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* Sw- - Gom^rnr k SX Irish invade USC p. 10 I SB Vol. 76. No. 27 USC request By Linda Wilburn 'inadequate An $11.95 million request for ad- from overcr ditional computers was made by USC has USC's computer services at yester-' for studei day's meeting of the S.C. Commis-. "That's a r; sion on Higher Education. puter for e The computers are desperately said. needed because of long lines for Instructio computer terminals and a slow volve comp response time of three to five because of 1 minutes, said Robert Roberson, The termi o \r:~~ A ? A ~ oyaicui v riwiuciu iui v^uiu- uay aiiu aic puter Services. USC studen The slow response is because of With the New court won't high court's backl By David Hill u The new state Court of Appeals will help i< lessen the South Carolina Supreme Court's e caseload, but won't significantly reduce the backlog of appeals cases, a judge of the court c said at USC Wednesday. r Speaking at the USC Law School, Curtis s Shaw addressed a legal forum for law students. i "We hope to dispose of 42 cases per j month," Shaw said, adding the Supreme 1 Court will shoot for 50. Together, the 92 < cases per month would be only seven more i than the number of cases the high court handles now, he said. ^ SHAW SAID there are 1,744 cases now on appeal, and the creation of the six-member i appeals court leaves "only enough man- < power to handle the natural flow of < annpal? " I The court was set up to handle that backlog of cases appealed to the five-member j Supreme Court. Controversy surrounded the ] court for a decade as the legislature and j Supreme Court, which sets state judicial policy, squabbled over who would select the < judges. ] The high court ruled four of the justices were ineligible because they were members of j k the General Assembly, which elected them. The issue was eventually settled, and the leeislature Dassed a bill this vear setting up the court on a temporary basis, until June 30, 1985. Voters will decide in November 1984 if t the court will become permanant. Shaw said one panel of judges will hear 21 . cases Oct. 17, and another panel will begin hearing arguments for 21 other cases on Oct. 24. i THE COURT has no building of its own. It will hear cases in a room of the Solomon Blatt Office Building on the state capitol > complex. < There has been talk of holding some hear- ) ings at the USC Law Center, although that is i Campus respor By Bsth Harrison Recent considerations by the General Assembly drinking age to 20 has elicited both positive a responses from the USC community. "I feel that the majority of 18-year-olds are ma to be responsible about alcohol," said League G manager of the Golden Spur. "The law is not going to stop them from drinkii ^ enforced at all levels." THE RESPONSIBILITY of the Spur's mana, mnnitnr thpir rlif?ntpli?'s rnncnmntion r?f alcnhi liable for our clientele," he said. Greene, who has been in the bar and restaurant 10 years said he believes the law, if passed, "will r Spur's business drastically. "It's a situation that can be dealt with and the S tinue to be profitable. If the laws change you ha them and make the best of the situation. I feel lik sorb the change in the law." _ The Spur's business is not predominately 18-y< *U caters to students up to age 21, Greene said. Gradi make up a large percentage of the daytime busin ts $11.95 i i mainframe power' should make the stu owdin * terminals. ratio about 20 to on 50 ten 's available Students should hi its, Rouvison said. access each per mon atio of about one com- Another issue di; very 500 students," he CHE meeting was cc representation. Bl; m in courses that in- tatives sit on each g< uter work often suffers for S.C. public this, Roberson said. Roosevelt Gilliam, c inals operate 12 hours a implementation com : used by about half of Two ex-officio its, he said. black females, one ( : additional computers the governor's des greatly reduce j og, judge says inlikely, Shaw said. He said he favors the iea. "I think it would be a tremendous xperience." He said he favors expanding membership >n the appeals court from six members to line. "We can only handle so much," he aid. Shaw was asked about rules against bringng frivolous appeals. He said the judges on in appeals review board can hand back to at:orneys cases it sees as frivolous. "That seems a little bit harsh to me. That was the Fire* etan in truinn tA allpviatA tVlic " I1AOI Oivp Itt iV UI1VT1MVV ??? 1/MV?.V0. THE APPEALS court does not have that power, he said. The court will hear cases referred to it by the Supreme Court. It will hear any appeal except those dealing with the death penalty, elections, major constitutional issues, utility rate changes and bond issues. He said he saw no criminal cases in the first 125 he reviewed, although there is a priority system that would bring criminal appeals to court more quickly than civil cases. "I disagree with that because I think a :hild custody case is more important than a person sitting in jail." SHAW SAID he disagrees with the idea of lnlHino h#?nrino? in rifi#?c nther than Collim >ia, mainly because of the tranportation :osts involved. He thinks the cases should :ome to the court rather than vice versa. "Let the litigants pay the cost, not the axpayers." Shaw, a native of Greenwood, has served n nearly every court level in the state. "I :ame up through the trenches," he said. "1 was very flattered by the General \ssembly that they selected me rather than 3ne of their own." SHAW ALSO offered the law students ad /ice on several issues, including attorney advertising. "I think you ought to do what /ou feel is professional in your vein," he >aid. ise mixed on e "IF THEY feel like they need r to raise the save lives, I think it would work, ind negative move as a deterrent to DU1 anc said. ture enough Though all USC students are reene, night said he is "very strict" about ke< alcohol. The Spur offers non-? lg unless it is w^o choose not to drink or are "Part of the Spur's success U/p tin nr?t lf?t rw?rmli VMJIWIIIVI KJ, ww v ..w r"wf' gement is to "Our purpose is to have a plac d1. "We are tained, gather, socialize and hai said. business for lot affect the MONITORING OF customer: too intoxicated is 80-to-90 percei pur can con- ding to Greene. The manage tve to accept customer get intoxicated enougr e we can ab- meone else's," he said. "We're into alcohol awarene ear-olds, but The Spur staff participates in uate students t'on on alcohol awareness. "Wc less, he said. a problem before it happens." million for ident-compiiter boards of MUSC and US< e, he said. Other pro-desegn ive 15 hours of representatives asked the th. sion to reaffirm their con scussed at the to the desegregation plan, incerning black CHE chairman Fred ack represen- said the General Assemt jverning board sion to allow only alumi colleges, said Citadel to sit on its trus nairman ot tne could be a stumbling blc mittee. college desegregation pro< members are Since blacks were bar ;ach serving as the military school until ;ignee on the and few blacks have enrol gmmm 1 - . '* Court of Appeals Judge Curtis Shaw Said at the Law School, Wednesday the cour ifforts to raise I to raise the drinking age to The Spur The change will be a positive become toe i alcohol related deaths," he (drinkers) o allowed in the Spur, Greene MASS < ;ping minors from purchasing the trend of tlcoholic beverages for those attitudes. C underage. responsible is that we take care of our Some sti e get overly intoxicated. positive m< :e where students can be enter- especially f< /e access to alcohol," Greene USC junioi Many stu Spur becau s to keep them from becoming and have a nt eff ctive at the Spur, accor- reason the m/>nt (rip? nnt tf> "1<?t anv mopi i to to endanger his life or soTOM CI ss," he said. believes rai an extensive two-day orienta- The legal a :'re trained well enough to see of the high computers quently, the requirement that : g a t i o n trustees be alumni "perpetuates the commis- racial identity of the board." imitment The 11-member board now has one black appointed by Gov. Dick Sheheen Riley, who also appointed seven >ly's deci- blacks to other governing boards, li of The "I don't know how far we can tee board rock along with The Citadel board >ck in the provision before someone comes in :ess. to demand more rigorous action," red from Sheheen said. the 1970s The state's desegregation plan lea suose- was suommecMn lysi. I ; Jg? * r4~-f:vY fri'* ;15asjgaa ^VKkX v> * r jHoffi Kn-"- ' . '^^lifoHM t;. s ; * ' kISIS^ ' v>- >, .h v ; * -^^^4. Woe! t won't significantly reduce backlog of appeal. s drinking age will provide an escort service for individuals who > intoxicated to drive. "We try to to cut them ff before they need an escort," Greene said. CONSUMPTION of alcohol and or drugs is not the '80s. Young people display more conservative 'hanging the drinking age will reinforce a more approach to alcohol consumption and health." idents don't agree changing the law will be a jve. "I don't agree with it (changing the age), or a big university." said Gretchen Steinkruger, a and Spur bartender. idents walk to bars like those in Five Points and the se they are close to campus. "If they can go out i good time and not drink and drive, there is no v shouldn't be able to ko out and drink." * said. IANMKR, an office administration senior, said he sing the drinking age will reduce traffic fatalities, ge should just be changed to 19 to get drinking out i schools, he said. Sm "Drinking," page 3