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^ *?^?> "^??? " " j? 1 ;"""?f' Pf'| < Vorpal sword in hand, the Vl6WD0IVlf [ \f ., ,r\ J .:, ] Man of La Mancha gallum- , , ^ v?u 800 ^at 8m''0 00 ^0B ^? 8 i ^1|11! |11 III IP m phed a merry pace in Col %* ...... uru ,lriJ tiril . . 1 * mm Q O'E&SII face? A 52-10 crush, blitz and maul of i | umbia this weekend, page J!8 /"J1' ,ay8# HEH HEH HEH, he expounds. East Carolina caused the grin, page 6. I m\ 4 , Heheheheheheheh, cough, cough, columnist Andy , > | | 1 > Duncan writes, page 3. ' * The Gamecock Founded 1908 Monday Volume 78, No. 35 University of South Carolina October 28. 1985 use fresl C By KATHY LEWIS Staff writer Visibility is one reason for increased freshman enrollment at USC's Columbia campus, although overall undergraduate enrollment is down, said Deborah Havnes. actino Himrtnr of admissions. "Several years ago wc increased admissions standards," she said. "Now people with strong academic credentials want to come here because they can get ^ an excellent education." Although undergraduate enrollment is lower this year, Columbia students are taking more course hours this semester, Haynes said. Full-time undergraduate enrollment is up 2.2 pcrcent, according to T. Luther Gunter, USC registrar. This so-called FTE enrollment helps determine the university's appropriations. Arnhaflnlnni m waaMWIVt|l in salvaging By JIM NEWMAN Scitnce writer USC archaeologists arc busy ^ uncovering remnants of a ? 500-year-old site located "along the Watcrec River near Camden. Known as the Mulberry site, it was discovered by William Blanding in 1848. But it wasn't until 1952 that serious salvage attempts were made at the site. Time is a crucial factor in the excavating process because the Wateree River, which flows past the location, is eroding one of the ^ mounds containing artifacts the archaeologists arc attempting to salvage. TIIE MOUND has been eroding since its discovery in the 1800s, and "a large flood could probably take out what's left of it," said Chris Judge, an archeology graduate student par, I I y m Ticket to ride? *. $ Officer Hel Rey of the CelttwMa Police Depertment survey* llcenta nii>M In Iron* n( the BuiuJI Unuiu ywt?rd*y. fe RAY GRONBERQ/fha Gapwetcfc S 0 I hman enrc Visibility main reas although overall en "Major effects from FTE coine the following year in the iuiiii uj muic appropriations, said Earl Hollcy, USC budget director. Hoi ley said no in-depth analyses have been conducted concerning how individual disciplines arc affected by the increase, but Hayncs said most schools within the university experienced increased enrollment. "Freshman enrollment is up 21 percent across the board," she said. "Professional schools experienced increases. The College of Health and Physical Education did not increase, but they lost one of their oroarams." Many factors arc involved in ists race ag< ] 500-year-o ticipating in the excavation, which is under the direction of anthropology Professor Chester DePratter. Artifacts have been excavated from the mound along the river and from a creek adjoining the Watcree. Large quantities of shards, or ceramic fragments, have been found, but USC archaeologists don't understand why they're in such good condition. "Possibly the creek was being used as a dump, and these things were being scooped up after being broken and thrown over the side into the water," Judge said. "Another theory is that the creek is cutting into old village deposits, but wc arc very skelchy about why some of these pieces are so big." Skeletal remains were discovered in 1952 during excava 0 'rSfKSBmrl^ftliMMii^^fll w isy*^ \Sill m 'I Sill i ^HBH|| gig 1 * illment im on, director says, rollment down the overall decrease in undergraduate enrollment, Hayncs said. Because auditing a course is no longer significantly less expensive than taking the course for credit, "non-serious students" may choose not to continue their education, Hayncs said. The changed suspension policy may also be a factor, she said. "More students were suspended the spring semester than the year before." Hayncs said economics could also be a factor. "With the tuition increase this fall, it may be more convenient for students to live near home." iinst time, e Id site near tions by Arthur Kelly of the University of Georgia. There was no archaeologist at USC at that unit;. "CHILDREN WERE very highly valued in these societies," Judge said. "(When a child died) they would ritually 'kill' the bottom of the vessel (which held the child's remains), punching a hole in the bottom so that the spirit could return to mother earth." Hernando DeSoto passed through this area, according to historical records. He made contact with the Chiefdom of Cofitachequi, which some archcologists believe to have been &4..I1 at ui ncai iviuiueuy. If Mulberry is Cofitachcqui, then artifacts left by the Indians may not be the only relics at the site. Artifacts of Spanish origin may exist there also, although creases Increased 1985 applications for freshman admission have "made a difference" in this year'., selection process. The 1986 freshman class will be limited to 2,500, according to Haynes. Students with "very high academic standards" will be notified of acceptance Dec. 1. The rest of the class will be notified in February, Haynes >aiu. Although it is "too early to tell" if this year's admission applications will be as plentiful as last year's, the admissions office sends out about 950 information packets every week, Haynes said. "1 think the interest is still there," she said. The entire USC system experienced a 2.6 percent enrollment increase this year. Transfer student enrollment for the Columbia campus increased by 6.2 percent. ilements Camden none have been found yet. "ONE THING we need to do in the next year or so is to think about how we might want to niro<i>rv/> lh* cltll " nnlA vkvi *v iiiv anv( >iaiU One method he suggested would be to place cement pilings uprivcr from the mound so the force of the water that often affects the site may be somewhat diminished. "We want to stress the fact that this is a very important site, and we really want to protect it from people coming out and collecting," he said. "When people do this they disturb the context in which we find things, and this context is probably more important than the artifacts themselves. This is a very important archaeological feature of South Carolina, and it would be well worth saving." I BlSs! ' > >; i 'i K'1: MM 1 "j mnifriw "ifovSSsi&i+.Vfragrifffsssil Slide! Slidel The?e downhill racers needed no encoi Saturday of the 1985 South Carolina S USC Debati making a re QC thirrl in *1 UO LI III U III I By PAULA WETHINGTON 1 Staff writer The USC debate team recently t has made a reputation for itself r by ranking third in the nation, d behind Southern Illinois and Central State. t The debate team, made up of seven undergraduate students, t i _t .. . nas piaccu in an tnree tour- " (laments it has competed in this v semester. The team's ranking was 1 according to the Cross Examination Debate Association standards, an intercollegiate 1 organizaton. v Professor Charles Wilbanks of s the department of theatre and c speech said the debate team is an t academic program offered by the c department, rather than a licens- 2 cd student organization. t "IT'S DIFFERENT from the I Athenian Society, where students debate among themselves. Here we debate students from other schools," he said. The Athenian Literary and Debating Society is a student organization that holds weekly meetings. Their meetings consist ,1L ?. J;? - *ji ututtic uii it umcrcni topic every week, such as censorship of rock 'n' roll, South Africa and v welfare. s THE ATHENIAN SOCIETY t< docs debate other schools at meetings of the Association of s Collegiate American Societies, f Exchequer Olivier Goust said, t< such as the University of Virginia c and the University of Georgia. a The students debate one topic a semester chosen by CEDA t members. This fall the topic is s whether government restrictions tl on media coverage of terrorist activity arc justified. s Tad Stephenson, a senior, has r been a member of the debate team for four years. He started s on debate teams when he was in ^ high school to overcome stage e fright. y "I FELT if you wanted to be successful, you had to be able to speak," he said. "All great s leaders had to be great speakers, t too. Plui, once you start J (debating), it's hard to stop the ^ 7 SARAH FOOTE/The Gamecock jragement except gravity on the last tate Fair. 3 Team sputation the nation nomentum." Wilbanks said one of the pro>lcms with the debate team is nany people don't know what lebating is like. "Not that many people arc inerested in it," he said. Most of his recruiting for the earn occurs at the high school evel, where he keeps in touch with the high school teams across he state. HOWEVER, he said he has at cast one member on the team vho did not compete in high pUnnl tl/U ?< ' ' ' - viiuim. ?? 1ici1 lltw |)CUpil' omc up to him to ask about the earn, he suggests they take a lebating class offered by USC ind explains the requirements for he team. If the student is still interested, le tries to fit them in the protram. "I like to work with ?ovices," he said. Although the debate team cceives no money from Student jovernment, the Department of rheatrc and Speech budgets noney each year for the team's r;ivrl InHaino and m#?alc chool, but it's a trade-off >ecause this helps you with inalytical skills. You find that 'our social life and debate life >verlap." To a student interested in tryng out for the team, Stephenson lays to be prepared to devote ime to it, "equivalent to the effort it takes to get A's in two ligher level classes." .- "1 O" D A FKW SUPPLIES are proided for the team and some eholarships are available for cam members who qualify. According to Wilbanks, tudcnts gain several advantages will )sai iiv,i|JUllllg III IIIC UCOUIC cam, including improvement in ommunication skills, research bilities and cooperation. He also thinks it is important hat members get to meet tudents from other schools hroughout the nation. STEPHENSON also listed everal pros and cons about the >rogram. "It docs take time away from