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Founded 1908 Monday Volume 79, No. 14 University of South Carolina September 22, 1986 Missing soldiers honored By MARIA FRATUS Assistant news editor A candlelight vigil at the State House to commemorate National POW/MIA Recognition Day was held by the Ar nolti Air Society oi uses Air Force ROTC. E:.vcry Sept. 19 for the past six years, the society has honored prisoners of war and I soldiers missing in action from * the Vietnam War, according to Cadet Maj. Roger Brown, who is commander of the society. "We have a duty towards those men who have not been accounted for," Brown said in a speech during the Friday night vigil. "I feci responsible as a nation for people who fought for the nation." According to Brown, 2,436 men arc still unaccounted for, about 30 of whom arc from ^ South Carolina. Constitut By BUDDY MOORE News editor The 1987 bicentennial of the U.? more important than similar cclc Declaration of Independence am Liberty, according to the modcrato posium on the Constitution this w "The celebration will be more cclcbrational," said Charles Alan > sity of Texas law school professoi the Commission on the Bicenten ('t invt i 11 it inn "These megaholidays, or *fest: .IGUANA: Chairman pl( -j u UUildllUflo Ufc By AMY DELPO Assistant news editor Many of USC"s May graduates have proven they arc not "iguanas" as money begins to come to the university from ^ students who pledged donations w to USC last year. IGUANA, which stands for "instantly gone, useless and negative alumni," is the creation of The Senior Challenge, a joint committee of Student Government and the Student Alumni Association. The program was started to educate students about the importance of giving money to the university, former committee Chairman Neil McLean said. ^ The group has received money from about 15 percent of the students who pledged, said Joe (-handler, group adviser and USC Director of Annual Giving. He said thev were nlcased with results of the first year. "It's been really good," he said. McLean agreed. "I'm pretty happy with it to tell you the truth," he said. "I expected more, but we figured that if we got any results, that would be 4^ better than what we had before, j Sports - * BBp9PW ! & *. Cadet Lt. Col. Christine Bruner, a pers mechenical engineering senior, participate Columbia has a prisoner of war/missing in action organization that the Arnold Air Society just came into contact with, Brown said. "We want to get some information on some local families of missing soldiers so ion expert purpose, as Dan splendid reminder >. Constitution is said in an int brations for the symposium. d the Statue of "Last weekend r for a USC sym- high school kids m cekend. ren fTurger for a q educational than the Constitution,' Vright, a Univcr- "I was watchin and member of viewed one hand* nial of the U.S. ticulary interested "M knew about ivals of national but I had never he S jased as qrad igin to arrive which was nothing." McLean said a lot of the people they contacted have not graduated. Members of the committee will contact them about their pledges. Chandler said the money students pledge will go to the USC." Educational Foundation, and students can specify a particular college that they want the money to go to. "The money has been placed in the department or college that the donor requested," he said. "If the money was given unrestricted, then it is in the unrestricted budget of the USC Educational f oundation." The Senior Challenge was set up by McLean and Student Government President Amy Houser. They created the program after examining similar fund-raising projects at other colleges, including the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia. The committee called seniors last year and requested donations. They asked for $5 it) the first year after graduation, $10 in the second, $15 in the third, $20 in the fourth and $25 in the fifth. THf< ## chinoc i ? I I ?IIIIIIUU| I nccer team first game e. p 7 VOIU WMMi iHSP mmimlxi onnel and employee relations graduate ) in tho candlelight vigil at the Stato Ho wc can take an active part." Brown said it is important for the military to make an effort to recover those soldiers who arc prisoners and account for the missing. "If you don't do something for those guys now, how do stresses icl Boorstcin calls them, arc a of what wc arc as a country," he crvicw Thursday before the in Annapolis, Md., a group of ict with former Chief Justice Warucstion-and-answer session about ' he said. g it on the news, and they intcriome, young man who was parin the meeting. the Declaration of Independence, ard of this Constitution,' the boy I ' - ? . I;, m^svfiL' ( v<"?w \ ! %^-* ?A IWtett^_ 1 - , , <. _/ > ^ '-.i 'VStudents ii By AMY DELPO Assistant news editor Once a year, oratory from with House comes, not from m Calhouns and Blatts, hut from sti By a resolution of the State Legi South Carolina Student Legislatun the State House to hold a mock g< They have two sessions a year, on< inn and one in the fall. s work fo HnHnHinHni iyball team IT ^ rjH THOMAS HUMPHREY/The Gamecock student, and Col. Leon Strickland, a use. you expcct others to go out and fight," he said. "It means a lot to those of us in the military that people do 1 M rcmcmucr. The publicity for POW/MIAs has backed off See "Soldier*," page 2 bicenteni said. 'I think it's neat.' "Well, if we can get more peop the Constitution and focus on i think that's neat," Wright said. The USC symposium focused o Constitution, the federal court sys ed The Federal Courts: The Next "The title is appropriate. It gci ahead," he said, citing a recent ii litigation as an example. "The last 25 years have seen fee crease terrifically because the Supi ed doors that had been previously * A V . ,, A 4 I V ' v .'1 .'.V y,.t .v?V^^e^Vrrau^^NVTH nvade Capi During the fall se: that have been \ in the Stale beforehand. Wc co odern-day bills to education bi idcnts. said Perry Edenfielc slature, the delegation. ; takes over "The students U overnment. Edenfield said. ,4I)e : in the spr- over the state for sc the fall." r miiiimf i wins meet CPU's All revived fo By ANDY BECHTEl j News reporter < Cockroach races, a David Let- I tcrman look-alike contest and a i concert featuring The Call and I Heat Rodeo arc just some of the events scheduled for Carolina : Program Union's 9th All- 1 Nightcr. The event is returning after a one-year absence because of popular demand, said Kathleen Curry, CPU president. "Fvnruntin inct ramp 11r\ fn tie and asked us where it was," she said. "The Ali-Nightcr was not held last year because of timing. But this year, our coordinator was here during the summer, so that was not a problem," she said. The event, however, will not last all night because of security problems, she said, adding that security late at night was also a reason it wasn't held last year. Inspired by Late Night With David Letter man, the All-Nighter will be callcd Late Night With CPU and will be Oct. 3 in the Russell House. Lettcrman's favorite snack, toast on a stick, will be offered, rial's impc "In 1961 there >lc to learn about was five percent c ts importance, 1 32,000 in 1985, 1 "Whether we n one part of the changes in advar tcm, and was titl- bogged down," I 100 years. Wright said tf ts people looking bably dead, but 1 icrcasc in federal courts what nori the legislation." Icral litigation in- He also said t rcme Court open- presidents to t closed," he said. i., MMtpii - e?K&m ^ tol for moc ssion, they vote on bills Each sc vrittcn and submitted of represe vcr things from judiciary delegatior lis to agriculture bills," parliamen 1, secretary of the USC internal i ike it very seriously," Edcnfi< legations come from all ed for th< ssions in the spring and can alien 5:15 p.m. fli til ni I Js *a "*18" EHI WaSSIIIBUS... r 1 Comics WfflfflfflBtim Oatebook | Features 1 Sports yH # I Viewpoint.... -Nighter ir flf*t w I ^Ul.1 jnd his favorite movie will be ?hown. Leigh Guntcr, the AllNighter coordinator, said she refuses to reveal the title of the film. It will remain "the best kept secret on campus" until the day of the show, she said. Other Lcttcrman-rclated activities include a Larry "Bud" Mclman laugh-alike contest and a Late Night Chug-A-Lug competition, but CPU adviser Jay Cooper stressed the event would not be alcoholic. "We may use ice coffee," he Cooper advises students interested in the cockroach races, the Chug-A-Lug and other events to drop by the CPU offices to register, but he said registration is not required, just suggested. While Paul Schaffer of the Late Night band will not be able to appear at this year's AllNighter, The Call, with its recent album Reconciled, and opening act Beat Rodeo will perform in the Russell House Ballroom. Concert tickets will soon be ot/nSlnUln f/-\r rtn^Antc f/\r t ^ UYUIIUU1V, 1 U1 .ilUUtlll ) I WJ Seo, "Ail Nighter," page 2 irtance were 251 civil rights cases, which >f the total cases. There were about 4 percent of the total. see the problems now and make ice will determine if the courts get he said. ic equal rights amendment is pro"we have probably achieved in the nally would have been done with he 22nd amendment, which limits wo terms, should be repealed, Sm, "Wright," page 2 Inflate it yourself David McWaters and Charlie Schram of Ryder Systems inflate a Rydar truck balloon outside Russall House during the Carolina Career Fair. Attendance Tuesday was about twice as much as last year's fair. See Gamacock Briefs on page 2. KEITH JONES/The Gamecock k session hool has two senators and a number sntatives based on its size. The USC i meets every week to discuss tary procedure, legislation writing, affairs. :ld said it isn't too late to get involvc fall session and anyone interested d the meetings every Wednesday at in Russell House Room 203. Knside 8 6 5 4 7 3