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The Gamecock Founded 1908 Monday Volume 79, No. 70 University of South Carolina March 30, 1987 Author t< Central, By MARY PEARSON Senior reporter Author and Central Amcrica analyst Andrew Reding, of the World Policy Institute in New ...211 ? * ^ i uir, win pic5ciu /\ Kcponcr s W Journey Through Central America" tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Gambrell Hall Room 250. The lecture is part of the South Carolina's Central American Information Week which begins today and lasts until Sunday. Thirty-five visitors from Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and the United States will present about 600 scheduled lectures and forums ? including about 90 scheduled lecturcs, brown bag luncheons and classroom guest speeches at USC. Jan Love, an international studies professor, said the purpose of the events is to educate people on Central America's nrnhlrmc r* v The week's sponsors include The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization, the Carolina Peace Resource Center, USC's Alliance for Peace, South Carolina Rainbow Coalition and USC's Committee on Central America. "It is a part of new effort to give a broader range of perspectives on the confusion in Central America," Love said. "We believe that the American people need to be well informed on the real issues in Central America. Our hope is that we can find nonmilitary solutions to the problems there." Nine other states, including Oregon and Florida, have par lew By CAROLINE FISHBURNE News reporter What do a 12-year-old boy, a p school dropout and a college profe; mon? They're all in the top 2 perce tion in intelligence and belong to th group of Mcnsa. ^ Mensa is an international orgar 9 people. Started in 1961, it now has South Carolina has 500 of then Columbia. Members are of diverse ages, i cupations. The only requirement f< a score at or above the 98th pi number of standard intelligence tes Scholastic Aptitude Test, a require Requests may be ) Demand * available By MARK HARTSELL News reporter The demand for vital organs used in transplant surgery still far exceeds available supplies, said a Richland Memorial Hospital director. Mary Jane Phipps, director of planning and development for nursing, said every successful ^ organ transplant operation makes the public more aware of the need for organ donations and the groups that accept donations. The South Carolina Oryan Procurement Agency, the American Red Cross, the Lions Club and the Kidney Foundation of South Carolina are organizations with Columbia offices that accept donations. The Organ Procurement Agency primarily accepts donations of vital organs, while the Red Cross accepts skin and bone tissue. V Both organizations match needs I fiaht Tt rrnt M. *>*> ****** 'w r wf Local' ?^sl^in Thu * o discuss America ticipated in information weeks since 1983, said Don McClain, project coordinator for Central America Information Week. Other events on campus will include: El Salvador native Miguel Cruz and other guest lecturers in Spanish, GINT and anthropology classes. Cruz has lived in the Los Angeles area for the past seven ycuib, worKing wun casa fc.1 Salvador, which helps Salvadorans in the community maintain cultural ties with their country and educates Americans on the country's current health and economic conditions. He will also speak Tuesday at 8 p.m. during an Alliance For Pcace program in Gambrell Hall Room 104. Sister Mary Coakley, the assistant director of the Center for Educational Design in Washington, will speak Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Saint Thomas More Chapel on Greene Street. Coakley, an author, a board member of the Committee of ivioiners 01 tne Disappeared, Political Prisoners and Assasinated of El Salvador; and the Washington contact for the Women's Coalition to Stop Intervention in Central America. Margaret Lobenstine will present a slide show and lecture on Nicaragua Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Sims residence hall. Lobenstine has spoken about Central America and Nicaragua throughout the Northeast and Southeast. nee to M< reduced to 1251 membership, oliceman, a high The Columbia ssor have in com- people who don' nt of the popula- "We'd love m le Columbia area Wood, local M< students who ar lization of smart their membershi] 50,000 members. Art Shealy, T 1; 160 are from most members f director of unde interests and oc- Journalism, is or jy membership is ly joined, ercentile on any Mensa mcmb< ts. A 1300 on the have several rea; ment that will be stigma attached nade mandatory s for orga > Richland "The best situation is when a patient has said, ' I want my body donated.999 Mary Jane Phipps Richland Memorial Hnunitttl Hirpftnr r-?^with supplies through a national computer link-up. The Lions Club accepts corneas for its eye bank. Phipps said there are several ways to donate organs. "The best situation is when a patient has said, 'I want my body donated, she said. A patient may indicate a desire to donate by signing a universal donor card or telling the next-ofkin. If a deceased patient did not express desire to donate organs, bands compete for cash pi rsday's 4'Battle of the Ban See pagi \ & v I r-0 , ^ rjWft ^ !^j%: ^s-?.yu'A Final touches Troy Player, engineering junio beauty pageant Wednesday. The Columbia Hall Annual Marathon ;nsa easie 3 in September, also guarantees area Mensa is looking for eligible t roo Inn v i vujw.v uivjr iv v^uaiiuiu. ore college involvement," said Pat snsa president. "There are many e eligible, and we'd really enjoy ? and participation." vlensa's publicity chairman, said rom USC are faculty. Bill Brown, rgraduate studies at the College of le such faculty member who recent:rs said potential members could >ons for not applying, such as the since childhood to the highly inns exceed ciin nl OU|F|/llV^ the next-of-kin must give permission to the physician. Phipps said in most instances, the patient or relatives must start organ donation procedures. She said physicians request donations only when there is an urgent need for a specific organ. Legislation requiring a mandatory request by physicians for organ donations has been introduced in the state legislature. No action has yet been taken on the ..iea.ure. Several criteria must be met before a donation can be made, Phipps said. A physician is required by law to declare a patient "brain dead," or having no chance of regaining consciousness, before organs can be removed. All organs ? corneas, skin and bone tissue ? must come from a "heart-beating cadaver" to ensure the organs are oxygenated. ?*?) Inside" ? Classifieds Comics rize Datebook , ,, Features ds/ Sports Viewpoint ? 3 ^ pi & ^raja^rtir^TriTHr 1 THOMAS HUMPHREY/Thr Gamecock r, prepares for the womenless pageant was sponsored by the for Public Service. :r than 11 telligent with names such as "br Yet children with high int necessarily "better" than 98 perc tion, they said. They're not beautiful, rich or happy when th "It (intellegence) only guarant* minority. . . Mensa is a minority people who are used to feelin especially socially." Wood said. Members say they are just or social club ? a resource outlet t average in every respect but one have anyone fit into a mold," sa gram chairman. "We have a who here." The oldest member in the Coli I H / Sigma Phi Epsilon s "The Si|< Kp Boys" perform* Thursday in the Russell House 8 5 EE? use 6 I Studeni may b( by peei By YVETTE LATORRE News reporter Students violating university housing policies will now have the option of appearing before the new Peer Conduct Board, said Keener Scott, assistant director for resident student conduct. Comprised of nine students, the board will listen to cases and recommend appropriate sanctions. Violators can expect to fulfill community service, among other penalties, Scott said. University officials hope the Peer Conduct Board will have a positive impact on student behavior. "It's not meant to be retributive, but redirective," said Jim Doran, board advisor and graduate assistant for resident student conduct. The primary aim is to redirect student behavior, Doran said. Scott said, "Discipline should be an educational experience. Students listen more if it comes from someone the same age as them." "There was a hole in the system," Doran said. "It was working real well. It just didn't include peers in the process." Under the new system, cases go before the Peer Conduct Board after student offenders have appeared before Scott in a preliminary interview, Doran n Acf L1LFJL ain" and "nerd." The youngest is elligence are not cent are marrie< :ent of the popula- Wood said m guaranteed to be tual stimulation ey grow up. Some join just I 2es that you're in a Spouses and she said. It's for and the month ig "out of place, public. Mensa's prim dinary people in a on the highly ir "or people who are communication . "We don't try to telligence tests t< id Sid Krauss, pro- unrestricted sch< le variety of people According to 50 people quali jmbia group is 68. members can be mia V^*|TO tepshow d their own version of "You Gotta I Ballroom as pari of Greek Week. zock baseball ^ rlafoatc ROQ Ls now r jury said. He also said if offenders admit their guilt, they have the option of an administrative or Peer Conduct Board hearing. If the student claims innocence, he is automatically referred to the Peer Conduct Board. Between three and five board members are allowed to sit in as cases are heard, Doran said. Planning for the Peer Conduct Board began in September 1986. The proposal for a Peer Conduct ttoara gained approval and received suggestions from the Residence Hall Association and the Office of Resident Student Life, he said. Resident advisors, residence hall directors and residence hall government officers helped in organizing the board by nominating members, Doran said. After a screening process, candidates were invited to join the board. Board member Joseph Grojean, a marine science junior, wanted to get more involved in the university. "I don't think I'm judging students, but helping them," Groiean said. "When the nerson gets in trouble and they're put before the board, we'll try to figure out the whole situation and who is being affected." >le think 12. Seventy percent are men; 50 peri. ost people join Mensa "for intellec, for social reasons or for prestige. :o see if they can do it." friends are invited to social events ly Mensa meeting is open to the arv duties arc to conduct rpr.earrh itelligent, to promote international among members, to administer in3 prospective members and to offer Warships for college. the Mensa handbook, one of every fies for Mensa. The organization reached at 799-8272. J.K. YORK/Thr Oamtcock Ight for Your Right (to Party)" rcats 11-7 See page 7 \