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I Cutting up * ? *?.? BPMI Right on track s,1"S|" Students visiting Pappy's bar may find jr^pr jhe Gamecocks' Anthony Bennon led the way to place fake I.D.s just won't make the grade | > USC second in the first state track meet since 1979 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Monday Volume 78, No. 79 University of South Carolina April 7, 1986 I USO grou for shant Horseshoi By JERI ROWE iTianaymy uuuur USC will squelch the construction of a South African "shantytown" on The Horseshoe, but may allow the cardboard and plywood structures to be built on another part of campus, a university official said Sunday. "1 can't say no until I see what the request is and see whether we can work it out under the guidelines we have to use," said Dennis Pruitt. vice president and dean of student affairs. The USC Free South Africa Alliance will file a request with Student Affairs today to build a shantytown, a makeshift shack or a group of shacks, protesting South Africa's living conditions for blacks and university investments with South African companies, said David Miller of the Free South Africa Alliance. "If we go through the proper . channels and tell them what we're doing by following the rules, I can't see how they can stop us from building a shantytown," said Miller, a 25-year-old A graduate student in social work. Jerry Brewer, dean of student liffV cairi the nrnoniiniinn may erect the shantytown on the Pickens Street Bridge, the Coliseum tunnel walkway or the two patios of the Russell House student union if their request meets certain requirements. Brewer added that no student organizations are permitted to build structures or carry Out pro? grams on The Horseshoe, the oldest section of campus. Established in 1801, The Lobbyist urge By MARY FANT Staff writer United States foreign policy 01 lllilknnl -.4 < ?_ I . nunuvii it^aiu iui iiuinun rignis, s black Amerinn lobbying group fo "In South Africa today, we as public sectors, are on the wrong sic said about apartheid Saturday at Black Law Students' Association. , of racial separation. Robinson advocates divestment ( he pointed out U.S. financial ties t( billboards smiling down on the ugli understand: IBM, Colgate-Palmoli "We have become the legs on wl of the free and the land of the brave many and Great Britain, we are res People of African ancestry aroun prove their situation hp rn, IBM Charleston treasure $ On Saturday afternoon excursions on Hare, the replies of a steam engine fro p's plan /town on 3 denied Horseshoe is reserved only for activities involving all USC students and faculty such as Awards Day and homecoming activities. Student and greek organizations had built homecoming floats on The Horseshoe the past several years, but the university has decided to discontinue float building there, Brewer said. "If we go through the proper channels and tell them what we're doing by following the rules, I can't see how they can stop us from building a shantytown." David Miller USC Free South Africa Alliance Free South Africa Alliance chose to build the structure on The Horseshoe because of its central location. But Miller said the organization will build a shantytown on these four campus areas as long as it can be seen by students and USC officials. "If that's where we can put it up, then that's half the battle," K*#* coi/-l IV JUIU. I Pruitt stressed that the only j reason their request would be denied is because the shantytown | would obstruct or endanger ji students in these campus areas. I He said the university has never See Shantytown. page 2 B s divestment # n nly seeks to oppose communism s laid the director of TransAfrica, a r Africa and the Caribbean. v a nation, both in our private and S le of the issue." Randall Robinson tl the annual banquet of the USC o Apartheid is South Africa's policy n )f U.S. funds in South Africa, and a ) the country. "You look up at the e est social system on earth, and you n ve, B.F. Goodrich ... on and on. d lich that system stands. The home Q ;. Together with France, West Geriponsible for this vicious system." n id the world must cooperate to im- ? n V V. < v \ \\ \ \ \\ ' Ijyjjf-; jfl EUffl the "Best Friend of Charleston" train were of m the 1800s crosses the rail bridge over Si 5 I II 1PPI ipH Making friends At the "USC and US" neighborhood festival George, a toy monkny, to Damien Daniels. One around Columbia, it was held on The Horseshoe by local groups. Mo peace witli y PAULA WETHINGTON man of ssistant news editor tions Cc There will be no peace between have a he two superpowers until they believe I ain working confidence in each Fulbr ther, a former U.S. senator an exel aid. could es International agreements bet- of law /een the United States and the prevent oviet Union will not occur until "Eve hat time, said William Fulbright arms c< f Arkansas. still mai The best way to achieve inter- harm," ational law, conduct rules and "We greements between nations is by as just i xchange programs in education, think is ledicine and business, he said "Certai uring the annual Law Day ban- involvec uet Friday night. would "We say they're out to com- somethi iunize the world, they say we're "Tod ut to destroy their com- the ratIv lunism," said the former chair- nuclear rw H^HI1 . ^ T^r RAY GRONBERG/The G fered free as part of the city's bicentennial. imter Street near the intramural fiolds. 8 h^ * ... fJTJm.K H w w* SEAN KEEFER/The Gamecock Saturday, Julie Shuster introduces Curious of many neighborhood bicentennial festivals and included concerts and other performances <t - ^ lout trust, torn the Senate Foreign Relamimittee. "We believe we ?B SBBfTl better system and they cepted it as the same thing of theirs." , . ight said he thought with WG3pon, Whl( tiange program, leaders quite iflCOrre tablish international rules ? , and conduct that would HOflG 01 tilB SCI a nuclear war. ed in prodlici n in the most successful ,.irillw >ntrol. each side would WOuld intain enough arms to do Something W hc sai,d'. .. with." seem to have accepted it another weapon, which 1 quite incorrect," he said. Form( nly none of the scientists 1 in producing the bomb officials, that tli agree that this is be quite a di ng we can live with." toward the p< ay 1 have the feeling with nuclear exchang< er casual comments about "Prior to th war on the part of certain nuclear weapons Some peo| to fight Al Hrrt By COLLETTE BAXLEY OwL Stall writer Although about one million 1$ have come into contact with Acqu mune Deficiency Syndrome, no ; them have contracted the disease j some people arc more capable of infection, said a panel on AIDJ V Russell House Ballroom. Differences in human beings' systems is the reason for varying tibility to the disease, the panel ! said during an AIDS telecoi " broadcast Thursday from the Ur a of Massachussctts. About 50 percent of AIDS via active homosexual or bisexua' local panelist Clark Heath said. "The first infected group members of the gay populations amecock Angeles and New York." Less than 15 percent of these vie quired the disease from unsanitar needles or blood transfusions, ai one percent of the victims arc < Bill Co to spec pradua By GLENN HARE Staff writer A giant scrccn will be set up iseum to accommodate parent; to comedian Bill Cosby's conn USC May 17. "No matter where you sit i will get a closeup of Cosby as mcncement address and whe night," said Hans Knoop, dire ination Services. The announcement that C graduation speaker was madi ficials have been trying to ge graduation for two years. He will be awarded an 1 humane letters degree during will perform later that evening Finance senior Neal Price sai speaker, "I think it's good he'; like the fact we've got limited t family can't come, what's the the aisle?" Price said he needed his family. USC will also award an i humane letters degree to Alex best selling novel Roots, whi< television miniseries. In addition, USC will award S.C. Supreme Court Chief Ju< Ness; U.S. Rep. Butler Derricl Hugh McColl Jr., board cha ecutive officer of North Care Corporation; Ellison McKissii Alice Manufacturing Comp uaKer, UbL's nationally renc residence. ler senator to have acjust another idP :h I think is ct. Certainly ientists involvng the bomb that this 'e can live ; illiam Fulbright coumries fc? 5r U.S. Senator national law. In rcfcre icre has come to Ronald R( fferent attitude Defense Initi ossibility of a plan, Fulbri j," he said. think anybod ic invention of be done. Th< only the smaller feet the attiti pie better IHQ nonnl iwur panel who contracted it frc said. people Although similar c; ired Im- the 1970s, AIDS was t all of virus until 1982, Hea because Richland Count, fighting reported cases of AI > in the has had 18. National speakers immune included doctors, \ suscep- director of theAmeri at USC Bank. lferencc \/ TU? -* 1 .I'via.ij i iil* vnus tarn 101 i contact, according to !ims arc can be transmitted thi males, excrement and tears. teract with the body > s were son to spread infectic in I.os A panel membei teleconference the gr tims ac- transmit the virus are y use of uals and intraver nd only However, AIDS ma} :hildren risk groups as well. sby )k at tion in the Carolina Col; and guests listening ncncement speech at n the Coliseum, you he delivers his conin he performs that ctor of USC's Inforosby would be the e Sunday. USC oft Cosby to speak at lonorary doctor of commencement and in the Coliseum, id about the featured > coming, but 1 don't ickets. If your whole use of walking down I two more tickets for honorary doctor of Haley, author of the :h was made into a i honorary degrees to itice Julius "Bubba" !c Jr., D-3rd District; irman and chicf ex)lina National Bank :k Jr., president of any; and Augusta >wned storyteller-insays any need for inter nee to President ;agan's Strategic ativc ("Star Wars") ght said, "I don't ly really thinks it can ; only hope is to afides." able I i says >m (heir mothers, lie ases were recorded in not recognized as a th said. y has had eight DS, and Charleston at the teleconference professors and the can Red Cross Blood be passed by casual the panelists. AIDS rough blood, semen, The virus must incells of another per>n. said during the oups most likely to homosexuals, bisexious drug users. / be passed to low