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The Gamecock Monday FoiinHeH 1^08 ? Volume 79, N^63 March 2, !987 SG com count o By PAULA WETHINGTON News editor Three of the Student Government presidential candidates ^ came within 78 votes of each other in Wednesday's SG plpctinnc Presidential candidates Michael Hogue and Mike Gillcn had 79() and 767 votes respectively. Runoff elections between them will be held Thursday. A total of 2,468 votes were cast for presidential candidates this past week. "1 was pleased at the race," said Hogue, a chemical engineering junior. "It was one of the a closest races in university history. ^ "What 1 was proud of is a lot of my votes came from different areas," Hogue said. "I definitely would like to thank all the people that voted. . . Really, it was a 3-way split down the line and it's RoitiR to be another close one. The more people thai vote this year, the bet'er," he said. Gillcn, an international studies junior, said, "Of course, there could have been a better turnout, but we're real pleased we made the runoff and we urge everyone to come out and vote Thursday." Election results were posted Friday outside the Student Government office. For president ? Jimmy Brehm, 712; Angus Farnsworth, 199; Mike Gillen, 767; Michael Hoguc, 790. Vice president ? James Franklin, 1,086; Leigh Hunter, 1,264. Secretary ? Robin Abel, 1,185; Elliott L evy, 1,021. SG's effort From staff and wire reports USC is making progress in a nai effort of college students to gain the governing boards of their schc A proposed bill to allow a stu USC's board of trustees was co-s state legislators this past week, board of trustees meeting Thursda Chairman Othnicl Wicnges gave Government President Amy Hoi mission to sit in on any executive b> sions concerning students. ''So nilirh ah in llincp important for a student to parti Houser said Sunday. But until the state General / votes on the proposed bill, a studei member will not be able to partic tively in board decisions affecting < she said. The board also voted to exi ||| representation of 4-year and 2-yeai members of the Student-Trustee Committee. In the past, one student rep USC's three 4-year branch camp another student represented five i Admiral rei By FIRDQUS BAMJI News reporter The key to the city of Columbia Rear Adm. Wendall Johnson at th to Black Americans" Thursday in I Ballroom. The key was presented by Colu oilman Luther Battiste 111,a forr and a founding member of USC Afro-American Students. "This is the first time that I've meet a black rear admiral," Batti: Johnson, the first black rear adn the Charleston naval base, arri\ three weeks ago. "1 am sure they will not chang tistc said after presenting the key. In a speech, Johnson said, "We J*0*" >' "Hoosiers ifcfJBr*.. isa9??d V/xt about a t ipletes f votes Treasurer ? Sean Bennett, 1,135; Berkeley Grier, 1,086. Official results also show the new SG constitution passed 1,823 to 174. In the senate races, the following students were declared winners: District 1 (Science and Mathmatics) ? Frank Grind staff, Ivan Molano, Harry Sharp and Teresa Wade. District 2 (Applied Professional Sciences) ? Aiinee Black and Frank Pcloquin. District 5 (Humanities and Social Sciences) ? Stanley Davis, Scott Hall, Marie-Louise Ramsdale, Christa Tidwell and Tracey Watkins. District 6 (Business Administration) ? Andre Figuerola, Chris Burnctte, Janice Kraft, Larry Kristinik and Franklin Ray. District 7 (Education) ? Wesley Berger. District 8 (Engineering) ? Derek Gilmore, Lane Rogers and Patrick Wright. District 9 (Journalism) ? Andy Williams. District 10 (Criminal Justice) ? Tracy Ware. LMsirici ii ^Law scnooi) ? Pug Starks. District 12 (Medical School) ? Steve McElveen and Norma Smith. District 14 (Pharmacy) ? Susan Carothers. District 15 (Health) ? Ken Scarborough. Senate Districts 3 (Social Work), 4 (Library and Information) and 13 (Nursing) had no names on the ballot. for student university campuses, tionwide The board decided Th seats on one student member for c >ols. puses to serve on the com ident on "Although we are mal igncd by hard to change the struct At the Houser said. y, Board student Value of education iser peroard ses- Other campuses have re influence board decisions, ings; it is vard, Ohio public college: icipate," State University and Alab As college costs rise, stui assembly ing more concerned with t tit voting educations. ipate ac- Shelly Wilsey is a meml students, lobbying group for stud associations, the United end the Association. r campus She said, "Students arc Liaison roles much more and want decision making on their ( >resented During the '60s, studen uses and their college boards of reg J-year,or Although few had votir :eives key ti pressing on daily progress in our c was presented to of regress." e annual "Salute Centering on I he Russell House theme, "The Afr Colonial Times tc mbia City Coun- ed the right of ev ner USC student He said althouj 's Association of around America been due to lack had a chance to Americans in "th ste said. and achievement, niral to command He said Black I /ed in Columbia ed as a time "tc blacks," and pe< e the lock," Bat- preciate their fell be necessary to h have to continue to recognize our starring Gene Hackman , but predictable movie ligh school basketball tean See pag Play me a song Jim Hampton, history sophomore, plays his banjo on The Horsehoe as niter Merritt, finance sophomore. trustee follows natii could present student opinions, often inursday to allow fluencing the decisions of board members, ach of the cam- The latest effort can be attributed to the mittee. anti-apartheid movement, which led some dug gains, it is students to question how investment and ure overnight," other campuswide decisions were made. About 32 states and the District of Columbia have let students sit in on at least one education governing board, six more states than in 1981. newed efforts to But the issue remains unsettled at some , including liar- schools. ;, South Dakota ama State. Voting rights lobby dents are becomhe value of their Ohio students arc engaged in a 14-year battle in the state legislature to win voting jcr 01 a nauonai rignts lor student trustees. eut government Student leaders at South Dakota's state States Student schools have formed a federation to lobby the legislature for student regent voting : analyzing their rights. to be part of the And after a two-month student govern:ampuses." ment boycott of administration-sponsored its won seats on events, Alabama State's president agreed jents or trustees. in January to back students' efforts to lg rights, most allow a student seat on the boaid of 9 city, gives speech to ensure that we are a nation of Johnson also said the ivil rights initiatives, not a nation society becomes, the mor< dant it will be. this year's Black History Month gf "1 o American and the Constitution, fwj high > the Present," Johnson emphasiz- cost ery American to an education. highi jh there have been recent instances [ "\ of racial unrest, they have largely I pend of education and should not deter A igjjBgy supp e continuation of upward mobility r forts *** brail -listory Month should be recogniz- ^ ^ u subs' > reflect on the past successes of >ple should lake this time to ap- He said he was pleased ow Americans so it will no longer and formed the South Ca ave a certain month or committee tion. "1 applaud this effo predecessors achievements. Johnson mentioned tha Comics 5 t Datebook 4 ffiJH Features 3 ||^j 1. bports 7 # ? Viewpoint 6 6 J he enjoys the warm weather Sunday with Jenmat trend trustees. Appointment of a student trustee, however, will have to come from the governor. The idea of student representation seems crucial to students and campus leaders, but governing board members and state legislators have mixed emotions. wnsey saiti most ooaras don't want to give up any decision making power. Conflict of interest Some administrators say a student on a governing board, with or without voting rights, presents a conflict of interest. Linda Henderson of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges said student board members "have to learn to view things in the best interest of the school as a whole and not just in the interest of the students. "And to be effective, a student representative needs experience. Most get on the boards going into their senior year, and that's not enough time to learn how the board works." at black histc more educated American an increased av ? technologically indepen- tional techniqu be reckoned w ['he cost of an education is He said in tl Johnson said, but "the of education i; of ignorance is much many" militar; sr." quire training i Ve should not have to de- math ? even I on foreign sources to graduates, ort our industrial ef- Thus, John* ," he said "nor off-shore educational exc 1 trusts to devise creative portance to all titutes." Thursday ni| presentations t the state has realized this munity. The re< rolina Research Associa- dent from Roc rt," he said. Ill; and Ralpl it, although there is now minority studei en first in IV Reagan's popularity dropping By SHERRI BERRY and BRENDA BLYTH Assistant news editors President Reagan's popularity has reached an all-time low, ac cording to a Newsweek poll released Saturday. The poll shows 53 percent of Americans give him a negative performance rating, following the Tower Commission report on the Iran arms scandal. The poll indicated 40 percent of those questioned gave the president a positive performance rating in the wake of the report, which portrayed Reagan as a remote and forgetful executive, unaware of what his aides were doing. USC students have mixed reactions to the report and to how Reagan handled the arms scandal. "I think he may have known what was going on," said Karl Johnson, international studies freshman. Johnson said he thinks Reagan 4^1 J ? A _ 1 *~\tl VI 11- *_ J ? iuiu l.i. v.01. wnvcr i-Norin 10 uo what had to be done, and not to report his actions. North is believed to be involved with the transfer of funds. "I think that was wrong of him to do, but he handled the scandal okay," he said. "I'd vote for him if he ran again today," said Randall Cook, a junior mathematics major. "1 think he made a mistake, but it wasn't that big of a mistake. I think the media blew it I out of proportion." Robert Simmons, a senior computer engineering major, said Reagan's credibility has dropped. "I feel he should have kept to one story and told the truth," Simmons said. "It has ruined his credibility." Journalism sophomore Sandy Lang said Reagan cannot know everything that is going on, but this issue was important enough that he should have known about it. "I think it is a shame that this happened because Reagan is big on foreign relations," Lang said. "1 am sure he was trying to do something good for our country." Sarah Foss, a freshman business major, has not let her opinion of Reagan be altered. "I'm sorry that all of it had to happen. I hope he can pull his administration out of it," Foss said. Brian Lotz, a hotel, restaurant and tourism administration freshman, said he thinks the president should have been more open with the public. "I think he is lying to the public," he said. iry event vareness in the need for better educaes, "scientific illiteracy" is a force to ith in American society today, le military, the over-all poor quality 5 reflected in the fact that "far too y recruits, both black and white, rein such skills as readine. writinc and though 98 perccnt are high school .on concluded, a commitment to :ellenc; is a challenge of critical imAmci icans. jht's program also included award o outstanding blacks in the com:ipients were Terrence Alridge, a stuk Hill; Councilman Luther Battiste ) Johnson, USC assistant dean of it affairs. letro, NIC See page 7