Community Briefs
By Daily Bruin Staff
March 3, 1998 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4, 1998
Community Briefs
BRIEFS:
USAC appoints chair of election board
At the general council meeting Tuesday, the Undergraduate
Students Association Council (USAC) unanimously approved Anthony
Brockington, the former chair of investigations, as the chair of
the election board. According to election board bylaws, an
appointment should have come before fall quarter.
As the e-board chair, Brockington will oversee the USAC
elections in May. His office will investigate allegations proposed
by different groups.
Allegations made by Robert Rhoan of violations of election
bylaws within USAC went unchecked because of the absence of an
e-board chair.
"I am interested in the position because I believe that student
government is beneficial to the career of a college student,"
Brockington said.
"It acts as our primary example of democracy in action and
displays how we all can have a voice in the destiny of our
institution."
Student leaders are often compensated
From full tuition to annual salaries topping $10,000,
universities across the country are offering student government
leaders compensation for their efforts.
Student Leader magazine recently surveyed 150 public and private
universities; of those, 88 percent gave some type of compensation
to student government leaders.
Schools offer stipends, scholarships and cash so students can
concentrate on student government without having to worry about
part-time jobs, said Butch Oxendine, editor of Student Leader.
Paying students also increases interest and professionalism, he
said.
At the University of South Florida, top student government
members are paid $10,937 a year. Student leaders never lose sight
of their loyalties, university officials said.
El Nino spawns rash of allergies
California’s El Nino rains have brought a bumper crop of
allergy-producing mold and pollen, and people are suffering.
Doctors’ waiting rooms are clogged with the sniffling, wheezing and
itchy-eyed.
"I have patients who haven’t had allergy attacks for 15 years
coming in with 10 days of horrible allergic symptoms," Dr. Bernard
Geller, a Santa Monica allergist, said Tuesday. "They have
mountains of tissues alongside their bed."
Los Angeles had its wettest February on record with 13.68 inches
of rain, toppling the 1884 record of 13.37.
The rain is stimulating the growth of mold, trees and grass.
More misery lies ahead in the summer when weeds and flowers
blossom.
Geller thinks rye grass planted to hold back mudslides in
fire-scorched areas is a major culprit. He advises keeping windows
closed and putting high-efficiency particle air filters in
bedrooms.
L.A. City College offers summer England tour
Los Angeles City College is offering a two-week study tour of
England during the upcoming summer. The program will run from July
6 to 21.
The program includes planned visits to Stratford-upon-Avon,
several museums and the Globe, National and Haymarket theaters in
London. Students will gain two units of college credit and stay
with British host families.
For $2,500, students will receive round-trip airfare,
accommodations (with estimates based on double-occupancy rates),
London transit passes, entrance fees and the cost of some
excursions.
The program will be led by William G. Thomas. He can be reached
at (213) 744-9052.
Compiled from Daily Bruin wire and staff reports.
