Discrimination - page 4 VOL. XIX, NO. 80 the inJcpcndcnt ~tudcnt Ill'\\ -.paper .~en ing 110tn dame ;md ~aint mary·~ FRIDAY, JANUARY 25,1985 Federal jury finds Time magazine did not libel Ariel Sharon in article Associated Press Sharon claimed a Feb. 21, 1983, malice and damage to his reputa­ Time cover story libeled him in tion to prove libel. NEW YORK - A federal jury reporting he "discussed" revenge If the jury had found "actual decided yesterday that Time for the assassination of Lebanon's malice," a mini-trial would have magazine did not libel former president-elect, Bashir Gemayel - been held to determine if Sharon's Israeli Defense Minister Ariel who headed the Phalangists - one reputation was injured by the arti­ Sharon when it linked him to a day before the Christian militiamen cle and how much in damages he massacre of Palestinians, but is massacred hundreds of Palestinians should be paid. said some Time employees were at two refugee camps in Israeli­ "We're most pleased with the ver­ -~\ careless in putting together the occupied West Beirut. dict," said Ray Cave, Time's editor­ story. After announcing the verdict, the in-chief. "I'm not totally happy The six-person jury decided that jury foreman, Richard Peter Zug, with the jury's earlier findings on Time did not show "actual malice" read a statement in which the jurors defamation and on falsity because in publishing a disputed paragraph, said certain Time employees, with all due respect to the jury ... I which it earlier found to be both especially Jerusalem corresondent believe that they were wrong about defamatory and false. For "actual David Halevy, acted "negligently defamation and the falsity. t malice," it would have had to be and carelessly in reporting and veri­ "We believe that our story was proven Time published the fying the information which substantially true, but the impor­ -------- paragraph knowing it was false or ultimately found its way" into the tant thing is that Mr. Sharon was with "reckless disregard" of disputed paragraph. not able to defeat us in an whether it was true or false. The jurors were taken from the American court for his own pur­ Both sides claimed victory . courtroom shortly after the verdict poses," he said. "The important "A lawsuit is very much like a and were not immediately availavle thing is that Time won this case." war," said Time attorney Thomas for comment. In a written statement, the • Barr. "Who wins the battle is not Halevy, 43, a native Israeli who .,j magazine said, "Time feels strongly APPboto particularly important. Who wins testified at the trial, was not pre­ that the case should never have Ariel Sharon, right, leaves Federal Court in New York Wednes­ the war is terribly important. The sent. reached an American courtroom. It day night with an unidentified security guard. A federaljury decid­ war is over and we won." Yesterday's verdict was crucial was brought by a foreign politician ed yesterday that Time magazine did not libel the former Israeli "We came in order to prove that because although the jury, which attempting to recoup his political Defense Minister, but said several Time employees were careless in Time magazine lied and we manag­ had been deliberating since Jan. 14, fortunes." organizing the story. ed to prove that they lied," said had found for Sharon on the two Sharon of his $50 million lawsuit. earlier points, he also had to show see LIBEL, page 4 1 i I I 1 Student government election process discussed at meeting 1 I By MARKS. PANKOWSKI the Feb. 12 election will be to elect all times. Ombudsman will also discussed. taken the wrong way." , News Staff the student government president, have spot checks with "people The proposed ban to the public, ,. McDowell is not sure whether or 1 vice-president, and senate. The walking around posing as potential which will include reporters from not a future Judicial Council The procedure for the upcoming March5 election will elect class of­ voters who do not have their I D's:• The Observer if enacted, is to en­ meeting will have to be closed. student government elections was ficers and an off-campus commis­ Voter fraud has not been a pro­ sure that council members will be "I haven't made a definite deci­ discussed by Maher Mouasher, sioner. blem in recent elections but able to discuss issues freely. sion about whether to close it or Ombudsman election officer, at Stressing an election free of Mouasher doesn't want to take any "I'm not criticizing The not," he said. "A reporter may be last night's sparsely attended mistakes and fraud, Mouasher chances. Observer," said McDowell. "I want able to stay and report it, but we Judicial Council meeting. discussed ways of preventing such ''We want to be sure that we have all the council members to be able would have to look over what the infractions as ballot-box stuffing no objections from anyone," said to discuss the key issues intelligent­ reporter had written to make sure Coordinator Tim McDowell an­ and campaigning by the candidates Mouasher. "We want (this election) ly and openly without havif!g to nothing is written or taken out of nounced the possibility of an up­ on election day. to be as airtight as possible." worry about their statements being context." coming meeting being closed to all. According to Mauasher, such Tim McDowell, presiding over Though only 12 of the 24 com­ methods for preventing fraud the first Judicial Council meeting missioners were present, Mouasher would include the use of student of the spring semester, told the told the council each dorm's com­ ID's, procedure sheets, computer council members a future meeting Information theft named missioner would be responsible for listing Sf students, and at least two might be dosed to the public due to manning the ballot boxes during people watching the ballot boxes at the sensitivity of the issues to be as motive for break-in World Hunger Coalition continues By BOB MUSSELMAN Staff Reporter A weekend intruder in the Student Government offices apparently Wednesday Fast in second semester ''was looking for some kind of information," according to Student By EILEEN HOFFMANN hunger issues, and as the new lunch and work once a month at St. Body President Rob Bertino. News Staff semester starts, it is once again Augustine's Soup Kitchen. Bertino, however, does "not want to speculate" about the kind of beginning its efforts to alert An effort is being made this information which was stolen or the motive for its theft. He did say When was the last time you students to these issues. semester to begin a network of no materials appear to be missing, further indicating information thought about hunger, other than According to senior Mark world hunger groups among dif­ theft as the break-in's goal. when you slept through dinner? Storen, head of the World Hunger ferent universities throughout the Student Body Vice President Cathy David noticed Monday that The World Hunger Coalition Coalition at Notre Dame, each stu- country. A brochure containing in­ someone had tampered with papers left locked in her office over the wants students to consider world dent will receive a personal letter formation about the coalition's ac­ weekend. with information about the fast. In tivities will be circulated to dif­ "Some stuff was misplaced," she said, adding that the materials addition, a sign-up sheet will be • ferent schools in the United States. consisted of "things not meant to be seen by everyone." posted in each dorm. Recruiting will be done on cam- Also Monday, secretary Margaret Linhart found several files in To our readers Off-campus residents will be able pus for CROP, a church work ser­ her locked drawer in disarray, notably the Student Senate file and to sign up for the fast in the Center vice organization. On April 15, a the file about David. People often ask us what we for Social Concerns. 10-kilometer run will be sponsored Linhart said the materials in the files were not sensitive or con­ do if our computer typesetting For every lunch abstained from at Notre Dame to benefit CROP. fidential. They merely contained records of projects and other infor­ system goes out. Well, the first by students, one dollar will be Profit from the run will be mation she would give to anyone who asked for it. thing we do is cut certain sec­ donated by the dining hall toward distributed among different relief "Nothing I can say is missing," she said. tions, such as Viewpoint and the World Hunger Coalition. The organizations as well as among Bertino said there was no indication of intrusion in his office. Accent. Some other features, funds collected will go to projects South Bend groups. Security Director Glenn Terry said his department received "a such as The Daily Crossword, in foreign areas such as India, At Saint Mary's, the group also will report of somebody being in [the Student Government offices]," but get cut. Also, some classified Africa and South America. Last be sponsoring a Wednesday and a "there doesn't seem to be anything taken." year, $19,000 was raised and even Lenten fast, according to senior advertising may not appear on He said there are no leads or suspects in the case, but did mention more is expected this year, said Colleen Flynn, head of the Saint schedule. the absence of evidence of forced entry indicates the work of an in­ Storen. Mary's World Hunger Coalition.