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Volume 80, No. 10 University of South Carolina August 31, 1987 ;:
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Promises arc often made by Student Government candidates
during the heat of election time, but this semester
S.G President Michael Hogue and other members of S.G. ^ ISBj *1.'
are coming in armed with new activities and projects. W Eb ^
Parts of the arsenal includes more student parking, f
lighting for the darker areas of campus and renovation of
the Golden Spur and many of them have been approved
"We're getting many things done and the year looks f
good," Hogue said.
He said the student seating in Williams-Brice Stadium V
was the focus of attention early. Hogue worked with administrators
and other S.G. members at the end of spring
semester and during the summer to work out the plan. Pimp
The new seating plan is still tentative, but Hogue said
he was pleased with the outcome in light of threats to H r
remove a number of tickets available to students. B ^
Another issue directly involing students is parking, and ''
improvements will be made to the student commuter lot I
L near the Business Administration RuilHino rhic fall Th? i -
lot will be paved, lighted and lined.
The S.G. parking committee will also work on getting
new lots in the space where the University Terrace stands
after the buildings arc removed. j - , v ; '
winer pianncu construction involves the renovation ot | - i <
the Golden Spur. Hogue said work has already begun at
the former university nightclub. I
S.Ci. has the necessary funds to restore the area, more \.
than S50.000, from funds leftover in their budget. Hogue K
said there would be no need to raise student activity fees !
as the Student Senate last spring had anticipated. f
Since it closed about three years ago, every S.Ci. adminkrr;il
ion h:iv. uttfiiinv to rcnm>n it TI-ia f>olrl<?n .
Spur task force formed (his past year suggested making K ill
the bar into a non-alcoholic nightclub. gW
Hogue said new plans must be made for using the area f
A because of contract disputes with the SAGA food service. ' 7.-W
l ighting around campus will also be improved this fall
as the result of agreements between the Safety Task Force y4//V? Qtld dick
and campus utilities. .. ,
The task force drew up a map of areas that need 'ers ? a na
lighting this past semester and the money was allotted this spen is pas wee pra
summer. T9
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fall for all students to use during their entire time at USC. M. A "
The book will include information and guidelines for
campus and off-campus students. By FA IRK K JKAN
S.C). will continue lobbying for full-formula funding Staff writer
and getting a voting student member on the board of USC President James
trustees, two issues that involve votes by the state his most valuable assistai
legislature. Hogue said both will involve letter writing resigning.
campaigns and personal meetings with legislators. Vlahoplus, who has st
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Inogue saiu win oegin working closer wim campus . ? "
committees as a way of reaching more students. since 1977, is stepping d
Not only will S.G. set guidelines for committees repor- Although he will take
ting back to it, but Hogue said it plans to have committees batical, Vlahoplus will i
create a booklet describing each particular group for in- Educational Foundation
V coming students. Development Foundatio
S.G. and the Student Senate will have a "getting ae- cial support for USC. H
quainted" retreat Sept. 13 at the Tremont Inn. S.G. Vice professor in the Coll
President Leigh Hunter the group will "brainstorm to Communications.
find solutions and develop better rapport" for working have accepted C hri
together during the daylong gathering. most reluctance and reg
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ilflj Another field of battle has been ? kllOW 3s U Student at cn
l|j! added to the intense rivalry between USC, Creating a child 01* ve
m ? c iemson and use, the battle for the contracting a venereal on
I At the start of fall semester, Clem- dist'iisc WOlllcl put 'A to
son University distributed free con- (JaillDCr on ItlV DlailS." or
doms to incoming students.
"This program began because of Kick Alvarez ag
the increasing concern over veneral Senior F.>
diseases, specifically the AIDS Ci(
virus," said l)r. Robert Biyley of the
Cleinson Health Center. "The student body at Carolina co
"No extra monev was needed for deserves better: at the verv least, we im
I this new program," Burley said, should be able to buy this product at bl<
"The money was taken from the cost," said law student Robert Cook. se
operating budget of the Health USC students can also get conCenter
because condoms arc very in- doms off campus. The Family Plann- th
expensive when purchased in large ing Clinic, located at 1305 Harden wi
quanities." St., sells condoms at cost, $1 a m
USC does have a condom pro- do/.en. They are just as effective as th
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Center sells condoms at $1.25 a three spokesman for the clinic said. fa
pack, and they do make a profit. Many of the students at USC are wi
students if
By BRKNDA BLYTH
News editor
Despite numerous surveys that indicate the
structure of the upper deck of Williams-Brice
Stadium is safe, the university says it will
remove students from the 3,000 seats in the
deck if they continue to deliberately sway it.
People sitting in sections 501 and 502 "accidently
discovered" they could make the upper
deck sway during the Nebraska game this past
season, said Dennis Pruitt, vice president of
ctndpnt affaire
"It is safe. However, it docs create a considerable
amount of uncomfort to people in the
stadium," he said. "If that swaying makes people
uncomfortable, we should have consideration
for their feelings."
Therefore, there have been a few changes in
student seating. Students have been moved
from section 501 and the first 12 rows of sec
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Alive, (from left to right) seniors Vicki Smith, Joey K
ctieing twice a day initialing new members into the \
esident Vlahopli
"We have ha
three decades,
Moiuerman will he losing one ot memoer ot my
[its this fall ? Chris Vlahoplus is appreciative of I
him," Holderm;
L'rved as executive vice president . Vlahoplus cat
jcretary of the Board of Trustees State University
own on Oct. I. vice president fc
a six-month administrative sab- Ai USC, Via
remain executive director of the private fund-rai
and the Carolina Research and USC's first com
n, both of which provide finan- ed $38.8 million
e also recently became a tenured Other accomf
ege of Journalism and Mass Private anni
$17.7 million fo
s Vlahoplus' resignation with ut- Private fund
ret, Mouierman saiu in a press man s.hhmhkj p
Membership
ry concerned about the condom
ue. "1 know as a student at USC,
mating a child or contracting a
neral disease would put a damper
i my plans," said Kick Alvarez, a HHjjjjjjgjlggff
nior. "Having condoms available
our students at a reasonable cost ^^EpSSKfi
free is just common sense."
"Condoms are the best protection
ainst AIDS in lieu of abstinence," i
/erett Koop, the U.S. Surgeon !' "
eneral recently said. ' /v'V'-:.:*:. :
n we coiisiuci ine com oi iioiindom
use, then the price of supplyf?
this valuable product is negligic"
said Tom Hall, an engineering '
nior. JIB * |
As the AIDS virus spreads among "
c nonnlalion of the United States. '> .
iser sexual behavior will become f" ~
ore common in our society. "Until
at day arrives then a condom is the Danny Lev
st bet when it comes to protection taking new I
r the sexually active people in our USC changed
rtrld," Koop said. semester.
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upper dec
lion 502. These sections are the critical points in g
a "seesaw effect."
The "seesaw effect" means the upper deck e
will not move unless the people sitting in the v
critical points attempt to sway, Pruitt said.
Students will now also sit in section 503 with \:
the exception of the first 12 rows.
Tickets for the critical points will be
distributed to "more mature" groups such as
law school and medical students, said Student
Government President Michcal Hogue.
"People in the first 12 rows of section 502
and 503, and in section 501 will be acting as a
human anchor," Pruitt said, adding that the
rest of the sections will be given strictly to individuals,
not to groups that might be tempted
to pull together and sway the upper deck.
Pruitt stressed the fact that if students cause
the stadium to sway one more time, they will
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. By JKFF SHREWSBURY
;;-v- - --V'i Assistant news editor
BpaE ' Organizers for Pope Johi
^Hr \ " s tr'p to ^ePl- w;
- |k ! visit to The Horseshoe to
|r?^|ir^ ' "Carolina family" event.
Ny Char Davis, assistant vice
dent of student affairs,
although the pope's visit H|
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thousands of people, the pg
\f organizers want his stay I
at The Horseshoe to be ?
only available to the j
students, faculty and
staffs of the USC-system
schools. She said no | p
spouses, family or ^
friends will be allowed .^3
to attend the hour-long P<
visit.
Davis said she does not ex
of the 40,000 eligible pec
attend, but she did say she
between 20,000 and 25,000
nresent.
-I t- , t Admission stickers for USC
~ ^ | can be obtained Tuesda
, - I Wednesday (Sept. 1-2) in the
floor Russell House lobby frt
KY WESl.EY'The Gamecock a.m. tO 8 p.m. Or ill the I
Administration building's
ing and Lori Blakely from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
>erformance group. Students must bring a val
I ID to get a sticker.
is resigns from a
id a professional association for nearly quadrupli
and Chris has been the most valued Vlahop
administration at Carolina. 1 am deeply year for 1
lis service to the university and will miss The E
an said. American
ne to Carolina in 1977 from Sangamon being lob
in Springfield, 111., where he had been for the L
>r university relations for seven years. served as
hoplus directed most of the university's total inve
sing activities. He led the Summit Fund, He has
prehensive fund-raising drive, which rais- against tli
i, surpassing its $35 million goal. tion. The
)lishments of Vlahoplus' tenure include: tain its
nil giving reaching an all-time high of because t
>r the 1986-87 school year; USC and
ing for scholarships increasing from less body.
icr year to more man million; wnen
in the USC Alumni Association
New
to ri
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L_. ljj|- 'television
KEITH JONh.S/The Gamecock ac,Ually
vis, a IJS(. employee, readies Ihe camera for demagne
n J- ihic ?aci card bee
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I over to the new automated IDs starting this an^e ''
quire ;i c
k sways I
ame lo make this plan work." n-S
"If the stadium sways, these seats will he k 1
liminated," Prnitt said, adding the move p
k-ould take place the very next game.
There ;iri* IVO(W) ;iv;nlnhlr> m vfiwtr>m<. L--/
>ul if students arc moved from die upper deck H
o the end zone, there will be only 10,500 seats pftfi
ivailable, Hogue said. "We have 3,000 scats in WM,
he upper deck and if the stadium sways, we arc E^|
;oing to lose them ? that's the bottom line," fef|
le said. "There is no other place for us to go. I f
t sways this year, you can bet students will rift
lever be up there again." ftft
Although the South Carolina Insurance
<eservc Hoard wanted students to be moved
rom the upper deck immediately, L'SC ad [:ftz
nimstrators said they think the .students H
ieserve a ehanee to prove they can be fif
esponsible.
See "Stadium," page 5A
ers for I
's visit j
! issued I
All people needing handicapped Eg
tickets or assistance should contact t#
i Paul Tom Ward of Disabled Student
ant his Services at 777-6742 Tuesday and fe
be a Wednesday. H
Friday, Sept. 11, The Horseshoe j||
presi- will be closcd and classes will be ill
said, cancelled. Horseshoe residents will
be required to leave their pi
JBr rooms by 8 a.m. so 6i
I i- security forces can do a
ft security sweep of the
I area before the pope's
nra^JyBflnl Residents can return
after the pope has left
I l',c use campus.
The Horseshoe will be
rtfH9H9!ll^ closed Sept. 11 from 9
>pe John Paul II a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. All
bags and hand-held items will be
pect all searched as people enter The
>ple to Horseshoe on both sides of McKis
thinks sick Museum. These are the only
may be entrances, and everyone must pass
through a metal detector. No large
' people items, umbrellas, lawn chairs or
iy and coolers will be allowed into The
second- Horseshoe because of limited space.
Dm 8:30 Horseshoe residents will be
iusiness provided with rest areas and lounges
lobby in Russell House for the entire day,
and refreshments will be available,
id USC SAGA will provide food and
See "Pope," page 2
irlministration
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ng during the past 10 years.
Ins, however, has come under scrutiny this past
lis duties with both foundations.
Educational Foundation, which invests in
i companies that do business in South Africa, is
bied to divest by the South Carolina Coalition
iberation of South Africa. Vlahoplus has often
a spokesman for the foundation, saying what its
stments are and why it retains such investments.
; also served as a central figure in a lawsuit
ic Carolina Research and Development PoundaAssociated
Press is suing the foundation to obfinancial
documents. The AP contends that
he foundation shares staff and facilities with
handles public money, it is a de facto public
Vlahoplus returns from his sabbatical, he will be
See "Vlahoplus," page 4A
' ID cards, bar codes
mplify student life
N SAUI.S
r
ts returning to USC this semester met with a big
new format identification cards.
w cards are white with a photo and computerized
On the back is a magnetic strip that eliminates
for a separate meal card.
lity for certain events such as the upcoming papal
be programmed into the computer and accessed
t machine that reads the code on the bar, he said.
1 can keep track of whether or not game tickets
ied and the number of times the card was
agnetic strip also holds SAGA f ood Services inn,
which is more fragile than the bar code,
aid.
e hoping to replace the strip with something else
Id cost less and be harder to damage," he said.
.aid laying the card near a stereo speaker or
can demagnetize the strip.
I the II) i.i a wallet for long periods of time can
break the strip itself. If the strip becomes
ti/ed, SAGA will re-encode it, Gunter said. If the
omes damaged, the Registrar's Office will extic
card for a new one at no cost. l ost cards reharge
of $10. !