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p -i- ""wirirr turn t immwmmhwiihhhmwimi n j .mi > I 1? ? ? Hot I lights up Spotlight, p. 5 J8|| Unsung losdcr spnm,p.7 I USC's Reid Davis directs "Hot I Baltimore" El, .^>?7 Mindy Ballou sets new record at Workshop Theatre beginning tonight with her 513th career assist The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 78, No. 56 University of South Carolina Januarv 31. 198fi McNair servii in hometown By Associated Press A memorial service for Challenger crew member Ronald McNair has been planned in his hometown of Lake City, S.C. The service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Wesley United Methodist Church. Other memorial services were scheduled at schools and churches across North Carolina Thursday and today to pay tribute to McNair, a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, and Challenger pilot and Beaufort native Mike Smith. Gov. Jim Martin and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson were scheduled to attend a memorial service for McNair today at the A&T campus in Greensboro. Martin also planned to attend a service for Smith in his hometown, but a time and place for that service have not yet been scheduled, his office said. A Service to honor smith anH _ . ?....? ? uiivi hiv uuici Challenger crew members was planned at the base Portion of studer used for administ By SANDY LANG dent activities f Staff writer thing for an inst Ten percent of the student ac- said. "There's n tivities fees at USC goes toward deal in this. It' affminictrat iv?? nc?c cowl r\- : ~ i ?-i 14JVJ, ouiu 1VCUIII5 UUUKKeepmg. ' Pruitt, vice president and dean of Every studen student affairs. twelve or more The money is used to support toward the stude the general fund of the institu- and the fee i tion, said Pete Denton, senior students taking 6 vice president of business and semester, accorc finance. Government Adv "It is a direct charge for service After the h that helps with utilities, student ministrative chai affairs and salaries," Denton Chiles said the s said. fees are divided Taking a percentage of the stu- dent media 25 pi (tin nlan$ Mm to cancel W "SHis i ft % classes l\lo epidemic here; W? health center had amy wree riu cases Dennis Pruitt Bv PAULA WKTHINGTON Uinn nrociHnnt i s,aH Wfi,0r of student affai Contrary to popular rumors at USC, no plans exist to close the spokeswoman C university because of widespread son said. illness on campus, according to a "So far, thing: doctor at the student health ed that point," s center. "It's amazing "We've diagnosed two or three rumor caught c positive flu cases. We wouldn't Pruitt, vice presit even speculate on closing Student Affairs, school," Dr. Audrey Rhodes. He said not e The Thomson Student Health exist for an epid< Center has treated about 175 to "Most of th 200 students a day for the past health center hav week, she said. flu," he said. The present time is a "busy Pruitt said s season," Rhodes said, but the take better care number of students coming in has during flu seasor been decreasing. "I would r< A number of upper respiratory students eat bette infections at the health center than they usual have been reported, with syrnp- vitamins, and gen toms ranging from a runny nose themselves. And and coughs to vomiting and diar- ly, go see a doctc rhea, she said. "If we determine they have a Clemson Univ cold, all we can do is treat syrnp- made any plans t toms," she said. of illness, acco "We haven't seen enough flu Molax, acting vi cases, and no one has contacted student affairs, me about closing school. For over 10 years there has not been a "We've had e| flu epidemic at USC," she said. past that created "A decision like this would cern than nnw I have to start at the health center, we've never clos< then the dean of student affairs flu epidemic," M would have to make a decision of "There's been .whether it was a problem," USC official plans to c ces planned , Carolinas chapel at the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point Thursday. At 2 p.m. today, a wreath-laying service will be held at the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk. The N.C. School of Science and Mathematics scheduled a service this afternoon to honor McNair, who was a trustee of the school. The Durham High School Junior ROTC battalion planned a flag service for this afternoon on North Duke St. in Durham. At Beaufort Elementary School, a school assembly today will give the school's 640 students a chance to honor Smith. The students had watched me snuitie launch Tuesday on television. A memorial service for all seven astronauts was scheduled for noon today at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill. Queens College and Central Piedmont Community College, both in Charlotte, planned memorial services for the astronauts Thursday. it activities fees :rative purposes ees is common itution to do he "|t's just mUndane booko secret, no big . n s just mundane KGGping. _ Pete Denton it who carries hours pays $25 Program Union 22 percent; stunt activities fees, dent government 8 percent; s optional for sports clubs 6 percent and Law toll hours per School student associations 3 ling to Student percent. isor Rob Chiles. The rest of the student ac0 percent ad- tivities fees are left in a nonrge is removed, percentage fund, and used for intudent activities tramurals, homecoming, Bell as follows: stu- Camp and other programs, ercent; Carolina Chiles said. gL" |. Many SG sen PJB?h By STEPHEN C. GUILFOYLE The Student Government Senate toft** mam recess during Wednesday's meeting HHHj to yct enou8h members necessary to The 10-minute recess was called & ^'ce President Amy Houser, who said disappointed with the poor turnout, jBefore the recess, the meeting con 1 announcements and discussions of uj and dean irs IIUW WU1 lilt 111! dent and dean of nough flu cases jmic. K-r:::-?;-xy ];'" . j-;K- ! -k: ^ve cases at the I - , r e been colds, not H tudents should t \ of themselves 'crompinrl that r, get more sleep ly would, take | erally look after ; :' ^ if you feel bad>r," he said. ersity has not H o close because rding to Nick ce president of pidemics in the a lot more con d'school fo"ra Where ere the ducks? olax said. Feathered residents of the Thomas Co rumors, but no trend, so hopa is in sight for USC's freez lose, he said. VISKO HATFIELD/The Gamecock The USC Air Force ROTC flag was lowered to honor those who died ators fail to show up for projects in which the Senate would be Athletic: involved. Student R< had to Snn I omv 1 *' vjaujutu uniiuuiiccu me unicn ann in order Minority Affairs Committee is gathering with the di conduct money to be used for a minority scholarship it? n?vi nr, Gadsden also said the Senate should plan ing situati( by SGA some type of activity for Black History When tl I she was Month. He said Student Government had new busini planned nothing for the event. concerning sisted of Houser announced plans for a possible Chairman pcoming women's track team. jj oper Library fountain found little open water when the fountain froze this w ing fowl. -V - -1 Shuttle's families get help BY AMY DELPO Staff writer The families of seven astronauts who died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger will be provided with counseling by the Mental Health Association of Houston, said Betsy Schwartz, the association's executive director. "We will be giving them names of therapists who they can go to when they feel they need help," she said. "The logistics of the counseling, however, have not been worked out." Ethel Bolden, whose son Charles is an astronaut with the program, said she was worried about her son, but that NASA had never provided her with pre counseling about the hazards of space flight. "The families are made aware of the risks only through the astronauts themselves, but they don't dwell on it," she said. "The individuals go with the realization that there is a certain risk," Bolden said. "It is a choice that my son has made, and we must live with whatever that choice demands." None of the families have taken advantage of the service, but if they do, the therapists will provide their services free of charge, Schwartz said. The service will also be provided for NASA employees. first meeting s, Community and Off-Campus Nations Committee Chairman Mike ounced the committee had helped stribution of basketball tickets, and )ject would be to examine the parkin. le Senate moved into a period of :ss, Gillen tried to introduce a bill ; upcoming spring elections. Rules bouncy Brown asked tor a head See "Senate," ph?. 2 BWSIBWlBBiPWSIEWSKSSrfV^ VISKO HATFIELDrrhe 6?m?cock Mk. Forecaitars predict a warming