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Volume 80, No. 9 University of South Carolina August 5, 1987 p|
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log, "Tater," lakes a cool dip in
Humanities office building. The
dents, staff ? and animals ?
mt tops
dean of student life. He said the N
Year Experience, a program desi
minority students to USC, is a go
care the university is taking.
But Johnson said USC still h?
taining blacks and other minor
university retains 100 percent of
year to year. USC has a minority
about 80 percent.
Johnson said the university ha
vices available to help students ad
and deal with problems ranging f
to discrimination.
Racial discrimination, he said,
blem, but it shows itself now and i
USC does not tolerate discrimin;
mined to live up to its affirmativ
Muriel Crosby, a member of
Theta sorority, said discriminati
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? By YAO SEIDU
Staff Reporter
When Pope John Paul II visits
Columbia and USC Sept. 11, his
five-hour stop will focus international
attention on South
Carolina.
About 250,000 to 500,000 people
are expected downtown to see
the pope as he visits Columbia,
the second stop on a 10-city tour.
About 25,000 to 30,000 USC
students, staff and faculty are expected
to gather on The
Horseshoe to see the pontiff.
The pope will promote a theme
i of religious unity as he meets with
^27 religious leaders at the univer|Wsity
President's House on The
Horseshoe, worships with 550
Catholics at St. Peter's Church
5 and participates in an ecumenical
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{ Stadium.
At USC, there will be no
| classes the day of the papal visit.
However, university offices will
remain open.
For security reasons, students
i living in residence halls on The
; Horseshoe will be asked to leave
their rooms by 8 a.m. Sept. 11.
; Faculty, staff and administrators
| with Horseshoe offices will not
] report to work.
3 _ Downtown merchants have
1 ^decided it will be business as
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By TOM AULI)
Staff Reporter
Minority enrollment at USC hi
the highest in the United States
besting the national average of 8.
I In a recent news release, USC i
tee chairman Paul hidler said, U;
percentage of black students for a
white flagship university in the cc
j| The number of minority student
ft year would seem to indicate succe;
^ ^ admissions Deborah Haynes.
In the fall of 1986, 86 percen
year's black students returned, ac
report. The rates are based or
H freshmen who entered in 1985, ca
i class hours and returned in 1986.
While the university puts a pren
minority students, no special treai
| students meet the same univer
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ina area
usual the day the pontiff comes
to town. Some said they expect
cash registers to ring in as much
profit during his visit as they normally
receive during a two month
period.
"We haven't actually
calculated how much new
business we're going to have, but
we know it's going to be quite an
increase," said Steve Wiggs,
manager of Pizza Hut restaurant
on South Main Street.
Mary Davis, manager of
Wendy's restaurant on Assembly
Street, said she is uncertain of
what to expect because the pope's
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which will be closed.
"They're going to have all the
streets blocked around here," she
said. "We don't quite know what
to expect,3but with 500,000 people,
we should be real busy."
Not all businesses are thinking
of increased revenue.
"We may have to close for the
day," said Steve Wiggins, comanager
of the Bonded Loan Ofr:
_i a i-i
uce pawn Miup on /\ssemoiy
Street. "We're certainly expecting
less business. The streets all
around our shop will be closed."
The more than 20,000
employees of state government
. who work downtown will report
See "Pope," page 3
inority t
quirements, Hay
Attempts to n
is risen to among intense, while th
at 13.9 percent, has not increase
8 percent. phasis has also c
-etention commit- tion of black stu
SC has the highest Fidler said,
ny predominantly In an attempt i
>untry." is sponsoring eij
ts who return each Under South C
ss, said director of state Commissic
more than $319,
t of the previous Some project
cording to a USC per academic y<
1 the number of skills enrichmen
rried nine or more designed to pr<
medica' school,
nium on attracting USC is acting
tment is given. All the region in pr<
sity entrance re- dent populatioi
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and causing power outages and dam
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(he reflecting pond in front of the
pond is a popular place with stu
throughout the year.
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nes said.
ecruit black students have become
ie available pool of black students
d, Haynes said. Thus, USC's em:hanged
from recruitment to retendents
at all of its system campuses,
to strengthen retention ability, USC
?ht projects for minority students.
Carolina's desegregation plan, the
>n on Higher Education allocated
000 to USC for the projects.
features include grants of $1,000
;ar for qualified black students, a
t program and various workshops
:pare students with potential for
as a model and is taking the lead in
oviding services for its minority stui,
said Ralph Johnson, assistant
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AIDS CO
By LAURIE SNELSON
Staff Reporter
A USC-sponsored international
conference addressing the
impact of the Acquired Immune
Deficiency syndrome virus took
place Friday and Saturday, bringing
400 speakers and visitors to
Columbia.
The two-day seminar at the
Radisson Hotel was divided into
sessions, workshops and discussions.
Conference members concluded
that more public AIDS
education is needed at a younger
age to prevent the virus from
becoming an epidemic.
44A well-coordinated,
cooperative global effort and sustained
commitment are required
to successfully prevent and control
AIDS worldwide," said Dr.
Francisco Sy, director of the
university's Carolina AIDS
Reseach and Education Project
/P A DC\
One session focused on the
history and background of AIDS
in different parts of the world,
while another reported the extent
of the outbreak of the virus.
"AIDS has now been reported
in 114 countries," said Lydia
Bond, AIDS educator for the
Pan American Health Organization,
a division of the
Washington, D.C.-based World
Health Organization. "WHO
estimates that globally, between 5
and 10 million people are infected
with HIV (the AIDS virus), and
the only way to stop its spread is
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linority Freshman any more a pre
gned to acclimate
od example of the Crosby said a
to make everyoi
is problems in re- done. The ke>
itipc Hp en irl nn ctnHpntc ch#? ca
its students from wanted during
/ retention rate of Wayne Lyni
Afro-American
s a variety of ser- means speaking
just to the campus USC.
rom tight finances
"You have t<
is not a major pro- ty," he said. L>
then. Johnson said are either ign
ation and is deter- understood,
e action policy.
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From Staff and Wire Reports
Here is a schedule of Popi
John Paul II's visit to Columbii
Sept. 11 (all time listings an
tentative):
The pope's airplane will arrivi
at Columbia Metrnnnlitan Air
port at about 3:30 p.m.
At 4:05 p.m., the pontiff wil
travel in a motorcade to St
Peter's Catholic Church at th
corner of Assembly and Taylo
streets. He will meet there for 4
minutes with 550 South Carolin
Catholics.
The pope will leave a tent
covered entrance to St. Peter's a
4:50 p.m. in the "popemobile,'
He will travel a parade rout
south on Assembly Street.
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Horseshoe at 5:10 p.m. and giv
a brief greeting to USC Presider
James Holderman and other o1
ficials, students and staff.
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through educating the general 1IS
public ? and especially high risk pg;
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workshops which allowed con- pg|
ferees an opportunity to develop pi
practical AIDS education |J||
strategies. The overall findings of |fj|
these workshops were presented
at a final session. [ffi
The workshops' findings in- pi
eluded the following: pS
Some adolescents engage in to
lifestyles which place them in risk pj
groups for AIDS, and some col- Igf
lege students believe they are in- \-i\
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While AIDS education needs jg|
to be part of a comprehensive to
health education course, there is B
also a need to set the goals of Sp
AIDS education by focusing on p?|
sexual situations that students are W
most likely to encounter. |gl
The use of incomplete or con- |g|
flicting scientific data in design- p|
ing educational strategics ^
prevents effective AIDS |
education. b.
The barriers set up by institu- p;
tions and communities to sexual p
education must be overcome. pf
Issues of decency and ethics arc ft
nnt pypiispc for ionnranrr rnri. FPi
ferees concluded.
The AIDS conference was
sponsored by the USC School of
Public Health and CARE.
Editor's note:77i/s is the final article
in a series on the A IDS virus
and its impact at USC.
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iblem than in society as a whole.
ilthough the university is taking steps |
ne feel at home, a better job could be |
i to success at USC for minority |
j . ! i i i
ua, is in geuing invoiveu anu ieenrig
the first year.
1, president of the Association of
i Students, says getting involved
I out on issues affecting minorities at
3 realize how it feels to be a minorir'nn
said he thinks minorities at USC
ored, or their perspective is not
lie problem, he said, is black students
to the administration or to student
their concerns.
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At 5:15 p.m., he begins a one?
hour meeting with 27 religious
i leaders at the President's House.
? At 6:20 p.m., the pope leaves
USC in the "popemobile" and
e travels to Williams-Brice
Stadium. There, he will hold an
ecumenical service entitled
1 "Prayer for Christian Witness."
The pontiff leaves the stadium
e at 7:55 p.m. in a limousine for
r the airport. He will leave Colum5
bia shortly after 8 p.m. on a
a chartered flight to New Orleans,
his next stop on a 10-city tour of
the United States.
it
The Horseshoe will open at 10
e a.m. the day of the pope's visit,
and about 25,000 to 30,000 peoe
pie from the nine USC system
e campuses are expected to attend,
it The Horseshoe will be open only
f- to the university's students and
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