University of Southern California
Vol. LXV1, No. 3_________________________________________Los Angeles, California__________________________Wednesday, September 19, 1973
Daily
Trojan
YAF Charges Bias in Ruling
BY SHERRY STERN
Staff Writer
A spokesman for Young Americans for Freedom said Tuesday the group was denied office space by the Student Union Board for political reasons.
Stu Mollrich said that the conservative group was not given an office again this semester because of YAF’s actions during Jane Fonda's speech last spring and the group's involvement in the campaign for the Voluntary Student Association.
Joy Barrett, senior representative to the Student Union Board, said the reasons for the board's decision were not political. She said that the vote was not unanimous and that the board is not close-minded.
THE BOARD’S letter to YAF stated four reasons why it decided to turn down YAF's request.
The board said that YAF's activities were for its members only. “That is an out-and-out lie.” Mollrich said. YAF sponsored speeches and debates which were open to the public, along with regular meetings on campus, he said.
Another reason why YAF was refused space, the board said, was because it didn't follow through on certain programs that were on its list of activities for the year.
The first program was a Basic Car Plan. Members of the Los Angeles Police Department were to come on campus to help students with security problems.
MOLLRICH said YAF found out the LAPD was already involved with Campus Security in a bicycle registration program.
The police department became less cooperative, he said. “It was not our fault but the fault ofthe police department,” Mollrich said.
The second program the board said YAF didn't follow through with was the formation of an off-campus housing office. The reason, Mollrich said, w hy YAF didn’t go ahead with this project was because the group found out that there is such an office already called the Tenants’ Union.
Barrett said the board is unable to check every detail and monitor every group using office space.
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ALMOST—The south wing of the Administration Building, which has been remodeled to house the offices of Academic Administration and Research, will be completed by Oct. 1. DT photo by Bob Chavez.
DISHING IT OUT—With the spiraling cost of food, the Grill has established
despite the increases, noon lines continue to be long. DT Photo by Gehrig
new prices for this semester. But Ikeda.
Manager Defends Grill;
StudentsCriticize Prices
BY RICHARD AGATA
“We’ve tried not to raise food prices, especially on meat. We’ve also tried to give speedy service,” said Bonnie Gates, manager of the Commons Complex food service facilities.
Despite her efforts, customers at the Grill have not been satisfied with the Grill’s new' high food costs.
MOST STUDENTS realize that the price of food has gone up everywhere, yet some are critical, and according to Gates, deservingly so.
John Pollitt, a senior, said, “I don’t think they should charge this much. Students are already paying $1,350 tuition.”
Eunice Russell, a freshman, said, “I think the food cost is ridiculous! For the price you pay to go here they should do better than this!”
ALTHOUGH NONE of the students questioned felt the service was any good, a few' students said they thought the management was trying to improve the service.
Gates said the Grill uses only the choicest meats and the finest products. Not all students agreed with Gates. Dissatisfied with the food, John Pollitt, a senior, said, “Everything
is terrible. This isn’t a hamburger, it’s a greaseburger!”
Many students suggested expanding the available facilities. Casey Henry a senior, said, “The seating is miserable.”
Gates agreed and has ordered more tables and chairs. She said she hoped that when the tables and chairs arrive seating will no longer be a problem.
GATES’ SECRETARY. Peggy Davies, suggested staggering lunch hours. She pointed out that a lot of people are taking up seats reading or studying, instead of eating.
Despite all the criticism she receives, Gates said she loves to get comments from the students. “I want to do the best job for everybody,” Gates said.
She said they were taking losses and operating in the red. Gates said she was mainly interested in covering operating costs.
DURING THE last few months Guy Hubbard, director of auxiliary services, and Ken Bridges, Food Services director, worked with Gates to make several changes in the Grill.
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Remodeling Nearly Completed On Administration Building Wing
BY SARAH HECK
Staff Writer
The south wing of the Administration Building is getting a face-lift. The second-story rooms that previously housed the Safety and Systems Management Center are being remodeled and will accommodate new residents as early as Oct. 1.
The construction, which was started during the past spring semester, was held up by the sheet-metal strike. This delayed the completion of the offices until the fall.
ALLOCATION OF the offices is almost complete. The Office of Academic Administration and Research, under Vice-President Zohrab A. Kap-rielian, will use many of the new offices.
Don Pyke, coordinator of academic planning, and his staff will continue to occupy
the suite of rooms next to the Testing Bureau on the west side of the building.
He is involved.in the planning of making USC and the surrounding community a complete learning center. This involves work with the neighborhood and the city.
DOWN THE HALL from Pyke, Henry Reining, special assistant to President John R. Hubbard for governmental relations, and his staff will be working. Reining acts as a liaison between the university and the state and federal governments.
His trips to Sacramento and Washington keep the university’s interests in the minds of the lawmakers.
The academic administration and research staff will enjoy newly remodeled and decorated rooms directly facing Tommy Trojan. The suite includes a reception
area, file room, typing cubicles and offices for Jerome Walker and John Niles.
WALKER, an assistant to Kaprielian, compiles an on-campus research newsletter which brings to the facul-ty’s attention research opportunities that may be advantageous, as well as private and public funding available. Walker also assists faculty members who request funds for research programs.
Niles, director of interdisciplinary program development, is studying the management of research.
Also finding a new home on the second floor of the Administration Building will be the office of Federal Notes, which is a magazine containing information about government grants, agencies, deadlines, and
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