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South^Caro 1 iniana>&Library Horseshoe Look inside for special entertainment guide on pages 8 & 9! Th Gamecock Founded 1908 Volume 77, No. 24 University of South Carolina September 28, 1984 Students to survey parking dilemma By Linda Taylor Volunteers will soon take steps to solve Capstone and Columbia Hall parking problems, according to the Residential Life Committee report at Wednesday's Senate meeting. The 25 Capstone/Columbia Hall volunteers plan to help by taking a survey to check spaces in the special parking district Monday through Friday. "I met with Jim Lamb of Parking and Vehicle Registration and Systems Vice President of Law Enforcement Danny Baker. They seem confident we can get some things done as far as getting lots paved and lights set up between the gravel pit and Capstone," a Residential Life senator said. ALSO AT the meeting, Academic Committee investigations revealed that an estimated 60 "They seem confi- percent of the faculty doesn't , give book orders to the dent We C3P Qet some bookstores on time. things done as far as "This causcs a lot ol nr?..... , , blems lor students, one being getting lots paved and lha, books arc..'. i? who, it lights set Up between comes time for classes. And , - . , also, when you go to sell your lilt! yidVtM pil dllU books back, a lot of teachers Caostone " haven't turned orders in so H * they don't know if they'll be ? Tom Gallop used again. So you know you SG senator may get just a dollar 01 so ? when it may be used again next semester," said Sen. Steve l.oflin. i nc commniee pians 10 pusn lor a soiuiion 01 mis inconveniencc by reminding faculty to get orders in on time. In the latest action in the search for judges, the Judicial Committee presented seven campus court nominees.for senate approval. ALMOST 20 applications came in on the last day and interviews were still being reviewed last night, said Sen. Wingate. The Senate approved the appointments without discussion. Faulty attendance is a problem not only in the classroom, but apparently in the Senate as well. Rules Committeee Sen. Wingate stressed the importance of representatives attending the committee meetings. SCi Vice President Oscar Prioleau announced Wednesday's opening of filing for speeial senate elections. Candidates running for the 16 empty seats must file by October 5. Priority for the October 10 election will go to offcampus hopefuls not already representing a dorm IN OT1IKR Student Government news not discussed at the Senate meeting, the Finance Committee has been holding VI V. I 1 I > V. I <11 J V. M i .1 VIII | -J 1 I V M I I 1 V. > tlUU ^,11 IV.lv I 1 1 I V. .> IWI I IV. U I Ul til 1 111 I I funding. The committee held budget workshops for all student organizations that have been funded for the 1984-5 school year or plan to request supplemental funding. The committee also met off campus to discuss objectives, goals and guidelines for the year. B Drinking age snou By Carl Still 42.5 to retur The drinking age in South Carolina would previous level be back to 18 if it were up to the 47 people Brent Lanl who attended the Athenian Literary and resolution, w Debating Society meeting last night. the new law j Guests and members of the society voted _ TWO PE< P | " *\j ? ?| 19-vear-old d lllSlQc Opening th Classified 15 "insidious ha o croached up. t gesture, he c Entertainment 7 class ,iving Opinion 6 religious fan Sports 10 peals to emoi Up f ii r t h Late teachers.Professors who are late discriminatin in submitting book requests to the people with* University Bookstore often cause order- adults once ing and buy back problems 4 now k')wcr th A Bearable flick.If you don't like foot- s?'( ball, don't see "The Bear," about the life ,ne ,dl of coach Paul "Hear" Bryant 7 argucd ,ha > to respect lav ! Dawgbusters.That's what t he I JSC Snell coun football team will need tomorrow when P'e a^es '^ t( they face the 12th-ranked Georgia ^7 Pcrcent < Bulldogs 10 alcohol, usin -? - - ... . p called the iss ^3JBHP#* ^" * ?. * ?i\ j " : '" ""' " *" ' ""' *' ' ' ' "*"v""' Hold the mustard llnim "QanHw" QunHorcnn lAformc nn tn hie uuuy uunuy uuiiuuioum vvui 1110 up tu 1110 song, was driven in from Wisconsin. Thief runs wit! in full vim/v nf m u w v By Amy Bedenbaugh A cash box used for validating tickets for Saturday's USC-Georgia football game was stolen Wednesday from the second floor of Russell House, a USC Police Department of ficial said. Investigators are searching lor a black male, live feet six inches to five feet seven inches in height, who "walked by the ticket validating table, turned around, grabbed the cash box and ran," said Chief Investigator N.D. S a n d e r s of the USC P o 1 i e e Department. The suspect fled the Russell House through the Greene Street entrance Id have stayi n the drinking age back to its dating i I. lives of 'ord lead the fight to pass the accident hile Tony Snell tried to defend evidence governing the drinking age. of 19. 3PLE spoke in favor of the IN A rinking age. ed the i le debate, Lanford said the makes * nd of government" has en- Snell sa on individual autonomy. This based < ontended, originates in middle- measure rooms and at the pulpits of Suprem atics, feeding off "blatant aptionalism." Speec er indicted legislators for lowerinj g against an entire group of said the out due cause. These young of youn full members of society, must served.' emselves to illicit maneuvers by suggest( j. Predicting massive growth in them tl entification business, Lanford allows f 'oung people will soon learn not drunk c vs, but to circumvent them. u ^ : \/ i ItlfU Willi MdUSllt."). I Ullllg JJCO.) 19, lie said are responsible for ing you )f highway fatalities involving and dri g President Reagan's words, he Argu ue a national disgrace, man- said tli *=3^ 1??^ ^Vi^r>r-A a ? * ^feg& .V Li;I^--r- - ^.KBC^^L *" - -> ' Byt^' ^MMCTFy r * 's. * IB ^Hj0f(E^p ^L jL 1 < II B P.- .iflKi L -tfjl^. ma^S ^?'~ l^S''-"^ f}f liiiT IIP?1? latest advertising gimmick, a hot dog car. The cai i cash box cont; students waitin and "disappeared," Sanders said. The incident occurred about 3:30 p.m.. he said, and the cash box. owned by USC's Athletic Department, contained $2,900. The table was set up in Russell House's main lobby next to the theater and was staffed by three part-time Athletic Department personnel. I I ni\;prcit \/ c icNvl Kv l Columbia City Police Department, searched tor the suspect unsuccessfully; however, the empty cash box was recovered Wednesday afternoon in Maxcy Gregg park off Blossom Street, Sanders said. ed at 18, deb nconvenience to some to save the pos< others. Because one half of all auto the i s involve alcohol, hnell said the denl ; supports a minimum drinking age con1 M five-minute rebuttal, Lanford attack- reth new drinking age as a "farce" that wor i scapegoat of an entire age group. "th id the General Assembly enacts laws use i>n the people's voice and if the adu i were aiscriminatory, tne b.c. e Court would have struck it down. Ir ease hes from the floor were in favor of havi I the age. One guest, Alex Johnson, are law creates a second-class citizenry he s g auuus wno musi " serve, out not oe crea ' Jack Hamilton, society moderator, driv ;d less restrictive methods, among do ic so-called Dram Shop Act, which "let 'or compensation to those iniured bv Irivers. T mui ey Davis opposed the resolution say- and ng people are twice as likely to drink Peti ve. N ing on (he point of inconvenience, he stuc e frustrated young person cannot Car : SjjfjiL *' v f ji^gj MWML'W ?fl^BS| Wgm i t*58fi- . / j^Mmlinfmiil ' I . ; >'f >A I I Photo by Sohail Khwa|a j r, which whistles the Oscar Mayer theme ' 1 i ainina $2900 KJ g for tickets I ni/nct in'it/^rc oro CAar^hino fnr a 1 I 1 V V. >7 I IVI .1 Ul V, U 1 V ?l VllUlf, I v/l CI white male who pursued the suspect "for a period of time" and could be a witness, he said. "The (possible witness) was attired in a yellow t-shirt with 'boxer' on the front," he said. Anyone with information on this man should "contact the USC Police Department immediately," he said, adding that the man could have information on the..suspect. Sanders said the incident remains under investigation, but he does not know "if there are any other suspects at this point." idlers say ?ibly suffer greater inconvenience than mother who loses her son in a traffic accit. To accommodate one, we must invenience another he said. I ARK CAFFREY said society may be inking the "age of accountability," but idered if the new laws are not perhaps the ? i ? >' . u ?? i :?i?. ? *11 111, cuiiiug wcu&c 11 idi ic^iMdiun win to strip away other privileges young Its now enjoy. 1 summation, Snell said he wanted court :s to enforce the resolution. 4'We need to e some statistics" that prove young adults capable of drinking responsibly at age 18, aid. Lanford, however, charged the laws ite a "mystique about drinking" that es young people beyond their bearing. To justice in our society, he said, we must i o * 1 ,,^~ ~ 1,1u i * * IO- iw -Uiu.> 11 ct V vJ llicil UI ew . he meeting was attended by several comlity groups, USC officials and elementary junior high school students from St. ?r's school. lext week the society sponsors an alumnilent debate on whether or not South olina should establish a state lottery.