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SouthhCaro1inianaaLi brary * Horseshoe v; V v Outer space p. 3 iimHiT R| Wednesday Henry IV opens p. 10 H ?L?f April 18, 1984 Duo signs with USC p. 13 ^^0?I^SgSBI | I University of South Carolina USC awai By Marisa Porto USC and American Telephone & Telegraph Co. are preparing final contract negotiations for the new telephone system, said Rob Robcrson, system vice president ot Computer Services. "At this point, the apparent winner is AT&T. Until the contract is negotiated fully, we cannot call them the contract winners. As of yet, we don't know the extent of the system's cost. We won't know that until the contract is finalized," Roberson said. The extent of the work will entail rewiring, J l beek audacious Columbia civil rig By ?my oeaenuaugn we The fight tor equality of blaeks in pe< the United States belongs to blaeks themselves, and they must seek ar< "audacious power," a nationally yo recognized civil rights leader said at try USC yesterday. fee This audacious power is not bigotry, he but "being an American citizen, you Sii must demand that you become an eaual DarticiDant in anvthine America lias to offer," said Modjeska Simkins, yo a Columbia native who has played an tri active role in the crusade for human \vc rights in South Carolina. cu Simkins was a featured speaker in USC's South Carolina Afro-American Scholar Lecture Series. pr m A PHRASE from the past that still holds today is "If you're white you're ev U... :C Uloz-L- imn'vp o^f In ill Ilglll, UUl II )UU iv. ui?v.i\ ;uu f,u. iv/ -J stay back," Simkins said. qi After the Civil War, she said, there wl Burnout time is hi USC psychologist By Marisa Porto The burnout season is here, and students term papers and upcoming finals, will suffer otiH ?;aid USC nsvchol Fox-Hines. "The definition of burnout is one thai Aronson and Pines. They define it as a cluste mental, physical, or emotional that comes under a continually stressful situation," Fo; Fox-Hines, who has been with the G Human Development Center for 10 years, ' dividuals and groups to educate USC sti causes and cures for burnout. "IT'S FORMAL to feel depressed aboi 3a Kti* if ic Knti/ i/nn UI1VC III a Willie, L/Ul tl luui IJ UV" ;v? <vv general, then you've got a problem. If s< wrong, then the normal reaction is depre; when these things are prevalent, then the pr< she said. The most common symptoms of burnout i haustion, sense of failure, disillusionmer depression, Fox-Hines said. The 10-item quiz she uses in her discussi that students are more susceptible to burnci sion when they are pressured by work, sc grades and other people. "People with burnout will deal with i ??? - ?? ?^ -1. . Ia. i i... ways, i ney win gci mvk a un aim uy w v?i 'isms/ An addiction to foodt alcohol or woi When students ignore the symptoms and t not dtf&l with it, that's when they have a p Hines said. JOBS, DEMANDS on time and other i three most important causes of external str "Working in an office where no conflic where people don't get along and where p told they are doing a good job ? this is a tion. Most importantly, people feel that th< See "t ds phone i switching equipment and some liber optics, b Roberson said. \ "TENTATIVELY, THE administration e offices will be converted by the Christmas v holidays. The dorms will be convened by t next summer, in 1985. We wanted to schedule p it where we have the least impact on students andvthe smallest number of students in the e dorms," he said. e Officials were originally scheduled to ar- p rive at an apparent contract winner in late q February, but because of the large number of h power' for equality |hts leader tells bl< re three classes of people: "white are taken I aple, negroes and the trash." Black p 14 An atmncnhiirp pvicfpci that il v/rMi aictIh tn i n /mat uinivjpiivi v v ai.jiv. vi i i lur i i 1 \/ v.* v u i i. v > > v > i black there are just some things u're not going to have in this coun- "WE V r," she said. from Afru "There is not one black that should to love hi) ;1 that simply because he is black the" woods 's not as good as anyone else," want us to nkins said. we didn't * there anc YOUNG WHITES can't understand said, ung blacks because many vital conbutions of blacks to this country and During )rld history were "emasculated, or blacks wt t off," Simkins said. , where the i v-w "i ncy "Many people don't know the' from goin iceless contributions blacks have blood, b ade to American culture. refrain fr "When a black runs for office, uneasy," erybody wants to know 'is he Simkins lalified?' " Simkins said. But this make a di lestion is not asked as frequently of "The o lite candidates, whose qualifications serve youi ere, Mcdis D says Viewdata Bv Herb Reeves , pressured by , . c , . /, The communications revoluti from physical ogist Ruthann K'?' ? . . ... Rita Oates, education edito r comes from Viewtron, the company tnat < r of reactions, Videotex, spoke yesterday at ih< from working lege Journalism's third a n-Hines said. Media Day Dunseling and Videotex is a combination of works with in* television and home computers. idem* on .he ..VU)EOTEX |s two.way munication, where you have a c it things every to inleracl ancl? in some eases, 1 about life in communications possibilities b omething goes those that have existed in the ssion It's just t,onal media, Oates said. >bleni begins," However, she said she does r pect Viewtron to penetrate the n jre physical cx- ty of Amoncan homcs ,or a wh it and General "" was in lhc 60s before tel' reached more than 50 percent ons has shown homes Amcrlca' buI who c >ut and depres hod activity, iMewsmar t in unhealthy capt within the Ru , . nmimm? rk is unhealthy; ?i e fr . ry td escape or invasion of Grenad; uoblem ** Fox- l^ie mec^'a from the small Can ,v# ing that freedom of the press i Washington Post editor said. people, are the ess she said Grenada is a disturbing sign t is'dealt with erosion in this fundamental nc eople don't get H?a?land, assistant manag stressful situa- l'lc *,(>stfr\r Hoagland, speaking as part c lurnout/'* paflVi' Media Day, told the audience tt to prohibit reporters on the islai contract to ids, the process took longer than expected. ? "We received responses to the bid in late pee rehrnarv. Wo wanted to make sure that verything was precise. It took five to six tail teeks to examine and evaluate all the bids cha hat we received. Then, we chose the ap- 1 >arent winner. pin "We had to have the specifications we ask- qui d for and see how they responded and valuate all the bids. There were a number of thir ieople who satisfied the functional re- the uirements. Once we got to this point, we cha ad to consider the price," Robcrson said. WBM for granted, she said. / te at every election, she said. VERE brought here :a, given white Jesus, told flH^gHRHSH^gg n, and we prayed down in ; when our masters didn't B- t pray. After all that praying, [ ?et any relief until we got out [ 1 started voting," Simkins World War I, Simkins said, :re iu icuaiu iiuiii y,uiuy, bbphnwiohibi!. y might be resented.'' weren't supposed to refrain ; g over there and spilling their ut they were supposed to H om making somebody feel W " -she said. ; urged blacks to "aim to fference." Civil rights speaki nly way to serve God is to Modjeska Simkins brother," she said. Carina and civil righ el official discusses ' have a television set today?" she said, on is Viewtron has plans for expansion into about 13 cities. A plan exists for r for Charlotte, N.C., but none tor bouin offers Carolina. ; Colnnual MONDAY, CHICAGO joined Miami Beach, Fla. as the second city in cable the nation to offer Videotex. Viewtron is owned by Viewdata corporation, a subsidiary of Knight O ir\r\nr NJ#?v?/v r>:? nrr?; I nr. corn- .x.wvw. , hance With Vievvtron, a home television have screen provides direct access to local eyond and national news stories in their tradi- entirety. But news is only part of the story, lot ex- Oates said, adding that newspapers najori- and magazines will be around tor a ,|c long time, but communications in the ;vision future will be vastly different. of the loesn't VIEWTRON OFFERS 16 basic i denounces press an 44 isolated event a and the subsequent banning secrecy." ibbean island cou! J be a warn- That distinction is an endangered principle, a tion's failed attern Post would not h plans in advance, that there has been significant said. tion of American life," said "I've not heard ing editor of foreign news for secrecy or the lack sion," Hoagland >f the College of Journalism's The Rock Hill le U.S. government's attempts "simply a whine I id during the invasion was not AT&T tOBERSON SA1I) no changes arc ex ted in the university's 777 exchange. 'We arc not sure yet. We would like to re1 the exchange. We have no intention of inging it," he said. because of the' new system, university >ne directories will be in circulation cker, Roberson said. 'It's virtually all automated. One of the lgs that we are working on right now altering of phone numbers. We can nge the number when it's requested now. See "Phones." page 7 BL Photo by Jennifei Woolen sr spoke to an audience yesterday about South ts. Videotex use topics, begining with news, that can expand into more than I,()()() channels of information, services and, of course, video games. "Electronic mail" is one of the most popular services Viewtron ot'ers, Oates said. Each subscriber has a private number to a "mailbox," which can be shared with other subscribers as he or she wishes, allowing them to leave messages for each other. "lint that's not the only thing the feature may be used for," she said. "You can place feature news stories, or any other feature, in your 'mailbox' and save it for future use or reference. lis like cupping me new^Hiptri Grolier's Academic American tncyclopcdia is offered, as well as the Florida Driver's License Manual and a study guide for the Scholastic Aptitude Test. restrictions that required a moment's notice of military goes to an event like the Carter administrapt to rescue the Iranian hostages, which the ave leaked even if it had known the rescue th<? Pnlif/nr Pri7??-winnino llSf" oradnatp I any serious journalist complain about the of access that surrounded that ill-fated missaid. native said the debate over Grenada is not from the media. " Ssh "Grenada," page 4