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% Motion in federal coui Dismissal sou From Staff Reports Attorneys for USC poet-in-residence James Dickey have filed a motion in federal court for dismissal of a breach of contract suit against Dickey by a North Carolina photographer, judicial records indicate. i.. ?1? : a r: i i i i -t-*! in me Miu, iiieu June / i>y 11illrmail Binkley, the photographer claims Dickey agreed to collaborate with him on a book. Binkley said Dickey secretly sold the material to other publications. The photographer claims he paid Dickey $15,000 for 19 of the author's poems that illustrate photographs Binkley intended to publish in a limited-edition book. Each poem was to describe the maturing of 19 girls from Winston-Salem, N.C., whom Binkley had photographed, his suit said. jjj PI Play that music USC students and others listen to the roc group Bachelors of Arts at Bell Camp Monday, as part of Independence Day celebration. I I 1 I Volunteers doi From Staff Reports Concession revenues have more thai quadrupled and about $250,000 has beei earned for charity since volunteer groups an< professional organizations began manninj concession stands at Carolina Coliseum. Five years ago, Coliseum concessioi manager Lee Jacques was, in his own words "living on the phone," trying to line u enough high school students to work th stands at each Coliseum event. Then * * ? ? - ?~ ~ u magazine article on a caicicua mkiicu u volunteers gave him an idea. | He talked to several local charity-oriente groups and asked if they would be intereste in operating the concession stands for percentage of the night's sales, which the could donate to their favorite causes "There was tremendous interest," J ?cqu< said. "The groups thought it would beat sel ing raffle tickets or going door to door." Today, burned children at Shriner hospitals, students in need of financial ai< handicapped citizens and many others need of help have received assistance becau of contributions raised by the work of fr organizations at the Coliseum. The groups are the Greater Columbia De lal Hygienists' Society, the Jamil Cyclop Cayce/West Columbia Jaycees and tl Greater Columbia Dental Assistan organization. The Springdale Ladies Ch cprvpQ a* a back-uo when one of the fo I regulars has a conflict. In addition to raising funds for charity, t groups have more than quadrupled the i come generated by Coliseum concessii operation. "I would say they have increased o revenues nearly six times over," Jacqi said. "Since we pay them a percentage of t total sales from their booth, they have an rt filed 9ht for lawsuit Dickey's motion in response to the suit said the author signed an agreement in December 1977, believing it had been approved by his literary agent as he requested. Hilt the norrvMiifMit hnrl hv Binkley's attorney without the agent's knowledge, according to the motion. About six months before Binkley filed his litigation, Dickey filed a lawsuit in Richland County alleging the photographer switched the contract. But before the book was published, Dickey published the poems in eight nationally circulated magazines and a book published by Doubleday, Binkley's suit said. Federal court lacks the jurisdiction necessary to hear the lawsuit, which should be dismissed because similar action is penGreeks Continued fr chapters' rituals, nor docs ii proj >Sjjiw* iinaec of sisterhood and positive ^IjE Besides defining hazing, it ,? f .s: that voluntary participation in ft r incident may not be used wkz L~T*|ju defense to the charge of hazing. K|| dition, the policy states that "it responsibility of every Panh ' mmm Association member to repor siispected violations of this |P^^^|||||g policy to the P a n h e 1 ** B r\3SUV.IrtllUII . Hp Price said the sororities fe< m tunate to have national council *' jKj. M sPec'^c P?^cy guidelines and lit< ^ Ml flB Kevin Simons, president of th - Wf. jjmp Hellenic Council, said black soi and fraternities don't sign agn 4 statements as the white greeks ( he said the black greeks arc aware of the anti-hazing policy 1010 by Johnny Hoggs BESIDES HAVING an art hazing written in its constitutio Hellenic Council requires its members to report infractions, tide states those causing infi k music of the are subject to disciplinary actioi rhe band played Judical Board. Individual chapters are reqi sign wavers agreeing that they participate in hazing, Simon "We watch each other; if I late coliseum cc centive to sell as much as they can. Our i volunteers are quick, efficient and hardwork i ing, ana mey ve cumc up wun ?umt ^ltai i suggestions for renovating the stands to ine> crease speed." 11 p A FREE seminar on small business loans for e Vietnam-era and disabled veterans will be a conducted at Midlands Technical College's y Beltline Campus at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Sponsored by USC's Small Business d Development Center, the Small Business Add ministration and the Veterans Administraa tion, the three-hour seminar will help x ' 1 /I tmtara lie /'lot or l tin y V It'lildlU'l'I U <11 111 UldclUlt vtai uiu uvivi iiiiiiv their eligibility and provide instructions for ?s loans to be obtained from the SBA. 1- Direct loans will be limited to $150,000 at 11 3/4 interest. s' Eligible applicants are Vietman-era j, veterans who served for more than 180 days, in any part of which falls between Aug. 5, 1964 se and May 7, 1975, and disabled veterans wit! ve at least a compensable 30 percent disability or those receiving a disability discharge, n- The business concern must be at least 51 s, percent owned by eligible veterans, and th< fie applicant must be unable to procure loan; ts from other sources. 1 ne applicant aisu mu?> jb not have previously used their veteran' ur status to apply for an SBA loan. For more information, call 777-51 18 o he 765-5377. lion ur HELPING SMALL-BUSINESS owner ics improve their operations is the focus of he seminar series to be offered by USC's Sma in- Business Development Center and Midland \i nnn1#1 + ayaiiioi |iuci ? Ft ding in state court, Dickey's attorneys said in the motion. p. By dismissing the federal action, "this court will affect a saving of judicial time and IV effort" and eliminate "the consequences of a st race for a judicial determination," the mo- n< tion said. \}l II a federal judge will not dismiss Binkley's cj suit, the motion asked that a stay be granted p until a final state determination is made on p Dickey's suit. le Although a poet, Dickey is best known for iv his best-selling novel "Deliverance." Film rights were sold, and the movie ver- ^ sion of the novel became a hit motion picture a starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds. si Dickey had a small role in the film, playing h -1 :cc <i viiuiinuus micmii. i om page 1 ccl an meonc getting pushed around. I say, greek 'Hey, you have to cut this out.'" Buseh said the three greek governing states organizations monitor themselves on a ha/- the hazing policies. Panhel and II C as a have revised their discipline system to In ad- provide a stong mechanism for review is the of in fraction, she said. ellenic She said students report each other t any if they suspect hazing is taking place, hazing 1 e n i c "AND THEY do report it," Simon: said. His fraternity walks in line in Ar ?1 for- my boots and fatigues, and while th< Is with brothers do so voluntarily, student: jrature outside the fraternity report the activi ty as a form of hazing. ie Pan- "You're only hazed if you want t< rorities he," Simons said. eement All three presidents of the governin io, but organizations said it is the pledge1 just as responsibility to watch for and prote( himself from hazing. "A lot of people think we beat, k icle on and have parties all the time, n, Pan- Greenleaf said. But the greeks raist chapter more than $100,000 this past year f< The ar- philanthropies, the needy and tvs actions scholarships for Carolina students, 1 i by the said. lired to BESIDES EMPHASIZING con will not munity and campus services, Greenle; s said. commended the value of greek ne see so- working in the career world. mcession earnin news briefs 1 The programs will be conducted from 7 to 10 p.m. at Midlands TEC Beltline Campus. The fee for one-night programs in $20. Twosession seminars cost $35. Topics are: "Starting a Small Business Legally," tomorrow; "Inventory Accounting and Control," July 12 and 14; "Controlling Cost and Cash Management." July 19 and 21; and "Communication with Employees and Customers," July 26 and 28. For more information, call 738-1400. TRAVIS PRICHETT has been named to i the W. Frank Hipp Chair of Insurance in , USC's College of Business Administration. ^ The Hipp Chair was established in 1963 by i members and Liberty Life Insurance in ' honor of the late Frank Hipp, founder of Liberty Life. I The purpose of the Hipp Chair is to im' prove and expand research and education in s the field of risk and insurance. It sup t plcments the budget of USC's College of s Business Administration so that a nationally known professor in this field can be retained r on USC's faculty. Fritchett, 44, has been a member of the College of Business faculty since 1973 and has served as chairman of its banking, finance, insurance and real estate programs s for six vears. He is past president of the a American Risk and Insurance Association II and serves as a consultant on insurance matIs tcrs for various business firms and the U.S. Inion Daily Times o print Gamecock om staff reports Beginning today, the Gamecock will be inted by the Union Daily Times. "The paper should look better," said lark McEwan, production manager of udent media. They (Union) just installed ,tl| M ?w The Union printer underbid other inters for the Gamecock contract, inuding Carolina Printing, which has been lilting the paper for three years. Bids to rint the paper arc extended annually. "Union can do special charges for a lot ss, such as color and insertions," IcEwan said. Although Union is 90 miles away, part of ic agreement was that they would pick up r^A 1 uvi utnvci me pupei. The student magazine, Portfolio, will ill be printed by Carolina Printing, which ad the lowest bid for that publication. According to lUisch, some fraternities have roised then pledging policies to impunc thcii reputations. Sigma Nil has rewritten its pledge program, and other fraternities such as Alpha Tan Omega and Sigma Phi Hpsilon have ino\ed away from the traditional "Hell Week," renaming the period "Help Week." i ~u~ ru; a uun k^ L.aillUUd V. 11! /Alalia lia> dUdllUUIltU pledge periods completely by using an associate member program instead, which allows brothers and pledges to : share the same responsibilities and ; activities. To improve general knowledge of alcohol regulations and misuse, the d greeks arc continuing GAMMA, Greeks Against the Mismanagement of g Alcohol. The organization has pro S muitru uic uupui itiucc vji ;t registration for parties and has begun an educational project for pledges this ill fall to promote responsible alcohol " use. :d "We're trying to promote the )r positive," Price said. "None of us o were here in January 1980. It's le frustrating and depressing (having to rebuild the greek reputation). The past 1 1- _ u A - . * > comes oacK iu mtum yuu. i- None of the greek representatives if commented on the Ballou lawsuit since t- the university is currently under litigation. gs to charity General Accounting Office. THREE GRADUATES of the 1982-83 Leadership South Carolina program have been elected to the program's board of regents. The three ? Ann Baker of Charleston, Kathryn Smith of Columbia and Samuel Zimmerman of Greenville ? were elected by classmates to serve on the program's governing bodv. The board of regents consists of 24 people, including representatives chosen from the program since its inception in 1979. Leadership South Carolina, established by Gov. Dick Riley and administered by USC, is designed to improve the quality and quantity of leadership in the state by bringing together promising young citizens to work with experts and resource people from government, academic and business communities on issues and problems important to the state. LARRY WESTON, a Sumter attorney, has been appointed to USC's board of trustees by Gov. Dick Riley. Weston ran for a trusteeshio on the panel this past year, but lost out to a white candidate, Sumter accountant Samuel Benson. Weston was one of seven blacks appointed to state colleges' and universities' boards, in an attempt to desegregate the college trustee board. The expansion of the trustee boards to include minorities was part of a state plan to desegregate higher education. The plan was drawn up after the U.S. education departmont r\rr\c*Poroliii'j tn oliniinntp fh(> 111V1II V/l Vltl VU UVUIII V.UI V71IIIU IV/ VllHUilUlV ???V last vestiges of segregation in colleges and universities.