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University of Southern California
Volume LXVI, Number 28
Los Angeles, California
Friday, October 26, 1973
Schedule of Classes’ Production Delayed
BY KEVIN McKENNA and SARAH HECK
Production of next semester's Schedule of Classes. which should be available in six weeks, appeared Thursday to have encountered some problems—but those involved did not agree on what those problems were or what the consequences might be.
A meeting of representatives of University Publications. University Information Processing, the Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Office of Special Ser-
vices was called yesterday to discuss the potential problems.
SOME officials contracted before the meeting said the problem involved conversion from one computer system to another at the University Computing Center. Others said difficulties arose in the comilation of information for the schedule.
But there were assurances that, one way or another, the schedule would be ready when pre-registration begins in December.
Marjorie Cappellari. senior editor of university
Donation to Begin Gerontology School
COMPUTERS MALFUNCTION—Computers have broken down since the class scheduling operation for the spring semester has been moved from its usual processing by Xerox computer in Stonier Hall to a newer system at the Computing Center. DT photo by David Wong.
Paychecks To Come On Time
A computer foul-up that threatened to delay about 7.500 monthly and biweekly paychecks has been solved, and the checks will be ready today as scheduled.
A spokesman for the University Information Processing would not discuss the natue of the problem.
A $2-million gift to establish the nation's first school of gernotology was announced Thursday by President John R. Hubbard.
The gift, from Leonard and Sophie Davis of New York City, is intended to promote the study of aging.
THE SCHOOL, which will be a part of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, will be named in honor of Leonard Davis, chairman of the center’s Board of Councilors.
James E. Birren. director of the center, said establishment of the new academic unit is in response
100 Endorse Nixon
Impeachment Petition
BY SHERRY STERN
Staff Writer
In less than three hours more than 100 signatures were collected on a petition favoring the impeachment of President Nixon, on campus Wednesday.
Cherie Shore, chairperson ofthe W7aldie for governor campaign on campus, said she was surprised and happy with the turnout.
Comparatively, UCLA received over 800 signatures in the same amount of time.
THE PETITION was on the “Waldie of Governor” table because Congressman Jerome Waldie (D-Cal.) introduced a resolution for impeachment in the House of Representatives.
At the table, “Impeach Nixon” bumper stickers and buttons are being sold.
When people come to sign the petition, the Waldie volunteers ask for support from those interested. Shore said the number of people coming to the table has increased greatly because of interest in the petition.
BEFORE WE had the petition, our table was like a ghost town: now people come like I'm putting on a strip tease show.” she said.
“People that signed were freaky and straight, young and old, students and professors,” she said.
The major complaints against Nixon by people that signed the petition stemmed from Watergate.
CURTIS HUDSON, a sophomore in pre-law said he felt Nixon demonstrates that he is not an adequate leader.
This was shown by his lack of cooperation with the Watergate Committee, he said.
Rob Sharky, a graduate student in cinema, went one step further saying that not only has Nixon lost the nation's confidence, but he should be impeached because he is emotionally unstable.
THE QUESTION of some people who came up to the WTaldie table was why they are still trying to impeach Nixon after he has given up the tapes.
“It's a little too late.” said Gary Green, a graudate student in public administration. He said he felt the only reason Nixon relased the tapes was because of the possibility of impeachment and not because he felt it was for the good ofthe nation.
Some people gave reasons for signing the petition that had nothing to do with Watergate.
Marion Diamond, a graduate in public administration, said she wants Nixon im-preached because of his lying about bombing in Cambodia. She is also concerned with the impoundment of funds by the Nixon administration.
W7aldie will be on campus Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. to gain support for his campaign and for the possible impeachment.
to critical national needs proclaimed at the 1971 W'hite House Conference on Aging.
The conference, he said, “pointed out the shortages of academic personnel who are perpared to carry out research and educational programs that will enlarge our knowledge and upon which rational services to an aging population must be based.”
IT W7AS further concluded that the nation also is deficient in the numbers of professional personnel who are providing services to the elderly and who organize and train others for these activities.”
Birren indicated that USC’s response to such needs began in 1965 with the establishment of the center.
“And now, with the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, we will be able to make further contributions,” he said.
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publications, said there has been a delay in the entire process, but “it's a little bit early to push the panic button.”
• RATHER THAN wait until we have a crisis, we re trying to be on the alert now for a potential problem,” she
said.
Cappellari explained that her office is the last in a long line of bureaucracy. “As the last in line, we feel the effect of cumulative delays,” she said.
The scheduling begins within the departments, where room numbers are assigned and then to University Publications where the actual publication process begins.
COMPUTERS ARE then used to produce tapes which are used both in making class cards and the schedule of classes.
Cappellari said an effort was being made to track down the sources of the delays.
“It’s definneiy going slower than usual, but I hope we can pick up some lost time later,” she said.
“It looks like it will be more difficult to get out on time than usual. It may mean a lot of overtime. But I can state unequivocally that we will get it out in time for preregistration.”
“THE PROBLEMS we re having now are standard operating procedure,” said David H. Malone, dean of humanities. “Getting a schedule out is an enormous bag of problems every semester.”
Malone did say, however, that some existing and po-
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FOR SALE—Unidentified student at the Waldie for Governor campaign table sold “Impeach Nixon” bumper stickers and buttons yesterday while other volunteers at the table collected signatures on a petition favoring the impeachment of President Nixon. DT photo by Michael Martinez.