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1 $ jfr' Vote! Students wili decide in g Viewpoint page 3 ' .vli ST-rrtySS I Benefit concert to help bands ssz===ssi I v-O-T-e I'"' I I - I l?aa,v:r::EE:::::.X.| I The Gamecock ? Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Friday jS Volume 80, No. 59 University of South Carolina February 5, 1988 K Police an By WAYNE WASHINGTON and JIM STUCKKY Slaff writers USC wide receiver Ryan Bethea was arrested Thursda and charged with possession of cocaine with intent ti 'luiriKni,. iim.il,* nnui-u ? sion of marijuana, city official said. Columbia city spokesman h? ; John Spade said city police arrested Bethea, 20, of 7512 Pincdalc Drive, Columbia, beside the Russell House in the parking lot in front of Thomas Cooper Library at 4 p.m. and ^y/A seized five bags of cocaine small amount of marijuana. Ryan Bethea Bcthca was released from the Columbia City Jail on personal recognizance bond set by Municipal Judj Senate fails to resolve legislation By BON NIK DAVIS Senate reporter The Student Senate again adjourned its Wedncsd; night meeting without voting on important legislation tn was being heatedly debated on the floor. This heated debate involved an amendment to a finan bill that proposes doing away with percentage funding student organizations once and for all. Sen. Amy Black, who proposed the amendment sai "It has been brought up in the past over and over again CEliminate percentage funding. All organizations should treated the same. That way all of them have an eqt chance to get the money they need and deserve." The original bill, if passed, will allow the senate allocate 62.5 percent of student's activity fees towa percentage funded organizations. A special committee appointed to study the funding percentage-funded organizations based the amount on t j breakdown of percentages among four organization; Student Media, 25 percent; Carolina Program Union, percent; Student Government, 9.5 percent; and spo clubs, 6 percent. These percentages arc to be based on the projected j tivity lees that will be available after reductions are nvi to provide payment of the administrative fee and I honorarium fund. Several senators argued against the bill saying it was fair for more than one half of the student activity fees vi/itlwMif cfn/l/?nt nro;?ni;nliniK h^ino flhlp 1 ?^request these funds. * In opposition of this bill, the amendment propo: basically calls for all the percentages to be reduced zero. It also calls for all percentage-funded organizations be treated as if they arc regular organizations and governed by the finance codes as such. "I still think that in the final analysis that allocat this much money to only four organizations . . . no ir ter how many students they arc supposed to serve . . think it is inequitable and should not be allowed to c tinue," said Sen. Harry Sharp, a proponent of amendment. Another supporter, Sen. Stanley Davis, agreed that ? amendment is a good one and that "it doesn't ch I anybody." The main intention of the amendment is to give all < ArnoniioliAnc 'in osni'it phanrp (n rp/nipcl th#? fli they need. In support of the finance bill, Sen. Steve McF.lv / argued that he didn't think any proposals he had he ^ would be "equitable or feasible as far as eliminating st f of the problems of funding." Set- "Senate," pa| State ranks second in natio S.C. students By WAYNE YANG Staff writer South Carolina has the second lowest percentage of defaults in the nation, second only to Alaska, 1 loan collectors want students to know. Since Secretary of Education William Bennett began "Operation Deadbeaf," students have begun worrying that USC would lose federal funds a for its student loan programs. W But Robert Godfrey, associate director of finan|] cial aid, said that it won't. USC easily meets Ben nett's standard 01 a zu percent or lower Guaranteed Student Loan default rate. Under the "Operation Deadbeat" program, schools that don't meet the quota lose funds for their Guaranteed Student Loan, Pell Grant and other loan programs. ; The national rate of default is 10 percent and growing, according to U.S. News and World Report. A total of $1.6 billion remains in default. "Operation Deadbeat" is the federal government's response to these GSL defaults, Godfrey said. "If vnu wo to buv a car and bo to the batik for a 1^_ - - - C7 ~~ ^loan, to pay for the car, you pay the bank. Under the GSL. program, students make their payments to the bank. The school is not involved in collecting the loan. "Bennett wants the schools to be choosier about rest Bethea l.mcoin jcnKins 111. Police records said the "police received information I y from a confidential and reliable infoimant, who I o contacted the police department in reference to the suspect (Bethea) carrying cocaine in a red 1985 Chevrolet : Z-28 red in color with tag number "Bethea 1" leaving the Roost on Rosewood Drive. " The officer observed this vehicle leaving the Roost to ; 1300 Circe"'* St., where the vehicle was stopped and searched." Investigative officer C. Ii. Harris, who made the arrest, was assigned to a narcotics division. A member of Bethea's family said she had no comment on the arrest. j "I want to be polite, and I don't want to hang up," said a female who said she was Bethea's sister. "Wc have no comment." a No athletic department officials could be reached for ?e comment. I K IKwHfM SSpi@^nE Wi U rSp wtjir', a,/lA^B Ifcjg.. ?* ^*M Br BM| m '' WbdOja.*>8*l rrnB{^j jg S mj| 8 Wr % of \ , j. PJKBt Id' "I be I ^yp ai Hi^BlRS^MHMl^^E^ -^i Ml I I ' : ;, . , 1'? I fl .-V"' Ird I I ":/:v . i^fy . ]p^!"iM r iglfsii h I 8 Jfcj'1 l^PMnH ii'i g| I^l. . a to V.^ :/"V z' to 'v>v. ? Mj-.v- -y ;Jr >Cd | -?&?-' p , '. g to ? " 'V-:"v- ' . " " .: . . mfmkt m be HS s '">- 1 v'!9|l: ^JSKMBW on - 8 , -' A, l?yQfl the | Jg j I ? IuIBBnir" iiWf the* m icat L , ; HMHHHHHHHHHHHHHBBHnBRHBHHBfSEH een Pick a card, flwy cart/ ard International relations freshman Kate McManus diliger >me cards for friends Wednesday. MeManus is in Sweet Kxpre Mall of the Russell House. tje 2 n pay loans, aid oi ???? |cagUe sc|i0 "There are some people who s,outh,c.i cent, and tl default, but 94 percent of the peo- BiiiMackie pie pay their loans. It doesn't make dent Loan? great headlines, but people need to 'h-'/Think know." The first i> Bill Mackie, Th<:y fe* I ? ? ? , , _ and a lot ol .S.t. Student Loan Corn. \n n ____'s l',c Qua'' graduate < who they give the loans to," Godfrey said. Likewise, The current screening is not good enough, Ben- Mackie sai nett said, and that results in rising tuition costs. The S.C Bennett said, "Colleges raise tuition because they percent d< can." Higher E< "It's Bennett's opinion that colleges need to about a 7.i restrict their tuition increases. "There. "fie believes that schools feel free to raise tui- cent of the tion and fees because students are able to keep rais- great hcadl ing funds for tuition. He's saying that if we would said, put more restrictions on the loans, students would Those judge the schools more on their costs," Godfrey Sometimes said. arc emploj Godfrey said Bennett is targeting private, rather bills. The than public schools ? "major league schools like Students d Duke and. Furman at $15,000," instead of "little i on cocain Bethea, who was a prep All American ai Columbia's wing Richland Northeast High, has had previous dealings with duo. lolice. He was charged l eh. 24, 1986 with breaking into a ear Ellis md stealing a radar detector. Cian Bethea was arrested again two months later when he tone failed to stop lor Columbia police officers who were U attempting to pull him over for reckless driving. H In July 1986, Bethea was placed in the Richland County Gan Prp.Trinl I nl #?rvimi t inn Prni?r:?i? u ic 'ni'iilahlo rtnlw -1.. . .-w ...V. . .v/^.unif "'MVM u'uiiuwn. V/Iiijr \.| U> to first-time offenders. Hi Under PTI, participants are required to do public IJSC service work and receive counseling. Criminal charges arc T dropped pending successful completion of PTI. spec Bethca was used primarily as the Gamecocks' big-play the man in 1987. He caught 41 passes for 620 yards and two B touchdowns. His 21.2 average per catch led the team in thre 1986. I The Sporting News named Bethca and former USC tou< JJ** > r use | ,:.? abou ^1 I / | ' ' !| By TOROI) NEPTUNI I Assistant news editor James Holdcrman. ? In a meeting with M ^ Senate Wednesday, He W die university is talkin Uwhat the possibilities r said. Holderman said it mi months before any ac taken. "It's just too early t< arrangements, if any, n what the range of acti until a contractor for named," he said. Holderman said it i; pcctcd that possible < manage the entire Sa Plant will begin submit to the Department of Inffr fin fhk v<?nr (lamt't <H * I ^ illy shops for Valentine and birthday III I ccifinv 11 vhnn Ini'uti^l in (ho ^'(arntinu By TIM FAY Staf f writer George Bush won V?V "I held by the USC Coll ticial says ,y'wiih'': Jack Kemp beat H ols like USC sitting with a $6,(MM) cost." vote, 78 to 77, for si arolina's default rate is about 1.6 per- Only College Re| lat should reflect nositivelv on the slate. vote in the poll, b i said, executive' director of the S.C. Sm- could be obtained fo Corp., one of the two statewide agencies USC College Repu ;s the CiSL. J. Cousar said " you can attribute that to two things. by Kemp's strong > the quality of students that we have. doesn t have as muc ft responsibility for paying their loans, ''on antl 's vcry cc f that is from the values that the students Kemp people mi arolina have grown up with. The second organized the Dole ty of the institutions that we have. They ^act cws ? large percentage of their students. However, we only 1 their collection efforts are good," join. Many Dole sn; ,1 members." . limilinr . Muuent Loan i.orp. nas anoui a .<.? ??* <> ?- i<??<M>t ^fault rate with USC students. The College Republicans chieation Assistance Foundation has a skewed result," s?' fi percent rate. zeale, vice president ire some people who default, but 94 per- Republicans. people pay their loans. It doesn't make "This is trcmend lines, but people need to know," Mackie ^outn Carolina. I Dole's national sta who default give many reasons. w't'1 three years org; i they are unemployed. Sometimes they 33 per cent, than th /ed, but are having trouble paying other commentary, ' sai< problem is enforcement, Mackie says. director of the Dt on't know the penalties for defaulting. South Carolina. See "Loans," page 2 "It's probably r e charge :b;ick Sterling Sharpe as the nation's top icteiving Mhea caught a 77-yard pass from quarterback Todd in the Clemson-USC" game Nov. 21, which put the hdown. SC won the game 20-7. e averaged 15.1 yards per catch in as the iceocks finished tlie season 8-4 after Louisiana State hed them 30-13 in the Gator Bowl. ethea is the leading Gamecock receivei returning to for the upcoming season. his past season, he missed team practices and ulation rose that he might have considered quitting team. ethea has 72 career receptions for 1,243. He was also a at once he caught the ball. he junior business major has also scored two :hdowns on the ground. 1 - J- * uncertain t SRP plan C discussing the issue with appropriate faculty committees, but that he did n the Savan- not want to spend all the Faculty tory is uncer- Senate's meeting time on the issue, local media "I have a very open mind on the have been issue of USC being involved in the lvcment there Savannah River l ab and encourage SC president opinions." Some faculty members were exthe Faculty trcmcly concerned with the possible dderman said involvement of the university and g with Clem- voiced their concern extensively in rsity of South the meeting. :ntial contrac- USC political science professor, ilities for the Peter Sedcrbcrg, had strong opinions Liniversilies in as to whether or not USC should be boratory. involved in the SR lab at all. litrmoni in ihf? "You mav think that this is an fin at this time. portunity where we will be able to use iat we arc not these resources. But believe me, they and learning are planning on using us as well, night be," he "One of the ways is that we become a support structure for the ight be several continuaton of an operation tha is of tion could be at least questionable value and dubious safety," Sederberg said in ;> tell what the Associated Press reports. lay be or even Sederberg voiced concerns about ivities may be classified research and the related the plant is problems of access to the plant for students and foreign-born faculty. * not even ex- SRF> is the nation's sole producer contractors to ui imuumum dnu mium uscu mi vannah River nuclear warheads, and faculty conning contracts cetrj over USC's involvement there Energy until began after USC acknowledged that it would pursue the laboratory, i from any in- which has a SI52 million annual Right now we budget and a staff of 1,000. i talking and The Associated Press also reported that the Department of Energy, acuity Senate which manages SRP, will select a new tion of having contractor by spring 1988. In outline faculty to ing requirements that contractors : issue and br- must meet to be considered for the r prepare USC job, DOE suggested that contractors lab issue. work with "major universities" to was open to operate the Savannah River Lab. > nl Qimc win L TV lit mpus poll cgc Republicans fiSSARBBKBR ob Dole by one H :cond place. publicans could >ut membership m . .? M r $3. Republican Straw Poll blican President I was surprised gush 1Q8 330/q showing. Me h name reeogni- Kemp 78 24 ^ mservative. The Dole 77 23% si have out- Robertson - 59 12% people. I think Hajg 26 8% i >3 nun ijoic. du ront o 0% iad 27 members pporters are not i the voting to state as a whole, concerning Republiso we don't get cans, except that younger voters turn lid Phillip Brca- out in smaller numbers than the of USC College public at large," said Chris Verenes, executive director of the South ous lor Dole in Carolina Democratic Party, t's better than 1 he USC stravs vote is a part of a ntling. If Hush, statewide poll. "The South Carolina ani/ing, has only federation of College Republicans at's a pretty sad will announce the total f rom several 1 Rod Shcaly, state campuses in about two weeks," )le campaign in Cousar said. The South Carolina Federation of College Republicans eflective of the has its headquarters at USC.