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Astronaut arriving p. 5 jd&Bgtk _,tfggy .jSiBBtop, jjfj ? fr ldRy Dancers premiere p. 8 Bf i^BS Jjir^m S^~Mr Jf^ijir^ra wasf November 4, 1983 " Durrah tackles record p. 10 %J[l^Ki H llLl^m?JlL Wmk University of South Carolina M M H m w vol. 76, No. 38 I HwScl I I ^*m > ? ^*aaSS?^^M^a^B>iaBg5*?<Si^l^M?ttJ^ I M?to ky Bryant Switti No ono to play with Rebecka, a kindorgartner at Booker T. Washington Day Care Center, oasses the time at recess. Therapist discusses By Linda Wilburn I can stand here and smile because I know what couple A,B, and C are doing tonight. 1 told them what to do," said a new York City sex therapist and psychologist. Dr. Ruth Westheimer, one of America's leading authorities on sex gave some advice at USC Wednesday. Sponsoresd by Ideas and Issues, Westheimer spoke Wednesday night in the Russell House Ballroom on aspects of sexuali? ty problems today. "Bad sex is anything under pressure. Never do it just to please your partner or to get it over with," she said. Sex often becomes boring when people use the same method arid a scheduled time or place, she said. "Good sex is not how often or how long. Quickies are fun ? ?? I 1"/* ? 1f W/octVliPimAr CQlH MJII1CUI11C?>. U5C a Ull VJI 1 a 111 a.">y anu vanti;, >. wuihiiiv. USING SOME of her patients as examples, Dr. Ruth, as she is often called, said sexual ignorance is a major problem. "In 1983, there are 1.5 million women who are pregnant and don't want to be," she said. Some patients said they didn't think they could get pregnant the first time. Another had been told pregancy is impossible if you have sex while standing up, she said. $ "Those who are sexually active should use contraceptives," Westheimer said. SHE RECOMMENDS using a diaphram and condom together. "It's not exactly the same, but it's better than an unwanted pregnancy," she said. "I train the best lovers," Westheimer said. "Any man can be taught to insert a diaphram into his lover as part of foreplay. Expert says propose* By Laura Dannhardt course nucli None of the space technology techniques seem appe< President Ronald Reagan mentioned in a two fundan speech this spring could provide total protec- possibility tion against strategic nuclear attack, a na- than one i tional security and arms control expert said missiles ma at USC Wednesday. Rathjens Dr. George William Rathjens criticized Evaluation Reagan for that speech. Defense Ai "He was not well informed. He was look- for U.S. ing for a solution to a question that all of us missiles. H want to solve." stopped be decoy mis: THE FIRST of Reagan's four suggestions with the sy involves a radar tracking system and collision would nee Faculty approves From Staff Reports (Written by Chris Handal; Reported by Amy Bedenbaugh, John Deiner, Chris Handal, Roni Bea Kayne and Marisa Porto) President James Holderman's push to improve graduate studies and research at Carolina has met with favorable reactions from many USC officials. In a speech to the Faculty Senate earlier this semester, Holderman said: "A primary commitment then of the University of South Carolina is to provide graduate education of high quality. The implications of this commitment are far reaching. ktl:. -t- - *' 1 1 * i ins is a cuiimiuineni 10 ine generation ana dissemination of knowledge in the classroom, in the library, in the laboratory and in the field, to professional service, and ? not least ? it is a commitment critically important to the continuing improvement in the academic caliber of Carolina's undergraduate student body." WHEN HE announced the Summit Fund, a drive to raise $35 million to improve graduate education and research, he said: "It seems undeniable to me that the most promising and effective way we can accomplish these objectives is to underline the role of graduate education and research in the Carolina system and the consequences for the entire state and ft ^1UI1. "In order to build a good graduate program, a university needs to have an endowment fund of.at least $60 to 70 million, Holderman said. The Summit Fund is taking the university in that direction. To attract first-class faculty, Holderman said, "You develop chairs that are substantial. You give them opportunities for research, and you work like the devil to keep them."' ANOTHER FACET of the emphasis on graduate programs and research is the emergence, of new doctorate programs at the university, Holderman said. Department ojf. Physic^ and Astronomy chairman Frank ^ Avignonp said ^x^JdeVman's emphasis on graduate programs and reseafcmf^'HbTdermali is just bringing us out of the > AAVIIOI nrnklomo I dCAUQI gJI UBJICIIIOf ou . ' ' r-. . y^lSpSMB :rr "y: _: - ^ ^ ^ m . " Photo oy Jo# JnchMii Sex expert Ruth Westheimer spoke at USC Wednesday on facts and myths concerning human sexuality. "Attitude and permission-giving are the controlling factors of the orgasm," she said. A STUDY conducted by Masters and Johnson indicated that "5 percent of all American women can achieve orgasm by tightening their thighs and thinking erotic thoughts," Westheimer said. She said 30 percent of all sexually active women can have an orgasm during intercourse, but 30 percent don't have sexual satisfaction. "They fake it, and that's very sad," she said. a hi-tech defenses imp ear warheads. This approach may possibly supply, and that "g iling, but the lecturer indicated Another suggestions was tl lental problems in the system: the use mirrors on satellites as re the Russians may launch more beams sent from Earth. The nissile, and that several of the could then be aimed at y be decoys. missiles. Rathjens said the gr , former director of the Systems to the system was inaccurac; Division of the Institute for The final approach to th< lalyses, made another suggestion problem was a suggestion tl space defense against Soviet nuclear explosions to create " nrnioctiloc ffllllM hp firw'lv tnrOf'tcM |a<Lfr hpfim. C oaili .iaiv,llliv |;iujvviuv>? vv/v.. v. w iiiivi; *. v?. ?fore the separation of true and get one shot," since the ex siles. The fundamental problem the satellite, he said. stem, Rathjens said, was the U.S. d more satellites than it could RATHJENS NOW a poli of Fund's goals dark ages. . . Without a president with that kind of attitude Carolina will always be a very large chicken coop. "Our department has always been a graduate and service department," Avignone said. "What he (Holderman) ha done is make our own opinion the respectable one 01 campus." Avignone said he agreed with Holderman that improvec graduate education benefits undergraduates. "You can't hav< an excellent undergraduate program without a strong graduate V program." A STRONG graduate program, Avignone said, allow students to be taught by practicing professionals instead o textbook teachers. "When a student pays to go to a university he has the right to be taught by a practicing professional," h< said. Reaffirm was nnsifive in the Denartment of Cinvernmen arid International Studies. "1 think USC has already developed some major graduate programs," said Gordor Smith, graduate director of international studies. "I think the Summit Fund is a vital step toward gaining national recognition of our higher level programs. 1 think everyone will benefit." Smith said improved graduate programs will help undergraduates. "I feel there is a firm link between the two. I don't see it as an either or proposition. By strenghening the graduate curriculum, we will be strengthening the undergraduate program." "I think it's very healthy," said Roger Coate, undergraduate director of political science. "There is no way that the Summit Fund can be emphasized negatively. Anything that aids research has a direct correlation with the students at the university." AS WITH Smith and Avignone, Coate sees dividends foi undergraduates in improved graduate education and research "It will have a very positive effect on the students at th< university. We can bring in a number of experts and scholar: who can bring their expertise into the classrooms. See "Graduate" page I ilutions, variations Westheimer said men are often premature ejaculators. "Some men find it haro to hold an erection. Men have t learn to recognize the point of no return to hold an erectio longeishe said. "AT A certain age, men need more physical stimulation. H no longer gets an erection from thinking about sex. Facts sue as these are usually issues of ignorance, she said. Westheimer said broadcasters have power and should pre gram such issues over the air. She attributes the success of her Sunday night talk show o WYNY, Sexually Speaking, to the needs of society. "IT'S SUCCESSFUL because 1 speak explicitly, but mostl because of the need in our society for such informatioi Despite sex books and soap operas, there's a tremendoi need," she said. On homosexuality, Westheimer said "nobody knows th reason for it. A homosexual experience doesn't mean a perso will live a homosexual lifestyle. Many people have had sexu: feelings toward members of their own sex, but that doesr mean they'll always be that way." Sexual practices such as oral, anal and group sex are 44fii as long as there is no pressure," she said. Westheimer said group sex can lead to trouble becau women have the capacity to have more partners in one nigl than men do. "MOST PEOPLE want the assurance of one partne Because of herpes, people are having less group sex," she saic Westheimer said she is careful not to "join the ban wagon" on some sexual issues because so many myths exist On the G-spot she said," 1 don't know if there is such thing." irobable, dangerous ;ets expensive." fessor at the Massachusetts Institute he United States Technology, said space wars were ultimate flectors for laser destructive to both the United States ai reflected beams Russia because of the high loss of valuat the oncoming space equipment. eaiest drawback ijp incc of those satellites would hi i- both countries, but the United States wot : missile defense suffer more. Iiat satellites use Rathjens also traced the historical develo and transmit a ment of the federal defense budget frc But, "you only former President Lyndon Johnson plosion destroys Reagan. He said although the 1984 budget may some light be feasible, the funds are spent tical science pro- va ,