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looms large. Guest columnist Tom Theodore Streleski, who hammered to death a Stanford professor in 1978, is walking the streets I Gatto marks the highs and lows, page a free man after serving a 7-year sentence. His story is that of a protest that went too far, and j The Gamecock Founded 1908 Monday Volume 78, No. 14 University of South Carolina September 9, 1985 %?^flMAI/k* v?I^yrf^-h-?---1 * Fun in the sun (JSC students try to stay cool while t< ? New mino By RUSSELL BENJAMIN Staff writer The new assistant dean of Student Life for Minority Affairs cavc hie nffirp "ehruilH qptvp as p liaison between black students and the university as a whole." Ralph Johnson, who was named to the position this summer after a long, involved interview process, is from the University of ' r: WM2L fMmMMKl A - gSHj&U * it >vi 4#jii \' s^r. ?^^v ft ^ I _ (JSC President James Holderman ti 9 the site of the Ira and Nancy Koger I . - : | bHKS?MI^3I HHni^k ^msB/B-iM W^Ht^nBwBsEflSi^^HKiifc^&Vi ? yShvPH-'jH '^W^*9y L-H^M MHZ ailgating before Saturday's game against J ritv affairs Arkansas. Johnson had been coordinator of greek affairs for the entire campus system at Arkansas since 1982. The assistant dean earned his undergraduate degree at the University ot Alabama, majoring in speech language pathology. Johnson then attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he received a master's w " ! f |?gj5 |pPf? '*' *?\.k)>? " f .. . .. v; ' "> V " ' n / ,' r-. . " ' > ' JEP A 1; . J gHp ?9HL^ * > : '; li MARION BULL/Tta Garmcocl akes the first shovelful of dirt from Contor of the Arts. W 5^aUB|^ff m ?vrrv flrft m 4 Appalachian State. i dean to ; degree in higher education with an emphasis on student personnel administration in 1982. Johnson said he wants "to articulate the mission and goals of the groups" he works with to the administration and "make sure that minority students are aware of the services offered by the in stitwtion that are here to make USC breal By BUDDY MOORE Staff writer Saturday morning was one of I and anticipation at ground ceremonies for the Ira and Nar Center for the Arts at USC. "This is the culmination of a d present in the community for two said USC President James H USC will have a center "worthy < ~r *-:u. u. Ul CUlllI 1UUIIUI1 WC Cctll I1IUM IU ilU said. Hoiderman, who presided ceremony at Greene and Asscmt said the center will complement Coliseum. Also speaking were Columb Kirkman Finlay Jr., Lillie Ht Richland County Council and Ira Y along with his wife Nancy made a donation to the center. "1 haH mnmcnlt r?f Hnnhl ac tr? u would come," Finlay said. "I'm si Nancy sat bemused while the city bia sorted out its priorities th political process. n "We don't deserve it, but we tl Finlay told the Rogers. Herndon said many segmen population united to make the c< ble. "I'm proud, but seasoned v? ty," that the county is participa * : v ^1^ * Ira Kogar congratulates U8C Preside JOSEPH GARNETT/The Gamecock serve stud fh^ir rr?llpaf? pvnpripnrp n richer one." He said his office "should be a synthesizer. It should help the school accept cultural diversity and obviously to help develop the leadership skills of students." "I also believe that students should have the opportunity to l#?arn anH pxnerienrp in all of their endeavors and that they ks ground center, she said. "Lo needed a center for tl \. i r: 11 ii^u i umimiciii nuiuci man uiuuu breaking founder of the feast icy Koger presented USC a chal ditional funds, provk Iream . . . state Holderman saic decades," growth. olderman. "This is the only sp 3i the kind can stick a shovel in t : arts," he well," Roger said. H< bring a "gusher of over the well as a place for y >ly streets, and "show us how it 1/ rni/l ?U? v^aiuuuu rvwgwi aaiu niv iul fortuitous because o ia Mayor Carolina's geograpl irndon of Street. He said the f Coger, who magnet for people fr $4 million Koger, who attend is a native of Mount ] whether this developer in Florida. lire lra and ine center snoi of Colum- every night," Koger irough the Thomas Lee Stepp tor for the center, lank you," Tuesday by the cent< Stepp, who has ts of the Carolina Educations inter possi- senior vice president 'ith humili- week in a press releas ting in this background to "br( it Jamas Holderman at the groundbraak! Suits agai refiled afl From staff reports Suits have been refiled against I wounded in a shooting during homecoming party in 1979. The shootings began at Bates Houston, 19, opened fire with a hat and wounding others. He then ran c pH Do# r\r*\s N/1 r\t \i 1 Q o r\ VM a uii ivrv it* vvinii j , i /, auu nuun The Columbia Record. Former student David Simons McGinty are asking $200,000 apiec "I believe it is most unlikely th; money," said USC general couns< sovereign immunity law, which will tects government agencies from be liability insurance for the maximui According to Ward, USC does nc that occurred six years ago. "The said. The parents of McGinty and J against USC, the fraternity and Soi i: iGiiia do in also have the right to fail, as long as they learn from their failure," Johnson said. Among Johnson's duties is his position as advisor to the Association of Afro-American Students. But he emphasized that he does not control USC's black students. He said he will "be involved for new a ng we have wanted and ing arts ic arts in the county." center ac luced Koger as "the "This " and said the Rogers the arts, lenge to generate the ad- grams pr iing an arts center for a A naii I teemed with room for a gradua bia and ot in the state where you economi Ko on/l Kit on Ail Thp t iiv 51UU11U uuu 1111 an uu uv 1 : also said the center will Saturday economic benefits," as future ai oung artists to perform reality. \s done." ,4Wha ation of the complex is This is f its closeness to South magnific lie center on Sumter to Soutl acility would serve as a conduct* om all over the state. monic C ed the USC Law School, Andei Pleasant and a real estate arts mo location ild be active and used "I'm said. years fo was rernonized as direc- a USC ( having been appointed The $ :r's board of patrons. by sprii worked with the South Assemb tl Television Network as The i for operations, said last million >e that he hopes to use his Council >adcast qualify perform- USC is 1 \ : ' : W. i ? " (lllf ;f : ; . a% 4i _ . - ::: -Vrr^.-.j -:" ;-;3i -. v- .-^W -- 7 ?BHB^H^hhbhmhBHSBB Ing csremonits Saturday morning. inst USC :er delay JSC concerning students killed or a Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity House Dormitory when Mark ldgun, killing Terrell Johnson, 21, lown the pedestrian ramp and killded John Aiken, 24, according to and the parents of Johnson and | :e in damages. it they will be able to recover the :1 Paul Ward. He said the state's be abolished on July 1, 1986, proing sued unless the institution has n amount of the coverage. )t have insurance to cover incidents matter should be dismissed," he ohnson filed $10 million lawsuits ithern Security Services Inc. aison with recruitment, orientation and retention of black students." Among Johnson's goals are a minority peer counseling program and "a quality media presentation for the office that will serve as an outreach mechanism. Ideally, this presen tation would encouragc students to take advantage of the office's resources." irts center r?n rartir* nnri frr?m fhf? ross the state and nation. state can become an originator for rather than merely a recipient of prooduced elsewhere." ve of Hendersonville, N.C., Stepp is te of Dreher Hich School in Colum a 1964 cum laude graduate in cs from USC. :onsensus among those attending r was excitement for the center's nd relief that it has finally become a it superlatives are in your vocabulary? terrific, wonderful, marvelous, :ient and the best thing to ever happen h Carolina," said Einar Anderson, or of the South Carolina Philhar ircnestra. :son said the center would give the re attention by providing a central for them. exhilarated myself; I've waited 61 r this occasion," said Mayer Johnson, ;mployee. 15 million facility is expected to open ng 1988 on the block bounded by ly, Greene and Park streets. :ity of Columbia is contributing $2 to the center, and Richland County has agreed to provide $3.75 million, providing the remaining funds. iW L HHPr Jtr J? ~ .'/ APThJZ. "'' JdB" " . ' MARION BULLlThe Gimecock