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. Center not closing p. 3 - 1 friday 'Trojan Women'opens p. 8 ||r mF* wLJf January 27, 1984 USC faces Tribe p. 10 B B University of South Carolina l^g|||pLjgpp|^ -.' ; V^ ~~.JP-^i^y^glgpsj x5^ N?l? DHABQ ^?t~:r ^r^'i HjfflL7^jHH|^H7 .. ___^?7 V^C^^T. j J?> ii: vA : ., . ! < : J|IHH|HH|^BH^H^ 3:, i-- - -?T- ^ ; gp! ' 'I am somebody!' The Rev. Jesse Jackson punctuated his speech with numerous gestures. The Democratic presidential candidate spoke to more than Jackson urges By John Deiner and minorities TTlio D at; Tncrn To/>l/r/\n r r\ r* 1/ n o f U a ?i/\* n * ilv iwv. jvww jacivoun ajjuivv w-iciiv a 1VJI nit vuic. a "rainbow coalition" Wednesday at USC, a When he wi school that wouldn't let blacks enroll 20 meant staying years ago. College becau The visit by Jackson was arranged through *n hotels 1 the Minority Affairs Office and was spon- sai4<7' sored by the black fraternities and sororities. ? m Most of the program, however, was scratch- an f,ve ?Pm ed because of Jackson's late arrival and busy warm, schedule. , Jackson sai help the Unite Jackson, who arrived about 45 minutes and new leadei late, told the crowd of 850 that he couldn't who are not rt describe his feelings as he looked upon the interacial gathering in the Russell House Ballroom. THE SOUT ? "1 can't describe what is going through my by Ronald Re bones and body looking at you at the Univer- election was 1 sity of South Carolina...members of the rain- million Amerii bow coalition," Jackson said. a difference in "This genei JACKSON'S MAIN campaign target is the gun or mol me lamuuw c<janiiun--<t mixture ui wiiucs cnange. iou ; Education major stude I * By Cindy Pierce Nairobi, Kenya, may be an in- ill % ^ teresting place for many people to go for a first trip overseas. Combined with an international student teaching opportunity, some people may find the SjMjjk f| experience too good to pass up. Elizabeth Wilkes, an elementary education senior, took advantage of J*** J the chance this past semester to com- W plete her required 12 weeks of student li fparh \MMBm ij Wilkes completed her first seven im-il K; weeks at Springdale Elementary Elizabeth WilkfiS }'. School in West Columbia. She then Kenya student teai finished another six-and-a-half weeks i at the International School of Kenya from 11 countries ? through a new USC master's program. Canada and Scands wu,iir,a was tne nrsi person 10 "inr,* wk,ki student teach at this school, she said. Wilkes said. Childi She said she stayed with an art- learn and outgoing biology teacher's family in a guest cot- they keep moving fi tage during her stay in Kenya. tries, she said. The school operates on a system "School is really similar to America's and basically has lives." Wilkes said. \ the same curriculum. "Even though happy, well-adjust it's summer there, they go to school are a few exception the same days we do so they can The students n j # transfer out easily," Wilkes said. military families st? 1 Her fifth-grade class had 16 students from the nearby bi ! ~ Mi i -: Blfr, ^ M' ^ k^^I^hL ^^mmRF&Si mmmmmmmmm?&mmM JP1 ^ -SR - Mwsa^m H|'>'i %*cIB -'""--. U^-;.V V/-'- :? .-: :(s/ ' . J|" ' ;t jflH . . / ^ ./.: : "* ^.JiafflBK ~ J8fc fSr'ilr h ml ^ -1 \,v' ikla iSl?:#i 800 people, according to (JSC officials, in USC's Russell Mouse Ballroom Wednesday. The visit was arranged through the Minority Affairs Ofvoter registra . lie is encouraging to register ~1 \ ~ See related story, p is younger, visits to Columbia at Allen University or Benedict vote, to put this nation on a n se blacks weren't allowed to Jackson said. or attend this school, Jackson He asked students who were n to raise their hands, and then 1 lifetime I've seen this growth out of the ballroom and across ent; it makes my heart feel register. "The hands that once pickec d the rainbow coalition will now pick presidents,"Jackson s, :d States find a new direction rship and urged those students ALTHOUGH MANY more k igistered to vote to do so. only about 60 persons were eligit for the vote, according to a sp< the Richland County Voter H Carolina margin of victory Board. agan in the 1980 presidential After he had cleared the 5,000 votes. He said the 11 unregistered voters, Jackson arr; can college students can make and place for a meeting betw< i 1984 if they register to vote. who wish to campaign for Ja< ation, through the vote, not campaign manager. lotov cocktail, can bring about The meeting is set for 6 p.m l a 1 a1 1_ a.1 a i r* 11 * t nave ine power, inrougn me me K.usseu mouse oaiiroom. nt teaches in Kenya The pleasures of teaching and being overseas aren't the only things Wilkes "I PROBABLY learned more there than all my years of college," she said. "Just being over in that country, vMK you're always learning something new. "Once you go to another country maSm yOU ^ave to resPect ^e people and actWiSsF ccpt their ways. &&F "It's definitely a totally different KgHFTtV world out there," Wilkes said. "Kenya * is pretty developed, but there's still a lot of things you have to do without." , Wilkes was originally scheduled to " stay until Dec. 17, but extended her trio three weeks to see more of Kenva. , mostly America, anavia. "I WAS never at a loss to do anything," she said. I super kids "I went to Kenya for the teaching ren were willing to experience and to see the wildlife," she , probably because said. Wilkes said she saw all types of rom different coun- wildlife from zebras to flamingos at Kenva's manv game reserves. the center of their She said she learned to snorkel at the "Most of them are coast during Thanksgiving break, ed kids. But there which coincides with Kenya's Freedom is in every school." Day. lainly came from Wilkes also went snorkeling at Lake itioned in Kenya or g businesses. Sbb "Kenya," page 3 -fHBSi ' m I =. - :. , . JEgSkfWki y * f :;'~rrrv"^" 'v <--4 ^ jk~ yj*j?|g gj JH - j ||| Photo* by Joe Jackson fice and sponsored by black fraternities and sororities. Jackson urged USC students to register to vote this election year. ition at USC ~~ Earlier in the speech, Jackson said the mge 3 Southeast is the poorest region in the nation and should not be. ew course,' "THE SOUTHEAST is blessed with good seasonable weather, blessed with brilliant ot registered minds. That is not the formula for Dovertv." le sent them he said. ; the hall to The presidential hopeful, a strong opponent of nuclear weapons, said the United 1 cotton can States can't allow "the day after because we aid. didn't think the day before," and said there is no hiding place during a nuclear war. ;ft the room, The speech contained many allusions to >le to register President Reagan. "No matter what he'll say Dkesman for in his State of the Union address, it'll be on Registration the high side. But there is a low side," Jackson said. crowd of He said the low side is poverty and he anged a time blasted Reagan for his cutbacks in welfare sen students and education programs. Reagan's cutbacks :kson and a have been too drastic because hardworking people are still poor, Jackson said. . Tuesday in See "Speech," page 3 Student senate passes mmm a - traffic violation bill By Ann Farmer Parking tickets, attendance and the possibility of reapportionment were discussed at the student senate meeting Wednesday. The senate passed a resolution that traffic violations be equally and indiscriminately enforced by all areas of the w; 11 ?i u.. -r o? tv ... uiuvtsiaiL y. lilt UII1 w as upudcu uy 1 UWCI ^ OCI1. 1 linoifiy Thomas. In other business, Sen. Lon Shull reported that the judicial committee plans to make the student code more understandable and criticized poor attendance by senators. He also informed the senate that a reapportionment of districts may be necessary. The phasing out of the general studies program and the it A Al 11/ I _ If* ? ? _ O. _ 1 l _ I I pussiouuy mai me wane nampion noiei inay oe soia or converted to non-housing use may mean some senate seats will be eliminated, Shull said. "We want to make sure the seats are equally distributed," he said. "We want to be prepared if there is a need (to reapportion)." If a decision to sell the hotel is made after spring elections, senators elected from that district may be denied seats. Shull said he is unsure whether the student code has a provision dealing with this issue. In other reports, the Minority Student Affairs committee said it would meet at 5 p.m. every other Thursday and would seek an unofficial advisor.