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The Gamecock Founded 1908 Wednesday ? Volume 79, No. 46 University of South Carolina January 21, 1987 Commission By BRENDA BLYTH Assistant news editnr High school students seeking admission to USC in the fall of 1988 will have to complete a required curriculum in order to comply with the new statewide regulations for admission to a state supported college. The new regulations have been decided upon by Cn..iU rn.nllnn m i < ? i n ~1^4...... iiiw juuui v^aiuiuia v_ uiiimoaiuii uii luulcjtion and have been voluntarily acccptcd by all statesupported colleges in South Carolina, said a staff member of the commission. The new regulations require students to have four units of English, three units of math, two laboratory sciences, two units of the same foreign language, one U.S. history course, an economics and government course, one social studies course, and one physical education course. "The statewide regulations have been presented 911 system do campus emerge By PAULA WETHINGTON telephone n News editor subscriber's nan USC law enforcement officials and area of the i say students, when dialing on- But if a person campus, should continue using a USC telephone the 7-5222 campus emergency would have to telephone number and not use the and refer the pi new 911 service Richland and them, Guntcr sa gfc Lexington counties recently "You would t started. private teleph Guntcr said. Although the emergency shown will be th dispatch system can trace the the address bchi phone number that dialed 911, Danny Baker on-campus calls don't give tnc president 01 law specific location of the telephone safety said t to the dispatcher, said Wayne emergency nunil Gunter, Southern Bell sales 7-5222. manager. "I think you When someone dials 911 in but there is no ^ Richland or Lexington counties, lock in to the w a dispatcher will answer by say- said. "All they ing, "911. What is your emergen- ing from campu cy?" The call is then identified Charles Poc within one or two seconds by the associate tcchr Fpar nain need n m g hi wm By SHERRI BERRY the woi Assistant news editor more s Pain, needles and fainting arc words Melon* (|| often associated with donating blood, and Clea may cause fear that prevents many people the stu from donating. many i Lillian Melonas, assistant director of donatii nursing at the American Red Cross, said made, she was sure fear prevents a large number "Pa of would-be donors from making a We 1 donation. such a If the donor gets through the first time, mcmbi it's not that bad afterwards, she said. these "For most everybody the first time is blood iflMl? .' "" ' - '. '-V-v- .v ' \^.vj M?flw|pS8HBHBP9HSBKaK8SHBPBBWte^t^^*'y^^-w^^?*^? i Construction is taking place on The Horseihoa for su ! ( i rrz?~T".?? Martin's love USC basketbi I jW? Martin and hi i common bone raises stat to cach of the institutions. All public institutions ar in agreement with them," she said. There is no current required curriculum for col lege admission in the state, said Debbie Hayne? director of admissions at USC. She said the admi; sions office docs, however, advise a collcg preparatory curriculum to high-school students vvh arc interested in USC. "Most of our students arc already meeting tl new regulations," Hayncs said. "Faculty senate has already planned a require curriculum that is very similar to the statewic regulations," she said. Meeting these prerequisites for admission docsn guarantee admission to any state college. Most cc leges will continue to look at SAT scores and hij, school ranks when selecting from freshmen a] plicants, according to the commission. Last year 6,182 applications were received f< es not affect mcy number umber, the students dialed 911 while on cai IP thf* :?rirlr/>CC r?nc lunillrl i?f>? 1 rnennnen *,,v v #.? iiiv; ?? v/uiu 5^1 u I v,. j | y v /1 1 .i :ounty. but the dispatchers wouldi 1 dialed 911 from know a location. , the dispatchers call USC police "The university administrati hone number to would prefer we use our 01 id. number for emergencies," >e dialing from a said. "Even if 911 could tell wl lone system," phone number, they couldn't t "The location what building or room numb ic university, not We've been assured they have nd." way of knowing." , assistant vice Gunter said the 911 system 1 enforcement and have information on the caller he on-campus matter how fast they hang 1 acr would still be But he said, "Don't dial it ? hang up. Stay on the line and can dial 9-911, the nature of the emergency. 1 way for them to dispatcher needs to know whe phone," Baker dispatch." Know is u i cum- i wuuiu cncouiagc tiiu pui is." to use it only in emergency. Ot tie, director of than that, the system's work lologics said if great." les, fainting pre rst time. I don't think anybody was Health a ifraid the first time than I was," with reactic is said. "There ? tis Walker, director of nursing at get very fai ident health center, says there arc shot or hav easons for the fear associated with Most rca ng blood, having a blood test imbalance or getting a shot. being ner rt of it's cultural," Walker said. sometimes lear about so many bad experiences The nurs s stories of problems other family donor has :rs have had, and we reflect on reaction. ! stories when we think of giving donor usuj or getting a shot, she said. A probl j^^Bg?|lKKM%, >. ' ap'Trii!. KEITH JONES/Th? Gamei ndial. 1, Classifieds ? Comics s , n i Datebook player Darryl Features is wife share the Money I of basketball. Sports Sea page 9 Viewpoint I e admission : C "Mnst nf niir stuHpnts arp alrp aHv ' meeting the new requirements" ;? Debbie Haynes 'c director of admisssions o freshman admission. USC offered 4,216 students admission and about 2,3(X) accepted. ie Haynes said she expects no significant decrease in enrollment because of the new requirements, d Admission standards for entering freshmen are le based on a prediction formula, said Terry Davis, assistant director of admissions. SAT scores, high't school ranks and grades arc computed together in >1- the formula to predict how the student will do his ?h freshman year. p- The admissions office plans to continue using the prediction formula together with the new rcgulaor tions in 1988, Davis said. -r> y on ^ i * A-n / - Lzj^JjnnAfi^H ?4.... he lat r? '' flj |fe ell '-'Ite^ ? er ^ ^IOTf -, no ^\WS WtBmg^A .an i!m^?SmBHe JP- ? ind tell M ("lie U)fl > to ; ICUKIICCO JLI1I1U 1.11 dIic her Students should continue to use the emergency number 7 on campus end not 911. ivent blond donati inter workers sec few problems when students donate is 3ns to needles. properly and a lot of stu ire a few people who actually night. This can cause th int if they think they will get a ed, Melonas said, e to give blood," Walker said. When a person eal ctions are caused by a chemical somewhat relaxed, losin because of rapid breathing or will not usually cause a vous, Melonas said. This Debbie Lee, a psych causes faintine. donated blood to the Re ic who approaches a first-time plans to donate again, a lot to do with the donor's "I don't like it bi Vlclonas said talking to the something a person sho illy keeps him calm. physically able," Lee sa em often found on campus ! 1 Phone system cam | problems for stude ! Bv BRENDA BLYTH hours Tuesday. (Assistant news editor since been take Some students are saying ard said, they're having trouble dialing Some studer off-campus since the new 9? the use of the system went into effect this other long-disti semester. as MCI and "I tried to get an off-campus Students can't i line and it just hung up," said with these Susan Thaxton, a journalism students need sophomore. "1 keep getting a dial vendor and gel tone." from them, W< Elizabeth Woodard, systems Evice president for computer ser- Students will vices said, however, there is no to dial toll-fre problem getting an off-campus said Charles I line. associate tech "They are not dialing right," past, students she said. operator their Woodard said there was a pro- The univers blem with the encoding proccss plications for I of the 9? authorization codes. personal auth cock The computer was not taking in the Carolina C the new codes as students signed up for them. This delayed Any student students from using their codes to with their pi ~ call long distance for about two communicatioi iside 1 r 10 ; I Booksale y I I " ' nil III I Illllllll HI 6 Earn mon 9 8 standards Exceptions to the formula arc considered. For example, if a student did poorly on the SAT, more emphasis is placed on the student's grades and high cfhr\nl rank Havnpi; nairl "We have always looked at their courses, especially if they arc borderline," she said. The admissions officc does consider that some students may not have a high grade point average, but may have a stronger college curriculum than another student. Out-of-state students will also have to comply with the new regulations. Many surrounding states such as North Carolina, Georgia and Florida are adopting statewide regulations for college admission similar to South Carolina's, Haynes said. All S.C. high school students have received a brochure from the commission with the new regulations and arc working on meeting the prerequisites, a commission staff member said. '^ j Chairman calls panel impractical By The Associated Press A proposed pane! to review USC President James Holder. man's discretionary fund would be impractical, said the chairman of USC's board of trustees Sen. David Thomas, R L Greenville, has requested an imA partial panel review documents concerning the fund. V But Othniel Wienges, board chairman, said he was concerned about the time I nomas request would require, leaks to reporters and panel members' impartiality. sera "1 talked it over with some 1 STEIBIThe Gamecock members of the board. We thought it was a little bit imprac5222 when calling lica''" Wie"8cs said- t Thomas proposed the panel consist of citizens sworn to secrecy to prevent leaks. After reviewing the records, the panel could issue a general statement on the extent of any ir... . regularities, said Thomas, who they do not cat ? idents only eat at Novcmbcr cm to feel drain- .. . w He gave a letter to trustee ... , . Herbert Adams, who forwarded s right and is .. . .... r ? . . . it to Wienaes. g a pint 01 Diooa reaction. .... ... . , ology junior has ^lengcs suald he ne"r, "ol back d Cross twice and to Th? s because the etter was not addressed to him. 1 would .1 I think it is have replied to him if it had been ..im ;r .u?? addressed to me, he said. uld do it they are . . In reply, Thomas said, The - ' ?ni . ? - revelation of how the money was See Blood, page 2 . . . . , . ' . spent must be so bad they don t " even want an impartial panel to sina look at it. What I was trying to uu wdi lcuiii auiuc IIUUUIC ground. 1nts "I'm going to bring it to the attention of the full Senate that my request was ignored," he said. I he problem has Meanwhile, a subcommittee of n care of, Wood- t^e j-iouse Ways and Means Committee said it will seek to exits are confusing amine Holdcrman's spending new system with records. USC officials haven't ance carriers such whether they will allow the Sprint, she said. subcommittee to inspect the use the 9 system documents. vendors. I hese "I will have to see their request to call their local before I can comment on it," I 'A rr?Hf?rl nnmhcr iw . wienges saiu. jodard said. State Rep. Don Holt, DI also now be able Charleston, a member of the subc numbers direct, committee, said USC should >oole, director of reveal how it spent public money, nologies. In the "They don't want to have the had to give the Ways and Means Committee STAN number. mad," Holt said. "We are going ;ity is taking ap- to get the information one way or he new seven-digit the other." USC's annual budget ori/.ation code at js reviewed by the committee. :oliseum. Since Nov. 21, the board of trustees has refused to reveal how s having problems Holderman spent $364,000 of his lones should call $729,000 presidential discrens at 777-2846. tionary fund for fiscal 1986. | ley from books See page 4