Trojan
University of Southern California
Vol. LXVI, No. 31_Los Angeles, California__	Wednesday,	October	31,	1973
FUNDS MAY RUN OIJT
Student Progra ms in Jeopardy
Dean Sees School, City as Partners
BY SARAH HECK
Staff W rit»*r
The spring semester environment at USC may lack cultural and entertainment events, several officals in the Student Affairs Division say.
“I'm really concerned that the campus environment will be void in the spring,” said Handy Zomar. assistant director of student activities.
The student programs, including the Forum for Student Awareness and the noon concert program, are working under only 40rr of their annual budgets and have no assurance that money will be available to them in the spring.
SINCE THE Interim Student Programming Board expired April 30. the programs funded by the $4.50 student programming fee have been left without any supervision and direction.
In September. James R. Appleton, vice-president lor student affairs, froze 60^ ofthe programming funds. The 60S figure was arbitrary, said Paul Moore, director ofthe Student Activities Office.
Moore said the general idea behind Appleton’s decision was rooted in the problem of the absence of a governing board to supervise the programs.
“We felt that the student agencies shouldn't go through the year with no student agency to supervise spending,” he said.
THE BUDGET cut and resulting uncertainty has had great effect on the Forum for Student Awareness. The forum is responsible for bringing speakers to campus.
However, this year the group, under Kit Spalding, has been running into difficulty.
No speakers have come to campus yet: the first is scheduled for Tuesday. Proposition 1 will be the topic.
“We are concentrating on symposiums and debates this semester. We hope to work in conjunction with some classes and departments so we can be sure of a crowd, and maybe they can foot part ofthe bill,” Spalding said.
Although she has been trying to line up some speakers, very fewr plans have been made. Finances is one ofthe big problem?, she said.
The forum has $2,000 to work with this semester.
NO SPEAKERS were scheduled during the spring because, Spalding said, nobody knew that a fee would be collected since the Voluntary Student Association had passed in a student referendum.
PAUL MOORE
The VSA plan proposed to make the student programming fee voluntary. However, the constitution has not been ratified by the students or the Board of Trustees, so the fee is still being collected.
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ARCHITECTURE
The Great
Pumpkin
Cometh
With all the talk of UFO's, people have been doubtful of their existence and say they won’t believe it until they see one. A student reported seeing a “man from outer space.” who responded to the name of Jack, with glowing eyes, stiff orange skin, and a green antenna on the top of his head. Luckily, the student was carrying his camera and snapped a DT exclusive. DT photo by Bob Chavez.__________________________J
Womens Group Says I niversity Discriminates
BY APRIL POLOGAR
USC has a long way to go before anyone can say sex discrimination has been eliminated in all sectors ofthe university.
This was the view expressed by Edna Alvarez. a lecturer in business administration and a faculty member in business law. Alvarez made the remark in a talk given Tuesday. at a teach-in sponsored by the Women's Resource Center at the YWCA. The teach-in will continue through Friday.
Her comment reflected the concern evidenced at the teach-in with the problem of sex discrimination at USC.
ALVAREZ emphasized: ‘Women must be aware of their rights. They need to "have a greater sense of awareness.”
Alvarez said that two provisions ofthe Education Act of 1972 deal with the problem as related to the university.
Title 9 ofthe act prohibits diacrimmauon on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities. Title 7 forbids discrimination in employment.
Alvarez felt that USC had not made enough progress in these areas. She said that present efforts to eliminate discrimination were insufficient.
“It is necessary that women know their rights and that they know how to implement them." said Alvarez.
She said that the lack of women in faculty and other key positions is unjust to men as well as women. "It s important to realize that men should have women as models.” Alvarez said.
She mentioned that some organizations could help women who felt they were victims ol discrimination. She admitted that the or-
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BY KARI GRANVILLE
Assistant City Editor
Ralph L. Knowles, the newly appointed interim dean for the School of Architecture and Fine Arts, says he has an advantage in taking over his school.
The city of Los Angeles, he believes, is the perfect partner for the school’s curriculum to provide the best possible training for a student.
“The city is at a very exciting and critical time in its growth. Historically it has grown by simple expansion, and now it has expanded to its practical limits.” said Knowles during an interview Tuesday.
AFTER 10 years on the USC faculty, Knowies was appointed interim dean of the school during the summer. Knowles replaces Samuel T. Hurst, who announced his resignation effective July 1. 1974. Hurst is currently on sabbatical leave.
Recognized for his research in urban design, structural systems and energy conservation, Knowies says it is necessary for the existing city to grow through transformation rather than expansion.
"But you can’t do anything about directing a change unless you know that a change is going to happen,” he said.
With the introduction of a new curriculum in the Architecture Department this year. Knowies hopes to develop a means by which students can identify areas of the city that are about to change.
PREVIOUSLY.	the
department's	under-
graduate studies centered
around theory. With the new curriculum, students are introduced to the practical skills of architecture earlier in their training.
Another change Knowles has been forced to face is the school's move into a new building. Watt Hall.
Architecture students expressed dissatisfaction with Watt Hall earlier this year, saying that the building was not compatible with their needs. %
Knowies said the main problem with the building was that it had not been completed at the time the School of Architecture and Fine Arts moved into it this fall.
HE POINTED out that the building still lacks “a few things that make life a little
RALPH KNOWLES
easier for the students, such as lockers and storage space.”
“But a lot ofthe adapting is a natual outgrowth. Moving into a new building is like moving into a new house. You have to change your lifestyle because the building is different.”