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i * SHH | University Terrace changing | The Gamecock Founded 1908 Wednesday Volume 80, No. 22 University of South Carolina September 30, 1987 Woman steals, By TOROI) NEPTUNE The suspect Crime reporter female hrtwrp dome use students have been visited in their apart- proaching uni merits by a woman who has succeeded in swindling them daughter has a out of money and stealing personal belongings, a universi- to $25 to help ty administrator said. The woman Not only have USC students been the target of the University Tei "flim-flam" operation, but some Richland County apartments, ac< ^ residents have also been victims, said Danny Baker, assis- sity Police Dep tant vice president of law enforcement and safety. A police rep Private funding Uf despite bad press By TODD IIINES Alumni Association funded aboi Assistant news editor 300 Alumni Scholars this past yea Private funding for USC topped amounting to $6,000 four-ye? $17.7 million in 1986-87 despite the scholarships. sometimes negative attention the Over the past 10 years, the Greati university received during the year. Alumni Association has gor The 7.4 percent increase over the through major changes, said Jac ^iwiv/us year reueciea an attitude Wilson, associate director for Alun that supporters of USC were not ni Development. dissuaded from donations, said Wilson said that when Holderma " several administrators. took the post in 1977, no dues wei "There are a great number of sup- designated for scholarships. He sai porters who want to help the univer- Holderman quickly encouraged th sity," said USC spokeswoman Debra 5,000 due-paying members to begin Allen. scholarship for students. She said the bad publicity was not Wilson said the number of due: important to the increase in percen- paying members has since reached tage, and most supporters continued level of more than 20,000, a quart* to give to USC despite the adverse r?f 1 ' uiv iuiai aluiuiii mcmoers. coverage. "Since we have more members, w The past year was a controversial have more scholarships," Wilso one for USC with extensive media said. coverage of disclosures of Jehan One of the most dramatic increase Sadat's salary and President James came from the annual Family Fun Holderman's discretionary fund. campaign, which surpassed its go* Private contributions for academic by 32 percent. The $376,000 wa scholarships and fellowships reached donated as part of a program wher an all-time high of $2.1 million. This faculty and staff alone giv allowed USC to award 2,050 students donations. ^ ovaucimc stiioiarsnips, compared Jim Edwards, vice president for ir with 500 students who were assisted stitutional advancement, said th through through the University dramatic increase over expectation Scholarship Program 10 years ago. proved the support of those withi; Also, members of the USC Greater See "Donations," page a Students get break on IBM computers By BRENDA BLYTH education the opportunity to buy th News editor new computer at the "best price." A new nrnoram l#?tc t cin/tomc **- --?j , D ? ^uuv.iu nc saia on tne average a person* buy new IBM personal computers computer costs $2,500 before th through Computer Services, an IBM discount. ? representative said. "The university benefits from th ^ Kelly Curry of IBM said the pro- price spread," Curry said. gram gives qualified people the op- But Computer Services also offer portunity to buy a system at a dis- the same kind of deal with Apple an count of about 40 percent. IBM held Zenith computers, said John Wat a fair this past week showing the new son, director of systems engineerin Personal System 2. The fair was at Computer Services sponsored by Computer Services. "The cost is under the vender About 500 people attended the published list price," he said. "W fair, said Lynn Whitmyer, IBM sales match the best prices." assistant. She also said a personal Watson said Computer Service computer was given away in a ran- cannot sell to just any students dom drawing. however. They must have a writtei The winner was Don West and his note from a faculty member saying i wife Tracy, who is a USC nursing computer is essential for the student student. to do their work, he said. 4II ctill rlnn'J KalirtuA ? . V.V/.. % l/VIIVTV 11, *? CM said. "It is really excellent. My wife The main purpose of Computei was just saying how much she wanted Services has been to provide the USC a computer, and ? boom ? we got community with computer availabili one." ty, Watson said. Curry said the purpose of the fair was to promote "Educational Order In dealing with the computer sales, Center," a program both IBM and Computer Services functions as a USC are working on to give faculty middle man, Curry said. But "the and student members in higher university does not make a profit." I ) Man about town Two helpless high school students, prospective L/SC students, follow th< Chris llildreth of information services. cheats students c in ine operation, described as a black proached a USC student and not only mana n 23 to 27 years of age, has been ap- student out of $20. but also was able to ste versity residents and telling them her the victim's purse. respiratory illness and that she needs $20 Weaver Grayson, university law enforcem pay for the child's hospitalization. ty training officer, said there are certain tiphas been operating in places such as the should look for when approached by some* race apartments and Carolina Garden talk them out of money. :ording to a news release issued by Univerarmcnt Lieutenant Mike Mikutaitis. "The key to knowing when you're about ort filed on Sept. 7 said the suspect ap- is in realizing that strangers shouldn't just w I - ^B9SnHHHgE9H^^HHjPp: n I ; . . ^ "l- r^^s-:;;':j WmmP hHH^^^h91^^hh^^H WR/ wlWrH <l ^??1 wK^r <u **? * ^HRj #* :c-3^*H - - --:'-^B m ^ --"-1 "^Kfc:/.^ BaHH Meli tm*. Jk 6^5^' ' - Hi ^ p^fl 1 Hk jMmLn B ? IHUyrJHalB t :ii subr were jjL Mar S . Krrp w,aC e I wors HHB||HbbRKBHEBH^BBBBHBBII^^H^I phon ramHHHHHnHBHHi^HH rang __ - ?wi w ! bresh goods M/^Mt/w/r^c^ been i,r"^ uovu A hungry customer, business junior Kenny Davis, gets a brownie from "Ii g Henry Asby, a senior political science major, as senior James Ross (left) used and senior political science junior Andre McKinney wait their turn during elatei s the Kappa Alpha Psi bake sale. be ch e girls. J 'Hollywood' Homecoming a By JEFF SHREWSBURY be held in the second-floor lobby s Assistant news editor The elections will be from 10 Festivities for USC's Homecoming week 1987 Students need a valid ID to vote ucgin i uesaay. The Carnival of Stars will be [ The first of the activities will be the Homecom- from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Green< - ing queens' forum on the Russell House patio from the Russell House. Organizatior noon to 1 p.m. The forum will allow students to booths set up to raise money, meet prospective Homecoming queens and talk A cookout will also be held \ with them. In case of rain, the forum will be moved Russell House patio at 4:30 p.m > to the Russell House Ballroom. cash card are welcome. 1 Also Tuesday, organizations will begin work on Cockfest will be held at 8 : Homecoming displays on The Horseshoe at 4 p.m. Williams-Brice Stadium. There v Wednesday, Homecoming queen elections will petition for a $350 prize. USC plans events 'S P'a.nn'ng a se es ?f events, including a spr Kftttto - Nora Bell, chairwoman of the philosophy d< SI ED jdfe v- Vty She and Dr. Bosko Postic will teach the class. B 4 C'3SS W'" ^ave between 200 and 300 students. v < -"** VVC arc irymg 10 make people on campus a of their responsibility sexually," Bell said, at ^ people need to understand AIDS. __ -7 - , ! Also in October, the Carolina AIDS Resi |?3vi \ ^ Awareness Project will be sponsoring a series o to observe National AIDS Prevention Month. IS 7 " T - 1 I The seminars are each scheduled from 12:1 1 ;45 p.m. in Room 103 at the USC School Jonathan wn.uAMS'Tht Gamrcock Health. The topics and speakers are: Today: "The Worldwide Situation" will I ; steady lead of USC campus traveler ed by Dr. Johnathan Mann, director of the Wo Organization's special AIDS program. Friday: "AIDS and Religion: The Role of A >ut of money ged to talk a and legitimately ask for large amounts of money," lie al $126 from said. "The amount of money could be $5 or $10, but if ent and safe- they're a stranger and soliciting money, I would be skepoffs students tical right away," he said. "Don't allow them access to 3ne trvillP to vnnr rnnm " . w ...0 ; w-. . win v/i a|;ui i illClll. Grayson said students approached by someone they think is not legitimate should suggest that the person conto be conned tact the Red Cross or the local department of social seralk up to you See "Crime," page 2 fudges pick ive finalists n queen race IEFF SHREWSBURY Each candidate will be attending itant news editor Homecoming events during the week >r USC's five Homecoming and will try to gain support for the :n candidates, the next 10 days elections to be held Wednesday. The be anxious times. voting table will be set up in the he candidates ? Cassandra second-floor lobby of Russell House inson, Christine Olle, Tina from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and students lardson, Lisa Spence and must have a valid ID to vote, mie Williams ? were chosen This year, student vote will count l a field of 20 candidates through 100 percent towards the selection of iterview process, said Terry Mar- the queen. In 1986, a formula was us1, a graduate student working ed, but this year the aueen will be tne Homecoming Commission. elected purely by student vote, she ?ch candidate was judged in three said. gories: applications, group inter- Atkinson and Williams said they s and individual interviews. Each are all for the voting process. nitted an application to the five- "The queen should be who the e panel; the application was students want," Atkinson said. "1 ed as a third of the total score of wouldn't want it if I did not have the candidate. The rest of the score students' vote." taken from the interviews. The As far as the Homecoming queen lidates with the highest scores election being just a popularity conchosen as the top five finalists, test, Williams says that's not the way shall said. it is. le judges asked each candidate a "It's not iust a nnnnlnritv ron. s of questions about school, test," Williams said. "That's why nunity and world events and the they have the interviews. They want n's role, two of the candidates to discover the intellectual part of the candidate as well." illiams and Atkinson said the Atkinson agreed, saying, "By ening process was nerve- judges screening the girls, it keeps it king, but Atkinson said the from becoming just a popularity cont part was the waiting. test. They want to find an equal Ve were supposed to get a call balance." een 5 and 6 Monday night, and The first event the candidates will u didn't get a call, you didn't attend is a forum on the Russell : it," she said. "1 sat by my House patio Tuesday at noon. Marie and jumped every time it shall said they hope to have a talk show type setting to give students a illiams said she is happy to have chance to question the candidates, chosen, but it was hard to get Then, during the week, the can iu mt unci views ana waiting. didates will be visiting organizations t was tough for a while, but I got to gain support. On the day of the to it," she said. "I'm just football game against Virginia Tech, J, because it's such an honor to the candidates will be on the field at osen ahead of so many qualified halftime for the announcement of the " winner. week begins Tuesday of Russell House. Oct. 9, judges will judge The Horseshoe a.m. to 6 p.m. displays, and at 4 p.m., Gene Cotton, a popular singer from the '60s and '70s, will perform on The held Wednesday Horseshoe in a free ennrrrt ; Street in front of The Homecoming Dance will be held from 8:30 is will have game p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Russell House Ballroom that same day, and students with valid IDs may brVednesday on the ing one guest. i. Meal cards and The week's events will conclude with the football p.m. Oct. 8 at game against Virginia Tech at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 10. /ill be a skit com- At halftime the Homecoming queen will be crowned. to raise AIDS awareness ches in AIDS Education" will be discussed by Dr. Gene Copello, director of the Vanderbilt AIDS Project at lIDS, USC Vanderbilt University Medical School. ing course Oct. 8: "The Situation in the Americas" will be discussed by Dr. Fernando Zacarias of the Pan American Professor Health Organization. apartment. Oct. 14: "HIV and other Related Viruses" will be ell said the discussed by Dr. Luc Montagnier from the Pasteur Institute in Paris. lors class Oct. 16: "AIDS and the Law: Balancing Rights and 1 this past ResnonsibilitifV will ho J~- **?-?-?? ? ? v..j?,u.iji.u uy i .mull WCIUIOCK CI I the USC School of Law. This lecture will be in Room 104. the ethical Oct. 28: "Natural History of HIV Infection and rt Ball will Transmission" will be discussed by Dr. Thomas Quinn the AIDS from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Oct. 30: "AIDS and Adolescents: Innovative AIDS lore aware Education Strategies" will be discussed by Rick Petosa of iding that the USC Department of Health Promotion and Education. This lecture will also be held in Room 104. earch and f seminars Nov. 4: "Clinical Management of the AIDS Patient" will be discussed by Dr. Donald Abrams of the San 5 p.m. to Francisco Cienrral Mncnitnl of Public Nov. 11: "Current Drug Development" will be discussed by Dr. John La Montagnc of the National In)e discuss- stitutc of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. rid Health Nov. 18: "Protection of the Blood Supply" will be discussed by Dr. Jaime Sepulveda from the Ministry of theChur- Health in Mexico.