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v.*. SouttoCaro 1 inianaaLi brary Horseshoe j X Dickey asks for dismissal p. 3 ^ ^ m I m Wednesday Students celebrate Fourth p. 6 B| 1SBB J JlP ira mT^ July 6, 1983 Parmenter roams to minors p. 7 H ||j gg HrH Ih^'*1/^ South Caro,ina " lp... f " 4 . < . V. -, .,:: ': ' " . ' SPLISH-SPLASH Fourth of July celebrants at E activities. Other contests includ and more pictures, page 6. Positive aspects Greeks fig By Susan Muir With the stigma of alcohol abuse and hazing dampening the positive aspects of the greek system, USC fraternities and sororities have developed and promoted stricter antihazing policies over the past two years, according to nffirink in StnrliMit Affairs. Since the 1980 death of Sigma Nu pledge Barry Ballou, whose parents are suing USC and Sigma Nu for $3 million, greeks have been prompted to strengthen their stance against hazing in order to deter negative feelings against the greek system. But despite their anti-hazing stand, Carolina's greeks still have a tarnished reputation and have trouble promoting the positive aspects of sororities and fraternities to anti-greek individuals, said Julie Busch, coordinator of Greek Affairs. "THE ATTITUDES about hazing are the hardest things to change. There's been so much said about greens ? uuu its supposedly pan oj tradition to ha/e ? that it's hard lo bring the positixe out," Busch s;iid. Although ttie university had an antiha/.ing policy at the time of BallouVs death ? a policy still efffective ? the greeks have intensified their own adherence to anti-hazing policies. The university policy states: "No organization, licensed or otherwise, officially or in lact, shall participate in the activity of hazing. "Hazing consists of a group or organization, subjecting members to activities which harass, intimidate, physically exhaust, impart pain, cause undue mental fatigue, or cause mental distress. "SUCH ACTIVITY includes, but is ..A . -asv^ gp; : X ^ : '... tell Camp fight over a greased watermelon as p led three-legged races, balloon tosses and pie e stressed ht tarnished WK mqmmk Photo by Dave Cinmlcy CINDY PRICE Panhellenic Association not limited to, tests of endurance, submission nf mem here to nntentiallv d a n g e r o 11 s or ha z a r d o us c i r cumstances, activities which have a forseeable potential for resulting in personal injury, or any activity which by its nature is so profound as it would have a potential to cause severe mental anxiety, mental distress, panic, humanly degrading, or publicly embarrassing." Uddie Green leaf, president of the Interfraternity Council, said, "We've always had it (an anti-hazing policy) in our laws, but in the last two years we've revamped the hazing policy. "It (the hazing policy) was around, but it wasn't quite as specific. When something bad like this (Ballou's death) happens, it makes you more aware and it creates a reaction to it," he said. Cindy Price, president of the ranhellemc Association, said although the policy was familiar to the greeks \ Campus branch ===4 School of mnnno IIIUVCO LU throughout July as moving began yesterday to relocate the campus branch to the Veterans Administration Hospital, according to a school The moving operations will proM8pT ' bably not be completed until the \-#J: end of July, said O.M. Higgins, m associate dean for administration. 1|.: "It'll probably take the rest of m the month to move," Higgins said. l| "The reason for that is we are mov? ing delicate scientific equipment that has to be disassembled, packed miH rpactcm "WE'LL HAVE to work ;gradually, but should get through liQ, by the end of July. We will be in a - / " transition period as we move building by building, department t'liotoby oa.eGrimky by department." Only departments in the campus branch will be moved to the VA Hospital on Garners Ferry Road, (art of the day's Higgins said. Those needing to be ating. See story moved include the dean's office and the departments of anatomv. physiology, pharmacology, t microbiology and pathology. Iiirlno roii m VUVJljls I l/l 1 reputations 0f Pam P? before the incident, it might not have From Staff Reports been as widely publicized as it is now. With two strikes aga While the governing bodies of the went to bat against a foi sororities and fraternities were familiar _ and struck out. with the policy, the individual . A federal judge refusi members might not have known the wome?.s basketball co, extent of it. 1nffi^ioie "IT'S TOO had that it took USC attorneys had something as tragic as that to get the former football coach* every day member to know about it "alter ego" of the sta (the policy) ? to get it clarified," she agreed to be sued. Botl sa' , , ,rr . I3 u ,, District Court Judge Panhel IFC and the Pan-Hellenic was not barred from , Council (the governing body of the becauSe ofanemployir black greek system) have adopted their she resigned, own policies on hazing. IFC and Panhel require each organization's Hamilton said he mij president to read the policies and sign a based on that agreeme statement of understanding of the haz- like Parsons', since tl ing policy. The fraternity president, were made after the ag faculty and chapter adviser and pledge Former head footba trainer are required to sign the head football coach an statement. filed breach of contrac The II C statement of position on hazing and other pre-initiation ac- Parsons is suing I tivites defines hazing as "any action Holderman and Chris taken or situation created by the university relations, fo members of a fraternity intentionally, Tl , , . . .. . the suit is because whether 011 or oil ol Irate,mly Sou|h (aro|ina.. ,hat premises, to produce .u,y physical or g IUustrale(l psychological harm to the individual. resigned It also states that policy violators will be prosecuted and that hazing in- She-is asking for $2 cidents will be referred to the IFC million punitive darna] Tribunal for resolution. All chapters part on quotes from V are required to inform pledges of re- her of being a lesbian quiremcnts needed to complete the destroyed her life and k ? 1 l -? ? .. - pieuge program. career. ? ..... . .. .. , The magazine was no SIMILAR IO the IK policy .s whidl was discussed Tl Panhel s statement ot position on ha/ing. In its opening paragraph it states: Holderman and Vial "It is the opinion ol the Panhellenic answers to the complaii Association that ha/ing is noi in con lormity \yith any of out member Arsons, .coached . ? 0 resignation .Ian. 4, 198; ot:u uiunna, poyo *j j Medicine hospital 'It'll probably take the rest of the month to move ... /1 i lutfuause; we are moving delicate scientific equipment.' Associate dean of administration O.M. Higgins The medical library and departments of radiolnpv nrf>v?>ntivp 0y 1 r. v - v?.l. ? V medicinc, medicine and surgery are already at the VA Hospital, according to Higgins. "Only the portion here on the campus will be moved," Higgins said. "We already have some departments elsewhere." OTHER MEDICAL school departments are at Richland Memorial Hospital and the William Hall Institute "We don't plan to be closed down at all," Higgins said. "Each of these departments is of pretty good size. We've already started moving the dean's office, so it should be the first part to be back in schedule." uses dismissal arson's lawsuit linst USC, university legal consels -mer athletic coach suing the school ?d Thursday to dismiss former USC ach Pam Parsons' lawsuit against tried to dismiss lawsuits of two ss claiming the imiversitv was an te and couldn't be sued unless it 1 appeals were denied. Clyde Hamilton said that Parsons suing the university or its officials lent release she signed in 1982 when ?ht dismiss a sex discrimination case nt, but not a libel and slander suit le allegedly slanderous statements reement had been signed. ill coach Richard Bell and former d athletic director Jim Carlen have t suits. ime Inc., USC President James Vlahoplus, senior vice president for r $75 million. V1 Mil tl[UV.!V OIKi II1V VVCUIHCI <11 appeared in the Time-published gazine about a month after she 5 million actual damages and $50 a;es, claiming the article, based in lahoplus and Holderman, accused involved with one of her players, illed her successful college coaching t part of the motion to dismiss that lursday. loplus were given 20 days to file nts listed in Parsons' lawsuit. I USC: from May 1, 1977 until her >