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The Gamecock Founded 1908 Wednesday Volume 79, No. 49 University of South Carolina January 28, 1987 ? 1 V.';', ts? Flashdancers Sarah Charles of Kings Productions teaches dance roi Tuesday in the Russell House Ballroom. I Legislators not By LINDA TAYLOR Senior reporter Concern for the proper use of public money pro mpted the push for disclosure of USC's discrc tionary fund, not a lack of trust for the university' president, according to a state representative. "Those in the legislature who spoke up were onl concerned with the (public) money," said Rep 4k Thomas Limehouse, R-Dorchester, who was amon the first legislators to seek details of (JSC's use c $1.7 million in discretionary funds. "There is no mood in the legislature o dissatisfaction with Holderman. It is the accoun tibility of public funds that is important," he said Limehouse introduced a bill in December t change South Carolina's Freedom of Informatio Survey indicate * want designate! By BRENDA BLYTH Assistant news editor In a recent survey, almost 90 percent of th students polled thought public places should t designated with smoking and non-smoking section under tne new ubL. smoking policy, faculty an students will be prohibited from smoking i classrooms, seminars, laboratories an auditoriums. Smokers will be allowed to smoke i designated areas only. Tellus, a campus service provided by the Depar ment of Student Affairs, conducted a survey in Oi tober to ask about 300 USC students how they fe about the rights of smokers and non-smokers. T1 poll also asked students about their personal habi and feelings toward smoking. Of the students polled, there were four times < many non-smokers as smokers. Seventy percent ( 300 USC students polled: 59.8% male 84.2% non-smokers # Reasons for smoking: 55% habit 27% relaxation A<r\*i A. ! J7a lasie 5% to lose weight ElaatHiiii (nr nn4 nmnliinn ivuowii# IVI IIMI aniuniiiy i 53% no desire, dislike 43% health 3% religion i 1% cost ; - Locked-up ke< start ? ^est r C"<f w'iat a t0 1 ,Jn& i itines to USC students during auditions for various amusement HkQatkfipH u\/nr UIVWililMIIVfU^ VV^SI Act; in particular a provision that allows a publi< body to dccidc with a three-fourths vote tha i- disclosing public records isn't in the interest of th< public. s Acting within the law, USC's board of trustee voted Nov. 21 to withhold how President Jamc y Holderman used the funds last year. ?. A USC alumnus, Limehouse said he think g Holderman has accomplished much for the univer if sity. "I was a student under Holderman for fiv years," he said. "I was not dissatisfied with Holder if man." Limehouse graduated with a bachelor of art i- from USC in 1979 and received a graduate degree ii I. law in 1982. o Despite what seems to be a legislature versus USC n situation, USC's legislative liaison John Gregor; s most students d smoking areas the students supported the rights of smokers, sayin cigarette smoking should continue to be allowed i le dorm hall and lobby areas. >e Of the smokers polled, 55 percent gave "habit s. as the primary reason for smoking, d Fifty-three percent of non-smokers polled sai in they did not smoke simply because they dislike it c d had no desire. This was surprising to Shar Davi: in assistant vice president for research, grants an planning. "With all the publicity that smokin t- causes cancer, I was surprised that health was nc c- the main reason for not smoking," she said. Healt It reasons only received 43 percent of the poll, le Tellus is a free service for any registered US ts organization and the administration, Davis saic The program does surveys about once a week th< as are of general interest to the campus. 3f "We want to do things that are more of a reflet tion on what it is like here at USC," Davis said. The Tellus polling procedure starts when a organization has a request for a survey. Lynn Eve man, director of the program, decides if the n quested survey is of general interest to students. If is, she writes about 10 to 15 questions on the topi Davis said. Four or five work-study students als help on the polls. The service is strictly for campus use, Davis sai< Tellus does not do anything for a commercial con pany because that is not the purpose of the pr< gram. "We are not providing the service comme cially," she said. "It is really just a service to he I ctuHpntc Hai/ic coisl pAlnmKin hoc nnllir V/kJV/ .UUV4VIHO, L/UT1 J JIIIM VVIUIIIl/IU IIU.l pwilll services for commercial ventures. Past surveys Tellus has conducted include studei reaction to the Sadat incident, the 1986 electioi and mandatory freshmen meal plan, Davis said. Tellus was organized in the fall of 1985 and fir began to offer its services in the spring of 1986. Ai organization wishing to conduct a survey throuj, Tellus should contact Lynn Everman at Stude Affairs. UldddlllCUd QofflicS Datebook... ys, cars that won't Features ? are just part Money w service does. Sports See page 3 Viewpoint ITi ? & Ipr ?j By ! 6| > Sflli n.! JENNIFER STE IB/The Gamecock ^ < : parks, including Carowinds inc king to disci ; said Senate and House leaders and i t pleased with the improvements in qualii 2 the rise in endowments and the rise in ai funding from $2 million to $16 tnillior s Gregory said the legislators are very s the university is building the Swearint inn PAntnr I n/] t 1/ Annr arte /^nntnr ?? ???5 1'ivi unu 111v 1W5VI ai 10 c^iuvi w s cial help from the state. e "If anything, the disagreement 1 greater understanding" between the u s the legislature, Gregory said, n Although there has been dispute in Assembly whether the discretionary fu r disclosed, Gregory said it should be ' y with USC's recent decision to disclo ~ if*** lit ; SgjJBI | ns j. \V v.;;>y ;(i On his way to class, Scott 1 artkorsly pat nt they fall lightly across campus Tuesday. dC 10 IBasketbi J Y'1lf'lV; EE::::! USC 9 8 I II M ... - -I I I jiwan flu New ailment to hit studeri SHERRI RERRY stanl news editor ^ new type of flu is cxpccted to prevalent among college dents, and the Thomson Stuit Health Center began seeing dents with it last week. )r. Virginia Lee said some dents with the Taiwan flu ne to the health center last :k. The disease targets people ier 35 years old. 'We would expect it to be real ivy because the Taiwan flu hits young people hard," Lee d. )r. John Rullan, a medical idemiologist at the state partmcnt of Health and Enmmental Control, also said to >ect an overabundance of the among college students. 'There's nothing you can do out it. Everybody has to go ck to school, to dorm parties d to the library. You all come f/\opfhpr fit nnn timr? M illan said. Symptoms of the Taiwan flu :lude upper respiratory symptns, slight neck stiffness, ,usca, usually without ose public nembers are how Holderman s ty of faculty, his nine years at I nnual private USC's disclosi i. Holderman made pleased that 170 legislators. C jen engineer- gifts to legislators ithout finan- future gift-giving "1 can't remer offending anyor las led to a legislator being niversity and seashells in Soutl Limehouse ha? i the General said he will have I nd should be is with the infori 'put to rest" further action, li se details of m I ^ J jjj^ JONATHAN WARD/The Gamecock ises to giize up at the snow flurries as 1 1 1 all >; ' defeats G expected its under 35 vomiting, fever and all-over body aches. This flu lasts from three to ^vvtii uay.>. "Every muscle in your body hurts," Lee said. The flu often is spread by shaking hands, Rullan said. Those who arc exposed to someone with the flu or feel the symptoms of the flu may take a medicine, Symmetrel, that will decrease the chances of developing the flu, Lee said. This treatment must be administered early, she said, within 24 hours of exposure or when flu symptoms appear. There is also a medicine called Amantadine used to decrease the symptoms of the flu, Rullan said. "Anyone with the flu should stay out of class," he said. Taiwan flu has been isolated all over the state, including The Citadel and Clemson, Rullan said. The student health center also is administering shots to prevent catching various kinds of flu. Two flu shots are needed to combat the different types. These shots are $4 each. money ipent $3.5 million in funds during use. ire may include details of gifts : to state workers and more than iregory said public knowledge of won't have a bad effect on USC's nber a holiday remembrance ever ic." he said. "The idea of a influenced by a $10 book on 1 Carolina is silly." n't read USC's records yet, and to "wait and see" how satisfied he mation to decide whether to take t will take two or three weeks to See "Disclosure," page 2 Columbians wake to find fallen snow rrum sibu ana wire reports Columbians woke up Tuesday morning to a dusting of snow of less than an inch. Snow flurries began falling Monday afternoon and continued into the evening becoming steady during the night. The snow ended sometime after 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. Overnight lows fell to the 20s across the Midlands and along the coast. A travelers advisory was issued for the Midlands, parts of the Piedmont and for the north coastal area of the state. There were some closings because of the weather and travel conditions, including Fort Jackson and Richland County School District Two. The National Weather Service is forecasting a warming trend for the end of the week. The daytime highs are expected to be in the mid-40s to mid-50s and possibly in the mid-60s by 17 r i 11 Qif r\\i ArninUt I /\tn c il/I A 1 IU?) . V/Wl IUVY3 11UU1U climb from the 20s into the 40s by Friday. Although the weather should be warmer at the end of the week, Milton Brown, deputy meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Columbia, said, "We still have quite a bit of winter to go." . Cincinnati See page 9