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The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday v ? Volume 79, No. 27 University of South Carolina October 24, 1986 ' Religious speakers k1 may visit \ By AMY DELPO _ Assistant news editor 1 W USC is embarking on an ecumenical year that will feature # prominent speakers from the EL, S|j worlds of religion and moral ll philosophy to examine basic fS| II human values, President James M Holderman said. g? "There is a groundswell of concern throughout the country i, ? a concern that all of us need to I re-examine, rediscover, revitalize HBXhsj basic human values," he said. "In line with this concern, j schools, colleges and universities traditionally are asked to impart not only knowlege, but a sense of values as well." University officials announced last week the Rev. Billy Graham Thp < will deliver the commencement ' address at UbL s graduation Ginger ceremony Dec. 21. Graham will Home w See "Religion," page 3 Tests say USC : By ROGER CURETON News reporter Current USC students are better writers than the students five years ago, according to test scores from the English department. The number of students needing remedial English is declining by about 5 percent each year, according to Steve Lynn, director of the Writing Placement Test. Senate OK's Hold to National Scien The U.S. Senate has confirmed dent ag the appointment of President governm James Holdcrman to a six-year to promc term on the National Science progress Board. Its annus His appointment, confirmed Ubois by the Senate Oct. 18, gives nominati South Carolina the onnortunitv "evidenc to participate on a national level recogniti in the improvement of science of USC' and engineering research, accor- cellence ding to Tom Ubois, the board's ing imp executive officer. significai As the policy-making body of "As the National Science Foundation, Holderrr the 25-member board sets the tant per direction that basic research in Ubois s the nation should take. Holder- recogniz man expects to attend his first in bring board meeting in November. the ma The foundation is an indepen- research # Weekend Student Program offers m I ? m m a A a m a m A a m i aiiuiiiciuvu iu ill By PATRICIA NUGENT and op News reporter with jot Students working full time or the weel wishing to graduate sooner tant dea should look into the Weekend Abou Program at USC, the program's advanta director said. 18 class "It is designed to take the Becai Dressure off neonle who can't eo natinc to night school after a hard day's only ta work," Director Dorothy Fidler credits, said. "It offers a more intensive the clas learning experience." older Courses on topics such as clearly microcomputers, poetry and workinj foreign policy are offered on half ar alternating Saturdays from 9 force, a.m. to 2 p.m. Credits earned and With tuition fee are the same as for each sei regular USC courses. designe "We provide more flexibility ? Kickoff J&j&i Cocky kicks fi V Homecomim ?W Kickoff covi Kickoff cover photo by Jennifer Ste spookier the better Barton, a business sophomore, decorates first floor Sims ere trick or treated there Thursday night. pturlonto hornmmr aiuud i io uuuui i in iu vj When the test was implemented at USC in 1981, 36 percent of the students needed remedial English. "This past year that figure was around 8 percent," Lynn said. "I don't think the university has a writing problem in terms of a crisis. We have a good system in place to identify students with significant problems," Lynn said. Other English professors agree with Lynn. orman ^ BK ?jri HBIUBI ce Board K ;ency of the federal 111% ent established in 1950 >te and advance scientific and the United States. U budget is $1.5 million. i said Holderman's on and appointment are :e of a high degree of on by President Reagan s and Holderman's cx- i and of the state's grow)ortance in nationally ' nt research." a social scientist, Dr. - i tan will bring an imporspective to the board," ed as playing a key role ' ing South Carolina into ? instream of important initiatives. I port unities for students ~~ ds or other duties during _ c," said Sally Boyd, assis- DUS1H6S3 3S in of Lifelong Learning. Hugo F'.ta, a financ t 235 students are taking builds ge of this flexibility in the ?? es offered this fall. - m rri lse they meet on alter- I i ?|J~ g? Saturdays, students can W m &j| ike two classes, or six ? per semester. Although ;ses are not restricted to By The Associated Pres students, the majority USC shouldn't I represents adults who are Sadat's salary becau I full-time. More than rnent head but a regi e women in the work to documents recentl The documents w< only 18 courses offered of USC's request to < nester, the program is not and Cheryl Perkins tl d to be a sole means to much Sadat was p See "Weekond," page 3 semesters. , |7 I Under-age off Br USC soccei 'ib WHMIHMHHMMn wKwf FjHIV &f\Sfy ^shk5Grt djEfm^ 4 w k' & THOMAS HUMPHREY/The Gamecock for Hallowoen. Youngsters from Epworth Children's I better writers "Ten years ago, any given freshman class would have a handful of As, and a large number of marginal Ds and I s," Professor Trevor Howard-Hill said. "The span of grades one sees now is more C-ish," he said. Instructors' expectations of students' writing ability cause more problems than the See "Writing," page 3 n| ^ *'' Bra V '^^MHHHBni^r. HHHi HHH USya| THOMAS HUH e graduate student, catches up on some class reading ?_ _-. ays aaaai juj s The state's Freeck lave to release Jehan quires that state age se she was not a depart- for employees who liar employee, according department head. B y filed by the university. its memorandum th :re filed Tuesday as part scale in Sadat's pos Jismiss a lawsuit by Paul "USC docs not n liat seeks to find out how showing compensati iaid for teaching three ed visiting professo for teaching rcgul > alternative r team wins 5-0 Task fori may ueui of Goldei By BOBBY JONES Datebook editor The fate of the Golden Spur, USC's former student lounge, may be decided soon by a Social Environment task forcc set up at the request of Dennis Pruitt, vice president for student affairs. The task force will question students about their ideas for campus activities in the Spur and must present its results to Pruitt by Nov. 15. Students will be able to help decide the Spur's future during a forum to be held from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday in the Russell House Theater. "The whole thrust of the task forcc is not to say that drinking isn i rigni. wnai we rc trying to do is provide other activities to students," said Lori Miles, graduate assistant to Dean of Student Life Jerry Brewer. "These activities would not include alcohol, but it's not a nonalcoholic campaign. It's to improve the social environment at Carolina. It's a reaction to the new alcohol policy as well," Miles said. The Task Force will send its recommendations to Pruitt and to the Capital Planning Committee, which approves funding for oil r\rr\inr*tc r\n nnmntic I7iin/4c an [Jiujvtio uji inv cani^ud. a uiiuj will be requested through the Facilities Planning Office. |j| | ' j l ^ Rewrite Comr Iv B ^ ments to the b have more ser A iiftiuiY ill and one mor ilPHREY/The Gamecock amendment f The senate in front of the BA tjie cumulativ it regular >m of Information Act re- classes, ncies reveal a salary range Univ i fall below the level of such a; ut the university argued in fessors at it does not keep such a talents, ition. sity an< maintain a salary schedule The ion ranges for distinguish- for the rs with sole responsibility called i arly scheduled academic m /II Classified: a " 1 Comics.... Datebook 555EE55 Entertainr I Sports P? / I Viewpoint ce plans ide fate Mk SMk n a BM ii opm Renovation costs for the Spur have been estimated at about $60,000, according to Larry Zuleba, director of the Russell House. Zuleba is chairman of the Golden Spur renovations sub- committee, which will report to .... the task force. , ' v The future of the Golden Spur < has been in question since it was closed during the fall of 1984 as a ; . . v rpsnlt nf fhr? hiohpr HrinVino atte - t? . Brewer said. . " "We didn't think it was ap- ,, propriate to have a club on campus that half of the studenty popluation couldn't take advantage of," he said. The task force, chaired by Brewer, will be receiving information from a variety of sources. A majority of the more than 300 students who filled out a survey recently by the Carolina Program Union wanted a nonalcoholic club on campus. Of that group, most said they would pay a minimal admission fee for entertainment in the club. Most also said they would support a minimal increase in the student activity fee, which currently is $25 per full-time student. Of the five possible programming options, having local bands was tKn fire# nf Vi#? otuH^nto IIIV I 11 iJl VI1V1VV V/l VIIV OIUWVIIIkK Dancing came in second,.. Sm "Spur," pttfi 3 fors amend 2 constitution ; lators began debate on the student institution, which was proposed as a udent Senate in special session on lines have been drawn, so let's go for , Harry Sharpe of the Constitution nittee. 1 meeting Tuesday and the regular lesday, the senate proposed amendill, including a change to allow certain ve more than two representatives. a Tidwell proposed an amendment to tation on the number of students in Those with greater enrollment would '' lators. at it's more equitable for senators to ::j"' m a body of students and respect the ather than just two for the college," ;i' ; illiams said in defense of the amend-. U V; vas approved by a 22-7 vote. k Smith proposed an amendment to ; indment to allow each college at least ; - ' , and a maximum of five senators for J 3,001 or more students. ' shed amendment passed 24-7. s ey Kahrs had proposed a similar - ^ ' >. llowing two additional senators for the ' ? nd business administration colleges, e for the College of Journalism. His ailed. 1 J 1 1 ? aiso passed an amendment 10 lower e grade point average requirement for Sm "S?nat9," peg# 3 V ^ employee " the memo said. ersity officials said USC does not keep colocif ron/tA UanoiirA aiii >aiai y iciugv uvvuuov ui^iiii^uouvu pi U" ' salaries are based on the individuals' on the service provided to the univeri on "marketplace factors." memorandum states Sadat was paid ' ' /*. fall semester of 1985 under what ifir i sole-source procedure, which is used Sm "SM*? 8 Inside - " .? s ...10 !<: * 6 5 nent 4 7 : 2