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ttr . r-.jt..t.-H, .1(, .. w..? ,r , ... ..^ .? - .. ..^...?i.? ? -? - %-,. ?. .. '?dUtiK^Caro liniaAaALibrar'^ ? /m?? forseshoo I ! L^ntoXc; s" ? BM ^ices P 3 ^1A If PN Kappa Si?maV 1 J ,3 iflCIlTi lCOC 111 STaVf Official denies allegs Police cri By David Hill An attack on protesters at President Ronald Reagan's speech at USC Sept. 22 has led to criticism of university ponce. Carl Stokes, systems vice-president for law enforcement and safety, said claims that university police were given * orders to not break up the clash between demonstrators protesting Reagan's foreign policy and a crowd of people leaving the Horseshoe after the ceremonies were false. Michael Gooding, a USC student who was among the demonstrators, said he believes university police officials knpw thpre wac onino tr> hp a confrontation, and gave policemen orders not to break it up. HE SAID a "higher up," whom he considers reliable, told him University Police Chief Ken Pereira knew the scuffle would happen, and had given specific orders to policemen not to interfere. He did not identify his source. "We did not know of anything in advance," Stokes said. The city of Columbia is looking into it, "but that's the extent of my knowledge," he said. i ieei sure we would nave done something." Pereira could not be reached for comment yesterday. RALPH WHITE, an assistant sociology professor, said he had just j :? Wm 000m i ^y *' ji// ,& 1 The 'eyes' have it Ken Kelly, a medical school student, loi however, had to get his glasses out of t ?? ??? i itions ticized after | left the Horseshoe after Reagan's SDeech when he overheard one of the demonstrators asking a campus policeman for protection and complaining that his Constitutional rights were being violated. The policeman then told the demonstrator to "break it up," White said. A few seconds later, "another young man," whom White said appeared to be a student, told the same policeman that violence seemed about to break out. The policeman repeated the "break it up" order, and took no other action, White said. White said this occurred within 10 to 15 seconds. Gooding was involved in an organizing meeting of protesters at the front steps of the Thomas Cooper Library the night before Reagan's visit. "AT THAT time we were confronted by about 20 people with very strong sentiments. So there were people aware of what we were going to be doing," Gooding said. oooaing saia ne oeueves sojnc university administrators knew there was going to be an incident. "I think it was involvement, if not organizing involvement, tacit approval by the police, that they knew it was going to happen." He said witnesses who said they saw no police nearby were 4<a campus security policeman, someone from SLED (State Law Enforcement Division)." ">r h .'iii "7- > j? J^'jw^^'^jj IWJKS^-->^I ... iiiiiifi Photo by J oks through a microscope while taking an exam. Ki his way. protest SLED SPOKESMAN Hugh Munn told Columbia City Council a SLED intern, a criminal justice major from another university, saw no police standing close by watching the fight, The State reported. The State also quoted other witnesses, including a United Press International reporter, who said they saw no policeman at the incident. "It would be really odd that there were no police so close to where the president had just been," Gooding said. Other witnesses said some members of the crowd who tore the protesters' banners and placards had closelycropped hair and appeared to be ROTC cadets. THE NEWSPAPER carried a photo taken during the incident, showing the protesters and crowd in confrontation. In the front of the crowd was a man wearing an Air Force uniform. Col. Raymond Pericola, commanding officer of Air Force Aerospace Studies, said an Air Force cadet was at the incident. "I had a student who came to me and said he was a bystander. I said, 'Were you involved?' and he said he was not." Capt. Ted Krumm, commanding officer of the USC Navy ROTC unit, which includes Marines, said he knew of no Navy or Marine cadets involved in the incident. 8m "Pcotatt" page 3 Media in after Kori By Marsia J. Porto Since the Korean Airlines Flight 007 incident, a USC professor has found himself busy with media interviews. Gordon Smith, recently named head of the interna_ ^ tional studies program in the Department of Government and International Studies and a specialist in Soviet politics, has been interviewed by newspapers, radio and televisinn stations. He said the BP * k Soviet Union has always had a preoccupation with borders, particularly in that area. "I'm appalled by Soviet aware of the Soviet preoc borders, but it doesn't justii can understand how such an i cur, but 1 don't condone it, pp& "RIGHT NOW, things < favorable for arms control Korean incident) will proba reduction talks more difficul Smith has taught undergrai Soviet politics and foreign po a'so 'nstructs graduate semii porary Soviet policy and East technology transfer. "I don't teach Russian hisl |:;;g j-- porate it into my courses. It understand all facets of Russ important to see why the So what it does and how th< world," Smith said. During his junior and senu State University, Smith was soviet union, un a fuiorignt did research and taught at Le im jick*on sity's Law School, and becai with a member of the Soviet ally first. , RTY SCHOLARS are the Soviet Union every yej keep close watch on Anu Smith said. The process is Teaching jobs won't be scarce, use education students say By iterti fiimti A (caching job in South Carolina won't be hard to get for U$C graduates, according to some current education student*. * * & '* * ' ' ' *' ? ^ y ' Junior Edward Bol&nd said job prospects in "South Carolina are vary, very good because we're so far down the damn scale.'* Boland is in the secondary education program. Job opportunities are equal for students in the various programs offered by the education department: early childhood (kindergarten through fourth grade), elementary (first through Sixth) and secondary (ninth through 12th), he said. He said he is in favor of merit pay for teachers who excel. Jane Huff, who has worked at USC while getting her degree in early childhood education, said she wants to be a teacher because she eniovs working with children and because she is not happy with the condition of education today. Although somfc teachers work only five or six years and then move to something else, Huff said she will stay in education, but perhaps go into administration. "They (teachers) should take a break and look at their ideals to see if they can still help children," she said. Job prospects, she said, are good in rural areas but not in urban areas. Students in all education programs have title same opportunity, if they have the quality, she said. Huff said she leans toward merit pay because education "needs to get rid of dead wood." Rut shi? <a?M Srtiith Pttrnlinn's m*ri? rtnts I system isn't fair. Larry Smith, a 42-year-old retired military man in the elementary program, said he wants to teach because he enjoys working with younger people and plans to stay in teaching and never go into administration. Smith said finding work is a question of quality. ' mi . r W. A. ?......... l-ortfioiAf nrnfoccnr IUI V lUW |#B VIWWI ean airline incident During a ski run with a Soviet friend, they were followed by f U going to a meeting of dissidents. They'd follow us in business suits and bring country skiing. We skied 10 \ miles out and 10 miles back, anH il/p c t Ar\npri tn not h?Ar t \ ^^HL. UI1M " v ovv/ppvw iv/ f vy? [ \ We bought one for the KGB i % MsSr* agent and left it in the snow Gordon Smith for him to drink when he use GINT professor cau8ht UP " actions. I am )cupation with Foreigners entering the country in fy the action. I automobiles are given specially coded license incident can oc- plates. This informs the KGB they are " Smith said. foreigners and mav onlv enter soecified , , , areas, he said. ion t look too talks. It (the "It's a little uncomfortable at first when bly make arms you realize that you are being followed. It t." can make you a little paranoid, but I didn't cluate courses in have anything to hide so it didn't bother licy at (JSC. He me," Smith said. lars in contem-West trade and AMERICAN TOURISTS don't meet many Soviet citizens during their visits to the :ory but I incor- country for various reasons, Smith said. It's s important 10 paruauy an aucnipi 10 screen tourists irom ;ian society. It's Russians, but it's also for the convenience of viet Union does the tourists. ;y look at the "Soviet lifestyle is a bit grim by Western ar years at Iowa standards, but if you put that behind, it has able to visit the 'ts attractions. I had three Russian roomScholarship, he mates. I was restricted to traveling 30 ningrad Univer- kilometers outside of Leningrad, but I had ne good friends freedom of travel within the city. I stood in Embassy there. '*ne a an 'lour to ^uy Potatoes- J experienced life much like any Russian stuallowed to visit dent, Smith said. ?r. The Soviets ;rican scholars, Smith said he plans to return to the Soviet fairly common. Union for a visit in the summer.