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The Gamecock Founded 1908 Monday Volume 79, No. 51 University of South Carolina February 2, 1987 * Charlotte mayor talks to blacks about heritage By NETTIE WHITE News reportor ( harlot I e Mayor II ar vcy ( iuiill spoke Ihursday about I lie past and future ol black Americans as part ol lilack History Month. ( iantt spoke to about 7S people ;it ihr Mnni'll M/invi? Uilli/wwn stressing black heritage and the contributions blacks have made to Aineiica. I lie program was A sponsored by the Association ol Alio American Students. " I oo many ol us are not pro j lid ol who we are," (iatill said. J "We want to be what we're not. j I oo many ol us do not realize the contributions we have made," < (iantt said. I "Never put down your roots " and where you come Irom. Don't ^ forget Mama, Daddy, who work ed hard to cause you to lie where you are, because they are the wliv/ vl/-i'li-l-ji rile UI-i. L j History Month," lie said. (itintt advocated looking lot ward to achieving goals and gave ideas to help make a bet let socio ty. "Indeed, it is not to turn the clock back, but lot waul," he said. Blacks will have t*? be political, develop economic clout and establish new attitudes and rela- f tionships with each otlin in the ^ 1 9K()s, (ianlt said. Me said too many blacks deny j ilicit neniayc ami n is tune lor ' I hem l<> ^ct involved. ! (iantt was the In si black lo 1 enroll al ( lemson IJ mvet sit y in 196.1. I wo years later, he earned i a bachelor ol architect me deKiee. In 1970, lie earned a master ol ^ city planning device Ironi Massachusetts Institute ol <0 Technology. f He now heads Cianlt Ifuocr- B man Associates, an architectural % firm in (harlotte. In 19H1, lie became mayor of ( harlotte and ...... ... ..l,...i...i n>v( Hi v*a.-? iv, vitv-itu ill i'in j. "1 (iantt was chosen Citi/en ol !he Ycai in 1975, and I9K4 hy ('hailotto's chapter ol the N;i hi t tonal Association lot I lie Ail in vancement ol ( oloied I'ooplo. ci His other honois include A Outstanding Voiiii^ Man ol the Year in 1^77 hy ( hailotto's ' Jaycees and Distinguished Sor U vice Awaul in l(>K-l loi Public st Service. K' (iantt holds honniai y doc torato degrees lioin ( Icinson p< University, Johnson ( . Smith II University and iiohnont Ahhv ( ollegc. Student Gov * plans letter B> MATT WARD % Nkws r?|iorluf n Student ( iovei 11111c*111 will send ii letteis to students l)y I eb. V uiy hi).', tlicit) to write their state v\ representatives conceniiny possi s| hie tuition increases clue to It budget cutbacks in the public ?. liinduiK <>l I JSC , said Amy i iousci , .m i |)l csk1ciii l( S( l is spoiisof I f Iff 11 If letter <> writing campaign to convince the tl I c k > s I a I u i e to apptove lull si I o i in ii I a 1 ii 11 <t i i) x o I llii" uiiivci sit y. I l ull loimula IuikIiiik is the vn iiiiiiiiiiuiii amount ol money the u South ( aioluia ( oiinuission on A Higher I ducatiou detei mines the i< ii 1 . i .. . . - .. . . till I vt i mi y win ik iu ui I 111ii. I I()11 <11 K a certain level "All we're asking the students p to do is to send the let I ei to then o representat ives," llousci said. I> "II the St alehouse |tisl yivrs us what they y,a vc us lust yeai h It's all in the ht V y v", r> The ar , i )y, fa TL^h that hi . (f for we # j " jttjL A n\ N f| MMf % 9 j^^B V^WV^Hh 'laying with serpents Stuvon Silwor stion and C r my K r inn I purform on sorp y thu school of music and Tubist Univnrsnl Brothe tntos Tho conforunco whs Saturday and Sunday a Carolina Rese; I TODD MINES ( mor reporter ( ( oust i net ion li;ts bcyiin on lun < 11illin>-". al (he < ;iM)lm;i Research I'.uk ( nliinihi:i ^; 11 < t Hull N rin Ifi <.1 m k utive diiectoi ol I lie slate Keseatch / iithoniy. ( I luce companies will lie located at the I mow Koail pai k aiul will woik with t S( as one ol lliiee developments in the < ale to pioinote business and economic i owtli tluougli science and en^meeimy. " I liese companies will ollci new op i nlnnities to piolessois and sludenls," s endetson said ; I lie olliei paiks will he located neai ernment ler By AMANf campaign tr ibulion . Iw...l.l ... >1 IV Mi IU lit 117 million llial woulil save Iciiv sa s I i?>in 11 a v 111j.' a I ?i111<?li picsciilt'd k icasc ." | lisioiy ( In addition to the letlei Black Ve 111111 , Student (iovci nine lit will | |K- av |)()iisoi a series ??l "visit yoni made Ins i?isI;11(>i < 1 ; " i >i> I i 11 I ' -""' I i o ii at (), M.ik li IK .mil Api il I and 2 I audiloi mi On Iliese dales, sludentscan >n> included > ihe Statchousc, \ isil theollices Alihou I then lepresentatives .ind sit in m Ins cai ie Mouse yallciy to shou then hook on 11111 x > 11 lot lull I undine peiseveie A ially will he held at I I s p in |IIS| lcas eh. II on (iieene Sti eel llousei suchveiy 'ill speak ai the ially ahout the m ihis eed I?>i lull lot inula lundinr Second kllei vv.ud. llieie will he .i inauli s(|Cl| |lls t ) I lie ( apilol i>> meet \Mlli soldieiss yislaloi s | hal ol lie! * * I 11 is will not he ;i lvu? \seek he.u .isll loject," llousei s.aid ol the Vieluaiu veiall lobbying Hloii "It will |)t.|, e seveial inonllis." would h llousei said sludenl p.iilkipa solcheis i on in this tainpiUK'H is essential A ' ' iswer to the headache as been bothering you ieks may be in your jaw. See page 3 Bn^u^HhP a. nmm K||maDdM|M$A # rHgiiyBMMBigByBTO BaH 9 ggifq 9 rTiffirann fflwW^ HHHH 1 I l H A m^M fl m HH ' IV - Sir '*^1 THOMAS HUMPHREY/The Can onts, ancient rulativos of thti tuba, during n confnronco sponso rhood Association. Thuro aro only 42 surpnntists in tho Uni t use. arch Park to ho kiiimmi i;iii\i-iMiy aim mi' Medical < oluinh Jmvetsity ol South ( atolina in lullowed liai lesl < mi . and I lie Henderson said the universities aie (lie Dana eys lo 111ai kcliiif.' I lie parks. w heel di \ccordin^ <> I he I )cceinbcr ** issue ol I he < oip. r uroUna Reporter, IJS( I'lesidenl lames conduct' loldeiiuan said the companies were al SIiI < o taclcd lo I IS( s programs sikIi as the inaletial olleye ol I nyineei iny's woik in I JSC | ultotics. paik. Moldeiman said the paiks aie tiein^* Hench leveloped in an elloit lo calch up with woik wr lales, such as Ninth ( aiolina, which prove ic tlicady have eslahlished reseaich parks Soils an Dana (oip. was the lust lo locale in geograp ry speaks about ex )A F. C.OLSON loi^oiicn," he said if I ci i y discussed how ilie in ink* a sitfnil leant con par liculai ly movies, ylan lo the- Vietnam War and the war. >i Ix.- loiv.ollcn, Wallace leny talked about laci; id I hursday when lie lions as he saw it m Victim I "Bloods: An Oial described Ins i>h-.c i \ at m )l the Vietnam Wai lot the lnsl time in out teians." that thousands upon tho said winnitiK journalist o! people laced th?* documentary piesenta lojfeihei." the I aw School leny saul hotli unit m to an audience that scyieyalioii weie pievalcnt Vietnam Wai veteians. Vietnam Wat Kh leny laced ie)ection leny discussed the IV ly attempt to publish Ins bonds that dc.eloped hetw< the subject, he- said he black soldiris, lan^inv d loi three leasons I he scciel handshakes and bac on vs.is "the I ail I ha! It> it-plat my I lien hehnel V<?1111>-* men wen-dying blaek heiels, siynttyi ii . " "blood." IIV, I en v said he pin He told slones ahoul s lloil l o show how hlaek who seemed uneorh ei net eeinetl toiairy burdens Iheu comiades'ia<.e, quoti i soldieis did iiol have to man w ho said, "I <hdn l h ies went to (lieu tales in eoloi, except ihe ? olot I lag eve thai I I el I thai ihev I ollowin)' the .pee< h an e loigollen, as bl.uk piesenlalion, Iciiy add n olliei wais would be questions lioni the audien Inside ? Classifieds 8 OUSj Comics 5 ~~ Datebook 5 Features 3 1 1 ^ Sports 7 0% Viewpoint 6 ... Carroll C; _ favors pr By TODD HINIS !>(Miioi ci.purlcr ( MIV . < ill I <>ll < .1111 plll'll Ciul* II s oil I lit- Ki'scnii li I it vestment /V i ... I... i. ..... . . i . I... c . .. . .. I I 111 in*, li.iii. >>i i m: ">i.i11' (Hiuu'ss Wednesday, tailing upon the ^ (ieneial Assembly to pass the Ipioposal made l>v I S< ami two <itlii'i state univcisitics. I lie pioposal asks loi S ^00 million in state hinds V>0 111111 ion a yeai lot the next live veats loi I !S( , ( lemson I 'ni\ ei sit y and I Ik- Medk al I 'mvcisil} ol Soul h ( ai olina. "II we ate to tneel out coals ol cconomx. development which ate so 11 it Kal to out Inline, out uiiiwisities inusl he heavily in voiced in icse.iich and develop uieiil loi loinoiiow's husinesses and uichisl i ics," Campbell said "llus is whete the action is, this is whete the jobs aie." Kin Schwab, exciulivc assis I a m li> IJ S< I' i esi c I e 111 lames 1 loldct man, said the picsident picsenled l In- l< I \ lo the state I 11 >iise 1 ducal ion ( < nil mil lee I wo weeks ayo. Sihwah said the (.oinnullee that winle the acl has been work nu' with tlu- slate ( onnnission on lii^hct I duration lo >>cl the pio I 1 jf?|MIS,1I JMSSLU , I lie pi?>|>c>si?I staled dial public IiiihIs would lie matched Willi S^M) iiiiIIk >11 111 >i 11 ledei a I (/ranis mock |?11 \; 11 c* IiiikIs laised In I lie iiniveisilies. rUij An investiiient ol stale IiiikIs tod would enable nniveisiiy lepiesen tatives to solicit private hinds use three coi ia's SS() aue leseaieli paik, die kiui I lis Stills ami Malenals ( oip. hneyi. Sid ( 'oip. 1 lus ( nip. makes pails lot hunt turns I ive vehicles; Soils and Malenals ( aiolin , a yeoloyical oiy.ain/ation dial I ound;i > nmlergiound walei studies; and noil pit in. jiovides maiiai?riiwiii ami nniwn sloi laetoiy automati/ation. Vlaliup novides a reseaich cenlei lor I he- miiiist i. I()l <>l I ,'i son said 1110 companies will I lie i III piolessors ami students 1 <> mi punha' seaich and studies. lor example, Swear 11 cl Malenals Corp. plans l<> use cenler i lieis horn IJ S< lo help increase periences of L!a 101 i/ed c' I f ' enemy ygg. V and \ m the pM. III).' a r^\V.^' i^gi i^SHHBH^n < 11 111 s il slide Award winning journalist Wallncu Tar liesscd about black contribution in tbo ViHtnam ?-e An Oral History ol tho Vietnam War for ketball >C loses firs ampbell oposal mule rile*, lively, ihe proposal slated I S( would j'.cl S24N tiiillioii, ( U nison S 11> / million and .VI US( 1.ISS million I lit- pioposal came I loin faculty members .ind college representatives based on llie funds needed loi expansion, Schwab said. II said the lesoutces would move the state lailhei into internal tonal jolt conipel it ion. I edeial funds piovide 6(H) col lej'es and univeisilies money foi teseaich and development each year, hut about 30 inslitulions supply hall of the reseaich. USC", ( lemson and Ml!S( each lurid lescauli al 20 percent below a\eiaye, accoidm^ t<> the latest liiMiies compiled by the National Science I oundation and the state ( o m m i s s i o n on 11 i u 11 e r I dm. ;it ion liiick'i tin* KIA pioposal, US( would j'cl S2S million .1 ycai loi live veais. I lie universiiy would use I lie hinds lot advanced sm me .slid I cc h nologica I d e v e I o p in e n I , I i a d e and economic development, mass c inn in ii nical ion , information management, health caie, disease pievcnlion, coastal /one inanagemenl and edncation. I he pioposal said the act comes Willi a lnj.'h pi ice lag, but is si ill much Iowci than the cost ol wak limy olhei stales move ahead in economic and technological development. Schwab said the (ieneral /\sseinm> nniii \<>ie dm me piopi is; 11 I his \ fill npanies iwlccl^c ol professors and perhaps iduate siiidents. pa11netship is the lesult ol rclaletwcen I lie Auihoiily and the <i Keseaich and Development ition. I lie foundation is a private, >111 coiporation that assists the ?11 y in i esear eh , saul ( In is Ins, executive vice president ol ad ii ion at IIS( and executive direc1. . i i . - ? IK' I (Mil KIil I mil . eseau 11 foundation owns property *eil loi tin* university like the lyen I ny.ineei my (enter. The s an example ol how it establishes Sou "Authority," puyu 2 ck soldiers L 'Aft fib. < ' j^M^: THOMAS HUMPHRfY/The Gamecock ry spoke at the Law School auditorium War during the presentation "Bloods: Black Veterans Thursday. t place See page 7