Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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; South^Garo LlniansusLibrary Horseshoe Ex- USC pro By Jaffrey N. Draine This time last year, Dr. William Harrison TVff (1 */?( n ??*?-? r* nnr?AAinf/\ /\M woo uic aaawitiic uu cvmi vii use Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at USC. Now he is serving a one-year statutory probation sentence and paying a I $2,000 fine resulting from charges involving possession and distribution of illicit drugs. Marquart pled guilty at a July 23 hearing to charges of possession of hashish, possession of Didrex and LSD and accomodation distribution of marijuana. Judge Walter James Dristow of the 5th Judicial Circuit presided. Upon completing his one-year statutory probation,Marquart will be spared a criminal record, but police will have a record of his arrest, said Deputy Solicitor Dick Harpootlian. R If he should be found in violation of any condition of the probation, the court may enter a formal guilty verdict. "I can't believe I'm not in jail," Marquart said last week, adding that he felt the court decision was fair. The charges against Marquart could have brought him a maximum sentence of eight years in prison and a $9,000 fine. Harpootlian said Marquart's sentence is not unusually light, and according to law en* * . ' \ S ** ttx&j . >:<: -s.< <.. ... ' ?* ...' i i il^*!^" / **M ! I Automatic teller machines are becoming inert local banks offer the plastic alternative. j Columbia Hall in By Susan Muir f Columbia Hall's Living/Learning Program begins this semester with weekly self-improvement courses, dorm-wide programs and hall activities that give residents more than 50 choices from which to fulfill their 15-hour per semester participation requirement. The 15-hour requirement is new this year, although Columbia Hall has had the I Living/Learning Program for several years. The purpose of the Living/Learning Program is to provide residents with opportunities to interact in dorm programs to make Columbia Hall a small society within the USC campus, Charlotte Gibbons, program coordinator, told Columbia Hall residents at an Aug. 29 dorm meeting. She said the Living/Learning Program will offer Tuesday and Wednesday night sessions in the dorm lobby beginning Sept. 7. Tuesday night sessions concentrate on personal growth, while Wednesday night sessions emphasize life skills, according to Jim Smart, assistant director for resident student programming. He said the Living/Learning Program is designed to "teach people the kind of skills they'll need in the real world." The programs will include sessions ranging from marriage preparation, car t fessor senti forccment agents, Marquart was not a distributor. Marquart was denied reappointment to his former position as of June 30, according to USC General Counsel Paul Ward. Marquart now works for the anthropology department of the Florida State Museum at the University of Florida in Gainesville. A condition of the probation requiring him to rAmnin in thp stnfp u/na HpIpJpH tn allnw him to take this position. The arrest in late March was the 3ult of 'I can't believe I'm not in jail* ? Former USC professor Bill Marquart i L gai^^l If visa p 5 | Photo ky Mika Fbta sasingly important to students. Several stitutes new re: maintenance ana resume writing to nai styling, self defense and exercise, Gibbon told residents. She said there will be 26 living/learninj programs, plus dorm government sponsored events and individual hall ac tivities for residents to attend. Residents must attend 15 hours o living/learning programs during th semester. Gibbons said students will sign in whei they attend a program to receive credit t meet their 15-hour participate requirements. A resident attending a Tuesday or We<i nesday night program receives one hou credit. Residents also receive credit when the; 4 ... - i _? oci up ctuu jiits11 uuiiu (wuira auu pmy 11 tramural sports. They will not receiv credit for attending dances, keg parties o football games, Gibbons said. Each month residents receive self-repor forms on which they can list their pai ticipation in Columbia Hall activities tha they think deserve credit. If the resident' activity is approved by his hall adviser, th student will receive credit. This system relies on an honor system Smart said. He said he doesn't expec rAfiiHpnta (n lip atwint pnmnlptino IFi hnnrs r programming because the participatio limit is so low. snced on drui a month-long undercover investigation by the S.C. Law Enforcement Division, with help from the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Capital Area Narcotics Unit and the USC Law Enforcement and Safety Division. The original arrest charges also included possession of amphetamines and intent to distribute hashish. The distribution charge was dropped because Marauart had only 4.8 grams of hashish, short of the 10 grams necessary to justify the charge. Marquart estimated there are at least Columbia ban with hranchft By Dean Foster Students opening a checking or saving! account in the Columbia area must mak< many decisions that could save time anc dollars. ur/v:rtk;nr> u i. 1 ? A: VVCIglllllg U1C UUSU) UX Uilim lU^itllUU minimum balance, . teller machines checking account interest and service charges can be tedious. Here are a few factf about some Columbia banks and theii services. Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina operates with 15 branch offices and 10 "Financial Wizard" machines in the Columbia area. For free checking, you must maintain a $100 minimum balance at all times. a service cnarge 01 pius zz cenis per K check is debited to your account for checks written while below the minimum. The convenient "Wizard" machines offer the sident participatii r The 15-hour requirement corresponds to s about one hour a week, Gibbons said. She told residents to suggest ideas for g programming to make the Living/I^earning - Program suit residents' interests. If a resident does not participate in 15 hours of dorm programs he will not be exif pelled from the dorm, Gibbons said. Ine stead, Gibbons will meet with the resident to discuss why he has not participated. ?? ! J A. I? i A A. 1 ! -.-Al! n ii me resiaeru is run iniertsiea hi (jetung o involved in activities, she may suggest the n resident move to another dorm where he won't be required to participate in funcI tions. r Residents said that when they signed up for Columbia Hall rooms this past spring, y they did not know what the Living/Learning i- Program would involve. e Smart said residents were required to r sign a social contract saying they recognized Columbia Hall as a t living/learning community but were not giveu afjwuic ucuiiis auuui urc |Misgiaiu it because the program's plans were not coms pleted until summer. e Smart said Columbia Hall has been a living/learning dorm "on paper" since 1976, i, but because personnel for the program lost :t interest, participation has become lax. >f Columbia Hall did not drop the progranr n completely because living/learning is the reason ine^ aorm is reserved ior up nrharnPQ kj vi avii y ww 'The simple fact is that he broke the law. ? SLED spokesman Hugh Munn 100,000 drug users in the Columbia area. When contacted in Gainesville, he questioned area law enforcement agencies' attempt to "make me look like a big dealer." He said he doesn't know why he was singled out. Marquart said he has had a clean record, without even minor parking violations. He claims never to have been addicted to any substance, including alcohol or tobacco, and he said he has never coerced others to use drugs. "I have never had a lot of drugs in my house. The officers walked away with less than a handful of drugs." "This is a typical reaction when someone is caught with no real legal defense," said Hugh Munn. SLED spokesman. "The first thing they do is lash out at the way they got caught. I hear it all the time. The simple fact is that he broke the law." lid UUIIIfJClG s, bank cards advantage of night and day banking. Rob Jones, sophomore undeclared major, 5 has mixed feelings about the machines. ; "It's like free money. Sure, it's con1 venient, but I never could keep up with my "Wizard" receipts and it became hard to , balance my checkbook," he said. , The second-largest full- service bank ? is First National Bank of South ? Carolina, which has 13 offices and 12 "Mnnmr Vvnrocc'' monhinoe Thn minimum JITJIVIIVJ V^vJO lliUVtllllVO, A11V 11U1U1UU11I balance requirements and service charge rates are the same as C&S. There is a 15 -cent charge for 4'Express" withdrawals while under the minimum. A savings account earns 5 1/4 percent interest monthly, and the first three withdrawals are free. A $1 charge is added for each additional withdrawal. Sn "banltf nflc," page tour. an reauirement a perclassmen. Columbia Hall has an application process including personal interviews to screen residents. Because the Living/Learning Program is starting over with new staff and activities, Smart said Columbia Hall is serving as a "living/learning lab." If residents participate in and enjoy the activities, uie living/rru^aiu will continue and may expand to other dorms. Smart said if the residents object to the program, it will be discontinued. Gibbons said that although residents had 1 a negative attitude toward the program last year, they are enthusiastic now that they know the program's specific requirements. inside 1 Zoe Routh, 89-year old landlady to several USC students, has lived on Greene Street for more than 60 years. Page three. ' The Killer Whnlcs tnlb nhnut tho future > their first LP and enjoying their "work." t Page 11. USC's soccer team opens its season today [ at home against UNC-Charlotte. Page 14.