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By Kathleen Earles
Student perception of USC Student Gover:
main objective of a SG survey given during t
tions, a student senator said.
Sen. Steve Loflin, Academics Commit
presented to the Student Senate results of the s
ing student government and other USC org
departments. Results showed that only 115 of t
surveyed knew who their senators were, and
how to contact their senators. Fifty-seven stu
not tnnwino thp 1nr>atir?n nf th#? nffifp
In a rating of several USC services, results sh
dent Government and USC residence halls both
low ratings while student publications and
distribution received fairly high ratings. The m;
surveyed gave a "fair" rating to SAGA food si
sent to those respective departments for revie\
IN THE area of SG services,the survey sh
students have never used discount bus ticket;
never attended a Student Senate meeting.
The survey also asked students to make sugg
ments to improve Student Government. The i
comments concerned the need for better cc
ruihliritv anH vicihilitv Othpr mmmpnts invr\K
ing costs and better food service.
Loflin said the idea for the survey came fron
and was approved by the Communications Co
going to the Senate floor.
"We felt like if we were going to meet stu
needed to do a survey to find out what studei
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A BILL was passed to allocate no more th
printing of the survey in February. The Acadei
composed the questions and conducted the si
1, SG election day.
Loflin said the survey was presented to stuc
ing places as optional 4,so people wouldn't b
having to fill it out. We wanted students to
anything," he said.
Loflin tabulated the survey results.
"If you noticed, there are only 115 who V
senators are. That's really bad because studen
who represents them," he said.
HE SAID the Communication Committee
on the majority of the results. One idea is t<
wear special name tags every Wednesday w
meets.
"We'll be more visible," Loflin said. "I hoi
mittee chairman of communications will see t
the initiative."
Loflin said he believes the survey will be a pc
next year's Student Government. "Most big i
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Corporate m
By Chris Handal
Congress is not likely to pass a bill limiting
mergers despite the rash of corporate
takeovers in the past few years, a USC
business professor said.
Of the five largest corporate mergers in
U.S. history, three have taken place this
year: Standard Oil of California acquired
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Superior Oil.
Just this past week, the U.S. Justice
Department approved the merger between
the LTV Corporation and the Republic Steel
Corporation. Earlier, the Justice Department
had threatened to take the companies to
court under the antitrust laws. This brought
unusual criticism from Commerce Secretary
Malcom Baldridge who wanted the deal
uvtu.
THIS FAST year, there were 2,533
mergers ?a nine-year high.
"One of the reasons for the wave of
mergers is stock prices, which arc still
relatively low," said Ron Wilder, an
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factories rather than building a new
one, he said. The low stock prices mean the
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erger limitation:
stock market undervalues assets once they
are in place, he said.
In the case of the oil industry, it is often :
cheaper to buy another company with oil t
reserves than exploring for the oil. (
"ANOTHER EXPLANATION," Wilder |
said, "is that the Reagan administration's I
Justice Department has been more lenient
toward mergers than its predecessors. The <
regulatory atmosphere has been more
permissive." <
But are all these mergers good for the i
country? "I have mixed feelings about that. ]
The positive side of that is that it (the merger) i
is entered into voluntarily," Wilder said. I
(The term "unfriendly takeover" refers 1
only to the feelings of the management of the
company that is being taken over and not to i
the stockholders who are selling their shares <
to the acquiring company.) i
"The negative side," Wilder said, "is that <
most of the evidence compiled by those who
study mergers shows that there is no social <
gain. There is not much evidence that efficiency
increases.
"TIIKRE IS no evidence to lead me to
believe that the Standard Oil of California
and Gulf merger will be more efficient. If
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The business cost could be a less com
petitive market, he said, although this usual num
ly doesn't happen in a conglomerate merger. S<
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competition, he said. com
The other cost is socio-political, Wilder sum
said. "That's the one that concerns me as the high
possible adverse effect of the mergers."
Large corporations could start wielding an T
inordinate amount of political power Con
possibly affecting future regulations and artic
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porate opinions. Gulf and Standard Oil of man
California could have had opposing views on R
issues, "but presumably they will now be begi
speaking with one voice," Wilder said. com
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The increase in mergers, especially the oil
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gotiations for USC's new communicasystem
will be completed in two weeks,
rding to one computer services officials.
Ve are in the midst of negotiations now.
ire expecting to do a total switch over of
campus over the Christmas holidays.
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hen the system will be implemented,"
Rob Roberson, systems vice president,
cause of continuing negotiations, the
;rsity has not released the name of the
)any that will install the system, Rober-aid.
IF IIMIVFRSITV will nnprnff fhf
m and will allow students to buy their
phones. Also, the system will provide
pportunity for students with computers
;e them in their dorm rooms, Roberson
ivery wire that we have on campus and
pnone instruments arc owncu oy
hern Bell and American Telephone &
^raph Co. We bid to own our own wir,ing
system.
rhe major change is that the Computer
ices Division will use the digital comication
via the phone system we are in
ing. Students will have the opportunity
ike a wall jack and attach to the phone
um," Roberson said.
e said the only inconvenience the univerwill
experience from the work will be the
ling of ditches and the installation of new
:s.
THE WORK will begin as soon as we
e finished negotiations. The contract in
ics tne eoastai earonna campus, wnicn
uld be finished Aug. 1," Roberson said,
hanges in the communications system
not increase the cost for phone services,
lerson said.
The cost for phone services in the dorms
not be any different. We will suggest that
ents buy their own phone instruments."
advantage is that the instruments they
would be their own, Roberson said.
e said the phone jacks will be placed in
dorm room, and there will be no illation
fee.
rHE ASSIGNMENT for the phone
ibers will be handled by people within the
ersity. Numbers will be assigned on the
s of the jack itself. A jack will be assignind
we will activate the jack. Then a
ne number will be assigned," Roberson
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*ers, has prompted many Congressmen
)ropose bills limiting mergers. James
mas, a University of Tulsa law professor,
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g to continue.
And it will end with oil companies
ibering no more than a handful."
;n. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, told
e: "With each new takeover, market
:entration will increase, and the coner
will be left with fewer choices and
ier prices."
HE CHAIRMAN of the House Judiciary
imittee, Peter Rodino, said in the same
:le, "It's time to send a clear signal to
orate America that we will no longer
rate unrestrained warfare between top
agements for corporate assets."
ecently, the Senate Judiciary Committee
m hearings on a bill that would ban oil
pany mergers for six months.
ut Wilder does not see this flurry of acv
result inc. in a revision of. or radical
lges in, the antitrust laws. "I would be
irised it anything other than a tightening
>f antitrust laws occurred," he said. The
major change in antitrust laws was in
), he said.
See "Mergers," page 4