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What will they brine next? I sr&zs ~ZT|1 / \NV i I Mostly sunny, today. S ^ set for a good year f r The Gamecock ^ ?-oi"Hlcd 1908 Wednesday I Volume 80, No. 11 University of South Carolina August 31, 19N7 f? New visitation rules meant to secure USC By JOHN I.III.S Muff writer Stricter dorm policies around campus are designed to keep intruders out tlus year, two USC administrators said. I lie USC" Mousing Authority hegan implementation of a new campus-wide seen r i l y plan this semestet. " I he ami of tins plan is to educate students and try to negate some of the friction between the students and the security stall," said Keener Scott, assistant director of Resident St udent < onduct. Jim McMahon, director of Resident Student Development, said an investigating committee found that tighter security was needed in most of the residence halls. I hi1 i I'ntimntoH a!" students, resident hall advisers and chaired In two members of Resident Student Development stall", MeMahon said. Among the findings was that the major problems in the doims were theft and unwanted v isilors. " I he people (hat committed the theft that occurred m the student housing: could not be tracked down necausc 01 mc lack ol information thai (lie security stall at the dorms could collectsaid McMahon. 1 he hoard suggested two changes he made: .til guests coming into a tesidence hall should he signed in by a resident and, next year, two dorms should he supplied lor students who prefer restricted visitation of guests. I he new plan was also supported In many parents and incoming students. MaeMahon said he received many letters m favor of stricter security in the dorms. i in.- new icguia iions inciuue tignter security, locking certain doors after sundown and signing in all guests at the residence hall Iront desks. "No added resttictions ha\e been placed on overnight visitation, it is him that the students that broke this rule helote will find it hard to do so now because ol the sign-in policy," McMahon said. I he new security policy has sparked mixed leactions from students. "Stricter visitation policies will have a positive impact on our school, and the girls on my hall feel much salei this semester," said Su/anne Roper. .1 Smith I'owit ri?viilenr ,Ul\lsC! . Ihu there have been a leu angry students. " 1 hey lock all ol the doors m my tlot in a Iter dusk except the main enhance," said sophomore Mark Koseveare. "Il yon are carrying a heavy package, this can be very mconv cmcnt." \nyone Iniv inj' anv questions concer ning the visitation policies at USC should call Housing Services at 12K1 loi information. I'JSCs Career Cente CU 1 X oiuueiu through lt> Jl I II III I II KI II I I) Malt writer A u?>ik experience program on can designed to help students gain v; knowledge in tlicit career fields. I lie piogram is available at the Un v aieer c enter. I hrough two of the c pri-i'iains, (lie cooperative education pi .tin! ilie student employment service M iik iik can gain a competitive edge in nnuket, said Susan I'rin/, the center's il (?t cooperative education and s enij> 1??\ ment. "In the cooperative education pr students get valuable, career oriented w penence," I*iin/ said. "With the expt the\ can make better decisions as t< cducalion and careers. fun/ said the student employment pi iKo oilers jot) experience to students. I minded in ll>K2, the cooperative edi program is designed to give students lel.ited. paid, \soik experience in priv vlusi i \ as well as federal and stale a lluoughout the country. Students participating in the prograi ? i>i r. vii iici i \% o auer iiiii mg semesters, v ^|| oik- semester and going lit school one se or three continuous, parallel semesters ing 16-20 hours a week and going to si I his past year, 2(H) students worked, i a total of $1,120,324. Students who have earned 30 credii ^ai J U ^ ""' "! in'i N&t* izmm Picture perfect Art connoisseurs browse through (he eolleetion of exotic prin Iuesday. I he sale will continue through Friday. Cln/i;. oiauiuui seal 1 B> BRINDA BI.Y I II Ni'?s editor I he possibility thai students will be removed from the upper deck al Williams Brice Stadium and lose 3,(MM) seats in the pro ?.css is mix 111L*it111 id i>e a iriiciii u is a iaci, saici itennis cruiti, vice president of student at lairs. But I'm it t said he is positive the new seating plan will he effective. Students have heen moved from section 501 and the first 12 rows ol section 502 Several surveys have shown these sections are the critical points where swaying begins. Me said the new plan will protect the students, and for now, will give the students one moie chance in the upper deck. jobs available I PA.nn nmrrram 111 VV/ V/p |71 Wgjl UI11 | and arc enrolled at oncnt seven colleges ? ap- [ ; " plied professional science, science and math, I C ipus is business, journalism, engineering, humanities > ulnahle and social science and health ? are eligible. j ... p" Freshmen need to think now of what they t iversity want to accomplish in the next lour years. ^ enter's I lies need to prepare as fully as possible. I he i - _ rogram coopetatixe education program is one ol many . USC" (hat can help them become successful," I'rin/ - ~ lirector flu- student employment service can help SIAb Indent students locate pail time jobs, internships or | /v summer employment in Columbia. Part-time 1 - -- ugiam, employment includes service, clerical/sales ork e\ ami professional/technical jobs. riencc, Nine thousand job opportunities were v i? theii available last year, and about 5.(MM) students ; used the seivice. [. % rogram I o use the service, students need to register at the center and receive a special II) card. MI||wh cation ; Wv^career lo heip students consider career oppor- 1 aic in ninnies, imc (.-niveisiiv i aieer <. enter anu the . geneies Office of Minoriiy Simlent Affairs will spoil- Jgfv soi ,i caicci Ian lioin Id a.m. (o 3 p.m. Sept. 11 imisl 15 m (lie Russell House ballroom. More than /orking KM) representatives lioin federal and stale meslei, agencies, hnslness, mdnstiy and graduate VfP/' wtirL'- ^tvlinnk vliII hi? f/*r /m/uti/mu :hool. Mem earning I tic center is located on the sixth floor of the junior Business Administration Huilding. lor more I hours information, call 777-2124. UBBBHI MatM m H////i\/S Idf (,am,\n,k Is on (ho second floor of I lie Russell House emoval fa* "I truly think it we treat the students like adul he responsible,'' I'ruitt said. I he ctitical areas have been given to Mich grou medical students. Pruitt said he did not agree Government President Mieheal Hogue who said were "more mature." Pruitt said he preferred to student groups as older and, therelore. more can Pruitt also said the band has been instructed n song "Louie, l.ouie," which could tempt the stu the stadium, lint Pruitt said he encourages the hai song at all away games. I he administration will hold an open lorum at . j^fe3v'jv^] -~ _-"* --- ."' __ ~ -_ - Vvt.'-C. I'^^HnMI ^fijjS'T^ '*^B bombing ihers of (he lamlxht Chi Alpha fralernit> from let Mike llermlon lack up a rush hiilletin I uestla). will m< reunite By Ji l l SHKI WSBl KY Assistant ni'ws editor When Pope John Paul II \imIs I lie liorscshoc Sept. 11 to meet with 27 religious leaders, another step toward unifying the differing C hi istian \ lews will be taken. The pope has made it clear that Ins trip to the United States and to Columbia is intended to start an ecumenical movement to budge some ot the gaps that exist between the till fcrent Christian religions. Donald Jones, professor and chairman ol the department of religious studies said this meeting ot leaders is "probably the most sien 11icant meeting of the 20th century. "l'\e ne\er known of a meeting quite like this; most before it have Professor for AIDS B> MARY PI ARSON A (1 mi nisi nil ion reporter A USC professor was elected president of the International Society lor AIDS Iducalion, a neul> lormed Dr. 1 rancisco Sy, an associate professor of public health, will have more to do than grade Us papers and teach conises Q this fall, because he is also the directoi ot the Pl&j Carolina AIDS Research "I feel that the disease r will be with us forv.|uite some time," Sy said. "It is so hard to develop a 11 csn drug against AIDS. Francisco S It will take a long time to develop a vaccine also, so 1 have been thinking about what can I do in this epidemic. How can I make a difference?" Acquired immune deficiency ct, not th ts. thev wil! dav in the famous Acti Union, lo discus the in ps as law and "We have talked with w ith Student one opportunitv lor us t these groups Brewer, uean ot Miuien think ot these student understands wh itious. Several students atout Dt to pla> the one and will woik I! dents to roek stadium does sw;i\ , the I nd to play the cent students. "I might he the one 1 2:30 p.m. In vT^PsP uil UPs m\ i I lo ri^lil Knglish sophomore Hoh Meredith leaders iet to faiths been one-on-one. litis is the first time the hol\ father has actiialK sat down with the leaders llicinsehes," t;: he said. lones also said it un\ ol these pp leaders \sere to come lo ( ohimbia by H tliemsebes it would be notewoithy. fe ??iii mi muni m .111 ne eomim.' and meeting with the pope is .in nn preccdentcd event. lite list of the religions leaders who will attend the eonlerenee at President lames I loldeiman's house leads like a Who's W ho ot religious leaders. Bishop William Keeler, chairman ol the National Conference ol Catholic Bishops Committee on I ct.iiiiciiici.il and IntenclitMoiis AfSci' "I'npi1," page 2 planning education syndrome weakens the body's nniminc system, which research to date indicates is transmitted only through exchange ot bodily fluids. Ny helped organized an interna tional AIDS education conlcience in Columbia this summer. During the conference, about 2(H) reseat chers . I *P and practittoncis otgan?. If i^ocl the societs. which ?Oi EI will servo as a world |n u 'l'0 111' ?1m a 1' ? " network tor \!I)S ?E^> f !l "-'searchers and cducators, ho said. N Ho said t ho uroup also Pip was formed to develop "**- """ models for courses and programs addressing the issues surrounding the v irus. .111(1 to nnr:ini7t> - - {- ? - " " ".' II IIIV.V.Iings, sominais and conferences. "People who are dying now Irom AIDS got the disease sometime in See "S>," page 2 i m neat \ities Center, Russell House University plan \\itli all students. many student organizations and this is 0 talk to all other students," said lei r> t lite. "It is for us to make sure every at is going on. " ul I'SC seem to think the plan is a good lere is also great concern that it the oss of tickets would affect a lot of inno 1 hat couldn't get a ticket." said Uenee See "Stadium," page 2 H KK) It I SI I ) I h, i , husmi'ss junior Kiih Howl and