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The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 77, No. 86 University of South Carolina April 26, 1985 Greeks, indep By Tammy lane A new football block seating plan approved by Student Senate Wednesday was accepted by the athletic ticket office yesterday. Under the plan, greeks will sit in sections 17 and and independent organizations will sit in sections 501 and 502 for odd-numbered games, said Sen. Rodney Brown, block Seating task force chairman. For even-numbered games, greeks will take sections 14 and 15 and independents will Official recommc health fee incre< By W.C. Dawson Student health fees should be increased next USC official recommended at yesterday's Stu Liaison Committee meetine. The recommendation came from Dennis Pruil dent for student affairs and dean of students. / literature distributed at the meeting, an S8.50 incr present fee would provide adequate funding o three years. Presently, students at USC who take at least si> have the option to pay the $43.50 fee or pay < service oasis ai tne i nompson student He Students taking 12 credit hours or more are requii fee. ACCORDING TO the handout, two alternatr the fee are decreasing the services presently offi ^discontinuing night and weekend services at the 1 ^md expanding the fund base to all students takin; nours or more*. The liason committcc is a sub-group of t trustees, which will decide on the matter later. The committee also discussed the recent decisi all freshmen living on campus to buy a 10-n boarding plan. According to statistics prcse meeting, 12 of 20 schools surveyed in the Sout mandatory boarding plan similar to this one, whi plemented this fall. Student Government President Kelvin StrobU list of 23 SG goals for 1985-86. Included in the I stallation of multiple-hour meters to improve situation, improvement of room selection and unu icvicw 01 iuuu sci vices, uiciuumg inc ^the mandatory meal plan for freshmen and orga Food Services Advisory Committee. ALSO INCLUDED are a rewriting of the Stu ment Constitution, elimination of blanket comp the graduation fee, a review of the attendance pc provement of campus race relations. Minority student affairs plans for 1985-191 discussed, including elimination of the blackthat USC President James Holderman < artificially." Holderman said his objective is to improve i ^)ver the next year or two, specifically in regarc Controlling greek bodies: the Pan-Hellenic Coui ing body for black fraternities and sororities; th Association, controlling body for white sororitie terfraternity Council, controlling body for whit< Holderman stressed the importance of increj tion between the three associations. Jury fails to reach v in college student ra .By Associated Pre*t ___ its security sysi ? CHARLESTON - * improveme Charleston County judge T^,,,21-yca declared a mistrial Wednes- police sh< day after a jury failed to antj assaulted i reach a verdict in the trial of tary school plaj a West Ashley man charged cenl to her doi in the rape of a college male students attack from tl Shelton L. Jones, 22, was . chascd t] Ch:ar?ed. With. firsl;dc8rce didn't find him criminal sexual cunuuct in the Oct. 7 rape of a College Jones was i of Charleston student. The police hiding i | wape and another assault in on the collegc he area prompted the college was later ider to ask the State Law En- victim and tl forcement Division to review students as the lendents to r sit in sections 17 and 18. IN CASE OF overflow crowds, students will be seated in the lower portions of sections 16 and 501, Brown said. Under the former system, greeks sat in 17 and 18 and independents sat in 14 and 15 and 501 and 502. The Senate approved the plan 22-3, with 11 members abstaining. The system is a suitable compromise, ;nds I'-flHHH jse HI .dent-Trustee it, vice presi\ccording to case over the ver the next H^W^H^I?iS?pi^lia|i3 i hours alth ^ to pay the as * \ :<i a J g seven credit he board of Man of the hour on to require ColleflB of Jou?>a!ism Dean A ical-per-week Capstone Campus Room. Scrog nted at the Media Day. heast have a ch will be im- - _ ; presented a U fj I u l|||| i istarethein- l>VI. B the parking housing serBy Donna Jenkins evaluation of USC men who would be inization of a won't, at least not d homecoming. Students who attended a for dent Govern- electing a homecoming king uter fees and whelmingly objected to the ide* )licy, and im- "The purpose of the proposal reaffirm the focus of the pi lifi u/prt> nkn frr?m a h/>anlu nuppn nnnnlori " VM. M UVMUi/ MUVV>,I pWpM.MII white barrier test to recognition of campus an says "exists munity service and leadership as personal excellence," Home' race relations Commissioner Christi Poinsetw 1 to the three ncil, controtl- "HOWEVER, WHEN we s< e Panhellenic the proposal to many of the < s; and the In- leaders, we found there were e fraternities. objections." ?sed coopera- The meeting did allow the o sion to decide on other maj< - posals, commission graduate a GrCIICT Novella Fortncr said. "The commission was able t up with a compromise of differ* 06 nions of students. The open meeting was very successful in [em and sug- let different student constituen nts. their opinions." r-old victim ?f ^ "lajor changes pr< tnniioh thp ctrnno?t r?ntir*?c it aiTelemen" dirccled toward replacing the lopnim. .. tional Homecoming queen witl rn-i? and Miss Carolinian elected for ,h? shi? 10 usc a re dormitory he man but "LAKU1-INA SItUMNIS ready for a male representative discovered by Former said. in a dumpster Some students at the i r campus ana agreed. Sophomore Stacey 1 itified by the said she though male represc he two male was a good idea, but "I can't i assailant. guys taking it seriously," she s otate footbal because greeks did not want to *it in the upper deck, and independents did not want endzone scats, Brown said. "WE WANTED to make it fair and equitable, respecting everyone's rights," said Alex Bullock, a law school representative. The law school has the largest block-seating group. The task force was set up in February after complaints by student David Burroughs and At j Ibert Scroggins was toasted and roasted at a ban igins is retiring in June after 20 years as dean. ready for Homi "The purpose of the p of the program from a b ' rnrnnnitinn n( pomnno o over- I UUUiJIIIIIUII UI uuilipuo U > ship, as well as personc was to rogram ty conid comas well coming : said. However, students did agree \ ent out the commission's plan to solve c :ampus paigning problems by eliminating : many individual banners, posters, flyers buttons. Instead, one poster with ommis- pictures of the five finalists and a >r pro- of five activities selected by e ssistant finalist will be compiled and put around campus by the commissi o come Poinsette said. snt opiforum "In the past, posters have been t that it down, and there have been disp is voice over wnere Banners were placed, said. "In general, there were m jposed, problems with campaigning." m was : tradi- VERBAL CAMPAIGNING, s i a Mr. as visiting meetings of student groi leader- will be encouraged instead, Poins nd the said. In addition, the commisson try to make the finalists more visibl students at the various Homecon aren't events. e yei, Another change will be a judgin neeting applications on service and leaders fnllknn Candidates will <;lill hp intervirv intation and the two scores will count equall imagine the selection of five finalists, aid. The commission proposed that I seating other independent group leaders who said the old system was unfair to independents. "I felt there was a problem with the system and some things needed to be changed," Burroughs said. The nine-member task force talked with student representatives from the Residence Hall Association and Interfraternitv Council and surveyed several organizations before developing the compromise, Brown said. ^ MtU COt . ,* ^Sp hL^J| quet in his honor Wednesday nigh! at the (he banquet closed the schools annual ecoming king roposal was to reaffirm the focus eauty queen, popularity contest to nd community service and leader )i excellence. - Christi Poinsette Homecoming Commissioner vith queen be selected from the five am- finalists, with the application, inter; all view and election to count equally. But and students argued their vote should the count more. list Felicia Rhue, I9H4 Homecoming :ach queen runner-up, represented several up people's opinions. ion, "THE POPULAR VOTK should count more than one-third. Students orn want to feel like they have something utes to do with electing the queen." Rhue sue also said student apathy would result any from a decrease in the importance of the student vote. uch Intrafraternity Council President jps, Kevin Hall agreed. "The student ette voting should be weighed more," he will said. le to The commission decided to weigh ling the student vote at 60 percent, with the annlication and inif?rvif*u/ counting 20 percent. g of hip. fortner said she thinks students ved, "will be very accepting" of the final ly in decision. "It will definitely clean up some of the problems of past electhc lions," she said.