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News
By TIGE WATTS
News Editor
Being news editor since May
has been an emotional roller coaster.
The one thing I have learned,
however, is that there is truth behind
the saying, "You can't please
all of the people all of the time."
The news section at times this
year was called sensationalist,
comparable to The National Enquirer.
However, with special
thank yous to Patrick Villegas,
Gordon Mantler and all of my staff
writers for all of their help, I
didn't let all the criticism get to
me.
In fact, I think this may have
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Former USC President James
Holderman was found guilty of using
his public office for personal
gain in May, culminating a year
full of embarassment and humility
for USC.
Holderman, who also pleaded no
contest to tax evasion, continued to
dominate the headlines with many
tribulations including sexual harassment
accusations by former
male interns, his publicized divorce,
his admittance to a local
hospital for exhaustion and depression,
and his failed attempt to
return to the university as a tenured
professor.
Possibly the final chapter in the
Holderman legacy occured last Friday
as he resigned his tenureship
as a university professor.
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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to
withdraw from Kuwait, the United
States on Jan. 16 attacked Iraq and
the the Iraqi Republican Guard to
liberate the oil-filled country of
Kuwait.
Hussein invaded Kuwait, arguing
he was merely, taking lands
that were formerly under Iraqi
ownership and were rightly under
his control.
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been one of the biggest news years T1
ever. There were all sorts of con- then
troversies, ranging from former our
USC President James Holderman dent
to racism. That's one reason why I Holi
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hungry Middle East. Under the
code name, Operation Desert
Storm, the United States with the
support of United Nations, at- W
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victory. \
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immediate and surprising.
'Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf, ^
leader of the Allied forces, became natj(
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dubbed the 'Chicken Noodle Net- tion
work,' completely knocked off the forci
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With so much going on at this
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gest news story (or topic) of 1991
it at the USC campus?"
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has come together and voted the
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USC students came back to
school for the fall semester and
saw their school was thrown into
the teeth of the recession.
Tuition rates increased to $1,343
per semester for in-state students.
The 1991-92 budget also saw a
great slash in non-academic areas
and the Division of Student Affairs
saw their budget diminish.
USC also faced a hiring freeze
and to date, 140 positions around
the university are vacant.
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Stories written and compiled by
Gordon Manlier, Patrick Villegas
and Tige Watts.
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stories below the top news stories
for 1991 on this campus. In a year
embattled with one controversy af
ter another, it was difficult to
choose the top news stories.
This, most likely, is my last
news section. Before I go, I want
to thank once again my assistants,
my writers and my predecessors.
Lucy Soto, now working for The
Associated Press, and Lynn Gibson,
working for The Gaston
Gazette, are two special people
whom I owe a lot for their wisdom
and teachings.
I also want to give one final
thanks to David Bowden and Chris
Silvestri for giving me the opjpor- .
tunity to make some changes .
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said because state revenue collections
have been lower than expected,
USC could face another
round of budget cuts.
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