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Cinematic Arts canccls free 1 Vicwpo.nt page 3 : T tfww ".''ShVSrr, lUSC pounds Memphis State 84-58 jsszzzzz=ss? I | W budget difficulties I ' sP?rls, P?Ke 7 Classifieds page# | See Features, pa#e 4 The Gamecock I founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday ; ; Volume 80, No. 52 University of South Carolina January 20, 1988 kf ^**SjBfifiMp^ ??? ?BrapvV A close call I Art professor Chris Robertson escaped se working. Since the incident the ceiling has t Sen. Sin about h &yTOROD NEPTUNE Assistant news editor r ^ ? LI.Cin-K-v.i iocs j^auuv. oiiiiwu, v? iiv u i i / uu presidential hopeful Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., was on campus Monday to speak to USC students and faculty members. A practicing attorney, Simon is a former Illinois state legislator who has become active in her husband's political campaign since he announced his candidacy this past year. Simon addressed a group of students and faculty members in the B.A. building for about two hours Monday morning, emphasizing issues important to Sen. Simon's r\latfnrm latf?r rprpmnninnslv naiH hr>r husband's South Carolina filing fee allowing him to participate in the Democratic caucus ^^arch 12. Simon's speech centered on Sen. Simon's proposals for business policy initiatives and his suggestions for meeting the country's educational needs. Simon said battling adult illiteracy will be a high priority of Sen. Simon's administration and of her own aeenda should she become the nation's first lady. "If we decide to fight illiteracy, we can turn a national liability into a national 6Too far9 Minister & on race r< By RITA K. COSBY Stan Staff writer a-ye "We've come too far; we are not A turning back," said the Rev. Joseph and Lowery, the keynote speaker at the USC's sixth annual birthday obser- cere vance of Martin Luther King Jr. Sun- ben< day evening. the Lowery has gained world pro- " minence as a minister and civil-rights bog] activist. He is president of the becc Southern Christian Leadership Con- men ference, an organization he co- N #unded with King in the '60s. on i Lowery began his speech by say- disc ing, "This is the third year of the na- insc i, uonai noiiuay, out iui many ui us mm this is the 20th year of the observance redi | of Martin's birth as a holy day. The basi r 'dream' was rooted in the Biblical L. truth at the mandate of God for pur i justice, brotherhood and for human "Pi dignity. The fulfillment of hopes and mal aspirations of all of God's children." bur He said patience is needed for all resj those he believes will eventually f honor the observance and sees pro- sha , gress in black and other minority soc . gfrsues since his turbulent experiences rac * the '60s with King. ene There was encouragement for both 4 blacks and whites to continue their ove ideals with active movement towards but complete equality. He denounced the ' " ,> lw*' ^ Y'' .<{ ^ ; J^jg-is P* \r f ~y m rious injury in the fall of 1986 when (he ceiling >een repaired by university maintenance. non's wi us band 5 asset," her prepared speech read. Adult illiteracy today is the same kind of "quiet, unaddressed issue" that mental retardation once was, it continued. "People still fear admitting illiteracy, and the rest of us still do too little to help. "That has to change. The sooner we face up to this problem, the sooner we can lift our people and move the nation ahead," it also said. Hoyt Wheeler, USC management professor in the College of Business Administration said he thought the exercise was extremely beneficial for students. "I think that Mrs. Simon is a very in teresting person witn a good political background, and I think that this was also a great opportunity for the students here," said Wheeler, who was mainly responsible for bringing Simon to campus. "I have been involved in bringing speakers inside my academic area of interest to campus, but I've never really been active in South Carolina politics and political speakers until now. . . 1 feel that Sen. Simon is such an excellent presidential candidate," he said While Simon was in Columbia, Sen. Simon was in Atlanta attending a memorial service for civil rights leader Martin Luther speaks eiations d-still supporters and "one-dayar" freedom fighters. clear separation of ceremony sacrament was also presented to 450 people in attendance. "A mony like this ends with a Hirtinn A sacrampnl beams with benediction," Lowery said. UEggtiH : We must not let the ceremony get J/f: ged down in sediment that might >me an impediment from move- ^HsL| lumerous human conflicts, both ^ a large and personal scale, were ussed ? racism, greed, poverty, msitivity, poor health care, tarism and communism. All were jced to one fundamental concept: owery said these issues are not ely black- or minority- based. :ople try to paint poverty black to ke it easy to put it on the back ner. We all must assume le said all Americans need to re the blame for the political, ial and economic dilemmas. "All es have the same common mies," Lowery said. 'All people have to stop being irzealous about material things, Joseph see the natural and spiritual ference, sp See "I>owery," page 2 civil rights I . .. lllfe^ H? '%" 1 ~-*y | ft, - * ,?-s 1 IF /'"'. > ?> . ' ^ Photo Courtesy of CHRIS ROBERTSON piaster in his office collapsed while he was fe talks -1 > goals King Jr. Sen. Simon and the Rev. Jesse Jackson were the only two 1988 presidential candidates invited to attend the ceremony, said Sharee Smith, S.C. volunteer coordinator for the Simon campaign. She said Sen. Simon was an active supporter of King during the late '50s and marched in the first anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. Simon decided to visit the USC campus because she has a number of associates here and because she wanted to spread the word on her husband's views on education, Smith said. Mrs. simon has a lot ot mends on the USC campus who were influential in bringing her here. It's also important to the Simon campaign that we reach out to students because of the strong stand that Sen. Simon has taken for students on education," she said. After opening ceremonies, Simon attended the memorial services being held for Martin Luther King Jr. on the State House grounds before leaving Columbia for Greenville. There, she was scheduled to speak to students at Greenville Technical College. She then returned to Washington, Smith said. ** 1MB"? :;r!':T^B Jf*'" JwB ;v:'-:->f-:.f:j- ;'^;^ :;-;';v^ -. If Jl FJ P Ji - ifeswai BBsaaiSMa ,.t^K _ \ NANCY JO T, Lowery, president of the Southern Christian eaks Monday night at the sixth annual birthday < leader Martin Luther King Jr. held in the Russel w unprovt coming art dpnci ly MARY PEARSON icnior reporter USC's art department will not sec major acility improvements within the next few years, >ut the administration is examining many possibilities. President James Holderman said. Renovations arc, however, scheduled for this lummer in at least one of the buildings, said 3avid Rinker, systems vice president for 'acilities planning. Art professors said that in the past decade hey've had to teach in severely limited :lassroom and studio space and in dangerously dilapidated buildings. Professors also said the department's rapid growth has forced them to scatter art facilities across the campus. Holderman said a new centralized art complex is a possibility, but if ultimately approved, would not be built until 2001 at the earliest. USC is also considering relocating the department into McMaster when the music department is moved into a new facility next to the Koger Arts Center. But many art professors frown on this suggestion. "Twenty years ago the art department was located in McMasters," Art Department Chairman John O'Neil said. "Our movement into Sloan in 1969 was considered an upgrading of the art department facilities." O'Neil cnirl mainr renovations were needed before McMaster could be made into a suitable facility for the department. "The floors in that building are all made of wood and wouldn't be able to support the USC police incident of By NANCY JO THOMASON Crime reporter /\n muecent exposure inciaern was one 01 many investigated by university police this past week. University police responded to a call about indecent exposure this past Thursday in the lobby of Capstone, police reports say. A girl waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up saw a male exposing and fondling himself. He ran when she went to the desk to report what she saw. A male student called a taxi to take him to the USC police station and then to the city garage Thursday, reports say. The subject borrowed $5 from the taxi driver to pay a fine at the police station because he did not have the correct change. The taxi driver agreed to lend him the money on the condition that once they arrived at the garage the subject would pay him the amount of his fare plus the $5. The taxi driver let the sub uvunui Rev. L By RITA K. COSBY Staff writer Editor's note: After the Re Lowery spoke at the sixt observance of the birthday > Luther King Jr., staff wi Cosby asked him a few qui Question: What was it lik with a man such as Marti King Jr.? Answer: It was q astonishing experience. H very warm person who love A true intellect. And altho people aren't aware of this, \ great practical-situationa! g& humor. And he could : : himself above all. He was a serious man who even talk ' ^'s death. "e was not a^ri i';X"MF a a"0' always said he'd never fir fj^ ^ 40. And of course he did gffi $ died at 39. But he was pre va\ CJr it. Martin always said if y ft have anything worth to die W you didn't have much tc ^ JjM Q: Are his characterise (ant characteristics for t "Black Experience?" A: Yes, we've been able great hardships because w able to laugh at ourselve: i\ numor in even grave situ HOMASON'Thr c,amK^ck helps you to get over then vive. This helps blacks to leadership Con- their self-esteem and not ibservance of slain dream in their hope for I House Ballroom. future. ;ments I to help I irtment I weight of the types of materials and equipment | , we use. They also represent potential fire . hazards," an professor Harry Hansen said. 1 ' Poor lighting and low ceilings in parts of the building were also listed as major shortcomings rm by art professors. M ; In any case, the new music building's earliest i possible completion date is 1991, USC pS spokesperson Dcbra Allen said. And according j Y to Rinker, no concrete plans have been set on ig how to deal with the denartment's oroblems. rtl "Moving into McMaster is only a suggestion. We're looking at many different options. This one may not be the right answer," Rinker said. "Whatever is done will be done with the cooperation of the art faculty. No one wants to move into a building that is worse than they have now," Rinker said. Meanwhile, Facilities Planning has renovation plans scheduled for this summer to alleviate ' some of the serious problems in Sloan, which houses the art department's sculpture, print and art history divisions. In addition to cramped conditions in the building, faculty members complain that ventillation, roofing, air conditioning, heating and accessibility for handicapped students have been major problem areas in ?p me ounaing. The renovations, however, are contingent on $5 million request for general renovations from the General Assembly, Rinker said. But improvements might not happen for some time in Kirkland Apartments, where a See "Art," page 2 investigate exposure ject out at the garage and waited for him to pay his towing bill and to come back out to pay him. After waiting about 15 minutes, the taxi driver went inside and found that the subject I had left through the back door, reports say. University police are investigating this as a breach-of-tTust incident. A fraternity house was broken into, and a fraternity group photo was taken from the McBryde Quadrangle Jan. 13, police reports say. A parking meter at 915 Gregg St. was broken open Jan. 13, and an unknown amount of money was stolen, reports say. University police are investigating this incident as a malicious injury to state property and larceny. An employee of the University Bookstore was accused of keeping money from a transaction, reports say. Charges have been filed, and a court date has been set. See "Crime," page 2 biirsv0f1 owery says Q: Being so close to King, what went through your mind when he was v. Joseph assassinated, and what did this h annual tragedy mean to the black race? of Martin A: It was a tremendous loss. While riter Rita all of us knew, including Martin, that ?stions. it might happen at any moment, e to work nobody was really psychologically or in Luther spiritually prepared for it. But of course we had no choice but to accept uite an it. We knew it would be a great loss [ a iiiac n (r* (Un ncn N^'irti n W '1 r\ nnn_ IC was a iii\- iatv. ucvou.iv iviuiini ?iau ?>tiiu:d people. ed the prestige and the status that ugh most enabled him to address issues and not , he had a be ignored. I type of Q: USC only has this observance, laugh at and the state provides it as an oplso a very tional one. How do you feel about ccd about this, and should more be done? ;ud to die A: Some communities and institulive to be tions are slow learners. More than n't as he anything else, I'd like to sec us honor pared for Martin by subscribing to his values ou didn't and ideals. We talk about ministering r for than to the wounded man 011 the road, but > live for we never talk about changing that road. And that's what Martin was all cs impor- about. Change in the road so we he entire don't have to feed the m.'.n anymore. He can feed himself then. We got to to endure change the entire system, and we are e've been greatly afraid of changing this 5 and see because we arc afraid we'll be called ations. It communists. 1 and sur- Q: I)o you think the struggles and not lose differences that you and King were lose the fighting fur 20 years ago are still the a better same today? See "Interview," page 2