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Volume XCIV, Number 3	University of Southern California	Thursday, September 8, 1983
Koreans protest, pray, rail U.S. government
JON SOO HOO / DAILY TROJAN
DEMONSTRATION — About 50 Korean students marched around Tommy Trojan Wednesday to protest the Soviet Union's attack on a Korean Air Lines passenger jet.
Doheny to more books
By Joann Galirdy
Assistant Qty Editor
Doheny library and its branch libraries have budgeted a $350,000 increase in the fund used for the purchasing of new books and journals, one of several improvements being planned for the library this year.
Also being planned is the almost total computerizaton of records and increased efficiency in the stacks.
The improvements, part of a $6 million budget for this year, come on the heels of relentless attacks on the library by critics, such as the Student Senate, who consider the library to be lacking in quality.
"It is the goal of the library to develop a collection that responds as closely as possible to the needs of students," Roy Kidman, university librarian said. "What I care most about is whether or not students and faculty have the information that they need," The purchasing of books and journals will comprise 30 percent of this year's budget, he said.
The efficiency of the stacks will be accomplished by relocating approximately 700,000 volumes of the less frequently used material to a building located east of the freeway which the university has recently purchased.
"There is no way to predict which part of the collection will grow," Kidman said. "If one part of the collection grows faster than another, we run out of space. We will have a good deal more space on the shelves after the move."
The library also hopes to greatly improve its computer system, a plan which is currently underway but will not be completed for about two years.
The university has purchased
make improvements; and computerization
300 computer terminals which will be installed at various campus locations. The library system plans to use 60 of these terminals in order to make information more accessible to students.
"What our plan is in the long run is to eliminate the card catalog. The terminals will be used to list campus events in addition to telling students where a book is located and if it has been checked out. We hope eventually there will be terminals in the dorms," Kidman said.
The terminals have been purchased by the university and will not cost the library anything.
The university currently has approximately three million volumes in its collection, which is growing at about 80,000 volumes a year.
Another of the library's top priorities has been to install an air conditioning system, but it won't be getting one this year. The administration informed the library that such an undertaking would cost about $750,000 and would not be possible under the proposed budget.
"We need air conditioning in this building not only for the people but for the books as well," Kidman said. "The books are deteriorating greatly because of the lack of air conditioning."
The quality of the library has been one of the ch'ef concerns of the Student Senate. It is currently researching the situation in an attempt to make recommendations to the administration based on student input.
"We consider it to be a serious issue," said Bill Lilia, president of the senate. "We are in our planning stage in order to find out what is needed.
"The administration values
our input," Lilia added saying that he felt the senate was vehicle for making student views known.
In an attempt to accommodate the needs of everyone who uses the library, Kidman said they do embark on their own fund-rais-
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Increased
By Joann Galardy
Assistant Qty Editor
Korean students, carrying signs and chanting slogans denouncing the Soviet Union, demonstrated on campus Wednesday to protest the Soviet atttack on the Korean Air Lines passenger jet last week.
About 50 demonstrators participated in the march, which began in Hutton Park and ended at Tommy Trojan. Many held placards accusing the Soviets of being murderers and terrorists. They also sang the Korean national anthem and solemnly prayed for the 269 people who lost their lives in the crash.
"There have been injustices done," said Peter Suk, a graduate engineering student who was largely responsible for organizing the demonstration. "We must speak out against the Soviet government that brutally murdered 269 people."
"They (the Russians) have been giving us a lot of bullshit," said Young-hoon Kang, a senior in electrical engineering.
Kang said the Soviets chose to attack the Korean plane because Korea is a weak country and unable to defend itself against military attack.
"We can work with the American government against the Russians, but the American government is not using its power against the Soviets," Kang said.
Many people, both onlookers and participants, suggested ways in which the United States could use its power to impose sanctions against the Soviet Union. Among the suggestions offered was a grain embargo, a banning of Soviet athletes in the 1984 Olympic Games, and a proposal to stop all Soviet aircrafts from landing in this country.
While many offered suggestions, few expressed hope that the U.S. government actually would take any action against the Soviets.
"I don't think America has the intestinal fortitude to do anything at all," said Chris Popejoy, a junior pre-med student who called the incident "one of the most disgustingly barbaric acts of the 20th century."
Not everyone supported taking retaliation against the Soviets.
" We are not in a position to do anything, said Charles Hall, a junior majoring in communications. "You can't sacrifice a whole country for a few," he said.
"I think it's great that people can express their opinions, but the Russians have the right to shoot down planes that invade their air space," said Justin Cohen, a junior in the school of business.
While not everyone agreed on the position that the United States should take, most seemed to agree that the demonstration itself was a good thing.
"It's a great time to tell people how we feel. We are outraged and a public apology should be made," said Sonia Choi, a sophomore in the business school.
In an attempt to increase public awareness and concern for the incident, the Korean Students Association has started a petition denouncing the tragedy. The students said they hoped to send it to the Los Angeles Times.
penalties pressure local bars to card customers
By Carmen Chandler
Assistant Gty Editor
Liquor-selling establishments in the university area say they are cracking down on persons under 21 who try to buy alcohol in an effort to avoid heavy fines imposed under a new state law.
Fines for violations of alcohol-ic-beverage control laws were tripled last month as provisions under the new state budget.
"If you violate the law you have to expect to pay the price," said Mark Cravens, manager of Margarita Jones on Figueroa Street.
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control can suspend the license of a establishment that sells liquor to a minor or serves an intoxicated customer for varying lengths of time. However, if the suspension is under 30 days, a fine can be paid instead and the business can remain open, said Greg Rupp, supervising special investigator of the Hollywood Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Prior to Aug. 1, fines for first time offenses ranged from $100 to $500. The fines for subsequent violations were from $750 to $2,000.
Under the new law, first time offenders can now be fined anywhere from $300 to $1,500, further violations can generate fines ranging from $2,250 to $6,000.
The amount a business can be fined is based on 20 percent of the average daily gross sale of alcohol, Rupp said.
"We don't want to take away
the profit they would have lost if they had been suspended and put them out of business and lose their good will," he said.
However, he said he thought the increase would act as a stronger deterrent, discouraging businesses from selling alcohol to minors. "The more you pay, the
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I.D. PLEASE — One of many students who will be carded when purchasing alcohol in the university area presents his I.D. to an employee at 32nd Street Market.