Daily 6gl Trojan
University of Southern California
Volume LXVii, Number 90	Los Angeles, California Wednesday, March 12, 1975
Increase in parking fee approved by committee
TENSION MASTERPIECE—What at first may appear to be a confused tangle of netting and cables is actually an exercise in good design. The high-tension test structure, begun last spring and completed two weeks ago by students in Architecture 490, can be seen in the courtyard of Watt Hall. See story page 3. DT photo by Shuji Ito.
BY MARJIE LAMBERT
Campus Editor
The Resource Management and Planning Committee approved a raise in the parking fee Monday which becomeseffective July 1,1976. to pay for construction of two proposed parking structures.
If approved by the Board of Trustees, the fee will be raised from $5 a month to $7.50 a month for students, $8.50 for faculty and staff and $18 for reserved parking. A $6.50 rate for less desirable parking will also be available.
The increased fees were to have gone into effect next fall. However, students protested during the meeting, saying that no one should have to pay for a structure—and the resulting inconvenience during construction—that they couldn’t benefit from. The structures will not be completed for a year.
Anthony D. Lazzaro, vice-president for business affairs, said that he had listened to university committees and community groups that were concerned about one seven-story structure creating a barrier between the university and the community.
“It appears now that I will recommend two four-level structures,” said Lazzaro.
The structure would be located on Vermont Avenue next to the Church of Latter Day Saints Institute of Religion and on the northwest corner of campus.
He said he thought the proposal would be approved by the university and community groups. Final approval will come from the trustee Campus Planning Committee.
A decision has to be made within 30 days.
Lazzaro said the only drawbacks of having two smaller structures were land use and a possible slight increase in the cost.
The university only covers 150 acres and is restricted by the Community Redevelopment Agency from buying additional land adjacent to the university over a 40-year period.
Construction of two structures may cause a slight increase in the cost, but Lazzaro said he didn’t think it would be enough to affect the parking rate.
The matter is still under study.
It may, however, require that amortization be extended an additional year over the 10-year plan.
Lazzaro said that assets would outweigh those factors. He said two structures would allow more convenient access and would be more acceptable to the community.
He said he had gotten reports indicating that the community was not disturbed by the four-story structure on Figueroa Street.
If the university builds two structures, the top level of one will probably be used for recreational purposes. One of the structures will also probably
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Security officers will take training course
BY JOHN DIDION
Staff Writer
A three-day training course will be held for about one-third of the 50-member Campus Security force this weekend.
The remainder of the force will take the course before July 1.
During the summer an extensive training program is planned for all the officers. The program will be conducted by the university's Delinquency Con-
trol Institute, which trains law enforcement officers.
“This is something I’ve been pushing for a long time,” said John F. Lechner, director of Campus Security and Parking Operations.
“It has been talked about and kicked around since I’ve been here.”
One of the common criticisms of Campus Security has been the officers' lack of training. Some
officers have never been instructed in the use of firearms, Lechner said.
The three-day course will devote a full day to firearm use and safety. The officers will also go to the Long Beach Police Pistol Range for target practice.
The remainder of the instruction will take place on campus and will concern the role of the security officer, the university’s rules, patrol tactics, an update
on penal code revisions and laws of arrest, search and seizure.
“It is my experience and strong belief that to be a security officer on a college campus requires a special sensitivity and training,” said Anthony D. Laz zaro, vice-president for business affairs.
Lazzaro said that an individual must be more than a professional policeman to be an effective Campus Security officer.
He said that the security of-
ficer must be attuned to the needs of the students, faculty and staff.
“All of this training will be' consistent with the goals and interests of the university committees—that looked into the security situation,” Lazzaro said.
“Our whole objective is to upgrade the department so that it will fill the needs of the university.”
Search-and-seizure rights in residence halls questioned
BY NANCY SHINABARGAR
Assistant City Editor
A dorm president is questioning the university’s right to search students’ rooms and his actions have prompted university officials to seek student opinion on the touchy issue.
Hunt Braly. president of Trojan Hall, took his complaints to the University and Community Life Committee on Feb. 28. He wrote a letter to Alvin S. Rudisili. university chaplain and chairman of the committee. and said he was appalled by the lack of student input on the search-and-seizure issue.
The week before, the committee voted to approve the university's search-and-seizure right for campus housing. The university has always maintained the right to search student housing in emergency situations without a search warrant.
The committee endorsed the university's right to search students’ rooms as part of an endorsement of a new Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities. which will replace the present statement contained in SCcimpus. the student handbook.
Braly said in his letter that he was greatly disturbed over the action.
“I am appalled that, in making the decision concerning the right to search residence halls, no attempt was mdae to solicit the opinions ofthe elected representatives or the people who live there,” the letter said.
Several students serve on the 17 member committee, but none of them is a dorm resident
Braly urged Rudisili to halt approval of the search-and-seizure provision.
Although several committee members voted to support Braly and halt approval, the motion failed.
Instead, the committee voted to recommend to James R. Appleton, vice-president of student affairs, that he delay putting the new statement into practice until students who will be directly affected have been consulted. The committee requested that Appleton take responsibility for seeking student opinion on the issue.
Appleton disagreed with Braly that the administration was unconcerned with students’ views.
“The real problem is that the revision process has taken so long—nearly two years,” he said. “And the representatives who are in their present positions weren’t there two years ago We did consult the students at that time
“This wasn’t intended to be a drastic revision. It was a clarification, a direct carryover. There were very tew changes in it,” he said.
Appleton said he felt few students objected to room searches. However, he said the issue was flexible.
“We will take a look at substantive changes in the code as well as word changes and clarifications. We will be glad to do that,” he said.
Robert L. Mannes. dean for student life, will directly oversee the student input on the search-and-seizure policy.
Rudisili said he is confident that Mannes will thoroughly examine student attitudes on the issue.
A BIT OF OLD AND NEW—Over the years the university's appearance has changed drastically. Once University Avenue was a through street. Today with new buildings ris-
ing and old ones falling, we catch a glimpse of the old and new at USC. DT photo by Shuji Ito.