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SECURITY DEMONSTRATION — University Security and LAPD representatives alerted students to useful precautionary measures.
L.A. magazine article called negative but true
By Gina Becchetti
Staff Writer
Is the university really plagued with a stalled academic reputation, internal power struggles and an administration which is unable to deal with the press or the public?
An article in the November issue of Los Angeles magazine would lead many people to believe that the university is suffering from all the above ailments and more.
In the wake of the Middle East controversy, the resignation of President Hubbard and the secrecies surrounding the search for his replacement, the article summarizes any and all troubles which have plagued the university in recent times.
But not everyone agrees with Susan Littwin, the writer who painted the dismal picture of the university.
"My first reaction was that nothing was left out," said Vance Peterson, director of Academic Relations. "It airs all the dirty laundry. It contains everything which is potentially derogatory about USC."
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Anonymous memo urges faculty input on presidential candidates
By Brandon Bailey
Assistant City Editor
An anonymous memorandum urging faculty to express their views on the two known candidates for the university's next president is circulating on campus. The memo is not endorsed by either the Faculty Senate or the presidential search committee.
Members of the committee contacted over the weekend said the memo is counter-productive because it is not part of the official search procedure. Mixed opinions were expressed by other faculty not on the committee, though most agreed the memo was not acceptable for a number of reasons.
Copies of the memo are apparently being passed around by individual faculty members. Although there has been speculation on the memo's source, the Daily Trojan has not been able to confirm any rumors.
The memo includes brief summaries of the careers of Thornton Bradshaw and Richard Atkinson, the two presidential candidates identified
by committee members. The memo states that information will be distributed in a similar manner if additional candidates are identified.
Bradshaw is president of the Atlantic Richfield Co., Atkinson is director of the National Science Foundation. Members of the committee have acknowledged that there is a third candidate, but the Daily Trojan has been unable to confirm the name of that person.
The memo states that information on Bradshaw and Atkinson is being distributed now so that faculty can express their feelings to the Board of Trustees as soon as possible. The memo states "the time lag between the visit and the public identification of the last candidate and the vote by the board would be too short to permit delay."
"While no explicit provisions have been made for general participation by USC's faculty in the choice (of the next president), all members of the USC community have a major stake in it," the memo states. "While the choice will be made by (Continued on page 5)
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Volume LXXXVII Number 45 University of Southern California Monday, November 19, 1979
LEGALITY STUDIED
Iranian interviews suspended
By Steven Padilla
Staff Writer
On-campus interviews of Iranian students by Immigration and Naturalization Service officials was temporarily suspended Friday and will not resume until a legal problem is resolved, said Vance Peterson, director of Academic Relations.
University administrators had announced that the interviews would begin Friday, but this was before the university's legal counsel realized that photographs would be taken of the students during the interviews.
"We're not just sure of the legality of that (taking photos of students on campus) and
were advised by legal counsel not to permit that," Peterson said.
The interviews and photographs are part of the visa checks being conducted by INS officials on Iranian students in the United States.
President Carter directed the INS Nov. 11 to review the status of Iranian student visas. Those in violation will be deported.
University representatives spoke with Joe Howerton, district INS director, Friday to find out if the service had the authority to take the photographs. Howerton said the
service was given this authority by Carter's directive.
After talking with university representatives however, Howerton recalled his agents back to the INS office.
Approximately eight students were interviewed and photographed before the service officials left, Peterson said.
"We are cooperating as much as we can but must be mindful of all the federal laws we're subject to. And at this point, our counsel is not sure of what our liability might be," Peterson said. "We're in kind of a bind."
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Debaters learn to juggle full schedules
Consider time spent developing skills worthwhile
By Kelli Sager and Yolanda Barnes
They spend hours in the stacks and at the long tables of the library, searching for minute details and little known facts. They travel by car or plane nearly every week to places like North Carolina and Washington. They sometimes have a job or play on university teams. They are students with a full academic load, leading double lives that even Superman would have trouble handling. They are members of the university's debating squad.
"You stay up all night. You're always working. You give up everything," said Lisa Atkinson, a freshman who is a straight-A student.
"We devote about 70% of our time to the squad and 30% to school," said Bob Boiler, another freshman.
"After class in the morning I come here (the debating room) or go to the library. We're given an assignment every week. We have to turn in 50 quotations. Tuesdays, from 3:30 on, are restricted to debate meetings. And then on weekends we usually have a tournament," said Stuart starry-
Trips to tournaments in other states
make regular attendance in class difficult.
"I show up at every other class," said Rhonda Thomas, a freshman who carries 18 units.
"I usually take a class with at least one other member of the squad," said Jeff Arrington, a senior debater. "That way, since we are not often all gone at the same time, we can fill in for each other."
With such a workload, schoolwork might be expected to suffer, but debaters must maintain a 3.0 grade average or they will not be allowed to go to tournaments, said one member.
Pulling all-nighters and having a supply of No-Doz on hand are some of the ways squad members cope with schoolwork.
"The teachers are pretty cooperative," Thomas said. "One time I got home from a tournament at two in the morning. I had a midterm at seven that same morning. I overslept and the professor let me take it at eight instead."
Often members take homework with them on their trips, but concentrating on anything but the debate is difficult, he said.
"Usually on the way there you're thinking about the debate and on the way home you're tired."
If students should have trouble with schoolwork, they can talk with one of the squad coaches and have their debate load lightened, said Bruce Daniel, an assistant coach for the squad.
Most members find the skills they develop as debaters helpful with their schoolwork.
"When you have a research paper to do, you go to your file (full of information you have collected from debates) and chances are you already have the information there," said Thomas, who is a double major in history and English. "Debating helps you think on your feet. Sometimes you only have 10 minutes to think of an argument. It helps you think in a structured manner which helps in essay tests. You. become organized and get used to cramming."
Dan Hasegawa, a junior who is majoring in speech communications added, "You write better and organize yourself easier. You're more at ease when you have to speak before a class. And debaters learn how to (Continued on page 6)