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Volume 80, No. 29 University of South Carolina October 16, 1987
USC to dedica
By RITA COSBY $30 million split beh
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USC will dedicate its John E. Swearigen Center laboratory, creatin
for Engineering today, officially opening the $20.1 several chemical dis
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The center is "probably the most high-tech The center has m
teaching and research facility in the Southeast," eluding 44 electri*
said Len McNair of McNair Johnson Associates of chemical labs, 16 r
Columbia, the architectural firm that designed the labs.
center. There will be thr
McNair said some of the facilities the firm with satellite transm
visited became outdated after four years. Some classes will be
"We were determined to prevent this from hap- stitutions and busin
pening at the center," McNair said. programs.
W. K. Humphries, dean of engineering, said the All the rooms wi
laboratories are built for longevity. "All are made computer terminal <
to accomodate for 15 to 20 years at least." state-of-the-art tech
The center required an investment of more than They are made f<
Tonight the night
for 10th All-Niter
By TONY MORENO Max movies will be shown <
Copy editor tinuously in the Russell House
Today is the day for students to Lounge.
pull out their Banana Republic-style Hill said the most attended cv
wardrobes and put their "shrimp on will probably be the lip sync cor
the barbie" for the 10th annual All- and the concert by The Saints
Niter. Lay Quiet Awhile. "We're expec
v Carolina Progiim Union is spon- about 250 people at the lip sync
soring "A Night in the Land Down anywhere from 400 to 700 peopl
Under," a day of campus-oriented the band performance," Hill sail
programs, contests and festivities Hill also said she feels good at
that will last until 2 a.m. and involve the day's events. "This year's
thousands of students. Niter is going to be the best cam]
CPU President Sheila Hill said the wide event. We've got A Toucl
events will begin at 10 a.m. in the Faith, the band, the Saints,
Russell House Lobby with the MTV cheerleaders and a lot of qu<
New Music College Tour. This will programming."
involve booths with various spon- Hill said her optimism about
sors, including Pontiac and Spin All-Niter is well-founded. "It*
magazine. tradition in the sense that it
Hill said the lobby usually stays always been successful," she s
full all day as students check out the adding that the one year CPU di>
booths and events that interest them. hold the event was because
? " The outdoor events begin at 3 p.m. scheduling problems, not a lacl
on the intramural field with hot-air student interest.
balloon rides. Then at 4 p.m., the Still, this year's All-Niter does
patio events begin with various con- last all night.
tests and games. Hill said each year only the r
"We have hackey-sack and body trip lasted all night, but this ye<
painung, ana tnose always work out had to be cancelled. "We had pl?
really well," Hill said. ed a trip to the beach, but the drr
To go along with this year's theme, situation didn't work out so we
a Mad Max Drive-A-Like contest will to cancel that about three w<
be held. Hill said this will be a race ago."
over an obstacle course by two-man Aside from that event, Hill said
wagon teams and that it should be a All-Niter is being run as it always
lot of fun. been.
There will also be kiwi-fruit pass- To avoid problems with the e'
ing, kangaroo-jumping and being so late, Hill said that C
kangaroo-chip-tossing contests. moves the event "indoors at abo
To complete the "Down Under" p.m., so we're not out after dar
theme, Crocodile Dundee will be She also said six to 10 security gu;
shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the will be present in case sometl
^ Russell House Theatre, and the Mad should go wrong.
Seriate rules on lnl
By KELLY S. MARSHALL being distril
Senate reporter Governmeni
A lottery will be held for the Clemson-USC game dur- tinue from I
ing the first week of November, the Student Senate decid- Individua
ed Wednesday. p.m. Nov. 1
The current lottery for distributing Clemson football coliseum's I
tickets is a fair system, a student senator said during the Students
meeting. chance to ge
"The lottery does work. Tickets are out there for peo- Cousar said
pie who want them, but you won't have a very good In other I
chance unless you try," Athletics Committee Chairman the Handbo
E. J. Cousar said. meetings.
Scan sheets will be available for the lotterv Nov. 2 Sen. Stan
^ through Nov. 4 in the Russell House lobby. Students must be moved tc
9 fill out the scan sheets and return them by 5 p.m. Nov. 4 lengthy debi
to be eligible, Cousar said. "All I'm i
The list of lottery winners will be posted by 5 p.m. Nov. Sen. Dale C
9 at different campus locations, with block seating tickets quite involv
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a cool drink.
te new engineerir
vcen federal and private funds. fortably handle beyond two times the amount of
; a four-story engineering enrollment and advancement and still be comforg
enough space to contain table, Humphries said.
tillation columns used in com- McNair said the center will also draw more
erations. faculty, and large industries will begin locating
lore than 100 laboratories, in- research nearer to USC.
:al and computer labs, 38 "We believe the center will also H live :?ll nn
nechanical labs and two civil economic development not only in the area, but on
a global aspect," Humphries said.
ee video-equipped classrooms
ission and reception capacities. "With this center we will become very com:
transmitted to nationwide in- petitive and attractive to big business," he said,
esses as part of three network "We are all extremely excited about its success
and enjoyed being involved with this technological
11 be equipped with interactive breakthrough," McNair said.
:onnections using fiber optics, "It is positive in every construction. Enginccrnology,
McNair said. ing, above all, is a desirable economic, high quality
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ards on Greene Street Thursday afternoon. Preston residence hali government was ol
ting on hits beginning at 3 for $1.
ttery for Clemson gai
)uted from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Student "All I wanted was to move the ore
t office. Block seating distribution will con- business, but they wanted to make i
3:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 10. than that," Davis said after the meeti
I tickets will be distributed from 9 a.m to 4 ped the whole thing."
1 and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Questions had also been raised al
ilephant Room. non-senators being on the standing 1
who don't enter the lottery may still have a tee, Davis said.
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ley Davis made a motion that debate should shouldn't allow non-senators to
> new business, but dropped the motion after business."
ate from other senators. The decision to change the Han<
saying is deal with debate when it comes up," status was tabled until further debat*
)ldham said. "Legitimate questions can get The finance committee also alloc
ed, and this may save time." Week to the Safety Task Force.
Sto increai
By The Associated Press
named this week as PTL's interim
leader said Wednesday the television
ministry needs a 25 to 50 percent increase
in donations to survive, and he
>. is optimistic about the chances lor
such an increase.
. d?m&^4ju|iflMW9 "For it to go the next 36 months,"
-i-;- B@ Columbia attorney William Kobin?1
^ t>:- _ ra son said, "you're going to have to
I have immense partner sup
. / , ' H port . . . but that doesn't bother me
when I look at the millions that have
W^SMM&r \lgone in here before."
; , _r ^ jp Robinson also salalx-year-old
-u ^ >^s. Kevin Whittum, who uses a
' " J? '; . wheelchair because of a rare hone
disease, can continue to live in
I ? Kevin's House the lt-hnHmnm. ^
million home that his cousin, former
jrsdny offering her dofl leader Jim Hakker, built with contributions
in 1986.
The Rev. Jerry Falwell's aides had
lg center today
A model of the John E. Swearingen Engineering Center.
IN aisbitt
^to speak
M Saturday
By JEFF SHREWSBURY
Assistant news editor
John Naisbitt will speak about trends in world
technology at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Amoco Auditorium
of the new John Swearingen Engineering Center.
Naisbitt, author of Megatrends, a book that was on
The New York Times best-seller list for more than two
years, will speak as part of a two-day symposium,
"Science, Technology and Economic Development
Towards the Year 2001.
The 58-year-old Utah native's speech will be the climax
of the center's dedication ceremonies, which begin today
Jim Poindcxter of USC Information Services said the
ceremonies will include several events and speakers
I designed to discuss the future of technoloizv and its effrru
on economic development in the United States and the
^ world.
Naisbitt's presentation,"Towards the Millenium," will
v mostly deal with the future of technology, trends and the
competition with other countries for development in these
areas, Poindexter said.
Naisbitt has 30 years of business experience, has been
an adviser to both the administrations of John Kennedy
and Lyndon Johnson and has been an executive at IBM
and Eastman Kodak companies, he said.
In Megatrends, Naisbitt stresses the change in the
c HEwtrr/The Gamecock United States from an industrial to informational society.
Naisbitt will be intioduced by Rep. Butler Derrick,
y for AIDS research The ceremonies begin today at 9 a.m. with a welcome
ffering various deals by President James Holderman and will continue with
speakers and seminars throughout the day.
1 Today's keynote speaker will be designee for U.S. commerce
secretary William Verity, who will lecture on
economic development in America at 9:15 a.m. He will be
?Sk followed by U.S. Secretary of Labor William Brock will
speak after Verity at noon about the effect of human
resources toward the 21st century.
ier of debate to new Dedication ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. will include
it more complicated numerous state public figures: USC President James
ng. "So 1 just drop- Holderman, Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond,
Democratic Sen. Ernest Hollings, Republican Gov. Carbout
the validity of roll Campbell, namesake John Swearingcn and state Rep.
handbook Commit- Butler Derrick, D-Lex.
Admission to all events is free.
rom a standing to a
oblcn, and keep the (|,e feCOrC!
Oldham said. "We
and conduct
. , The Gamecock incorrectly stated Wednesday that
dbook Committee s USC released the names of more than 5,100 donors it
" r c 'iat* ^cen shielding in financial records. The donors'
ated $40 lor Safety names had not been previously withheld by the
university and were instead released to recognize and
thank the donors for their contributions.
inistry needs donations
se, interim leader says
ordered Whittum and his family out Robinson said some PTL con
of the house after they learned it tributors have told him they withheld
could not be used as a group home donations out of fear that Bakker
for handicapped youngsters as Bak- would regain the ministry.
ker had promised. The home does Robinson blamed Falwell for not
not meei lire saiety codes lor use as a keeping contributors, particularly the
group home. 114,000 lifetime partners, informed
The Whittums were to be allowed about what was happening in PTL's
to move into a smaller PTL-owned bankruptcy proceedings.
house. But, Robinson said, "We're "You never heard the first positive
not going to do anything about it. thing said about the pariners over the
It's a sensitive issue with the television until Monday," Robinson
partners." said. "No effort was made to involve
Robinson, the bankruptcy ex- them in anything."
amincr who took control of PTL He added, "That was my major
Monday after Falwell resigned this argument from day one. Get these
past week, said a major reason for people involved. They are paying
the current money problems was that your bills."
Falwell kept PTL supporters in the Robinson plans to appear every
dark about the ministry's future and day on The PTL Club show to extheir
role in it. plain the bankruptcy proceedings.
But Robinson added, "I think it On Wednesday, he stayed in the
was as much Bakker as it was studio after the show ended, taking
Falwell." questions from the audience.
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