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Tote that barbell! Lift those weights! USC joins the fitness ra?nnnH? tn ?n oHitnrioi nn 0 ..... . ~ , rra,o o. ih<, jonorimL ???. ?. !?? !? .i,o?? tPSWIHPKPIflwjP? responds to an editorial on Sniffling noses and peeping toms are keeping campus r craze as the intramural department offers getting-in-shapo ?hn ah Natnr nana r . ,iL . ._ ~ events page 11 aii-witer, page &. health and security officials busy, page 3. j The Gamecock Founded 1908 Wednesday Volume 78, No. 18 University of South Carolina September 18, 1985 'Street rs * in drug ii By JOE CUMBIE Staff writer A massive drug bust in Columbia with the arrest of 221 persons, the na unit of the Richland County SI Department announced yesterday. In an afternoon news conft Richland County Sheriff Frank Powi the raids netted about $985,000 wort legal drugs, including sizeable porti * ? cocaine and heroin. Among those arrested in street rai< Larry Dennis, 33, and Johnny Dow both of Columbia. The men are acci being major traffickers of cocair heroin in the Columbia area. If convicted, Dennis and Dowc minimum sentences of 25 years in without parole. Also arrested were 46 other distributors whaare alleged traffic cocainc and/or heroin in and aroi Columbia area. A Powell also said that his agents t thn m o ir\r Hnalorc anH Hict riKu tr\rc UIV 111 Uj KJ 1 UVHIVIO UIIU UIJVIIUUIVI J caine and heroin because the street gets his supply from the traffickers, ' b9hShH| V inn Uiiopo! mny i luooci . USC grad i From staff reports A graduate of USC's education /lAnarfmAnf i c in I mrr\ a r\ \i?hprp uvpui III1VIII J IBB JV/BVIUBI) TTIBVBV she will be teacher-in-residence for the children of King Hussein and Queen Noor. Eleanor Duff, associate dean i of the USC College of Education, I has been working closely with Queen Noor and her advisers for the past year to develop programs in early childhood education in Jordan. Duff recommended Har HI r'et ^owe"? a ^81 graduate, for ^ the teacher-in-residence position. Howell taught third grade from 1982-83 at Ivenia Brown I Elementary School in Walterboro onr) hoc hpon ipar'hpr Qnrt fmirfh IU11U IIMO WWII IVUVIIVI MKU ?VM? grade team leader at Lugoff Elementary School for two years. After an initial interview with Queen Noor's sister, Howell was called to Washington in May to meet with the King and Queen. ? Howell thought the job interview was like a fairy tale. "I was nd nets ivestigat only way to stop the sprea heroin trafficking in the < ended to go for the major deal< rcotics man. icriff's In announcing the arres ed the importance of dri :rence, stating that cocaine abus ell said riih man's fling. "The a h of il- caine has greatly increased ons of area. No longer is it restri levels of society." is were Yesterday's arrests brir ey, 43, 501 for the year, compare jsed of >n 1984. le and Powell also credited 1 Council's addition of fiv ;y face agents this year. "The in< prison directly related to the inc Powell said. street However, Powell wen kers of with these arrests, the md the aimosi ciepietea me jzu.i Council for narcotics ar argeted tions in fiscal 1985. of coperson Thus far, no USC stud and the plicated in the drug net fgllB 1 2. Jlii V I ' WHHOFw v 111 mnpiuyb is teacher really nervous about meeting the King and Queen, but they put me at ease right away. It was very easy to talk to them," she said. She thinks the experience is unreal. "I had wanted to get some international experience, but this was beyond my wildest dreams," she said. The King and Queen flew Howell to Jordan in June, when they offered her the two-year ap pointment. Howell left for Jor dan on Aug. 18. Hussein and his wife have thre< children, a 2-year-old girl anc two boys, 5 and 6. Howell'! teaching duties primarily will in volve creative activities for th< boys supplemental to their struc tured English schooling. Howell felt right at home wit! the royal employees. "When visited Jordan, I met severa members of the staff and the; were very personable and friendl; and made me feel thoroughly ac cepted," she said. 221 ion , id of cocaine and uwr|j| Columbia area is :r, not the small /H||U| its, Powell stress- (WW* department has )00 authorized by id vice investigaents have been im- Poliea saizad 985.0 i; .." V- .. , ' :.*"' . - ' ' ' / . I JHDfR ^&>:-' Harriett Howell j She added that since the staff is 1 such an interesting collection of s people, from England and America as well as Jordan, that s working with them will be a stimulating experience. At Lugoff, Howell developed i an individual tutoring program I for middle school credit and took 1 part in professional workshops y dealing with early childhood y education in art, music, writing, computers and physical education. rfcsii rest RE ml 11! m< i P ^sBafplMi^ 1 ,# mMkt > ^ ^ a w MARIO 00 in drugs. Caribbean I From staff rtports i nc connection oeiwccu me Caribbean and South Carolina will be emphasized in a lecture series sponsored by (JSC's Institute of Southern Studies. The series was planned as part of the Caribbean Cultural Festival, which USC is sponsoring Sept. 16-Oct. 13 to foster goodwill between the two regions. The public lectures will document the history and culture of the Caribbean, including the region's relationship with the United States and particulary the Palmetto State. The first lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in Williams Brice College of Nursing and will feature Jack P. Greene of Johns Hopkins University. Greene, the author of Quest for Power: The Lower Houses of Assembly in Southern Royal Colonies, will talk on "South Carolina: The Caribbean Connection." The next two speeches will be held in Gambrell Auditorium and will feature Edward Brathwaite, a historian with the University of the West Indies, and Rex Net IB STEPHEN C. GUIl Staff writer Residents rcturr this semester were talked about reno^ changes," said ret Higginbotham. Bi with the dorm. "When I first s ' ^H| said freshman Do like the size of the Thornwell the bes New carpeting, I' among major ren but the job is not Sprague. "We are very \ fK^vsV'-. k..? tUom r?:n .> w UUl IIICI V Id dllll 11 N BUUfn. tow Thornwell a bctte A list of renov; placed around bal and installation o ^ 27 and 28. A new IHfek. &? onesWK &aK| The total cos 'v'- $102,713, said Lii & vices' business o ! paint jr?D I nave gjS&l here. It looks a 1 Keith June, s< f|g| said he was upse promised. "They rap ment 28 would b< job in 27 and 28 need to be replac The govern me plans for contini !&i|| proposal that a\i |||?l be used as an o dorm governmen |pl| the space. Jim McMahon ment and Off-C; letter to dorm go1 be filed through I rn&yi chance of succe space at the mor | While the dorr t^ie^ believe i I r% w\ r\ r\r\rriklir ana faiiu puwiui)' ivv, m would like to tha future for dorn r, , rr;V,u ,i,M i ,,)i\Hi.i i estimated $60,0 ecture series "Southern Studies got im disciplinary nature of the In festival." tleford, director of the Jamaican National Theatre. Brathwaite, who wrote The Development of Creole Society in Jamaica: 1770-1820, will talk about Caribbean civilizations, past and present, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Nettleford, author of several books on contemporary Jamaica, including Mirror Mirror: Identity, Race and Protest in Jamaica, will discuss contemporary identity and expression in the Caribbean at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3. "Southern Studies got involved because of the interdisciplinary nature of the Institute and of the Caribbean festival," said Walter Edgar, the director of the Institute of Southern Studies. ? sll residents wations, but e needs doing FOYLE ling to Thornwcll Residence Hall greeted by a new sight: the muchvations had begun. surprised and pleased with the urning Thornwell resident Jimmy ut not all residents were pleased aw it, 1 thought it was a dump," n Hudak, "but 1 grew to like it. I rooms here, and the people make t dorm on campus." new ceilings and painting are uvcuiuua una auiiiiiici , over, said dorm president David )leased with what has been done, luch that has to be done to make r place to live," Sprague said, ations this summer includes stalls hroom toilets, showers being tiled f new shower heads in Tenements drop ceiling was installed in Tene:ent lights were installed in halls, : rooms were replaced with new .../in n ui iiic suiiiiuti a WUIN waj nda Saad, University Housing Serperator. "It was not the neatest ever seen, but we are real pleased ot better now." inior hall adviser for Thornwell, :t all had been not done that was ' said that the third floor in Tenej fixed. It still leaks. And the paint was not that good. The doors still :ed." nt of the residence hall is making lation of the renovations. After a ulable basement space in the dorm ffice for campus fraternities, the t asked they also be considered for i, director of Residential Developampus Student Services, said in a vernment the dorm's request would proper channels and had a good ss, as the dorm has no program nent. n has yet to evaluate the space ful t could be used as a lounge, office n a washer and dryer facility. The king forward to the installation of :s. resident David Kotrady said, "1 nk Kelvin Stroble for helping us get lovate the dorm. He was a great :xterior of the dorm is in the near l residents. The job will cost an 00 to complete. s planned /olved because of the interstitute and of the Caribbean Walter Edgar Institute for Southern Studies Edgar was pleased with the speakers and their attitudes toward this project. "We are fortunate to have all people with international reputations," Edgar said. "Given the academic calendar in the Caribbean ? students are still on vacation from school ? we are especially fortunate to have Dr. Brathwaite and Dr. Nettleford." Audiences will have a chance to meet the three lecturers at public receptions after the talks. The reception after the first lecture will be held at the Alumni House, on the corner of College and Barnwell streets, . and the other two receptions will be held on the third-floor roof garden of Gambrell Hall.