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Volume 80, No. 30 University of South Carolina October 19, 1987
University dei
Thurmond, Hollings, Derrick
Campbell attend ceremonies
By MARY PEARSON "This center, with its 210,110
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v|jimicr square teet ot UK) laboratories and
The future of USC and the ac- additional 165,000 square feet with
complishments of John Swearingen the renovation of the old SCE&G
were recognized by business and building, will help this state and the
political leaders as they spoke during entire nation," Thurmond said durthe
dedication of USC's $20.1 ing his speech.
million John E. Swearingen Center "All of these are worthy
Friday. endeavors, and the subsequent
The guest list included leaders such research done is bound to benefit
as U.S. Secretary of Labor William humanity," he said.
Brock, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Hollings also spoke during the
designee William Verity, Lord James ceremony, discussing the federal role
Prior, General Electric of Great Bri- in the building of the center and
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uau vuiti cacuuiivc omcer, ana renovations. He praised Derrick for
member of Parliament, S.C. senators getting the federal appropriation.
Strom Thurmond, R, and Ernest The two-block engineering comHollings,
D, state Representative plex is an investment of more than
Butler Derrick Jr.,D, and Governor S30 million, Hollings said. The
Carroll Campbell. federal funding for the complex was
USC President James Holderman $16.3 million, and $15 million of the
read telegram excerpts from Presi- funding was private money Sweardent
Ronald Reagan, former Presi- ingen helped raise.
dent Richard Nixon and comedian Hollings congratulated Holderman
Bob Hope congratulating Swear- for his work in seeing the center
ingen for his achievements. built.
Swearingen is a 1938 USC alumnus "Without Holderman, this
who is a retired chairman of the building would have been impossi
ooara 01 standard Oil Company of ble," he said. "This university is on
Indiana and serves as chairman of the rise and is fast becoming of age as
the executive committee of Continen- a great institution. I thank Jim
tal Illinois Corp. Holderman for it."
use study
nationally HflHHB]
recognized HWHBS3I
A USC mechanical engineering
study on ground-coupled heat pump's VI '
has been nominated by the S.C.
Energy Officc for the 1987 National ~
Awards Program for Energy Innovation.
The program is sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Energy, and the ' :i
study is included among 81 selected
for national recognition. iBpStgij:;
The pumps draw heat from the
ground instead of the and may
save on power Ollis. """ ^
The study has shown that pumps
reduce power use by 35 percent to 40
percent during winter's coldest
months. j
save money because
operates more efficiently," said Jef- ^
frey Morehouse, a USC engineering .,^
professor and director of the study. I
The efficiency pays off for consinners
and the utility company J ~^^KPfw2T"^' "Wj
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jauuaiy tinu reoruary are A
periods of peak demand. The
amount of power required during ~^r "^L'\ Jj
time sets the rate charged to
customers for the rest of the winter.
Morehouse and a team of (JSC
engineers studied ground-coupled > '
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neai pumps ior L.entrai fclectric
Power Cooperative at six sites across
the state, where the pumps replaced K
air-to-air heat pumps. : lT
Id the ground-coupled heat pump, - 8
water is circulated through buried i
pipes, heated by the ground and ^
brought back to the pump, where the ^ _r
heat is boosted and pumped into the - ijp
home. '-vr' * >v
This process is more efficient than [ v ~
traditional air-heated pumps because '^|?f
the ground stays 20 degrees to 30 | _*
degrees warmer than the air on _
winter's coldest days.
"It prevents you from paying
those large bills on the coldest days
f ?l. - - ? "
ui me year wnen your heat pump, instead
of acting like a heat pump, acts
like a regular electric resistance
heater," Morehouse said.
The pump also alleviates water- ElbOW gfCQSC
usage problems, Morehouse said. Eric Frazee, a business junior, rec
In this state, heat pumps have been passed from business senior Bedford
adapted to use well water instead of Niter in Russell House Friday. The Ki
water circulated through a closed a| |he <;arollna program Union-spon
system.
Alcohol policy cai
By ELAINE DWYFR beer per person, how manv neonle
_ - - -/ i?t *?
Staff writer who's carding, security. It's just too
Restrictions on social functions much trouble," Anderson said,
where alcohol is served are causing Dean of Student Life Jerry Brewer
some student organizations to change said he is concerned that organi/.atheir
plans. tions are taking their parties off camThese
requirements include pus, but said the rules are justified,
registering the function with the dean "If they're going to engage in ilof
student life and if it is located in a legal activity, I'm glad they're gone;
residence hall, with director of resi- but if our rules are prohibiting nordent
student development. mal social interaction, we would like
Having parties off-campus is a to look into it," he said.
tnlntinn /" ' 1
_ ?i/tiKi victmuiit uses to avoid a stumbling block for organizaT
the red tape, said Mandi Anderson, tions is a one-hour session sponsored
(social chairman. by the Alcohol and Drug Education
"We have to register how much Program, and the host organization
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Four of South Carolina's most prominent politicians watch as the new John E. Swearir
Gov. Carroll Campbell, Sen. Strom Thurmond, Rep. Butler Derrick and Sen. Ernest Holl
Campbell spoke during the vancc our educational sytem so that "We mu:
ceremony, saying the new facility we can competiLJiL-th?-aiiiina-edfle huiLjiaa^
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would help attract investment to tonight, but we are ready to play in education
South Carolina. the international market place and The facul
"We are on a bold, new course to are willing to compete at every level important
the future," Campbell said. "We still of technology."
are facing some challenges to ad- Swearingen spoke next, saying, After !i:
By MARY PEARSON
pFl\ ViiH Administration reporter
USC donors will soon be contacted to withdraw
port from the university until two support found
' H - divest their holdings in companies doing business in
HL mm -'-K ' Africa, members of an anti-apartheid, pro-dive<
mi S coaltion said.
?:-;V ;S;5g||;;;] The S.C. Coalition for the Liberation of South ,
" began a new phase in its campaign Friday to persua
_ _ ^ : Carolina Research and Development and Educa
foundations to divest their holdings in companies
~ - ~ business in South Africa.
* The coalition, which includes two campus org
tions, the Free South Africa Alliance and the Allian
Peace, will be writing to the donors the few
ths, coalition attorney Bob Guild said.
" i ne board of these foundations have been unr<
sive to our call to end their connections with this
regime," Guild said.
"We are looking for large and small supporters
University of South Carolina who want to see this ii
tion grow and respected," he said. "We hope these j
will provide the moral persuasion to the university t
other universities and divest."
The coalition has been protesting the foundatioi
vestments at noon every Friday at Sumter and Pen<
streets since June. Marchers carry signs that enco
divestment.
' :f|p 1 By JULIE BUTTERFIELD
j Staff Writer
The hundreds of books that cram shelves and
the of (JSC English professor G.
Roy the
iM^' 'j;-/ " '''.';-iv^,;-" 'I 7', ^ yi'v" "- ^ : poetry of Robert Burns.
: .; : ; In recognition for his work, Roy was inducted thi
Jjr month as an honorary life president of the Burns F<
-1 --": ~~ ' - i tion, parent organization of 400 active clubs throu
j the world.
j "I feel very honored," Roy said. "I'm the
American to be inducted, and it's nice first, a
'* Roy's works on the poet include a two-volume
llxe Letters of Robert Burns, published in 1985 by O
HHPP" ^ 9 University Press; a study on French translation!
keith jones/the gamtcock criticisms of Burns' poetry; and the Scottish section <
Cambridge University Bibliography of English Litert
He contributes to the Burns Chronicle, an annual pu
elves a much-"kneeded" Kiwi fruit, tion of the Burns Federation, which has about 10
Hugenin's knees during the 10th All- members. .... ,r
wl Pass was one of the events offered ,R?y rs '"terest ,n Bur,n* began with his grandf;
sored festival whose father immigrated from Scotland.
' "1 guess I had my first taste when 1 was 8 years ol<
uses groups to sociali
and its adviser must attend in order party on Thursday nights. "You're his nightclu
to hold an alcohol-related event on in college to get an education. When Owens s
campus. 73 percent of students are below the results fror
Another problem several organiza- legal drinking age, you don't need to dent orgai
tions have had to face is the rule that party on Thursday," he said. when hav
no parties involving alcohol may be Herron said the university has event.
held on campus except during some valid arguments, but added, Brewer s
weekends. "They go too far when they say organizatioi
Greek organizatons have tradi- they're doing it for our academic student inj
tionally had mixers on Thursday well-being." result of a
ingnis in (vicuryae quadrangle, but Organizations may even be having reason for
have had to take parties to area bars fewer parties, Herron said, because alcohol poli
or change the scheduling, said John of the cost involved in renting areas
Herron, president of the Fraternity off campus. One rece
Council. But Derrick Owens, manager of did follow
Brewer said students don't need to Twilite, said private parties held at Columbia K
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;en Center
SRIAN SAUI.S/Thr Gamecock
igen Engineering Center is dedicated Friday. From the left stand
ings.
5t never forget that the the people here tonight, 1 feel that
ilone will not provide an South Carolina is poised for a
for young professionals. brilliant future," he said. "If we
ty who instruct are more work together, we will achieve in the
than the facility itself." end, and all of our money invested
and work and effort will be
stening to the remarks of worthwhile."
he id coalition
'ivestment drive
The rnalitinn r\l'1 nc tn ?- ??
? k.ui.j iu vuiiuiiuc i^ivjicMiug every wceK,
' Guild said. Members also plan to write to donors to enkV
sup- courage them not to contribute to USC as long as the two
lations foundations maintain their investments in companies doSouth
ing business in South Africa, he said.
itinent Coalition members filed requests under the state
Freedom of Information Act in June to determine the
Africa amount of the foundations' investments in these comde
the panies. The requests were denied.
itional
doing The group, however, found the requested information
in the foundations' annual financial statements in the
aniza- South Carolina secretary of state's public charity division
ice for office. A report from the group said the foundations in
mon- 1986 had about $4.6 million invested in companies doing
business in South Africa.
:spon- Chris Vlahoplus, executive director for both founda
.cAv.ai nuns, iiuu saiu mis pasi uctoDer the Educational Foundation
had about $500,000 invested in companies that do
of the business in South Africa, stressing that the figures change
istitu- from month to month.
people USC President James Holderman said Fiiday he had no
o join comment.
is' in- James Morris, president of the Educational FoundaJleton
tion, and Arthur Williams, president of Carolina
>urage Research and Development Foundation, were also
unavailable for commcnt.
'es Bums' poems
toured Scotland with my grandfather in 1932. I have
lasting memories of meeting with poets who lived then
cover and visiting the cottage of Burns," Roy said.
. Ross When Roy's grandfather died, he left his Burns collece
and tion with Roy. Roy adds to the collection over the years,
and it is now one of the largest in the world in private
s past hands, Roy said.
:dera- Roy said he is fortunate to have pastime that relates to
ghout his work. "I'm able to do research at home with a pot of
coffee by my side," he said. "1 almost became a plant
first pathologist, but 1 learned that I couldn't get excited at
, iu?.c nigm aooui 11. i can witn Mums' poetry.
"He's one of the most popular poets around. Coming
set of from humble origins, he caught the imagination of the
xford people. Burns wrote such startling good and moving
? and poetry that is still meaningful today."
af the In 1978, Roy helped found the Robert Burns Society of
iture. the Midlands in Columbia, which has about 120
blica- members. Roy is on the society's Board of Trustees and is
0,000 the official historian.
|)/M, ,?U/x Uon ? nu fA r ? - ....
.xur, yyiiu was a ru.is in uiignsn irom Montreal Univerither,
sity and a doctorate in comparative literature from the
Sorbonne in France, began teaching at USC in 1965. He is
J and the chairman of the comparative literature program.
ze off campus
b have increased. ty for its residents where alcohol was
aid the increase mostly served.
i) mc responsioiiity stu- One resident advisor, Elaine
nizations must assume Fullwood, said she thought the event
ing an alcohol-related was a success.
"We had to go through a lot of
aid liability of student garbage, but one of the major advanns
and the university for a tages to having it here was that when
ured on campus as the people got drunk, they just went to
social function is a main their rooms and went to sleep," she
the strictness of fhr caiH
icy. Brewer said, "The bottom line is
when you leave this campus, you're
nt event held on campus not an arm of the university. If we
the alcohol policy. The can't control it, we shouldn't attempt
1 all staff sponsored a par- to."
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