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| $&&&&&& -, l.: : - r-r "trnifji-)rr"(fjfiwWMilWilW^WilliliW(WW(i(ltiifltww>^ iow^^ri>ii'T|ii^>iMW<iilWiw^MiTT;^ 'i'.'nw (ti.niti[0!BMW(yjiiMi[i<^ ''? $ i .- >?*.; I The chase is on Sp,tHBht*p-5 No snow at USC? sPOrts,P.8 I Ride with campus cop on Saturday night patrol Cocaine doomed Tulane's basketball program last year, but brings expected boredom and unexpected chase the Dozier twins don't see drug use a problem for USC athletics The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 78, No. 84 University of South Carolina April 18, 1986 Journalii By SHARON COSTE and HAL MILLARD Staff writers The announcement of first-round final Space program moved 100 candidates one st first journalist to report directly from outei The Association of Schools of Journalist tion made the announcement Wednesday a petition ended. Scmifinalists were selected from 1,703 a] regions of the United Stntrc Twcnru npnn _ - " chosen in the first round of the elimination Among those still in contention were Wal ) Rivera, two internationally known journal were Tom Wolfe, author of The Right Stuff, ings of the NASA space program, and Jay every manned and unmanned space launc 1958. The first round of the selection process didates' applications. The applications included two essays, thr tion, two work samples and a summary of i complishments, said Jack Bass, the pi coordinator. Oi. .J j-_ f?... oiuueni: oar prevalent, cq By MARISA J. PORTO Editor in chief Editor's note: Mick is a USC freshman who began taking drugs about three years , ago. In a phone interview, he told his story. Mick is a fictional name. For 18-year-o!d Mick, drugs were a way to forget the pressure of classes, work and society. And at USC, drugs have become a way of life for many students. "It's very widespread on campus," the USC freshman said. "Marijuana is ext r^mnl\I "I A A ~ ~ it viuvij cuiiiuiuii^iacc;. nnu iui pcupic who can afford it, cocaine is popular. It might not be suspected, but LSD is very I widespread on this campus. It's big Mick started "doing drugs" in high school about three years ago. A group of friends who had no experience with drugs got together and smoked a joint. "It was just out of curiosity," the South Carolina native said. "And I liked it. I didn't really do it as much then as I ' do now. Pretty much everyone I know smokes marijuana. I only know a couple of people who don't." A definite view I It's clear where the resident! of this home star building it located to the right of Bates House. st-in-spac ists in the Journalist-in- Christ, ep closer to becoming the definitely shot r,,SandCMass Communica- Pen" The fear s the first round of com- 80s is back 3 ipp.t Riit I hnr pplicants in five different ' """ ' " r le from each region were process. ter Cronkite and Geraldo ists. Also making the cut a book about the beginnBarbree, who has covered "The cvaluat :h since NASA began in sionalism and a mass audience ii was based solely on can- "The selectioi "Each journalisi ce letters of recommenda- winner will defit the individual's career ac- The journalist iujcci 5 puouc reiauons eluding newsp photographers. npus drugs immonplace Marijuana is sold by the quarter pound and costs about $30 a bag. Dealers buy it by the pound and distribute it. A bag can last up to a week if used sparingly, Mick said. Cocaine is sold by the gram. A halfgram of it costs $25. A gram sells for $100. LSD costs $5 a hit. Mick said this is cheap for the drug and may be the reason why it is so widely used on campus. "One hit of LSD on the average, the trip, as we call it, lasts around 12 hours," he said. "Most people who deal it are very careful not to gel caught. If you're quiet about it, you won't get caught. Lately though, the police have been looking for certain people. So it's been very quiet." Mick said he gets his drugs from friends and the business is a big circle at USC. "Most of the dealers sell drugs in order to have the money to buy drugs," he said. "They make a little money on the side. Someone who deals marijuana will probably make about $20 on that ounce. The more you buy, the greater the capacity is for profit. 1 * ' uiateis puiuiase lal? hi sneets, Mick said. "Large sheets can be cut into little pieces. It's easy to make a lot of money off of it because people buy it a lot." Cocaine can be used a few ways, he said. Most students snort it. Others put it " *' Kit If khb l hm rm | - ;vr DENNIS M l id on U.S. President Ronald Reagan's decision to bom e semifii I would love to go up in space. A re; ild go up, but I have doubts it will eve of space flight missing in the 70s and igain, and it could be a deterrent to th )e I'm wrong." James Wooten ABC News correspi ion criteria was based on demonstrated bility to communicate clearly and effectively 1 electronic and print media," he said, n process has been working very well," Bas t will receive very careful and fair consideratic litely deserve it." s represent a wide field of mass communicat* Trpn?11.1)01 lois, networkcorrespondent ZMlFm m ^ iH p^; J| B[ ^ Bm^gn . t 'I,..-'. "./ ': ~ - " il?t^ j .:. . .. S * Drugs - an expensive habit on the gum of their mouth and gfct a "gum numb." Mostly, LSD is put under the tongue. It can be swallowed or put under an eyelid. Also, it can be placed between a bandana and forehead, so that when the person perspires, the LSD works its way into their system. "I know of one dealer on campus who W!l^W\ Qnllirtn A Suciiii ly u part-time Business editor jobs to pay for college e* but Derek has found ar ILQVV Clll 1 By TRAVIS COWAN Staff writer Law enforcement agenc ington Counties are be against drug trafficking operations, according to Barbara Reiser, an adm enforcement division, sai PHHISPPf^ cover operations has "st drug trade. "In the past two years ffiFF* made since we have had se to a head," she said. Tom Walsh, a research* INCOfTht Gamecock Commission on Alcohol ; He said arrests in Richlam ib Libya. The involving heroin, marijua creased steadily during th< caine arrests increasing mi lalists na The scniifinalists consist of 37 joi t 36 from broadcast media, 12 from n fJUllBi jj freelance writers and one photo T hap- The second round of elimination parlv ^ North Carolina at Chapel Hill ' Semifinalists will be interviewed e Dro- farilltV Fioht ncvu cKinifinilirtr ...ill 9 J . ? " JvmiilHUinu Will total of 40. "Oh Christ, I would love to go u) semifinalist who is a national corrc indent Wootcn said he fears the possibil because of the Challenger accident Wootcn said he thinks his chancc profcs- space are small, however. in the "I feel nothing is stopping Waltc whoever goes up in the space shutt is said. and broadcast media. I've got the >n. The tions are low. But God, wouldn't i The final winner will not be anno ors, in- no set announcement date until NA s and the Challenger flight, which ended seven astronauts on Jan. 28. jwfo ... j^B i. ,- vi 'fr^jfaton,, .liPl KEM CARTER/Tfw Gmnecock supplies a lot of drugs to a lot of people," Mick said. "He deals in marijuana, cocaine and LSD. But the word is out on this guy, and he's starting to be careful. There's been a rumor that the nnlire mav be looking for him." According to Mick, major dealers sell to other dealers who don't deal as much. See "User," page 2 rugs means ex s job for campi way to make spending money: he sells marijuana and /lowing hallucinogenic drugs. iterview Derek started dealing drugs ? also a about a year ago because he need"Jpfj hie /?rl ' ...? vu IIIUIH.J OIIU UIU1I I \V tl 111 IU gCl a job. "The only reason I do it is beeause I don't think I could art-time keep up my grades and work at ;penses, the same time," he said. 1 easier "I used to be into doing a lot ireers get toug! "It's very inte cocaine-related a ies in Richland and Lex- counties. In 1984 icoming more effective he said. because of undercover Other drug-rel; several law enforcement ed even more d Walsh said. inistrator at the state law The 1985 figuri d an increase in under- but a SLED sour ..nr." 1 -I? -< .Hue uiu.u invuivtu in me nunmei oi i year over 1984. , more arrests have been But as enforce veral big operations come effective, drug tr organized, the sc ir for the South Carolina One Lexington ind Drug Abuse, agrees. more cautious, d and Lexington counties na and cocaine have in- The dealer said i past five years, with co- continue because ost. reward worth th< imed jrnalists from the newspaper area, magazines, four from wire services, journalist. will begin April 27 at the UniversiI and will continue until mid-May. mere Dy professional journalism I be chosen from each region for a p in space," said James Wooten, a ispondent for ABC News. ity of NASA scrapping the project ;s to become the first journalist in ;r Cronkite in going up there. But le should have experience in print experience, however; my expeetat be great." unced until after fall. There will be SA continues its investigation into in an explosion and the death of Killian: IFC puts down drug use FRED STEPPE Senior reporter Some fraternity members may use drugs, but many others denounce the use of illegal substances, said Interfraternity Council President Tim Killian. "We do everything we can to discourage the use of drugs," he said. "But we have had incidents with people using drugs. These people have been held accountable for their drug activities, which were dealt with through the disiplinarv system of the university." Fraternity halls are individually responsible for repremanding offenders. Killian said every fraternity hall residing within McBryde Quadrangle has a fraternity housing director. One of these directors' duties is to report any use of illegal drug activity to university nffirnlc immprliatolv ' tra money, is student of drugs, so at first 1 did it to save money. Then I figured I would make money off of it. Sometimes you just got to make some extra money." See "Dealer," page 2 h on drugs resting that in 1981 there were 31 rrests in Richland and I.exington i, the number of arrests was 161," ) t *ivu c?i ivaid ati I lie MctlC IllCICilS" uring the same four-year period, ss have not been released officially, ce said a proportionate increase in drug-related arrests occurred last mcnt methods have become more affickers have become much more >urce said. county dealer said he has become i he thought drug trafficking would the demand for drugs makes the ; risk. imimiMilLft-'LUlilliU ininr