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Founded 1908 Monday Volume 79, No. 28 University of South Carolina October 21, 1986 9 Signups for By BUDDY MOORE News editor Students who sign up and "win" in the lottery for tickets to the USC-Clemson football game may want to thank their lucky stars. The 1,500 tickets available for the Nov. 22 game at Clemson will be distributed randomly among those who enter their student ID numbers in a lot? tery. Signups will be Nov. 5, 6 and 7 in the Russell ^ House lobby, and the tickets will cost $18. Weather and security problems forced the end of Students ' a jm - - - ft .1 tall from \** 'bubble' ? i By MARIA FRATUS Assistant news editor / 1 Many students have dared to jJgC climb the soccer "bubble," but four Delta Upsilon fraternity members discovered the excitement of standing at the top is not worth the danger. I Chris Frye, John Hill, Donald ? jJ&to C^k..lt-T onrl T?fnnr foil vjviiuiir auu UVII A UI IIWI I tu about 25 feet from the end of the A , >j "bubble," located across from Bates West dormitory, around 1 a.m. Oct. 17. ^ Schultz said they climbed to the top and after running around for about 15 minutes, began walking down. "When we were / coming down, it got too steep / and we just kept sliding." / Frye, a psychology junior, S received about 40 stitches in his forehead, broke his nose and sprained his foot; Hill, a marketing senior, spent a week in the hospital for surgery on his j & hecI' Schultz, a business sophomore, sprained his back, knee and ankle; and Turner, a physical education senior, spent three S| days in the hospital for two ||| "There is a certain way to go up and down, but we were too much toward the middle where ?'m Mangun the humps are steeper," said ra'n* Frye, who has climbed the bubble before, but not to the top. Hill said dew on the bubfcle | o ft lift, made it unusually wet and slicfc. Law v "We made one slip and coiddn't ? stop. There was nothing to Ttold ^ JENNIFER J 00 t0, . . f. . . Photoflraphy edito Turner, who was the first to hit " the ground, said, "I went down, 1 teen and they thought 1 knew what I to a garage s? was doing, but I didn't know locca' wome" what was going on." ? Sh,e The "bubble" is made of a er ,e heavy tent-like material that is coated with plastic, and its '<*? ?bortio ... . Weddingtc nignesi poini is aooui ou ieei ^ from the ground, said David ^oe v,s* ^a Rinker, systems vice president for [\ facilities planning. I 01111 People talk about climbing the wl I V "bubble" all the time, Hill said. "I know several people who have done it, but then it was dry ? W CI I I I and they could keep traction," he said. "I have never heard of LISA HOLC anybody getting hurt." Nuvvs r0P?r,er To have students climb the Tensions i bubble is not a "regulaj group of stm phenomena," but there have Bates West 5 been a few occurrences, said People wer< 0 Danny Baker, systems vice presi- over their sl dent for law enforcement and ^le convicts safety. Smart to er The gate leading to the "bub- convicts did ble" is usually locked and it. One girl t students are unable to enter after sa'd, "That ' " " I/-?#>!< nnrmal hours, Maker said. According to the police report, the gate had But il wa5 I been forced open. These con Frye said he and the others in- ed together < volved "had a party that night chains. The} and had been drinking and decid- ma' clothinj ed to climb the bubble." He add- who accomi ed the gate was open when they mates were got there. front of the ? Sports" | QB Pat Turne tm nets to olav j in romp I j Clemson ticl camping out for tickcts, said Sen. Michael Pccle, chairman of Student Senate's Athletic, Community Relations and Off-campus Student Affairs Committee. "We talked with most of the officials, and Ihey were in favor of a lottery," he said. At the last campout, for tickets to the 1984 game at Clemson, there were more students than tickets. "It seemed like there were 3,000 students and only 1,500 tickets," Pcele said. "About half knew they SflgllSrewflifc' 3jfl EgMp *? kb m\m MB * *jwr R \ >, & . , . rVVVv -^x \Ki^'' Jtm WiBiMliImiiHm' >- iHfl MM^JaMKMPw^Xi 'vAy t,TWWPB^l i, USC's 1986 Homecoming quoen, stands with Cocky in thi rer talks to student: 5TEIB 1973, told her story tc r Russell House Tuesda irs ago Sara Weddington went She said she was ap lie to help raise money for the of women concerned 's club in Austin, Texas. University of Texas w dreamed the event would lead sanitary clinics in M Jnited States Supreme Court abortions. At that tin riohtc nf vunnipn tr? haup Ipoal fnr wnmen to ph ns. tion. Many of them >n, the attorney who brought complications as a re; de to the Supreme Court in The women asked icts in Operation Gi i students of crime, 0MB people moved their seats fart away from them; others seen ran high among the to be in a self-induced state dents gathered in the panic that made them unable iocial room recently. move. ; nervously looking Operation Get Smart, a p boulders waiting for gram designed to help young p ; of Operation Get pie understand ? and stay oul iter. When the two ? prison, came to USC t arrive, no one knew weeks ago. A group of inrm urned to another and travels throughout the state t can't be them ? they ing young people how t I." became involved in crime < , them. how prison has affected tl victs were not shackl- lives. ar carrying balls-and- Officer Juanita Bowers / were dressed in nor- quested the crowd not to ask g as was the officer inmates their last names or the :>anied them. The in- stitutions where they arc ser\ : seated directly in time. Then the first prisoner r nervous crowd. Some and began his story. Men of USC r USC students \ ket lottery co wouldn't get them and stayed around and partied anyway." "The weather was bad the last time, and a lot of people got sick, * * he said. "It looked bad for USC academically to have them missing class because they had camped out for football tickets." Vandalism was also a problem at Carolina Coliseum, where the campout was held. A window was broken at the College of Journalism, and a knife was pulled on one of the Student Government officials monitoring the event. - %2BP? V, * Students cut, nailed and glued on The Horseshoe as they c on Friday. I Rain didn't dampen By AMY DELPO Assistant news editor Although USC's "wonderful world" was damp and chilly Saturday, more than 50,(XX) Carolina fans watched a senior from Pageland, S.C. crowned queen during the Gamecock's Homecoming victory. Kimberly Mangum, a political science senior, was crowned the 1986 Homecoming queen during halftime of USC's 38-3 win Saturday over East Carolina University. The game was the last in a week-long series of II : TU~ nuiliciuilllllg cvciiis. i lit i iuiiiuluhuii^ iimiiuiiasion planned most of the events, which ranged from a carnival on Greene Street to Homecoming displays on The Horseshoe. "Except for the rain on Saturday, 1 think it went really well," said Bill Perry, Homecoming s about fight to mal i USC students in the would he prosecuted for tellii ly. women where to go to get a proached by a group abortion. about women at the Weddington did not know the ho were going to un- but promised to do her best to fi: exico to have illegal After extensive research, We le in Texas, it was il- decided there was enough inforr oose to have an abor- file a good case. Roe vs. Wt were having medical became a landmark in United St suit. history. The decision removed tl Weddington if they right to determine whether a won et Smart J? a prison life i tier "I'm gonna tell you a little led about my life. About all the bad ^ of things 'cause that's all there is to to talk about. All the bad things that I've done in my life that '^PEg&ggg ro- caused me to end up in the eo- penitentiary. And when 1 leave a| : of here tonight, that's where 1 be go- ^ wo ing back to ? the penitentiary. SJa ' ites "First of all, my name is jSMt *Jij ell- 106358. When you come back to hey prison, your name will be taken > and away from you and you will have teir a number to go by. I'm serving a ij| 22-year prison sentence for arm- , BB re- ed robbery. That means I have no the control over rny life. I'm told Ppftinfl 1 : in- what to do, when to do it and Clllliy 'ing how to do it. Children and ose "I'm not gonna stand up here whjch enderi s See "Get Smart," page 4 ? I calendar p. 5 clown around p. 6 tilling soon I he st udents' numhers will be ni n I In ouy>h a computer, and lists of those chosen will be displayed around campus Nov. 10 Pickup will be Nov. 12 in the Coliseum's l:!ephant Room. An alternate list ol 50 names will also be displayed in case some tickets are not picked up. Students named as alternates may pick tip any leftover tickets Nov. 13 in the l;.lephant Room. j " w p'vt? lu?nrd ;i lot of complaints about the lot ! tcry about someone getting a ticket and then selling it," Peele said. onstructed their homecoming displays, which were judged Homecoming spirit commissioner. "The Homecoming dance was just as successful this year as it was last year. About 700 people were there." Chicken wire, tissue paper and wood covered parts of The Horseshoe during the week as student organizations built homecoming displays. A castle built by Sigma Nu fraternity and Alpha Delta Pi sorority won the first place prize in the display contest. I lie Association of Honors Students/Horseshoe dorm government display came in second, and the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority/ Chi Psi fraternity display came in third. This year's Homecoming theme was chosen from eight or nine entries, Perry said. Dean of Student Life Jerry Brewer contributed the theme entry that won: "The Wonderful World of Carolina. ! ce abortions legal ig other have an abortion. sanitary "When I filed it, I had no idea what the outcome would be," Weddington said. "I answer, was just challenging a state law because I nd out. thought things weren't what they ought to ddington be. And in law school thay taught us that nation to where there's a wrong, there's a remedy. ide later That's when you file a lawsuit." ates legal She called a friend, the only other he state's woman who graduated from her law school tan could See "Abortion," page 4 time animals were a trig part of the South Carolina State Fair, unday. 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