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By David Hill
The 1980 death of a USC student
at a fraternity party has prompted
anti-hazing legislation in the South
Carolina General Assembly.
Sen. Tom Smith, D-Florence, introduced
a bill earlier this year
making hazing a misdemeanor,
calling for expulsion from school of
persons conducting hazing and giving
anyone subjected to hazing the
right to sue the perpetrators. He introduced
the same bill in 1981, but
it died.
Smith said he was prompted by
Santord and Maisie Hallou, the
parents of Barry Ballou, a 20-yearold
Sigma Nu pledge who died Jan.
25, 1980, at the fraternity's lounge.
The Ballous are suing Sigma Nu
and USC officials for $3 million.
"THEY'RE CLOSE friends of
mine and live about 15-20 miles
from me," Smith said of the
Ballous.
In a letter to Smith, the Ballous
said, "We pray every day that not
one other young man or woman
will die to these terrible unsupervised
peer pressures."
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By Chris Handal
The destruction of a South Kc
which killed 269 people including a
gressman, has chilled U.S.-Soviei
although the long term effect is
according to a USC government ar
tional studies professor.
The airliner was shot down by
after it strayed over some sensitive
defense installations on Sakhaline
"It already appears that there
popular antagonism toward t
Union." said Gordon Smith, wl
I several courses on the Soviet Un
only in the U.S., but also in tUiro]
tries and Japan.
"THE DKMANI) for a stauncl
a vis the Soviet Union is cominj
public," Smith said. "I think th
will be sensitive to the public pre
will be feeling."
islator ta
Report recomn
By David Hill
A report on hazing in South Caro
schools compiled for the South
Legislative Education Committe rec<
tion outlawing hazing.
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n a i iuuv/uuttu vauivi .
Tom Smith, F -Florence, is similar to
in other states. It says most of those 1
ing" further than does Smith's bill,
an amendment to the bill further del
The report recommends that hazi
"any act or ommission" by a membe
tion, against any other member, whi
--"is likely, with reasonable pos
from the suit, claiming it is part of
state government, and so cannot be
sued without its permission. The
Ballou's lawyer, Olin Purvis of
Darlington, said Sigma Nu has not
responded. Purvis expects the case
will not be resolved for at least a
year.
Hazing is defined in a report for
the S.C. Joint Legislative Education
Committee as activities that
cause mental or physical discomfort,
or that do not contribute to
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sponsored by Student Government. Weather dt
lands staunc
Accordingly, Reagan's
>rean 747, may face a better fate in C(
U.S. con- any new weapons systems I
t relations Smith said.
uncertain, It's probably too early
id interna- feet of what President Re;
barbaric act.
Soviet jets "In the short run, it r
; Soviet air tions." The key to the Ion;
Island. of this event is how the pul
is a wide said.
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ho teaches ALTHOUGH THE put
lion. "Not ed, Smith pointed out they
pean coun- attention span. Tragedies ?
or minimized. "The impr<
a few weeks or months," <
1 policy vis something the public will
I from the said.
e Congress In a nationally televiseci
ssures they Reagan unleashed a fie
against the Soviet Unic
kes stai
lends anti-ha;
bodily harm or
lina colleges and or disturbing p;
Carolina Joint ?"is likely tc
:>mmends legisla- cause embarras
a member to be
his year by Sen. ridicule, or cau
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auirua^iu^ taws uai viuwuv/nai
aws define "haz- The report s
and recommends hazing is most
Pining the term. stands against
ng be defined as
r of an organiza- In South Cai
ch: ' university offi<
sibility, to cause campuses.
the positive development of ?
individual.
UNDER SMITH'S bill, punis
ment for those found guilty of ha
ing would include a fine of no mo
than $500 or up to 12 months
prison, or both, in addition to tl
expulsion and right-to-si
provisions.
Smith. 45, a graduate of Davi
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Delta Theta fraternity, said the b
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hat are proposed,
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to predict the ef- grain deal be
igan has termed a correct reacti
"I though
nay dampen rela- reasoned res'
g term importance learned that
)lic perceives it, he don't work,'
Reagan ha
to degenerat*
>lic is now outrag- stead, he 1
often have a short several natio
?re often forgotten unified respc
jssion can wane in
3r the event can be THIO MAJ
not forget, Smith tions has bei
from the So\
I speech last week, "worldwide
rce verbal attack more concre
in. Avoiding any tourism (to
nd against
!ing legislation
danger, offensive physical punishment
ain;
> compromise the dignity of a member,
sment or shame to a member, to cause
; the object of malicious amusement or
se any psychological harm or substan
111 aui)
ays Greek-letter societies, with whom
: often associated, have taken strong
hazing in their chapters.
rolina, the report says, most college and
:ials believe hazing is minimal at their
in broadness in defining "hazing"
and other problems.
h- For example,"How do university
z- and college presidents handle hazre
ing off campus?" Smith said,
in According to the report, almost
lie every college and university in
je South Carolina has an anti-hazing
policy.
dhi
AT LEAST 13 states have made
ill hazing illegal. Among them are
of North Carolina and Florida, whose
I School of M(
ife virus stuc^us
USC freshmen and sen
Carolina Virus Study to
School, beginning next w
The study will seek in
mononucleosis, genital hi
The subjects for the foi
ly by computer, said Dr. J
ject. Gibson said 1,500 v\
' Gibson said selected st
;r>; "* their role in the study sh<
(g. Assistants will also visi
P? the project. Gibson sa
confidential.
# Student records will be
won't be released to anyc
dent permission.
Il ^?sa Keenan, a register*
study, said participants i
B^Mjl center or Dorn Veteran's
and to be tested for poss
Freshmen will be sent
and junior years and will
rent seniors will be teste(
Keenan said physiciai
available for infected stu
to win $50 prizes in a D<
0 by Jennifer Wooten USC was chosen for tl
of Health, which is fund
The FIH selected US
1 concert State University because
jh Hour" society, he said.
Student participation
success, Gibson said.
gainst Soviel
1 travel I
?ws analysis ficult,"
As fc
>ves such as cancelling the recent this inci
tween the two countries was the ficial S(
ion, Smith said. that to]
t it was a very measured and decisior
ponse. 1 think he (Reagan) has
embargoes and trade sanctions "Th<
' Smith said. Androj
is not, Smith said, allowed this ticipa'e
i into a superpower dispute. In- 747," *
las sought cooperation from
ns and is trying to bring about a "The
mse. respons
ing tog<
IOR thrust of the president's ac- Soviet I
en to limit airline flights to and sion frc
/ittt UnioTiTThe primary effect is explain
censure of the Soviet action. A release<
te action would be to cut back Soviet
the Soviet Union) and make
: hazing
law the report includes and calls
"possibly one of the best written."
Under it? each school must adopt
an anti-hazing and enforcement
policy.
Penalties include fines,
withholding of diplomas and
transcripts, probation, suspension
and dismissal. Organizations may
be banned from campus or
suspended. Penalties would be in
addition to any applicable criminal
prusCLUiiuii.
The Florida law also includes a
200-word definition of "hazing."
SINCE 1971, there have been as
many as 45 hazing-related deaths in
the United States, the report says.
"Hazing in South Carolina, with
respect to court cases and reported
incidents, has been minimal," the
report says. From those reported
cases, however, it was learned that
one college reported seven hazing
cases in 1981-82. The college took
"strong disciplinary action," the
report says.
Smith said he feels the legal
drinking age in South Carolina
should be raised.
jdicine to conduct
iing 1,500 students
iors will be asked to participate in the
be conducted by the (JSC Medical
/eek.
formation about viruses that cause
erpes and cold sores.
jr-year study will be chosen randomtames
Gibson, who will head the pro'ill
be asked to participate.
udents will receive letters explaining
~>uld thev decide to take parL
t freshman English classes to explain
lid the project is voluntary and
identified by code numbers, which
>ne outside the program without stu*d
nui*se and head interviewer for the
may go to either the student health
; Hospital to fill out a questionnaire
ible viral infections.
questionnaires in their sophomore
be retested in their senior year. Curi
once.
i's services and counseling will be
dents. Volunteers will also be eligible
jcember lottery.
le virus study by the Federal Institute
ling the re^arch, (Jibson saia.
C over Emory University and Ohio
USC offered the best cross section of
is important in making the study a
t Union
sy (Soviet) delegations more difSmith
said.
>r the way the Soviets have handled
dent, Smith said, the delay in the of>viet
response could be an indication
p leaders did not participate in the
1 to destroy the aircraft.
; Politburo and (Soviet leader Yuri)
30v should have been able to an:
world reaction to shooting down a
Smith said.
: fact it has taken days to formulate a
e shows they had some trouble piecither
what happened," he said. If top
eaders had been involved in the deci>m
the beginning, Smith said, a story
ing the whole incident would been
.1 immediately from Tass, the official
news agency.
Se? "Soviets," page 4