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Volume C. Number 46	University of Southern California	Tuesday. March 18. 1986
Writer discusses uneven coverage of Middle East
By Marci Kenon
Staff Writer
American media's allegedly uneven coverage of the Palestinian/ Israeli conflict was the focal point of "Media in the Middle East," a presentation of the university's Palestinian Cultural Club held Friday afternoon at the Norman Topping Student Activity Center.
During the hour-long presentation, Judy Gabriel, a Norwegian-American freelance writer for several publications including the Los Angeles Times, spoke of her experience as an American journalist touring the Middle East immediately after the Vienna airport crisis.
Gabriel recalled the tension aboard the Royal Jordanian Alia jet that circled repeatedly before being permitted to land at Vienna's Schwechat Airport, one target of the twin shooting attacks on the Israeli airline, El Al, that left 18 dead and over 110 wounded.
Gabriel was one of seven media persons selected by the Arab American Media Society, a non-profit organization in Detroit, to investigate the present-day "realities" of the Middle East crisis.
Gabriel suggested that the overall American coverage of the Vienna airport massacre reflects the way the media in the United States reports most issues emerging from the Middle East conflict.
She said the American press is charged with reporting the horror of the airport crisis without looking beyond the tragedy to examine issues such as the "de facto annexation of the West Bank" from which, in her opinion, such hostilities stem.
Attempting to pinpoint reasons for the American press' "onesided" coverage of the Middle East conflict and emerging issues, Gabriel said,"They don't want to offend (American) Jews."
Gabriel added the fact that American Jews have also complained of being treated unfairly by the American press, demonstrating the diverse opinions of what is fair coverage.
Gabriel said the media's view of the airport massacre is shared by some American people, and she referred to a poll in which a large percentage voted for retaliation, but only a small percentage expressed concern for the underlying motives or reasons involved in the incident.
Gabriel cited Dan Fisher of the Los Angeles Times as one of the few journalists who "sees what's going on" in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict.
Describing the aura in the Middle East after the crisis, Gabriel said, "Everywhere we went, we were addressed not only with the frustration and anger directed towards the American administration for its (anti-Palestinian) policy, but that directed towards the American media (for its coverage)."
Gabriel said part of the frustration stemmed from the Palestinians' view’ that the American media was promoting an image of them that suggested "all Palestinian people are terrorists” when most Palestinians were appalled bv the shootings and felt it "tainted their cause."
She said "the Palestinian issue is the number one issue in all media in the Arab world" contrasting the American coverage of the Palestinians side of the conflict to the Middle East's reportage.
Gabnel admitted the American press will cover the enemy (Pal-i estinians) of the frie'-d (Israelis)" in an effort to entertain its audience.
"Thev want their cartoons.’' Gabriel said, describing the mentalities of some American news consumers. "Thev don’t want to un-; derstand the real issues."
Two charities benefit from Row activities
Greek Week teams raise $15,000
By Sigal Rose Kletzky
Staff Writer
Participants in the recent all-Row Greek Week, five days of fund-raising activities, brought in approximately 515,000 for two charities: Child's Help U.S.A. and Volunteers of America in Los Angeles.
Under the guidance of the Greek Committee, a group of approximately 30 members of different sororities and fraternities united to collect money and clothing.
"We raised more than ever," Sophia Kabler, a member of the games committee, said.
At the beginning of last week, sororities and fraternities were divided into eight teams, each competing against the others to raise as much money as possible.
To stimulate participation, points were allotted to each team that either won a particular contest or showed outstanding participation in an everft. In the clothing drive, for example, 30 points were given for every article of clothing donated and 20 points were awarded for everv pair of shoes.
Some events that took place included a 12-hour dance marathon, an egg toss, a frozen grapefruit pass and a vollevball tournament. Each house donated money to participate in the events.
"I think it (Greek Week) went really well, considering the fact of rain," Kabler said.
Sororities and fraternities also raised money by encouraging businesses in the area to sponsor them in events.
The winners of this year's Greek Week include the Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Delta Pi sororities, and the Sigma Alpha Mu and Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternities.
Following close behind in second place were Pi Beta Phi sorority and Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Tau and Delta Sigma Phi fraternities.
"Everybody wins if we raise a lot of money,” Kabler said, stressing the purpose of Greek Week.
An official check will be presented to the Child's Help charity during the Greek Awards Ceremony on April 23.
Despite the overall success of Greek Week, certain problems were encountered.
On Thursday, March 13, (Continued on page 16)
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GET A HAIRCUT — Vince (left). Brian and Dominic from Umberto in West Hollywood were on campus yesterday styling hair and applying make-up to promote the grand opening of their new salon.
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Pauline Ng, Student Senate President (left), and Lana Beckett, supervisor of Doheny Express (right), accompany Dean Charles Ritcheson, university librarian, as he initiated the library's new document delivery system, the Doheny Express.
Doheny library offers new services, delivery
By Daisy Ridgway
Staff Writer
University Librarian Dean Charles Ritcheson announced Monday the inauguration of the library's new document delivery service.
Doheny Express, a library program designed to search, copy and deliver materials from campus libraries to campus addresses, has materialized after a year's worth of deliberation and a $35,000 budget allocation.
Ritcheson initiated Doheny Express by personally making the first deliveries in front of Bovard Auditorium Monday morning to University President James Zumberge, who ordered Robert Falcon Scott's Voyage of the Discovery.
Driving in the electrically generated Doheny Express delivery truck, Ritcheson continued to make honorary deliveries throughout campus to Provost
Cornelius Pings, Dovce Nunis, chairwoman of the Universitv Library Committee, and Student Senate President Pauline Ng.
"Dohenv Express marks a new chapter in the library's service to the university community/' the University Librarian said. "The library is committed to an active role in the intellectual life of USC, and our clear dutv is to insure the academic excellence of the university. This is just one step in that process."
"It's an outstanding idea," Pings said of Doheny Express. "The intent of the library system is to be of service. When we can move things closer and quicker to the people who need it, that's what they should be doing."
"I'm glad to know that it exists," Zumberge said of the service.
"Now that I know it exists, (Continued on page 16)