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? I ?? J^TS Booooool Tomorrow's the <? I || P ITS time to scare the daylights I j I > {ft $ out of your friends and soap ( I 1 pi * ^ J*i" _ A the windows of your * > ifl,,. " i1-fcf- ;-: ?-- - - pgr . : 1 Tfc h aHa i anri oh om inu.rfinn I 5DOt 11Q llt enemies, but you d better be The ygQ goccer team startei| climbing the polls again and is j- J; , Oh no more yuppies! \i\ WrWUI8Ml disgu.sed Homd make-up ; now in 8ixth place. Arch.rival c,6mson is still No. 1. page 11. M Columbia in greater numbers, one Volvo dealer claims, page 7. I tips, page 8. . "" " ""immmmmmmtmmmmmi^mmmmmmmmmmmm^mmm,mtmmmmtmmmm ??? " n>iP ' ' ' (->7^ The Gamecock Founded 1908 Wednesday |l Volume 78, No. 36 University of South Carolina October 30, 1985 H James Belton Sophomore ? ? ' V* 5.-f - >> " "-'"V vxW Family affair This family from Colombia, South Amarica works together to carva ? the sons' first pumpkin ovar at tha " Pumpkin Carving Contest held Monday in front of the Longstroet Theatre. Eduerdo Guevura and his sons Alex end Ernesto are used te only heving pumpkins et a children's night progrem thet coincides with Halloween. The contact wes held es pert of the Ween Fling a nnnaArad ku CavaIUa givnvwivw wf waivunv nvfiini Union. VISKO HATFIEID/Th. GOTHock Cv rimlAiwtAl1 1-A-UipiUllldl speaks on * trade ties By PAULA WETHIHQTON Stiff writer Former Japanese ambassador to the United States Yoshio Okawara spoke on trade relations between Japan and the United States Monday in the Business Administration building's Lumpkin Auditorium. The audience, mostly international business students and faculty, listened to a lecture by Okawara and asked questions if relating to trade frictions bet~ ween the two nations. One audience member asked Okawara why American companies were having problems selling products in Japan. Okawara said most Japanese people pay no attention to whether goods are imported or HAiriMtlc Hi?* no? WVIUV9MV) l/UI MllVUilVll \\J quality and price. He also noted there have been several "success stories" I W . of American companies selling products in Japan. SG secreta By JULIET NADER Assistant news editor A runoff for Student Government secretarv and two Hictrirt re-elections will be held tomorrow as a result of the student government elections on Oct. 24. The two students running for the position of secretary are James Belton and Peter Shand. Both students gave written platforms to The Gamecock. If elected, James Belton would like to lessen student apathy on campus by promoting "concrete legislation and actions that will effect the every day lives of each student." He hopes to accomplish this by working to make the findings of the SG tuition review board ac F7 ;V.i. Council fig By PAULA WETHINGTON Staff writtr Each year the South Carolina D of Social Services receives 20,000 child abuse or neglect. Nationwid are closer to 1.5 million children neglected, and South Carolina's f rising by 11 to 12 percent a year. TL- It J A 1 1 i nc council on v^nua /\ouse anu working to reduce these statistics i county area of the Midlands, Richland and Lexington counties. Marion Atkins, coordinator of P Services for the council, set the groi as prevention, treatment, educatioi vocation. This includes treatmer nnrcnfino alrillc train in or an/4 ctat* I vnaicv ? Milling MUM v71MIV I committees. "IN ONE YEAR, we can reach a people through all our programs, said. Atkins said reports of child a neglect have been going up steadil; period of time, it (the rise) was atti increasing public awareness," she s k.V. 1 9 __ I ino longer is inis oenevea 10 dc reason for the increase. Atkins said of four children from abused famili< abusers. "In sex abuse, it's ev dramatic ? a pedophile (one wh children for sex) may have 60 to 420 a lifetime. A high percent of these cl they do not receive treatment, wil iry, two se cessible to students, increase the number of student football tickets, pave the parking pits and/or remove several of the USC meters and amend the honor code. vt . ?.ill ? nc win pusn ior renovation of the Golden Spur into a student lounge and set up a review board to investigate Saga and the University Bookstore orofits. If elected, Peter Shand plans to work closely with the existing government to accomplish as much as possible in the remaining time left for this administration. He savs that althounh he is the ? c ? - - ~ greek candidate, "in no way means" he will represent only that group. "I will strive for what is best -wF T jhting chili State has 2fl epartment "7 reports of a year; figure le, figures v abused or igures are abusers, (from) 30 \ victimizes." The council distingi Neglect is and neglect. Atkins def in a four- of commission" such a . . - iimuuiug jury or verbal assault. : conccrn, is "forced or between a minor child ? revention jp's goals NEGLECT IS "an a 1 and ad- includes the failure of t it teams, to provide food, shelte egislation child. Failure to provid also considered neglect To help those in situ thousand neglect may occur, th< " Atkins such as Welcome Bab} mothers. hllei* nnri U/?1/<nma D?K?? ill a ? wmwv vsvviiiv ugujt id a i "For a gram starting within ributed to mothers are released fi aid. women are given inforr community services, ed< the only follow-up visits for i three out "Parent Friends." ? become Another way the c< 'en more and neglect is by educa o prefers look for in abusive fai victims in ten cases, only one chilc hildren, if family because they II become "special," according t< nators to I for the entire university as well as work to lessen the traditional barriers between the greeks and nongreeks," Shand said. He would like to help Student Government be available for the students' advantage. "My belief is that Student Government can be a powerful tool in meeting the needs of the students. I am sure I can work efficiently to meet these needs,'' Shand said. The following representatives were elected into office: District 9, Kathryn Hartness; District 15, Daryl Cassidy; District 18, Robert Clark, Rex Kneece and Dwayne A. Brown; District 19, Frank Peloquin; District 20, ig^ jVg)S^-, " ' -- ---r~f?i '' -^% / ; ?gg |?~3|BBKHL - r* "*4J, 1,11 ^T*S* ?M?J abuse, n , ABusr !,OuO cases esteem an< . she said. ( ss increasing orcwidk, ** or a stress If abus( lp to 300 potential must repc Services. 4 iishes between abuse vestigatioi ined abuse as "an act (for some s a non-accidental in- report)," iexual abuse, a special tricked sexual contact If, on I and an adult." council to their kid,' ct of omission." This contact th he parent or guardian For tree r or education for the aids to be e emotional support is usually w time. Atk ations where abuse or are permi 5 council has services "Many t, a program for new behavior. til they've 'olunteer support pro two days after new A TRE om the hospital. The the family nation about available *any other ucational booklets and coordinat< one year by trained objectives wncii prevents aDuse "Throu ting people of what to improve < nilics. In eight out of families," ! is being abused in the frustratioi are viewed as being agency th< x Atkins. There's n< je elected Mike Tecklenburg; District 21, Karen Newell; District 22, Dede Mumma, Robert Beall, Jim Rogers, Ross Toyne and David Nidiffer; District 4, Melinda Rauton; District 24, John usborne; District 27, Jerry Limoge. The District 10 election was invalidated because a candidate's completed application was misplaced. One of the District 23 candidate's names was not on the ballot, also invalidating that election. Re-elections will be held along with the secretary runoff from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Russell House, the Business Administration hnilHino * - ? and the Law Center. ealect VE PARENTS often have low self J may be threatened by parenthood, )ther factors involved could be lack lowledge, isolation, an abusive past ful life. ; or neglect is detected, the council >rt it to the Department of Social "We do not have the power of in1, but we can be an intermediary one who does not wish to filp a Atkins said. the other hand, someone calls the i say they feel like "beating up on ' the council assigns a volunteer to e parents and "be a friend." itment, the council has seven parent ! on call 24 hours a day. The aids ork with about ten families at a ins said most of the time, children itted to stay with their families, times . . . this is a repetitive Parents won't be able to parent unbeen parented," she said. ATMENT team is also formed of , their parent aid, a case worker and s involved. The team's goal is to ; services for the family and develop to accomplish. gh our programs, we are helping to quality of life for children and Atkins said. "(But) there's a i we can't do enough. One small c size of ours can't do it all ... . > simple answer." if ^jfi 0S i^lr k\ ^9nKb*& ' nasi Peter Shand Sophomore USC public health school celebrates I anniversary 1 Open house shows off new facilities to alumni By SHERRI MAKSIM Staff writer The USC School of Public Health celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday with an open house. The school presented displays of its efforts to improve the health of the state's citizens. About 175 persons attended ine open nouse, according to Dr. James Keith, the associate dean for the school of public health. DR. LEE HOWARD of the Pan American Health Organization was the keynote speaker for the festivities. Howard spoke on the international support of health in developing countries at a dinner held later that night. Among the displays shown were the impact of low country pesticides on marine life, effects of noise on the cardiovascular system and a teen-age pregnancy risk reduction program. The USC School of Public Health moved from the Nursing Building to the corner of Sumter and Greene streets in March. "THE EVENT was a successful celebration. Many alumni who came back were impressed with the new building/' Keith said. The state of South Carolina's only school of public health, and one of 24 in the nation, enrolled its first class in 1975; The school began its mission to improve public health in the South Carolina by preventing health hazards and promoting improved health services through education, reseach and programs. The results from the school's efforts include significantly reducing the annual number of unwanted pregnancies among unwed teen-age girls in Bamberg County. The school also helped to increase health awareness and healthy behavior among state employees through the Carolina Healthstyle program and identified incidence and severity of health problems such as high blood/ pressure in South Carolina.