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I ~w ^ ^ ^ ^ a 1 ^iA competition is on for the I mf^jS^t^Ss Mostly sunny today, highs I U SC^ S COllCGrt CSIOIF SlllgS Ollt soccer teams goalkeepinu^ | 90s. Cloudy Pos^lon See Pa9(- 8 The Gamecock ; founded 1908 Wednesday Volume 80, No. 16 University of South Carolina September 16, 1987 I ^m?law in* minium rmsnniTTrn 1 ?TnwijrmmrrmmBm^Tirw^TTmnLU,..uu^i nni i'mim h 111 mi I I ' - V ; ^ : ^Pi^^ipiiilililil ay \ S- ". ,7.1 r v ' ' "-- -f (HIti?_".*iir^ i 5 /1 ft ,/ . f ."-r.^ <V iirw^ Picnic in the park Breakfast on The Horseshoe "seems like a neat idea" tn | on wine, peanuts and potato chips. USC puts oh V JB' A By JEFF SHREWSBURY h Assistant news editor A program of registering for classes by phone has been H put on hold, USC's registrar said si Luther Gunter said USC had planned to implement a s] system of phone registration by this semester, but finan- n cial and computer problems may set it back at least 18 c< months. a "It's on hold for now, mostly because of budgeting and computer system problems," he said. "The computer -V...V. .".vu.i iiiuiv iiiii1. iu u)S(?I dUC II) SyMCIIl. w c snouio s> No operating funds Budget cuts ' * math departm By STKPHKN GUILFOYLK year cut of 2.6 percem Copy desk chief percent cut." The department of math's budget With the expected A isn't completed, but the chairman cut added in, "the cu said he ex pec is it to be is to knock out our o| "devastating." completely." USC lias mandated a 4 percent "The effects will b budget decrease for the university Bennett said. colleges and departments for fiscal Bennett said the re year 1988, but Professor Colin Ben- decrease would be in nett says the effects of the budget for part-time profess< cuts are cumulative with budget cuts "We have six facul from this past year. leave at other unive "Basically, 93 percent of our have been unable to budget goes to faculty, staff and he said. graduate student salaries, and the "We're looking at other 7 percent is used for operating fall semester as bein expenses like paper, copies, etc.," he structors for 20 sectic i said. "And in '87, we took a mid- to cut back on the University has num to deal with patent: I By MARY PEARSON t< Administration reporter u In the past months, USC has faced a controversy k over one of its foundation's handling of copyrights and patents for research discoveries. si But most of USC's patents and copyrights are vn i ^^handled by offices within the university, not the Carolina 4'The main role o Research and Develop- Patents and Copyright ment f oundation, determine whether or i university legal counsel . ..... . Paul w ud said "as contributed substa The Associated vention or to the endei Press and The Greenville News have filed suits to obtain records __________________ to see whether the lounuation's handling of copyrights and patents presents a conflict of interest. ai ^ In August, the AP said USC had signed over its si rights of patent and copyrights for its research ai projects to the R&D Foundation in 1982. fc In 1982, State Auditor Edgar Vaughn said the agreement could jeopardize the foundation's claim 4 ' "" 'jT_y j^gSSS^, - ** Dun Dorroh, a mechanical engineering junior, and his companion, nnd one registration ave it installed by 1989 or '90." change, and i The phone registration system, similar to those used at have to go tc irigham Young and Miami universities, would require inconvenieno udents to call the university's computer system at a Twostudei [lecific time during the registration n^rinH mvl rtio i - 1?1 _ .w ...... - .. > ^ . HIV limt IUIU IIU J umbers of the desired classes on touch-tone phones. The easier one wc jmputer would evaluate whtiher those classes are full "I'd rathe nd would tell the .s dent if an alternative was needed. Ellen Rose, s "It's really for the students' benefit," Gunter said. any problem; The only problem 1 can see with it is that our registration easier, then g ,'stcm is so easy that many people may not want to will 'devastate' lent in 1987-88 t and another .8 undergraduate levels. We already have the highest student-faculty ratio percent budget on campus, and in technical and imulative effect scientific courses such as the math pcrating budget department, it should be the lowest," he said. Bennett also said research in his al effect of the department would suffer. "We're i lack of funds losing the research capability in our jrs. department as we lose prfessors for a I ." 7, Ity members 011 time and aren't able to replace them r rsities, and we with visiting professors." | replace them." 11' ^ : - Bennett said it would take ! the start of the $5(K),(KH) to "get to where we ought fl g short of in- to be. Cuts can be made one year, but : - ^ >ns. We've had the funding needs to be restored I i graduate and eventually." ir iber of policies |B? s and copyrights tihtTf '4 3 be a nonprofit onemtinn wnrtino ?r? cnrwnn . -I- - ..J, .V, lilt nivcrsity. It is this claim the foundation uses to F%jft ^ eep its records private. The news service and the newspaper contend that incc the foundation handles public funds in dealing rt, ith USC's patents and copyrights, its records T/S( should be public. _ . ... . Ward said only one f the University copyright has been i C!ommittPP i*i to auionnH in tl.n i~ I ? lot the university t,on- 0t,1^r organiza..j'.n., * il tions, such as the p nlially to the in- officc of sponsored hSbI ,V()r* I* r o g r a m s a n d Paul Ward Research also helps fjj| " USC legal counsel secure IJSC's research nt. v i iiw in-ij/.-) 111 \.i i?kji 111111 km icy ioi researcn id also in reviewing research contracts to make ire they arc in the best interest of the researcher id USC, said Thomas Coggins, associate director ' QpCf /. >r post-award administration. Raymond Another campus organization that plays an bring some i See "Patents," page 2 i I pv t >tllU M UL1L* I T^.. >g> J^larB> I ho s\inpu>m ^' ^A^^rififHeSHnEXj^KM^SSlSii snce/ini:. uppei fly[j Rhodes said 1 >" '?"? ?*wwauasia*?M&is?j aches should h Kiir/fjo\hs ihv (.dmtviHk students visit til treated suceessli Even though i eclared sophomore Jo Bremer. Thev feast a ?rcat differen usually cause be "It's not alwa toms," Rhodes She encouragi *1 | _[ toms and to mal f^\ I cine if one deve V^AX XJLVJ'JLvJl Rhodes said s misconceptions Rhodes said t may be a problem for those people who still virus is circulati ) the coliseum and pay fees; it could be an 'c^c campus, sh< e." devastating. its who talked with The Gamecock said they The peak sea; problems with the registration system, but an however, the vir in Id be fine with them. as there arc sus<r take care of it before we leave school," Rhodes said sc ill advertUino ?<*nir?r enwt "t'im "u-.i - ?? j L-r ?- --? 0 -v...v,, miu. ? w uvvgi uau u pci iuu uciurc r ; with registration, but if they can make it virus has the pot reat." if it is not contri See "Registration," page 2 ^ > ? <V". .d# ^L . ' ^ .. jHHH I KH1H JONES'The Gamecock mshing Reed, a veteran DSC Horseshoe employee, #ets rewly to important papers into Preston residence. _ A ;nier fering 1 i * i shots F.S itor s arc walking around in shorts and flip, but others arc bundled tight to fight the n flu. 5C's Thomson Student Health Center is )ts for all students and faculty before the cad. only a few students have requested a vac'.a. ncludes the Taiwan flu component and Dnents of past influcn/.a strains. Vaccinasubsequent prescriptions will be issued at fas available this past semester, but only ims had become stratified across campus, hodes of the Health Center said 25 to 30 van flu were diagnosed (his past semester, nts probably fought main more cases s of the Taiwan llu include bod> aches, respiratory discomfort and. in some and diarrhea. anyone developing snee/ing and body c vaccinated. She said tlie majority of c center within the first iuo days and are .illy. it is hayfever season, Rhodes said there is ce between symptoms. Havfever doesn't >dy aches or fever, the doctor said. ys up to the student to diagnose the sympsaid. i*d roommates to be aware of the sympke certain everyone comes in for the vaclops the symptoms. tudents need to recogni/.e some common about the virus. temperature doesn't matter when a flu ng. In the high risk setting of a large col; said the circulation is quicker and more ?on for influenza is late fall and winter; us can spread through late spring as long :eptible carriers. >ine people can be carriers of the virus for evealing any symptoms. She also said the ential to affect a large portion of campus oiled. | Project ID to start again this semester to curb crime By TOROD NEPTUNE Crime reporter To help prevent theft of student property, the University Police Department will be operating Project ID again this semester. The purpose of the project is to help prevent theft, but it also lias another purpose, said Mark Havcock, campus reserve police officer. "Project ID is realh designed to help the students out with the protection of their property, but we also initiated it to try and lower the campus crime rate." he The process of getting property labeled involves having it engra\ed with an agency's identification number so that it it is stolen, it can be traced back to the local agency. "It's a lot harder to sell stolen property if it has been labeled with an engraving code, and people or pawn shops are less likely to buy it if there is some likelihood that it can be traced," Havcock said. The program should begin operation by the end of the month. The police will be working with the residence hall stalls to designate dates when they will be in certain dorms. During those days they will be engraving the property tree of charge and showing the students how to engrave property themselves. Some university students said they like the project. "It's good that we can get our stuff labeled free of charge in case it gets stolen. I'm glad this is offered to us," said Robyn Tate, a journalism freshman. I M?. ?- ? ' iiavtutK saiu many university students take advantage of the service, but that not many males do. j "We've had a good turnout in the past semesters, but we have never had that many guys as girls." 'wMf Or Wmwh&riq something engraved should call the university police at 777-4215. |i