Trojan
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Volume LXVII, Number 96
University of Southern California
_Los Angeles, California
Funds cut off for Semester of Arts
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SAY IT WITH FLOWERS—The beginning of spring was duly noted by the university's Auxiliary Services Office, which opened a flower stand on Childs Way outside the Commons. <aren Pekuri, a senior in marketing,
watched as a prospective customer, Dean Pearson, a graduate in finance, looked over the blossoms. Mums, anyone? DT photo by Shuji Ito.
Students on Row complain of police crackdown since ‘riot’
BY WAYNE WALLEY
Staff Writer
Students on the Row claim that there has been a police crackdown on minor infractions as an aftereffect of the disturbance there March 13.
That evening. 80 police officers arrested 21 students on charges including failure to disperse assault on a police officer and drinking in public.
Since the incident at least 20 students have reported receiving citations for jaywalking, riding a bicycle through a stop sign, double-parking while picking up a date at a sorority house or illegal parking.
Although most fraternity and sorority members tend to agree that there has been a recent crackdown, Lt. Matthew Hunt ofthe Southwest Division of the Los Angeles Police Department said there is no official policy for severe enforcement.
Robert Mannes, dean for student life, informed Hunt on Wednesday of complaints about a crackdown.
“It is our policy that enforcement on 28th Street will remain at the same level it was before Thursday night. WTe are in the process of monitoring citations to be sure this policy is adhered to,” Hunt said.
“It is possible that certain officers are cracking down and if we discover this is occurring, then we will take steps to rectify the situation,” he said.
Now a week since the disturbance, a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, who asked that his name be withheld, said. "Ifthe police are going to hassle us. we can hassle them What we need is a forum to resolve our differences.”
Mannes said police plan to meet with the Row tonight to discuss student complaints.
“It is the posture of the university that we would like to see no more or less patrol on 28th Street than any other street in the city,” Mannes said.
Historically, the relations between the university, the Row and the police have been very inconsistent. Mannes said
“Relations before Thursday night had been im-
proving, and the police generally played it cool in the past, ’’Mannes said.
Hunt also said the Row may have received preferential treatment from police in the past.
“Officers would overlook minor infractions, but over the last several weeks, there was a build-up of animosity between the students and police,” Hunt said.
Most students on the Row agreed that they had received preferential treatment in the past.
“A precedent had been set on what you would be busted for and what you wouldn’t be busted for, but Thursday night changed that precedent,” said Glen Esnard. a sophomore and a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Hunt said the policy of the division had not changed, but that the attitude of certain officers may have changed, but he expected police relationship with the Row to return to normal.
Russ Goldberg, a junior and member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, said. "The point now is the aftermath. In this community, we need a good relationship with the police. We had a good rapport with them in the past and we need it now.”
Generally, most of the students on the Row are aware of a possible crackdown.
“The police should be spending time on more concrete citations than these little things,” said Suzy McGhee, a senior and a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Most of the students cited for minor infractions said they plan to fight the tickets.
Of the students cited, most felt they were being harassed as a direct result of Thursday night.
Four students were cited for not stopping at a stop sign while riding bicycles on Friday morning.
Janet Byers, a junior and member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, was one of the four students stopped.
“It was crazy. Sure, technically I was in the wrong, but the two officers really harassed us and their attitude was poor.” Byers said.
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‘R’ card lottery set for registration
BY STEVEN HAWKINS
St^fT Writer
The university has discontinued the Semester of the Arts, and will instead divert the funds which financed the program to the compensation pool for increasing faculty and staff salaries next year.
Semester of the Arts, an interdisciplinary program in the Division of Humanities of the College of Letters. Arts and Sciences, will not be offered in the fall due to the university’s withdrawal of financing.
The program, offered during the fall semester for the past three years, integrates undergraduate studies in the fine arts, architecture, drama, cinema, dance, literature and music.
The decision to eliminate the funding of the program was made by David H Malone, dean of the Division of Humanities. Malone was out of town Wednesday and unavailable for comment.
In accordance with the university’s move to create a salary compensation pool increase of 12^r, departments have been directed to generate 2% of that increase by internal savings.
The decision to discontinue the program was a result of this policy, said both Marilyn Baker, administrative assistant in the Division of Humanities and Juanita Mantovani. assistant dean of student affairs in the same division.
The program has not been permanently abolished. Baker said, and could possibly be reinstated in the future. She said it was strictly a question of financing. not a question of administrative dissatisfaction with the program itself.
Morrie Warshawski, the semester's program coordinator. said the program's staff is disappointed by the withdrawal of university support.
“We have proved that what we re doing is a viable and good program.” Warshawski said.
“We don't understand how they can cut the program. The quality of education at the university is going to suffer.”
University officials recognize the need for the program, said Mantovani.
“The program was doing a great job and is needed, but when the bills come in. what do you do?” she asked.
Warshawski pointed out that the program was monitored last year by a committee of faculty members who rated it positively and recommended that it be continued in the future.
But Baker said the university’s priority was staff and faculty salaries, and that the Semester of the Arts had to be eliminated to generate internal savings.
“The program was meeting a great need. No one denies this. It was simply a matter of money,” Mantovani said.
W’arshawski. who received his master’s degree in English from the univeristy in 1971. said the university will lose money rather than generate savings by eliminating the program.
He said the program renewed the interest of many students who would otherwise drop out of school. He pointed out that nearly 30% of the students in past programs were in this category.
“The university wants to control the attrition rate and the semester program is one of the best ways to keep people in school,” Warshawski said.
Faculty and staff members of the program did seek outside funding to continue it. but could not secure substantial amounts, he said.
The Semester of the Arts received a $1,500 grant last fall from the National Endowment of the Arts, which was matched by the university.
But this only supplied a minor part of the program's budget, and would not support future budgets. Warshawski said.
Students in last fall's program signed a petition asking the university to reconsider the decision. but Warshawski said the petition was never submitted.
He and others in the program felt it would be ineffective. President John R. Hubbard had earlier declined to intercede after program officials contacted him, Warshawski said.
Warshawski and his staff have been told to vacate their rooms in the Social Science Annex by early April.
More than 110 students have been active in the program over the past three years, Warshawski said.
Activities included field excursions, lectures, creative workshops, individual projects, discussion sessions and encounters with professional artists.
A lottery system to obtain “R” class cards and the mailing of registration packets are two changes that will be implemented for early registration for the fall semester.
William E. Hall, registrar, said in a memo to faculty and staff that these changes are an attempt to simplify early registration and make it easier for students.
The new lottery system for the distribution of “R” class cards was proposed by the Committee on Student Academic Affairs. The lottery system will give each student who turns in his packet
on the first day of early registration. May 16, an equal chance of obtaining the “R” class of his choice without standing in long lines or spending the night in front of the Registrar’s office.
Packets turned in after May 16 will be processed on a first come, first served basis until July 3, the deadline to return packets for continuing students.
Also, all fall 1975 registration packets will be mailed to students currently enrolled this semester. The Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Law and the College of Continuing Education’s Extension Division are not included in this change.
Thursday, March 20, 1975
Students will receive their registration packets at their local addresses as currently carried by computer. Therefore, the procedure of fillingout an envelope request at the Registrar’s Office will be discontinued
Registration packets will be mailed out on May 2 and the fall 1975 Schedule of Classes will be available on May 5.
No DT Friday
Today is the last issue of the Daily Trojan until after Easter vacation.
Publication will resume Tuesday, April 1.
Athlete’s funeral set
Funeral services for George Stewart, a varsity defensive tackle, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Pasadena.
Stewart died Monday from a heart attack. He collapsed in Heritage Hall locker room after a workout, and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Visitation at the Woods and Valentine Mortuary’ will be from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. today. The address is 1455 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
The First African Methodist Episcoapl Church is located at 1700 N. Raymond Ave.. Pasadena.
Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena.
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