complaints," said Irma Castro, Commuter Students senator.
Tim Walker, chairman of Student Affairs, said "Students don't think they have any grievance, but when they really think about it, they do. Getting together with other students and brainstorming is a good way to find out."
forms, the better it will be to get things done. It's large numbers that count," said Colette Benton, senator.
Mary Wand, chairman of Environmental Affairs said "so far, the forms we've received are many different complaints (Continued on page 5)
Staft photo by Richard Levitt
ANY PROBLEMS? — The Student Senate is conducting grievance hearings this week in front of Tommy Trojan for students who have complaints about various aspects of the university. The senate will send the complaint forms to the proper administrators for investigation by task forces.
Trustees appoint member to board
William M. Keck II has been
appointed to the university Board of Trustees, said Betty Murray, the board's executive secretary.
Keck, 38, a native of Los Angeles, is president of the Coal-inga Corporation in Long Beach, an oil tool equipment manufacturing company.
He will serve a three-year term as a full board member, filling one of five vacancies on the board.
Staff photo by Doug Hoover
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — The university celebrated its 99th birthday this year and the bookstore celebrated by offering these free birthday buttons to all who entered.
Former vice-president and director of the William M. Keck Jr. Foundation, Keck is noted (Continued on page 8)
Man shot in market lot by off-duty policeman