Wednesday February 5,1997 Vol. CXXX, No. 18
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Newspaper of the University of Southern California
By Shannon Ong
Staff Writer
Health fair urges high self-esteem
Trojans beat No. 2 Brigham Young
Spurred by an improved offense, the USC men's volleyball team upset No. 2 Brigham Young last night at the North Gym, 3-2. Sophomore Gabe Gardner led the team with 34 kills.
Sports, page 16
The spectrum of problems related to food and how people view their bodies inspired a task force to hold Tuesday's Mini Health Fair, officials said.
For National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the task force to Prevent Eating Disorders and the USC Eating and Self-Esteem Coalition joined efforts to raise awareness about eating disorders and promote healthy attitudes about food and the body.
Several health professionals from the university were available to talk about medical and physical
issues relating to eating disorders. Literature on	_
eating disorders, fitness, food and self-esteem was	Katharlna lamb.n / Daily Trojan
(Set Health, page 11) A life-size Barbie takes center stage at Tuesday's Health Fair, held in Hahn Plaza.
Take a venture Tnto the Woods'
The Interact Theatre in North Hollywood produces a magical adventure in their newest play, "Into the Woods.' Staff writer Andrea Parker reviews the conglomeration of fairy tales.
Diversions, page 7
You are your brother's keeper
Editorial writer Benjamin Acker shares a personal account about his experiences with bulimia, giving insight into eating disorders and emphasizing the importance of intervention.
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.l.
DT Open House, free poetry night
The Daily TYojan is holding an Open House today from 1 to 5 p.m. in Student Union, room 421. DT staff members and editors will be on hand to answer and address questions and/or concerns regarding the newspaper. All are encouraged to attend, and share any ideas/perceptions about the Daily Trojan. Snacks will be provided.
For more information, call (213) 740-5667.
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The Black Students Association and the Gay Lesbian Bi Association are cosponsoring a free poetry night tonight at 7 p.m. to celebrate Black History Month in GFS 106. Roscoe s Chicken and Waffles will be catering.
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"To Live or Die in LA: A Right to Choose?", a panel presentation and discussion will be held today from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Edmondson Faculty Center at the Health Sciences campus. Call (213) 740-5239 to RSVP.
Tournament continues without approval
By Karen Santos
Assignment Editor
Despite University Computing Services' refusal to allow the Interactive Multimedia Club to hold its gaming tournament this weekend, the computer competition ultimately took place with about 40 participants.
IMC and UCS were disputing the authorization of a Warcraft II tournament that was to be played in Waite Phillips Hall's computer lab on Saturday night.
Diane Eastman, director of operations and facilities for UCS, said IMC began advertising the tournament before it nad received approval to hold the tournament.
"It was not appropriate... .There were a lot of things we nad to consider," Eastman said.
IMC tried to contact UCS two weeks in advance, said J. P. Henderson, staff adviser for IMC.
Though Eastman said UCS did not receive the request from the club until a few days before the event, Henderson attributed the lack of UCS response to animosity toward
the club. He said UCS has sent students to Student Conduct for playing games in the computer labs.
Henderson said the games are just another recreational activity, and the students should not be punished for participating.
The problem lay in that UCS received the
request from the club only a few days before the event, Eastman said.
Henderson said the tournament was one of the club's biggest events of the year and it was important to the membership of the club.
"Greeks have rush; we have this (tourna-
ment)," he said.
The group teaches its members how to create sophisticated web pages as well as play interactive games, Henderson said.
IMC President John Nguyen said that if the club did not receive a response from UCS by Wednesday, the event would still take
&lace. "We weren't doing anything out of CS's policies," Nguyen said.
Nguyen said UCS is sometimes concerned about the speed of the network. When gamers play simultaneously, they connect through the server, he said. "But it doesn't (slow down the server) more than browsing Netscape," he said.
Eastman said UCS student computer labs should primarily be used for academic instruction.
"They are only involved with academic and educational software, which is fine," Henderson said. "I stand behind UCS.” However, Henderson feels game-playing should be allowed.
To accommodate the game players, the computing lab in Waite Phillips Hall has set (See IMC, page 2)
Greeks have rush, we have this (tournament).
—J.P. Henderson, staff adviser for IMC
Jury rules Simpson liable in civil trial
The Santa Monica jury in the O.J. Simpson case ruled him liable on all eight counts of the civil trial Tuesday.
The decision comes after 16 hours of deliberation in which the six man, six woman jury found there was enough evidence that Simpson willfully and wrongfully caused the 19^4 death of Ronald Goldman. The jury also found Simpson committed battery against Nicole Brown Simpson.
Simpson was ordered to pay $8.5 million in compensatory damages to Goldman's parents.
Simpson was acquitted in his 1995 criminal trial, in which the verdict had to bi’ unanimous.
The burden of proof in the civil trial was lower. Only nine of the 12 jurors needed to agree that Simpson committed the crimes. However, their decision was unanimous.
—from staff reports
Equipment clutters campus
By Jennifer Arrache
Staff Writer
The southeast corner of campus is looking a bit devastated these days, as USC prepares for the arrival of its new business school. The corner, which is bordered by Figueroa Street and Exposition Boulevard, has been overrun by tractors moving mounds of dirt as the preliminary construction begins for the Marshall School of Business.
In conjunction with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a USC-employed contractor is moving waterlines to accommodate the new building, set for construction later this year. The project, which involves the relocation of a 61- inch DWP waterline, will be completed in mid-April, school officials said.
Sidewalks around the area, now cluttered with construction paraphernalia, have been closed. Metal fences prevent the access to the pedestrian thoroughfare along these walkways.
Despite the construction noise, the presence of massive equipment and the placement of substantial dirt piles in the area, officials have not received any complaints from residents or employees near the site, said Joe Welsh, director of engineering services.
The new business school is a result of a $35 million donation by USC alumni Gordon S. Marshall. As a result of the donation, which is the largest ever received by the school, the business school will be renamed the Marshall School of Business, President Sample said in an announcement early
Jaff Beard / Dally Tro|an Workers move a waterline in preparation for the new Marshall School of Business.
last week.
"Computers in the business school facilities now refer to the school as the Marshall School of Business, and a banner has boon hung in the breezeway (the area between Hoffman and Bridge Halls) to announce the change," said Carole Cassidy, a junior majoring in business.