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4 Founded 1908 Wednesday Volume 79, No. 68 University of South Carolina March 25, 1987 Admini: may sp! By TODI) MINES Assistant news editor As a new development in the ^ case to revive the Golden Snur. the administration wants to compromise by renovating only the front area of the former night club. Student Government Vice President Robert Bcall, who worked on the Social Environment Task Force that gathered recommendations to reopen the Spur, said he met with an official who suggested saving room in the back for flexible meeting space. ^ Beall drafted a bill and a ^ resolution to be presented at tonight's Student Senate meeting. The bill will request the establishment of a iicrninncHt cnmniilfon as a branch of the SG. The resolution supports the proposal of the task force to keep the facility for students only. This past month the task force sent a bill through the senate supporting their findings to reopen the facility after conducting student polls. But the bill was vetoed by SG President Amy Houser. ^ Johnny Young, SG chief of staff, said Houser opposed the bill because it constituted a $2 raise in the Student Activities fee, an issue which she ran against during the election this past year. TT~1 J rauiuerri] From staff and wire reports ^ USC President Jaincs Holdcn ^ repay the university for gifts he bo tionary funds that could have bee more personal nature," according inent by university spokesman Hai Discretionary records released Holderman had repaid about $ money spent on eight personal gilts years. The Charlotte Observer repori money wasn't repaid until March the paper asked to see proof of rei O^^SSy BSanTM 9 I 40&SS*' ."'tT ? 1 TW.tf and shout Computer science junior Nicoli afternoon on the Kussell House p I Saturday. Get Fit t Will ! I stration it Spur He said another reason was she had just attended the student rally for full-formula funding and she thought it would be very twr\r*rritirnl KVVi Young said Houser wanted to open the Spur, but at this time it is not feasible to have a fee increase by the SG. Young said Houser anticipated operational costs would continue to increase for such a facility. "The demand for student organizations and Student Government to be able to sponsor the kind of events that will capture the students' attention. . . and really entertain them is becoming greater but the availability of funds is becoming less," Young said. He added, however, Houser will not support the idea of using any of the space for administrative meeting rooms. Speaking for himself, Young said there would be no way SG could ever support a facility like the Spur without raising activity fees. Beall said he will meet with senators who will retain their scats for the new term beginning next week to keep the issue alive. tan repaic Documents sho nan decidcd to money were relea iight with discrc- Freeedom of I n deemed "of a Observer. to a recent state- Pete Denton, is Knoop. business and fina Feb. 12 showed ment discrepancie 1,011 of public of the documents in the past three reimbursed by He Denton said aft ted Sunday the tionary expenses n 6, 10 days after determined the $1 rnhiircpm^nt f?-/-???-* **??. ?>!* niuui :tctitcttt. 11cnn pnunt i una: > '^^3rWBwBBHWny^BBHWWBBW ?Bg^g^S\mj m V;; ?| pP^'w j&j Jm i HBgf ^MSgS |||| e Lewis plays Twister for /eta Tau A1 utio. I he Twister game is part of (*reel s insert will help keep your and body looking good. j A k iV i ; r* - r *"~ ." " " " ibru3b& Dance education Coc Norton reads an inforina taken by Calvin O'Neil. Carolina exhibit, 44Pas de Deux," or "l)ar opening at Russell House Univers 1 fnnrk 11 wing when Holderman repaid the scd this past week in response to nforination requests by The senior vice president of USC nee, said Tuesday the reimburses were caused by a lengthy review ; and organization of bills to be dderman. er reviewing Holderman's discrenade in the past eight years, it was A1 l l,o,l ?_:.i ,i/ii navi uttu iiuiuvci IL'III iy |U1IU ; instead of personal funds. --f^ cr. 'v.* ?. i 't CHAM IVCKF.R Thf Oamtcwk pha in a Twister name I uesday i Week events taking place until "??i t? ?Inside Classifieds Cot nics Datebook Features Sports Viewpoint l K|| ij ^P THOMAS Hl'WPHRFY The Gam* o> k (ion hook about dance photos Program Union sponsored the ice of Two Arts," for its recent ity Union. sed to b "The president didn't mean f< paid with public funds, but ahr have been paid for from public Holderman has declined to cc the pending FOl case with The O Allen, news bureau director of Services. USC records show Holderman ? from the special discretionar ? to buy the gifts, including a $4 of a Carolina wren from Boehm Holderman received a $290 dii chase in December 1984. Boehi Sororities By TODD HI NFS Assistant news editor South Tower residence hall will be designating two more floor? for sororities next fall. Students who have lost their current rooms are being specially accomodated during housing sign-up on April 8 with a specific day when they can choose a new residence before other student? change halls. Due to some complaints fron students being moved out, Jiir Smart, housing administrator director, said the process ha? been altered since it began thi; past fall. It insures students a one year notification period befort they are asked to move, but ever then students are not obligated te Summer clc By KATHY IIIOMAS News reporter A summer school pilot pro gram that will send students tc ungianu s wxtoru university will be offered this summer for IJSC students at the main campus anil Coastal C arolina. The program will combim hard work with a lot of fun, saici Kevin I ewis, who is the Columbia campus representative. Ht also said the course should bt very interesting and worthwhile I he program is designed with the idea of improving internause I a 5 A 7 Gam 6 Coronei death a By PAULA WETHINGTON News editor Suicide due to carbon inonox idc poisoning was ruled the cause of death for a USC teaching assistant found Sunday night, in the physical sciences building. Richland County Coroner Frank Barron said Tuesday evening an investigation into chemistry graduate student Jose Napthali's death lead to the decision. "He was suffering from depression and I'm HX) percent certain he tried to take his life," Barron said. USC Police and the Richland County coroner's office were conducting a joint investigation of the death. Napthali was found by a USC faculty member about 10 p.m. Sunday in 311 Physical Sciences, police reports stated. He was tal'pn h\/ 12 I UI o F?\ -IC lunvu v; IMVIIIUHU wnilliy E.IVIO to Baptist Hospital and pronounced dead 0:1 arrival. Barron said Napthali had checkcd out a canister of carbon monoxide Sunday night. Reports say Napthali was working on an experiment at the time of his death, but two chemistry faculty members said they didn't know uy person ;>r the money to be discounts to USC lost all of it could A 1976 state etl r J- n i uiius. omciais from usi >mment because of public money foi bserver, said Debra count is available USC Information Gary Baker, ex Commission, saic used public money ethics complaints y fund he controls funds, which the c >73 porcelain statue forcement Oivisit Inc. this past month, scount on this pur- Baker said in n frequently gives ?get two n< move from their current hall. "Our interest is to find a midI die ground between the sorority i and non-sorority members," Smart said. About 90 people will be -12 I i r_n r? - . uispiaceu next lan, Miiari said, when floors seven and 12 will be : designated for sororities re' questing special housing. This > past year these floors were scheduled to go to sororities, however two sororities backed out at the last minute and the space was given to people on a waiting list for housing. The vast majority of students remain in one place for no more than two years and many students who start at South Tower move to different iss takes stuck t i o n a 1 relations, allowing students to cxpetiencc another culture, diversifying academic ex> perience and having fun, Lewis i said. Experiencing English culture I could appeal to college students, Lewis said. "The luxury of sipp; ing tea and eating tea cakes like I the English do is appealing to me." ' Lewis went on to say not many college students get the chance to experience other cultures. One class will discuss C.S. l.cwis' I'erelandra, J. R. R. Tolkien's msebatt ecocks beat E : rules suicide what experiment Napthali was doing. Jerry Odom, chemistry depart mem cnairman, saici caroon monoxide is commonly used in USC research experiments, especially carbon monoxide that has been bonded to metal. Napthali was working on a doctorate degree under the direction of Scott Goode, associate professor of chemistry. Neither Goode nor Odom said they knew what experiment Napthali was doing Sunday night. "He was a fine, friendly person," Goode said Tuesday afternoon. "He was very civicoriented, even sang in USC choruses. He always had a smile and a joke. The students thought he was a fine teacher." Odom said Napthali was from India and had an excellent reputation a-; a teaching assistant. "1 know that from having seen his teaching evaluations," he said. Goode said he believed the other teaching assistants in Napthali's section would take extra loads to heir) teach his students. No arrangements for memorials have been made at this time. al gifts *ics law, however, prohibits public ng discounts on items bought with * personal gain ? unless the disto all citizens. ecutive director of the state Ethics i the commission cannot discuss about Holderinan's use of public rommission and the State Law Fn;>n have been investigating since the past five years similai comSee "Holderman," page 2 jw floors residence halls by their junior year, Smart said. Smart said he expects there will be only six non-sorority floors next year and four in 1988. He said South Tower will probably be an all-sorority dorm within five years if demand for spaces continues. Housing Administration Services has already sent a notification letter for floors 13 and 14 in 1988, and Smart said students are getting the information in time to plan properly. Smart saki housing created the procedure in response to requests made by Greek l ife for more space. It extends lrom the president's office to work with greek expansion. mts abroad The liobbit, and Charles Williams' The Place of the Lion. The other class will study such works as T.S. Elliot's "l.ittle Gidding" and Douglas Dunn's "Elegies." The program's cost includes a $25 enrollment fee, the tegular cost of a summer school class, plus $1,492 for transportation, room and board. Registration forms may be ob tained at Rutledgc College, f or fut her information, contact Kevin Lewis at the Department of Religious Studies at 777-2561. Ragles 13-6. See page 5