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USC chronicle, vol. 15, no. 24 (1996 Mar. 18)
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P u b l i s h e d f o r t h e U SC F a c u l t y & S t a f f M a r c h 1 8 , 1 9 9 6 V o l um e 1 5 ♦N um b e r 2 4
In th i s i s sue
U SC B l o od C en t e r op en s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
B o o k s in P r in t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
G o od N e i gh b o r s ou t c om e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
F r e shm an c l a s s p r o f i l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
P o l lu t i on e c on om i c s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
C a l end a r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1 9 9 5 F r e shm an S u r v e y R ep o r t . . . . . . . . .12
L o c kh e ed e x e cu t i v e j o in s U SC . . . . . . . . .16
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
M em e n t o s o f a m u s e
b y C a ro l T u c k e r
V
e r a
S u d e i k in -
S t r a v in s k y
i s b e s t r em em b e r e d
a s th e v i b r an t an d
d e d i c a t e d w i f e o f
th e g r e a t c om p o s e r
I g o r F y o d o r o v i ch
S t r a v in s k y .
B u t t o h e r c on -
t em p o r a r i e s o f th e
“S i l v e r A g e ” o f
R u s s i an c u l t u r e –
c i r c a 1 9 0 0 t o 1 9 1 7
– sh e w a s kn own
a s th e “m u s e o f th e
m u s e s . ”
An a c comp l i sh ed a r t i s t and
w r i t e r in h e r own r i gh t , sh e w a s a
wom an who s e c r e a t i v e t a l en t s ,
ph y s i c a l b e au t y and l i v e l y w i t in -
sp i r ed m an y o f th e p o e t s , a r t i s t s
an d m u s i c i an s o f h e r t im e .
A s th e s e a r t i s t s f l ed th e Bo l -
sh e v i k s du r in g th e Ru s s i an R e v o -
l u t i on , V e r a S u d e i k in m an a g e d t o
p r e s e r v e th e i r h e r i t a g e in an a l -
bum c on t a in in g o r i g in a l p o em s ,
s k e t ch e s , f r a gm en t s o f mu s i c and
o th e r d ed i c a t i on s .T h e S a l on A l -
bum o f V e r a S u d e i k in - S t r a v in s k y ,
pub l i sh ed l a s t D e c emb e r b y
New in s t i tu te b ind s USC , fo re ign indu s t ry
➤c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 7
b y E r i c M a n k i n
USC HAS A NEW CENTERa im ed a t fu r th e r -
in g p a r tn e r sh ip , edu c a t ion and t e chno lo g y
e x ch an g e w i th th e F a r E a s t .
Th e A s i a P a c i f i c In s t i tu t e f o r G l ob a l In -
du s t r i a l L e ad e r sh ip (AP I ) , f ound ed and d i -
r e c t ed b y m anu f a c tu r in g en g in e e r in g p r o f e s -
so r S t eph en Ch ih -Y ang Lu , w i l l fo s t e r
t e chn o l o g y t r an s f e r and d e v e l opm en t , edu -
c a t ion a l in i t i a t i v e s and indu s t r i a l p a r tn e r -
sh ip s . I t i s d e s i gn ed to s e r v e bo th No r th
Am e r i c an and A s i an indu s t r y .
Th e AP I , an O r g an i z ed R e s e a r ch U n i t in
th e S ch o o l o f En g in e e r in g , h a s a l r e ad y b e gun
t o t a k e t an g i b l e s t ep s in th i s d i r e c t i on , in th e
f o rm o f f o rum s a im ed a t b r in g in g A s i an and
Am e r i c an e x e cu t i v e s to g e th e r s t a r t in g th i s
M a y , and sp e c i a l i z ed t r a in in g p r o g r am s fo r
m a in l and Ch in e s e m anu f a c tu r in g e x e cu t i v e s
s l a t ed f o r th i s summ e r .
“Th e in s t i tu t e w i l l a s s i s t sp e c i f i c indu s -
t r i a l d e v e lopm en t n e ed s o f A s i an -P a c i f i c
coun t r i e s , ” s a id Lu , who ho ld s th e D a v id
P a c k a rd Ch a i r in M anu f a c tu r in g En g in e e r -
in g . “W e b e l i e v e i t w i l l h e lp th e P a c i f i c R im
r e g i on imp r o v e , a t t a in and m a in t a in an in -
du s t r i a l l e ad e r sh ip r o l e in th e 21 s t c en tu r y ,
and supp o r t th e fu r th e r in t e rn a t i on a l i z a t i on
e f fo r t s and g lob a l l ink a g e s o f W e s t e rn en -
t e rp r i s e s . ”
THE NEW ENT ITYc am e in to e x i s t en c e fo l -
l ow in g m e e t in g s b y Lu and d e an o f en g in e e r -
in g L e on a r d M . S i l v e rm an w i th G e o r g e S h ih -
Ch en Y an g , s en i o r v i c e m in i s t e r o f T a iw an ’ s
M in i s t r y o f E c on om i c A f f a i r s (MOEA ) , wh o
h a s gu id ed th e c oun t r y ’ s indu s t r i a l d e v e l op -
m en t f o r th e p a s t d e c a d e .
Y an g en c ou r a g e d S i l v e rm an an d L u t o d e -
v e l op a b lu ep r in t f o r an in s t i tu t e t o p r om o t e
in t e r a c t i on n o t ju s t b e tw e en T a iw an and th e
Un i t ed S t a t e s bu t b e tw e en th e en t i r e A s i an
P a c i f i c e c on om i c r e g i on an d N o r th Am e r i c a .
b y Ch r i s T ed e s ch i
HEA LTH SC IENCE S PUB L IC RE LAT ION S
ONMARCH21 ,USC o f f i c i a l s
w i l l d ed i c a t e th e n ew e s t add i -
t ion to USC /No r r i s Comp r e -
h en s i v e C an c e r C en t e r – th e
e i gh t - s to r y D r . N o rm an T op -
p in g T ow e r .
P r e s id en t S t e v en B . S amp l e
w i l l p r e s id e o v e r a r ibbon - cu t -
t in g c e r emon y a t noon to m a r k
th e f a c i l i t y ’ s o f f i c i a l op en in g .
USC ch an c e l l o r em e r i tu s N o r -
m an T opp ing , fo r whom th e
n ew bu i ld in g i s n am ed , w i l l a l s o
b e in a t t end an c e .
O f f i c i a l s e xp e c t th e e v en t t o
d r aw 700 sp e c t a t o r s ou t s id e th e
T opp in g T ow e r , a t th e c o rn e r o f
B i g g y S t r e e t and E a s t l ak e A v -
enu e .
Th e s t ru c tu r e i s n am ed a f t e r
T opp in g – who w a s un i v e r s i t y
p r e s i d en t f r om 1 9 5 8 t o 1 9 7 0 – in
r e c o gn i t i on o f h i s l on g s t and in g
suppo r t fo r h e a l th s c i en c e s a t
U SC , a c c o r d in g t o J o s e p h P . V an
D e r M eu l en , in t e r im d e an o f th e
S choo l o f M ed i c in e and p r e s i -
d en t o f t h e N o r r i s C en t e r .
“D r . T opp in g w a s in vo l v ed
w i th th e c on c e p t o f a c an c e r h o s -
p i t a l f rom i t s in c ep t ion . Th i s
p r o j e c t b e g an in th e e a r l y 1 9 7 0 s .
H e a l s o s e r v ed f o r m an y y e a r s a s
a d i r e c to r o f th e ho sp i t a l , ” V an
D e r M e u l en s a i d .
S in c e 1983 , T opp ing h a s
s e r v ed on th e N o r r i s Bo a rd o f
D i r e c to r s and h a s p e r son a l l y
h e lp ed r a i s e o v e r $8 m i l l ion
fo r th e No r r i s C en t e r . O th e r
m a jo r con t r ibu to r s in c lud ed
K enn e th T . N o r r i s J r . and th e
N o r r i s F ound a t ion , w i th a g i f t
o f $5 m i l l ion , and th e W .M .
K e ck F ound a t ion , w i th a g i f t
o f $3 m i l l i on .
O th e r un i v e r s i t y o f f i c i a l s a t -
No r r i s
un ve i l s
T opp ing
T owe r
➤c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 6 ➤c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 1 6
T h e S a l o n A l b um ’ s mo s t im po r t a n t m u s i c a l e n t r y i s a l so o n e l a c ed w i t h i ro n y .
I go r S t r a v i n s k y , soo n to b e com e V e r a ’ s lo v e r , jo t t ed dow n t h e f i r s t m e a s u r e s
f rom h i s b a l l e t T h e F i r e b i r d , a lo n g w i t h a n i n s c r i p t io n to V e r a . A ro u nd S t r a v i n -
s k y ’ s s co r e , V e r a ’ s h u s b a nd p a i n t ed a w a t e r co lo r o f t h e m y t h i c a l c r e a t u r e .
R i g h t , t h e m u s e a s s h e a p p e a r ed i n a 1 9 1 5 f i lm v e r s io n o fW a r a n d P e a c e.
G loba l pa r tne r s :
A s i a P a c i f i c In s t i tu t e op en s
n ew c r o s s -P a c i f i c edu c a t i on ,
R&D and t e chn o l o g y t r an s f e r
opp o r tun i t i e s .
FROM THE SA LON A LBUM O F VERA SUDE IK IN - S TRA V IN SK Y
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
MARCH 18 , 1996
P a g e 2
E d i t o r
D i an e K r i e g e r
S t a f f W r i t e r s
C o n t r i b u t i n g W r i t e r s
S t a f f P h o t o g r a p h e r
I r en e F e r t i k
C a l e n d a r E d i t o r
L ind a A rn t z en iu s
E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r , U SC N ew s S e r v i c e
W a yn e S a g e
Un i v e r s i t y o f Sou th e rn Ca l i fo rn ia Ch r on i c l e
( ISSN 1053 -573X )i s p u b l i sh e d w e e k l y on
M on d a y s , S e p t em b e r t h r o u g h A p r i l ( e x c e p t t h e
w e e k o f Th an k s g i v in g , tw o w e e k s b e f o r e an d
a f t e r C h r i s tm a s , an d t h e w e e k o f s p r in g b r e a k ) ;
an d b iw e e k l y M a y t h r o u g h J un e , b y t h e U n i -
v e r s i t y o f S ou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a , N ew s S e r v i c e ,
KAP 2 4 6 , 3 6 2 0 S . V e rm on t A v e . , L o s An g e l e s ,
CA 9 0 0 8 9 - 2 5 3 8 . P r in t in g b y S o u t hw e s t O f f s e t
P r in t in g . S e cond - c l a s s po s t a g e p a id a t Lo s
An g e l e s , C a l i f o rn i a .
S UBSCR IPT IONS: W e e k l y d e l i v e r y o f 3 3 i s su e s a
y e a r . U . S . d e l i v e r y b y 2nd - c l a s s m a i l i s $ 2 0 .
ADVERT IS ING: F o r d i sp l a y ad v e r t i s in g r a t e s ,
c a l l W and a H i c k s , 7 4 0 - 2 2 1 5 .
E LECTRON ICCHRON ICLE: Th e Un i v e r s i t y o f
Sou the rn Ca l i fo rn ia Ch ron i c lei s pub -
l i sh ed on th e I n t e rn e t e v e r y w e e k v i a U SC g o -
ph e r and U SCw e b . F o r d i r e c t i on s on a c c e s s -
in g cu r r en t i s su e s , b a c k i s su e s and th e on - l in e
ind e x , c a l l 740 -2215 o r e -m a i l N ew s_S e r -
v i c e@u s c . edu .
P OSTMASTER: S end add r e s s ch an g e s t o Un i -
v e r s i t y o f Sou th e rn Ca l i fo rn ia Ch ron i c l e ,
U n i v e r s i t y o f Sou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a , N ew s S e r -
v i c e , KAP 246 , 3620 S . V e rm on t A v e . , L o s
An g e l e s , CA 9 0 0 8 9 -2538 .
E r i c M an k in
Ch r i s t in e E . S h ad e
M e g S u l l i v an
C a r o l T u c k e r
J am e s L y t l e Ch r i s T ed e s ch i
J . T HOMASMCCARTHY,a U SC
a lumnu s and ch a i r o f th e
Thom a s and Do ro th y L e a v e y
F ound a t ion , d i ed F eb . 6 . Th e
6 3 - y e a r - o ld a t t o rn e y and ph i l an -
th rop i s t d i ed o f c an c e r a t h i s
h om e in W e s tw o o d .
A lon g t im e m emb e r o f th e
T r o j an F am i l y , M cC a r th y ’ s t i e s t o
USC r e a ch b a ck mo r e th an 40
y e a r s . M cC a r th y g r adu a t ed f r om
USC in 1953 w i th a d e g r e e in
p o l i t i c a l s c i en c e . H e w en t on t o
s tud y a t th e L aw S ch o o l , g r adu -
a t in g in 1 9 5 6 .
Wh i l e a t th e un i v e r s i t y , M c -
C a r thy m e t h i s fu tu r e w i f e ,
1954 h om e c om in g qu e en K a th -
l e en L e a v e y – th e d au gh t e r o f
Thom a s and Do ro th y L e a v e y ,
l on g t im e T r o j an b en e f a c t o r s f o r
wh om U SC ’ s h i gh - t e ch t e a ch in g
l i b r a r y i s n am ed .
Th om a s L e a v e y , wh o d i ed in
1980 , co - found ed F a rm e r s In -
su r an c e and c r e a t ed th e Th om a s
and Do ro r th y L e a v e y F ound a -
t i on . M cC a r th y t o o k o v e r s t ew -
a rd sh ip o f th e ph i l an th r op i c o r -
g an i z a t ion a f t e r L e a v e y ’ s d e a th .
Th e found a t ion h a s don a t ed
m o r e th an $100 m i l l i on t o v a r i -
ou s edu c a t ion a l , m ed i c a l and
C a tho l i c in s t i tu t ion s in Sou th -
e rn C a l i f o rn i a .
Wh e r e U SC w a s c on c e rn ed ,
th e found a t ion w a s e sp e c i a l l y
g en e rou s , don a t in g $9 m i l l ion
f o r th e L e a v e y L i b r a r y in 1 9 9 4 .
“Th e en t i r e T r o j an F am i l y i s
d e ep l y a f f e c t ed b y th i s l o s s . Bu t
w e in L e av ey L ib r a ry – who
h a v e b e en e x c ep t ion a l l y b l e s s ed
b y th e c a r in g and f o r e s i gh t o f J .
Thom a s and K a th l e en M c -
C a r th y – a r e p ro found l y s ad -
d en ed b y th e p a s s in g o f M r . M c -
C a r th y , ” s a id Ch r i s F e r gu son ,
d i r e c to r o f th e L e a v e y L ib r a r y .
“ I t w i l l b e bo th an hono r and a
du ty to en su r e h i s l eg a cy in
L e a v e y L ib r a r y fo r g en e r a t ion s
o f T r o j an s t o c om e . ”
A NAT IVE OFS ANTAMON ICA,
M cC a r th y w a s a p a r tn e r in th e
l aw f i rm o f Bod k in , M cC a r th y ,
S a r g e an t & Sm i th . In add i t ion
to l e ad in g th e L e a v e y F ound a -
t ion , M cC a r thy w a s on th e
Bo a rd o f Coun s e lo r s o f USC ’ s
L aw S ch o o l .
A d e vo t ed C a tho l i c , M c -
C a r th y w a s a kn i gh t o f M a l t a
an d a kn i gh t o f S t . G r e g o r y .
M cC a r th y i s su r v i v ed b y h i s
w i f e , K a th l e en L e av ey M c -
C a r thy ; h i s mo th e r , J e an e t t e
M cC a r th y ; h i s mo th e r - in - l aw
Do ro thy L e av ey ; d augh t e r s
Co l l e en M cC a r th y and K a th -
l e en Dun c an ; s on s M i ch a e l and
J ohn ; and s i x g r and ch i ld r en .
Th e f am i ly a sk ed th a t
m em o r i a l d on a t i on s b e m ad e t o
USC /No r r i s Comp r eh en s i v e
C an c e r C en t e r , th e USC A th -
l e t i c D ep a r tm en t , C a l i fo rn i a
H o sp i t a l M ed i c a l C en t e r , L o y o l a
H igh S choo l o r M a rymoun t
H i gh S ch o o l .
– R o b e r t W y n n e
R o b e r t W ynn e
DIRECTOR OF TRANSFUS ION
m ed i c in e I r a Shu lm an and U n i -
v e r s i t y Ho sp i t a l CEO J e r ry
B o sw o r th c e l e b r a t ed th e o p en in g
o f th e n ew USC B lood C en t e r
b y b e c om in g i t s f i r s t d on o r s .
Th e tw o U SC o f f i c i a l s r o l l ed
up th e i r s l e e v e s e a r l y F eb . 23 , a
l i t t l e b e fo r e th e o f f i c i a l r ibbon
cu t t in g c e r emon y th a t in au gu -
r a t ed th e n ew f a c i l i t y a t th e
H e a l th S c i en c e s C am p u s .
Th e U SC B l o od C en t e r w i l l
s e r v e th e p a t i en t s and ph y s i c i an s
o f U SC U n i v e r s i t y H o sp i t a l and
th e U SC /N o r r i s C omp r eh en s i v e
C an c e r C en t e r and Ho sp i t a l .
Th e n ew f a c i l i t y , a p a r tn e r sh ip
b e tw e en th e two ho sp i t a l s and
H em aC a r e Co rpo r a t ion , o f f e r s
a c c e s s t o an a r r a y o f b l o od p r od -
u c t s an d s e r v i c e s , e v en du r in g e x -
p e c t e d s e a s on a l sh o r t a g e s .
“Th i s n ew dono r c en t e r i s a
mod e l fo r o th e r t e r t i a ry - c a r e
ho sp i t a l s a c ro s s th e coun t ry , ”
s a id G a r y Z e g e r , m ed i c a l d i r e c -
to r o f th e USC B lood C en t e r .
“ I t i s a un iqu e r e sou r c e amon g
e x i s t in g b lood f a c i l i t i e s in th e
U . S . I t s d on o r r e c ru i tm en t a c t i v -
i t i e s a r e d i r e c t ed b y th e m ed i c a l
n e ed s o f th e two ho sp i t a l s i t
s e r v e s , wh i l e th e f a c i l i t y i s ad -
m in i s t e r ed b y H em aC a r e Co r -
p o r a t i on . ” Z e g e r s a id d on a t i on s
to th e B lood C en t e r w i l l a l so
b en e f i t th e m ed i c a l c ommun i t y
ou t s id e U SC , b e c au s e th e d on a -
t ion s i t r e c e i v e s w i l l “ f r e e up
b lood a t o th e r dono r s i t e s ” fo r
u s e b y l o c a l m ed i c a l f a c i l i t i e s .
Am on g th e p a t i en t s b en e f i t -
in g th e m o s t f r om th e c en t e r w i l l
b e c an c e r p a t i en t s ; o r thop ed i c
and c a rd i o th o r a c i c p a t i en t s ; and
h e a r t , l i v e r and b on e t r an sp l an t
p a t i en t s .
H em aC a r e h a s b e en a l e ad -
in g p r o v id e r o f h em a ph e r e s i s -d e -
‘F i r ing L ine ’ come s to USC
Lea ve y bene fa c to r J .
Thoma s M cCa r th y d ie s
U SC l e g a l e x p e r t S u s a n E s -
t r i c h ( r i g h t ) m a k e s a po i n t
to A r i a n n a H u f f i n g to n (o p -
po s i t e l e c t e r n ) i n a PB S
“ F i r i n g L i n e ” d e b a t e o n t h e
ho t to p i c : “ S ho u l d Go v e r n -
m e n t R e g u l a t e I n fo rm a t io n
o n t h e I n t e r n e t ? ” T h e s e g -
m e n t , t a p e d i n Bo v a r d A u -
d i to r i um F e b . 2 3 , w i l l a i r lo -
c a l l y o n KC ET C h a n n e l 2 8
o n M a r c h 2 2 a t 9 p .m .
E s t r i c h a nd h e r f e l low
p a n e l i s t s o n t h e a n t i - r e g u -
l a t io n s id e q u e s t io n ed w h y
co n s e r v a t i v e s w e r e a n x -
io u s to i n t rod u c e n ew r e g -
u l a t io n s to po l i c e c y b e r -
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go v e r nm e n t r e g u l a t io n s i n
a r e a s l i k e w a s t e d um p i n g .
T h e p ro - r e g u l a t io n t e am o f
fo u r , l ed b y “ F i r i n g L i n e ”
fo u nd e r W i l l i am F . B u c k l e y ,
i n s i s t ed t h a t t h e u b i q u i to u s
r e a c h o f t h e W e b i n to
hom e s m e a n t t h a t a c t io n
h ad to b e t a k e n to p ro t e c t
c h i ld r e n f rom po r no g r a p h y .
T h e d e b a t e a t t r a c t ed a
l a r g e a nd e n t h u s i a s t i c a ud i -
e n c e o f f a c u l t y , adm i n i s t r a -
to r s a nd s t ud e n t s .
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Fo u nd a t io n fo r P u b l i c A f -
f a i r s jo i n ed w i t h t h e Co l -
l e g e o f L e t t e r s , A r t s a nd
S c i e n c e s to s po n so r t h e
e v e n t , w h i c h w a s o r g a n i z ed
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D . A ro n so n w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f LA S s e n io r a s so c i -
a t e d e a n C a ro l Do u g h e r t y a nd LA S d e v e lo pm e n t o f f i -
c e r T e r e s a H a u s e r .
J . T hom a s M cC a r t h y
r i v e d b l o o d p r o d u c t s an d s e r v i c e s
s in c e i t s in c ep t ion in 1979 . I t s
b lood bu s in e s s e s cu r r en t l y in -
c lu d e m o b i l e , th e r a p eu t i c , h em a -
ph e r e s i s s e r v i c e s to ho sp i t a l s in
Sou th e rn C a l i fo rn i a , no r th e rn
G e o r g i a an d th e S t . L ou i s m e t r o -
p o l i t an a r e a .
– C h r i s t i n e E . S h a d e
USC B lood C en t e r op en s
A t t h e r i b bo n - c u t t i n g c e r emo n y a r e , f rom l e f t , H em aC a r e p r e s i d e n t a n d C EO
H a l L i e b e rm a n , U SC d i r e c to r o f t r a n s f u s io n m e d i c i n e I r a S h u lm a n , B loo d C e n -
t e r m e d i c a l d i r e c to r G a r y Z e g e r , H em aC a r e v i c e p r e s i d e n t o f b u s i n e s s d e v e l -
o pm e n t G u i l a G r e e r , U n i v e r s i t y Ho s p i t a l a s so c i a t e a dm i n i s t r a to r o f o p e r a t io n s
S y l v i a K e l l y a n d No r r i s Ho s p i t a l a s s i s t a n t a dm i n i s t r a to r A d r i a n n e B a s s .
IR EN E F ERT IK
PHOTO COURTE SY O F U SC B LOOD CENTER
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
The A ge o f M ine r va
Vo lume I :
Coun te r -Ra t iona l Rea son
in the E i gh teen th Cen tu ry ,
Go ya and the Pa rad i gm
o f Un rea son in
W e s te rn Eu rope
b y P au l I l i e
U n i v e r s i t y o f P enn s y l v an i a P r e s s ,
$54 .95
P au l I l i e , p r o f e s s o r o f S p an i sh
and c omp a r a t i v e l i t e r a tu r e , d e -
v o t ed m o r e th an 10 y e a r s o f r e -
s e a r ch t o th i s amb i t i ou s c r o s s -
cu l tu r a l , in t e rd i s c ip l in a r y
s tud y . I l i e p r ob e s th e ph i l o -
s oph i c a l , s o c i a l , l i t e r a r y and
p s y ch o l o g i c a l un e a s e th a t lu r k s
b en e a th th e r a t i on a l su r f a c e o f
18 th - c en tu r y En l i gh t enm en t .
A t th e c en t e r o f h i s w o r k i s th e
f i gu r e o f M in e r v a , th e R om an
g odd e s s o f w i sd om , a s sh e ap -
p e a r s and d i s app e a r s in th e
w o r k s o f G o y a . Th e au th o r ’ s
p a r ad i gm o f un r e a s on i s b a s ed
on th e En l i gh t enm en t ’ s f a i lu r e
t o a ch i e v e th e M i v e r v an id e a l
o f c on t inu i t y , th e l in k a g e
am on g a l l f o rm s o f kn ow l ed g e
and th e i r s i gn s o f r ep r e s en t a -
t i on . I l i e p l a c e s th e F r en ch ,
S p an i sh and B r i t i sh En l i gh t en -
m en t in p e r sp e c t i v e .
❧
The A ge o f M ine r va
Vo lume I I :
Co gn i t i ve D i s con t inu i t ie s
in E i gh teen th -Cen tu ry
Thou gh t , F rom Bod y
to M ind in Ph y s io lo g y
and the A r t s
b y P au l I l i e
U n i v e r s i t y o f P enn s y l v an i a P r e s s ,
$49 .95
Th e s e c ond v o lum e in wh a t
w i l l u l t im a t e l y b e a t r i l o g y , th i s
w o r k , a c c o r d in g t o th e au th o r ,
“ i s in t end ed t o d e s i gn a t e th e
m od e l s in n a tu r a l h i s t o r y th a t
o r g an i z ed p e r c ep t i on s o f r e a l -
i t y . ” I l i e b r in g s G o y a ’ s f am ou s
C a p r i c h o 4 3and r e l a t ed a r t
s ou r c e s t o b e a r up on th e id e a o f
ch a o s , th e o r i e s o f m a t t e r , b r a in
an a t om y , and th e p o l yp a s a
p r o t o t yp e o f th ou gh t p r o c e s s .
“Th e s i gn i f i c an c e o f 1 8 th - c en -
tu r y r e s e a r ch on th e p o l yp i s
th a t i t b r ou gh t th e p r o b l em o f
s ou l in t o a s in g l e f r am ew o r k , ”
w r i t e s I l i e . V o lum e 3 ,T h e U n i -
v e r s a l D r e am L an g u a g e o f M in -
e r v a , s a y s I l i e , “w i l l a r gu e th a t a
v e s t i g i a l N e o -p l a t on i s t au r a su r -
r ound in g M in e r v a su r v i v ed in
th e su b l im in a l c on s c i ou sn e s s o f
W e s t e rn E u r op e . ”
❧
Se t t in g the V i r g in on F i r e :
Lá za ro Cá rdena s ,
M i choa cán Pea san t s ,
and the Redemp t ion
o f the Mex i can Re vo lu t ion
b y M a r jo r i e B e c k e r
U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o rn i a P r e s s ,
$18 .95
“Th e s ep a r a t i on b e tw e en h i s -
t o r y and p o e t r y i s a f a l s e and
d am a g in g on e , ” w r i t e s M a r -
j o r i e B e c k e r , a s s o c i a t e p r o f e s s o r
o f h i s t o r y . Th e au th o r u s e s
m e t aph o r s l ib e r a l l y a s sh e r e -
c on s t ru c t s th e s e r i e s o f cu l tu r a l
en c oun t e r s b e tw e en L á z a r o
C á rd en a s ’ c ad r e o f M i ch o a c án
r e v o lu t i on a r i e s and M i ch o a c án
p e a s an t s – en c oun t e r s th a t l ed
t o th e r e c on s t ru c t i on o f M e x -
i c o ’ s p o s t - r e v o lu t i on a r y g o v -
e rnm en t . Th i s v e r y p e r s on a l ,
e thn o -h i s t o r i c a l in v e s t i g a t i on –
th e p r odu c t o f e x t en s i v e f i e ld -
w o r k and o r a l h i s t o r i e s – in -
c lud e s ch ap t e r s c o v e r in g o f f i -
c i a l h i s t o r i e s and m y th s ,
l e s s on s l e a rn ed f r om th e r e v o -
lu t i on and p r e v i ou s l y c en s o r ed
s t o r i e s . Th r ou gh h e r unu su a l
s tud y , B e c k e r r e v e a l s h ow o rd i -
n a r y m en and w om en f o r c ed
th e t r an s f o rm a t i on o f a g o v e rn -
m en t .
❧
Edwa rd Bond Le t te r s I I
s e l e c t ed and ed i t ed
b y I an S tu a r t
H a rw o o d A c a d em i c P u b l i s h e r s ,
$24
Th i s co l l e c t ion o f l e t t e r s f r om
Edw a rd Bond – on e o f
B r i t a in ’ s mo s t ch a l l en g in g and
impo r t an t l i v in g d r am a t i s t s –
w a s s e l e c t ed and ed i t ed b y I an
S tu a r t , an a s s i s t an t p r o f e s so r
in th e S choo l o f Th e a t r e . In
h i s co r r e spond en c e , Bond an -
sw e r s qu e s t ion s abou t h i s wo r k
f r om s tud en t s and th e a t e r p r o -
f e s s ion a l s who a r e s tud y in g o r
s t a g in g h i s p l a y s . Th e d r am a -
t i s t e xp l a in s h i s app r o a ch to
s e v en o f h i s wo r k s – W o r l d,
S umm e r , H um an C ann on, W a r
P l a y s, R e s t o r a t i on, J a c k e t sand
O l l y ’ s P r i s on. S tu a r t ’ s e xp e r t i s e
in con t empo r a r y B r i t i sh th e -
a t e r and h i s c lo s e t i e s w i th
Bond h a v e g i v en h im e x t r ao r -
d in a r y a c c e s s to th e s e p r im a r y
sou r c e s . ❖
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 3
T h i s m o n t h l y c o l um n h i g h l i g h t s r e c e n t l y p u b l i s h e d w o r k s b y U SC f a c u l t y a n d s t a f f . T h e y a r e a v a i l a b l e
a t t h e P e r t u s a t i U n i v e r s i t y B o o k s t o r e o r b y s p e c i a l o r d e r . E d i t e d b y C h r i s t i n e E . S h a d e .
b y C a ro l T u c k e r
THE NUMBER OFUSC FACULTY
a n d s t a f f w h o g a v e t o U SC N e i g h -
b o rh o od Ou t re a ch l a s t f a l l r o s e
34 p e r c en t comp a r ed to 1994 ,
wh i l e don a t ion s w e r e up b y
2 5 p e r c en t , a c c o r d in g t o p r e l im i -
n a ry r e su l t s o f th e 1995 USC
G o od N e i gh b o r s C amp a i gn .
O v e r a l l , n e a r l y 2 ,600 f a cu l t y
and s t a f f con t r ibu t ed abou t
$ 3 3 5 , 0 0 0 th r ou gh c a sh g i f t s and
p a y r o l l d edu c t i on s t o th e G o od
N e ighbo r s C amp a ign , wh i ch
p ro v id ed don a t ion s to bo th
N e i ghbo rhood Ou t r e a ch and
th e U n i t ed W a y o r an o th e r n on -
p r o f i t o r g an i z a t i on th r ou gh th e
U n i t ed W a y .
O f tho s e to t a l s , som e 2 ,070
emp lo y e e s d e s ign a t ed n e a r ly
$260 ,000 fo r USC N e i ghbo r -
h o od Ou t r e a ch . N e i ghb o rh o od
Ou t r e a ch , a nonp r o f i t co rpo r a -
t ion c r e a t ed in 1993 , suppo r t s
USC - commun i t y p a r tn e r sh ip s
th a t m a k e a v i s i b l e imp a c t in th e
n e i ghb o rh o od s a r ound th e U n i -
v e r s i t y P a r k and H e a l th S c i en c e s
c ampu s e s . A b ou t 5 2 0 emp l o y e e s
p l ed g ed t o th e Un i t ed W a y and
o th e r nonp ro f i t o r g an i z a t ion s
l a s t y e a r , g i v in g a b ou t $ 7 5 , 4 7 0 .
“E VERY YEAR,mo r e and mo r e
o f ou r f a cu l t y and s t a f f a r e c om -
m i t t in g t o in v e s t in g in o u r n e i gh -
bo rhood s in r e a l and t an g ib l e
w a y s , ” s a id p r e s id en t S t e v en B .
S amp l e . “ I th in k th i s s t e ad i l y in -
c r e a s in g suppo r t i s a wond e r fu l
endo r s em en t o f th e inno v a t i v e
w a y s in wh i ch U SC i s p a r tn e r in g
w i t h i t s n e i g h b o r s . ”
C amp a ign ch a i r J an e G .
P i s ano und e r s co r ed th a t th e
Good N e ighbo r s C amp a ign
g r ow s m o r e su c c e s s fu l e v e r y y e a r .
P i s an o , wh o i s v i c e p r e s id en t f o r
e x t e rn a l r e l a t i on s , s a id sh e i s p a r -
t i cu l a r l y p l e a s ed abou t th e in -
c r e a s ed p a r t i c ip a t i on in g i v in g t o
U SC N e i gh b o rh o od O u t r e a ch .
“Emp lo y e e s th r ou ghou t th e
un iv e r s i ty on c e ag a in c am e
th rou gh and an sw e r ed th e c a l l
to h e lp bu i ld ou r commun i t y
p a r tn e r sh ip s . I th ink p eop l e
w e r e imp r e s s ed b y th e w a y w e
a l l o c a t ed fund s r a i s ed f o r N e i gh -
bo rhood Ou t r e a ch l a s t y e a r , ”
sh e s a id .
I n 1 9 9 4 , s om e 2 , 1 4 0 em p l o y -
e e s p l ed g ed m o r e th an $ 3 0 2 , 0 0 0
to th e USC Good N e ighbo r s
C amp a i gn – $208 ,000 o f wh i ch
w a s e a rm a rk ed fo r N e i ghbo r -
hood Ou t r e a ch and r e su l t ed in
fund in g f o r n in e USC - c ommu -
n i t y pub l i c s e r v i c e p a r tn e r sh ip s .
Th e p ro j e c t s , wh i ch h a v e b e en
c a r r i ed ou t in v a r i ou s s t a g e s s in c e
l a s t s umm e r , r e c e i v e d g r an t s r an g -
in g f r om $ 4 , 7 0 0 t o $ 2 9 , 0 0 0 .
P l ed g e s t o th i s y e a r ’ s N e i gh -
b o rh o od Ou t r e a ch c oun t ed a s a
g i f t to th e un i v e r s i t y ’ s Bu i ld in g
on E x c e l l en c e C amp a i gn , wh i ch
s e e k s t o r a i s e $ 1 b i l l i on b y 2 0 0 0 .
THEUSC NE IGHBORHOOD
Ou t r e a ch G r an t s C omm i t t e e h a s
i s su ed a r e qu e s t f o r p r op o s a l s f o r
N e i ghb o rh o od Ou t r e a ch g r an t s .
A t o t a l o f $250 ,000 w i l l b e a l l o -
c a t e d th i s y e a r .
A c c o r d in g t o P i s an o , th e r e i s
no l im i t to th e numb e r o f p r o -
p o s a l s th a t w i l l r e c e i v e fund in g .
“W e w i l l fund a s m an y wo r th -
wh i l e p ropo s a l s a s po s s ib l e th a t
m e e t th e gu id e l in e s sp e c i f i ed in
th e RFP , ” sh e s a id .
A l l f a cu l t y , s t a f f , d ep a r t -
m en t s , d i v i s i on s and o th e r U SC
en t i t i e s in t e r e s t ed in p a r tn e r in g
w i th a c ommun i t y - b a s ed o r g an i -
z a t ion m a y subm i t a p ropo s a l .
P ropo s a l s , wh i ch mu s t b e sub -
m i t t ed b y th e USC p a r tn e r , a r e
du e F r i d a y , M a r ch 2 9 , b y 4 p .m . ,
a t th e Un i v e r s i t y P a rk C ampu s
in th e P e r tu s a t i U n i v e r s i t y B o o k -
s t o r e , S u i t e 4 0 0 ; o r a t th e H e a l th
S c i en c e s C ampu s , in th e C en t e r
f o r H e a l th P r o f e s s i on s B u i ld in g ,
Room 100 . I f aw a rd ed , g r an t
fund s w i l l b e d i s t r ibu t ed to th e
c ommun i t y p a r tn e r .
L a s t y e a r , th e g r an t s c omm i t -
t e e g a v e p r io r i t y to edu c a t ion
p r o j e c t s th a t add r e s s ed th e n e ed s
o f s choo l ch i ld r en (p r e - s choo l
th r ou gh 12 th g r ad e ) . Th i s y e a r ,
a l l p ropo s a l s w i l l b e w e igh ed
equ a l l y a s l on g a s th e y m e e t on e
o r m o r e ob j e c t i v e s o f N e i ghb o r -
h o od O u t r e a ch and r e f l e c t a t ru e
USC - commun i t y p a r tn e r sh ip ,
P i s an o s a id .
T h o s e o b j e c t i v e s in c l u d e :
♦Imp ro v in g th e qu a l i t y o f
K -12 edu c a t i on and th e qu a l i t y
o f l i f e o f th e ch i ld r en who a t -
t end n e i gh b o rh o od s ch o o l s ;
♦Imp ro v in g pub l i c s a f e t y ,
th e r eb y r edu c in g c r im e and v i o -
l en c e , th rough commun i ty
p o l i c in g o r o th e r in i t i a t i v e s ;
♦P ro v id ing a s s i s t an c e to
o r g an i z a t ion s th a t o f f e r oppo r -
tun i t i e s fo r hom e own e r sh ip to
long - t e rm , low - in com e USC
emp l o y e e s ;
Emp lo y ee s con t r ibu te
$335 ,000 to Good
Ne ighbo r s Campa ign
➤c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 4
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 4
A c ad em i c R e co r d s /R e g i s t r a r
Adm in i s t r a t i v e S e r v i c e s
Adm i s s ion s / F in an c i a l A id
Ann enb e r g C en t e r
Ann enb e r g S choo l
A r ch i t e c tu r e
A th l e t i c s
Aux i l i a r y Adm in i s t r a t ion
Aux i l i a r y S e r v i c e s -HR
Bud g e t and P l ann in g
Bu s in e s s Adm in i s t r a t ion
CA Co u n c i l , S c i e n c e /T e c h no lo g y
Ch i ld C a r e
C in em a /TV
C i v i c /Comm un i t y R e l a t ion s
Co lbu rn S choo l
Comm un i t y E conom i c D e v .
Con t r a c t s /G r an t s
D en t i s t r y
D i s ab i l i t y
Edu c a t ion
En g in e e r in g
F a c i l i t i e s P l ann in g /M gm t .
F a cu l t y C en t e r
F in an c i a l An a l y s i s
F in e A r t s
G e ron to lo g y
G r adu a t e S choo l
Go v e rnm en t R e l a t ion s
H e a l th S c i en c e s L ib r a r i e s
H e a l th R e l a t ed P ro f e s s ion s
Hou s in g Adm in i s t r a t ion
In t e rn a l Aud i t
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Pub l i c Adm in i s t r a t ion
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S a f e t y /R i s k M an a g em en t
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SVP Adm in i s t r a t ion
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100%
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51%
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$1 ,506
$12 ,107
$120
$3 ,364
$1 ,890
$2 ,094
$2 ,494
$115
$1 ,800
$18 ,326
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$192
$3 ,987
$1 ,509
$72
$742
$2 ,792
$6 ,491
$1 ,474
$7 ,030
$10 ,948
$8 ,307
$541
$240
$1 ,248
$2 ,615
$289
$1 ,521
$2 ,285
$7 ,400
$3 ,816
$1 ,666
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$4 ,140
$38 ,776
$4 ,274
$1 ,187
$39 ,536
$1 ,529
$2 ,688
$4 ,561
$7 ,470
$6 ,648
$4 ,154
$11 ,880
$84
$3 ,451
$2 ,565
$5 ,577
$908
$11 ,270
$7 ,441
$2 ,620
$294
$1 ,470
$ 5 ,653
$6 ,543
$240
$5 ,451
$979
$300
$8 ,860
$2 ,224
$10 ,459
$2 ,353
$7 ,214
$5 ,054
Con t r ibu t ion Le ve l s
USC Good Ne ighbo r s Campa ign F inan c ia l Repo r t
Ne igbo rhood Ou t rea ch
Un i ted W a y /O the r
T o ta l
Academ ic /
Adm in i s t ra t ive Un i t
Le ve l o f
Pa r t ic ipa t ion T o ta l
1993 * 1994 1995
P l ed g e s
* *
$ 9 9 8
$ 9 9 8
Do l l a r s
* *
$ 1 5 0 , 7 9 2
$ 1 5 0 , 7 9 2
P l ed g e s
$ 1 , 5 4 4
$ 5 9 4
$ 2 , 1 3 8
Do l l a r s
$ 2 0 8 , 0 2 4
$ 9 4 , 3 5 1
$ 3 0 2 , 3 7 5
P l ed g e s
$ 2 , 0 7 1
$ 5 2 4
$ 2 , 5 9 5 * * *
Do l l a r s
$ 2 5 9 , 6 5 4
$ 7 5 , 4 6 7
$ 3 3 5 , 1 2 1
* U n i t ed W a y C am p a i g n : c am p a i g n n am e a nd fo c u s c h a n g ed i n 1 9 9 4 .
* * 1 2 9 em p lo y e e s d e s i g n a t ed a p p ro x im a t e l y $ 2 7 , 0 0 0 to N e i g h bo r hood O u t r e a c h t h ro u g h U n i t ed W a y . T h e s e amo u n t s a r e i n c l ud ed i n U n i t ed W a y to t a l .
* * * 3 1 do no r s g a v e to bo t h N e i g h bo r hood O u t r e a c h a nd U n i t ed W a y /O t h e r
V o l u n t e e r s l i f t a w a l l o f M a r i a M i r a nd a ’ s ho u s e . T h e p ro j e c t , p a r t o f t h e H a b i t a t fo r H um a n i t i e s p ro j e c t ,
r e c e i v ed f u nd i n g t h ro u g h t h e U SC N e i g h bo r hood O u t r e a c h i n 1 9 9 4 - 9 5 .
♦P ro v id ing a s s i s t an c e to
p r o j e c t s th a t r e su l t in e c on om i c
d e v e lopm en t , in c lud in g s t imu -
l a t in g en t r ep r en eu r sh ip .
The p re l im ina ry repo r tfo r
th e 1 9 9 5 G o od N e i gh b o r s C am -
p a i gn ind i c a t e s th a t m an y ad -
m in i s t r a t i v e un i t s a ch i e v ed 100
p e r c en t em p l o y e e p a r t i c i p a t i on .
Th e d ep a r tm en t s th a t
a ch i e v ed 100 p e r c en t p a r t i c ip a -
t ion in c lud ed th e P r e s id en t ’ s
O f f i c e , th e O f f i c e o f A dm i s s i on s
and F in an c i a l A id , USC C i v i c
and Commun i t y R e l a t ion s , th e
O f f i c e o f S a f e t y and R i s k M an -
ag em en t , th e D ep a r tm en t o f
P ub l i c S a f e t y , Un i v e r s i t y P ub l i c
R e l a t i on s and th e In t e rn a l A ud i t
D ep a r tm en t . On e a c ad em i c
un i t – th e S choo l o f U rb an
P l ann in g and D e v e lopm en t –
a l so g a rn e r ed 100 p e r c en t p a r -
t i c ip a t i on .
Adm in i s t r a t i v e un i t s th a t
a ch i e v ed 75 p e r c en t o r h i gh e r
p a r t i c ip a t i on w e r e th e O f f i c e o f
th e V i c e P r e s id en t fo r H e a l th
A f f a i r s , th e O f f i c e o f th e V i c e
P r e s id en t fo r Bu s in e s s A f f a i r s ,
th e T i ck e t O f f i c e , Adm in i s t r a -
t i v e S e r v i c e s , th e O f f i c e o f th e
S en io r V i c e P r e s id en t fo r Un i -
v e r s i t y Ad v an c em en t , KUSC
R ad io , th e F a cu l t y C en t e r , P e r -
sonn e l S e r v i c e s and th e O f f i c e
o f G o v e rnm en t R e l a t i on s .
Am on g o th e r a c ad em i c un i t s
th a t mu s t e r ed s t ron g suppo r t
w e r e th e S choo l o f Pub l i c Ad -
m in i s t r a t ion , 74 p e r c en t ; th e
S choo l o f S o c i a l W o r k , 61 p e r -
c en t ; th e S ch o o l o f F in e A r t s , 6 1
p e r c en t ; th e S choo l o f Th e a t r e ,
48 p e r c en t ; and th e S choo l o f
Edu c a t i on , 4 6 p e r c en t .
In a s ep a r a t e e f f o r t , A u x i l i a r y
S e r v i c e s , und e r th e D i v i s ion o f
Bu s in e s s A f f a i r s , coo rd in a t ed a
g a r a g e s a l e and b ak e s a l e th a t
r a i s ed mo r e th an $4 ,000 fo r
N e i gh b o rh o od O u t r e a ch . ❖
Doyce B . Nun i s J r . ,a p r o f e s -
so r em e r i tu s o f h i s to r y , h a s r e -
c e i v ed th e B o o k C lu b o f C a l i f o r -
n i a ’ s annu a l O s c a r L ew i s Aw a rd
fo r h i s “m an y con t r ibu t ion s to
W e s t e rn (Am e r i c an ) H i s to r y . ”
Th e aw a r d , n am e d f o r on e o f th e
s t a t e ’ s m o s t p r o l i f i c h i s t o r i an s o f
C a l i fo rn i a and th e Am e r i c an
W e s t , hono r s l i f e t im e a ch i e v e -
m en t in tw o f i e l d s – W e s t e rn h i s -
t o r y and th e b o o k a r t s . Th e p r e -
s en t a t ion w a s m ad e J an . 22 a t
Th e Boo k C lub ’ s S an F r an c i s co
h e a d q u a r t e r s .
♦
“ Impa c t , ” the 30 -m inu te t e l e -
v i s i on n ew s m a g a z in e sh ow p r o -
du c ed b y th e S ch o o l o f J ou rn a l -
i sm h a s won i t s fou r th Co l l e g e
Emm y aw a rd . Th e A c ad em y o f
T e l e v i s ion A r t s and S c i en c e s
n am ed th e show – now s e en
w e ek l y on 16 c ab l e ou t l e t s in
Sou th e rn C a l i fo rn i a and S an
F r an c i s c o – th e r e g i on ’ s b e s t un i -
v e r s i t y - p r o d u c e d n ew s an d p u b l i c
a f f a i r s p rog r am . C r e a t ed b y
b r o ad c a s t j ou rn a l i sm ch a i r S h e r -
r i e M a z in go , th e f i v e - y e a r -o ld
“ Im p a c t ” p r e v i ou s l y w on Emm y s
in 1991 , 1993 and 1994 . S tu -
d en t p r odu c e r s S e l in a L in , E l i z a -
b e th M e ek e r , C ind y M a t th ew s
and S e an B e s s e r r e c e i v ed th e i r
aw a rd s in a c e r em on y M a r ch 10
in C en t u r y C i t y .
♦
The Schoo l o f U rbanP l an -
n in g and D e v e l opm en t r e c e i v ed
th e f i r s t “Thu r s ton H . R o s s In -
no v a t ion Aw a rd ” f rom th e
S ou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a Ch ap t e r o f
th e Am e r i c an S o c i e t y o f R e a l E s -
t a t e Coun s e lo r s in a F eb . 6 sp e -
c i a l p r e s en t a t i on .
Th e aw a rd r e cogn i z e s th e
s choo l ’ s con t inu in g e x c e l l en c e
and inn o v a t i on in r e a l e s t a t e ed -
u c a t i on , in c lud in g th e d e v e l op -
m en t o f f i e ld s o f emph a s i s in ap -
p r a i s a l and a s s e t m an a g em en t in
th e M a s t e r o f R e a l E s t a t e D e v e l -
o pm en t P r o g r am . Th e A SREC i s
a n a t ion a l o r g an i z a t ion who s e
m emb e r s a r e p r o f e s s i on a l s f r om
p r om in en t r e a l e s t a t e , f in an c i a l ,
l eg a l and a c coun t ing f i rm s a s
w e l l a s l e ad e r s o f go v e rnm en t
an d a c a d em i a . ❖
Good Ne ighbo r s
➤c o n t i n u e d f r om p a g e 3
IR EN E F ERT IK
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 5
Ad goe s he re
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 6
b y C h r i s t i n e E . S h a d e
THEY ARE INQU IS IT IVEand fo -
cu s ed on th e i r fu tu r e c a r e e r s .
M an y a r e b i l in gu a l . Th e y th in k
a b ou t m on e y – th e y w an t t o e a rn
l o t s o f i t – bu t th e y w o r r y ab ou t
f in an c in g th e i r edu c a t i on s . And
c l o s e t o a th i r d s a y th e y f e e l o v e r -
w h e lm e d b y c o l l e g e l i f e .
T h i s r o u g h s k e t c h , w i t h v a r i a -
t ion s , d e s c r ib e s th e un i v e r s i t y ’ s
f r e s hm an c l a s s o f 1 9 9 5 .
B e s id e s th e s e ch a r a c t e r i s t i c s ,
th e r e c en t l y r e l e a s ed “USC F a l l
F r e shm an S u r v e y 1995 ” ( s e e fu l l
r e p o r t , p a g e 12 )a l so con f i rm s
wh a t adm in i s t r a to r s h a v e lon g
known : th a t USC i s amon g th e
n a t ion ’ s mo s t e thn i c a l l y d i v e r s e
s ch o o l s , a c c o r d in g t o K r i s t in e E .
D i l lon , a s so c i a t e v i c e p r e s id en t
f o r s t u d en t a f f a i r s .
E a ch y e a r , U SC c omp a r e s i t s
own f r e shm en and th e i r v i ew s
w i th f r e shm en a t h i gh l y - s e l e c t i v e
p r i v a t e un i v e r s i t i e s , h i gh l y - s e l e c -
t i v e pub l i c un i v e r s i t i e s , a l l p r i -
v a t e s an d a l l un i v e r s i t i e s .
U SC i s l o o k in g m o r e l i k e th e
s e l e c t p r i v a t e s in th e a b i l i t i e s and
a s p i r a t i on s o f i t s s tud en t s , D i l l on
s a id . Bu t in t e rm s o f d i v e r s i t y ,
“w e l o o k v e r y d i f f e r en t f r om th e
c om p o s i t e o f t h o s e p r i v a t e s . ”
U SC ’ s f r e shm an c l a s s i s g l o b -
a l l y d i v e r s e . C l o s e t o 17 p e r c en t
o f s tud en t s a r e p e rm an en t r e s i -
d en t s o r in t e rn a t ion a l s tud en t s .
Th i s comp a r e s to b e tw e en 4 .2
p e r c en t and 8 p e r c en t o f f r e sh -
m en a t o t h e r un i v e r s i t i e s . N e a r l y a
th i r d o f U SC f r e shm en s p e a k an -
o th e r l an gu a g e a t h om e : on l y 1 8
p e r c en t f r om h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e p r i -
v a t e s d o s o , an d a t a l l un i v e r s i t i e s ,
f ew e r t h an 1 0 p e r c en t d o .
D i l lon p r ep a r ed th e r epo r t
w i th D a r l a M . Coop e r , s tud en t
ou t c om e s c o o rd in a t o r . Th e d a t a
c om e s f r om a n a t i on a l su r v e y b y
th e C o o p e r a t i v e In s t i tu t i on a l R e -
s e a r c h P r o g r am .
N a t iona l ly , mo r e than
240 ,000 s tud en t s f r om 473 in -
s t i tu t i on s t o o k p a r t in th e 1995
su r v e y . R e su l t s a r e b a s ed on th e
r e sp on s e s o f f i r s t - t im e , fu l l - t im e
f r e shm en . A t USC , 2 ,042 s tu -
d en t s – s l i gh t l y mo r e th an 78
p e r c en t o f th e f r e shm an c l a s s –
f i l l e d o u t th e q u e s t i onn a i r e s .
“E NROLLMENT OF STUDENTSa t
th e l ow e r en d o f th e in c om e c on -
t inuum c on t inu e s , ” s a id D i l l on .
M o r e th an h a l f o f a l l f r e shm en
e xp r e s s ed c on c e rn o v e r f in an c in g
t h e i r e d u c a t i on s .
Th e s e f r e shm en , s a id D i l l on ,
“w e r e p r ob ab l y w e l l qu a l i f i ed t o
go m an y p l a c e s , bu t d idn ’ t h a v e
th e fund s . Th e y l o o k ed a t U SC ’ s
a r r a y o f p rog r am s and i t s a id
p a ck a g e , and s a id : ‘Th i s i s th e
p l a c e f o r m e . ’ ”
U SC ’ s p r o f e s s i on a l p r o g r am s
a l s o a t t r a c t s tu d en t s wh o h a v e z e -
ro ed in on c a r e e r go a l s : f ew e r
th an 10 p e r c en t o f USC f r e sh -
m en a r e in th e “ und e c id ed ” c a t e -
g o r y . A t o th e r un i v e r s i t i e s , und e -
c id ed m a jo r s r an g e f rom 13 to
1 5 p e r c en t o f th e c l a s s .
O f con c e rn to D i l lon i s th e
f a c t th a t abou t 30 p e r c en t o f
USC ’ s f r e shm en s a y th e y f r e -
q u en t l y f e e l “ o v e rw h e lm e d . ”
“ I t ’ s impo r t an t to g i v e th e s e
s tud en t s a s en s e o f c onn e c t i on , ”
s a id D i l l on . “W e th in k [ th e r e s i -
d en t i a l co l l eg e s ] a r e go ing to
h a v e p o s i t i v e e f f e c t s in b r in g in g
d own th e l e v e l o f a p p r eh en s i on . ”
M o s t o f th i s y e a r ’ s f r e shm en
s t i l l c on s id e r th em s e l v e s “m idd l e
o f th e r o ad ” p o l i t i c a l l y , bu t th o s e
wh o l a b e l e d th em s e l v e s “ c on s e r v -
a t i v e ” j um p e d f r om 2 4 p e r c en t in
1994 to 28 .7 p e r c en t in 1995 ,
an d th o s e wh o l a b e l e d th em s e l v e s
l ib e r a l f e l l f r om 26 .7 p e r c en t in
1 9 9 4 t o 2 4 . 7 p e r c en t l a s t f a l l .
The cu r ren t deba te o v e r a f -
f i rm a t i v e a c t ion d id no t e s c ap e
th e su r v e y ’ s a t t en t ion . On e o f
th r e e n ew su r v e y qu e s t ion s ad -
d r e s s ed th i s i s su e . Mo s t USC
f r e shm en f a v o r ab o l i sh in g a f f i r -
m a t i v e a c t i on -b a s ed adm i s s i on s .
H ow e v e r , s a i d D i l l on , t h e y w o u l d
s t i l l su p p o r t s p e c i a l c on s i d e r a t i on
fo r h i gh - a ch i e v in g and low - in -
c om e s t u d en t s .
Tw o o th e r n ew qu e s t i on s e x -
am in ed h o t -bu t t on s o c i a l i s su e s .
On e a sk ed i f s tud en t s b e l i e v e
“b e t t e r edu c a t ion a l and job op -
po r tun i t i e s r edu c e c r im e ” :
93 p e r c en t o f USC f r e shm en
a g r e ed w i th th a t p ropo s i t ion .
Th e s e c ond a s k ed wh e th e r “ ch i l -
d r en o f undo cum en t ed a l i en s
sh ou l d b e d en i e d a c c e s s t o pu b l i c
edu c a t i on . ” F o r t y - tw o p e r c en t o f
U SC f r e shm en o p t ed t o d en y a c -
c e s s . Th e “ d en y a c c e s s ” r e sp on s e
a t o th e r un i v e r s i t i e s w a s con s i s -
t en t l y b e l ow 3 7 p e r c en t . ❖
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
F re shmen a re mu l t i cu l tu ra l ,
mone y - con s c iou s , mo t i va ted
t end in g th e c e r emon y w i l l in -
c lud e S t eph en J . R y an , s en io r
v i c e p r e s id en t f o r m ed i c a l a f f a i r s
and d e an o f th e S ch o o l o f M ed i -
c in e ; P e t e r J on e s , p ro f e s so r o f
b i o ch em i s t r y an d m o l e c u l a r b i o l -
o g y and d i r e c to r o f th e N o r r i s
C en t e r .
“Th e T opp in g T ow e r w i l l a l -
l ow u s t o b r in g t o g e th e r m o s t o f
ou r p rom in en t c l in i c i an s and
b a s i c s c i en t i s t s in on e p l a c e , ”
s a id J on e s . “Th i s w i l l y i e ld a r e -
su l t g r e a t e r th an th e sum o f i t s
p a r t s – l a r g e l y b e c au s e th e p r o x -
im i t y o f r e s e a r ch f a cu l t y , ph y s i -
c i an s , s t a f f and p a t i en t s w i l l l e ad
t o a h e i gh t en ed l e v e l o f c o l l ab o -
r a t i on and s yn e r g y . ”
Th e f a c i l i t y – wh i ch in c lud e s
25 r e s e a r ch l ab o r a t o r i e s , an am -
bu l a t o r y c l in i c w i th 1 0 c on su l t a -
t ion room s , 20 e x am in a t ion
r o om s and f ou r p r o c edu r e r o om s
a s w e l l a s adm in i s t r a t i v e and o f -
f i c e sp a c e – h a s b e en d e s i gn ed t o
f a c i l i t a t e a c lo s e wo rk in g en v i -
r onm en t and imp r o v ed c ommu -
n i c a t i on b e tw e en c l in i c i an s and
r e s e a r ch e r s . Th e f i f th and s i x th
f l o o r s , wh i ch c on s i s t en t i r e l y o f
l ab sp a c e , a r e d i r e c t ly abo v e
sp a c e d e s i gn a t ed fo r sp e c i a l i s t s
in ep id em i o l o g y and c an c e r p r e -
v en t i on .
“Th e a r r an g em en t m a k e s f o r
e x c e l l en t c ommun i c a t i on p o t en -
t i a l , ” s a id R i ch a r d L on a s , N o r r i s
C en t e r adm in i s t r a t i v e d i r e c to r
f o r f a c i l i t i e s m an a g em en t .
Con s t ru c t ion on th e e i gh t -
s t o r y , 1 6 3 , 0 0 0 s qu a r e - f o o t bu i l d -
ing b eg an in M a y 1992 . Th e
T opp in g T ow e r co s t app ro x i -
m a t e l y $ 5 0 m i l l i on t o c omp l e t e .
O f f i c i a l s b r in g h i gh e xp e c t a -
t i on s t o th e op en in g o f th e l on g -
aw a i t ed f a c i l i t y .
“Th e add i t i on a l sp a c e in th e
T opp in g T ow e r w i l l a l low u s to
a ch i e v e a c r i t i c a l m a s s o f in v e s t i -
g a to r s and s c i en t i f i c and m ed -
i c a l d i s c ip l in e s n e c e s s a ry to
m a k e th e s o r t s o f qu an tum l e ap s
w e w i sh to a ch i e v e in o rd e r to
m e e t ou r p r in c ip a l go a l – to
e r ad i c a t e c an c e r in ou r l i f e t im e , ”
J on e s s a id .
I N THE COM ING WEEKS, a
f lu r r y o f r ibbon cu t t in g s , d ed i -
c a t ion c e r emon i e s and d i s t in -
gu i sh ed sp e ak e r s w i l l su r r ound
th e op en in g . A two -d a y s c i en -
t i f i c s ymp o s ium , “N ew F r on t i e r s
in C an c e r R e s e a r ch , ” i s s l a t ed
f o r M a r ch 22 and 23 , in M a y e r
Aud i to r ium . Amon g th e gu e s t
s c i en t i f i c sp e ak e r s a r e L e ro y
Hood , ch a i r o f mo l e cu l a r
b i o t e chn o l o g y a t th e U n i v e r s i t y
o f W a sh in g t on ; P e t e r K . V o g t o f
S c r ipp s C l in i c and R e s e a r ch
Found a t ion , a fo rm e r No r r i s
C en t e r f a cu l t y m emb e r and on e
o f th e c o -d i s c o v e r e r s o f r e t r o v i r a l
on c o g en e s ; and R o b e r t C . G a l l o
o f th e Un i v e r s i t y o f M a r y l and
B i o t e chn o l o g y In s t i tu t e , c o -d i s -
co v e r e r o f th e A IDS v i ru s .
Tw en t y - s i x USC f a cu l t y w i l l
sp e a k a t th e s ympo s ium , wh i ch
i s e xp e c t ed to d r aw n e a r l y 500
S o u th e rn C a l i f o rn i a ph y s i c i an s .
“W e h a v e pu t t o g e th e r a f in e
g roup o f p eop l e to d i s cu s s th e
c o g en t i s su e s in c an c e r r e s e a r ch , ”
s a id Ph i l R . M ann in g , p r o f e s s o r
o f m ed i c in e and a s so c i a t e v i c e
p r e s i d en t f o r h e a l th a f f a i r s .
H o o d , a p i on e e r in a u t om a t i c
g en e - s equ en c in g , w i l l a l s o sp e a k
t o a h e a l th s c i en c e s f a cu l t y aud i -
en c e in M a y e r Aud i to r ium a t 4
p .m . Thu r sd a y , M a r ch 21 . Th e
t i t l e o f h i s t a l k i s “L a r g e S c a l e S e -
q u en c in g o f T -C e l l R e c e p t o r L o c i
in Hum an s and M i c e : Imp l i c a -
t ion s fo r B io lo g y and M ed i c in e
o f t h e 2 1 s t C en t u r y . ”
LATER IN THE WEEK,No r r i s
Ho sp i t a l adm in i s t r a to r P e t e r
Sh o s t a k w i l l d ed i c a t e th e Sh e r r y
H ind e r s t e in M ed i t a t i on G a r d en .
On h and w i l l b e H ow a rd H in -
d e r s t e in , wh o s e d au gh t e r S h e r r y
d i ed a f t e r t r e a tm en t a t N o r r i s
Ho sp i t a l in No v emb e r 1988 .
Fund s fo r th e con s t ru c t ion o f
th e 10 ,000 - s qu a r e - f o o t g a r d en –
on e o f on l y a h and fu l o f i t s k ind
n a t i onw id e – c am e f r om Sh e r r y
H ind e r s t e in ’ s p a r en t s , f am i l y and
f r i end s . A f t e r th e i r d au gh t e r ’ s
d e a th , H ind e r s t e in and h i s w i f e ,
B e v e r l y , w an t ed t o m a k e a g i f t in
h e r m em o r y .
“W e ju s t d i dn ’ t w an t a p l a qu e
o v e r a r o om a t th e h o s p i t a l , ” s a id
H ind e r s t e in . “M r . Sho s t a k su g -
g e s t ed a g a rd en , and th e wo rd s
w e r en ’ t y e t ou t o f h i s mou th
wh en B e v e r l y and I s a id , ‘ th a t ’ s
f o r S h e r r y . ’ ”
O th e r e v en t s d u r in g th e d e d i -
c a t i on w e e k in c l u d e :
♦A bo x lun ch fo r No r r i s
C en t e r and Ho sp i t a l s t a f f and
f a cu l t y , to b e h e ld in th e N o r r i s
C a f e t e r i a a t 1 p .m . Thu r sd a y ,
M a r ch 21 . P e t e r Sho s t ak w i l l
s p e a k a t t h e e v en t .
♦ T ou r s o f th e n ew f a c i l i t y
w i l l b e o f f e r ed f rom 11 a .m . to
n o on on S a t u r d a y , M a r c h 2 3 .
T ou r s o f th e T ow e r w i l l in -
c lud e n ew l ab and c l in i c f a c i l i -
t i e s , a s w e l l a s v i s i t s t o th e H in -
d e r s t e in M ed i t a t i on G a r d en and
M ed i t a t i on C en t e r . M an y o th e r
ev en t s fo r s t a f f , dono r s and
m emb e r s o f th e un i v e r s i t y c om -
mun i t y a r e p l ann ed f o r th e d a y s
su r r ound in g th e d ed i c a t i on c e r -
em on y .
E x c ep t f o r H o od ’ s l e c tu r e , a l l
e v en t s a r e b y in v i t a t i on on l y . F o r
fu r th e r in f o rm a t i on , c on t a c t th e
N o r r i s C en t e r ’ s O f f i c e o f D e v e l -
o pm en t a t 3 4 2 - 1 0 8 8 . ❖
N ew l y m i n t ed T ro j a n s a t t h e 1 9 9 5 F r e s hm a n Co n vo c a t io n c e r emo n y .
T opp ing T owe r
➤c o n t i n u e d f r om p a g e 1
T h e D r . No rm a n T o p p i n g T ow e r o p e n s M a r c h 2 1 .
IR EN E F ERT IK
JON NA L ICK
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 7
P r in c e t on U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s , i s “ a
v e r y co lo r fu l , v e r y in t e r e s t in g
mo s a i c o f th e t im e , ” s a id S l a v i c
l an gu a g e s and l i t e r a tu r e s p r o f e s -
so r J ohn E . Bow l t , who ed i t ed
an d t r an s l a t e d t h e a l b um .
Th e S a l on A l bumi s a t e s t a -
m en t t o s om e o f th e m o s t in f lu -
en t i a l Ru s s i an cu l tu r a l f i gu r e s o f
th e d a y , con t a in in g s i gn i f i c an t
wo rk s d ed i c a t ed to V e r a and
th en -hu sb and S e r g e i S ud e i k in , a
p a in t e r and s t a g e d e s i gn e r . A l on g
w i th V e r a and S e r g e i , c on t r ibu -
to r s to th e a lbum r ang e f rom
po e t s Kon s t an t in B a lmon t ,
M i kh a i l K u zm in and O s i p M an -
d e l s t am to a r t i s t s L ado Gud i -
a sh v i l i , Bo r i s G r igo r i e v and
S e r g e i G o r od e t s k y .
Th e a lbum , r ep rodu c ed fo r
th e f i r s t t im e in th i s g lo s s y vo l -
um e , i s mu ch m o r e th an a s c r ap -
boo k . I t i s a r e co rd o f a cu l tu r a l
d i a sp o r a , a m onum en t t o R u s s -
i an cu l tu r e du r in g and a f t e r th e
B o l s h e v i k R e v o l u t i on .
“ I t i s l ik e a m i r ro r , ” Bow l t
s a id , “ r e f l e c t in g th i s e x t r ao rd i -
n a r y t im e wh en th e m a in r ep r e -
s en t a t ion o f Ru s s i an cu l tu r e in
S t . P e t e r sbu r g f l ew sou th . ” A s
th e f l o c k o f a r t i s t s m i g r a t ed t o a
h e a l th i e r c l im a t e , V e r a and
S e r g e i S ud e i k in w en t w i th th em ,
do cum en t in g th e con t inu a t ion
o f Ru s s i an a r t and cu l tu r e a s i t
so jou rn ed to su ch p l a c e s a s th e
C r im e a , on th e s ou th e rn c o a s t o f
th e U k r a in e ; T i f l i s , th e c ap i t a l o f
wh a t w a s th en th e R epub l i c o f
G eo r g i a ; and B aku , th e c ap i t a l
o f A z e r b a i j an .
“Th e am a z in g th in g i s th a t
a l l th e s e p eop l e w e r e s t i l l c r e a t -
in g – s t i l l w r i t in g p o em s , p a in t -
ing p a in t ing s and pu t t ing on
sh ow s – in sp i t e o f b om b s g o in g
o f f o v e r th e i r h e ad s , ” B ow l t s a id .
“Th i s i s a m onum en t t o th e cu l -
tu r a l en t e rp r i s e th a t th e R u s s i an s
m a in t a in e d . ”
V
e r a Sud e ik in w a s an
a v id k e ep e r o f a l -
bum s , n o t eb o o k s and
d i a r i e s in wh i ch sh e
r e co rd ed h e r d a i l y e xp e r i en c e s ,
imp r e s s i on s o f p e op l e and e v en t s
and g en e r a l ph i lo soph y o f l i f e ,
s a id Bow l t , who i s in th e m id s t
o f t r an s l a t in g h e r d i a r i e s f rom
1 9 1 7 t o 1 9 2 1 .
Th e Sa l on A lbumvo lum e
d r aw s upon V e r a ’ s d i a r i e s and
o th e r s ou r c e s – m em o i r s o f h e r
c on t emp o r a r i e s , in t e r v i ew s w i th
th e i r l i v in g r e l a t i v e s and f r i end s ,
e v en d i r e c t o r i e s f r om th e t im e –
t o p i e c e t o g e th e r th e s a l on m u s e ’ s
l i f e w i th h e r h u s b an d S e r g e i f r om
1917 to 1921 . Bow l t a l so t ap s
th e s e s ou r c e s t o un e a r th th e s t o -
r i e s b eh ind mo s t o f th e a lbum
en t r i e s and p r o v id e b i o g r aph i c a l
s k e t ch e s a b o u t th e c on t r i b u t o r s .
Bo rn in S t . P e t e r sbu r g to a
Sw ed i sh m o th e r and a F r en ch f a -
th e r , V e r a g r adu a t ed f r om B e r l in
Un i v e r s i t y on th e e v e o f W o r ld
W a r I . S h e h ad s tud i ed in ph i l o s -
oph y and a r t h i s to r y , bu t on c e
b a ck in Ru s s i a , sh e app l i ed h e r
t a l en t s t o b a l l e t an d em b a r k e d on
a su c c e s s fu l c a r e e r a s a s t a g e and
s c r e en a c t r e s s . A s in d i c a t e d b y h e r
num e rou s con t r ibu t ion s to th e
S a l on A l bum , sh e w a s a l so a t a l -
en t e d i l lu s t r a t o r , a r t i s t an d w r i t e r ,
a c c o r d in g t o B ow l t .
K e ep in g su ch a lbum s w a s a
l on g and d i s t in gu i sh ed t r ad i t i on
o f w e l l - b r e d R u s s i an w om en .
Th e s e l ad i e s w ou ld a s k th e i r
f r i end s t o c on t r ibu t e s om e -
t h in g o f t h e i r a r t i s t i c s e l v e s t o
an a lbum , wh e th e r i t b e a
s k e t ch , a f ew l in e s o f v e r s e o r
a m u s i c a l p h r a s e .
In th i s w a y , V e r a
Sud e ik in p l a y ed a v i t a l ro l e
a s a “p ro t e c t r e s s ” o f th e a r t s ,
B ow l t s a i d .
“Sh e ’ s p a r t o f an en t i r e c l a s s
o f f a c i l i t a t o r s wh o h a v e b e en n e -
g l e c t ed . W e fo cu s on th e po em
o r th e p a in t in g bu t t en d t o f o r g e t
h ow i t w a s g en e r a t ed , p r o t e c t ed ,
spon so r ed o r in sp i r ed , ” Bow l t
s a id . “V e r a d id a l l th o s e th in g s –
th e th ing s ou t o f wh i ch a r t
e v o l v e s . ”
B y 1 9 1 7 , th e y e a r o f h e r 2 9 th
b i r thd a y , V e r a h ad a l r e ad y g on e
th r ou gh tw o hu sb and s . Sh e and
S ud e i k in m a r r i ed in 1918 . Th e y
en j o y e d w h a t B ow l t d e s c r i b e s a s a
“ v e r y c l o s e ” r e l a t i on sh i p un t i l sh e
m e t S t r a v in s k y in P a r i s in 1921 .
V e r a an d t h e c om p o s e r h a d l un c h
t o g e t h e r an d in s t an t l y f e l l in l o v e .
Th e i r r e l a t ion sh ip m a rk ed
th e end n o t on l y o f h e r m a r r i a g e
t o S ud e i k in bu t a l s o o f th e S a l on
A l b um.
T
h e a lbum b eg in s in
1917 , wh en V e r a
Sud e ik in f i r s t f l ed to
th e sou th o f Ru s s i a
w i th S e r g e i . Th e y t r a v e l ed fo r
th r e e y e a r s th r ou gh th e C r im e a ,
G e o r g i a , an d A z e r b a i j an , o r g an i z -
in g a r t i s t i c g a th e r in g s a t m an y o f
th e i r s top s . A s V e r a , S e r g e i and
th e i r f r i en d s m a d e c r e a t i v e en t r i e s
in th e S a l o n A l b um , th e y w e r e a c -
tu a l l y p r odu c in g a s o r t o f “ l i t e r a -
tu r e o f lo s s ” – o f c i t y and coun -
t r y , o f c h i l d h o o d , o f an en t i r e e r a .
A c co rd in g to Bow l t ’ s in t ro -
du c t ion , th e a lbum commun i -
c a t e s m an y th ing s abou t th e
a r t i s t i c sp i r i t o f th e R u s s i an “ S i l -
v e r A g e . ” F o r e x amp l e , mu ch o f
th e c r e a t i v e cu l tu r e o f th e d a y
w a s bo rn th rou gh spon t an eou s
a c t s , p r im a r i l y in an en v i ron -
m en t o f in t im a t e th e a t e r . Tw o o f
S t . P e t e r sbu rg ’ s mo s t f amou s
c a b a r e t s – th e S t r a y D o g and th e
Com ed i an s ’ H a l t – f e a tu r ed
m an y o f th e s am e a r t i s t s , w r i t e r s
and mu s i c i an s wh o c on t r ibu t ed
t o th e S a l o n A l b um .
Th e a lbum a l so sh ed s l i gh t
on th e p e r iod ’ s r i v a l a e s th e t i c
mo v em en t s . A w a t e r co lo r and
p en c i l i l lu s t r a t i on in th e c en t e r -
f o l d o f t h e a l b um p o r t r a y s a g a t h -
e r in g o f S ymbo l i s t and A cm e i s t
w r i t e r s – s om e o f th em c on t r i bu -
t o r s t o t h e a l b um – w h o e s p o u s e d
th e two mo s t popu l a r ph i lo so -
ph i e s o f th e d a y . Th e A cm e i s t s
p r e a ch ed a n ew c l a r i t y and s o b r i -
e t y , v i ew in g th e w o r ld o f ob j e c t s
a s th e r e a l w o r ld ; th e S ymb o l i s t s
h e ld a mo r e m y s t i c a l , t r an s c en -
d en t a l v i ew , B ow l t s a i d .
P a in t ed b y Go rod e t sk y , th e
w a t e r co lo r show s e a ch w r i t e r
w i th a s ym b o l a s s o c i a t e d w i th h i s
n a tu r e . F o r in s t an c e , th e g a y p o e t
K u zm in i s p a in t ed w i th w in g s , a
r e f e r en c e to h i s m a gnum opu s
K r y l i a (W in g s ) .
Th e a l bum ’ s a r tw o r k in c lu d e s
num e rou s po r t r a i t s o f V e r a b y
S ud e i k in . Sh e i s m o s t o f t en p o r -
t r a y ed in p r o f i l e , w e a r in g a k e r -
ch i e f . M an y o f V e r a ’ s own p a in t -
ing s a r e co lo r fu l s c en e s f rom
R u s s i an l i f e , su ch a s tw o un t i t l ed
w a t e r co lo r s f rom 1918 . On e
sh ow s a qu a in t f a rm y a r d w i th an
en e r g e t i c roo s t e r , c r im son hu t s
and aw e s t ru c k sp e c t a t o r s w a t ch -
in g th e r o o s t e r s . Th e s c en e l o o k s
mo r e l ik e a s t a g e th an a t yp i c a l
c o un t r y s e t t in g , B ow l t w r i t e s .
O th e r impo r t an t con t r ibu -
t ion s in c lud e o r ig in a l m anu -
s c r ip t s o f tw o f am ou s p o em s b y
Ku zm in – in c lud in g “Ano th e r ’ s
P o em , ” wh i ch h e w ro t e a s an
E a s t e r p r e s en t f o r th e S u d e i k in s –
and o r i g in a l m anu s c r ip t s o f p o -
em s w r i t t en b y B a lmon t , M an -
d e l s t am an d G o r o d e t s k y .
Th e m o s t imp o r t an t mu s i c a l
en t r y w a s o f f e r e d b y I g o r S t r a v in -
s k y , wh o j o t t ed d own in th e S a -
l o n A l b um t h e f i r s t m e a s u r e s f r om
h i s b a l l e t T h e F i r e b i r d ,a l on g w i t h
an in s c r ip t i on t o V e r a . S up e r im -
p o s ed o v e r S t r a v in s k y ’ s s c o r e i s a
f an c i fu l w a t e r c o l o r o f th e m y th i -
c a l f i r e b i r d , p a in t e d b y S u d e i k in .
S t r a v in s k y ’ s f am o u s b a l l e t w a s
f i r s t p e r f o rm e d in 1 9 1 0 b y S e r g e i
D i a gh i l e v ’ s B a l l e t Ru s s e in P a r i s .
Wh en V e r a w a s in t rodu c ed to
th e c omp o s e r 11 y e a r s l a t e r , sh e
d e s c r ib ed h im a s th e “w i t t i e s t ,
mo s t amu s in g m an I h ad e v e r
m e t . ” B ow l t w r i t e s th a t th i s e l a b -
o r a t e en t r y s ymb o l i z e s th e em o -
t i on a l c o l lu s i on o f V e r a , S u d e i k in
and S t r a v in s k y , and V e r a ’ s imm i -
n en t t r an s f e r o f h e r a f f e c t ion
f r om th e on e t o th e o th e r .
In h i s r e s e a r ch , Bow l t cou ld
no t so l v e a f ew m y s t e r i e s . F o r
e x amp l e , h e f ound a lm o s t n o in -
fo rm a t ion abou t A . F a inb e r g ,
who en t e r ed two po em s in th e
a lbum , e x c ep t th a t h e w a s p o s s i -
b l y a s t u d en t o f S u d e i k in .
B
ow l t d e s c r ib e s h i s w o r k
on th e a l bum a s a “ v o y -
a g e o f d i s c o v e r y . ” I n d o -
in g h i s r e s e a r ch , h e r e -
t r a c ed th e s t ep s o f th e S ud e i k in s
t h r o u g h t h e C r im e a , G e o r g i a and
A z e r b a i j an , end in g u p in P a r i s .
On ano th e r l e v e l ,
th e a lbum w a s a ph i l o -
s oph i c a l e x e r c i s e , p i e c -
in g to g e th e r th e l i f e o f
on e p e r s on .
“Y ou go b a ck in
t im e and imm e r s e
you r s e l f in th e so c i a l
and po l i t i c a l c l im a t e ,
t r y in g to f ind ou t abou t th e in -
n e r wo rk in g s o f a p e r son – so
you c an sugg e s t to th e r e ad e r
wh a t sh e w a s l i k e , ” B ow l t s a id .
“Un fo r tun a t e l y , I n e v e r m e t
h e r ; I n e v e r s aw m y h e ro in e , ”
s a id Bow l t , who d id , how e v e r ,
on c e s p e a k w i th V e r a on th e t e l e -
ph on e . S h e d i e d in 1 9 8 2 .
“ S h e w a s r e a l l y a v e r y o r i g in a l
p e r s on wh o w a s m u ch m o r e th an
th e w i f e o f Sud e i k in o r S t r a v in -
s k y , bu t h ad h e r own w o r ld v i ew .
Sh e w a s mod e s t bu t a c c e s s ib l e .
Sh e h ad a g r e a t s en s e o f hum o r .
S h e kn ew wh a t w a s g o od a r t and
wh a t w a s b a d . ” ❖
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
Ru s s ian mu se
➤c o n t i n u e d f r om p a g e 1
Jo h n E . Bow l t , w i t h a m a p o f c z a r i s t Mo s cow . A s V e r a ’ s f r i e n d s m a d e c r e a t i v e
e n t r i e s i n t h e S a l o n A l b um , t h e y w e r e a c t u a l l y p ro d u c i n g a “ l i t e r a t u r e o f lo s s ”
– o f c i t y a n d co u n t r y , o f c h i l d hoo d , o f a n e n t i r e e r a .
A p a g e f rom t h e S a l o n A l b um . I n 1 9 1 9 , S e r g e i S ud e i k i n s k e t c h ed po e t K s e n i i a
D e g e n a nd h e r h u s b a nd , a r t i s t Y u r i i D e g e n . T h e po em K s e n i i a i n s c r i b ed o n
t h e s am e p a g e i s ad d r e s s ed to Y u r i i . I t b e g i n s : “ I do no t b e l i e v e t h a t I am
lo v ed . / I do no t h e a r t h e t e nd e r vo i c e o f lo v e . ” I n t h e a l b um no t e s , Bow l t
w r i t e s : “ I n v i ew o f [Y u r i i ] D e g e n ’ s m a n i f e s t homo s e x u a l i t y , o n e c a n u nd e r -
s t a nd t h e r e a so n s fo r K s e n i i a ’ s f e e l i n g s o f u n r e q u i t ed lo v e . ”
“ I t i s l i k e a m i r r o r r e f l e c t i n g
t h i s e x t r a o r d i n a r y t im e w h e n
R u s s i a n c u l t u r e f l ew s o u t h . ”
– John E . Bow l t
IR EN E F ERT IK
FROM THE SA LON A LBUM O F VERA SUDE IK IN - S TRA V IN SK Y
DOZENS OF BUYERSw i l l b id l a t e r
th i s m on th in wh a t su r e l y r an k s
a s on e o f th e odd e s t au c t ion s
a round . Th e y w i l l v i e no t fo r
p r i c e l e s s a r t o r sh a r e s o f p r o sp e r -
ou s c omp an i e s o r e v en p o r k b e l -
l i e s , bu t f o r th e r i gh t t o p o l lu t e .
Th e id e a o f th e M a r ch 25
n a t i onw id e au c t i on , on e o f th r e e
h e ld annu a l l y b y th e U . S . En v i -
r onm en t a l P r o t e c t i on A g en c y , i s
to r ew a rd pow e r comp an i e s fo r
f ind in g a w a y to cu t em i s s ion s
th a t c au s e a c id r a in .
Th e EPA au c t i on , h e ld a t th e
Ch i c a go Bo a rd o f T r ad e , i s a l so
d e s i gn ed to fo r c e u t i l i t i e s th a t
h a v en ’ t in v e s t e d in p o l l u t i on c on -
t ro l to p a ys om e th in g fo r th e
d am a g e th e y a r e d o in g t o th e en -
v i r onm en t .
So mu ch fo r th e th eo r y b e -
h ind th e fou r - y e a r -o ld au c t ion
o f “ po l lu t ion - con t ro l c r ed i t s . ”
Th e EPA d i s t r ibu t e s th e s e c r ed -
i t s a c co rd ing to how mu ch
p ow e r e a ch c omp an y g en e r a t e s .
Th e c r ed i t s d e t e rm in e a com -
p an y ’ s l im i t ed r i gh t s t o em i t su l -
fu r d i o x id e .
In p r a c t i c e , th e au c t i on – th e
c en t e rp i e c e o f th e n a t i on ’ s a c id -
r a in c on t r o l p r o g r am – i s “ f a t a l l y
f l aw ed , ” a c co rd in g to T imo th y
N . C a s on , an a s s i s t an t p r o f e s s o r
o f e c on om i c s wh o sp e c i a l i z e s in
e x p e r im en t a l e c on om i c s .
“ I supp o r t th e p r o g r am , ” h e
s a id , “bu t th e d e v i l i s in th e d e -
t a i l s , and th e y h a v e no t b e en
w o r k e d o u t c o r r e c t l y . ”
Th e m a in p rob l em , C a son
s a id , i s th a t th e au c t ion cond i -
t ion s in v a r i ab l y d r i v e down th e
p r i c e s o f th e c r e d i t s . T o p r o v e th e
po in t , C a son h a s r e - c r e a t ed th e
c ond i t i on s o f th e EPA au c t i on in
a compu t e r l abo r a to ry in K a -
p r i e l i an H a l l , u s in g U SC und e r -
g r a d u a t e s a s b u y e r s an d s e l l e r s .
S ELLERS– THOSE UT IL IT IESth a t
h a v e c r ed i t s l e f t o v e r b e c au s e
th e y p o l lu t e l e s s th an i s p e rm i t -
t ed – c on s i s t en t l y r e c e i v e a t l e a s t
10 p e r c en t b e l ow wh a t th e m a r -
k e t w ou ld b e a r , C a s on r ep o r t s in
an a r t i c l e th a t app e a r s in th e
M a r ch i s su e o f J ou rn a l o f En v i -
r onm en t a l E c on om i c s an d M an -
a g em e n t .
Wh a t ’ s m o r e , h i gh e s t p r o f i t s
d o n o t t end t o r ew a rd th e m o s t
e f f i c i en t u s e r s o f em i s s i on s - c on -
t r o l t e chn o l o g y , a s th e p r o g r am ’ s
c r a f t e r s en v i s i on ed .
“S e l l e r s who f i gu r e ou t th e
au c t i on ’ s w e a kn e s s e s in i t i a l l y f a r e
th e b e s t , bu t e v en tu a l l y th e w in -
n e r s a r e r andom , ” C a son s a id .
“S o wh a t r e gu l a to r s en v i s ion ed
a s a s y s t em o f r ew a rd s fo r en v i -
r onm en t a l l y c on t en t i ou s c omp a -
n i e s t end s to d e g en e r a t e in to a
c r a p sh o o t . ”
Th e p rob l em , a c co rd in g to
C a son , i s th e au c t ion ’ s s t y l e ,
wh i ch i s un iqu e to th e EPA . A s
w i th mo s t au c t ion s , bu y e r s and
s e l l e r s su bm i t s e a l ed b id s t o EPA
au c t ion e e r s . U t i l i t y comp an i e s
in d i c a t e th e l ow e s t p r i c e a t wh i ch
i t m ak e s s en s e fo r th em to p a r t
w i th th e r i gh t t o p o l lu t e a t on o f
s u l f u r d i o x i d e .
“Th i s p r i c e i s su p p o s ed t o r e -
f l e c t th e c o s t t o th e u t i l i t y o f in -
s t a l l ing s c rubb e r s fo r smok e
s t a c k s o r o th e r p o l lu t i on - c on t r o l
t e chn o l o g y , ” C a s on s a i d .
Bu t in p r a c t i c e , i t do e sn ’ t
wo r k th a t w a y . C a son g i v e s th e
e x amp l e o f two s e l l e r s . S a y on e
h a s sp en t th e mo s t mon e y on
c u t t in g b a c k em i s s i on s – t o m a k e
b a ck i t s in v e s tm en t , th i s u t i l i t y
m i gh t a s k $150 f o r a c r ed i t . An -
o th e r comp an y th a t h ad don e
th e s am e job mo r e e f f i c i en t l y ,
h ow e v e r , m i gh t a s k on l y $ 1 0 0 .
M e anwh i l e , o th e r in t e r e s t s –
b rok e r s th a t p l an to r e s e l l th e
c r ed i t s and en v i ronm en t a l i s t s
h op in g t o bu y up c r ed i t s t o t a k e
th em ou t o f c i r cu l a t ion – jo in
th e b i d d in g .
On e w i l l b id low to m a x i -
m i z e p ro f i t s ; th e o th e r w i l l b id
h igh , to en su r e su c c e s s . Th e
ch a o t i c r e su l t i s th a t tw o bu y e r s
cou ld b id su ch d i v e r g en t p r i c e s
a s $ 2 2 0 an d $ 1 1 7 .
Un l ik e o th e r l im i t ed -o f f e r
au c t i on s , th e EPA au c t i on e e r s d o
n o t s e t a un i f o rm p r i c e a t wh i ch
b i d d in g b e g in s . Th e y o r g an i z e a l l
th e s e l l e r ’ s p r i c e s ( “ a sk s ” ) f rom
low e s t to h igh e s t , and a l l th e
bu y e r ’ s p r i c e s ( “ b i d s ” ) f r om h i gh -
e s t to low e s t . Th en th e y m a t ch
th e h i gh e s t b id w i th th e low e s t
a sk , w i th t r ad e s o c cu r r in g on l y
wh en th e b id w a s g r e a t e r th an o r
e q u a l t o th e a s k .
So th e s e l l e r w i th th e $100
a s k w ou ld a c tu a l l y r e c e i v e $220 .
B u t a s a l e w ou l d n o t o c cu r in th e
c a s e o f th e s e l l e r a s k in g $ 1 5 0 an d
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 8
P o l l u t i on
e c on om i c s
T
en s e l y hun ch ed o v e r th e i r m on i t o r s ,
th e s tud en t s l o o k l i k e th e y a r e run -
n in g s t a t i s t i c a l an a l y s e s f o r a s o c i o l -
o g y and e c on om i c s c l a s s .
Bu t t od a y , K ap r i e l i an
H a l l ’ s r o om 357 h a s m o r e
in c omm on w i th NA S -
DAQ th an w i th a un i v e r -
s i t y c ompu t e r l ab .
Du r in g tw o h ou r s o f
v i g o r ou s t r ad in g , th r e e un -
d e r g r adu a t e s a c t a s s t o c k
d e a l e r s wh i l e f i v e und e r -
g r adu a t e s p l a y th e r o l e o f
th e i r c l i en t s . Th ou gh th e
c omm od i t i e s b e in g t r ad ed a r e f i c t i t i ou s , th e
s t a k e s a r en ’ t . A t th e end o f th e s e s s i on , th e s tu -
d en t s p o c k e t b e tw e en $14 .75 and $26 .75 in
p r o f i t s – m on e y C a s on d o l e s ou t f r om $10 ,000
in r e s e a r ch g r an t s .
W e l c om e t o T im o th y N . C a s on ’ s e xp e r im en -
t a l e c on om i c s l ab o r a t o r y , wh e r e th e l o f t y th e o -
r i e s o f e c on om i c s c om e d own t o e a r th . W an t t o
s tud y p r i c e - f i x in g b y a i r l in e s ? W ond e r h ow u t i l i -
t i e s sw ap p o l lu t i on c r ed i t s ? L o o k n o f a r th e r .
C a s on , an a s s i s t an t p r o f e s s o r o f e c on om i c s ,
b r i s t l e s a t th e su g g e s t i on th a t h e “ r e - c r e a t e s ”
m a r k e t s f o r c omm od i t i e s a s d i v e r s e a s su l fu r
d i o x id e and a i rp l an e t i c k e t s .
“Th e y ’ r e a c tu a l m a r k e t s , ” C a s on s a id , r e f e r -
r in g t o th e e xp e r im en t a l c ond i t i on s h e p a in s t a k -
in g l y f ab r i c a t e s .
O f c ou r s e , th e y ’ r e s t r ipp ed -d own m a r k e t s .
R a th e r th an o f f e r in g th e th ou s and s o f s t o c k s
th a t a r e t r ad ed on NA SDAQ , th e e x ch an g e th a t
h e h a s s e t up on th i s p a r t i cu l a r a f t e rn o on o f f e r s
on l y on e p r odu c t . I t s v a lu e
v a c i l l a t e s b e tw e en 2 00 and
500 un i t s in an e xp e r im en t a l
cu r r en c y h e ’ s c a l l in g f r an c s .
Th e s tud en t - t r ad e r s w i l l l a t e r
b e ab l e t o e x ch an g e th e p l a y -
m on e y f o r r e a l U . S . cu r r en c y .
D e sp i t e su ch s imp l i f i c a -
t i on s , C a s on s a id h i s m a r k e t s
sh a r e a c ru c i a l f e a tu r e w i th
r e a l -w o r ld m a r k e t s : th e y a r e
d r i v en b y th e d e s i r e t o m a k e a bu c k .
“M a r k e t s a r e m a r k e t s . A s l on g a s p e op l e a r e
m o t i v a t ed t o e a rn m on e y , y ou c an c oun t on
th em t o b eh a v e th e s am e w a y in a l ab a s th e y
w ou ld in th e r e a l w o r ld , ” C a s on s a id .
O
n th i s p a r t i cu l a r a f t e rn o on , C a s on
i s c ondu c t in g p a r t o f an e xp e r im en t
th a t h e h op e s w i l l i l lum in a t e a c on -
t r o v e r s y th a t h a s d o g g ed th e e l e c -
t r on i c s t o c k e x ch an g e . C r i t i c s h a v e a l l e g ed th a t
d e a l e r s c o l lud e w i th e a ch o th e r t o e a rn g r e a t e r
p r o f i t s a t th e e xp en s e o f in v e s t o r s . U l t im a t e l y ,
C a s on w an t s t o sh ow th e r o l e th a t c ompu t e r s i g -
n a l s p l a y in an y p o s s ib l e p r i c e - f i x in g . Bu t o v e r
C a so n g i v e s i n s t r u c t io n s to s t ud e n t I n a L i d u r i n g a n “ e x p e r im e n t a l e co nom i c s l a b . ” T h e s t ud e n t - t r ad e r s a r e s e p a -
r a t ed b y im p ro v i s ed c a r d bo a r d p a r t i t io n s to p r e v e n t t h em f rom s p y i n g o n r i v a l s ’ mo v e s .
Ma rke t s imu la t ion s
tu rn s tuden t s in to
W a l l S t r e e t w i za r d s
U N D E R G R A D U A T E
“ I ’m f a s c i n a t e d b y t h e
f a c t t h a t y o u c a n s t u d y
t h i s s c i e n t i f i c m y s t e r y –
h ow a m a r k e t w o r k s . ”
– T imo th y N . Ca son
➤c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 4 ➤c o n t i n u e d o n n e x t p a g e
b y M e g Su l l i v an
IR EN E F ERT IK
th e b u y e r b i d d in g $ 1 1 7 .
In th e f i r s t round , th e mo s t
e f f i c i en t con s e r v e r o f em i s s ion s
h a s b e en r ew a r d ed , bu t th e t r end
d o e sn ’ t c on t in u e .
“S e l l e r s qu i ck l y r e a l i z e th a t
th e low e r a sk a lw a y s w in s th e
h i gh e r p r i c e , ” C a s on s a id . “Th e
au c t i on en c ou r a g e s s e l l e r s t o l ow -
b a l l . ”
I t do e sn ’ t t ak e lon g fo r a sk s
t o d i p w e l l b e l ow th e v a lu e o f th e
c r ed i t e i th e r to th e s e l l e r o r th e
b u y e r , C a s on f o un d .
CASON PUT40 STUDENTSin
f r on t o f c ompu t e r s p r o g r amm ed
t o t r ad e a c c o r d in g t o th i s m od e l ,
l ow e r in g th e s t a k e s ab ou t a hun -
d r ed - fo ld . T o a vo id so c i a l - con -
s c i en c e b idd in g , h e d idn ’ t r e v e a l
wh a t p r odu c t th e y w e r e t r ad in g .
A s an add ed in c en t i v e , h e to ld
th e s tud en t s th e y cou ld k e ep
th e i r p ro f i t s . A l l th e y h ad to do
w a s p r i c e th e m y s t e r y c omm od -
i t y t o m a x im i z e p r o f i t s .
In th e f i r s t t r ad in g p e r iod ,
su c c e s s fu l s e l l e r s a s k ed b e tw e en
$1 .40 and $2 . B u t b y th e e i gh th
t r ad in g p e r i od , a l l su c c e s s fu l s e l l -
e r s w e r e a sk in g ju s t on e c en t .
And th e y w e r e s tu c k w i th wh a t -
e v e r b u y e r s o f f e r e d .
Th e m o r a l : “U t i l i t i e s g e t th e
s i gn a l th a t in v e s t in g in p o l lu t i on -
c on t r o l t e chn o l o g y d o e sn ’ t p a y , ”
C a s on s a i d .
Th i s h and i c ap m a y h e lp e x -
p l a in wh y th e au c t i on h a s c on s i s -
t en t l y d i s a p p o in t ed e x p e c t a t i on s ,
a c c o r d in g t o C a s on .
“P r i c e s fo r 1995 a l low an c e s
t yp i c a l l y r an g ed b e tw e en $140
and $150 , w e l l b e l ow m o s t an a -
l y s t s ’ e xp e c t a t i on s and b e l ow th e
$ 1 8 0 t o $ 2 0 0 r an g e o b s e r v ed f o r
a l l ow an c e s t r ad ed th r ou gh [b r o -
k e r s ] , ” h e w r i t e s .
T o r ep l a c e th i s f l aw ed
m od e l , C a s on p r op o s e s on e th a t
a l r e ad y e x i s t s . Du r in g t r ad in g
hou r s , th e N ew Y o r k S to ck E x -
ch an g e i s a con t inuou s au c t ion
w i th r ap id l y f lu c tu a t in g p r i c e s –
a s e tup th a t EPA o f f i c i a l s h a v e
r e j e c t ed a s too co s t ly . Bu t i t
s t a r t s e a ch d ay u s ing a s t a t i c
m od e l th a t w ou ld s e r v e th e EPA
w e l l , C a s on a r gu e s .
B e f o r e th e m a r k e t op en s , an
NY SE au c t i on e e r – c a l l ed a sp e -
c i a l i s t – r e c e i v e s o rd e r s f rom
d e a l e r s and in v e s t o r s t o bu y and
s e l l . H e th en u s e s a s imp l e fo r -
mu l a t o a r r i v e a t a un i f o rm p r i c e
f rom wh i ch t r ad in g w i l l b e g in .
B a s i c a l l y , th e sp e c i a l i s t f ind s a
p r i c e th a t f a l l s in th e m idd l e o f
th e r an g e o f b id s and a s k s . In th e
c a s e o f th e un su c c e s s fu l a s k and
b id o f $150 and $117 , th e un i -
fo rm p r i c e wou ld b e $133 . A l l
a sk s b e low and a l l b id s abo v e
th a t p r i c e w o u l d t r a d e a t $ 1 3 3 .
Und e r th i s s y s t em , an y s in -
g l e s e l l e r i s f a i r l y pow e r l e s s to
con t ro l th e p r i c e o f h i s o r h e r
c r ed i t s , and , th e r e fo r e , i s mo r e
l ik e l y to a s s i gn an a sk in g p r i c e
c lo s e to th e c r ed i t s ’ t ru e v a lu e .
“ In o th e r wo rd s , ” C a son s a id ,
“wh en you don ’ t h a v e to wo r r y
a b ou t th e imp a c t o f y ou r p r i c in g
s t r a t e g y , you m i gh t a s w e l l t e l l
th e t ru th . ”
In C a s on ’ s s tud en t - t r ad e r e x -
p e r im en t s th a t c omp a r ed p e r f o r -
m an c e on e a ch au c t ion , th e
NY SE - s t y l e un i f o rm - p r i c e m o d e l
b rough t h igh e r p r i c e s fo r th e
un id en t i f i ed c omm od i t y . In tw o
s e s s ion s o f 48 t r ad in g p e r iod s ,
e i gh t s tud en t -bu y e r s p a id an a v -
e r ag e o f $2 .29 p e r un i t on
NY SE - s t y l e au c t i on . B y c on t r a s t ,
th e s tud en t -bu y e r s p a id an a v e r -
a g e $2 .10 p e r un i t in th r e e s e s -
s i on s o f 7 2 t r ad in g p e r i od s on an
EPA - s t y l e m a r k e t .
Und e r e xp e r im en t a l cond i -
t i on s , th e d i f f e r en c e w a s 10 p e r -
c en t , bu t i t i s p rob ab l y e v en
g r e a t e r in r e a l l i f e , C a s on s a i d .
CASON BLAMES THEEPAau c -
t ion ’ s p rob l em s on a f au l t y un -
d e r s t and ing o f au c t ion ap -
p ro a ch e s b y th e c r a f t e r s o f th e
1990 l e g i s l a t i on th a t c r e a t ed th e
p r o g r am .
“M a yb e b e c au s e su c c e s s fu l
bu y e r s p a y th e i r b id p r i c e , th e y
thou gh t th e i r app ro a ch wou ld
l e ad to h igh e r y i e ld s o v e r a l l ,
bu t th e e x a c t oppo s i t e o c cu r s , ”
h e s a id .
In t e r e s t ing ly , th e f ed e r a l
g o v e rnm en t ’ s G en e r a l A c c oun t -
in g O f f i c e h a s s tud i ed th e EPA
au c t ion . GAO r e s e a r ch e r s e v en
con t a c t ed C a son b e fo r e f i l in g
th e i r r epo r t , wh i ch w a s pub -
l i sh ed in D e c emb e r 1994 . I t ,
too , r e comm end ed th a t th e
EPA ab andon i t s au c t ion in f a -
v o r o f th e un i f o rm -p r i c e m od e l .
EPA o f f i c i a l s , h ow e v e r , h a v e n o t
ch an g ed th e i r app ro a ch , c l a im -
in g th e en ab l in g l e g i s l a t i on d o e s
n o t p e rm i t th em t o d o s o .
“ I c an s e e th e i r p o s i t i on , ” C a -
son s a id . “Th e y ’ r e r e lu c t an t to
ch an g e th e ru l e s in th e m idd l e o f
th e g am e . ”
B u t h e h o p e s th e EPA w i l l r e -
con s id e r i f i t e v e r d e c id e s to r e -
v i s e th e p r o g r am . H e a l s o w o r r i e s
abou t o th e r coun t r i e s and r e -
g ion s – su ch a s th e Eu rop e an
Un ion – th a t a r e loo k in g to th e
EPA p r o g r am a s a m od e l f o r d e -
v e l op in g s y s t em s f o r s e l l in g p o l -
l u t i on - c on t r o l c r e d i t s .
“Th e r e a r e th in g s th e y sh o u l d
emu l a t e , bu t th e r e a r e a l s o th in g s
th e y sh o u l d a v o i d , ” h e s a i d . ❖
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 9 UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
th e c ou r s e o f th i s s e s s i on ’ s 1 2 t r ad in g p e r i od s , h e ’ s t r y in g t o
d em on s t r a t e h ow th e m a r k e t w ou ld fun c t i on i f d e a l e r s h ad n o
w a y t o c ommun i c a t e w i th e a ch o th e r b e s id e s p o s t in g p r i c e s . H e
w i l l th en c omp a r e th e s e r e su l t s w i th r e su l t s f r om s e s s i on s wh en
d e a l e r s a r e a l l ow ed t o c ommun i c a t e .
In e a ch s e s s i on , t r ad e r s r e c e i v e r and om l y a s s i gn ed o r d e r s t o
bu y and s e l l . Th e y mu s t f o l l ow th e o r d e r s , bu t th e y m a y k e ep
an y p r o f i t s . Th e e x ch an g e i s c omp l i c a t ed b y th e f a c t th a t on l y
tw o r and om l y s e l e c t ed t r ad e r s kn ow th e t ru e v a lu e o f th e
un id en t i f i ed c omm od i t y in an y g i v en p e r i od . A dd in g an o th e r e l -
em en t o f un c e r t a in t l y , th e c omm od i t y ’ s v a lu e sh i f t s a t r and om
b e tw e en p e r i od s . N on e o f th e su b j e c t s c an c ommun i c a t e e x c ep t
th r ou gh th e p r i c e s th e y p o s t .
Y e t , o v e r th e c ou r s e o f th e f i v e -m inu t e t r ad in g p e r i od s , th e
p r i c e s s e em t o c on v e r g e w i th th e i r v a lu e s . Wh en s t o c k i s v a lu ed
a t 200 f r an c s , th e m a r k e t p r i c e s s l ow l y s in k . Wh en th e s t o c k i s
v a lu ed a t 500 f r an c s , bu y e r s sn ap up und e r v a lu ed s t o c k s in s e c -
ond s and s e l l e r s b o o s t th e i r p r i c e s .
“Wh en th e r e i s t ru e c omp e t i t i on , p r i c e s t end t o r e f l e c t th e
t ru e v a lu e o f th e s t o c k , ” h e s a id .
S u r e en ou gh , a t th e end o f th e s e s s i on , i t ’ s th e t r ad e r s wh o
p o c k e t th e l a r g e s t p r o f i t s ( $ 2 1 . 7 5 t o $ 2 6 . 7 5 ) – n o t th e d e a l e r s
($14 .75 -$21 .75 ) .
C a s on h a s a l s o u s ed th e l a b o r a t o r y t o s tud y th e f l aw s o f an
au c t i on – c ondu c t ed b y th e U . S . En v i r onm en t a l P r o t e c t i on
A g en c y – in wh i ch u t i l i t y c omp an i e s t r ad e p o l lu t i on c r ed i t s . Th e
f ed e r a l G o v e rnm en t A c c oun t in g O f f i c e c on su l t ed C a s on ’ s f ind -
in g s wh en i t p r ep a r ed a r ep o r t c r i t i c a l o f th e EPA au c t i on .
B u t C a s on ’ s b i g g e s t s p l a sh d a t e s b a c k th r e e y e a r s , wh en h e u s ed
e x p e r im en t a l e c on om i c s t o d em on s t r a t e h ow su b t l e p r i c e s i gn a l s
c an b e c on v e y ed o v e r c om pu t e r n e tw o r k s . H e p r e s en t ed h i s f ind -
in g s a t th e Am e r i c an E c on om i c s A s s o c i a t i on a f t e r th e U . S . D e -
p a r tm en t o f J u s t i c e h ad l aun ch ed a c l a s s - a c t i on su i t a g a in s t s e v e r a l
a i r l in e s . Th e su i t , wh i ch w a s s e t t l ed sh o r t l y th e r e a f t e r , a l l e g ed th a t
th e a i r l in e s em p l o y ed th e s am e su b t l e s i gn a l s in p r i c e - f i x in g .
“W e c an ’ t d e f in i t e l y s a y th a t m y p ap e r w a s u s ed in th e Ju s -
t i c e D ep a r tm en t c a s e , bu t th e a t t o rn e y s h ad a c op y o f i t , ” C a -
s on s a id .
L a s t m on th , C a s on b e c am e on e o f s e v en r e s e a r ch e r s t o r e -
c e i v e fund in g f r om th e S ou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a S tud y C en t e r “ t o
supp o r t r e s e a r ch on t op i c s r e l a t in g t o S ou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a . ” H e
w i l l u s e h i s $5 ,000 g r an t t o s tud y a s y s t em f o r s e l l in g p o l lu t i on -
c on t r o l c r ed i t s th a t w a s l aun ch ed tw o y e a r s a g o b y th e S ou th
C o a s t A i r Qu a l i t y M an a g em en t D i s t r i c t .
B
y b r in g in g e xp e r im en t a t i on t o p r e s s in g p o l i c y i s su e s ,
C a s on h a s pu t h im s e l f on th e cu t t in g ed g e o f e c on om -
i c s , a c c o r d in g t o T imu r K u r an , p r o f e s s o r and ch a i r o f
th e D ep a r tm en t o f E c on om i c s and h o ld e r o f th e K in g
F a i s a l Ch a i r in I s l am i c Th ou gh t and C u l tu r e .
“O v e r th e p a s t c en tu r y , e xp e r im en t a t i on h a s p l a y ed an im -
p o r t an t r o l e in m an y o f th e n a tu r a l and s o c i a l s c i en c e s , ” K u r an
s a id . “Bu t e c on om i c s d id n o t d i s c o v e r e xp e r im en t a t i on un t i l
ab ou t 15 y e a r s a g o . ”
C a s on s a id h e i s m o t i v a t ed b y a d e s i r e t o e xp l o r e an a g e - o ld
s o c i a l ph en om en on .
“ I ’m f a s c in a t ed b y th e f a c t th a t y ou c an s tud y th i s s c i en t i f i c
m y s t e r y – h ow a m a r k e t w o r k s , ” h e s a id . “ I t r e a l l y g o e s t o th e
qu e s t i on o f h ow w e g o t f r om b e in g hun t e r s and g a th e r e r s t o th e
p e op l e w e a r e t od a y w i th su ch sp e c i a l i z ed j o b s a s e c on om i c s p r o -
f e s s o r s and s t o c k b r o k e r s . ”
Bu t th a t ’ s n o t wh a t o r i g in a l l y h o o k ed C a s on . L i k e th e 2 0 0 t o
300 und e r g r adu a t e s wh o t a k e p a r t in h i s e xp e r im en t s e a ch y e a r ,
C a s on ’ s f i r s t en c oun t e r w i th e xp e r im en t a l e c on om i c s w a s a s a
sub j e c t , a s an und e r g r adu a t e a t Ind i an a U n i v e r s i t y .
“ I r em emb e r b e in g qu i t e w e l l p a id and w an t in g t o d o m o r e , ”
h e s a id .
M an y o f h i s s tud en t s f e e l th e s am e w a y .
“C o o l , ” s a id bu s in e s s m a j o r B r and on B e a l , a s h e p o c k e t ed
$25 .88 f o r h i s tw o h ou r s a s a s t o c k t r ad e r . “ I ju s t m ad e $ 1 2 . 5 0
an h ou r , and I on l y m ad e $ 8 an h ou r a t m y summ e r j o b in a
h a r dw a r e s t o r e . ”
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t io n s y s t em a s com p a r e d to a n a u c t io n mo d e l s im i l a r to t h e o n e u s e d b y t h e
N ew Y o r k S to c k E x c h a n g e . C a so n ’ s e x p e r im e n t , u s i n g s t u d e n t - t r a d e r s , s how s
t h a t E PA ’ s s y t em co n s i s t e n t l y y i e l d s l e s s p ro f i t fo r po l l u t io n c r e d i t s e l l e r s , e f f e c -
t i v e l y r ew a r d i n g po l l u t e r s a n d s p e c u l a to r s .
SOURC E :“ EPA ’ S N ew Em i s s io n s T r ad i n g M e c h a n i sm : A L a bo r a to r y E v a l u a t io n . ”
➤c o n t i n u e d f r om p r e v i o u s p a g e
U s i n g a b i n go
c a g e , T imo t h y
N . C a so n s e -
l e c t s r a ndom
b u y - s e l l i n -
s t r u c t io n s fo r
t h e s t ud e n t -
t r ad e r s .
H i s r e -
s e a r c h h a s
s how n t h a t
t h e E PA ’ s
m e t ho d fo r
a u c t io n i n g po l -
l u t io n c r e d i t s
– t h e c e n t e r -
p i e c e o f t h e
n a t io n ’ s a c i d -
r a i n co n t ro l
p ro g r am – i s
“ f a t a l l y f l aw e d . ”
IR EN E F ERT IK
P r ice in Cen t s
P e r iod
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 10
L e c tu r e s &
S em in a r s
M o n d a y , F r i d a y , M a r c h 1 8 , 2 2 , 1 0
a .m . :IPR Sem ina r s . “H e a l t h
B e h a v i o r : I t s D e v e l o pm en t an d S o -
c i a l P a t t e rn in g in F in l an d 1 9 7 8 -
1 9 9 5 ” b y An t t i U u t e l a an d E r k k i
V a r t i a in en (N a t i on a l P u b l i c H e a l t h
I n s t i t u t e , F in l an d ) an d “R a c e , E t h -
n i c i t y an d B r e a s t C an c e r M a p p in g :
An A p p l i c a t i on o f C on s t r a in e d
Em p i r i c a l B a y e s M e t h o d o l o g y ”
D a v i d D e l g a d o ( p r e v en t i on r e -
s e a r c h ) , r e s p e c t i v e l y . C en t e r f o r
H e a l t h P r o f e s s i on s , Rm . 1 0 1 , 1 5 4 0
A l c a z a r S t . , H e a l t h S c i en c e s C am -
p u s . F r e e . ( 3 4 2 - 2 6 2 2 )
M o n d a y , M a r c h 1 8 , 3 p .m . :
Ame r i can Language In s t i -
tu te . “M an a g in g t h e T r an s i t i on
f r om AL I t o E x p o s i t o r y W r i t in g ”
b y M a d e l e in e Y o um an s (AL I ) . J e f -
f e r s on B l d g . , Rm . 2 4 9 . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 -
0 0 9 6 )
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 1 9 , n o o n :
Can ce r Cen te r G rand
Round s .“ 5 -F l u o r o u r a c i l an d
T e rn a r y C om p l e x -D i r e c t e d T h e r -
a p y ” b y C o l in P a u l S p e a r s (m e d i -
c in e ) . P h a rm a c e u t i c a l S c i en c e s
C en t e r , Rm . 1 1 2 , H e a l t h S c i en c e s
C am p u s . F r e e . ( 7 6 4 - 0 8 0 0 )
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 1 9 , 1 2 : 1 5 p .m . :
P s y ch ia t ry Speake r s ’ Fo rum.
“D yn am i c s o f D om e s t i c V i o l en c e
an d t h e R e p o r t in g L aw ” b y T im
B o t e l l o ( c l in i c a l p s y c h i a t r y ) an d
P enn y P an e t t i e r e (LAC +U SC
M e d i c a l C en t e r ) . H a s t in g s A u d i t o -
r i um , H o f fm an M e d i c a l R e s e a r c h
C en t e r , 2 0 1 1 Z on a l A v e . F r e e .
( 3 4 2 - 3 7 1 1 )
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 19 , n o on :
T ue sda y a t F i she r . “C u r a t o r ’ s
W a l k -Th r ou gh , ” t ou r o f th e cu r -
r en t “L i gh t in D a r kn e s s : W om en
in J ap an e s e P r in t s in E a r l y Sh ôw a
(1926 -1945 ) ” e xh ib i t i on l ed b y
g r adu a t e s tud en t s o f th e M u s eum
S tud i e s P r o g r am . B r in g lun ch ;
d e s s e r t and b e v e r a g e p r o v id ed .
F i sh e r G a l l e r y . R e s e r v a t i on s r e -
qu i r ed . F r e e . (740 -4561 )
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 1 9 , 3 : 3 0 p .m . :
So c io logy P ane l D i s cu s s ion .
“F e a r in S ou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a . ”
P an e l i s t s : B a r b a r a B l i s s O s b o rn
(C a l S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ) and M i k e
M a l e s (UC I r v in e ) . M od e r a t o r :
D a rn e l l H un t ( s o c i o l o g y ) . And ru s
G e r on t o l o g y C en t e r , Rm . 2 2 4 A -
D . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 3 5 3 3 )
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 1 9 , 4 : 3 0 p .m . :
USC H i l le l .“ J ew i sh M y s t i c i sm . ”
O p en d i s cu s s i on w i th R a b b i S u -
s an L a emm l e . H i l l e l J ew i sh C en -
t e r , 3 3 0 0 S . H o o v e r B l v d . F r e e .
( 7 4 7 - 9 1 3 5 )
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 1 9 , 4 p .m . :
Annenbe rg Co l loqu ium . “A r t
M u s e um f o r th e D i g i t a l A g e ” b y
M a r g a r e t M cL a u gh l in ( c omm un i -
c a t i on s ) . K e r c kh o f f H a l l . R e f r e sh -
m en t s s e r v e d , 3 : 3 0 p .m . R e s e r v a -
t i on s r e q u i r e d . F r e e . ( 7 4 3 - 2 5 2 0 )
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 4 p .m . :
E conom i c De ve lopmen t
Sem ina r . “Th e F a i l e d L an d P o l -
i c y : A S t o r y f r om J a p an ” b y K o i ch i
M e r a ( u r b an p l ann in g an d d e v e l -
o pm en t ) . K a p r i e l i an H a l l , Rm .
3 1 9 . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 2 1 0 8 )
W e d n e s d a y , T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 2 1 ,
4 p .m . : Neu ro s c ien ce Sem i -
na r s .“ S t u d i e s on Imm o r t a l i z e d
N e u r o en d o c r in e N e u r on s ” b y P am
M e l l on (UC S an D i e g o ) an d “T h e
S u bm em b r an e M a c h in e r y f o r
A c e t y l c h o l in e R e c e p t o r C l u s t e r in g ”
b y S t an F r o e hn e r (U n i v e r s i t y o f
N o r t h C a r o l in a ) , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
H e d c o N e u r o s c i en c e A u d i t o r i um .
R e c e p t i on s f o l l ow . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 -
9 1 7 6 )
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 5 p .m . :
B iok ine s io logy and Ph y s i ca l
The rap y Sem ina r .“F r e e F a t t y
A c id P e rm e a t i on in t o M u s c l e : I s
i t T r an sp o r t o r D i f fu s i on ? ” b y
L o r r a in e P . T u r c o t t e ( e x e r c i s e s c i -
en c e ) . C en t e r f o r H e a l th P r o f e s -
s i on s , Rm . G - 0 1 5 , H e a l th S c i -
en c e s C ampu s . F r e e . ( 3 4 2 - 2 9 0 0 )
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 5 :4 5 p .m . :
F i she r D i s cu s s ion Se r ie s .
“W a k e -U p C a l l ! ” K end a l l B r own
(h i s t o r y ) , M i r i am S i l v e r b e r g
(UCLA ) and M a r i k o T am in o e
(UCLA ) d i s cu s s “ J a p an e s e S o c i e t y
in th e 1 9 3 0 s . ” F i sh e r G a l l e r y .
F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 4 5 6 1 )
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 6 p .m . :
A r ch i te c tu re Le c tu re .“Th e
L o o k in g G l a s s R o om ” b y K im
C o l em an ( a r ch i t e c t u r e ) . H a r r i s
H a l l , Rm . 1 0 1 . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 2 0 9 7 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , 1 0 : 3 0 a .m . :
Eme r i t i Cen te r Le c tu re .
“P o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r t h e 1 9 9 6 E l e c t i on ”
b y D a v i d M a r s ( p u b l i c a dm in i s t r a -
t i on ) . O l d e r A d u l t S e r v i c e an d I n -
f o rm a t i on C en t e r (OA S I S ) , 6 2 8 2
W . T h i r d S t . ( a c r o s s f r om F a rm e r s
M a r k e t ) . F r e e . ( 9 3 1 - 8 9 6 9 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , n o o n :
K e s ten Memo r ia l Le c tu re .
“A g in g M o r e S l ow l y : C r e a t i v i t y ,
P r o d u c t i v i t y an d L a t e -L i f e C om p e -
t en c e ” b y K . W a rn e r S c h a i e (P enn -
s y l v an i a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ) . S e e
H i g h l i g h t s , a b o v e .
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , n o o n :
USC Cen te r fo r L i v e r D i s -
e a se s Sem in a r . “M o l e c u l a r G e -
n e t i c s o f H um a n G a l c t o s e M e t a b o -
l i sm ” b y J u e r g e n R e i c h a r d t
( b i o c h em i s t r y & m o l e c u l a r b i o l o g y ) .
Am b u l a t o r y H e a l t h C e n t e r (O l d
D o h e n y B l d g . ) , A u d i t o r i um , 1 3 5 5
S a n P a b l o S t . F r e e . ( 3 4 2 - 5 5 7 1 )
F r i d a y , M a r c h 22 , 10 a .m . :
Ob s te t r ic s and Gyneco logy
G rand Round s .“ S u r g i c a l
M an a g em en t o f S t r e s s In c on t i -
n en c e : P a s t and C u r r en t T r end s ”
b y J o ann e M . P a c e (u r o g yn e c o l -
o g y ) . LAC+U SC M ed i c a l C en t e r ,
W om en ’ s and Ch i ld r en ’ s H o sp i -
t a l , f i r s t - f l o o r aud i t o r ium , Rm .
1L -7 , 1240 N . M i s s i on Rd . F r e e .
(226 -6931 )
M o n d a y , M a r c h 2 5 , 1 1 : 3 0 a .m . :
Un ruh In s t i tu te o f Po l i t i c s
Le c tu re .“Th e P ow e r E l i t e an d
S o c i a l Ch an g e in th e 2 1 s t C en -
t u r y ” b y W i l l i am D omh o f f (UC
S an t a C ru z ) . V on K l e in Sm i d C en -
t e r , Rm . 3 2 9 . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 8 9 6 4 ;
6 6 5 - 5 5 1 1 )
M on d a y , M a r c h 25 , n o on :
G randpa ren t s Ra i s ing
G randch i ld ren Sem ina r .
“P s y ch o l o g i c a l I s su e s : An g e r ,
A b and onm en t and A d ju s tm en t ”
b y p s y ch o l o g i s t W i l l i am D y -
m en t , f i r s t o f a f ou r - s e s s i on s em i -
n a r on sp on s o r ed b y th e T in g s t ad
O ld e r A du l t C oun s e l in g C en t e r
and th e H um an R e l a t i on s C en -
t e r . And ru s G e r on t o l o g y C en t e r ,
D a v i s A ud i t o r ium . B r own b a g
lun ch , d e s s e r t & b e v e r a g e p r o -
v id ed . R e s e r v a t i on s r e qu i r ed .
F r e e . (740 -3493 )
M o n d a y , M a r c h 2 5 , 3 p .m . :
F ren ch & I ta l ian Depa r t -
men t Le c tu re .“Th e H a un t e d
J o u rn e y o f P r im o L e v i ” b y G i an -
P a o l o B i a s in (UC B e r k e l e y ) . S e e
H i g h l i g h t s , a b o v e .
➤ F IRST LADY
In h e r d a y , E l e an o r R o o s e v e l t w a s b o th l aud ed
and l ampoon ed fo r h e r suppo r t o f l ib e r a l
c au s e s and hum an i t a r i an c on c e rn s . An un f l a g -
g in g d e f end e r o f c i v i l r i gh t s , sh e h e lp ed d r a f t
th e U n i v e r s a l D e c l a r a t i o n o f H um a n R i g h t san d
w a s in f lu en t i a l in s e cu r in g i t s ad op t i on . G o r -
don D a v i s ’ s E l ean o r : A C e l eb r a t i oni s an
aw a r d -w inn in g , on e -w om an sh ow p e r f o rm ed
b y v e t e r an - a c t r e s s T on i G i l lm an . Th e sh ow i s
W edn e sd a y , M a r ch 20 , a t 7 p .m . , in Bo v a rd
Aud i to r ium . T i ck e t s a r e $15 to th e g en e r a l
pub l i c , $10 fo r f a cu l t y and s t a f f and f r e e to
s tud en t s w i th ID , f r om th e USC T i c k e t O f -
f i c e . F o r in f o rm a t i on , c a l l 7 4 0 - 2 1 6 7 .
➤ CARNEG IE HALL PREV IEW
S in c e h e r f i r s t pub l i c p e r f o rm an c e a t th e t en -
d e r a g e o f f i v e , Z o r a M ih a i l o v i ch h a s app e a r ed
on con c e r t s t a g e s in t e rn a t ion a l l y , f rom Lon -
d on ’ s R o y a l F e s t i v a l H a l l t o Am s t e r d am ’ s C on -
c e r t g e b ouw . Th e B e l g r a d e - b o rn p i an i s t r e tu rn s
t o C a rn e g i e H a l l f o r a r e c i t a l in M a y . U SC au -
I n t e r n a t io n -
a l l y a c -
c l a im ed co n -
c e r t p i a n i s t
Zo r a M i -
h a i lo v i c h
p l a y s wo r k s
b y C ho p i n ,
F r a n c k a nd
D e b u s s y o n
S u nd a y ,
M a r c h 2 4 , a t
1 : 3 0 p .m . , i n
H a n co c k A u -
d i to r i um .
C A L E N D A R
H i gh l i gh t s
Sw e e t i e , t h e f i r s t f e a t u r e f i lm b y J a n e C am p io n – d i r e c to r o f T h e P i a n o – i s p a r t o f t h e I n t e r n a t io n a l F i lm C l u b ’ s S p r i n g
F e s t i v a l . A com p a s s io n a t e a nd od d l y h umo ro u s po r t r a i t o f a d y s f u n c t io n a l f am i l y , t h e f i lm s c r e e n s T h u r sd a y , M a r c h 2 1 ,
a t 7 p .m . , i n room 2 0 2 o f t h e M a r k T a p e r H a l l o f H um a n i t i e s . T i c k e t s a r e $ 3 . Fo r mo r e i n fo rm a t io n , c a l l 7 4 0 - 2 6 6 6 .
UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
M o n d a y , M a r c h 2 5 , 3 p .m . :
Sou the rn Ca l i fo rn ia S tud ie s
Cen te r .D on M i l l e r ( r e l i g i on )
d i s c u s s e s “Th e Em e r g en c e o f th e
L o s An g e l e s S ch o o l . ” M u d d H a l l
o f Ph i l o s o ph y , Rm . 1 0 2 . F r e e .
( 7 4 0 - 5 3 0 3 )
W o rk sh o p s &
C on f e r en c e s
M o n d a y , M a r c h 1 8 , 6 : 3 0 p .m . :
Sma l l Bu s ine s s W o rk shop .
“U n d e r s t an d Y o u r B u s in e s s ’ s
N um b e r s ” b y N a r g i s S u l em an
(B u s in e s s E x p an s i on N e tw o r k ) .
S u i t e On e , U n i v e r s i t y V i l l a g e ,
3 3 7 5 S . H o o v e r S t . A dm i s s i on :
$ 3 0 , $ 2 5 . ( 7 4 3 - 1 7 2 6 )
T u e s d a y , T h u r s d a y , T u e s d a y , M a r c h
1 9 , 2 1 , 2 6 , 9 a .m . : S ta f f De ve l -
opmen t : In t rodu c t ion to Ex -
ce l Fo r W indow s .P r o g r am -
m in g an d d a t a p r o c e s s in g
p r o f e s s i on a l s o f t h e S c h o o l o f En g i -
n e e r in g p r e s en t a n in e - h o u r , t h r e e -
s e s s i on c o u r s e on t h e b a s i c s o f
s p r e a d s h e e t s . N o r r i s M e d i c a l L i -
b r a r y . R e s e r v a t i on s r e q u i r e d . A d -
m i s s i on : $ 1 2 5 ( t u i t i on r em i s s i on
n o t a p p l i c a b l e ) . ( 7 4 0 - 4 5 4 2 )
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , n o o n :
In te rne t and WWW W o rk -
shop s . “U s en e t a s a R e s e a r c h
T o o l . ” L e a v e y L i b r a r y A u d i t o r i um .
F r i d a y , M a r c h 2 2 , 1 p .m . : “C u r r i c -
u l a r S h ow c a s e I : J um p s t a r t F a c u l t y
P r o j e c t s . ” L e a v e y L i b r a r y A u d i t o -
r i um . T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , n o o n :
“ I n t r o d u c t i on t o G r a p h i c s f o r W e b
P u b l i s h in g . ” L e a v e y L i b r a r y , Rm .
B . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 8 8 2 3 ;
l a c y@ c a l v in . u s c . e d u )
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 1 p .m . :
Compu te r S ta t i s t i c s W o rk -
shop . G e r a l d J on e s ( c om p u t in g
s e r v i c e s ) p r e s en t s “ SA S f o r W in -
d ow s . ” N o r r i s M e d i c a l L i b r a r y , m i -
c r o c om p u t e r c l a s s r o om . R e s e r v a -
t i on s r e q u i r e d . F r e e . ( 3 4 2 - 1 9 6 8 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , 8 a .m . -
4 : 3 0 p .m . :Bu s ine s s Con fe r -
en ce . “P r o f i t a b l e N ew P r o d u c t
P o r t f o l i o s : M e a s u r em en t an d M an -
a g em en t . ” S p e a k e r s in c l u d e K a r i -
l yn P e r r y (P y x i s C o r p . ) , J im
S c h u l t z (W h i t t a k e r C o r p . ) , D a v i d
W . S t ew a r t (m a r k e t in g ) . D a v i d s on
C on f e r en c e C en t e r . R e s e r v a t i on s
r e q u i r e d . A dm i s s i on : $ 2 2 5 , $ 1 7 5 ,
$ 4 5 ( in c l u d e s b r e a k f a s t , l un c h &
p a r k in g ) . ( 7 1 4 - 5 4 5 - 9 4 0 0 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , n o o n :
Pa ren t ing Sem ina r. S and i
S chw a rm (U SC Ch i ld C a r e P r o -
g r am s ) p r e s en t s “Th e B a s i c s o f
S t r e s s M an a g em en t . ” B o v a rd Ad -
m in i s t r a t i on B ld g . , Rm . 153 .
B r own -b a g lun ch . F r e e . (743 -
2446 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , n o o n :
S ta f f De ve lopmen t W o rk -
shop . ”W e i gh t W a t ch e r s A t
W o r k . ” D a r l en e S c a l z o (W e i gh t
W a t ch e r s ) in t r odu c e s a n ew p l an .
M on t g om e r y R o s s F i sh e r B ld g . ,
Rm . 2 2 9 . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 0 1 2 6 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , 1 p .m . :
Da taba se Sea r ch ing W o rk -
shop . “A d v an c ed M ed In f o M ed -
L in e S e a r ch in g . ” N o r r i s M ed i c a l
L i b r a r y , m i c r o c om pu t e r c l a s s -
r o om . R e s e r v a t i on s r e qu i r ed . F r e e .
( 3 4 2 - 1 9 6 8 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , 4 p .m . :
Ne ighbo rhood Re sou r ce
Cen te r .“C omm un i t y L aw
C l in i c . ” En g l i sh an d S p an i sh l an -
g u a g e a d v i c e an d r e f e r r a l s on f am -
i l y l aw , h o u s in g , l i t i g a t i on , d i s a b i l -
i t y an d c on s um e r i s s u e s . U n i v e r -
s i t y V i l l a g e S h o p p in g C en t e r , 2n d
F l o o r , S u i t e D . R e s e r v a t i on s r e -
q u i r e d . F r e e . ( 7 4 3 - 2 3 9 0 )
F r i d a y , M a r c h 2 2 , 1 p .m . :
B ib l iog raph i c Managemen t
W o rk shop .M e l i s s a J u s t ( l i b r a r y )
p r e s en t s t h e “R e f e r en c e M an a g e r . ”
N o r r i s M e d i c a l L i b r a r y , m i c r o c om -
p u t e r c l a s s r o om . R e s e r v a t i on s r e -
q u i r e d . F r e e . ( 3 4 2 - 1 9 6 8 )
S u n d a y , M a r c h 2 4 , 9 a .m . :
Na tu ra l H i s to ry Mu seum .
M u s e um a r c h e o l o g i s t s an d in t e rn a -
t i on a l a r t h i s t o r i an s p r e s en t a s ym -
p o s i um on “ S t on e s f r om H e a v en :
An c i en t C h in e s e J a d e . ” A dm i s s i on :
$ 6 5 , $ 5 5 , $ 2 5 . J e an D e l a c o u r A u -
d i t o r i um , 9 0 0 E x p o s i t i on B l v d . ,
E x p o s i t i on P a r k . ( 7 4 4 - 3 5 3 4 )
F i lm & Th e a t e r
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 a t 7 p .m . :
USC Spe c t rum P e r fo rm ing
A r t s Se r ie s .E l e a n o r : A C e l e b r a -
t i o n , w i t h a c t r e s s T on i G i l lm an . S e e
H i g h l i g h t s , a b o v e .
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , 7 p .m . :
In te rna t iona l F i lm C lub .
Sw e e t i e (A u s t r a l i a , 1 9 8 9 ) , d i r e c t e d
b y J an e C am p i on , t h e f i f t h o f s i x
f i lm s f r om a r o un d t h e w o r l d on t h e
t h em e o f “R e a l i t y ? ” M a r k T a p e r
H a l l o f H um an i t i e s , Rm . 2 0 2 . A d -
m i s s i on : $ 3 . ( 7 4 0 - 2 6 6 6 )
Mu s i c
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 1 2 : 1 0 p .m . :
Mu s i c a t Noon : M u s i c i an s f r om
t h e S c h o o l o f M u s i c p e r f o rm .
U n i t e d U n i v e r s i t y C h u r c h , 8 1 7 W .
3 4 t h S t . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 7 1 1 1 )
W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2 0 , 8 p .m . :
Fa cu l ty Re c i ta l s . B e rn ad en e
B l ah a , p i an o ; S h aun a R o l s t on ,
c e l l o . W o r k s b y D e bu s s y , S t r au s s
and P r o k o f i e v . M o n d a y , M a r c h
2 5 , 8 p .m . : “A l l Am e r i c an C om -
p o s e r C on c e r t . ” J ohn P e r r y , p i -
an o . S amu e l J on e s : P i an o S on a t a ;
P au l C o op e r : S in f on i a ; D on a ld
K e a t s : S on a t a f o r P i an o . H an c o c k
A ud i t o r ium . A dm i s s i on : $ 5 , $ 2 .
( 7 4 0 - 7 1 1 1 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , 8 p .m . :
USC Con tempo ra ry Mu s i c
En semb le . “U SC S t u d en t C om -
p o s e r s R e c i t a l . ” D on a l d C r o c k e t t ,
c on d u c t o r . N ew w o r k s b y s t u d en t
c om p o s e r s . H an c o c k A u d i t o r i um .
F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 7 1 1 1 )
T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 , 8 : 0 0 p .m . :
’SC Ja z z a t G round Ze ro . M u -
s i c i an s f r om t h e J a z z S t u d i e s P r o -
g r am p e r f o rm . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 - 3 1 1 9 )
F r i d a y , M a r c h 2 2 , 7 : 3 0 p .m . :
R .D . Co lbu rn S choo l o f P e r -
fo rm ing A r t s . “F r i d a y N i gh t
R e c i t a l . ” S t u d en t p e r f o rm an c e .
3 1 3 1 S . F i g u e r o a S t . , S t u d i o A .
F r e e . ( 7 4 3 - 2 3 0 6 )
S u n d a y , M a r c h 2 4 , 1 : 3 0 p .m . :
Zo ra M iha i lo v i ch P iano
Re c i ta l .Z o r a M ih a i l o v i ch , p i an o .
S e e H i g h l i g h t s , a b o v e .
USC R a d i o
F r i d a y , M a r c h 22 , 8 p .m . :
L ive B roadca s t .L o s An g e l e s
Ch amb e r O r ch e s t r a . I on a
B r own , c ondu c t o r and v i o l in .
W o r k s b y P u r c e l l , H and e l , V i -
v a ld i and C o r e l l i . KU SC , 91 .5
FM . (743 -2165 )
S a t u r d a y , M a r c h 2 3 , 1 0 : 3 0 a .m . :
T exa co Me t ropo l i tan Ope ra .
B i z e t : C a rm e n .J ohn F i o r e ,
c ondu c t o r . C a s t : D en y c e G r a v e s ,
V e r on i c a V i l l a r r o e l , R i ch a r d M a r -
g i s on , S e r g e i L e i f e r ku s . KU SC ,
9 1 . 5 FM . ( 7 4 3 - 2 1 6 5 )
S p o r t s
S u n d a y , M a r c h 24 , 1 p .m . :
Ba seba l l .U SC v s . UCLA .
D ed e au x F i e ld . A dm i s s i on : $ 4 ,
$ 2 . ( 7 4 0 -GO SC )
T u e s d a y , T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 1 9 , 2 1 ,
1 : 3 0 p .m . :W omen ’ s T enn i s .
U SC v s . P r in c e t on an d W a s h in g -
t on , r e s p e c t i v e l y . F r e e . ( 7 4 0 -
GO SC )
F r i d a y , M a r c h 2 2 , 1 : 3 0 p .m . :
Men ’ s T enn i s .U SC v s . U t a h .
F r e e . ( 7 4 0 -GO SC ) ❖
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 11
d i en c e s c an h e a r a p r e v i ew o f th a t c on c e r t in
H an co c k Aud i to r ium . M ih a i lo v i ch w i l l p e r -
fo rm Chop in ’ s N o c tu rn e in C - sh a rp m ino r
and S on a t a , op . 58 in B m in o r ; F r an c k ’ s P r e -
lud e , Ch o r a l e and F u gu e ; and s e l e c t i on s f r om
D ebu s s y ’ s Im a g e s . Th e r e c i t a l , s l a t ed f o r S un -
d a y , M a r ch 2 4 , a t 1 : 3 0 p .m . , i s f r e e .
➤ PR IMO LEV I ’S GHOSTS
UC B e r k e l e y I t a l i an s cho l a r G i an -P ao lo B i -
a s in e xp l o r e s “Th e H aun t ed J ou rn e y o f P r im o
L e v i ” in a sp e c i a l l e c tu r e. B i a s in w i l l d i s cu s s
L e v i ’ s S e c on d B o o k o f T e s t im on y : T h e R e aw a k -
e n i n g – a ch r on i c l e o f th e au th o r ’ s p e r s on a l e x -
p e r i en c e s in E a s t e rn Eu r op e a f t e r h i s l ib e r a -
t i on f r om Au s chw i t z . L e v i w a s an a c t i v e p a r -
t i c ip an t in th e I t a l i an p a r t i s an w a r and on e o f
th e mo s t co g en t w i tn e s s e s o f th e H o lo c au s t .
H i s S u r v i v a l a t A u s c hw i t z i s r e g a r d ed a s on e o f
th e m o s t s i gn i f i c an t r ep o r t s on th e h o r r o r o f
th e c amp . Th e f r e e l e c tu r e , sp on s o r ed b y th e
D ep a r tm en t o f F r en ch and I t a l i an , i s s ch ed -
u l ed fo r Mond a y , M a r ch 25 , a t 3 p .m . , in
Rm . 132 o f th e M a r k T ap e r H a l l o f H um an i -
t i e s . F o r in f o rm a t i on , c a l l 7 4 0 - 3 7 0 0 .
➤ GRAY MATTER
A c c o r d in g t o p opu l a r m y th , in t e l l i g en c e p e a k s
in ado l e s c en c e and th en s t e ad i l y d e c l in e s .
W r on g , s a y s K . W a rn e r S ch a i e , d i r e c t o r o f th e
G e ron to lo g y C en t e r a t P enn s y l v an i a S t a t e
Un i v e r s i t y , who s e r e s e a r ch show s th a t mo s t
adu l t s k e ep th e i r m en t a l ab i l i t i e s w e l l in to
th e i r 60 s . S ch a i e r e tu rn s to USC – wh e r e h e
w a s f o rm e r l y d i r e c t o r o f th e G e r on t o l o g y R e -
s e a r ch In s t i tu t e a t th e And ru s G e ron to lo g y
C en t e r – t o d e l i v e r th e 1996 K e s t en M em o r -
i a l L e c tu r e . H i s t a lk , “A g in g Mo r e S low l y :
C r e a t i v i t y , P r odu c t i v i t y and L a t e -L i f e C omp e -
t en c e , ” i s s l a t ed fo r Thu r sd a y , M a r ch 21 , a t
n o on , in Rm . 2 2 4 o f th e And ru s G e r on t o l o g y
C en t e r . F o r in f o rm a t i on , c a l l 7 4 0 - 1 3 5 4 . ❖
U SC C h r o n i c l ew e l com e s c a l e n d a r l i s t i n g s
f rom a l l a r e a s o f th e un i v e r s i t y . I t em s
s ho u l d b e s u bm i t t e d i n w r i t i n g to :
C a l e nd a r Ed i to r
KAP 2 4 6 , m c 2 5 3 8 , 7 4 0 - 6 1 5 6
U n i v e r s i t y P a r k C amp u s
e -m a i l : l a rn t z en@b c f .u s c . edu
L i s t in g s m u s t b e r e c e i v ed no l a t e r
th an noon Thu r sd a y , 11 d a y s b e fo r e
t h e w e e k o f t h e e v e n t .
A l l l i s t in g s shou ld in c lude d a te ,
t ime , p la ce and de s c r ip t ion s o f
e v en t s , a lon g w i th te lephone num -
be r fo r in fo rm a t ion . Fo rm s fo r sub -
m i t t in g c a l end a r e v en t s a r e a v a i l ab l e
f rom the U SC New s Se rv i ce a t the
abo v e add r e s s .
T h e d e ad l i n e fo r s ubm i t t i n g no t i c e s
o f e v e n t s to b e h e l d t h e w e e k o f A p r i l
1 - 8 i s noo n T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 2 1 .
A 2 , 0 0 0 - y e a r -o ld j ad e b u r i a l s u i t – b e l i e v ed b y t h e C h i n e s e to e n s u r e immo r t a l i t y – i s i n c l ud ed i n t h e “ S to n e s f rom
H e a v e n : A n c i e n t C h i n e s e J ad e ” e x h i b i t a t t h e N a t u r a l H i s to r y M u s e um . M a n y a r t i f a c t s n e v e r b e fo r e s e e n i n t h e
U n i t ed S t a t e s a r e f e a t u r ed . T h e e x h i b i t r u n s M a r c h 3 t h ro u g h M a y 1 2 . 9 0 0 E x po s i t io n B l vd . , E x po s i t io n P a r k . Ho u r s :
1 0 a .m . to 5 p .m . , T u e sd a y t h ro u g h S u nd a y . Adm i s s io n : $ 6 , $ 3 . 5 0 , $ 2 . C a l l 7 4 4 -D INO fo r mo r e i n fo rm a t io n .
C A L E N D A R
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 12 UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
INTRODUCT ION AND OVERV IEW
Th i s f a l l th e Un i v e r s i t y o f S ou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a p a r t i c i -
p a t ed in th e tw en t y -n in th annu a l F r e shm an S u r v e y c on -
du c t ed b y th e Coop e r a t i v e In s t i tu t ion a l R e s e a r ch P r o -
g r am (C IRP ) . In fo rm a t ion co l l e c t ed f rom a to t a l o f
240 ,082 s tud en t s a t 473 in s t i tu t i on s i s in c lud ed in th e
an a l y s i s .
A t U SC , 2 ,042 f i r s t - t im e fu l l - t im e f r e shm en p a r t i c i -
p a t ed , r ep r e s en t in g 7 8 . 3 p e r c en t o f th e en r o l l ed f r e shm an
p opu l a t i on . Th e r e su l t s a t U SC a r e c omp a r ed in th i s r e -
p o r t w i th th e r e su l t s a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e pu b l i c and p r i v a t e
un i v e r s i t i e s , a l l p r i v a t e un i v e r s i t i e s , an d a l l un i v e r s i t i e s .
DEMOGRAPH ICS
G end e r and R a c i a l C omp o s i t i on
M en h o ld a s l i gh t m a j o r i t y in th e 1995 USC f r e shm an
c l a s s a t 51 .5 p e r c en t o f th e p opu l a t i on . Th i s c omp o s i -
t ion comp a r e s to th a t found a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e p r i v a t e
un i v e r s i t i e s , and d i f f e r s f r om o th e r t yp e s o f un i v e r s i t i e s
wh e r e wom en a r e th e m a jo r i t y . Th e g end e r compo s i -
t ion fo r f r e shm en n a t ion a l l y show s wom en s tud en t s
h o ld in g a s l i gh t m a j o r i t y .
Th e t ab l e b e low d i sp l a y s th e r a c i a l compo s i t ion o f
th e 1 9 9 5 f r e shm an c l a s s .
U SC c on t inu e s t o b e am on g th e m o s t e thn i c a l l y d i -
v e r s e un i v e r s i t i e s in th e c oun t r y . Wh i l e a l l o th e r e thn i c
g roup s su r v e y ed r em a in ed con s t an t a t USC , in 1995 ,
th e num b e r o f A f r i c an Am e r i c an s and Am e r i c an I nd i an s
r e spond in g i s th e low e s t i t h a s b e en in p r e v iou s y e a r s .
H ow e v e r , th e a c tu a l en ro l lm en t o f A f r i c an Am e r i c an
and Am e r i c an Ind i an f r e shm en a t U SC d id n o t e xp e r i -
en c e a d e c r e a s e in 1995 , thu s ind i c a t in g th e d r op i l lu s -
t r a t e s an und e r r ep r e s en t a t i on o f th e s e g r oup s in th e su r -
v e y . Th e e thn i c c omp o s i t i on o f th e en r o l l ed U SC f r e sh -
m an c l a s s i s sh own in p a r en th e s e s .
N a t i on a l O r i g in
U SC c on t inu e s t o s e t i t s e l f ap a r t f r om o th e r in s t i tu t i on s
b y th e m an y c oun t r i e s o f o r i g in o f i t s en t e r in g f r e shm en .
A lm o s t 17 p e r c en t o f th e 1995 c l a s s w e r e e i th e r p e rm a -
n en t r e s i d en t s o r in t e rn a t i on a l s tu d en t s , c om p a r e d t o on l y
8 .0 a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e p r i v a t e s , 7 .6 a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e
p u b l i c s , 7 . 2 a t o th e r p r i v a t e un i v e r s i t i e s , an d 4 . 2 a t a l l un i -
v e r s i t i e s . In add i t i on , f o r 2 6 . 6 p e r c en t o f f r e shm en , En g -
l i sh i s n o t th e i r f i r s t l an gu a g e . Th i s c omp a r e s t o 13 .3 a t
h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e p r i v a t e s , 12 .6 a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e pub l i c s ,
1 2 . 0 a t o t h e r p r i v a t e s , an d 7 . 5 a t un i v e r s i t i e s n a t i on a l l y .
F am i l y In c om e
Th e f o l l ow in g t a b l e i l lu s t r a t e s th e f am i l y in c om e d i s t r i b -
u t i on o f th e 1 9 9 5 f r e shm an c l a s s .
U SC c on t inu e s t o en r o l l m o r e s tud en t s a t th e l ow e r
end o f th e in c om e c on t inuum th an a l l o f ou r c omp a r i -
s on g r oup in g s o f un i v e r s i t i e s . Th e d i s t r ibu t i on in 1995
i s v e r y s im i l a r t o th a t f ound o v e r r e c en t y e a r s .
C on c e rn R e g a r d in g t h e F in an c in g o f a C o l l e g e E d u c a t i on
F r e shm en e xp r e s s ed c on c e rn f o r th e i r ab i l i t y t o f in an c e
th e i r c o l l e g e edu c a t i on a s p r e s en t ed b e l ow .
Th e t r end ob s e r v ed o v e r th e p a s t s e v e r a l y e a r s con -
t inu e s wh e r e th e p e r c en t a g e o f U SC f r e shm en ind i c a t in g
th e y h a v e s om e c on c e rn r e g a rd in g th e f in an c in g o f th e i r
co l l e g e edu c a t ion i s comp a r ab l e to th a t found a t o th e r
un i v e r s i t i e s . How e v e r , f ew e r s tud en t s a r e ind i c a t in g
th e y h a v e no con c e rn , and mo r e a r e d e s c r ib in g th e i r
c on c e rn a s m a j o r .
DEC IS IONS RELATED TO
ATTEND ING COLLEGE
W a s Th i s In s t i tu t i on Y ou r F i r s t Ch o i c e ?
Th e p e r c en t a g e o f USC f r e shm en ind i c a t in g th a t USC
w a s th e i r f i r s t ch o i c e in s t i tu t i on h a s r em a in ed f o r th e l a s t
s e v e r a l y e a r s b e tw e en 70 and 75 p e r c en t (72 .6 in 1995 ) .
Th e s am e p a t t e rn ho ld s t ru e fo r f r e shm en a t a l l o th e r
t y p e s o f in s t i t u t i on s , an d r em a in s in th e s am e r an g e .
R e a s on s f o r A t t end in g C o l l e g e
F r e shm en w e r e a sk ed to ind i c a t e wh i ch r e a son s w e r e
v e r y imp o r t an t in d e c id in g t o a t t end c o l l e g e .
A s in p r io r y e a r s , USC s tud en t s con t inu e to p l a c e
m o r e imp o r t an c e on th e in c r e a s ed m on e t a r y opp o r tun i -
t i e s m ad e p o s s ib l e b y a t t end in g c o l l e g e th an th e i r c oun -
t e rp a r t s a t o th e r in s t i tu t i on s a r ound th e c oun t r y ; h ow -
e v e r , th i s i t em i s mu ch l e s s p ronoun c ed in i t s d i f f e r en t
r e sp on s e p a t t e rn n ow th a t s tud en t s n a t i on a l l y h a v e c i t ed
i t w i th in c r e a s in g f r e qu en c y o v e r r e c en t y e a r s .
R e a s on s f o r A t t end in g Ch o s en In s t i tu t i on
S tud en t s w e r e a s k ed ab ou t th e i r r e a s on s f o r d e c id in g t o
a t t end th e i r ch o s en in s t i tu t i on . Th e t a b l e b e l ow p r e s en t s
th e m o r e f r e qu en t l y c i t ed r e a s on s and th e p e r c en t a g e s o f
f r e shm en wh o i d en t i f i e d th em t o b e v e r y im p o r t an t .
USC FALL FRESHMAN SURVEY – 1995
D iv i s ion o f S tuden t A f fa i r s
S tud en t O u t c om e s R e s e a r ch R e p o r t N o . 1 4
F e b ru a r y 1 9 9 6
P r e p a r e d b y
K r i s t in e E . D i l l on
A s s o c i a t e V i c e P r e s i d e n t
a n d
D a r l a M . C o o p e r
S t u d e n t O u t c om e s C o o r d i n a t o r
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
A f r i c an Am e r i c an ( 6 . 0 ) 4 . 9 5 . 7 7 . 5 5 . 2 6 . 5
Am e r i c an Ind i an ( 0 . 7 ) 1 . 7 1 . 5 1 . 5 1 . 4 1 . 8
A s i an Am e r i c an /A s i an ( 2 5 . 2 ) 2 8 . 8 1 6 . 4 1 4 . 0 1 2 . 8 7 . 7
M e x i c an /H i s p an i c /L a t in o ( 1 4 . 3 )1 5 . 7 7 . 3 5 . 9 7 . 5 4 . 2
Wh i t e /C au c a s i an ( 4 7 . 3 ) 5 1 . 1 7 2 . 6 7 3 . 2 7 5 . 5 8 2 . 1
O th e r ( 6 . 4 ) 6 . 3 3 . 0 2 . 8 3 . 4 2 . 3
* * P l e a s e n o t e t h a t t h e f i gu r e s in e a c h c o lumn m a y t o t a l m o r e t h an 100
p e r c e n t , i n d i c a t i n g s t u d e n t s w h o c h e c k e d m o r e t h a n o n e c a t e g o r y .
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
$ 1 9 , 9 9 9 o r l e s s 1 3 . 4 5 . 4 9 . 2 7 . 4 8 . 4
$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 - 3 9 , 9 9 9 2 0 . 1 1 0 . 5 1 4 . 2 1 4 . 7 1 7 . 9
$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 - 5 9 , 9 9 9 1 8 . 6 1 3 . 9 1 8 . 5 1 7 . 6 2 2 . 5
$ 6 0 , 0 0 0 - 9 9 , 9 9 9 2 0 . 0 2 5 . 5 2 9 . 6 2 5 . 6 2 8 . 3
$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 - 1 4 9 , 9 9 9 1 1 . 7 1 8 . 1 1 5 . 5 1 5 . 0 1 2 . 0
$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 - 1 9 9 , 9 9 9 4 . 8 8 . 6 6 . 0 6 . 8 4 . 6
$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 o r m o r e 1 1 . 2 1 7 . 9 7 . 0 1 2 . 9 6 . 4
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
L e a rn m o r e a b ou t th in g s 8 1 . 9 8 5 . 4 7 9 . 3 8 2 . 1 7 8 . 2
G e t a b e t t e r j o b 7 5 . 6 6 8 . 1 7 3 . 1 7 1 . 0 7 5 . 1
M a k e m o r e m on e y 7 4 . 0 5 8 . 4 6 7 . 7 6 4 . 7 7 0 . 5
G a in g en e r a l edu c a t i on 6 8 . 0 7 9 . 0 7 0 . 1 7 4 . 4 6 6 . 7
B e c om e m o r e cu l tu r ed 5 1 . 1 5 8 . 1 4 8 . 4 5 4 . 3 4 5 . 3
Imp r o v e r e ad in g / s tud y 4 6 . 0 4 3 . 8 4 2 . 8 4 6 . 2 4 1 . 5
P a r en t s w an t ed m e t o g o 3 1 . 6 2 9 . 3 3 1 . 9 3 1 . 9 3 1 . 2
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
N o c on c e rn 2 2 . 9 3 5 . 5 3 3 . 4 3 1 . 1 2 9 . 8
S om e c on c e rn 5 1 . 3 5 0 . 7 5 2 . 1 5 0 . 6 5 2 . 8
M a j o r c on c e rn 2 5 . 7 1 3 . 9 1 4 . 5 1 8 . 4 1 7 . 4
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 13 UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
Th e p r o s p e c t o f f in d in g a “ g o o d j o b ” u p on g r a d u a t i on
c on t inu e s t o b e th e m o s t p opu l a r r e a s on f r e shm en h a v e
f o r ch o o s in g t o a t t end U SC . Th e n e x t c l o s e s t g r oup o f
f r e shm en p l a c in g a h i gh d e g r e e o f im p o r t an c e on th i s r e a -
s on i s f oun d a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e p r i v a t e un i v e r s i t i e s . F r e sh -
m en a t U SC app e a r t o p l a c e l e s s emph a s i s on a c ad em i c
r epu t a t i on and g r adu a t e s ’ a b i l i t y t o g e t in t o t op g r adu a t e
s ch o o l s th an f r e shm en a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e p r i v a t e s ch o o l s ,
and g r e a t e r imp o r t an c e on th e s ch o o l ’ s o f f e r o f f in an c i a l
a s s i s t an c e , USC ’ s s o c i a l r epu t a t i on , and i t s sp e c i a l p ro -
g r am s th an f r e shm en a t th e o th e r in s t i t u t i on s .
FUTURE CAREER
AND EDUCAT IONAL GOALS
P r ob ab l e O c cup a t i on s and F i e ld s o f S tud y
Th e fo l low in g two t ab l e s p r e s en t th e t en o c cup a t ion s
and f i e ld s o f s tud y U SC f r e shm en m o s t f r e qu en t l y id en -
t i f i ed a s th e i r p rob ab l e c a r e e r p a th s and m a jo r s , and
h ow th e y c omp a r e t o f r e shm en n a t i on a l l y .
A s h a s b e en th e c a s e f o r a numb e r o f y e a r s , bu s in e s s
i s th e m o s t p opu l a r ch o i c e f o r c a r e e r and m a j o r am on g
U SC f r e shm en . O f in t e r e s t i s th a t th e numb e r o f f r e sh -
m en ind i c a t in g th e y in t end to pu r su e en g in e e r in g a s a
m a j o r i s h i gh e r th an th e numb e r ind i c a t in g th e y in t end
to pu r su e i t a s a c a r e e r . Ph a rm a c y i s a n ew en t r y in to
th e top t en c a r e e r s and m a jo r s amon g USC f r e shm en .
In 1994 , ph y s i c i an r ep l a c ed en g in e e r a s th e s e c ond m o s t
p opu l a r c a r e e r ch o i c e f o r U SC f r e shm en , and th i s t r end
con t inu e s in 1995 w i th en g in e e r d ropp in g to fou r th
p l a c e b eh ind und e c id ed . Ph y s i c i an r em a in s th e t op c a -
r e e r ch o i c e am on g f r e shm en n a t i on a l l y r e g a rd l e s s o f in -
s t i tu t i on a l t yp e .
F o r y e a r s in th i s su r v e y , U SC f r e shm en h a v e d em on -
s t r a t ed th em s e l v e s t o b e m o r e f o cu s ed th an th e i r c oun -
t e rp a r t s a t o th e r in s t i tu t i on s , r e f l e c t ed in th e l ow e r p e r -
c en t a g e o f und e c id ed f r e shm en . Ano th e r con t inu in g
t r end in 1995 i s th e h i gh e r p ropo r t ion o f USC f r e sh -
m en choo s in g m a jo r s and c a r e e r s in th e p ro f e s s ion a l
f i e ld s o f bu s in e s s , a r ch i t e c tu r e , ph a rm a c y , th e a t e r , and
a c coun t ing . Th e s e r e su l t s a r e con s i s t en t w i th th e
h i gh e r numb e r o f U SC f r e shm en wh o p l a c ed a h i gh d e -
g r e e o f impo r t an c e on th e sp e c i a l p ro g r am s o f f e r ed a t
U SC .
H i gh e s t D e g r e e In t end ed
F r e shm en w e r e a s k ed t o ind i c a t e th e h i gh e s t d e g r e e th e y
in t end t o pu r su e an ywh e r e .
Th e y w e r e a l so a s k ed abou t th e h i gh e s t d e g r e e th e y
in t end t o pu r su e a t th e i r cu r r en t in s t i tu t i on .
U SC s tud en t s c on t inu e t o b e l e s s l i k e l y t o ind i c a t e a s
f r e shm en a d e s i r e t o a ch i e v e d e g r e e s b e y ond th e B a ch e -
l o r ’ s th an th e i r c oun t e rp a r t s a t th e o th e r t yp e s o f un i v e r -
s i t i e s . Th i s i s e sp e c i a l l y e v id en t r e g a rd in g do c to r a l d e -
g r e e s . How e v e r , among tho s e USC f r e shm en who
in t end t o pu r su e ad v an c ed d e g r e e s , a l a r g e r p r op o r t i on
in t end to do so a t th e i r cu r r en t in s t i tu t ion th an f r e sh -
m en a t o th e r in s t i tu t i on s .
ACT IV IT IES
In th e P a s t Y e a r H ow O f t en D id Y ou . . .
On e qu e s t ion a s k ed f r e shm en to ind i c a t e f r om a l i s t o f
a c t i v i t i e s tho s e in wh i ch th e y h ad en g a g ed du r in g th e
p a s t y e a r . Th e n e x t t ab l e d i sp l a y s th e p e r c en t a g e s c i t in g
f r e qu en t o r o c c a s i on a l p a r t i c ip a t i on .
U SC c on t inu e s a p o s i t i v e t r end w i th U SC f r e shm en
r epo r t in g l e s s f r equ en t a l coho l con sump t ion and c i g a -
r e t t e sm o k in g th an f r e shm en a t o th e r in s t i tu t i on s . U n -
f o r tun a t e l y , th e r e c en t upw a rd t r end in c i g a r e t t e sm o k -
in g c on t inu e s am on g a l l f r e shm en .
Th i s qu e s t i on a l s o s e r v e s t o h i gh l i gh t fu r th e r U SC ’ s
d i v e r s e s tud en t p opu l a t i on , g i v en th e su b s t an t i a l l y l a r g e r
p e r c en t a g e o f USC f r e shm en who ind i c a t e th e y spok e
an o th e r l an gu a g e a t h om e and s o c i a l i z ed w i th p e op l e o f
d i f f e r en t e thn i c g r oup s wh en c omp a r ed t o f r e shm en n a -
t i on a l l y .
A d i s tu rb in g t r end e v id en c ed in th i s qu e s t ion i s
found in th e h i gh e r p e r c en t a g e o f USC f r e shm en who
f r e qu en t l y f e l t o v e rwh e lm ed in th e l a s t y e a r c omp a r ed t o
th e i r coho r t s a t o th e r in s t i tu t ion s . An in c r e a s e in th e
p e r c en t a g e f e e l in g o v e rwh e lm ed con t inu e s amon g a l l
f r e shm en w i th som e o f th e h i gh e s t r e spon s e s in r e c en t
y e a r s r e c o r d ed in 1 9 9 5 .
OP IN IONS ABOUT THEMSELVES
A b i l i t i e s
S tud en t s w e r e a s k ed t o r a t e th em s e l v e s on c e r t a in a t t r ib -
u t e s , and th e t ab l e b e l ow p r e s en t s th e p e r c en t a g e o f s tu -
d en t s th a t r a t ed th em s e l v e s in th e top t en p e r c en t
am on g o th e r p e op l e th e i r a g e .
F o r a l l o f th e ch a r a c t e r i s t i c s in c lud ed in th i s qu e s -
t i on , U SC f r e shm en r a t ed th em s e l v e s h i gh e r th an f r e sh -
m en a t pub l i c h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e and o th e r p r i v a t e un i v e r -
s i t i e s , and som e t im e s mu ch h i gh e r th an th e a v e r a g e
un i v e r s i t y f r e shm an , bu t l ow e r th an f r e shm en a t p r i v a t e
h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e un i v e r s i t i e s . I t app e a r s th a t e a ch f r e sh -
m an c l a s s i s mo r e con f id en t in th e i r ab i l i t i e s th an th e
c l a s s b e f o r e !
P r ob ab l e O c cu r r en c e s Du r in g C o l l e g e C a r e e r
S tud en t s w e r e a s k ed t o e s t im a t e th e l i k e l ih o od o f c e r t a in
e v en t s o c cu r r in g du r in g th e cou r s e o f th e i r co l l e g e c a -
r e e r s , and th e co r r e spond in g t ab l e l i s t s th e p e r c en t a g e
wh o e s t im a t ed a v e r y g o od l i k e l ih o od .
A g a in , USC f r e shm en app e a r to b e mo r e c on f id en t
and pu rp o s e fu l th an f r e shm en a t o th e r un i v e r s i t i e s , w i th
mo r e b e l i e v in g th e y w i l l e a rn th e i r d e g r e e s , g r adu a t e
w i th h on o r s , and m a k e a t l e a s t a “B ” a v e r a g e , and f ew e r
b e l i e v in g th e y w i l l ch an g e th e i r m a j o r o r c a r e e r ch o i c e .
USC f r e shm en a l so con t inu e to h a v e a h i gh e r l e v e l o f
in t e r e s t in j o in in g f r a t e rn i t i e s and s o r o r i t i e s th an f r e sh -
m en n a t i on a l l y .
On e f ind in g o f no t e i s th a t a l thou gh o v e r th r e e -
f ou r th s o f a l l f r e shm en ind i c a t ed th e y p e r f o rm ed v o lun -
t e e r wo rk in th e p a s t y e a r , d r am a t i c a l l y l e s s th an h a l f ,
and in som e c a s e s l e s s th an a th i rd , p r ed i c t th e y w i l l
c on t inu e t o d o s o in c o l l e g e .
Th e 1995 c l a s s p r ed i c t i on s a r e s im i l a r t o th o s e m ad e
b y p r e v i ou s c l a s s e s , w i th th e m o s t n o t ab l e d i f f e r en c e b e -
tw e en th e 1994 and 1995 c l a s s e s b e in g a f i v e p e r c en t a g e
p o in t d r op in f r e shm en wh o b e l i e v e th e r e i s a v e r y g o od
ch an c e o f th em b e in g s a t i s f i ed w i th th e i r co l l e g e (64 .9
in 1994 to 59 .9 in 1995 ) . Th i s r e spon s e i s low e r th an
th a t f ound am on g f r e shm en a t b o th o f th e p r i v a t e un i -
v e r s i t y c omp a r i s on g r oup s .
P e r s on a l F o r e c a s t
F r e shm en w e r e a s k ed t o ind i c a t e f r om a l i s t o f ob j e c t i v e s
how impo r t an t i t i s fo r th em to a ch i e v e e a ch on e in
th e i r l i v e s . Th e t a b l e b e l ow in c lud e s th e p e r c en t a g e wh o
ind i c a t ed th e o b j e c t i v e w a s e s s en t i a l o r v e r y imp o r t an t .
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
G r adu a t e s g e t g o od j o b s 7 5 . 0 7 2 . 1 5 9 . 2 6 7 . 4 5 2 . 2
G o od a c ad em i c r epu t a t i on 6 8 . 4 8 9 . 6 7 5 . 3 7 7 . 3 6 2 . 8
G r ad s g o t o t op g r ad s ch o o l s 5 3 . 9 6 4 . 6 4 5 . 5 5 0 . 9 3 3 . 9
O f f e r ed f in an c i a l a s s i s t an c e 4 8 . 9 3 2 . 4 1 9 . 5 4 0 . 5 2 7 . 6
G o od s o c i a l r epu t a t i on 3 9 . 0 2 7 . 9 3 6 . 1 2 8 . 5 3 0 . 6
O f f e r s sp e c i a l p r o g r am s 3 3 . 0 2 1 . 4 1 9 . 2 2 4 . 1 2 0 . 7
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
O c cup a t i on s USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
B u s in e s s 1 9 . 4 1 1 . 2 1 1 . 7 1 3 . 9 1 1 . 5
Ph y s i c i an 1 1 . 9 1 9 . 5 1 5 . 8 1 4 . 6 1 0 . 1
U nd e c id ed 9 . 8 1 5 . 5 1 5 . 1 1 3 . 8 1 3 . 0
En g in e e r 8 . 4 1 2 . 0 8 . 9 8 . 1 9 . 8
L aw y e r / J ud g e 5 . 7 8 . 1 6 . 3 7 . 4 5 . 0
O th e r C a r e e r 5 . 7 3 . 4 6 . 0 5 . 6 7 . 4
A r ch i t e c t /U r b an P l ann e r 4 . 7 1 . 3 1 . 7 1 . 1 2 . 1
A c t o r /En t e r t a in e r 4 . 4 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 6 1 . 2
W r i t e r / J ou rn a l i s t 4 . 2 2 . 9 2 . 5 3 . 1 3 . 2
Ph a rm a c i s t 3 . 4 0 . 1 1 . 7 1 . 9 1 . 9
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
F i e ld s o f S tud y USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
B u s in e s s A dm in i s t r a t i on 1 8 . 8 8 . 4 1 1 . 9 1 3 . 2 1 1 . 4
En g in e e r in g 1 1 . 1 1 6 . 7 9 . 8 1 0 . 2 1 1 . 2
P r e -m ed i c in e 6 . 2 9 . 0 8 . 6 7 . 5 6 . 9
U nd e c id ed 6 . 0 8 . 1 9 . 5 7 . 9 8 . 5
P o l i t i c a l S c i en c e 4 . 8 8 . 5 4 . 4 6 . 4 3 . 4
A r ch i t e c tu r e /U r b an P ln g 4 . 8 1 . 2 1 . 5 0 . 9 1 . 9
B i o l o g y 4 . 7 7 . 1 7 . 4 6 . 5 4 . 6
A c c oun t in g 3 . 5 0 . 8 2 . 6 2 . 3 3 . 0
C ommun i c a t i on s 2 . 9 0 . 3 1 . 5 2 . 0 1 . 5
Ph a rm a c y 2 . 9 0 . 0 1 . 5 1 . 8 1 . 8
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
B a ch e l o r ’ s 1 5 . 7 5 . 8 1 2 . 6 1 1 . 8 2 0 . 8
M a s t e r ’ s 4 2 . 1 2 9 . 8 3 8 . 2 3 6 . 2 3 8 . 8
Ph .D . o r Ed .D . 1 8 . 8 2 9 . 9 2 0 . 9 2 3 . 4 1 8 . 7
M .D . , D .D . S . , e t c . 1 4 . 2 2 3 . 1 1 9 . 7 1 7 . 9 1 4 . 0
LL .B . o r J .D . 7 . 3 1 0 . 2 7 . 1 8 . 8 5 . 5
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
B a ch e l o r ’ s 5 1 . 8 7 4 . 2 6 3 . 7 6 8 . 7 6 2 . 4
M a s t e r ’ s 2 7 . 5 1 5 . 4 2 1 . 7 1 9 . 3 2 3 . 3
Ph .D . o r Ed .D . 7 . 6 4 . 4 4 . 9 4 . 4 5 . 0
M .D . , D .D . S . , e t c . 8 . 5 3 . 8 6 . 0 3 . 8 4 . 9
LL .B . o r J .D . 2 . 7 1 . 5 1 . 9 1 . 8 1 . 5
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
D r an k b e e r 4 2 . 9 5 1 . 6 5 4 . 9 5 4 . 3 5 6 . 1
D r an k w in e o r l i qu o r 4 9 . 3 5 6 . 0 5 6 . 9 5 7 . 2 5 7 . 0
Sm o k ed c i g a r e t t e s * 6 . 7 6 . 3 9 . 3 8 . 8 1 1 . 5
S p o k e an o th e r l an gu a g e 3 1 . 9 1 8 . 4 1 6 . 0 1 6 . 2 9 . 8
a t h om e *
P e r f o rm ed v o lun t e e r w o r k 8 3 . 2 8 9 . 2 8 2 . 0 8 4 . 9 7 7 . 1
F e l t o v e rwh e lm ed * 3 0 . 3 2 7 . 3 2 6 . 1 2 7 . 7 2 6 . 3
A t t end ed r e l i g i ou s s e r v i c e 7 7 . 5 8 1 . 5 8 1 . 2 8 3 . 8 8 3 . 5
S o c i a l i z ed w /d i f f e r en t 8 4 . 6 7 7 . 9 7 2 . 5 7 5 . 2 6 6 . 9
e thn i c g r oup
* P e r c e n t a g e c i t i n g “ f r e q u e n t l y ” o n l y .
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
A c ad em i c a b i l i t y 8 6 . 8 9 4 . 6 8 3 . 9 8 3 . 9 7 5 . 8
D r i v e t o a ch i e v e 8 5 . 0 8 6 . 7 7 8 . 0 8 1 . 2 7 4 . 4
C o op e r a t i v en e s s 7 9 . 1 7 6 . 0 7 6 . 1 7 6 . 5 7 4 . 8
U nd e r s t and in g o f o th e r s 7 5 . 5 7 4 . 4 7 4 . 4 7 5 . 0 7 3 . 0
S e l f - c on f id en c e ( in t e l l e c tu a l ) 7 3 . 9 7 7 . 9 6 5 . 1 6 9 . 3 6 3 . 3
C omp e t i t i v en e s s 7 2 . 3 7 0 . 7 6 2 . 8 6 5 . 6 6 2 . 3
L e ad e r sh ip a b i l i t y 6 9 . 0 6 9 . 0 6 1 . 4 6 5 . 7 6 2 . 2
S e l f - c on f id en c e ( s o c i a l ) 5 7 . 1 5 1 . 0 4 9 . 6 5 2 . 0 5 1 . 7
W r i t in g a b i l i t y 5 6 . 7 6 5 . 1 5 0 . 5 5 6 . 0 4 9 . 0
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
G e t b a ch e l o r ’ s d e g r e e 8 6 . 3 8 8 . 4 8 2 . 4 8 3 . 8 7 8 . 9
B e s a t i s f i ed w i th c o l l e g e 5 9 . 9 6 8 . 5 5 4 . 0 6 1 . 0 5 2 . 3
M a k e a t l e a s t B a v e r a g e 6 2 . 5 6 2 . 3 5 9 . 3 6 0 . 4 5 5 . 2
D o v o lun t e e r w o r k 2 8 . 8 4 2 . 5 2 6 . 3 3 4 . 8 2 3 . 0
G r adu a t e w i th h on o r s 2 7 . 4 2 6 . 7 2 2 . 2 2 3 . 5 1 9 . 4
J o in f r a t e rn i t y / s o r o r i t y 2 6 . 9 2 1 . 7 2 1 . 5 2 2 . 3 2 0 . 4
Ch an g e m a j o r f i e ld 1 3 . 4 1 8 . 4 1 8 . 7 1 6 . 1 1 5 . 8
Ch an g e c a r e e r ch o i c e 1 0 . 9 2 0 . 1 1 8 . 0 1 6 . 4 1 5 . 3
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 14 UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
USC s tud en t s con t inu e to p l a c e mo r e emph a s i s on
mon e t a r y and c a r e e r a c comp l i shm en t s , su ch a s b e in g
v e r y w e l l o f f f in an c i a l l y , b e com in g au tho r i t i e s in th e i r
f i e ld s , o b t a in in g r e c o gn i t i on f r om th e i r c o l l e a gu e s , b e in g
su c c e s s fu l in th e i r own bu s in e s s and h a v in g adm in i s t r a -
t i v e r e sp on s ib i l i t y . In c on t r a s t , f r e shm en a t o th e r in s t i -
tu t ion s a round th e coun t r y p l a c e comp a r a t i v e l y mo r e
imp o r t an c e on a ch i e v em en t s n o t r e l a t ed t o c a r e e r su ch
a s h e lp in g o th e r s in d i f f i cu l t y and r a i s in g a f am i l y .
Th e p e r c en t a g e o f f r e shm en a t USC and n a t i on a l l y
wh o p l a c e imp o r t an c e on p r om o t in g r a c i a l und e r s t and -
in g h a s s t e ad i l y d e c r e a s ed s in c e th e t im e th i s qu e s t ion
w a s f i r s t in t r odu c ed in 1 9 9 2 , in th e w a k e o f th e L o s An -
g e l e s R io t s . Th en th e p e r c en t a g e w a s a t i t s h i gh e s t :
56 .4 p e r c en t a t USC , 53 .9 a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e p r i v a t e s ,
51 .9 p e r c en t a t a l l p r i v a t e in s t i tu t i on s , and 45 .2 p e r c en t
am on g f r e shm an a t a l l un i v e r s i t i e s .
BEL IEFS AND OP IN IONS
R e l i g i ou s P r e f e r en c e s
Th e t ab l e b e l ow summ a r i z e s f r e shm an r e l i g i ou s p r e f e r -
en c e s .
Th e p e r c en t a g e o f U SC f r e shm en ind i c a t in g n o r e l i -
g iou s p r e f e r en c e i s mo s t comp a r ab l e to th e p e r c en t a g e
f ound am on g f r e shm en a t h i gh l y s e l e c t i v e p r i v a t e un i v e r -
s i t i e s . U SC ’ s m o r e d i v e r s e p opu l a t i on i s e v id en c ed a g a in
w i th th e l a r g e r r e p r e s en t a t i on s o f E a s t e rn r e l i g i on s ( i . e . I s -
l am i c , Buddh i s t ) . L a r g e r r ep r e s en t a t i on o f s tud en t s d e -
s c r ib in g th em s e l v e s a s “O th e r Ch r i s t i an ” (p r e sum ab l y
n on -d en om in a t i on a l ) and sm a l l e r r ep r e s en t a t i on o f J ew -
i sh s t u d en t s a l s o d i s t in g u i sh U SC in th i s c om p a r i s on .
P o l i t i c a l A f f i l i a t i on s
S tud en t s w e r e a s k ed t o p l a c e th em s e l v e s on th e p o l i t i c a l
c on t inuum .
A s a g r oup , U SC f r e shm en app e a r t o b e m o r e c on s e r -
v a t i v e th an f r e shm en n a t i on a l l y . Th e U SC f r e shm en in
1995 a r e a l s o m o r e c on s e r v a t i v e th an th o s e in th e 1994
U SC f r e shm an c l a s s , a s ind i c a t ed b y a d r op in f r e shm en
id en t i f y in g th em s e l v e s a s l ib e r a l (26 .7 in 1994 ) and th e
r i s e in c on s e r v a t i v e s , f r om 2 4 p e r c en t in 1 9 9 4 .
V i ew s on C on t r o v e r s i a l I s su e s
S tud en t s w e r e a s k ed th e i r op in i on s r e g a rd in g cu r r en t l y
con t ro v e r s i a l top i c s . Th e fo l low in g t ab l e l i s t s th e p e r -
c en t a g e o f f r e shm en who a g r e ed s t ron g l y o r som ewh a t
w i th s t a t em en t s add r e s s in g th e s e t op i c s .
Th e r e su l t s f r om th i s qu e s t i on s e em t o b e c on s i s t en t
o v e r a l l w i th th e m o r e c on s e r v a t i v e p o l i t i c a l p r e f e r en c e s
ind i c a t ed in th e p r e v iou s qu e s t ion . E v id en c e o f th i s i s
s e en in th e h i gh e r p e r c en t a g e s o f USC f r e shm en who
f e e l h om o s e xu a l r e l a t i on s sh ou ld b e p r oh ib i t ed , and th a t
m a r r i ed w om en a r e b e s t in th e h om e , and th e l ow e r p e r -
c en t a g e s wh o b e l i e v e th e d e a th p en a l t y sh ou ld b e ab o l -
i sh ed and th a t th e w e a l th y sh ou ld p a y h i gh e r t a x e s .
Th e c l a s s o f 1995 U SC f r e shm en app e a r s t o e xh ib i t
mo r e con s e r v a t i v e op in ion s th an th e 1994 c l a s s . S p e -
c i f i c e x amp l e s in c lud e a d e c r e a s e in th e p e r c en t a g e sup -
po r t in g l e g a l i z ed abo r t ion (70 .7 in 1994 ) and an in -
c r e a s e in th e p e r c en t ag e who b e l i ev e homo s exu a l
r e l a t i on s sh ou ld b e ab o l i sh ed (20 .5 in 1994 ) . An o th e r
d i f f e r en c e b e tw e en th e 1994 and 1995 USC f r e shm en
c l a s s e s i s an in c r e a s e in th e numb e r wh o d o n o t p e r c e i v e
r a c i a l d i s c r im in a t ion to b e a p rob l em an y lon g e r , up
f r om 1 1 . 8 p e r c en t in 1 9 9 4 .
Th e r e w e r e th r e e n ew qu e s t ion s add ed in 1995 .
Th e y p r o v id e f o r in t e r e s t in g r e su l t s , c on s i s t en t w i th th e
mo r e con s e r v a t i v e v i ewpo in t s o f th i s y e a r ’ s f r e shm an
c l a s s a t USC . W i th th e f i r s t qu e s t ion , a m a jo r i t y o f
U SC f r e shm en w e r e f ound t o b e supp o r t i v e o f th e ab o l -
i shm en t o f a f f i rm a t i v e a c t i on p r o g r am s in c o l l e g e adm i s -
s ion s . Th i s qu e s t ion w a s in t rodu c ed sho r t l y a f t e r th e
UC R e g en t s ’ d e c i s i on t o e l im in a t e th e s y s t em ’ s a f f i rm a -
t i v e a c t i on p r o g r am s in adm i s s i on s and h i r in g .
F r e shm en r e sp on s e s t o th e s e c ond qu e s t i on , wh e th e r
b e t t e r edu c a t i on a l and j ob opp o r tun i t i e s r edu c e c r im e ,
s e em in g l y ind i c a t e a b e l i e f th a t p r o v id in g th e s e opp o r tu -
n i t i e s c an h e lp p e op l e in h i gh - c r im e a r e a s . USC f r e sh -
m en app e a r to b e s l i gh t l y mo r e hop e fu l th an f r e shm en
n a t i on a l l y .
Th e th i rd qu e s t ion , shou ld ch i ld r en o f undo cu -
m en t ed imm i g r an t s b e d en i ed a c c e s s to pub l i c edu c a -
t ion , com e s in th e w ak e o f P ropo s i t ion 187 . Th e
h i gh e r p e r c en t a g e a g r e e in g amon g USC f r e shm en i s
l i k e l y ind i c a t i v e o f th e h i gh in - s t a t e p opu l a t i on , and i s
fu r th e r e v id en c ed wh en th e op in ion s o f in - s t a t e , ou t -
o f - s t a t e , p e rm an en t r e s id en t , and in t e rn a t ion a l f r e sh -
m en a r e c omp a r ed . Th e h i gh e s t p e r c en t a g e in supp o r t
i s found amon g th e in - s t a t e f r e shm en a t 45 p e r c en t ,
and th e low e s t p e r c en t a g e com e s f rom in t e rn a t ion a l
f r e shm en a t 31 .4 p e r c en t . Ou t -o f - s t a t e and p e rm a -
n en t r e s id en t s tud en t s w e r e 38 .9 and 34 .4 p e r c en t s ,
r e sp e c t i v e l y .
A f f i rm a t i v e A c t i on
A s a comp l em en t to th e qu e s t ion abou t a f f i rm a t i v e a c -
t ion in co l l e g e adm i s s ion s , f r e shm en w e r e a sk ed mo r e
sp e c i f i c a l l y wh e th e r sp e c i a l c on s id e r a t i on in c o l l e g e ad -
m i s s ion s shou ld b e g i v en to s tud en t s who f a l l w i th in
c e r t a in g r oup s . Th e t ab l e b e l ow p r e s en t s th e p e r c en t a g e
o f f r e shm en wh o ind i c a t ed th a t s tud en t s in th e sp e c i f i ed
g r oup s a r e d e s e r v in g o f sp e c i a l c on s id e r a t i on .
A l thou gh s l i gh t l y mo r e USC f r e shm en suppo r t ed
th e abo l i shm en t o f a f f i rm a t i v e a c t ion p ro g r am s th an
f r e shm en a t o th e r in s t i tu t ion s , th e y w e r e equ a l l y , i f
no t in som e c a s e s mo r e , suppo r t i v e o f sp e c i a l con s id -
e r a t ion fo r a l l e thn i c g r oup s . Th e h i gh e s t suppo r t fo r
sp e c i a l con s id e r a t ion com e s f rom a l l f r e shm en fo r low
in com e o r h igh a ch i e v ing s tud en t s , how e v e r . Th e
h i gh e r p e r c en t a g e o f USC f r e shm en who b e l i e v e ch i l -
d r en o f a lumn i and a th l e t e s shou ld b e g i v en sp e c i a l
con s id e r a t ion m a y r e f l e c t th e e x i s t en c e o f th e “T ro j an
F am i l y ” con c ep t and th e emph a s i s on a th l e t i c s a t th i s
in s t i tu t i on .
SUMMARY
In 1995 , m an y o f th e t r end s e v id en c ed in r e c en t
y e a r s h a v e con t inu ed ; how e v e r , th i s y e a r ’ s su r v e y d id
p ro v id e in t e r e s t in g in s i gh t s in to how s tud en t s v i ew
s om e o f th e cu r r en t c on t r o v e r s i a l t op i c s in th i s c oun t r y .
O f sp e c i a l no t e i s th a t a m a jo r i t y o f f r e shm en n a t ion -
w id e suppo r t th e abo l i shm en t o f a f f i rm a t i v e a c t ion s
p ro g r am s in co l l e g e adm i s s ion s , bu t a l so b e l i e v e s tu -
d en t s o f co lo r a r e d e s e r v in g o f som e sp e c i a l con s id e r a -
t i on in adm i s s i on s .
An o th e r f ind in g d e s e r v in g o f a t t en t i on i s th e s i gn i f i -
c an t d r op in f r e shm an c omm i tm en t t o v o lun t e e r i sm b e -
tw e en h i gh s choo l and co l l e g e . I t app e a r s th a t e v en
th ou gh m an y s tud en t s h a v e p a r t i c ip a t ed in c ommun i t y
s e r v i c e wh i l e in h i gh s ch o o l , b y c o l l e g e en t r an c e th i s b e -
h a v i o r h a s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b e c om e a p e r s on a l v a lu e . P e r -
h ap s USC c an t a k e add i t ion a l s t ep s in th e e f fo r t to in -
vo l v e s tud en t s in vo lun t e e r i sm , s in c e th e i r r e c en t p a s t
in c lud e s h i gh l e v e l s o f v o lun t e e r p a r t i c ip a t i on .
Th i s y e a r a l so ind i c a t e s th e con t inu a t ion o f a t r end
th a t h a s d e v e lop ed a t USC : a t t r a c t in g and en r o l l in g a
g r e a t e r numb e r o f s tud en t s f rom th e low e r end o f th e
in c om e c on t inuum in c omp a r i s on t o o th e r p r i v a t e in s t i -
tu t i on s a r ound th e n a t i on . Th i s t r end i s a l s o r e f l e c t ed in
th e h i gh e r l e v e l o f c on c e rn e xp r e s s ed b y U SC f r e shm en
r e g a rd in g th e i r ab i l i t y t o f in an c e th e i r c o l l e g e edu c a t i on
and th e l a r g e numb e r o f s tud en t s wh o w e r e a t t r a c t ed t o
USC b y th e o f f e r o f f in an c i a l a s s i s t an c e m ad e b y th e
un i v e r s i t y .
Th e r e su l t s f rom th i s su r v e y p ro v id e in s i gh t s in to
th e USC f r e shm an c l a s s o f 1995 , and how th e y com -
p a r e to f r e shm en a round th e coun t ry and to e a r l i e r
USC c l a s s e s . Th e t r end s h i gh l i gh t ed in th i s r epo r t
d emon s t r a t e how f r e shm en a s a g roup h a v e ch an g ed
o v e r t im e . Th e c on c lu s i on s d r awn h e r e a r e g en e r a l i z a -
t ion s abou t a v e r y l a r g e g roup ; th e r e fo r e , ind i v idu a l
m emb e r s o f th i s c l a s s shou ld no t b e e xp e c t ed to con -
f o rm t o th e f ind in g s . Th e d a t a p r e s en t ed h e r e a r e on l y
c omp i l a t i on s o f th e v a r i ed th ou gh t s , b e l i e f s , and e xp e r i -
en c e s o f th e m an y d i f f e r en t ind i v idu a l s who m ak e up
th e v e r y d i v e r s e s tud en t p opu l a t i on a t th e U n i v e r s i t y o f
S ou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a . ❖
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
B e v e r y w e l l o f f f in an c i a l l y 8 0 . 2 6 3 . 1 7 3 . 8 6 9 . 9 7 3 . 7
B e c om e au th o r i t y in m y f i e ld 7 8 . 0 7 0 . 0 6 7 . 9 7 0 . 1 6 8 . 4
R a i s e a f am i l y 7 0 . 8 7 3 . 9 7 3 . 4 7 4 . 5 7 2 . 3
R e c o gn i t i on f r om c o l l e a gu e s 6 6 . 4 5 6 . 6 5 8 . 0 5 9 . 6 5 8 . 6
H e lp o th e r s in d i f f i cu l t y 6 1 . 9 6 5 . 1 6 3 . 2 6 6 . 1 6 1 . 2
D e v e l op ph i l o s oph y o f l i f e 4 8 . 7 6 1 . 9 5 0 . 2 5 3 . 9 4 6 . 5
K e ep up t o d a t e w i th p o l i t i c s 4 5 . 2 4 9 . 8 3 9 . 8 4 4 . 3 3 5 . 6
P r om o t e r a c i a l und e r s t and in g 4 1 . 4 4 2 . 2 3 9 . 0 4 0 . 6 3 4 . 8
S u c c e s s fu l in own bu s in e s s 4 9 . 9 3 2 . 9 3 8 . 2 3 8 . 6 3 8 . 8
A dm in i s t r a t i v e r e sp on s i b i l i t y 4 5 . 5 3 3 . 3 3 7 . 6 3 9 . 1 3 9 . 0
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
R om an C a th o l i c 3 0 . 6 3 2 . 6 3 0 . 1 4 1 . 2 3 2 . 8
N on e 2 1 . 2 2 2 . 0 1 9 . 0 1 6 . 9 1 6 . 1
O th e r Ch r i s t i an 1 1 . 6 6 . 2 7 . 1 7 . 1 8 . 1
P r e s b y t e r i an 5 . 8 5 . 0 5 . 6 4 . 3 4 . 5
B ap t i s t 4 . 9 4 . 4 7 . 0 4 . 6 8 . 7
J ew i sh 4 . 9 9 . 9 9 . 3 6 . 3 4 . 3
B uddh i s t 3 . 9 1 . 1 1 . 3 1 . 2 0 . 8
O th e r R e l i g i on 3 . 6 4 . 5 4 . 3 3 . 7 3 . 5
M e th od i s t 3 . 2 4 . 4 6 . 3 5 . 0 7 . 5
Lu th e r an 2 . 8 2 . 4 3 . 1 3 . 0 7 . 4
E p i s c op a l 2 . 2 3 . 8 2 . 8 2 . 9 2 . 3
I s l am i c 1 . 4 1 . 2 1 . 0 1 . 0 0 . 7
E a s t e rn O r th od o x 1 . 2 0 . 9 1 . 0 1 . 1 0 . 8
U n i t ed Chu r ch o f Ch r i s t 1 . 0 0 . 9 1 . 3 1 . 0 1 . 7
M o rm on 1 . 0 0 . 4 0 . 2 0 . 3 0 . 4
S e v en th D a y A d v en t i s t 0 . 5 0 . 2 0 . 3 0 . 2 0 . 2
Qu a k e r 0 . 3 0 . 3 0 . 2 0 . 2 0 . 2
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
F a r l e f t 1 . 7 2 . 5 2 . 1 2 . 0 2 . 1
L i b e r a l 2 4 . 7 2 9 . 7 2 8 . 1 2 6 . 7 2 4 . 6
M idd l e o f th e r o ad 4 3 . 0 3 9 . 6 4 8 . 4 4 5 . 2 4 9 . 8
C on s e r v a t i v e 2 8 . 7 2 6 . 7 2 8 . 2 2 4 . 5 2 2 . 1
F a r r i gh t 1 . 9 1 . 5 1 . 3 1 . 6 1 . 5
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
R a i s e t a x e s t o r edu c e d e f i c i t 3 0 . 7 3 7 . 5 3 1 . 7 3 2 . 0 3 0 . 4
W e a l th y sh ou ld p a y m o r e 5 4 . 7 5 7 . 2 6 4 . 4 5 8 . 7 6 4 . 0
t a x e s
A b o r t i on sh ou ld b e l e g a l 6 5 . 7 6 8 . 2 7 1 . 6 6 4 . 8 6 4 . 4
A b o l i sh d e a th p en a l t y 1 8 . 5 3 1 . 7 2 5 . 5 2 7 . 3 2 1 . 4
M a r i ju an a sh ou ld b e l e g a l i z ed 3 3 . 8 3 4 . 5 3 8 . 0 3 3 . 6 3 5 . 2
P r oh i b i t h om o s e xu a l r e l a t i on s 2 3 . 1 1 5 . 5 1 8 . 2 1 8 . 4 2 3 . 7
M a r r i ed w om en b e s t a t h om e 1 9 . 8 1 4 . 4 1 8 . 3 1 7 . 7 2 0 . 2
R a c i a l d i s c r im in a t i on n o 1 5 . 5 1 5 . 0 1 4 . 8 1 5 . 0 1 7 . 0
l on g e r p r o b l em
P r oh i b i t r a c i s t / s e x i s t sp e e ch 6 0 . 4 4 9 . 9 5 6 . 8 5 6 . 8 5 7 . 8
A b o l i sh a f f i rm a t i v e a c t i on in 6 0 . 8 6 1 . 4 5 7 . 0 5 9 . 3 5 5 . 2
c o l l e g e adm i s s i on s
B e t t e r edu c a t i on / j o b 9 2 . 9 9 1 . 6 9 0 . 1 9 0 . 3 8 8 . 4
opp o r tun i t i e s r edu c e c r im e
D en y edu c a t i on a c c e s s t o 4 2 . 1 3 4 . 6 3 4 . 6 3 6 . 1 3 6 . 8
und o cum en t ed ch i ld r en
H i -S e l H i -S e l A l l A l l
USC P r i v . P ub . P r i v . U n i v .
L ow in c om e s tud en t s 9 4 . 1 8 7 . 0 9 3 . 3 9 1 . 9 9 4 . 6
A th l e t e s 8 5 . 9 7 4 . 9 8 1 . 0 8 0 . 8 8 2 . 6
H i gh - a ch i e v in g s tud en t s 9 8 . 3 9 7 . 9 9 7 . 7 9 8 . 0 9 7 . 4
F o r e i gn s tud en t s 8 3 . 5 8 0 . 6 8 4 . 2 8 3 . 7 8 4 . 4
Ch i ld r en o f a lumn i 6 2 . 7 4 5 . 8 4 8 . 4 5 2 . 1 5 2 . 2
A f r i c an Am e r i c an s 6 4 . 6 5 8 . 3 6 4 . 4 6 3 . 1 6 5 . 0
Am e r i c an Ind i an s 6 5 . 3 5 9 . 0 6 5 . 0 6 3 . 7 6 5 . 7
A s i an Am e r i c an s 6 3 . 3 5 4 . 8 6 3 . 2 6 1 . 4 6 4 . 2
H i sp an i c s /L a t in o s 6 4 . 3 5 7 . 8 6 4 . 0 6 2 . 8 6 4 . 7
Wh i t e s /C au c a s i an s 6 0 . 8 4 9 . 0 5 9 . 9 5 8 . 1 6 2 . 6
MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 15 UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
NEW JOBS (UPC )
P r o g r am M an a g e r - R e q . 3 1 0 9 8A - A dm in -
i s t r a t i v e S e r v i c e s (G r a d e K )
P r o j e c t M an a g e r - R e q . 3 2 1 1 2 - F a c i l i t i e s
M an a g em en t (G r a d e K )
P r o g r am S p e c i a l i s t - R e q . 3 1 8 1 0 - E a r t h
(G r a d e I )
A dm in i s t r a t i v e S e r v i c e s C o o r d in a t o r I - R e q .
2 9 8 0 8 - WE SRAC (G r a d e H )
M an a g e r , A u x i l i a r y S e r v i c e s (P a y r o l l M an -
a g e r ) - R e q . 3 0 6 6 7A - A u x i l i a r y S e r -
v i c e s /H um an R e s o u r c e s (G r a d e H )
E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r y - R e q . 3 2 3 2 9 -
SBA /MBA A dm in i s t r a t i on (G r a d e H )
A r t s L a b o r a t o r y T e c hn i c i an I I - R e q . 3 2 2 2 0
- C in em a (G r a d e G )
A dm in i s t r a t i v e A s s i s t an t - R e q . 3 0 6 7 2 -
A u x i l i a r y S e r v i c e s (G r a d e G )
S e c r e t a r y I I - R e q . 3 2 3 9 7 - Ann en b e r g C en -
t e r (G r a d e F )
S e c r e t a r y I I - R e q . 3 0 2 6 6A - I n f o rm a t i on
S c i en c e s I n s t i t u t e (G r a d e F )
L i b r a r y A s s i s t an t I I - R e q . 3 0 4 5 7A - L aw L i -
b r a r y (G r a d e C 4 )
JOBS ST ILL AVA ILABLE (UPC )
D e v e l o pm en t D i r e c t o r (M an a g e r i a l ) - R e q .
3 0 9 5 8A - U n i v e r s i t y A d v an c e -
m en t /D e v e l o pm en t (G r a d e M )
U n i v e r s i t y C o un s e l I I - R e q . 3 2 3 8 1 &
3 2 3 8 2 - G en e r a l C o un s e l (G r a d e M )
M I S M an a g e r (D e c en t r a l i z e d ) - R e q . 2 9 5 7 2
- A r c h i t e c t u r e (G r a d e L )
P r o g r am D i r e c t o r - R e q . 3 2 2 9 1 - KU SC R a -
d i o (G r a d e L )
P r o g r am D i r e c t o r (D i r e c t o r , L an g u a g e C en -
t e r ) - R e q . 3 1 8 1 3 - LA S /A dm in i s t r a -
t i on (G r a d e L )
P r o g r am D i r e c t o r - R e q . 3 1 8 7 3 - P r o g r am -
m in g an d D a t a P r o c e s s in g (G r a d e L )
P r o g r am D i r e c t o r - R e q . 3 0 3 4 1A - U n i v e r -
s i t y A d v an c em en t /GAA (G r a d e L )
S en i o r B u s in e s s O f f i c e r I I - R e q . 3 0 1 1 4A -
C in em a /TV (G r a d e L )
S y s t em s P r o g r amm e r IV - R e q . 3 0 4 2 5A -
C om p u t e r S c i en c e (G r a d e L )
S y s t em s P r o g r amm e r IV - R e q . 3 1 2 8 9A ,
3 0 2 6 4A , 3 0 2 6 5 & 3 0 6 2 1 - E n g in e e r -
in g / I S I (G r a d e L ) N o t e : P o s i t i on s a r e
L o c a t e d I n T h e W a s h . D .C . A r e a .
D e v e l o pm en t O f f i c e r I I I - R e q . 3 0 8 4 5 -
L aw C en t e r (G r a d e K )
D e v e l o pm en t D i r e c t o r I I I (R e g i on a l D i r e c -
t o r O f D e v e l o pm en t ) - R e q . 3 0 3 2 7 ,
3 0 3 2 8A & 3 0 3 2 9A - U n i v e r s i t y A d -
v an c em en t / D e v e l o pm en t (G r a d e K )
M I S M an a g e r - R e q . 3 0 5 5 7A - SBA / I n f o r -
m a t i on R e s o u r c e s (G r a d e K )
P r o g r am M an a g e r - R e q . 2 9 9 1 0 - D en t i s t r y
(G r a d e K ) P r o g r am M an a g e r (P r o -
g r am A d v i s o r ) - R e q . 3 0 9 9 5A - E n g i -
n e e r in g / I S I (G r a d e K ) N o t e : P o s i t i on
I s L o c a t e d I n T h e W a s h . D .C . A r e a .
P u b l i c C omm un i c a t i on s S p e c i a l i s t ( 6 0% ) -
R e q . 2 9 9 6 3 - H SC /P u b l i c R e l a t i on s
(G r a d e K ) P u b l i c C omm un i c a t i on s
S p e c i a l i s t (M e d C omm un i c a t i on s O f -
f i c e r I ) - R e q . 3 1 1 9 8A - H SC /P u b l i c
R e l a t i on s (G r a d e K )
R a d i o P r o g r am H o s t , KU SC - R e q . 3 1 8 2 6
& 3 1 8 3 0 - U SC R a d i o (G r a d e K )
S en io r Bu s in e s s O f f i c e r I - R eq . 32361 -
S a f e t y & R i s k M an a g em en t
(G r ad e K )
S t a f f P s y c h o l o g i s t - R e q . 2 9 5 8 9 & 2 9 5 9 0 -
S t u d en t H e a l t h C en t e r (G r a d e K )
S y s t em s P r o g r amm e r I I I - R e q . 3 0 2 6 2 &
3 0 9 9 0A - En g in e e r in g / I S I (G r a d e K )
N o t e : P o s i t i on I s L o c a t e d I n T h e
W a s h . D .C . A r e a .
S y s t em s P r o g r amm e r I I I - R e q . 3 0 5 1 8 -
UC S S y s t em s /R e s e a r c h An d D e v e l o p -
m en t (G r a d e K )
C om p u t e r C on s u l t an t S p e c i a l i s t - R e q .
2 9 9 4 9 - Ann en b e r g C en t e r (G r a d e J )
C om p u t e r C on s u l t an t S p e c i a l i s t - R e q .
3 0 4 6 5A - SBA / I n f o rm a t i on R e s o u r c e s
(G r a d e J ) C om p u t e r C on s u l t an t S u -
p e r v i s o r - R e q . 3 0 4 7 7A - UC S U s e r
S e r v i c e s (G r a d e J )
P e r s onn e l S u p e r v i s o r (A s s i s t an t Em p l o y -
m en t M an a g e r ) - R e q . 2 9 8 5 2 - Em -
p l o ym en t /P e r s onn e l S e r v i c e s (G r a d e J )
S y s t em s P r o g r amm e r I I - R e q . 3 2 1 4 6 -
C om p u t e r S c i en c e (G r a d e J )
S y s t em s P r o g r amm e r I I - R e q . 3 0 9 8 3 - En -
g in e e r in g / I S I (G r a d e J ) N o t e : P o s i t i on
I s L o c a t e d I n T h e W a s h . D .C . A r e a .
T e c hn o l o g y L i c en s in g A s s o c i a t e - R e q .
3 2 2 6 6 - P a t en t & C o p y r i g h t A dm in -
i s t r a t i on (G r a d e J )
L i e u t en an t - R e q 3 2 1 6 1 - P u b l i c S a f e t y
(G r a d e QH )
C h i l d C a r e P r o g r am S p e c i a l i s t - R e q . 3 2 3 1 6
- LA S /H e a d S t a r t (G r a d e I )
C om p u t e r S e r v i c e s C on s u l t an t I I - R e q .
3 2 1 3 2 - G e r on t o l o g y (G r a d e I )
C ompu t e r S e r v i c e s C on su l t an t I I - R e q .
3 0 8 6 1A - UC S /U s e r S e r v i c e s
(G r ad e I )
C om p u t e r S e r v i c e s C on s u l t an t I I (R e s e a r c h
C om p u t in g S u p p o r t C on s u l t ) - R e q .
3 0 2 2 2 - SBA /K e c k C en t e r (G r a d e I )
D a t a N e tw o r k E n g in e e r IV - R e q . 3 0 2 5 6 -
En g in e e r in g / I S I (G r a d e I )
D o c um en t a t i on S p e c i a l i s t I I I - R e q . 3 0 4 8 3A
- UC S /U s e r S e r v i c e s (G r a d e I )
E d i t o r /W r i t e r I I - R e q . 3 1 1 4 9A - P u b l i c A d -
m in i s t r a t i on (G r a d e I )
E d i t o r /W r i t e r I I - R e q . 2 9 9 6 2 - P u b l i c R e l a -
t i on s (G r a d e I )
M an a g e r , A u x i l i a r y S e r v i c e s - R e q . 3 1 2 7 3A -
B o o k s t o r e /E d u t e c h (G r a d e I )
M an a g e r , A u x i l i a r y S e r v i c e s - R e q . 2 6 3 5 2 -
H o u s in g / S o u t h C om p l e x (G r a d e I )
PC S y s t em s An a l y s t - R e q . 3 0 4 6 3 -
LAW / I n f o rm a t i on T e c hn o l o g y
(G r a d e I )
P r o g r am S p e c i a l i s t (M an a g e r , S t u d en t an d
C o r p o r a t e R e l a t i on s ) - R e q . 2 6 3 2 6 -
Ann en b e r g S c h o o l (G r a d e I )
P r o g r am S p e c i a l i s t - R e q . 2 9 9 5 4 - C omm u -
n i t y E c on om i c D e v e l o pm en t /B u s in e s s
E x p an s i on N e tw o r k (BEN ) (G r a d e I )
P r o g r am S p e c i a l i s t - R e q . 3 1 2 4 4A - I n t e rn a -
t i on a l S t u d i e s (G r a d e I )
P r o g r am S p e c i a l i s t - R e q . 3 0 7 5 5A - U n i v e r -
s i t y A d v an c em en t /G en A l umn i A s s o -
c i a t i on (G r a d e I )
P r o g r amm e r /An a l y s t I I - R e q . 3 1 2 1 5A -
A I S / S tud en t In f o rm a t i on S y s t em s
(G r ad e I ) P r o g r amm e r An a l y s t I I -
R e q . 3 0 0 1 2 - En g in e e r in g / I S I
(G r ad e I )
S a l e s /M a r k e t in g M an a g e r - R e q . 2 9 5 4 5 -
S t u d en t A f f a i r s /U SC T r a v e l S e r v i c e
(G r a d e I ) S p e c i a l i z e d E q u i pm en t
M an a g e r - R e q . 3 0 8 6 5 - UC S /O p e r a -
t i on s an d F a c i l i t i e s (G r a d e I ) S t u d en t
P r o g r am s A d v i s o r I I (D i r e c t o r , A c a d e -
m i c R e c o gn i t i on P r o g r am s ) - R e q .
2 9 8 7 0 - O f f i c e o f t h e V i c e P r e s i d en t ,
S t u d en t A f f a i r s (G r a d e I )
A c a d em i c R e c o r d s & R e g i s t r a t i on C o o r d i -
n a t o r - R e q . 3 2 3 2 7 - SBA /R e g i s t r a r
(G r a d e H ) A dm in i s t r a t i v e S e r v i c e s
C o o r d in a t o r I ( 5 0% ) - R e q . 2 9 8 7 5 -
A c a d em i c A c h i e v em en t P r o g r am
(G r a d e H )
NEW JOBS (HSC )
R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e - R e q . 1 0 4 9 - M e d i c in e -
(G r a d e 0 0 )
PC S y s t em s An a l y s t - R e q . 1 7 5 9 - U SCP
S u r g e r y - (G r a d e I )
A dm in i s t r a t i v e S e r v i c e s C o o r d in a t o r I - R e q .
0 8 3 5 - IPR - (G r a d e H )
B u d g e t /B u s in e s s An a l y s t - R e q . 1 3 4 7 - B i o -
s t a t i s t i c s - (G r a d e H )
N u r s e P r a c t i t i on e r - R e q . 1 6 3 7 , 1 6 4 5 - P e d i -
a t r i c s /CMC -HMRC - (G r a d e HH )
R e g i s t e r e d N u r s e -L e a d - R e q . 1 4 1 7 - M e d i -
c in e - (G r a d e HG )
D i e t i t i an - R e q . 2 0 1 2 - M e d i c in e - (G r a d e
HF )
R e s e a r c h N u r s e - R e q . 2 0 0 1 - M e d i c in e -
(G r a d e HF )
S p e c i a l i z e d Im a g in g T e c hn o l o g i s t - R e q .
2 0 1 0 - M e d i c in e - (G r a d e HF )
B i l l in g A s s i s t an t - R e q . 1 6 7 0 - U SCP P s y -
c h i a t r y - (G r a d e HB )
C l in i c a l L a b A s s i s t an t - R e q . 2 0 1 7 - C an c e r
C en t e r - (G r a d e HB )
P h l e b o t om i s t - R e q . 2 0 1 1 - M e d i c in e -
(G r a d e HB )
A dm in i s t r a t i v e A s s i s t an t - R e q . 1 7 5 8 -
U SCP S u r g e r y - (G r a d e G )
R e s e a r c h L a b T e c h I I - R e q . 2 0 1 3 - C an c e r
C en t e r - (G r a d e F )
R e s e a r c h L a b T e c h I I - R e q . 2 0 1 6 - M e d i -
c in e - (G r a d e F )
S e c r e t a r y I I - R e q . 1 4 1 6 - M e d i c in e -
(G r a d e F )
O f f i c e A s s i s t an t I - R e q . 0 8 8 9 - C e l l & N e u -
r o b i o l o g y - (G r a d e D )
JOBS ST ILL AVA ILABLE (HSC )
D e v e l o pm en t D i r e c t o r - R e q . 1 7 2 0 - D e v e l -
o pm en t - (G r a d e M )
P r o g r am D i r e c t o r ( 5 0% t o 1 0 0% ) - R e q .
2 9 0 5 - M o l e c u l a r M i c r o b i o l o g y -
(G r a d e L )
S r . C l in i c a l A dm in i s t r a t o r - R e q . 1 2 0 9 -
U SCP / S u r g e r y - (G r a d e L )
P r o g r amm e r An a l y s t IV - R e q . 1 4 0 8 - C an -
c e r C en t e r - (G r a d e K )
P r o j e c t M an a g e r - R e q . 2 8 8 0 - I n t e rn a l
M e d i c in e - (G r a d e K )
P r o g r am M an a g e r - R e q . 1 6 8 9 - M e d i -
c in e /D i a b e t e s - (G r a d e K )
P r o j e c t M an a g e r - R e q . 0 2 5 6 - U SC P h y s i -
c i an s - (G r a d e K )
S r . B u s in e s s O f f i c e r I - R e q . 1 4 8 0 - F am i l y
M e d i c in e - (G r a d e K )
A c c o un t an t I - R e q . 2 8 9 1 - R a d i o l o g y -
(G r a d e I )
A p p o in tm en t & P r om o t i on C o o r d . - R e q .
2 8 9 2 - R a d i o l o g y - (G r a d e I )
P r o g r amm e r An a l y s t I I - R e q . 1 6 4 8 - P r e -
v en t i v e M e d i c in e - (G r a d e I )
P r o g r am S p e c i a l i s t - R e q . 1 6 1 6 - F am i l y
M e d i c in e - (G r a d e I )
P r o g r am S p e c i a l i s t - R e q . 1 7 7 8 - U SCP R a -
d i o l o g y - (G r a d e I )
P r o j e c t S p e c i a l i s t ( 5 0 - 1 0 0% ) - R e q . 0 8 3 3 -
IPR - (G r a d e I )
P r o j e c t S p e c i a l i s t - R e q . 1 2 3 2 - P h a rm a c y -
(G r a d e I )
A dm in i s t r a t i v e S e r v i c e s C o o r d in a t o r I - R e q .
0 8 3 1 - IPR - (G r a d e H )
Adm i s s i on s C oun s e l o r I - R eq . 1056 -
PA P r o g r am /F am i l y M ed i c in e -
(G r ad e H )
G r a p h i c D e s i gn e r - R e q . 2 9 1 3 - P e d s / I n -
s t r u c t i on a l Im a g . C en t e r - (G r a d e H )
P r o g r amm e r An a l y s t I - R e q . 1 6 9 2 -
SOM /F a c u l t y R e c o r d s O f f i c e -
(G r a d e H )
R e s e a r c h L a b T e c h I I I / S u p v . - R e q . 1 3 0 6 -
G en e T h e r a p y L a b - (G r a d e H )
S t a f f P e r f u s i on i s t - R e q . 2 8 4 0 - U SCP
S u r g e r y - (G r a d e H I )
C l in i c M an a g e r - R e q . 2 8 6 2 - U SC P h y s i -
c i an s - (G r a d e HH )
N u r s in g S u p e r v i o s r - R e q . 1 4 8 1 - F am i l y
M e d i c in e - (G r a d e HH )
N u r s e M i dw i f e - R e q . 1 1 6 6 - U SCP
O b /G yn - (G r a d e HH )
P h y s i c i an A s s i s t an t - R e q . 1 4 6 2 - M e d i -
c in e /H em a t o l o g y - (G r a d e HH )
P h y s i c a l T h e r a p i s t I I - R e q . 2 9 5 8 - P h y s i c a l
T h e r a p y - (G r a d e HG )
R e g i s t e r e d N u r s e -L e a d - R e q . 1 6 1 9 - F am i l y
M e d i c in e - (G r a d e HG )
C l in i c a l L a b T e c hn o l o g i s t - R e q . 0 0 3 1 , 1 1 8 5
- P a t h o l o g y - (G r a d e HF )
R e g i s t e r e d N u r s e - R e q . 1 7 6 3 - U SCP
S u r g e r y - (G r a d e HF )
R e s e a r c h N u r s e - R e q . 1 0 0 4 - F am i l y M e d i -
c in e - (G r a d e HF )
R e s e a r ch N u r s e - R e q . 1631 - P ed i a t r i c s /
CMC -HMRC - (G r ad e HF )
R e g i s t e r e d N u r s e - R e q . 1 6 0 5 - U SCP G en -
e r a l A dm in i s t r a t i on - (G r a d e HF )
S p e c i a l i z e d Im a g in g T e c hn o l o g i s t - R e q .
1 4 1 5 - M e d i c in e - (G r a d e HF )
A c c oun t R e p r e s en t a t i v e - R e q . 1 2 0 8 ,
1 7 1 9 , 1 6 5 4 - U SCP S u r g e r y -
(G r ad e HD )
RESEARCH ASSOC IATES
R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e - R e q . 0 6 0 1 , 1 0 1 0 - B i o -
c h em i s t r y - (G r a d e 0 0 )
R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e - R e q . 0 0 9 1 , 0 0 9 3 ,
0 6 9 2 8 , 0 8 9 5 - C e l l & N e u r o b i o l o g y -
(G r a d e 0 0 )
R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e - R e q . 0 6 7 1 5 - M i c r o b i -
o l o g y - (G r a d e 0 0 )
R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e - R e q . 0 6 6 6 1 , 0 7 0 6 ,
2 9 8 8 - P a t h o l o g y - (G r a d e 0 0 )
R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e - R e q . 0 9 1 8 - P e d i -
a t r i c s /CMC -HMRC - (G r a d e 0 0 )
R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e - R e q . 0 7 4 1 , 0 5 9 6 5 ,
0 6 4 4 4 , 1 2 4 1 , 1 2 3 9 - P h a rm a c y -
(G r a d e 0 0 )
R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e - R e q . 1 2 2 6 , 0 6 5 7 2 -
U SCP - (G r a d e 0 0 ) ❖
JOB OPEN INGS
T h e fo l low i n g a r e n ew l y l i s t e d po s i t io n s a t t h e u n i v e r s i t y a n d p r e v io u s l y l i s t e d jo b s t h a t h a d no t
y e t b e e n f i l l e d a s o f M a r c h 8 , 1 9 9 6. F u l l jo b d e s c r i p t io n s a n d m i n im um r e q u i r em e n t s a r e a v a i l a b l e
a t t h e Em p lo ym e n t O f f i c e .
I t i s t h e u n i v e r s i t y ' s po l i c y t h a t em p lo y e e s w ho a r e l a i d o f f r e c e i v e p r io r i t y i n b e i n g r e lo c a t e d to
o t h e r po s i t io n s f o r w h i c h t h e y q u a l i f y . W h e n a p p l y i n g fo r a po s i t io n , p l e a s e r e f e r to t h e jo b t i t l e ,
g r a d e l e v e l a n d r e q u i s i t io n n um b e r . T h e Jo b s S t i l l A v a i l a b l e s e c t io n s b e low h a v e b e e n e d i t e d f o r
s p a c e a n d do no t n e c e s s a r i l y r e p r e s e n t a n e x h a u s t i v e l i s t i n g o f o p e n i n g s . Fo r com p l e t e jo b l i s t i n g s ,
v i s i t t h e Em p lo ym e n t O f f i c e a t 3 5 3 5 S . F i g u e ro a S t . , Room 1 0 0 , o n t h e U n i v e r s i t y P a r k C am p u s , o r
1 9 7 5 Zo n a l A v e . , KAM 4 0 9 , a t t h e H e a l t h S c i e n c e s C am p u s . Fo r mo r e i n f o rm a t io n , c a l l 7 4 0 - 7 2 5 2
a t U PC o r 3 4 2 - 1 0 1 0 a t H SC . A n em p lo y e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e fo r d i s a b l e d p e r so n s i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e
em p lo ym e n t s t a f f .
EQUAL OPPORTUN ITY AND AFF IRMAT IVE ACT ION POL ICY
T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f So u t h e rn C a l i fo rn i a i s p ro ud l y p l u r a l i s t i c a nd f i rm l y comm i t t ed to p ro -
v id in g equ a l oppo r tun i t y fo r ou t s t and in g m en and wom en o f e v e ry r a c e , c r e ed and b a c k -
g ro u nd .
T h i s u n i v e r s i t y i s a l so f i rm l y comm i t t ed to comp l y i n g w i t h a l l app l i c ab l e l aw s a nd go v e rn -
men t a l re gu l a t ion s a t the f ede r a l , s t a te and lo c a l le v e l s wh i ch p roh ib i t d i s c r im in a t ion , o r
wh i ch m and a te th a t spe c i a l con s ide r a t ion be g i v en , on the b a s i s o f r a ce , re l i g ion , n a t ion a l
o r i g i n , g e nd e r , a g e , V i e t n am v e t e r a n s t a t u s , d i s ab i l i t y , s e x u a l o r i e n t a t io n , o r a n y o t h e r c h a r a c -
te r i s t i c wh i ch m a y f rom t ime to t ime be spe c i f ied in su ch l aw s o r re gu l a t ion s . Th i s good -
f a i t h e f fo r t to comp l y i s m ad e e v e n w h e n s u c h l aw s a nd r e g u l a t io n s co n f l i c t w i t h e a c h o t h e r .
U SC s t r i v e s to b u i ld a comm u n i t y i n w h i c h e a c h p e r so n r e sp e c t s t h e r i g h t s o f o t h e r p eo -
p le to be p roud o f who and wh a t the y a re , to l i v e and wo r k in pe a ce and d i gn i t y , and to
h a v e an equ a l oppo r tun i t y to r e a l i z e th e i r fu l l po t en t i a l a s ind i v idu a l s and m emb e r s o f so c i -
e t y . T o t h i s e nd t h e u n i v e r s i t y p l a c e s g r e a t emp h a s i s o n t ho s e v a l u e s a nd v i r t u e s t h a t b i nd u s
to g e t h e r a s h um a n b e i n g s a nd m emb e r s o f t h e T ro j a n F am i l y .
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MARCH 18 , 1996 PAG E 16 UN IV ER S ITY O F SOUTH ERN CA L I FORN IA CHRON IC L E
A f t e r Lu c r e a t ed a b lu ep r in t , th e MOEA a g r e ed to
p r o v id e fund in g f o r fu r th e r d e v e l opm en t o f th e p l an . A
y e a r a g o , p r e s id en t S t e v en B . S amp l e and MOEA ’ s Y an g
s i gn ed a m em o r andum o f und e r s t and in g . L a s t A u gu s t ,
th e in s t i tu t e o f f i c i a l l y op en ed i t s d o o r s , w o r k in g on p r o -
j e c t s w i th th e Indu s t r i a l T e chn o l o g y R e s e a r ch In s t i tu t e
( ITR I ) – a r e s e a r ch and d e v e lopm en t o rg an i z a t ion
l a r g e l y fund ed b y MOEA .
In add i t ion to m an a g in g MOEA ’ s p l ann in g p ro j e c t
w i th AP I , ITR I h a s c omm i t t ed t o a tw o - y e a r r o l l ou t o f a
p a r tn e r sh i p p r o j e c t c a l l ed “ INTRO . ”
AP I ’ s e f f o r t s a r e i t th r e e a r e a s :
♦Ap a r tn e r sh ip p r o g r am w i l l f o s t e r s t r a t e g i c a l l i an c e s
b e tw e en l e ad in g mu l t in a t ion a l comp an i e s in N o r th
Am e r i c a and A s i a .
♦An edu c a t i onp r o g r am w i l l a s s i s t in d e v e l op in g ed -
u c a t i on a l r e s ou r c e s , p a r t i cu l a r l y in A s i a , th a t a r e n e ed ed
t o t r a in th e l a r g e numb e r s o f qu a l i f i ed p e r s onn e l n e c e s -
s a r y f o r d e v e l o pm en t p l an s .
♦At e chn o l o g yp r o g r am w i l l d e v e l op and app l y n ew
t e chn iqu e s jo in t l y w i th p a r t i c ip a t in g A s i an and N o r th
Am e r i c an c om p an i e s .
P a r tn e r sh ip i s a k e y e l em en t . A c c o r d in g t o Lu , a m a -
j o r imp e tu s , f r om th e T a iw an e s e s id e , w a s th e d e s i r e t o
f o s t e r c on t a c t b e tw e en A s i an and N o r th Am e r i c an f i rm s
n o t ju s t a t th e en g in e e r in g and t e chn o l o g y d e v e l opm en t
l e v e l bu t a l s o a t th e c o r p o r a t e p o l i c y l e v e l .
N ew l y app o in t ed p r o f e s s o r o f indu s t r i a l and s y s t em s
en g in e e r in g R . P . “Ch r i s ” C a r en i s p l a y in g a k e y r o l e in
a ch i e v in g th i s go a l . R e c ru i t ed b y th e S choo l o f En g i -
n e e r in g l a s t f a l l , th e f o rm e r s en i o r c o rp o r a t e v i c e p r e s i -
d en t fo r s c i en c e and en g in e e r in g a t Lo ckh e ed Co rp .
jo in ed th e n ew in s t i tu t e a s co -d i r e c to r ( s e e ad j a c en t
s i d e b a r ) .
“ [C a r en ’ s ] p a r t i c ip a t i on , g i v en h i s t r a c k r e c o rd w i th
m an y y e a r s o f indu s t r i a l l e ad e r sh ip e xp e r i en c e , p ro v id e s
in s t an t c r ed ib i l i t y f o r th e in s t i tu t e in t e rm s o f t i e s w i th
h i gh - t e chn o l o g y Am e r i c an c om p an i e s , ” L u s a id .
I N THE PARTNERSH IP AREA,th e f i r s t o f a s e r i e s o f AP I -
sp on s o r ed l e ad e r sh ip f o rum s i s s ch edu l ed t o t a k e p l a c e in
L o s An g e l e s in M a y . E v en t s l i k e th i s w i l l b r in g e x e cu t i v e s
f r om m a j o r U . S . f i rm s t o g e th e r w i th v i s i t in g T a iw an e s e
bu s in e s s and g o v e rnm en t l e ad e r s .
In edu c a t i on , th e AP I i s w o r k in g w i th th e Ch i an g In -
du s t r i a l Ch a r i t y F ound a t ion o f H on g K on g on a f i v e -
y e a r comb in ed spon so r sh ip and p r o j e c t suppo r t g r an t .
Th e found a t ion w a s e s t ab l i sh ed by Ch en Ch i ang ,
found e r o f Ch en H son g Ho ld in g s L td . , a m a ch in e r y
m anu f a c tu r in g comp an y w i th f a c i l i t i e s in T a iw an , th e
P e o p l e ’ s R e pu b l i c o f Ch in a and H on g K on g .
USC a lumn a L i l y Ch i an g , m an a g in g d i r e c to r o f
Ch en H song Ho ld ing s and d augh t e r o f th e f i rm ’ s
f ound e r , s e r v e s on th e AP I ad v i s o r y b o a r d .
U nd e r th e t r a in in g p r o g r am su p p o r t ed b y th e Ch i an g
F ound a t i on , p r om i s in g PRC - b a s ed y oun g e r m an a g e r s in
a v a r i e t y o f indu s t r i e s – no t Ch en H son g emp lo y e e s –
w i l l com e to USC th i s y e a r fo r th r e e -mon th cou r s e s in
m od e rn p r odu c t i on and m an a g em en t m e th od s .
Th e a g r e em en t w i th th e Ch i an g F ound a t i on w i l l a l s o
op en up th e th i r d AP I f o cu s : t e chn o l o g y . AP I w i l l w o r k
w i th v a r i ou s A s i an b od i e s t o o r g an i z e t e chn o l o g y p r o j e c t s
in a r e a s o f m od e rn m anu f a c tu r in g t e chn o l o g y , and p r o -
v id e a c c e s s to a c tu a l r e s e a r ch f a c i l i t i e s in th e Un i t ed
S t a t e s , a t U SC and e l s ewh e r e .
AP I w i l l d r aw on th e e xp e r t i s e o f num e rou s USC
s ch o o l s – in c lud in g En g in e e r in g , Bu s in e s s Adm in i s t r a -
t i on , P ub l i c Adm in i s t r a t i on and p o s s ib l y th e Ann enb e r g
S choo l fo r Commun i c a t ion and th e S choo l o f U rb an
P l ann in g and D e v e l o pm en t .
In add i t i on t o th e p r o j e c t s a l r e ad y m en t i on ed , AP I i s
in a c t i v e n e go t i a t ion s w i th po t en t i a l p a r tn e r s f rom In -
don e s i a , Th a i l and , K o r e a and e l s ewh e r e in Sou th e a s t
A s i a .
AP I i s a l so g e a r in g up a s e rv i c e d e s i gn ed to h e lp
A s i an bu s in e s s e s e xp ed i t e th e p ro c e s s o f t r an s f e r r in g
Am e r i c an t e chn o l o g y and cu l t i v a t in g j o in t bu s in e s s v en -
tu r e s and in t e rn a t i on a l t e chn o l o g y c o l l a b o r a t i on s .
I N TERMS OF TECHNOLOG IES,Lu s a id th a t
AP I w i l l in i t i a l l y c on c en t r a t e on c ommun i -
c a t i on and in f o rm a t i on t e chn o l o g i e s ; g l o b a l
m anu f a c tu r in g en t e r p r i s e s y s t em s ; and a v i a -
t i on , sp a c e and ad v an c ed t r an sp o r t a t i on in -
du s t r i e s .
“Th e s e t e chn i c a l a r e a s r e f l e c t th e
s t r en g th s o f th e un i v e r s i t y , th e indu s t r i e s
b a s ed in S ou th e rn C a l i fo rn i a , th e un i v e r -
s i t y ’ s w o r ldw id e indu s t r i a l p a r tn e r s and th e
n e ed s o f em e r g in g indu s t r i e s in A s i a , ” h e
s a id .
A c c o r d in g t o Lu , AP I w i l l a t t r a c t p a r t i c -
i p an t s in a num b e r o f c a t e g o r i e s , in c lud in g :
♦ Dono r s :Ind i v idu a l s and o r g an i z a -
t ion s th a t suppo r t AP I ’ s lon g - t e rm v i s ion
and w i sh to h e lp t r an s fo rm th e w a y A s i an
and W e s t e rn indu s t r i e s c o l l a b o r a t e ;
♦ Spon so r s :O r g an i z a t ion s and co rpo -
r a t ion s th a t suppo r t AP I ’ s indu s t r i a l /un i -
v e r s i t y l i a i s on a c t i v i t i e s .
♦ C l i en t s : O r g an i z a t ion s th a t com e to
th e in s t i tu t e fo r sp e c i f i c s e rv i c e s w i th a
g l ob a l o r i en t a t i on , su ch a s t r a in in g , d e g r e e
p r o g r am s , t e chn o l o g y d e v e l o pm en t an d p a r tn e r sh i p s ; an d
♦ A s so c i a t e s :O r g an i z a t ion s , p r im a r i l y f rom th e
U n i t ed S t a t e s and Eu r op e , th a t w i l l au gm en t U SC f a c -
u l t y t o d e l i v e r su ch s e r v i c e s .
“A s th e l a r g e s t p r i v a t e r e s e a r ch un i v e r s i t y in th e
w e s t e rn Un i t ed S t a t e s , w i th s t rong l ink s to m a jo r
S ou th e rn C a l i f o rn i a and U . S . c o rp o r a t i on s , U SC i s th e
id e a l in s t i tu t ion to hou s e th e in s t i tu t e , ” Lu s a id . “ I t s
mu l t id i s c ip l in a r y and in t e rn a t ion a l fo cu s f i t s p e r f e c t l y
w i th U SC ’ s S t r a t e g i c P l an . ” ❖
New in s t i tu te
➤c o n t i n u e d f r om p a g e 1
T h e A s i a P a c i f i c I n s t i tu t e fo r G lob a l Indu s t r i a l L e ad e r sh ip found e r and d i r e c -
to r S t e p h e n C h i h -Y an g Lu .
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h a t p e r su ad ed on e o f C a l i f o rn i a ’ s b e s t
kn own a e r o sp a c e e x e cu t i v e s t o l e a v e in -
du s t r y t o j o in th e un i v e r s i t y ?
“ I h ad a r e a s on a b l y l on g h i s t o r y w i th
U SC , ” s a id R . P . “Ch r i s ” C a r en . “ I h ad b e en on th e
S ch o o l o f En g in e e r in g ’ s B o a r d o f C oun c i l o r s f o r e i gh t
y e a r s . I l i k e th e a tm o sph e r e on th e c ampu s . I w a s p a r t i c -
u l a r l y s t ru c k b y th e c o op e r a t i v e sp i r i t I f ound am on g
f a cu l t y – I f ound th a t s om ewh a t unu su a l . ”
C a r en , f o rm e r l y c o rp o r a t e v i c e p r e s id en t f o r s c i en c e
and en g in e e r in g a t L o c kh e ed C o rp . , j o in ed th e s ch o o l
l a s t f a l l a s a r e -
s e a r ch p r o f e s s o r in
th e D ep a r tm en t o f
Indu s t r i a l and S y s -
t em s En g in e e r in g .
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fu l l - t im e a s c o -d i -
r e c t o r o f th e A s i a
P a c i f i c In s t i tu t e
( s e e a d j a c e n t s t o r y ) .
“C o op e r a t i on
i s imp o r t an t , ” h e
s a id , “ b e c au s e th i s
o r g an i z a t i on d e -
p end s on f o s t e r in g
c o op e r a t i on . I t s
su c c e s s w i l l b e en -
su r ed b y th a t en v i -
r onm en t . ”
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AP I , C a r en w i l l b e f o cu s in g on m a k in g U . S . indu s t r y
m o r e aw a r e o f th e c ap a b i l i t i e s and indu s t r i a l p o t en t i a l o f
T a iw an and o th e r A s i an c oun t r i e s – and m a k in g P a c i f i c
R im n a t i on s aw a r e o f s t a t e s id e opp o r tun i t i e s .
H e b e l i e v e s th a t U SC h a s a bu i l t - in ad v an t a g e in t r y -
in g t o e s t a b l i sh su ch r e l a t i on sh ip s .
“Th e un i v e r s i t y h a s a un i qu e p o s i t i on . I t h a s s o
m an y f o rm e r s tud en t s f r om A s i an c oun t r i e s , s o m an y
a lumn i in imp o r t an t r o l e s in g o v e rnm en t and indu s t r y . ”
A t l e a s t 2 0 , 0 0 0 E a s t and S ou th -E a s t A s i an s h a v e a t -
t end ed U SC s in c e W o r ld W a r I I – m o r e th an h a v e a t -
t end ed an y o th e r r e s e a r ch in s t i tu t i on ou t s id e o f A s i a , a c -
c o r d in g t o un i v e r s i t y o f f i c i a l s .
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a r en d e s c r ib e s h im s e l f a s “ in t e r e s t ed in th e
p ro c e s s o f en g in e e r in g ” – th e m an a g em en t
p r a c t i c e o f b r in g in g t e chno lo g i c a l d e v e lop -
m en t in t o r e a l i t y .
A f t e r r e c e i v in g h i s Ph .D . in ph y s i c s f r om Oh i o S t a t e
U n i v e r s i t y in 1961 , C a r en sp en t 34 y e a r s a t L o c kh e ed .
Du r in g th a t t im e , h e w a s in v o l v ed w i th num e r ou s p r o -
g r am s , in c lud in g L o c kh e ed ’ s w o r k in s a t e l l i t e t e chn o l -
o g y . H e w a s a l s o d i r e c t o r o f th e a e r o sp a c e f i rm ’ s w e l l -
kn own P a l o A l t o R e s e a r ch L ab o r a t o r i e s .
C a r en i s a m emb e r o f th e N a t i on a l A c ad em y o f
En g in e e r in g , a f e l l ow o f th e Am e r i c an In s t i tu t e o f
A e r on au t i c s and A s t r on au t i c s , th e Am e r i c an A s s o c i a -
t i on f o r th e Ad v an c em en t o f S c i en c e and th e A s t ro -
n au t i c a l S o c i e t y .
“ I ’ v e h ad m an y y e a r s o f indu s t r i a l e xp e r i en c e , ” h e
s a id . “ I am l o o k in g f o rw a r d t o p a s s in g on th i s e xp e r i -
en c e t o a y oun g e r g en e r a t i on . ” ❖
Fo rme r Lo ckheed
exe cu t i ve tapped
to co -d i re c t A s ia
P a c i f i c In s t i tu te
b y E r i c M an k in
IR EN E F ERT IK
IR EN E F ERT IK
In te rna t iona l te ch ta lk :
Fo r i n fo rm a t io n a bo u t t h e A s i a P a c i f i c I n s t i t u t e fo r
G lo b a l I n d u s t r i a l L e a d e r s h i p , c a l l 7 4 0 - 6 6 6 7 , o r s e n d
em a i l to S t e p h e n C h i h -Y a n g L u a t s c lu@ r c f .u s c .edu
o r R . P . “C h r i s ” C a r e n a t ca ren@ r c f .u s c .edu .
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I N T E R D I S C I P L I N A R Y
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University of Southern California chronicle, volume 15, number 24 (1996 March 18). Published for the faculty & staff. Published weekly on Mondays, September throught April (except the week of Thanksgiving, two weeks before and after Christmas, and the week of spring break); and biweekly May through June.
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USC chronicle, vol. 15, no. 24 (1996 Mar. 18)
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University of Southern California chronicle, vol. 15, no. 24 (1996 Mar. 18) (
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