By Betty Wong
Staff Writer The establishment ot an undergraduate major in the Studv ot Women and Men in Society was unanimously approved bv the university's curriculum committee Wednesday.
Approval ot the major, which focuses on the changing roles and stereotypes ot‘ both men and women, is seen by women faculty as a large academic step toward the acceptance of women's studies.
Upon achieving degree status, many women faculty members felt the program has finally been recognized by the university as a legitimate field of scholarly studv.
"Degree status gives people
Study of women, men in society approved as major
the sense that tne university is serious about us,” said Joelle Juillard, coordinator of the program for the Study of Women and Men in Society.
Juillard said because the program was not a traditional field of study, the university had been hesitant, but there was no real opposition to the proposal for degree status.
"It was only a matter of educating them as to the importance of the field," said Judith Stiehm, chairman of the prog-
ram and professor ot political science.
Increased enrollment in program courses such as "Sex, Power and Politics," "Women in Sports," and "Human Sexuality" indicated there was considerable interest in the field, Stiehm said.
There are 627 students currently enrolled in courses offered by the program as opposed to the 342 students enrolled in 1977. Approximately 40% of those presently enrolled in
one of the program's courses are male.
"The program is successful but there has been no opportunity to major in it up until now,' Stiehm said.
Although there has been considerable inquiry, Stiehm said she expects about 15 students tc apply for a major in the field.
The Study of- Women and Men in Society is an interdivi-sional major that integrates new understandings of men and
women into traditional academic fields.
A major in the Study of Women and Men in Society can lead to a bachelor of arts degree. Students may also take this major and fulfill premed or engineering requirements.
Emphasis in this major can be relevant to occupations in counseling and therapy, government, social work and teaching. Certain jobs in the areas of affirmative action and career development all require a background in women's studies.
No major changes in the program will be necessary because the majority of courses offered by the program are already part of the university curriculum.
Volume LXXV, Number 32
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Thursday, November 2,1978
Senate task force reports parking permits exceed spaces by 2,000
By Shari Cookson
Staff Writer
The university sold 6,800 student parking permits this semester when only 4,657 student parking spaces are available, according to a Student Senate task force report.
"Another stunning example of the university forgetting who the university is here for," said Jeff Gates, senate chairman of student affairs.
Student commuters who don't get here by 9:15 a.m. will not be able to find parking on campus, the report said.
Gates said construction has forced faculty to park in student
parking lots. Students are practically forced to park in Pasadena, he said.
Students pay $37.50 a semester for parking and find themselves paying again to park on private lots.
"Parking here is like UCLA and I came here for the parking!" one student wrote.
Gates said many students transfer to the university because they are under the impression they are good student services.
But as one student said, "I have encouraged friends who want to transfer here to go elsewhere."
The Student Senate held grievance hearings last month and has since formed task forces to compile student complaints on parking, housing, financial aid and registration.
The task forces have analyzed problems and will propose various solutions at a senate meeting today.
The task force on parking will suggest that additional levels be added to existing parking structures.
The task force will also suggest that students gain access to unused parts of faculty parking lots.
"There is one faculty lot that was originally student parking that remains half empty for the entire day," a student wrote.
The task force hopes to initiate a carpool program that would give carpoolers 200 prime parking spaces on a first-come, first-served basis.
Many students have complained about the security of parking lots.
"With USC's blatant reputa-(continued on page 6)
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Loans may be offered
By Tony Pattiz
Staff Writer
Federal officials hope to make interest-free loans available to all college students, regardless of family income, in time for the spring semester. Recently passed legislation by Congress will enable the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare to guarantee additional student loans to banks.
Jack Wagner, director of student accounting services, said that this would make loans available to students without financial aid.
"In the past, banks were unwilling to give loans to middle-income students who did not have federal assistance,"he said.
Wagner said this legislation would be of particular benefit to students in the middle-income group.
"This legislation enables the federal government to subsidize students and this should mean that banks would be more willing to grant loans to higher income students," Wagner said.
In Washington, the House Education and Labor Committee, in a report on the middle-income student aid bill, said that banks had been reluctant to make the loans to students who were not eligible for the interest subsidy.
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare expects 500,000 more college students to borrow money under the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, in which the government will pay all interest until a student has been out of college for nine to 12 months. After that, repayment is at an interest rate of 7%.
"We re going to implement the new guaranteed student loans this year, 30 days after President Carter signs the bill," said Leo L. Kornfeld, the department’s student aid director.He said he hoped to have the program in operation by January.
For many families, this interest subsidy alone is worth more than $400 a year, which is far more than the $250 tuition tax credits that were defeated in Congress, Kornfeld said.
The new grants for middle-income students will not be available until next fall for the 1979-1980 school year.
Student survey finds more than half of students in favor of campus pub
DT pholo by Doug Hoovor
WORK IN PROGRESS — Jo Cassari. a student in fine arts, joins others prepanng class projects.	_
By John Antczak
Staff Writer
Preliminary results of a survey being conducted by a Student Senate committee show students nearly two-to-one in favor of a campus pub.
Stan Lamport, a student senator, reported the results at a meeting of the senate's environmental and external affairs committee Wednesday. The results are only a small portion of a survey that will be distributed next week in some classes.
‘ The purpose of the survey was to show that students want the pub, to inform students that the pub will be more than just a place to drink and to provide information to the people who would design and run the pub, Lamport said.
One consistency in the survey results is that no one suggested university food services should run the pub, Lamport said.
The committee also discussed suggestions on the best way to make use of the basement of the Student Activities Center, the proposed site of the pub, and heard reports on operation and supply of the pub.
Basic considerations in design involved dividing the room in a way that will allow space for a separate pinball gameroom, a stage and use of existing plumbing.
Most ot tne plumbing is along the north end of the basement where there are presently restrooms and the rental center. If the bar is placed in the basement the rental center may move upstairs.
The final design will be the result of a competition among architecture students, Lamport said.
A report on the price and variety of beer available from distributors was presented by Jim Krueger, a senator on the committee.
Krueger said the average price per keg of beer was near $34 and that the committee should consider the variety of beer a distributor could offer as well as the type of service included.
A Coors distributor told Krueger it costs as little as 1.1 cent per ounce to pour a glass of beer.
Another report was given by Jim Bodovitz, who has been in contact with people running pubs at the California State University System. He said the pubs at those schools were doing well and some were even operating at a profit.
On the subject of profits, Lamport said if the pub did turn a profit, the excess money would be used to fund other student activities.
The committee is also considering the type of food and wine to be served, security arrangements and if continuing student management can be achieved despite the yearly turnover in students.