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? The Gamecock Founded 1908 Wednesday Volume 79, No. 18 -,;ty of South Carolina October 1, 1986 # ? Students protect v< By MARIA FRATUS Assistant news editor To kick off crime prevention month, Bates House will participate in Project I.D., which will allow residents to engrave their names and identification numbers on valuable items. The project, which begins Oct. 6, is sponsored by the Office of Crime Awareness and the Resident Hall Association to cut down on dorm thefts, according to Lt. Weaver Grayson of the Office of Crime Awareness. "If you identify stuff, people are less likely to walk out the door with it," Grayson said. ? "It's makes it more difficult for a person to steal something." Last semester the idea of making engravers available to ctnrlf?nt?: was cnoapctprl tn RHA in a crime presentation by Grayson and Danny Baker, assistant \ice president for the division of law enforcement and safety. "They (RHA) called within a week and said they had bought Panelists By BUDDY MOORE News editor The rising costs of defending t suits have forced editors to look cl tion for publication, according to a discussion on libel and the Ame < < ? ?? r r? or(ir>lnr il iuai\.t;a u.> iuur\ ai at ncivo iiiv; gray area rather than in the absoli Hitt 111, managing editor of The C But the effects arc felt more ^ reporters, Hitt said. "Reporters di ing effect ? that's in the offices i "If reporters are affected, it's tl said, adding that writers are n< editors for publication of mat* Scare in Dnttn^nn r a Lid dun a 'hoax' From staff reports University Police called to Patterson dormitory to investigate a man with a gun in the dorm found the incident to be a hoax, said Cpl. Richard Scott of the University Police Department. "It was just a prank," Scott said. "Some kids were playing i Miami Vice. There was nothing i to it ? somebody thought something was going on." The police were called Sunday night when "it was reported that a man was noiaing a woman ai bay with a gun. (Officers) later found out that these two people were only playing a game. . . all was okay," according to the incident report. The incident began when < man and a woman were "clown A : 1 >' .u~ u11 "IK UIOUlIU 111 llic nan, ?aiv Danny Baker, assistant vice presi dent of the Division of Law En forcement and Safety. The; became a little rowdy, and th man grabbed the woman by th neck. Some girls on the hal thought the fight was real am called the police. According to some Pattersoi residents, many of the girl H anH InrkpH themselvp I in their rooms. By 12:30 a.m however, everything was clea ^ and the police concluded that th ^ dorm was secure. Features ihhhhbh annl engrave, aluables the engravers," Hrayson said. Bates was eh or en to pilot the program because it has a high concentration of freshmen, he said. The Office of C r i m e Awareness and members of Bates government will visit residents between 7-9 p.m. every night foi a week to show them how to engrave items such as televisions. cameras, computers ana stereos. "We're going to start at the top floor and go to all three wings and work down," he said. "We'll see how much we can get done." An engraver will be left in the dorm for students to engrave items they buy later, according to Grayson. Stickers and posters will also be placed in the dorm letting people know Bates is participating in Project I.D., Grayson said. "Eventually we can expand this to all dorms on campus," lie said. "It's all up to the students to push it," said Steve Conroy, Bates president. discuss e fighting the in Hitt was one he media in libel discussion Tue osely at in forma- The program a panelist during former editor rican media. presently teach >re in terms of the Issues in the 1 ate," said Robert part of the coi Columbia Record. Other speak by editors than the S.C. Cour on't fee! the chill- torney for th in the corner." hour-long disi ic other way," he from the audi >w fighting their "Libel law ;rial rather than Cube," Sande ;V: / ; v- *.. & ; , V'.; ^ - fi war I ngS9B9^| i n - J . f .r?im - t ^^sLfl^^Rn^BHn^^B^HHn^HaiH^^HBfll ' I 2 ' e gH HHUHHl J B : Sr : Getting towed " An unidentified driver lost cont e swerved, hitting three parked car ' In issick is " 5 than just her museum See p. 6. ?tl " *4 * jpt.* Wf "** ' ^ mmmm , Window shopping A toy soldier stares back at Mary Huff si | store in Five Points. ffects of lil justice the material may reveal. of four panelists participating in the ?*"? #! *.? I '*\t' An^itnrinm iviaj hi niv, ucm uv / ?uuuvi iuui. was moderated by Howard Simons, of The Washington tJo.si. Simons is ling the USC course, "Contemporary Mass Media," and the discussion is urse. ers were Chief Judye Alex Sanders of t of Appeals and Jay Bender, an ate S C Press Association. After an usMoii, panelists answered questions eiK'c. loday is as complex as a Rubiek's rs said, noting that many recent cases 5?B mr' h-mT.-JI . '^sL^ A*1' wmn&wHF ^ ^ HHBBAlA THOMAS HUMPHREY/The Gamecock rol of his car Tuesday on Main St. and s, two of which belong to (JSC students. itramural fi ident discoun wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmm r 4i ^ J totler, 11, and Carmen Nyland, 11, of Hand Middle School in Ci bel lawsuits or involving celebrities, such as Gen. William Westmoreland's case against Time magazine, have encouraged others to sue the media. "There is an unprecedented amount of publicity from the suits themselves," he said. "Some media defendants have hired press persons to handle li' j * a i * ? _* i? n puuiiuiy uuiing men umis. Many libel suits begin with private citizens who call the newspaper with complaints, I lilt said. "They may talk to a young reporter who gets defensive, and then a lawyer comes in. "If cooler heads had prevailed, it possibly could have been avoided." "It's the enraged bull that sues," Sanders said. Black people score than whites, accor Bv Colleqe Press Service find nut nvcr:n BALTIMORE ? Black people certain kinds To consistently score about 18 points occupations an< lower on IQ tests than whites, the performanc and, as a result, need to go to whites with the school longer in order to get periencc worki educations comparable to whites, kinds of jobs, according to two Johns Hopkins They concluc University researchers. needed more e The findings suggest black peo- form as well as 1 pie need to work harder to com- jobs, mostly pete on an equal footing with 18-point dispai nrKitac it-* t b n nl Oi'O fallow c/?Ar<>C vviiiivo in iiiv *tui rvpiuvv. i nvj ovwi vo. were presented by professors Lin- "We did no da Gottfredson and Robert Gor- why (the gap e don at the American not matter whel Psychological Association in unknown," G( Washington, D.C., last month. there, and the In their research, they tried to unhappy." Look up in the sky! City tries to 3y The Associated Press SPARTANBURG ? Residents have to watch their step when walking in the city s historic district these days. No, the walkways aren't being renovated. It's the pigeons, who are leaving their droppings along the red brick sidewalks. I'he sidewalks and the imitation gas lanterns were installed by the city to make it pleasant, but people in the area stay off the walkway if possible. Steve Kenan, who works downtown and walks to work, saia wail Mreei is me snortest route nut one he doesn't look forward to. "I don't like it, but it is the shortest way to get home. I have a good stomach, but I don't want to get any of it on me," Kenan said, carrying an umbrella in one hand. "It is dangerous to walk down the street," said Dotballfkl^J t programs p. 5 *| i JENNIFER STEIB/The Gamecock Dlumbia, as they stop to look at Papers, a i news media "Some will sue anyway. The act of suing is a victory." Reporting on police records and court proceedings causes most libel problems for newspapers, "but the irony of it is that we're putting some of the most inexperienced people into police and court reporting," Hitt said. Layers' fees auount for about 80 percent of the cost of libel suits, according to Hitt, who said the media has faired well in the suits themselves but not in costs. "If you don't like the way the law is now, just wait," Sanders said, noting that law is a "cycle of social attitude." lower on IQ tests ding to professors 5C IQ scores lor Gottfredson, however, mindr certain kinds of fill of the potential controversy J then compared around such research, added, c of blacks and "We are not saying it (the gap) same level of ex- will not some day be closed." ng in the same Equally mindful of the con troversy, Johns Hopkins' news Jed blacks often department refused to issue a ducation to per- press release outlining the researches in the same chers' findings. Department because of the direetoi Ken Iglehart said his rity in their 1Q refusal had more to do with "questions about the funding t try to discover and peer review" of the research xists), but it docs than with any attempt to avoid ther it's genetic or controversy. .)rdon said. "It's As for the funding, the Naconsequences arc tional Institute of Education, See "Professors" page 3 H ignore pigeons Buddy Woniick, the city's public information director. Tommy Calo, owner of Cardinal Finance on Wall Street, lias to keep his oil ice doorsteps swept and listen to customers complain. f:iln it: iinl :t hir<t Hit. nft'iri* k I'Vi'll llllinivl after one, but he said, "It would be okay if they were cardinals. "They (the city) tell me we can't do anything because (the city) is a bird sanctuary." The city has an ordinance stating the city will protect all types ot birds #,* ,w?ll flu. , it* t/\ .?j?t f horn tn pnmp pl^an j liavt \S.f lilll iijv. v. 11> iv? ^,v i uiviii %w vv/Miv vivuii the walkway. If is right embarrassing having to explain what yon need," he said. Inside Classifieds 12 Comics 9 | Datebook b (Features 6 Money 5 rt ? _ in Imports tu Viewpoint 2