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Reaction to Reag
among students,
By Susan Muir
Reaction to President Ronald Reagan's
first large-scale outdoor public speaking
engagement since he was shot in 1981 was a
mixture of excitement, honor and annoyance
over the inconveniences his visit to the
Horseshoe caused yesterday.
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brought the university outweighed the hectic
preparation, others said they resented the
special maintenance to the Horseshoe his
visit instigated. And Horseshoe residents in
particular requested special treatment to
make up for the inconveniences the event
caused.
Horseshoe residents, professors and office
workers were asked to vacate their rooms
between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. so the area could
be checked bv the president's secret security
and campus police officers to ensure adequate
protection during the ceremonies.
"I'M NOT too crazy about the idea, but
what makes me upset is the Horseshoe is
never that taken care of," said Olivier Goust,
a sophomore Elliot College resident. "I'm
glad he's (Reagan) only speaking for 15
minutes and not an hour. If it had been an
hour, we'd have been evacuated for a day or
two, just to make sure we didn't have a
small-scale nuclear device in here."
Evacuating the Horseshoe 24 hours in ad
vance had been suggested by the Secret Service,
but USC President James Holderman
told the White House such arrangements
would be impossible, said Dennis Pruitt, acting
dean of student affairs.
Pruitt said Horseshoe residents were
notified Thursday of the evacuation plan and
were asked to contact the Student Affairs office
if they had objections.
Almost immediately his office got student
response from students who needed to take
refrigerated medication during the evacuation
period, he said. No other requests were
mentioned directly, but a meeting was planned
for Sunday night to evaluate the entire
procedure.
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At the meeting, a Secret Service agent,
Pruitt, Director of Resident Student
Development Jim McMahon and several
other staff members talked to Horseshoe
residents about the necessity of evacuating
the area.
"IT WENT very well," said Denise
Pullian, Horseshoe resident hall director living
in Rutledge College. "The general consensus
was that the Horseshoe needs to be
evacuated for the safety of the president and
for (the residents) themselves."
"Most of the students were cooperative
once they understood what's going on,"
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But there were some requests for special
arrangements. "They had some concerns ?
they couldn't have lunch in their apartments,
they didn't have a place to study during the
afternoon and they didn't have a place to put
their books," said Jane Root, assistant director
for Resident Student Development for the
east campus. Horseshoe residents understood
the need for security but they wanted concessions
for the inconvenience they had to make,
she said.
"The university has gone out of its way to
accommodate their (Horseshoe residents) requests,"
Pruitt said. "We were able to arrange
with little difficulty areas in which they
can study; the academic buildings will be
open, the library, and we've reserved two
rooms in the Russell House University
Union. We have offered them private homes
in the community which they can go to for
the five-hour stay."
IN ADDITION, Horseshoe residents were
notified by letters that they could pick up
lunch passes so that they could eat for free in
university dining halls between 11 a.m. and 3
p.m. yesterday, Pruitt said. This arrangement
was made to satisfy the residents who
said they eat only in their rooms and would
have to go to extreme expense to eat [
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
All licensed student organizations must attend
one of three meetings
September 20 room-3G5- Russell House
September 21 room 327 Russell House
September 22 room 327 Russell House
Note Change:
September 29 room 305 Russell House
4 - 5 p.m.
All organizations must send one representative.
Note: One person may not represent
more than one organization. I
Please bring the following information:
1. name/address/phone number/social
security number of your president, vice
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3. organization meeting place and time
4. advisor's name, address, work phone
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Any questions contact Donna Null, coordinator
of student organizations 777-5780, Student
Activities Center, Lower West Wing
Russell House. , "
IMPORTANT: Contact if your jfttJDWl
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