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Volume 80, No. 38 University of South Carolina November 9, 1987 H
All students
may select
AIDS class
this spring
? By BRENDA BLYTH
News editor
The course called "The
Phenomenon of AIDS" will be offprpH
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to all USC students.
David Bell, associate master of
South Carolina College, said the
honors college decided to offer the
course again because of the course's
success this past spring. That class,
however, was offered only to honorscollege
students.
"We feel we have a social responsibility,"
Bell said. "This is a way we
can help."
The course is unique and needed,
Bell said. The class, which will be on
Wednesdavs from n m in S
j p.m., will have a maximum of 200
students.
"We will try to accommodate as
many as we can," Bell said.
The course will be structured the
same as it was before, Bell said. It
will be taught by Bosko Postic, a professor
of infectious diseases, and
Nora Bell, chairman of the
philosophy department.
Postic will teach the medical
aspects of the virus. Nora Bell will
teach the moral, legal and ethical
aspects of the disease.
Several guest speakers, including
lawyers and blood-bank representatives,
will lecture throughout the
semester, Bell said. They will be lecturing
on the psychological aspects of
AIDS.
"Given the number of students,
the tests will probably be objective,"
Bell said.
The course is being co-sponsored
by the Office of Student Affairs.
"They also think it is a need ? and
an important one," Bell said.
Bell said he does not know if the
course will be offered again in the fall
of 1988. "If it is successful, we will
continue."
Two graduate-level classes dealing
with AIDS will also be offered. Both
classes will be taught by Francisco
Sy, associate professor of
epidemiology and director of
Carolina AIDS Research and
Education.
"AIDS: Epidemiology and Control,"
coded EPID 753, will be
) ! (Jltaught Mondays and Wednesdays
from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
A one-hour course titled "AIDS
Seminar," coded EPID 754, will be
taught Mondays from 12:30 p.m. to
1:45 p.m.
In "AIDS: Epidemiology and
Control," students will study the
epidemiology of AIDS. They will
analyze the various implications and
issues of AIDS affecting the individual
as well as society and
develop innovative strategies for
AIDS prevention and control.
During the graduate seminar class,
students will study scientific
literature on various aspects and
issues related to AIDS.
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By LANYIA DICKENS
Staff writer
USC's black greeks are having di
new fraternity and sorority councils,
tant who works with minorities in tl
Lack of understanding the systeir
contribute to the reasons parts of the
i ing, Michelle McCall, graduate assist
i organizations, said.
"Sorority and fraternity councils
because it's all a new process. Black!
just and express their concerns," M
McCall said she believes theSorori
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the new system and have joined comi
that are relevant and beneficial to tl
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November 1986. They previously exi
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consisted of the four black fraternit
Teresa Wade, Alpha Kappa Alpli
thinks the two councils were formed
inging white and black greeks toget
' higher number of white greek organi
vantages in the system.
"We felt like we were being overt
7\ jCfcvc didn't really have a choice," she
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system and rules of this campus bees
be changed.
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Breaking away
Robin Church, a studio art junior, dribbles a soccer ball toward the goal
tended by USC women's basketball coach Nancy Wilson Saturday at The
Graveyard. During halftime of the USC-William & Mary game, students
were allowed to try to score on some Gamecock coaches and celebrities;
Church missed.
Teaching progr
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USC's student-teaching program is helping . . . .
students become more effective teachers in tCaCIllllg IS llie O
hopes of improving the quality of education in professional illtt
South Carolina, a USC graduate says. at a hpoinr
"Student-teaching made me a better teacher # ? t
because I knew what 1 was getting into," Beth StrUCtional effecti'
Slice said.
Another USC graduate, Tom Finigan, /
agreed. Student-teaching showed me how to Coordinator of
have good classroom management and how to J
express ideas to students."
Student-teaching enables the student to make "You can sit in a clas<
practical applications of knowledge, learning read, but you need hand*
principles, teaching techniques and materials said.
that have been developed in other college Professor L.oretta Macli
courses, rmigan saia. trie stuaent-teacning progi
eks have complaints
erations in councils
concept of the new system is good, but blacks aren't bein
represented fairly.
fficulty adjusting to "We don't have the same concerns, and we're out
says a graduate assis- numbered," he said. "1 think we need more voting powe
le greek system. and some respect in the meetings. Sometimes it's like w
i and uninvolvement don't even count."
system are not work- Gary Loadholt, Phi Beta Sigma president, said blac
ant to minority ureek concerns aren't addressed and are viewed as nn
important.
both have problems "We need more of an acceptance of each organizatio
s have to learn to ad- beliefs and practices," he said.
cCall said. Although black greeks have noted and recognized th
tyCouncil is working problems, some also believe the new system has it
e getting involved in advantages.
nittees on the council "It has potential and the capability to provide more sei
lem. vice to the community," Tim McAllister, president c
Is were established in Alpha Phi Alpha said. "Hopefully, it will help all group
sted as three separate provide more exposure to themselves and help recru
I served the 17 white qualified students into minority greek organizations,
onference served the McAllister said he would like to see some form c
Pan-Hellenic Council NPHC back. "We iust need some type of caucus betwee
ies. the black fraternities and sororities," he said,
la president, said she "I miss working directly witrh the black sororities,
with the intent ofbr- Loadholt said. "We don't need the old system back her.
But she said the just a combination of both."
zations creates disad- "Improvements to the new system must be made, hi
blacks need to be active listeners and participates," M<
hrown, and we knew Call said. "We need to stop letting things happen, take o
said. Wade said that the challenge and make the system work for us instead c
3 cooperate with the against us.
ause the system won't "We don't need to make it a black-white issue. W
need to evaluate and decide the concrete things we don
hi president, said the like and work within this particular frame."
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By TOROD NEPTUNE
Crime reporter
Students should think twice before making prank
phone calls they consider to be jokes, says Weaver
Grayson, systems vice president of law enforcement and
safety.
"There have been several incidents of prank phone calls
being made this semester," Grayson said, "but I don't
think the people who are making the calls realize they are
breaking the law."
The South Carolina statute on unlawful use of the
telephone defines such use as anything that involves using I
the phone to communicate language of a profane and |
lewd nature.
The statute also says calling another person repeatedly
for the purpose of annoying or harassing is illegal,
regardless if a conversation results.
Formal statistics on the number of prank calls made
this semester were not available, but according to USC
police reports, there have been at least 15 incidents of
students receiving prank phone calls.
There have also been some student arrests made this
semester because of prank calls.
Lt. Mark Mikutaitis of the University Police Department
said in the past month, two students were arrested
for 25 to 30 incidents of making prank calls.
Grayson said this type of incident can be damaging to
the person who commits the crime.
"Students should realize that if they are convicted of an
incident of unlawful use of the telephone and they at
tempt to get positons with major companies in the future,
the incident will be reflected when the company docs a
background check on them," he said.
Danny Baker, assistant vice president of law enforcement
and safety, said, "A lot of students don't realize
that it is against the law to unlawfully use the phone and
that they can be convicted and go to jail for it."
The state statute says punishment for violations related
to misuse of the phone is at the discretion of the court.
Refusal to hang up the telephone or interfering with the
phone service of another person is punishable by a fine of
not more than $100 or imprisonment for not more than 30
| days, in addition to receiving a criminal record.
! Mikutaitis, who has been working with several of the
reported harassing-phone-call incidents, also works with
the the university "trap" system that works to lessen the
number of prank calls.
The University Police Department, in cooperation with
Southern Bell, operates an electronic detection device that
pin-points where the phone call is being made, whether on
or off campus.
The trap system is implemented with the consent of the
victim, and the police can place a trap on the line allowing
them to find out where the phone calls are coming from
without having to listen to tue call, Mikutaitis said.
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An evaluation of this development
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Student Teaching A"lssm5^ ?.[ Performance Tea<
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iroom and read and Robinson said. Out of 51 points on
;-on experience," he each student must receive an aver
points.
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Grayson also said he thinks the prank ealls are unnecessary
and can have a lasting effect on the victim, [ll
especially around exam time.
"You never know what the intent of the person making :
the call might be. This call is something that is going to [z^q
disrunt someone's social life, and I think that it's totallv
unnecessary," he said. [ yPolice
offer tips I
to halt crank calls I
By TOROD NEPTUNE
Crime reporter I
The USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety j.v
has some suggestions for people who have been receiving
crank calls. ^ Hp
Don't Danic when the Dhone rines. If it is a crank Nl
call, follow these suggestions: p2
Hang up as soon as you hear an obscenity, im- pi
proper questions or no response to your hello. |J|
Don't talk to strangers. Be careful when the ! jig
caller says he/she is taking a survey, ask person for his
or her name, firm name and telephone number. Say ' j ' :
that you will call back after you verify the authenticity
of the survey. I ;
Don't play detective. Don't extend the call trying
to figure out who is calling. [ 5
Keep cool. Don't let the caller know you are Wi
upset or angry. p?
Don't try to be clever. A witty response may well ||
be interpreted as a sign of encouragement. pf
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obscene caller certainly needs professional help, but
he/she will only be encouraged by your concern and
will continue the calls.
Don't tell everyone about your calls. Many calls
of this type are actually made by friends, family
members and even your closest girlfriend and
boyfriend.
] Place ads with caution. When placing ads in the
newspaper, use a.newspaper or post office box number
if possible. If you must use your phone number, do not
list your address. Crank callers are avid readers of the
classified ads.
| Never volunteer your phone number to an
unknown caller. This is an invitaton to call again. If
your number is the wrong number, the caller does not
need to know your number. p
Report obscene or annoying calls to the USC p
Police Department. %
udents say
i full-time the exam, Robinson said.
everything "!f you don't pass the APT, you shouldn't be
a teacher," Slicc said. |
hing is the Practicum betore student-teaching exction
with periences is beneficial to both would-be teachers
ictional ef- and the educational system in which they will
rience for work, Slice said. "It gets you into the classroom
earlier and weeds out those who are not really
; is observ- interested in teaching."
ough the Those who do remain with the program
:hing. typically student-teach the last semester of their
e lesson," senior year, Macintosh said. It is the final phase
r. Sandra of the professional teacher certification prothe
APT, gram at USC.
age of 44 Students working toward a teaching certificate
in any major are required to student'
the APT teach. It is an extensive 12-week experience
sely during under the observation of a cooperating teacher.
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