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Founded 1908 Monday Volume 79, No. 26 University of South Carolina October 20, 1986 Pay for Cosby, Kissinaer also u in open files By ft'.Ai'lA FRATUS Assistant news editor The $50,000 payment to Jehan Sedat was not the only expenditure revealed when President James Holderman cleared the way for USC's record of cr\1n or\nr^n r?r\nfrortc a Ho faIaqcpH OU1V av/ui VV VV/llll UVltJ IV WW IVIVUJVU. The solc-source file, which lists contracts with people or companies whose services or goods cannot be found anywhere else, also quotes payments made to businesses, corporations, schools and prominent speakers. These contracts are not bidded on. Bill Cosby and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger are listed as having received $25,000 each. Cosby spoke at USC's May commencement and Kissinger gave a lecture at the business school in the Q spring. Former Undersecretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger received $62,499.96 for services as distinguished visiting professor in the government and international studies department. Other expenditures listed for 1986 include: $8,946.70 to the Columbia Lyric Opera for orchestral services; $10,500 to Brasington Research Inr fr?r rnndurtincr I ISC nnhlir nprrentinn survevs: "v* * ? o r r *"? r -? and $7,750 to the University of California for their presentation of Shakespeare in the Midlands. Richland School District 1 received $312,500 for the USDA Summer Feeding Program. Columbia, Stanford and Princeton universities received 1 ^ $63,627, $41,556 and $57,546 for research in w reference to the Appalachian Deep Drill Hole Contract. The university has also spent $1,470 on bedding for laboratory animals, $17,580 to move the household goods of three professors to the Dominican Republic, $866.28 for mailing labels, $503.55 for"Mr. Yuk" stickers, and $4,364.36 for plates for the president's office. First Towers' r w By ROGER CURETON com News reporter O The first phase of renovations for the repl I Towers Complex is nearing completion as orig workers put final touches on the buildings, wor according to the director of housing. ed, Renovations for Laborde, Moore and tim< Baker began this past summer. After several S unexpected delays, these buildings are almost repl complete, according to Linda Saad, director roo of housing. fini rA The project was originally scheduled to be batl finished when students returned to school this not year. But some supplies arrived late, forcing " delays. bla; "You can't expect contractors to work us without material to work with. We even bee changed colors of tile twice, and it still didn't sait , Students r stage rally Mucin nrntPQt i r i uui u f |i/i vti/wk y highlight event I By ANDY BECHTEL About 200 students found out politics isn't all talk and no fun at a combination rally and concert Friday afternoon in , front of the Russell House. ^ ' ^ The event, sponsored by the Ss8| Alliance for Peace and the Free South Africa Alliance, featured speakers representing Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Physicians for Social Rcspon- Selling handmac sibihty. Local bands Glass Bead Game, Hootie & The Blowfish agreed with th and Greenville's Popular Kraft of tl Mechanics provided the music Students of C that had students dancing on felt the Soviet Greene Street. more of a i Not all students at the rally activists. ) ? Features a/U V^J ^Hatching chickens W1 ml I m'n'ature horses, ducks at the fair See p. 4 ? i I )' g" 'rr- ' "tv i' ^irMrPyr iMBHIwhi PffKifflmMMrB Letting it slide These parents and their children are enjoying the Supe ? " - r ' rl * ?- ? n.? )i ..j | uaroiina Maie rair. me iair came 10 lunn uui. 1/ miu enovations aim e in on time," Saad said. The j ther delays occurred when workers began this su acing the ccilings. The new ceilings use the Snowdc inal tracks for support. However, More kers found many of these tracks damag- time all nnrl rrnlnrino thp siinnnrts took extra buildim V,,,M - "fv. c - I ;. go to omc renovations yet to be completed are system, acement of florescent light fixtures in the Baker, rns and some water fountains, also, gives re shing the roofs and refurbishing the their rc hrooms in Moore. Moore's bathrooms will "I tl be finished until Christmas. been ex Moore's bathrooms need to be sand- seeing I ;ted. We didn't think the residents wanted said Jir to sandblast while they were living here, dent D ause it is really messy and loud," Saad Service 1. -L T&fc \.v V\ ' 9 le bracelets, Kitty Russell, Jayne Blumberg and Joie Arrant espeakers. Janice Other students, such , le Conservative sophomore Mullen Taylo Carolina said she thought the event served Union should be valuable function. She piaisi target for rights the work of Amnesty Intern t i o n a 1. saving " t h e v c How to be a r USC wins volli <\ , W Grah ^ '1 fnr a ... ? a The Rev. Billy deliver the commc i dress at USC's _ ,f"V ceremony Dec. 21. _ Graham, who eat j ? ed plans to bring 1 ... ing, will be awardec i ' doctorate in humar His appearance \ Wnfl an <<ccumen>ca' yi KHBaMft M8| during which se religious leaders wi -jlEweJ |n university, culmina IB tatively scheduled Hg John Paul II in Sc] "Mr. Graham's ^LsflHKV^ ^Hj university is an imp yi ' H < fort to re-emphasi their relevance t( TsSjKfl^SSr IK President James H IvflBflEnHN^^ 1L| "The ecumenic; 'mm our students, fac ^ J Alloc I Studi I ? given PAM BROOKS/The Gamecock By AMY DELPO rslide, one of the many rides at the South Assistant news editor .... . ... ~ .. C!tiirlpnl orr?nr\c will be staying until uct. Zb. *" money that woulc tire university got _ __ M _l _ __ fall supplemer mQT (1 AH IIP Michael Hogue, U O ^ UUIIW committee chairn "Things that v second phase of renovations will begin the students wer mmer and will focus on Douglas, our list," he sail ;n and Burney. . the intrainurals < : than $2.7 million will be spent by the minority student I renovations are completed for all six The Student gs. The largest part of the money will Senate recently a new heating and air conditioning supplemental fu which has already been installed in allocated $130,C Laborde and Moore, The new system organizations. Tc sidents individual fan speed control in organizations ha< 10ms. an application p link the residents of the Towers have they outlined wl ;tremely flexible and positive. They are the money. :he changes and liking the difference," The senate fin II McMahon, director of Resident Stu- went through all levelopment and Off-campus Student applications and s. cording to a pric See "Towers," page 3 Hogue include TMff., mmm i participate in the concert/rally, held Friday on Greene Street. as something about human music's great r, rights." sophomore Dea a Still others enjoyed the rally Glass Bead < -*A Uce fs\r tho nnliti^c than f7\r thp itc Hictinrf hrai a- music. dressing variou: io "I don't like politics, but the S /Succes^pi2| i...i 1 ? ????? A syball tourney p. 7 f am speaker iraduation Graham will community as a whole the oppormcement ad- tunity to intensify the search for graduation values in all areas through exposure to some of the world's lier announc- most respected spiritual leaders." lis crusade to Commencement willbegin at 2 lium next spr- p.m. Admission for graduates i an honorary and their families will be by le letters. ticket. vi!l be part of A North Carolina native, :ar" at usu, urahain was ortiainea oy me :veral major Southern Baptist Convention in 11 speak at the 1940. ting in the ten- The 67-year-old evangelist has visit of Pope brought his crusade to more than ptember 1987. 106 million individuals in live ap; visit to the pearances, and to hundreds of )ortant part of millions more through his radio :ontinuing ef- and television ministry. ze values and He has appeared in every state d our lives," in the United States and in more olderman said. than 63 foreign countries, inal year offers eluding many nations in Eastern :ulty and the Europe. :ations -c ^ ^ mi uryaiuzauuiis < $ 130,000 for fall Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students that asked for and Alpha Phi Omega as ex1 benefit the en- amples of organizations that will top priority for use their money for the "good of ital funding, the university." senate finance Allocations such as travel and lan, said. food were not high on the finance /ould help all of committee's list of priorities, e at the top of "We did not feel that our d. "Things like money should be spent on bandepartment and quets for food items that people affairs." could pay tickets for," Hogue Government said. 1 11 'TL pab^cu inc ictn i nc cuiniimicc aisu iuumu ui nding bill that whether or not the organization's 100 to student members paid student activity > receive money, fees, Hogue said. Students at the i to go through law and medical schools and rocess in which undergraduate students usually hy they needed pay the activity fees. Only 10 percent of graduate students pay the lance committee fees, however, and Hogue said I of the groups' that was a factor. ranked them ac- All student organizations, inirity list. eluding student government, d Boost Alcohol Soe "Funding," page 3 Students pay 181|? about $10,000 * .' immmm in rlnrm finoc IWiiliWyM 111 UUI 1,1 iinou By BRENDA 8LYTH "m$ News reporter Students were fined about $10,000 last year for illegal apR|&V w.: - p 1 i a n c e s , unregistered "i refrigerators, multiple electrical J| outlets and extension cords in tltheir dormitory rooms, according ill to a housing official. The money collected from jflH fines is put into the general housM&L ins income to use for general bills, according to Dave Macauley, director of area Wm Dorm inspections are conducted twice each semester, and the first inspections were comJTEIB/The Gamecock pleted last week, he said. When illegal devices are found ,, , . in students'rooms, a follow-up is , psyc o ogy usually conducted in these rooms in emp sai . t^e ^{dents are continurcf prcsen,cf1 ing .0 use the devices. pop a - A $10 fine is levied for a first s social issues. rr . .f .. ... , ee "Rally," page 3 offense? and ,f the 1,legal ap' See "Housing," page 3 Inside I Classifieds 8 Comics 6 Datebook 5 Features . 4 Sports 7 Viewpoint 2 L__