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Jl Sunny and breezy this afternoon H T^e big game is finally here 8 with highs in the 50s; lows I Kol 1PQV1C lf"l fllQV I rPPtltfrPPtc as the Clemson tigers, who ^ p?| ffil tonight near 20. Clear and cold 1 gjltlj VJI VV11311 have not met pre season V/,v? ^ tomorrow with a high near 50. I ?. d expectations, come (//n IH I W * to town. See paqe 7 M > - 1 ?J I, * H 1 The Gamecock^ ^Founded 1908 friday I Volume 80, No. 43 University of South Carolina November 20, 1987 [< Astronau many dul space shu By JENNIFER GRONDIN Stuff writer Being a NASA astronaut includes deploying satellites, conducting experiments and floating around eating nfaniit hnffpr-:irifl-if?llv tortillas c:iirl Marine Col. Charles Bolden Jr., a Columbia native and a pilot on the Jan. 12, 1986, flight of space shuttle Columbia. Bolden gave the keynote address at the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Achievement Week program in the Russell House Ballroom Tuesday night. Bolden is one of three Omega Psi Phi national alumni who have been astronauts, along with Fred Gregory and the late Ron McNair of South Carolina. McNair, who was killed in the Challenger explosion in January 1986, helped Bolden through Omega's graduate pledge program and was his role model in the space program. HnMnlinn tmorr in lh? spacc program, Ron would always cncouragc inc. If I came to a rocky road, he helped me get through it. He helped me look to the end of the road, not at the humps in between," Bolden said. \ McNair was the second black astronaut in space and probably would have left NASA and come to USC to teach had he not been killed in the Challenger explosion, Bolden said. McNair had already spoken to USC President James Holderman on the subject, he said. | "The accident was the worst thiftg that's ever happened to me," Bolden L said. "It's like losing my dad. I can t^uaic ii hj iiuti. Before the Challenger tragedy led NASA to cancel all assignments, Bolden was scheduled to pilot the I Space Telescope mission. He hopes to be reassigned to the crew within a OSP tutoi j By ELAINE l)WYER Staff writer E-xtra help through the trials of t vear is available in the Onnortunitv S I gram at USC. One of the TRIO Programs within t Humanities and Social Sciences, counseling, a specialized curriculurr support to incoming freshmen i Carolina. High school students who did pi Scholastic Aptitude Test, but whose j their collegiate potential, are contacte through the admission office, said T Manning Hiers. "OSP is for bright kids who ranked ' class, but did not perform well on tes 1' SAT," Hiers said. u* _. . _ . ... Up to 60 freshmen attend the three | tion during the summer and participa gram throughout their first year. ; | OSP psychologist Karen Burks saic help with their schedules, guidance v *!|j aid and housing, tutoring and person j| EM ? f ' 9 A weary task I Margie Vasallo, a business Junior their schedules before tackling the I ts have :ies, says -f ' 4" 1 /~\ V\ t 1 /A LI Lie; jJHU L year before tfie flight takes place. The 45-foot-long, 15-foot in diameter Hubble Space Telescope will be put into space by a mechanical arm. In theory, it should revolutionize the science of astronomy, Bolden said. "Theoretically, it will allow us to see 14 million light years. On the moon you could see a match being struck in New York city. 1 hope 1 will be able to deploy it," Bolden said. On its 1986 mission, the Columbia successfully deployed the SATCOM KU satellite. HBO is transmitted to earth by this satellite. "It now works better than it was originally designed to work." Boldcn told of his experiences as a space shuttle pilot and described the six-day flight from liftoff to landing. He said that liftoff is not violent, but is similar to taking off in a regular airplane. It takes 6.5 million pounds of thrust and then 8.5 minutes at 17,500 mile per hour to launch the shuttle into space. Bolden also showed slides of the earth taken from the shuttle. "The earth really looks the way it ought to be; everything looks peaceful from space," Bolden said. In space, the sun rises and sets 16 times a day, which makes sleeping difficult. He said crew members wore masks to keep out the light then floated into their sleeping bags and went to sleep. "I generally tended to hang nrnnnd the r#?ilino whpre I wac niit r?f everybody's way," he said. A meal of hot foods such as spinach, vegetables and fresh bread could be prepared for the sevenmember crew in about 20 minutes, Bolden said. He said the food stays on the fork or spoon even in weightlessness unless you bump your arm on something. The strangest thing for him was having to drink out t 1 ps, guides i "OSP is for he freshman . . Scholars i ro- ranked high in th not perform well heCollegcor ,he SAT." OSP offers i and group from South )orly on the ?????? jrades reflect "Things I didn't have d about OSP Burks said. RIO director The program is fundc money at no cost to the s I high in their In addition to counseli ts such as the OSP courses in English prepare themselves for c -day orienta- classes are the same as fre te in the pro- Western civilization and the classes and additional i they receive said. vith financial "I think out-of-classro lal therapy. I don't know how in a cla jrl. Bgfl| . lj | pHH^Mj l <. r^B - QHHR M. I , and Greg Fox, an engineering freshman long lines during class registration Thursd m s fa 11 v HK*1 BHa| ^ IBl KEITH JON US/ Jhr Garnnock Marine Col. Charles Bolden spoke to (JSC students Tuesday in the Russell House Ballroom about his adventures with NASA and the space shuttle Columbia. of a straw all the time. in electrical science from the U.S. As for hygiene, there are no tubs Naval Academy in 1968, and received or showers in space, only sponge his masters of science in systems baths. He said that going to the management from the University of bathroom meant wearing a "thigh Southern California in 1978. guard" to keep things sanitary. Bolden was selected as an Bolden, 41, graduated from C. A. astronaut candidate by NASA in Johnson High School in Columbia, 1980 and became eligible for assignwhere his mother currently resides. ment as a space shuttle pilot after a He got his bachelor of science degree year of training. rpchmpn tn nntpntial JH. VkyjULAM VAB. l/VAl ???????? j( cmp|iasjze personalizing between student bright kids who and teacher," Hiers said. , . .?j OSP students are required to take a communicaICir ClaSS, out Q1Q tions course taught by Burks, although their other on tests such as classes are in the regular university curriculum. "The course teaches them how to take tests, deal with anxiety, learn study skills and read in depth," Manning Hiers, Burks said. TRIO director Although similar to the University 101 course, which grew out of the OSP, Hiers said this pro???????? gram gives students more intensive preparation lor when I was in college," college-level work. To accommodate more students, the University d with federal and state 101 program was started; it also focuses on adjusttudents who receive help. ment to college life. ng, students take special OSP students, however, are in the program for a >, math and history to year, but continue to receive counseling from the :ollege-level work. These faculty and other students througout their college shmen courses in Lnglish, years. algebra; the difference is UI ~ ..Iit I. - km /\on .....i .1 i. . .1 . i I* utip uuiMui; ouiks muie w.->r suiucins ui> conic oacn [(> scnooi mr their remaining years than do other students, Hiers om conferences are vital. said. About 90 percent return as sophomores, 10 ss of 250 they could make percent higher than USC's normal retention rate. n^BL ^ jrjj KVHy The Associated Press ^1^ CHARLOTTE, N.C. ormcr 'g|M^PH:_r, - Don Hardistcr says a federal grand - --- HP jdm 8 about documents shredded at the tel BVW eHh :-flL^HIiiii and I ammy Hakker's drug use |L?flHteg1 y*jM theii bodyguard. -* _ ' ~~ J "I said Jim Bakker's drug use w; H /lictOf cowl HV1I.1IVI 1UIU ?* V. V4 I IV* ? VI C4 jr Ul IVI living hours by prosecutors investigating aides. "He took Valiums. It was n wasn't a monthly thing." Hardister said Tammy Dakker soi employees when she was not taki January, Tammy Bakker was ho dependency in Rancho Mirage, Calil "They asked about company docu ed," said Hardister, who is now a P' department was charged with the res ding. I purchased the shredder and i Hardister said he didn't always destroying but said some of the doc PTI.'s donors and letters. FMri S1TTERI)1NG/The GomecocH COl,UI "0t ^ theV WCfC shlcd(l hide criminal activity," Hardister sa Prosecutors also asked Hardister i, get comfortable while arranging and spending habits of the Bakkcrs a lay. executives. Hardister said he told the grand ji Patien blood both si By JEFF SHREWSBURY Assistant news editor The winner of the CarolinaClcmson blood drive will not he announced until just before kiekoff Saturday, but both sides say regardless of which school wins, the real winner of the drive will be the patients who receive the blood donated. Roni Wolfson, USC consultant with Red Cross, said the turnout in the Russell House Ballroom has been the best ever for a Carolina-Clemson drive. She also said it may be the best ever in the Southeast. At 6 p.m. Thursday, the totals were 1,292 for USC and 357 for Clemson. Both places took blood until about 8 p.m. USC raise* only about 700 pints this past year. The winner will be the school that donates the most pints of blood, rather that a percentage of the student population. Wolfson refused to give a specific final total, but earlier estimated the Senate yearboo By KELLY S. MARSHALL Senate reporter Allocation of funds to the Garnet and Black was debated at Wednesday's Student Senate meeting, but was left undecided until the Senate reconvenes in two weeks. The bill had been vetoed by Student Government President Michael Hogue, but was reintroduced Wednesday after being amended by the Communications Committee. The new bill would exclude the Senate from minor points of debate on yearbook production matters, but secured the Senate's rights to control profits by regulating the book's price. Under the agreement, the Garnet and Black would receive some profit from the sale of the Freshman Review because of its involvement with layout and production. But concern over the legitimacy of the Department of Student Media r*?rfMvini> nrnfits wa?; <1 isinilcd hv some senators, who said S.G. already provided the Gurnet and Black with material and equipment for the book's production. "1 can't believe we're willing to pass this bill. The equipment they use is paid for with student fees, and we're providing a way to make a profit from that," Sen. Stanley Davis said. "That's atrocious. We need to take a little more time and be mort documents L bodygu; Tiarlntfp 1 A JL. ^ Bakkcr and his PTI. security chief or the ministr; jury questioned him money." cvision ministry and Hardister saic while he served as lifetime partner for handicappe* as laughable," Mar- Investigators questioned for two associates oven IJakker and his top money raised fc ot a daily thing. It They also arc lo S3 million dona Tietimes screamed at purposes, ng tranquilizers. In Hardister sai spitalized for drug leaders. "I ans1 f. ticular folks," I uncnts being shredd- dent Richard i: I I. spokesman. "My sonal aide, ponsibility of shred- He said prost iianned it." Halm. know what he was Bakker resigr uments were lists of encounter with silence the form ing things that could settlement and id. through Roc M about the lifestyles Bakker and nd the ministry's top possible mail. \ Federal pios< try he didn't know if ministry moncj ts win I drive, I ripe eav I final USC donation as about 1,400 pints. The Clemson drive, taking place in its student union, had raised "well over 357" at 6 p.m. Thursday, said Marion Hursey, director of the Foothills Regional Blood Service. She said she could not divulge the final tally, but said they had much more than the total listed. Wolfson said she thought most people were donating for the good cause, but she also said the fact that USC is competing against Clemson had something to do with it. She said the drive could not have been so successful without the help v f the USC greeks, who supplied student volunteers, and C-103 FM, which broadcast live throughout the drive. "I think somebody needs this blood. I could be saving someone's life," Angelique Burdsal, an undeclared freshman, said while she gave blood Thursday. "Beating Clemson had a little bit to do with it, though. That's why my blood is red, not orange." 1 -1 ae Dates ik funds responsible with our money." Furthur amending to the bill stated Student Media could not apply for additional student activity fees or become the publisher of the book, out tnc issue win not dc decided until furthur debate. A bill providing two accounts for profits from the Freshman Review was passed Wednesday night. The bill established an account to encompass profits from the Freshman Review that exceed $500. Money not exceeding $500 will be placed in a ZOO I account for unbudgeted needs, Finance Committee Chairman Steve McElveen said. "There is a need for a Z001 account hivanup cnmp I'yncnw'ii can't paid lor from student activity fees," McLilveen said."If we do our job, there is not much way this money can be mismanaged." In final business, a bill from the Athletic Committee gave Student Senate control over football tickets remaining from student distribution. No tickets will be released to the Athletic Department without consent i of the Student Senate, Committee Chairman E. J. Cousar said. I "These tickets are paid for by students, so they won't be given away > unless we legislate that allotment," : Cousar said. ards testify grand jury associates were spending their own money y's. "I assumed it was their personal 1 he also was questioned about the sale of ships and Kevin's House ? a group home :l children. arc trying to determine if Bakker anil his iold the lifetime partnerships and spent >r hotels at Heritage USA on other things, oking into the possibility that much of the ted for Kevin's House was used for other (I prosecutors asked about specific PTL kvered a lot of questions about three parlie said, citing Bakkcr, former PTL. Presi>ortch and David Taggart, Bakkcr's perrcutors also wanted to know about Jessica led in March after acknowledging a sexual Hahn and that money had been paid to icr church secretary. Dortch negotiated the channeled the $265,000 promised to Hahn lessncr, f'TL's chief builder. his top aides are under investigation for vire and tax fraud. :cutors want to know if PTI. leaders used t for personal expenses.