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Trustee a
By STEPHEN GUILFOYLE mor
Managing editor son;
USC's alcohol advertisement and dorm visita- effo
tion policies are not strict enough to suit one USC thei
trustee. poli
r State Rep. Michael Fair, R-Greenville, who also T
serves on the Board of Trustees, raised concerns beet
about what he called "problems associated with Tl
sexual promiscuity among the young" and "the alio
problem of advertising beverage alcohol products oth<
by the university and its personnel" in a letter to fern
Board Chairman Othniel Wienges dated Dec. 11, help
1987. P
At the Board's Executive Committee meeting pro
Thursday, board members listened to Vice Presi- fals
dent for Student Affairs Dennis Pruitt address thei
some of Fair's concerns regarding the visitation "A
policy. thai
Fair's letter read, "Sexually transmitted diseases "
are and have been epidemic tor several years. exo
AIDS is the killer and has gotten the most to t
attention. Dennis Prui11*s office has been doing a not
responsible job in this area, but 1 wonder how 7
much help it would be to review our housing gue
policies with these things in mind. we
"I would like to see access to dorms above "
ground floor restricted to same sex. In that gre;
connection, eliminate any coed dorms. stu<
"We are obviously going to emphasize proper inv
Brazil moving
ambassador to
By TODD HINKS
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News editor
Brazil, though one of the top three debtor na- leSS
tions in the world, is becoming one of the fastest
growing industrial countries and has a powerful trill
future, says the Brazilian ambassador to the acri
United States. Hii?
_ Ambassador Marcilio Moreira spoke before a
crowded audience in Gambrell Hall Friday Ofl
about the history and future of the improving
South American country.
"In a few decades ? actually less than 40
years ? we were transformed from a rural Amei
agricultural society to an industrial one to a very when
urban one," Moreira said. a rev
He said more than 72 percent of the popula- "!i
tion now lives in cities. The gross national pro- we a
duct ranks eighth in this hemisphere and tenth Mor<
in the world. Bu
Much of that comes from an upswing in in- is int
dustrial expansion. Moreira said 70 percent of "I
exports this past year were industrial materials. coun
Also, over the past 50 years there has been an worl<
annual growth rate of 6 percent. true
But Brazil is not all a balmy day on the coop
beaches of Rio. Moreira said the country has amoi
rv% /inti f M /\
mm many \u uuil iii."? . nu.
^ "We have a social debt. We have a foreign Fit
debt, and we have this challenge of writing a Unit'
new constitution to really strengthen and jumf
possibly endanger a very recent democracy." out ;
He said the focus up until very recently has affei
been Brazil's economic roles. The results have Tc
been less concern for social and political soph
development. coun
The social debt led the country to borrow of tli
heavily in the 1970s and create their "enor- appr
mous" foreign debts. Moreira said this happen- M
ed because the Brazilian leaders had thought the Was
attention to economics would cause a trickle- futu
down effect and help the society and politics. then
f The new constitution is a great step for Brazil thre<
^ since ending its totalitarian regime, which folded
three years ago, he said, adding that Brazil is culti
looking foward to democracy. beca
He said the country has great respect for the of tl
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al behavior and responsibility in all interper- enters these i
il relationships. . . yet, we may undermine our "We're al'
irtc hv nccicf inn cf lulnntt tr\ Hp nrnmic^nnnc in r>riv/nrv V
r sexual behavior because of relaxed visitation students is tc
cies." USC Pres
he visitation policies are not relaxed, but have coed dormltc
i improved in recent years, Pruitt said. residence hal
he visitation policy is a good one, he said. "It Bates House
ws students to come in close proximity to each Zoo." He s
?r. And we've found that allowing males and machine dov
ales to come into close proximity to each other a keg out the
>s their development," he said. of the Bates
ruitt said he did not think there was any But since
blem with sex on campus. "There seems to be a residents h
e assumption that if there are coed dormitories, Holderman <
i students are sexually promiscuous," he said. The comm
nd I don't know that there is any evidence that action, but tl
t is the case." full meeting.
Where cohabitation exists, it is such an The comn
option that people know about it. It is brought ment policy
he attention of staff and is confronted, and it is always com<
accepted," Pruitt said. on that issut
he new residence hall policy requires that all Wienges v
sts sign in. "We know the traffic in the dorm; on the bask
know who's in there," Pruitt said. Arena. But
'With our new sign-in policy we have much all university
ater control over these decisions. Many of our up in 1993. >
dents are concerned about whether or not we're to take any
ading their privacy rights by controlling who would revie\
forward, ||||||
U.S. says
In a few decades ? actually
man 4U years ? we were ma
iisformed from a rural,
icultural society to an in- p
trial one to a very urban B
rican political evolution dating back to
i it was a foundling nation and just ending
t has been a very difficult exercise, because
ire still a rather unstructured society,"
t one of the most important issues to Brazil
ernational relations, he said.
think that we in Brazil, as many other raj
tries in Latin America and throughout the
J, that we cannot dispense and put away _ _ ""T-v
understanding and we must have complete " ,* r,"
eration with our foreign partners, and jffi ; '
rig our foreign partners the United States is " ^
1." IwSi??
it Moreira said there are fears that the [iij-d-Vj
ed States will close down on imports or
> to eliminate the trade deficit by pulling
aid to struggling countries and this would [ r
:t the entire world economy. ' _ - )day,
he said, the relationship is more ! --- - r- ^
isticated and complex betwen the two < _ - _L
itries. Both are more vulnerable to the rest 1|S
ic world and neither can take an isolationist
oach, he said.
oreira spent much of the week in -.? -
hington speaking to the Congress about the
re of relations and the present debts. He
traveled to USC to be the final speaker at a , _____
e-day conference on Brazilian literature.
Actually, both literature and politics and
jral economics are really after all linked Marcilio Moi
luse all of them are the results of the labor about (he probli
le human spirit/' Moreira said. speech was the
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a News editor
rjy arc
g Y reminder of friends on vacation
the Student Government
them for a new purpose begit
jjI today.
' :. It's spring, and that mean:
., '' .. . . ' ' . Hp time once again for the
legislature to allocate funds foi
- ~~ " I leges and universities. These
;. j are the newest efforts in that ai
v--: j get USC more funding.
/'i ' ; , - . "Thr? mnin imnnrt that wr? vv:
? I? - "
i - - 1 make is to show to the legislatur
there is student concern, and we
to have more than just the lead(
of the students saying that thi
concern," said S.G. Pres
1 Michael Hogue.
After having attempted a I
writing campaign that cost i
$1,000 this past year and had
Keith Jones/the Gamecock support from students, the revis
forts arc a well-conceived scl
r of the annual USC- Hogue said.
estate. Alton Hyatt, in charg
I legislative a hairs, said the co
printing the postcards will be
1|| ? ? Since they will be hand deli'
" 1 O there will be nothing else invol
Hill S "The biggest link between t
-HL JH. SL and students right now is how
funding we'll get from the G
residence halls," he said.
ways respective of students' rights of ( I #T
Ve found the best influence on S ? it / t ffl/f,
) treat them as adults. %/
irtf^nf hmi>c Hnldprnun snirt h;ivino
>ries has actually helped improve some TOROD NEPTUNE
Is. He said when he first came to USC, news.cd,,or .
: was a single sex dorm called "the USCs student magazine, Po
;aid some students threw a vending Magazine, is seeking .unds tc
/n the elevator shaft, and others threw ,or 1"1Prov^ments in the publ
window that crashed through the roof 1 have been hindered beca
cafeteria unattainable revenue require
the dorm has become a coed, the sa'^ ^.a,t?aret Michels, acting
ave responded more responsibly, t0r,,?, student media.
j lor the past two years sir
littee did not address the issue with any revenue requirement has been
he full board may discuss it at the next the Student Senate, we ha
been able to reach that goal,
littee addressed the alcohol advertise- also means that we can't do ar
first, because, as Pruitt said, "sex additional to the paper, IS
;s after alcohol," but took no action sai~;
, gjiher rhe magazine receives
/as concerned about I he Coots display 517,000 a year from student <
elball scoreboard in Frank McGuirc '.CLS a ,ls . ,? tequired t<
he said the contract was written when "-J00- which lhe magazine I
/ students had the right to drink and is .5,?'
bVienges said the Board would not need he revenue requirement is
action about current contracts and en^ ea^ f,scal year. ?
* others as they come up. magazine publication has n
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elra, Brazilian ambassador to the United States, speaks us all. V
ems and progress his country has faced in recent years. His have brc
climax to a three-day conference on Brazilian literature.
? attempt
d plan
funding
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Assembly, so it's their opportunity to
express that concern and do
little something about it," Hoguc said.
, but Hogue said the tuition issue is the
o use biggest thing on students minds and
ming that this is finally a chance for them
to do something about it without
* it's much effort.
state "It's an easy opportunity to say
r col- how they feel," he said.
cards The card has a picture of a
ea to Horseshoe building on the cover, and
on the back is a statement written by
int to the S.G. executives about the cone
that cerns for full-formula funding. There
' have is a space for students to include their
:rship own comments to their legislators,
s is a The postcards will be available in
ident the S.Ci. office beginning today and
will be available for three to four
letter- weeks. Students can come and comicarly
plete their cards without worrying
little about postage.
ed ef- Hogue said the cards will then be
heme, sorted and brought by himself and
some representatives to the State
e of House. He said he is hoping to have a
st for press conference to present the
$300. postcards.
vered,
ved. Meanwhile, he will spend the next
uition few weeks speaking with groups
much about the importance 01 the
eneral campaign.
)' seeks funds
been able to have the money by the
date.
rtfolio The Student Senate decreased the
i allow revenue requirement in 1986 from
ication $4,000 to allow for what was thought
use of to be a more attainable goal, but Jim
ments, Davenport, editor of Portfolio
direc- Magazine, said that it hasn't helped.
The Student Senate reduced the
ice me revenue requirement tnis past year in
raised hopes that the magazine would be
ive not able to sell a full back page of ads,
which which would have raised about
lything SI,000 itself, but the magazine was
dichels unable to do that.
"We do get a lot of funding from
about student activity fees, but we just
activity haven't been able to reach that
3 raise revenue goal," Davenport said.
lias yet "Portfolio is not the most successful
avenue for drawing revenue
due at mainly becausc we rely heavily on
ind the our patrons and donors to support
lot yet See "Magazine," page 2
)reira outlines
azil's future
note: Marcilio Moreira, Brazil's ambassador to
(I States, visited USC Friday. Sta ff writer Rita K.
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ukv wun nun.
K. COSBY
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in: Brazil had a dramatic increase in economic
vhile social development such as education had
lected. What is the government doing now to
) I
r: The present democracy has tried to channel
o education, doubling the federal expenses. On
, we are trying to push education to one of the
rities on the national agenda.
out one-third of your nation is on the threshold
y. What is being done to support the poor?
ey are trying to introduce new programs for
expecting mothers and children. Our infancy
rate is extremely high ? approximately
Thic ic imhnlnnrpfl and imnmvinp
i full democracy established, as it has only been
irs since the authoritarian rule?
finally. Yet, the big problem exists with how to
he country. Brazil used to be a country with a
ng government and a weak society, and today we
lybe a stronger society and maybe a weaker
ent. During this period, a big change had to be
en. Things are changing now ? there is freedom
ssion and no oppression now. But we still have
i on the police level, normal violence. Hut that's
a social problem than a political one.
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i:> uic UIIIICU oidits (iniRniiKtu 11ai mty iiiigui
Lilian imports, especially on computer software,
liation to Brazil's restriction on certain U.S. trade
ising?
u have not done it yet, though. Brazil has actually
:d in a very serene and objective way. I'm still
hat this problem can be overcome.
lat is your stand on Central America and supporContras?
do support the peace process, the Arias Plan. We
ive the process a chance.
hat was said tins past [Novemoer at me tientor
discussion between the three largest debt nations
orld ? Brazil, Argentina and Mexico?
II coverage on debt. It is a shame it exists among
Ve don't want to create a cartel, but in order to
)ader institutional advances, we must all undersSee
"Interview," page 2