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Sa^scouncil preside Greeks By John Vaughan Staff Writer Fraternity and sorority members will not be asked to support an official Greek slate in USC's Student Government elections Marcn 12, according to newlyelected Intrafraternity Council President Tony Turner. Turner said that in past elections, lists of Greek candidates were circulated among the fraternities and sororities. However, Turner said under his direction, IFC will not request that Greeks vote one way or another. "There is not a slate that the Greeks are going to go out and vote for. If, how ver, a Soviet imn I"/"?**tr UCW3 OLill By Forrest Brown Slnff Writer Jews are still suffering persecution, both educationally and socially, in the Soviet Union, according to a recently immigrated Soviet Jew teaching at USC. Yuly Makovoz, a USC mathematics professor, spoke at an Amnesty In ternational meeting last Thursday on the persecution of Jews in the Soviet Union and his own confrontations with the Soviel system. "This kind of regional persecution againsl ethnic groups is the sign of an ill society,' said Makovoz, who has been in the Unitec States since April 1980. JEWISH immigration from Russia has been curtailed recently, Makovoz said, anc those wanting to come into the U.S. take great oersonal risk in aDDlvinc to leave th< country. If a person's immigration 15 refused, he is often exiled socially by th< community and risks losing his job Makovoz said. Makovoz explained that Jevvi&li per secution is not a new phenomenon, but goes back as far as Czarist Russia. He said " Tou/c uforo nnt alu/uvs nprsppiitpd nnripi the Soviet regime, and, in fact, some Jews aided in the Communist revolution." Makovoz said the first wave of oppression in Russia began after Stalin came to power But Jews were not singled out for punish ment. Until the timev Jews held man> positions in the Communist Party. "THE FIRST strong sign of governmenl anti-Semitism began after World War II. Ir 1948, a big campaign began against the Jews," Makovoz said. He said Soviet propagandists cleverlj riisfruised Jewish oersecution. often usim words such as "cosmopolitanists" t< categorize Jews in ways that would no imply national and ethnic origins. "There is no other press besides th< government-controlled press, which begai the campaign against cosmopolitanism an< Jews," Makovoz said. pill I hit neecn I smsmm&B I Win a trip to E & Ride the Wr I "Great Buck I Next week at B You must nt ; not organ candidate is a member of a fraternity or sorority, common sense wouia teil you that they are more likely to receive stronger Greek support from their friends," Turner said. "WE HAVE had several people come before IFC and the Panhellenic Council asking for our support and that's fine," he said. Turner said he is concerned that USC students may view the elections as a Greekversus-independent event and that he is "personally heading that off." Panhellenic President Kay Davis said Panhell will not support a Greek slate ligrant says >ersecuted THE SOVIET nress justified .lowish persecution by saying Jews were not ( faithful to the "motherland" during World War II,. Makovoz said, even though Jews j actually had a higher degree of participation in the war than most other nationalities. After Stalin's death, anti-Semitism in Russia eased for a short while. I The second wave of persecution began in the late 60s, Makovoz said, partly because of Russia's desire for friendly relations with Arab countries. This second wave of persecution is continuing today, affecting education as well as I other areas of life, Makovoz said. "Only a ^1! ?1- A- I + ... . - ... sugni numDer 01 jews get into the nigher educational fields," he said. 1 IN ORDER to get the equivalent of an American master's degree, a Soviet citizen must pass a test to enter a university. Jews are failed simply because of their ethnic background, even if they are "A" students, ? Makovozsaid. His own experience with the anti-Semitic Russian government began while he was . teaching at the University of Minsk 11 years ' ago. ^ Makovoz's brother, an outspoken student ; at the same university, read in a local newspaper that there was no Jewish persecution in Russia. When officials learned that Makovoz's brother had spoken r privately to the author against the article, \ he was expelled from the university. THE NEXT year, when Makovoz's job l came up for review, he was fired in a secret ^ vote. 4 Makovoz was unemployed for eight ' months, what he called a "very harsh reality in Soviet Russia.'' ' Finally, after writing a Communist of* ficial about the problem, Makovoz got a job t at a less demanding educational institution. Having a new job did not satisfy Makovoz, however, and he decided to leave all the rv i t? &? A. ?? * A c nypwi isy in ins eouniry 10 lmmigraie 10 i the U.S. J "There is no place for honest people in this country (Russia)," Makovozsa(d. =Sycrfieil nunc van Daytona Beach. I anglerJeans I ting Bull Works!" I the Holiday Inn. I be 18 to enter. Jf izing offl either. STUDENT GOVERNMENT Vice President Jeff Floyd said he didn t know of any efforts to form a Greek ticket this year. "I know that there is a Greek candidate for president this year and that there are two Greek candidates for vice-president. And what is a slate? I don't think there would be more than one candidate for each office," Floyd said. Floyd agreed with Turner that most Greeks will support Greek candidates. "Obviously, the fraternities and sororities will probably give more support to their ranrliHatos " hp said Ho said an official ( Campu SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II - ,> male student was arrested for public drunkenness, disorderly conduct anr resisting arrest at Bates West social hall A battery was taken from a car parked ir j a lot near the Booker T. Washington posl (office. Money and several items were stoler from a non-student visiting a friend ii Bates House. T.../. Unit,. 1 C C i wu uuius weic l einuveu irum a lenct post on the north side of Williams-Brice stadium and the gate was pushed open Nothing was missing from the stadium. A false fire alarm was pulled ir J ^Bordedorm. | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 ? ,A male student was found in violation of South ! Building visiting hours when an : J 1 ! J A x X I- A ? .. uniutiiumeu resiueni reponeu mm 10 a ] student security guard. An electric mortar mixer was taken from a construction area at the soccer field. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 ? Two speakers were stolen from a car parked in Blossom Street Garage after the thief broke a window to gain entrance. Hubcaps were removed from a car parked in tUA \ I 7 1 ~ IT. A. f f-4-1 1-A uic wauc nampiuii nuiei 101. Two paintings were stolen from Kappa I Alpha fraternity lounge. A male student jl reported receiving harassing phone calls 1 at his Wade Hampton Hotel room. Cinematic A pn The Schlitz Cfo STAGE sHflMB ' Starring John \X ;i John Wayne cm, the Claire Trevor charactc John Carradine KiKht P" Thomas Mitchell inicrtanj siuuicntl Directed by John Ford Vintag j Monday, Februai Union Pre ciai slate Greek ticket would not be a popular move because of problems in past elections. FLOYD SAID he was not sure how many students filed for candidacy. He said no Student Government officers are running for offices. Turner, who was Student Government attorney general this year, said he decided he couldn't hold down another Student Government office along with the IFC presidency. Floyd said polling places have been set and will be announced soon. s Crime" ' l WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 : Several items of clothing and a backpack 1 were stolen from a non-student's car narked near Blatt Phvsical Fkiucation ) Center alter the thief broke a window to t gain entrance. A wallet was stolen from a coat left on the gym floor in the p.e. i center while the owner was playing i basketball. A staff member's wallet was stolen f ? from her unlocked Wardlaw College i office. A bicycle was stolen from a rack outside Bates West. A female student reported receiving obscene and i threatening phone calls at her Wade Hampton Hotel room. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 ? A staff I member's purse was stolen from a room in Booker T. Washington Medical Center and was later found empty in bushes outside. A wallet was stolen from the ARA Food Services office in Capstone. The license plate was removed from a car parked outside Capstone. A watch ; was reported stolen from a South Tower room and a gold bracelet was reported missing. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 ? A tape deck, power booster and 20 cassette tapes were reported stolen from a car parked in a Wheat Street lot. A radio, equalizer and radar detector were stolen from a car parked in Blossom Street Garage. A parking meter was removed from 600 Bull St. J jrts Committee ! isents \ tssic Movie Series COACH ync is the Ringo Kkl in the classic west first to introduce moral dilemmas ami r studies into an action oriented plot. ! .'viously unrelated people find their lives jlcd aboard a westbound stage coaeh ' y attacked by Indians. \e 1939 \ mm itnuyt WB schlltz. w Gofbrit! ry 16, 1981, 9:30 PM >gram Office