University of Southern California
Volume LXVI, Number 88	_Los Angeles, California__Tuesday, Morch 12, 1974
StudentCaucus endorses
increase in health fees
BY LINDA LAWRENCE
Staff Writer
The deadline for nominations for 13 student seats on the President’s Advisory Council has been extended to Wednesday to give students more time to apply.
Council members in charge of election procedures said they felt many students were not aware of the openings.
Positions to be filled by the election include three representatives from the residence halls, three from the sororities and fraternities and six representing the commuters and independent students.
It was decided that commuter
students had less of an opportunity to receive election information and submit applications since many of them are on campus only two or three days a week.
John Griffith, executive secretary to the council, who is in charge of student nominations, said the turnout so far has been good.
Many nominations were submitted but less than half of those are women.
“We’ve had some minorities but not as many as we might have had,” he said.
Griffith said the nominations represent a cross-section of the students.
BY LINDA CIRIGLIANO
Staff Writer
A six-dollar increase in student health fees was endorsed by the Student Caucus at its meeting Friday.
Addie L. Klotz. director of the Student Health Center, originally requested a four-dollar increase. She and James R. Appleton. vice president of student affairs. who recommended the increase, were present at the meeting.
Appleton said a four-dollar increase in the mandatory health-care fees paid by day students would permit the centerto meet a increase in use of student services, but would not furnish enough money to allow the health center to add new programs.
Peter Scolney, caucus chairman. said he felt students would not welcome an increase that could show them no extra benefits.
Klotz then said a six-dollar increase will enable the center to add several new programs, such as incorporation of the Counseling Center with the health center, establishment of an on-the-premises pharmacy which will supply students with prescribed drugs at low cost (perhaps 50 cents a prescription) and establishment of a legal counseling service.
Klotz said she is presently working with the Law Center and the School of Pharmacy to plan the details of each program.
George Bolanos, caucus member, said that in the past, fee increases have been imposed on students with no attempt to get the approval of student representatives.
Klotz said she and Appleton had decided to bring the question of the proposed increase to the caucus because they felt student input was necessary.
“I see the role of the health center as reflecting the health needs of students as perceived by students,” Klotz said.
She asked the caucus not only
The Hoover Redevelopment Project claimed another victim Monday.
The old branch of Security Pacific National Bank, which stood at 724 W. Jefferson Blvd. for several decades, was razed to make way for more university-owned housing.
The building’s demolition came as no surprise: the bank moved down the street into its new offices last October and the old building has stood empty since. Still, it is one more familiar face in the campus community that is no longer with us.
I)T photo by Bob Chavez.
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PRESIDENTS /\DWSOf?V QOUNCIL
Deadline for nominationsextended
To qualify for a seat a candidate must have a 2.0 grade-point average and be a member of the constituency he is running to represent.
After turning in his application to Griffith in the council offices, second floor of Town and Gown Foyer, the candidate may submit a 100-word statement on his platform until Friday.
Campaigning will continue until March 22. Ballots will be mailed out and will be due April
2.
Results should be tallied by April 8.
Council members will act as a liaison to President John R. Hubbard and to all student associations.
They will decide upon nominations of student members to university committees and the Student Programming Board. They will also be instrumental in initiating referendums.
Allocation of seats on the council provides positions for 23 deans, six full-time staff members, 62 faculty members and 33 students.
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Music to highlight Festival of the Arts
The eighth annual Festival ofthe Arts continues today, beginning at
noon with a discussion “An Event About Music—A Music Happening.'
Robert Ashley, who is in charge of special events at Mills College, will speak. A discussion on “Music as Art” will follow.
Pauline Oliveras, of the University of California at San Diego, with Kevin Pickard and the USC Ensemble will perform improvisa-tional music at 7 p.m. in Booth Hall followed by "Aeolian Combinations Style in Music.”
On Wednesday at noon in the Student Activities Center patio, the Los Angeles Electronic Quartet will have a Moog Synthesizer Performance featuring Dan Wyman, Paul Beaver. Don Preston, Phil Davis, and Basil Poliadorus. A discussion will follow on the “Magic Music Machine.”
At 3:30 in Watt Hall. Paul Vangelisti will give a poetry performance accompanied by pianist, flutist, and dancer. An anti-lecture about multi-media performances will follow on “Visual Communications Space.”
At 7:30 Wednesday evening. Richard Bunger. Department of Music. Dominguez Hills State College, will give an illustrated lecture and performance on “Non-Music and Aleatoric Composition, including “The Perilous Night.” at Edison Auditorium in Hoffman Hall.
A discussion will follow on “Non-Music with Rick Lesemann. L SC School of Music, Walter J. Dowling, California State University at Los Angeles, Department of Psychology, and Bunger.
The festival is being sponsored by the Student Programming Board, the Matchette Foundation and the Campus Speakers’ Committee.
Activities will continue through Friday. Schedules are posted around the campus.
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to approve an increase, but also to inform the health center of what types of programs students want.
Klotz said that when she first began running the center in 1972, student utilization was very low. Since then, the center has attempted to publicize itself.
“We’re seeing about 300 students a day,” she said.
She added that the services the Health Center provides cost students only 30% of what they would pay if they had to rely on care from private physicians.
Last year, students paid $13,000 in health fees. Other money to support the center came from the sale of goods and money received from treating workmen’s compensation cases.
:Last year the health center spent between $20,000 and $50,000 on care for nonstudents, Klotz estimated.
“We feel student fees should pay only for student care,” she said. “So, if an increase is
granted, the university has agreed to contribute $50,000 from its general fund to pay for services for nonstudents.”
Appleton said the university is considering charging part-time, summer and evening students mandatory health care fees in the future.
“This will spread the cost over a lot more students, and keep the fees down for all.” he said.
The caucus’ six-dollar increase recommendation will be submitted to President John R. Hubbard, and then to the Board of Trustees for final approval at its next meeting in April.
The caucus also voted to endorse the National Committee for the Tax Deduction of Tuition Fees.
The committee is a student organization lobbying to make tuition tax deductible.
The next caucus meeting will be held on March 19 at 6 p.m. in Town and Gown Foyer, second floor.
STREAKER ON HOOF?—"Lady Godiva" rode down Childs Way Monday to announce the eighth annual Festival of the Arts. The festival will continue through Friday with programs in cinema, drama, music and art. DT photo by Bob Chavez.