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Vol. LXVII, No. ?	Los Angeles, Californ.a	Friday, September 27, 1974
Eviction notices sent to stores not moving to village
BY ELLEX NORMAN
Assistant City Editor
Stores on Jefferson Boulevard relocating into University Village have been granted lease extensions until the completion ofthe center. However, those not relocating have been served Oct. 16 eviction notices, with possible extensions to be granted on an individual basis.
The shopping center, which is part ofthe Hoover Redevelopment Project, was scheduled for completion in October. However, the carpenter's strike has pushed back the opening date to some time in January.
Businesses on Jefferson Boulevard will be torn down upon completion ofthe center. The university will acquire the land stretching from College Bookstore, to Campus Cleaners.
Anthony D. Lazzaro, vice-president of business affairs, said that those stores not moving into the shopping center should not be given notices to move, since those that are relocating will remain in the area until their stores are completed.
‘■The whole idea is not to uproot and disturb the shop owners on land
to be acquired by the university,” Lazzaro said. “The well-being ofthe shop owners is paramount.”
Lazzaro letter
In a letter written Aug. 28 to Richard G. Mitchell, administrator for the Hoover Project. Lazzaro asked that the store owners not relocating into the center be given until January or February to move.
“The shop owners have been under the impression for years that they would not be forced to move until the shopping center is completed," the letter said. “For those tenants who are not moving into the shopping center, it is understood that they will still be subjected to that schedule but no sooner.”
Lazzaro said that he wrote the letter when some tenants complained of the early eviction.
“It seems to me that these tenants who aren’t moving into the center should stay to the very last moment.” he said. “There is no reason that indicates an urgency in moving these residents.”
In Mitchell’s reply to the letter; he said that businesses relocating into the center “will remain in place until their facilities are ready in January.”
The letter also said that those not moving into the center must be given immediate assistance “to ensure their ability to relocate immediately following the Christmas season.”
However, David Lewis, manager ofthe Hoover Project, said that not all the stores can remain in their present location through Christmas. He also said the eviction notices were issued early because of the center’s previously expected October completion date.
State law
He explained that state law provides that the federal government must give a person who is relocating a minimum of 90 days to move. The 90-day notice must be followed by a 30-day notice.
“Issuing the notices early was not a mistake,” Lewis said. “It’s not a mistake that we sent them out. No damage has been done for sending them out early.”
He also said that if merchants cannot vacate their stores by Oct. 16, possible 30-day extensions can be granted on an individual basis.
“Businesses, like individuals, differ with one another,” he said. “We must deal according to each individual store.
“At the end ofthe 90-day period if they can’t move, our staff will work with them and possibly grant a 30-day extension. This process will go on for some and not for others.”
Lewis also said that it may be possible at the end of one extension period, to grant another 30-day extension.
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INTERDIVISION AL STUDIES
New majors program set
BY STEVEN HAWKINS
Students now have the opportunity for a more personalized and flexible education through the new Interdivisional Majors Program.
The program allows students to create majors that will suit their interests.
Students meet with a committee of Faculty Fellows from the
Youth, 17, charged in kidnaping
A 17-year-old youth has been charged with the kidnap-robbery of a USC student earlier this month and the attempted extortion this week of two women, one a USC student.
Police said the juvenile, a member of a black gang called “The Family,” may also be a possible suspect in the murders of two students on the Row Sept. 3.
The suspect was arrested after police located the car that the first victim said he had used in her kidnaping.
The youth was released to his sister this week after a preliminary hearing in Juvenile Court.
At 11:45 a m Wednesday, he allegedly attempted to rob a 20-year-old coed at knifepoint near Hoover and 28th Streets. After being forced to walk several blocks, the student escaped, police reported
Shortly afterward, police said, the youth attempted to rob a 53-year-old black woman The woman also escaped and told her husband, who chased the suspect and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.
A police detective reported that the youth and six other members of the gang are considered possible suspects in the Sept. 3 murders.
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College of Letters, Arts and Sciences to set up their program and decide on the structure.
Preston L. Dent, associate dean, for curriculum and instruction. was responsible for initiating the program.
Last year, Dent and faculty members met to develop plans for the program. It was then approved by the Curriculum Committee.
A total of 25 students and 13 Faculty Fellows are involved in the program this semester. All undergraduates are eligible.
The Faculty Fellows advise, direct and assist the students in their programs of study.
Upon completion of the program, each student must write a thesis.
Interdivisional scholars are chosen by a Scholar Selection Committee comprised ofFaculty Fellows and the deans ofthe College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
The student must present a written proposal explaining his goals, an autobiographical
sketch and letters of recommendation.
Scholars are selected on the basis of their creativity, as evidenced in their proposal, and their ability to communicate.
The committee also considers a student’s probable success in his prospective course of study.
A student may enter the program at any time during his undergraduate years. However, the student may only enter at the beginning of a semester.
Although the program is new to the university, it is not an entirely new concept. Schools including Stanford, Yale, Princeton and the University of Chicago offer similar programs.
Dent said he is encouraged by the response of both faculty and students to the program He said that both alumni and the Board ofTrustees have also expressed confidence in the program.
i have every reason to believe this will become one ofthe most distinctive and significant pro-
grams in undergraduate education at USC,” he said.
Joel H. Parks, assistant professor of physics and electrical engineering and a Faculty Fellow, sees the program as a “haven for personalized intellectual growth.”
Parks said he finds the flexibility of the program intriguing. He explained that some details are tentative and will probably remain so.
Park sees his role as one of helping students do what they wish. But they must have a fairly clear idea of w hat they want, he added.
He said he will guide the scholars, suggest materials and “help them through the trees.” Scholars may set up special programs, such as tutorials, seminars and discussions.
Parks is very optimistic, citing the high caliber of students already in the program. He expressed hope that it will stabilize as one of the unique education options at the university
r Ex-prof turns bike repairman
A former assistant professor at the university is now a bicycle repairman on the corner of Hoover and Jefferson streets.
Tom M. Cofer, a mild-mannered and soft-spoken fix-it man, runs his repair stand on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. He is at the corner from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on those days unless it rains.
Cofer, a former assistant professor in the Linguistics Department, is now a fulltime bike fixer.
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SAC CONCERT—The rock group River supplied noontime entertainment Thursday on the Student Activities Center Patio as part of the noon concert series. Two noon concerts a month are planned through the end of
the semester. Thursday's concert was sponsored by the Student Programming Board. DT photo by Renee Cottrell.