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The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 79, No. 42 University of South Carolina December 5, 1986 , Students may get in full classes By BUDDY MOORE News editor Some students shouldn't be too surprised during pre-registration if they find that classes they wanted to take next semester are already filled. But eventually about 90 percent of those students end up getting into the classes, according to Lucy Lawhead, scheduling director with the Registrar's Office. Pre-registration begins today and ends Thursday. "The departments figure so many students will drop the classes," she said. "Many students preregister before getting their grades. Then when they find out they passed the class, they come in later and drop it," she said. "We had a problem with some math classes last fall," she said. "The freshmen during orientation needed to get into certain classes, and they already were filled." If a student wants to enter a class that has already been filled, he may get an override slip from the proper department that will allow him into it. "If there's big demand for a class, they will open another section or move the class to a larger room," Lawhead said. Certain classes tend to fill up before others, Lawhead said, citing English 287, a survey of American literature, as one of the most popular. Sea "Registration," pago 3 t SG task ft to improve By TODD HINES News reporter A Student Senate task force is planning to add lighting in some areas on campus in an effort to increase safety at USC. fl The Safety Task Force reported its goals for next semester along with other Student Senate committees during a senate meeting Wednesday. The task force met with Danny Baker of USC Law Enforcement and Jimmy Cooper of the Parking Administration to begin acting upon the goals they had set when they formed the group this semester. Sen. Leigh Hunter, a representative for the committee, said that money has already been 9 allotted for the extra lighting around campus and the STF will draw a map after studying the Athenians i By BRENDA BLYTH Senior reporter The resolution "The Gamecock journalistically unsound" v> def*"- d during the weekly meeti of the Athenian Literary a J|^ Deb^ing Society. Amy DelPo, assistant news edi at The Gamecock, argued against resolution Wednesday, saying paper's articles are factual, inforr tion is always attributed and artic are targeted to the students. "We try to give both srtks of issue," DelPo said. "We run lett to the editor and guest editorials, are journalistically sound because seve the readers." Stephen Guilfoyle, copy desk cf ~~ Sports ' 3 footba J I ? ' " " '' '' J.fa-4 ^ '+J*/ '* The ducks swim in their temporary home in a | the reflection pond in front of Thomas Cooper I should be finished in about three days. Library o ducks' safety. Archbishop By AMY DELPO Assistant news editor The archbishop of one of the largest Christian religions in the world will speak at USC during a special convocation Saturday. Archbishop Iakovos, leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in North and South America, will visit USC as part of a trip tc Columbia celebrating the 50th anniversary of Columbia's Holy Trinity Greek Or thodox Church. His visit is also part of the ecumenica I irce plans K i lighting | best areas for placement of ! The STF also discussed plans to put emergency phones in the Efflj parking lots around campus. 553 Other plans include an in- 555 vestigation of 1,500 football tickets held by the Athletic Department for road games and resolving the issue of Homecoming Queen elections. j In a report by the Athletics, I Community and Off-Carnpus WW Student Relations Committee, Sen. Michael Peale said the group had met with Dennis Pruitt and Jerry Brewer of Student Affairs < to discuss a way to have tickets from the Athletic Department of fered to students instead of holding them for Gamecock Club Dii members. the I This year, only 1,500 tickets in a See "Senate," page 3 Jecide Gameco at The Gamecock, argued in favor of the resolution, saying the paper lacks r is continuity, stability and availability /as to readers. ing "For example, every semester nd there is a new editor who brings in new ideas, and this causes a lack ol tor continuity," Guilfoyle said. He said the the paper is unstable because it doe? the : ;ies "We try to give both sides of an issue. We are journalistically an i i o o 11 n rl hooQiico turn criri/o thn er<j ouuiiu unuuuou ?sc owvc mig We readers." s we Amy DelPo iicf Gamecock assistant news editor . . v f^spNi KEITH . innri nn romnno imhiln uinrLoro ramnno tlm linhfc frnm iuiiu vii uginpuo ww 11 l (J fiui nui o i uiiiuwu uiu iiyiuo win Library. Workers are also putting in new pipes for th fficials would not reveal the temporary location in ort lakovos to s year at USC in which several world religious leaders will speak at the university. Although there are 120 million members i of the Greek Orthodox Church worldwide, Orthodoxy is an unfamiliar religion : to most South Carolinians. Holy Trinity is 1 the only Greek Orthodox Church in > Columbia. ! USC spokeswoman Ann Hill said she - didn't know what the Archbishop would speak about, but she had been told by his i secretary that he usually speaks e they for real? ine Hollar, a public relations graduate student, and Ti Levis 501 blues collection on the Russell House patio, contest to develop an advertising campaign for the <ck journalistic; not come out three times a week dur- n< i ing the summer. h< ' The Gamecock presented a positive G outlook of the addition of .lehan sa Sadat as a lecturer when she first al i came to USC, but now it is presenting w a negative view, Guilfoyle said. p< I The newspaper is journalistically > unsound because the news gathered is di "What this newspaper prints is offensive to a large majority ft _x a I : rt Ul lid rtjdUtilb, dliu IIIdl b juui- u nalistically unsound." Stephen Guifoyle ;'t Gamecock copy desk chief ai SR- Studen missini Rgj By MARY PEARSON The missing mallard that have been taken frc reflection pond in front library are alive and wel ... ji 4 library officials said, -f^ More than 100 student: questions about the well * the ducks when USC j * * workers began drainir mifcf^'Wf> pond earlier this week C. J. Cambre, assistant * ? tor of operations. The workers drained tl in preparation for p repairs, which will tak< weeks, Cambre said. After the ducks were r< ? . "P Wednesday aftemc JONES/The Gamecock usc Anjmal Resource the fountains of employees, more studen 10 fountains, and ed concern about them, 1 ler to protect the "The ducks could not here without the water,' ;peak at USC extemporaneously. "1 haven't the foggiest idea what he will be talking about," she said. "But I'm sure he will talk about the importance of the ecumenical movement in the world's churches." The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in USC's law school auditorium where Archbishop Iakovos will also receive an Honorary uocior 01 nuniane leuers uegree. According to Hill, someone who receives an honorary degree from the university must be recommended by USC President br -' m Assistai KEITH JONES/The Gamecock ,.Un the r< the a ey Long, a public relations senior, model botto USC is competing against other colleges break collection. Th were minis illy sound sj fl r\r\r 3t of general interest to the readers, camp 2 said. Guilfoyle said The Ms amecock has no code of ethics. He * were lid an article earlier this semester roon jout blacks scoring lower than empt hites on IQ tests offended many to th iople. At "When they printed the story, they Colu idn't know it would offend blacks main ecause there were no blacks on staff left f > read it beforehand," he said. Ui "What this newspaper prints is of- this* ;nsive to a large majority of its in th ;aders, and that's journalistically "I nsound." chan Among Athenian members and spac nests, seven voted in favor of the acco ^solution, 20 opposed and 10 "I bstained. a ro< ' ' |v'j C ilfcj d w El I s ; j,j y BHHHHHHnRHHHBBHHI i ts seeking 1 mallards bre said. "The water is both for drinking and protection from ducks dogs." >m the The ducks have been a daily of the sight at USC for the past 10 1, USC years, said Davy-Jo Ridge, the library's associate director. ; asked "During the years that the fare of library was under construction, ground people would bring their Easter ig the ducks to the pond when they ;, said got too big to take care of," direc- Ridge said. "The white feathers of the tie pool ducks began clogging up the ilanned pond, so the vice president for e three facilities at the time, Hal Brunton, suggested we switch the oundcd ducks for mallard ducks which >on by do not shed." Facility Since then library employees ts voic- have taken care of these ducks, tie said. making sure they are fed and survive safe, she said. ' Cam- See "Ducks," page 3 } Saturday Holdcrman or another member of the faculty or administration. The recommendation must be approved by the board of Jg| trustees. nBa Archbishop * _ lg|f| Iavokos is a leader of the interfaith movement and has participated in inter- * ' faith activities. Archbishop lakovot ssidents move, eak contracts r*_i L- ii^ia ouiumuici nan iO stay on campus, 18 move elsewhere miA FRATUS nt news editor out 150 Columbia Hall residents changed s and 128 were released from their housing acts to make room for the asbestos removal vill begin in the spring. rly last month students on the top five floors of orm were given a week to decide whether they :d to move somewhere else on campus or break contracts. iversity Housing held a room change day for jsidents so they could have first choice among vailable rooms on campus. Residents on the m floors were also allowed to change rooms or ; their contracts. ere were more room changes done than there students, said Jim Smart, director of aditration for University Housing. "It was like :al chairs. Students kept moving around as ;s opened up." tout 60 residents moved from the top five s to the bottom and 90 moved elsewhere on >us, Smart said. iny roommates had to split up because there only 40 empty rooms on campus. Many Anpty is in the Towers and Bates House remained y because residents were not willing to move inem, Smart said. )out 240 residents live on the top five floors of mbia Hall, but only about 200 would have reicd next semester after students graduated or or internships, Smart said. liversity Housing decided to make the move emester because of a greater demand for rooms e fall, Smart said. f we would have waited until fall to make the ge, incoming freshman would loose their es because the upperclassmen would have to be modated," he said. n this situation, we were able to offer everyone af over their head." Inside i i A lassmeas y omics 7 atebook 6 itertainment 4 ports 8 iewpoint 2