Daily fH Trojan
University of Southern California
Volume LXXIII, Number 40________ Los Angeles, California	Friday,	April	14,	1978
Senate candidates may have broken election rules by exceeding $75 limit
Student Senate’s Joint Elec-	ing of the senate committee
tions and Credentials Commit-	Monday. The Committee de-
tee.	cided there was not enough
Robert Lawrence was asked	evidence to find the five candi-
by the Daily Trojan to make the	dates guilty of overspending the
assessment of the exact type	campaign limits,
and number of pamphlets,	Matsumura said at the hear-
without a discount, not includ-	ing they presented their evi-
ing the folding, typing and labor	dence and there was no proof
charges.	they had gone over the $75-
The senate committee de-	limit,
cided to leave the ballots un-	Two other appeals will be
counted until the President’s	considered at the PAC commis-
Advisory Council’s Commission	sion’s meeting concerning the
on Elections and Credentials	eligibility of Gale Sonnenburg
makes a decision on the matter.	and the dual-ticket of Lisa
The commission is scheduled to	Lawrence and Steve Johnson,
meet today.	all of the student community
Two groups appealed the five	constituency,
students’ eligibility at a meet-	(continued on page 2)
Rivalry between Row newspapers continues
By Robin Oto
Staff Writer
The rivalry between the Row Run and the Row Street Journal, both student publications of Row life, continues as the two newspapers battle over names.
The problems began when the Roiv Street Journal was first organized and published last semester. The Row Run, the only Greek newspaper at the time, declared the name Row Street Journal was copyrighted and that the new paper could not use the name without the permission of Drew Lawler, the Row Run editor
The new paper's editor, Dave Snyder, said the Row Run did not have the legal copyright to the name.
Lawler feels he still has the legal right to the name and has taken further action to copyright it since the Row Street Journal began publication.
The Row Street Journal staff has registered the name with the Library of Congress and said they have the legitimate copyright.
Lawler said that copyright is not valid.
‘‘The Library of Congress is just a historical type deal, they have no legislative power over the state of California in copyrighting names and stuff,” Lawler said.
“As soon as a name is publicly used without a copyright, anyone can use it. Neither the Row Run or the Row Street Journal has any more right to use it than you do,” said Joe Gamsky. a staff member of the Roto Street Journal.
Lawler said he filed a $10 application fee for a registered trademark with the state of California and now has control over the name in the state.
Gamsky also said Lawler printed in his December 1977 issue that the Row Run had all rights to the name Row Street Journal and that Lawler had the exclusive rights.
Gamsky said Lawler does not have exclusive rights to the name and that the fictitious printing of a copyright is punishable by a $5,000 fine under federal law.
“Dave (Snyder) and I have not notified the federal government. It’s humorous because he doesn’t have a legal position, he doesn’t own us,” Gamsky said.
Gamsky blamed the failure of the Row Report, a shortlived Greek publication two years ago. on the Row Run. (continued on page 2)
False fire alarms in Century apartments prompt fear of no response to real fire
The frequent occurrence of false fire alarms in the Century apartments has caused many residents there to fear the fire department will not respond when an actual fire breaks out.
There have been approximately eight false fire alarms since Century apartments opened in February. Robert Foster, a fireman with the Los Angeles Fire Department, said the alarm situation in the apartments is similar to that of “the boy who cried wolf.”
Foster said alarms have become so commonplace students may not respond to the signals of a real fire.
Jim Johnson, head resident of the apartments, said a small number of residents of the complex want to have a good time at the expense of the other residents. He said these students are responsible for the excessive number of fire alarms.
Malicious intent was probably the motivation behind most of the false alarms, Johnson said. There are no mechanical problems with the alarm system, he added.
Johnson is especially concerned with the alarm problem because students and members of the community live side-by-side in the apartments.
He said the frequent alarms are damaging the rapport between the students and the community.
Community residents have already complained about the problem, Johnson said.
One woman said the alarms not only scare her child but prevent her from getting the sleep she needs before getting up for an early morning job.
Dana Vander Linden, a student resident, said she goes to bed a couple of hours early so she can get some sleep before the fire alarms begin.
Larry Cody, another resident, said he won't get up if he hears an alarm. No one pays attention to the alarms anymore, he said.
Another student said he did not leave the building even when the fire engines arrived on one occasion. He thought it was someone playing a prank and turned out to be right.
One student community coordinator called the alarms an opportunity for social gatherings. “People go out in the hallways and talk to those that they haven’t seen for a while,” he said.
Johnson said controlling this behavior is the responsibility of the students. He is depending on peer pressure to either stop or catch the instigators of the false alarms.
Anyone caught pulling a false alarm may be evicted or given a $1,000 fine or possibly six months in jail. Johnson said.
By Gail Asayama
Staff Writer
An election pamphlet of 5 commuter students, currently under appeal, was valued at $104 by the owner of the printing shop they used, bringing the group’s campaign expenditures over the $75 limit.
Robert Lawrence, owner of the shop, said these figures did not include the prices of folding, typing and labor. He said the work was for the pamphlets of the five commuters,* and his daughter, Lisa Lawrence, a candidate from the independent-student community.
The $104 pamphlet was produced by the commuter ticket of Dan Suruli, Michael Kulwiec, Chris Dombrowski, Nancy Somers and Mark Kaufman. The group was represented by Bill Matsamura, their campaign and financial manager.
The $75 limit applies per candidacy or per ticket to the actual value of the material, regardless of the price paid, said Steve Pacini, chairman of the
BAN THE BOMB—The gentleman in the white-faced makeup, a member of a troupe protesting the neutron bomb, warned students against the dangers of the device in front of Tommy Trojan Thursday. The bomb destroys people and not nonliving things. DT photo by Paul Rodriguez.
By Gary Maloney
The civilian image of a Marine is somewhat stereotyped. He is described as tough, fiercely loyal, brutally trained, aggressive, even warlike in nature.
Not, however, intellectual — which doesn’t seem to bother Robert Mattingly one bit.
“It’s as if a light switch has been turned on in a dark room when civilians see what we’re really like — ‘You guys aren’t all stupid.’
“War has been proven over time to be very stupid indeed. The world is full of interpolations that those involved in war must also be stupid.” Mattingly, a Marine Corps major, is the senior corps adviser for the university’s Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NROTC) program.
He is a graduate of Columbia University, with postdoctoral studies here and at Pepperdine University. Serving in Vietnam, Africa and the Middle East, he was awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart and Joint Services Commendation Medal.
For the last threewyears, Mattingly has been associate professor of nava! science, teaching a course in the evolution of warfare. Last year, the Department of Defense named him the top NROTC instructor in the country.
He holds little concern for any public stigma attached to the Marines — he is confident in his profession.
“The (nonintellectual) image we have is a valuable asset in dealing with the public — with our reputation for loyalty and competence, it makes us doubly credible.”
The Marine officers being commissioned today, and especially those from the university, are increasingly better-educated, he said, and this holds a definite advantage for individuals following retirement.
But Mattingly has no personal interest in retirement, despite his extensive travels and educational experience. "The reason is I don’t consider the Marine Corps work. I counsel students, teach — and get paid for (continued on page 2)
Marine Corps adviser likes job named top instructor in country
ROBERT MATTINGLY