Monday
February 23,1998 Vol. CXXXIII, No. 29
Headlines
Trojans take two from Wildcats
A Jeremy Freitas home run keyed USC's 4-1 victory over Arizona on Saturday, USC also defeated the Wildcats, 10-3, on Friday but were denied the sweep with Arizona's 3-2 win Sunday.
Sports, page 16
DiFranco's album is not fish food
Splashing onto the music scene once again, Ani DiFranco's new album, Little Plastic Castle, is disturbing while, at the same time, a fascinating and spellbinding mix of singing styles.
Diversions, page 7
Mousy animators fall to PC wishes
Animated films and other attractions from the world of Disney have been bowing to pressures of political correctness. Editorial Columnist Angie Chen asks why this is necessary.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Drop-in survey, student dialogue
University males are needed for a drop-in questionare from 12 to 5 p.m. today in Waite Phillips Hall, 5th floor. Participants will be paid for the survey, which should take approximately 35 minutes.
For more information, call (213) 740-5295.
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Discover SC will host a faculty/student dialogue on "Race, Religion, and Gender...Living in the USC Community" in the Tyler Environmental Prize Pavilion at the Von Kleinsmid Center at 5:30 p.m. today.
For more information, speak to a resident advisor or stop by the Office of Residential and Greek Life in Student Union, room 200. • ••
The Business Speakers
and Persistence," a panel dis-
Series presents "Leadership panel ais cussion from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in Taper Hall, room 101.
Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Rev. Jackson to march for equality
By Angela Sperber
Staff Writer
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, president of the Rainbow Coalition, spoke Friday to promote today's "Save the Dream March and Rally" ana encourage students to fight for equality.
"You must fight for the American Dream," Jackson said. The American Dream includes equality and multiculturalism, and it "guarantees opportunity," he said.
Jackson recalled Rosa Parks' refusal to move to the back of a bus in Birmingham, Ala., as well as the acts of other historical figures.
One of the central points of Jackson's speech was that people, students in particular, should use their voting rights.
"Use that vote to bring about a new California," Jackson said.
He added that prisons are currently state-of-the-art and waiting for high school dropouts while many schools cannot afford computer rooms.
Another major point of his speech was the intermixing of languages, making repeated reference to English being a minority language in the Western Hemisphere.
"English is a good language, but don't make a religion of it," he said. "The wave of the world is bilingualism.”
Jackson asked the audience, "What kind of California do you want? The day has come to fight for the America of your dreams...: Whenever young America comes alive, we always get better."
In conclusion, Jackson asked the audience to repeat the following: "I am somebody. Stop violence. Save the children. Red, yellow, brown, black, white. We are all special ... USC is No. 1."
"1 was surprised when I found out that he was coming," said Jeff Halvorson, a freshman majoring in international relations. "It was a good speech,-there were a lot of positive reactions. However, I don't think they should have brought him on a Friday. Somebody of his caliber should have been able to speak on a weekday, which would have generated a better turnout. There also should have been better publicity for such a distinguished speaker."
"He was very outspoken. It was a really good speech about community, not just one race," said Stephen Sohn, an undeclared freshman.
"Rev. Jackson's passion and gift of public speaking was evident today. He wks definitely successful in stirring emotion in the students," said Cherise Nagami, a freshman majoring in business.
Just before Jackson spoke, the Student Senate held a Meet the Candidates event for the candidates running for student body office. The senate, which co-sponsored the event, also provided free food and drinks.
After JacKson spoke, James Williams III, administrative assistant for the Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs, reminded the crowd to vote in the senate elections, which are Feb. 25 and 26.
The "Save the Dream March and Rally" will begin at 8 a.m. today at the Coliseum and end at 3 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building downtown.
The march is intended to promote affirmative action, labor; Jobs, education and access for seniors, youth and the future. It is also intended to be a protest against Proposition 209, Proposition 187 and similar measures that impose resegregation of schools and the reduction of ecohomic opportunity for women and people of color, according to event materials.
Events to look at beauty ideals, eating habits
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week centers on counseling, discussions
women said they have engaged in;
By Joy C. Shaw
Staff Writer	w
Jill Kite wishes she had a better body — "tall, leggy, petite: basically who I am not," said the graduate student in social work. "I just wish I had more selfesteem."
Student Counseling Services is sponsoring a series of events this week on the attitudes associated with eating disorders to promote a healthier view of food and body image.
Negative body image is one of the topics that will be discussed during this year's National
Eating Disorders Awareness Week programs. The theme, "Don't Weigh Your Self-Esteem: It's What's Inside That Counts," will begin with a brown-bag lunch discussion on current beauty ideals in Founders Park at 1 p.m. today.
Dr. Traci Tucker of Student Counseling Services said that while only 3 to 5 percent of college students suffer from serious eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating, many more students have poor eating habits and are not aware of them.
In a survey, 50 percent of
in binge eating, and 12 to 33 percent of them have engaged in purging, Tucker said. Even occasional abrupt eating and dietin may induce health risks an emotional toll, she said.
Pressure to meet society's standard of beauty, as well as poor self-esteem and trauma early in life, are major reasons why some people do not eat right, Tucker said.
"I need improvement (of my body image),'' said Autumn Nunez, a junior majoring in English.
"I think everybody wants to improve themselves, but I'm comfortable enough not to freak out," said Mandy Mauch, a freshman majoring in engineer-
Online publication critiques new media
By Marie Bergeonneau
Staff Writer
The Annenberg School for Communication recently test launched the Online Journalism Review, a web-based publication seeking to inform people about the quality of the information found on newspapers' web sites, as well as having updates on communication technologies ana the new media.
The test site was launched Tuesday, and the publication will be officially launched March 2.
The Review, available online at www.ojr.org, publishes stories about online publications, targeting an audience of journalists, computer technicians and those in the public who are interested in new media issues, said Larry Pryor, director of the program and editor of the Review.
The stories address online journalism ethics issues, and the Review will provide a list of reliable online publications as well, Pryor said. It will eventually give out online
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It is important to us to identify the online journalism sites that are responsible and accurate....
LARRY PRYOR
editor, Ottlineloumalism Review
journalism awards to sites.
"It's important for us to identify the online journalism sites that are responsible (and)
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Jaff Nyvaan / Dally Trojan Rev. Jesse Jackson addresses students, faculty at a last-minute speech Friday.
This is the third march and rally in the "Save the Dream" series. Others took place on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and in Sacramento.
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Emily Rudenick, a peer advocate with Body Acceptance and Self Esteem (BASE), said she will bring magazines to the event on Monday to show students how women are portrayed and how the media promotes a certain body type as desirable.
"I think it's really hard on women to see this ideal image everywhere,'' said Rudenick, a sophomore majoring in psychology and gender studies. "It bothers me because I see so many girls striving to be like that. There is a lot of shame when they eat certain foods."
Rudenick, who is from Texas, said that southern California's
(See Week, page 3)
accurate...(so that) the public can come to us and find out our recommendation on where to go on the web," Pryor said.
The Review is part of the Online Journalism Program, created last semester by — Geoffrey Cowan, the school's dean. This
Qram, which has a $250,000 annual jet, consists of the Review and Annenberg Student Services. Annenberg News Service enables students to work for online sites such as the Los Angeles Times as well as publications on America Online.
This program is part of the broader traditional involvement of USC in new communication technologies. In the early 1970s, USC was one of the only American universities connected by the Department of Defense into what was then
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