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The international community should support the plight
of Somali self-determination and economic progress, said
Muhamud Haji Nur, Somalia's ambassador to the United
plates.
* The ambassador, speaking yesterday as part of USC's
Black History month celebration, discussed the exchange
program in government and international studies between
USC and the University of Somalia.
Somalia is located on the cast coast of Africa, often
reterred to as the Horn of Africa, and is experiencing an influx
of 60,000 to 65,000 refugees fleeing malnutrition and
political persecution in Ethiopia, Cuba, East Germany and
the Soviet Union.
"CURRENTLY, WE have 1.5 million people in
^omalia, and it is a far greater number than we can cope
Wvith," Haji Nur said.
The country is also experiencing many economic problems,
mostly concerning agriculture. Somalia has recently
signed an agreement with the International Monetary Fund
encouraging more participation from other countries to
help develop the available arable land and to attract more
tourism.
"We need the support of friends to help make us selfsufficient,"
Haji Nur said.
According to Haji Nur, his country's inability to govern
uscii ocgan in tne lyth century when Ffance, Italy, and Britain
inhabited portions of Somalia. In 1960, Britain and
Italy joined together to form the Somalian Republic. The
^Land owned by France became the Republic of Djibouti in
1977.
"ETHIOPIA AND colonial powers had always determined
the fate of the Somalian people. We were the victims
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the Somalia National University's relationship with USC.
He said that he would be interested in making the exchange
program between the schools a permanent agieement
USC first established an educational exchange program
with the university in January 1984 under a grant from the
U.S. Information Agency.
The program has stressed government and international
studies and joint research involving the training of Somali
diplomats, as well as faculty and graduate student
exchanges.
Haji Nur also met with USC faculty and staff who
already have taken part in academic exchange programs
with Somalia or who plan to travel there.
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House to the State House galleries Wednesday to protest the
bill, Snell said.
"I APPLAUD THOSE who did turn out, but those who
didn't turn out deserve to have the drinking age go up. I wish
students weren't so apathetic," he said.
At least one legislator agreed.
"This constant chipping away of young people's rights is
because they don't care and don't vote," said Rep. David
Beasley, D-Darlington, Marlboro.
"Students helped those of us who opposed the legislation
slow it down," he said. "But if there had been more students
involved, more aware of what's going on, we probably could
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ROGERS, OPPOSING the bill, said 2,500 students signed
petitions against it, and passing it would be "a slap in the face
to every responsible, mature, caring citizen in the state that is
20 years old. The bill is discriminatory, unfair, irrational and
has no place in the law of this state."
Beasley told the House, "The federal government is infringing
upon the individual rights of the states. If a person has the
discretion to vote and decide who runs the country, he should
nave the discretion to decide if lie wants to drink."
Rep. Joyce Hearn, R-Richland, a major supporter of the
bill, said she was delighted to see it pass but is disappointed the
bill will not take effect this year.
"1 am not in this to save the money, it's the lives of people
I'm concerned about," Hearn said, adding she didn't support
the bill until she saw statistics that show raising the drinking
age caves l^.cs.
"MOST PEOPLE don't even know the highway funds are
out there. They're concerned about the lives," she said.
Lobbying by students and pressure from constituents contributed
to tabling the amendment to make the bill take effect
ini5 year, snc said.
Hcarn said the bill "has a long way to go, especially in the
Senate," where she expects the sunset bill to meet "heavy
debate."
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