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_ Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday
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Volume 80, No. 61 University of South Carolina February 10, 1988
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Department looking at li
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Hy KELLEY McDONALD ?
Staff writer
Underage students planning to obtain or use a .
lake ID might wish to rcconsider, because government
regulating officials are cracking down on the ol
problem, highway department officials say. ^
"We realize a problem still exists, because we
still have young people obtaining alcohol and getting
into trouble because of it," said Mike Grant,
driver improvement analyst for the Department of ?
j Highways and Public 1 ransportation. lie
' Many underage people have turned away from wi
altering driver's licenses to say they are 21, because pc
of the difficulty of tampering with the recent S.C.
( licenses. tai
r"The new licenses have 'under 21' stamped on
ihem. This makes them extremely difficult to alter. go
Now if you try to alter one, it makes it quite a bit fir
less difficult to tell," Grant said. lo:
The new trend has been acquiring a fake ID by m
using someone else's identification. The highway of
department requires two forms of identification th
for those applying for a driver's license, an original
? or certified birth certificate and a form of ID with al:
the person's signature. N:
Grant said if students have access to another's a
\ identification, they could practice that person's lit
signature and obtain a license. bi
In response to this problem, the highway depart!
m<?n? now ?tor<*<; more information ahout each Si
1
j Kemp, Jackson
!'organization's s
I By TONY MORKNO He also said
Assistant news editor the strong ba<
Congressman Jack Kemp was the Kemp Club,
winner of an informal straw poll con- "This poll r<
(ducted on the Russell House Patio terest of Jack K
Tuesday. the appreciatic
The poll, sponsored by the USC of conservat
<3 Kemp Club, was different from this general," he s*
i past Wednesday's College Republicans
1 Republican straw poll in that all Democrats haci
(students could vote, not just Robert Dol
members. followed Kem
i mir pon is non-commiuai, ana n voic.
costs nothing to vote," said Rob The Rev. Je:
Garfield, president of the Kemp the Democrat*
Club. He was comparing his poll to Gore and Paul
^ he College Republican poll, which Pat Roberts*
required a $3 voting fee and a com- showing in the
mitment to that organization. only got 14 per
The Kemp Club poll also included vote,
candidates from both the Republican
I :inft IVnmrrfllic nnrlir?;. I t <"/*! nii.
"We wanted to test the water," cent of the 1
Ciarfield said, adding that their poll Clary Hart go
| probably gave a better indication of Democratic vo
I presidential tendencies. the bottom of
I Republicans 105 Democrats
i Kemp 32 31 % Jackson
(Dole 28 27% Gore
Bush 25 24% Simon
Robertson 15 14% Gephardt
Haig 2 2% Dukakis
Dupont 1 5% Hart
North 2 2% Other
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: for his radio show "Raucous Waves" which airs Wednesdays
n Ihe waves with his hard-core music program.
censes
aking aim at
ask hmi qu
4 4 We realize a problem still exists, answered t<
.... . . out to the
ecause we still have young people eomputer.
btaining alcohol and getting into when a
OUble because Of it." taming ale
fhrfe r
Atike Grant, with:
driver improvement analyst falsif;
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ense in the computers at the renewal centers and up to 30 d;
11 ask more questions of someone who has sup- # posse
isedly lost his license. which also
Grant said the department is also considering ob- prison;
ining a retina-scan, if funds arc available. posse
The retina-scan, used by NASA and other results in a
ivernment agencies, is more accurate than a "It is ii
luerprint. If someone was applying to replace a crimes ant
st license, he would be asked to look into a have futur
achine that would automatically tell if the retinas fills out a j
the applicant and the person on the license were To help
e same. underage
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission is developed,
so responding to the problem of fake IDs. A perso
icholas Sipe, executive director, said just because may have t
young person shows an ABC agent a legitimate his record
:ense with his picture on it does not mean it will
: accepted. The pro
"Our agents have learned to be very skeptical," ties and m
pe said. If someone looks young, the agent may 1(X) days, :
urvey BMHM
he was pleased with
:king of the campus H- . ; ts? 5? ? ; SMi .- ; '
ifleets the
lemp at (JSC as well as
>n that students have j~ __ ~L
live candidates in - ^ '
lid.
had 105 votes, and '-/ /;"*/ / 7~'-r y-ft
189. ill! ;. { ^
e and George Bush
p in the Republican ^ ;ft-p
%se Jackson headed up I*S ..'f;"'" '' -/ "
>, followed by Albert 1 - r
Simon. |- y ft? ;ft v ^?|Pfv ft
jn, who made a strong | -tv1-:
Iowa caucus Monday,
cent of the Republican jBw - ; gg
jc\ North got two per- .
<epublican vote, and tImm llil^'il^P"'^
t nine percent of the *Uk
te; both men were near ?
their respective lists. . _ ^ .
10 11 %
8 9% James Dickey, IJSC Knglish profess
8 9% ?ne Year ny wiviv mis pasi mon
6 7%
fjfffTf1 StUt
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fir I | I 1 t il By TODD H1NES
1 ! if/0 13 ill i
I , I JL I ju I I After three years <
I I I I nil i confusion, one of
i ' fl i f ir ft obstacles to the ren
| 5! fl j? Iff 'l< Golden Spur, a
i ,ij |j fl , 6 {i I alcoholic lounge, w;
I f ^ tfJE '<r students.
accepted the conditi<
,M I | ', j portion of the studcr
|| I ! J? tjl tM,l f*7~ to pay the operatin
If1 jl ,| j| ^ ' I ' 1 ' lounge. The vote tota
P! I ?< j't I | | J and 46 against.
!i ' 'I li ft! "Eighty percent gi
* t j! I claim that that's
lij BHfflAraiti. want'" said studcr
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TRAC V SUXSOS/ The Gamecock 9
rom 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. on WUSC-FM. SUIC
By TOROI) NEPTl
Assistant news editor
USC police ha
? y several incidents du
-1- /-* I T- I I ^ p weeks, from assault
I IV 1" I I to suicide threats, p
Police investigate
battery incident nez
:stions from the license. If they are not {j1c y?c Law ccnt(
his satisfaction, the agent will take him A USC student ct
car where more information is on a ancj two frjen<js Wei
Law Center when tl
BC agents catch underage people ob- by sevCral males an
ihol with a false driver's license, there Police officials sa
ifferent offenses they may be charged jie was not a^|e to r
beaten in the face
ing one's age for the purpi> ; of pur- body
>holic beverages, which is punishable by Police took the
ys in prison or a fine of up to $100; Richland County 1
sion of a fraudulent driver's license, jor ircaiment
holds a fine of up to $100 or 30 days in A,, incident of re
also among the c
sion of alcohol by minors, which responded to this p
fine ol $50 to $100. ^ police officer c
lportant to remember that these are driving a vehicle on
could later be uncovered. This could from Bates West
; negative implications when someone quadrangle at 2
)b application, for example," Sipe said. Sunday.
ilieviate the problem ol alcoholism and xhe estimated sp
lrinking, the Yes Program is being listed in police recc
which offers counseling and treatment. \ bu Jar> was i
i charged with alcohol-related olfenses this past week by ol
le option to enter the program and have College.
:leared of the arrest. A staff member
ment said someone
;ram is presently in effect in trial coun- the building anc
ly be used throughout the state in 90 to office.
iipe said. Blood was also f
HMMtt Dixon l.ovvorn, sei
jHQH and general ma
u'1 I presented him with
r:~A:':* . ] The executive
'MSS^Mm &.&i r.c,- -:-: WIS, in correlation
*; H* 1 : H : ' "ion poll, gives the
^ someone who has
KEITH JONES/The Gamecock ,,on '? South Car
year.
>r was named 1987 South Carolinian of Xhe award was I
h. and has been aware
lents OK
i for Sour
priority for funding in the 1988-89
allocations process, followed by
af struggle and percentage-funded organizations and
the biggest then non-percentage-funded
ovation of the organizations.
campus non- Percentage-funded groups have
as resolved by been allocated about 62.5 percent of
student activities fees. They include
im vote was put Student Media, CPU, Student
y in which they Government and sports clubs. Under
:>n of navine a the Smir hill nereenlJipe-fiindeH
it activities fees groups would have to take a 5 perg
costs of the cent cut.
led 252 in favor But an amendment to the percentage
funding bill presented by Sen.
ves a legitimate Aimee Black would end percentage
what students funding. This will not affect the
it Government lounge's allocation, which will reague.
main top priority even if percentage
)rs had not cx- funding is quashed.
>ut, considering Black said she was pleased that
[1 the decision to students had an nnnnrtimitv to
: vote. decide (he issue and that the results
will be included will further complicate the
Union area, ac- percentage-funding procedure.
Woody Carothcrs, assistant vice
be given lirst See "Spur," page 2
ce examine
ide threat
LINE
ive investigated y v I Jf MI1\^
ring the past two j
and battery cases f j
olice records say.
d an assault-andir
the fountain at
:r this past week. leading to the office, but police were
Hiiplained that he still investigating the incident as of
re walking by the Tuesday.
ley were attacked USC police also investigated an ind
females. cident of simple possession of mariiid
the victim said iuana at Douizlas residence hall this
un away and was past week.
and all over his A suicide threat was reported to
USC police from Bates House
: victim to the Sunday.
Detention Center A USC residence hall director
reportedly told police the suicide
ckless driving was suspect had told her he "didn't want
ases USC police to live anymore."
ast week. Police responded to the threat, and
)bserved a student proper action was taken.
i the ramp leading A USC student told police that
to the Mcbryde during a short period of time this
a.m. this past past week, unknown persons entered
a lounge in Bates House and removed
ced of the ear was his golf equipment, worth about
>rds as 50 mph. $1,005.
reported to police A USC faculty member was listed
iTicials from Sloan in a harassment incident police
responded to this past Thursday in
in the art depart- the Swearingen Engineering Center,
entered a room in A USC student reported that the
I ransacked the staff member harassed him and tried
to make him leave the building while
ound on the door he was doing his work.
-in-residence
Wis-IV award
\NAN Thomas F. Jones, inventor of 'he
laser; Strom Thurmond; Ernest
un Shakespeare, "Fritz" Rollings; and the 1986 reciJamcs
Dickey, pient, the late South Carolinian and
>rne and Ernest space shuttle Challenger astronaut,
i common? Ron McNair.
ious authors, but James Dickey won this award
ds out above the primarily for his induction into the
a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters,
although he has numerous other acpoet-in-residence,
complishments," said Kay Ponder of
; each semester at WIS.
He was born on Feb. 2, 1923. He
writing workshop, played football and ran track in high
nrvey in 2()th cen- school. In 1941, he entered Clemson
Hritish poets. University, studied engineering and
late courses, but played football.
able to advanced During World War 11, Dickey flew
in the Pacific against Japan. He
I Dickey with the began writing during this time,
ith Carolinian of After the war, he received his
ided a luncheon at masters degree in American literature
1 Jan. 25, where at Vanderbilt and became a teacher.
nor vice president ne spent two years as the connager
of WIS, suiting poet in the Library of Conthe
award. gress. In 1969, Dickey became poetmanagement
a! in-residence at IJSC. He had already
with a public opi- published six volumes of poetry, inaward
annually to eluding " Buckdanccr's Choice,"
brought recogni- which von the National Book Award
olina during that for Poetry.
Me described Columbia as an
rirst given in 1963 "easygoing place" and admits he
led to men such as See "Dickey," page 2