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Sft&l Weather J ^ ffWreal ???? ? ? I Soccer team beats Terriers ssrcsr""- I r,'^- ^ i ^>S8Jk with 20 percent chance S .. /ffV. 0< 3nd thUnderS'?rmS- g I Pagfs' The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 80, No. 14 University of South Carolina September 11, 1987 Police an Rv TflRnn MPT11MI.' Crime reporter A USC student was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a scries of campus-related crimes. James A. Strickland, 29, of 917 Campanella Circle, Columbia, a USC senior, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, simple assault and disturbing school. The arrest came Tuesday after an investigation by the University Police Department into the incidents Tuesday HUM Ulllg. Strickland was charged with disturbing school in conCarolinians Harper/hlliot ijijiii Library g;;i; 5:10 p.m , pope arrives i y; r :r:r f if j:;f ir:;''y;y i i i i i i l i i i i i i i1 i 1 1 i ' 1 1 I l l l I I I I I l l I I T l l I I l I i T Vt i i i i i i ri i i i i iViVixc mm m L' -4 . _ r uuu waier r' i' i' i' i' i' i' i' i' i' i'?' i' i' i' i' i' T 11 * i11 i rtOrXrW !'!'!' PSSiEl y;;:;>:-:;:':;w'i'i'rrrr?'i'i'i'i'r?V''iV.\;:>::*:*:;:;:;ji'iYiVi'0'iViV?ViVi'i'i'i'r''i'i'i'ri'i'i'i'i'?'i'i'i'i'ri'i'ri','i'i'i,i'i'i I.ieber i-iSlii-ilii:;: Legare/Pincknev At about 11:30 a.m. The Horseshoe will open. Entr: Museum. The pope's motorcade will arrive at the North p.m. The "popemobile will motor around The Horsesh man and then make a 3-10 minute address to the crow* . Volunteers to By TODD MINKS M Assistant news editor help Mingling with Vatican security guards and Secret Willi Service officials on the Horseshoe and in the wate stadium today will be more than 400 volunteers M from USC groups and organizations, working to ARC make the pope's visit run smoothly. Bene Most of their duties will be keeping the crowd plac< moving and assisting in showing people to the por- W table toilets ind focd areas. keep "We felt ihis early in the school year that we McK couldn't expect the students to help out," said also Char Davis, assistant vice president of Student the c Affairs. H' She said all the groups participating contacted relig the Student Affairs office and volunteered their Oi services. on g Wreck causing problems Archeologis information B> STEPHEN GUII.FOYLE So In Copy desk chief docume A Revolutionary War patrol boat resting on Both the bottom of the Cooper River presents a needed challenge to Alan Albright. universi The USC archeology professor not only has both, to figure out how to raise it ? he's trying to Of tin find out how it got there. used to The effort is being called the "Two Cannon to hold Wreck Project" for the boat's two cannons that He s were installed by the British. Albright says he overloac expects to have the boat raised by the fall of the site. 1 ioxx "ti . - 1 lie Albright said the patrol boat was probably a pontoon 40-foot American rice boat that had been used He sa to transport goods until it was confiscated and to repai converted by the British. It lies at a point in the ment ai river near Moncks Corner. England Albright says he knows it was sunk in battle, Once but has been unable to find documentation in preserve American records from the period. display i Hpfpatc r?Vionn k^VllULV VlWXVslllO VllUlIg on Safety Awareness By GAIL E. BUCHANAN and KELLY S. observed ^|| MARSHALL have not Senate reporters Terreni. ~ . .i wvci a :?rticiy awareness COmmitlCC iningS U< and an ecumenical meeting dominated Wednes- Sen. \ day's meeting of the Student Senate. reni's t A proposal to change the ad hoc Safety committ Awareness Committee to a standing committee "Safei was sharply debated by the senators, but the needs mi proposal was ultimately defeated. campus, "I was really disappointed that this was voted time, ai miwii, oiuucm sen. u.. j. ^ousar saiu ancr me cnougn i meeting. "I just don't know what's wrong with The ci these people. To me safety is a really important the imm issue around campus." publicity Arguments for the bill centered on the need "We \ for a more recognizable safety committee. Ad pus," he hoc committees disappear too quickly, senators be the sj in favor of the bill said. Sen. I "I've been here six years, and I've observed heard no that things have not gotten better. I've also rest student nection with an incident in which a tall black male arrived threatened late for a class in the Calcott Social Science Center and happened began to harass his instructor and disturb the class. The StrickW class was dismissed because of the disturbance. tion Cent Tu i:? c: ? - i i in. puntc iiim ocgan 10 investigate after the classroom Jonathon incident was reported, but Strickland was arrested at the The cl Roost Cafeteria after another incident there, and he was culminati charged with disorderly conduct. The two other charges Stokes, s; followed later that day. safety. USC police reports said the third incident involved a StrickU charge of a simple assault, in which a female student was scholarsh pmmiint ' 1 1 f.v.'.i.v.'.r iijijiipiij:; Facu'ty gggp<gggg: DeSaussurc jiiwiw i SECURED AREA ' p !, i; v, ;7i, v;i, i, i rjT., , . , r, i, , r, y, i mm ^ Fond Info, Assilancc Station Food [- ! m ; Water y| Handicapped | Sealing ? i i i i i i j i i i ' i' i 11 ' i 1 i ' i ' i ' i' i 11 ' i 1 i ' i11'''''' ' ' I'apal StaRC ' : ' . President's House Rutledge iSpiiiK antes are located at the North and South sides of McKissick Wl>?l rnrnpr i?f THp Hnrcpuhnp hv Sumlur Iktroot <it ahnnt <-1(1 oe to (he stage, where he will be greeted hy President Holderd. help during papal embers of the Army ROTC are expected to Volunteers from the in crowd control on the Horeseshoe and at at the gate, checking II lams-Brice Stadium. They will also have two suing validation stick" r areas for the crowd. unable to get them bet aj. James Wheeler, executive officer of the Members of the Gr )TC, said about 50 cadets, including 12 from will patrol the line and :dict College, are expected to help in both proper ID. There will I ;s. die any difficulties, heeler said the 20 cadets on the Horseshoe will Student Alumni Ass a lane clear between the press platform and direct crowd flow upo issick Museum for the media. The cadets will prevent mingling and t man two water tables and offer beverages to will also direct peopl :rowd. medical booth in case i* said the cadets will escort a procession of Other groups, inch ious leaders into the stadium. Association, Student C ther clubs and organizations will concentrate sororities and fraterni etting everyone onto the Horseshoe smoothly. and clean-up of the H i ?t can't find HL i about boat HB plans (o go to England to hunt lor ntation of the battle. H-- pc- Albright's search and the equipment f to raise the boat cost money, and the ty has allocated $20,(XX) to help with t : $20,000, Albright says $12,000 is being [ ; - -ir _ u..:u to i? r ? " uiiuu an io-uy-jz mot uiving piattorm 1 - ? ? i their equipment. aid his team used a "dangerously [ ' Jed" pontoon boat in earlier projects at equipment was so heavy, the bow of the ^ is were under the water." id the rest of the money would be used * r=r burned-out motors and other equip- ' - - nd to pay for the research trip in 2 raised, the wreck will be treated and d on the USC-Columhin Mmnnc <7*r [it a Moncks Corner museum. I thut there is a tendency to say things H . gotten much worse," said Sen. Charlie ; j:,v - ,.v;\.v think we need some very tangible :>ne very quickly." ????? 1aric-Louisc Ramsdale agreed with Terhoughts on the safety awareness ee. ty is not a personal issue to me, but it ..n ~~ \ recognition is getting on " she said. "We can't be scared all the ||? _ ~ _ ul HicniccirMi nnr/i a ti/unl/ tc ?ax? j to solve the safety problem." \ >- - ^ ^ l^r\ryLrime problem could involve more than v'-'p' campus, Cousar mHIHSSpSIwBSIIIBB^' 1 could drive potential students away. vant to attract freshmen to a safer cam- ^ taste of Ucorict : said, who knows, maybe USC could ^ tfest campus in the nation one day." van Molano disagreed, saying he had Ken Blackwood, an inleri ? evidence of what a standing committee services, puts another hot tr See "Senate," page 3 ?* ^ * ior ^ in d with assault at Bates House. All the incidents in Tuesday. > md is being held at the Richland County Detcn- inc er Jail under a $25,800 bail, correction officer vie Jacobs said. sul harges against Strickland derive from the on of an investigation of the incidents, said Carl ! ysteins vice president for law enforcement and we ind attended Furnian University on a basketball Rii ip and later transfered to USC, where he lettered Ilk Prpc ENTRANCE S3 parti l.offic S :IS|| ItlWlllf I By JEFF SHRKWSBU 1*1* Assistant news editor i 1 i 1 Getting students invi I pope's visn ai with 1 | I | Other dignitaries has I | T I-:-:-:':*:':-:* COnCCm of USC Pr( Holderman, a univ( Xfav/.v.vivii-J said. t Dennis Pruitt, vice I;|^ student affairs, said yr trying to get as man ENTRANCE possible involved with portant dignitaries. 1 Bush visited USC in 1986, of the 400 v< helped with the event, Currell of them were students lljilliiiiiililil "When USC has guest, the presiden students to be there. \ * ? A to get them involved, w IB M ^ n m/ a ^ a "It's really a comm It students to put them important people." registrar's office will work For the pope's visil } cards. They will also be is- 550 students will be crs for students who were volunteer help for the "ore. Horseshoe and W aduate Student Association Stadium. make certain everyone has a Char Davis, assists 3e a problem station to han- dent of student aff volunteer students cot ociation volunteers will help different organization n entering the Horseshoe to eluding: the Cath o fill the space evenly. They Association, Stud e to the water stands and Association, APO s of an emergency. ROTC, (he Associatic iding the Catholic Student Student Representativ iovernment and a number of nity Council, the Sor ties will help in these areas Student Government, orseshoe and stadium. pus leaders and studci ||gL ta Wv is; ;' jjJPP* jA Wi _tJjgPKl is; 7 ar .r? ? nil JgR^ wi -"'Mm i s . KEITH JONES/The Gamecock e pizza gr national studies senior who works for technical ack on the turntable in the music lounge. tc gr eidents basketball. According to ihe 1986-87 student policy manual, all the idents that Strickland lias been charged with are in ilation of the university discipline system, making him \jeet to university disciplinary action Several othci crimes were reported in the past two cks. USC'\ police department was contacted In the L'hland ( ounty Sherrill's Department this past Sunday Set' "Crime," page ^ ident likes r?mafir\ni lV1JJU11\J115 :ial says RY "Wc even had a bunch of people j volunteer who we couldn't use. olved with the because we've had so much supthe visits of port," Davis said. been a major Holderman has gotten many :sident James students to take over responsible ;rsity official positions in these events, Pruitt said. He said aside from SG President president of Michael Hoeue beine allowed to he Holderman is on the receiving line for the pope at y students as the president's house, 15 students i visits of im- will be leading the procession into the When George stadium for the Service of Christian the spring of Witness. jlunteers who Pruitt said the president was mostPruitt said 360 |y responsible for making The Horseshoe event a "Carolina Family an important event," where only students, faculty t wants the and staff and their spouses may 4e always tries attend. " Pruitt said. "USC's campus is the president's itment to the turf," Pruitt said. "He has a lot to in touch with say about the arrangements for the pope's visit. He wanted to make it a ; today, about USC event. It would have been nice involved with to accomodate three or four guests events at The for everyone, but it would have got illiams-Brice ten out of hand. I think he deserves a lot of credit for that." int vice presi- As well as having a chance to be so airs said the close to the pope and getting involvne from many ed, Pruitt also said the experience s at USC, in- will be a good one for a lot of olic Student students. He said people interested in cut Alumni journalism will be near famous jour ervice group, ualists and people interested in m of Ciraduaie politics will be near politicians, es, the I rater- "It's a once in a lifetime event. ority Council, Think of all the people around the various cam- country who want the pope's alien it volunteers. tion, and we've got it." '.egcil Affairs changes r/Y/7/l Permission required i CLAIRE D1KPENBROCK aff Writer Professors will no longer be allowed to post student ades without permission from students, says a universilegal adviser. During the summer, the USC system changed their >licy of posting student grades, said Lyn Hensel, Deputy eneral Counsel of Legal Affairs. She said the Office of Academic Affairs at USC's Sparnburg campus asked Legal Affairs to look into the >ue. i ney wameu 10 Know 11 pumiuy posting grades is a olation of students' rights. Legal Affairs then contacted e United States Department of Education and asked for 1 opinion on the issue. Hcnsel said the department decided this summer that it as a violation of students' rights, and a new policy was ?ued for this fall. Since 1968, teachers have posted student grades by >cial Security numbers, even though under the Buckley menuineni i? me rrivacy /\ci, a siuaeni is tne only one ith access to his grades, said Registrar Luther Gunter. Gunter said teachers posted grades this way for so long benefit the student, and there has never been a problem complaint on the Columbia campus. Under the new policy, before teachers can post grades ey must issue waivers around the class to be signed by jdents who wish to have their grades posted. "I'm personally disappointed about the ruling, because hink it's a blow to the student. The people it's hurting e the students," Gunter said. Gunter said he believes the problem with the new viill lu. Ih-.l ..... U~.U__ wn.\/v? ??? ! 1/v II1UI .">v/ liiv IV(U1U.I ait IIUI ?IMII? IU I'lMUCI ih (he waiver and students will not be able to find out cir grades until grade reports are sent out. Also, idents will not be able to address discrepancies until ey return to campus the next semester, he said. "It's a real pain for me when I go home and a month er find out my grades," said Jeanine Maxwell, an elcccal engineering junior. "If there's a discrepancy, how n I fix it from 500 miles away?" ados posted," said Diana Walthcr, a psychology miiioi . "I think people basically care how they did in relation ? the class, but they don't care about each individual ade," said Jcth Al Fogg, a civil engineering senior.