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Volume 79, N^63 March 2, !987
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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<
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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
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-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
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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
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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.
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