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South* iCaro 1 iniana^.Li brary HorGeshoe k 1 Gamecock __ Founded 1908 Volume 77, No. 21 University of South Carolina September 24, 1984 Rossi slayinc charged in p From Staff Reports The suspect being held in the slaying of USC junior Barbara Lynn 'Bobbi' Rossi has been charged in a sexual assault that happened last August, The State newspaper reported yesterday. The suspect, an Eastover resident," was charged with criminal sexual conduct in an incident that occurred in lower Richland County, the newspaper said. The suspect is being held in Columbia. Investigators are questioning the suspect o Krvi 11 t Kn D acci V-v 111 V* o Viorn * Unm-> ul/uui HIV waov, uui iiv* iia^ii i uvvu charged in her shooting death, The State's source said. THK INCIDENT the suspect has been charged with left the victim, a young woman, hospitalized for several weeks, the source said. Richland County Sheriff Frank Powell was unavailable for comment yesterday. Lt. Jim Sullivan of the sheriff's office refused to confirm the report or give any information i ~T" I ? l i : it.. : J *1 un nit: case, i ne oiuir nau originally saiu ine suspect was being held out-of-state. Saturday Powell said, "We can't go into anything at this point. We're just working, hoping. We want this thing halfway linked up before we say anything to the public." He had said Friday that investigators expected to make arrests this week. The suspect asked to see a lawyer, Richland County Public Defender John Young said Saturday. He said the 5th Circuit had assigned him to represent the man. ROSSI'S BODY was found about 7:45 p.m. Thursday in a wooded area about 12 miles from the USC campus, near the soy Hassle of se; By Amy Bedenbaugh Parking problems arc not new on the USC campus, but solutions to the old hassles are available. USC has 20 deeal parking lots with 3,1 15 parking spaces available to both on-eampus and commuting students, said Jim Lamb, Parking and Vehicle Registration Services director. However, students stand to lose two of rhr\cr? lr?tc off Sumtpr Siireet it the university decides to build the Swearingen Engineering Center on Intramural Field F, Lamb said. ABOUT 4,650 commuters and 2,070 oneampus students arc registered to use student parking lots, he said. Yet even though the number of spaces available is lower than the number of t urn thnm t hn f lOJirPt MllUvJlllrt UglTftlllWU IV/ u.^v uitm, i?i\- n^wi VJ can be misleading, he said. In many cases, one student has registered Inside Classified Dateline Entertainment Features Opinion Sports Job hunting.The ninth annual Carolina brought more than 60 employers to the Rii help students get a jump on the job marl' Musical magic.The Carolina Band's half football games each week represent huge ar for the more than 300 members Fire Ant Shutout.A garnet-clad "fire ant fired up enough to hold Duke t o a shutout S I suspect rior assault bean field where her car had been seen about 6 p.m. Monday. Deputies swept into the wooded area after a USC fraternity member found a blouse belonging to the coed. She had last been seen about 1 p.m. Monday at Woodhill Mall. Police had first believed she had been taken from the campus after two witnesses had reported seeing her talking to another woman near the Sol Blatt Physical Education Center about 5:30 p.m. Monday. The sheriff said Friday he thought Rossi had been taken from a Columbia street and that the witnesses who thought they had seen her near the Physical Education Center had made an honest mistake. Police are no longer looking for the "mysterious Miss X," Powell said. ninn a r?/m imtv r \, I V^UIUUCI I I till K Barron said she had been shot three times, once each in the chest, abdomen and back. Newberry pathologist Joel Sexton, who was flown in by helicopter Thursday night, indicated she died shortly after being abducted, Barron said. Barron said the State Law Enforcement Division confirmed yesterday Rossi was sexually assaulted. rKoriff'r 1 I 1^ .^> I IV- I I 1 I .1 Vill IVV. wvi'll^l IIUl 7>Cky v* ll^lliv.1 they had any leads on Rossi's car, a 1970 .navy, blue Volkswagon-; license' plat6^ FRE-146. A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Rossi 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Devine Street, and a memorial service will be held 5 p.m. Monday in USC's Russell House Ballroom. See "Rossi." page 3. arching for pa "We want to work with the ur parking problems on campus." two cars, or a number of students with registered cars carpool, reducing the actual number of cars on campus at one time, he said. Furthermore, many of the commuting students registered to use the parking spaces only come to campus once a week or one week out of the month, Lamb said. "W'K ARIC trying to educate people as to where to park," he said, noting commuting students can come early, use the Bates and Bates West parking lots or the Coliseum lot and ride the Shuttlecock. "Most of the time, the Bates lot is only one-half to two-thirds full," he said. 16 Buffett may | I By Hal Hewell O ij Student organizers are conl c a benefit concert for the si jq although plans are not comp I A verbal agreement was re? ~ ? . Club Promotions, said fund < i Career , on Buffetfs Bead issell House to .. , . ,, . , ... ^ Howard, to eall back with a confirmed, a committee will! time shows at "rd like lo see " haPPen 0 ~ ~e late October, early Novemb I1UUI11/S U1 WUI l\ g might not permit that. If we I go in the Coliseum," Kotti s " defense was Ticket prices will be coordii aturday night. said he doesn't think the p 10 price. ?????J Revenues from the concer mam AflEBHH wfl :<[. ^ Kj|?p lyHHBr ffnprj&dSfeflHI ? ^.{j^ gMgBBaSy r _n -' r> - Jr. 4/ ^. * \ jKy ! ' -1 , mm t.. t .'v.: - 'WjS^B i Midnight Madness George Pinckney, a journalism student, samples a fr All Niter. See related story, page 8. 1 irking space h liversity and the city to relieve the Eddie Zahler Columbia Hall Senator Also, university-owned lot at Whaley and Bull streets by Benson School is seldom full, Lamb said, adding Shuttlecock service is available to it. Carpool lists are available at the Parking and Vehicle Registration office in the Pendleton Street garage. ON-CAMPUS students who don't need their cars to go to work each day should not park their cars in lots close to the dorms, so those who do need their cars everyday will have them close, he said. Parking problems can be reduced if students living on one end of campus walk or ride bicycles to classes on another side of perform at Summit Fu Fund, which w "ident Jimmy Buffett will play at for in-state stu< tudent Summit Fund this fall, said he hopes t lete. Until now, al iched two weeks ago with Beach dent Governme chairman Bill Kotti. who is now range of studei i Club representative, Wilson "It's going t definite date. After the date is administrative! le appointed to work out details. as.security, pa utdoors, but you're looking at a going to do it ri er concert date, so the weather not vote. lave to go inside, of course we'd Kotti has b< aid. since May. iiateu witn Beacn l-iud, out koiii i ne reason romoters will dictate.the ticket has a strong tie in-laws are frc i will go to the student Summit students seem ,. * lllifltl "'? 18818 Photo bv Joseph Garnet! ee hot dog and gets a movie poster at Friday's las solutions campus instead of trying to drive, he said. Both on- and off-campus students were affected by a city ordinance passed this spring that made parking on portions of streets close to campus by city permit only. The ordinance, which became effective June 1, includes 369 spaces on portions of Barnwell, College, Greene, Gregg, Henderson, Laurens, Pendleton and Senate streets and all of Gibbes Court, said Cpl. Pete Banco of Columbia City Police Department's records division. A RESIDENT of the area may purchase a maximum of two resident and up to three visitor permits from the citv. Permit parking areas are clearly marked with signs, Banco said. According to Banco, the permit areas are enforced from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Persons who park their cars in these spaces without the special permit during en forceSee "Parking," page 5. nd benefit concert ill be used to establish four scholarships, two dents and two for out-of-state students. Kotti he concert will raise $15,00(). 1 work on the concert has been done by the Stu;nt office, but Ko:ti said he wants to see a wide it involvement in the concert committee, o be made up of students and the appropriate officials so that every area will be covered, such rkinc, concessions, tickets, the works. We're ight." Kotti said administrators will advise, but ;en negotiating with Buffett's representatives l lira ti>Or\ tn/1 Kim irt t Un ftrr # rsla moo ? U rv t i wv, wMiuiu iiiiu in 111^ i 11 i ^iatt \> a* uiai ill to the Carolinas. 1 know his in-laws, or former >m the Columbia area, and a lot of Carolina to really enjoy his music."