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r Kiss, the originator of the g Viewpoint page 2 mmm ^ar?^na coHseum Tuesday I Late turnovers seal USC loss 4 I m Ail HVm mm m nichr I Sn?rts pa^ 5 IggJlni8,U> ? .. , See Sports, pane 5 f. . , Stt Features, page 3 . g Classifieds page 6 The Gamecock I Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday Volume 80, No. 63 University of South Carolina February 15, 1988 Students A to caucus ' By GAII, F.. BUCHANAN ... . Sl.lfwrt.er I Went f Two USC law students cxpcricnccd hoUSC . . . t< caucuscs through the: James "Bubba" Cromer and Brad temperatu TnrHfln ir* Inu/a ramnainnino frvv ? ? aegrees oeit presidential hopeful Sen. Paul . _ . ... Simon, D.-111., in Iowa's towns, rural Wind Cnlll V areas and universities. There W8S "What the world saw was tradition vicihilifv an ? signs, speeches and baby kissing. , What we didn't see was the grass- deep in sn<n roots campaigning." James "h The two were contacted by the Paul Simon presidential campaign to attend the caucus. ?????? 14W/n rliH enmp tqIL* 1 nft arnnnH orirl found that they were very committed to Simon," said Dan King, South ^Carolina coordinator for Paul Cromer, a third-year law student, ^H| I i and Jordan, a first-year law student, campaigned door to door. The two spent five days on the Iowa campaign trail, working to push the senator to a sccond-Dlace caucus to cet as r finish among the Democratic can- port Simon as I < didates in the caucus. Cromer also s ''I went from house to State University, house ... to farm houses through campaigned for ! the snow, and the temperature was 12 USC. degrees below zero. The wind chill "They though was 30 below. There was verv low USC had a co visibility, and I was ankle-deep in from so far aw snow," Cromer said. "But I was try- "Lots of people ing to persuade them to go with law and business Simon." tained dozens r Cromer wasn't the only one students at Iowa ampaigning. Cromer not or "Saturday morning we canvassed, tions. He spoke t going door-to-door selling Paul pus organization Simon," Jordan said. "I would say "At Iowa Stal that it was a warm reception. A good speech in sup I A.iAr../%nA ?-?^ t.mr ? 7u \j i tvv.1 yuiit w v, iia^i waa vi uiuti saiu. for Simon, Gephardt or Dukakis." term former gov Jordan first noticed Simon during Kemp's son, a his visit to the USC campus this past and Jesse Jacks* fall. *so here comes "He really did the university and school . . us a favor when he appeared on two The two spent days' notice at the USC Law School "notch babies," last fall," Cromer said. "He was between 1917 an very well received and very impressed fected by a rev I At A I A - t A I '.A A I r A uy ine siuucrus. i wiuugiu it was uie security system, least I could do." "I was assigne "Monday, I was precinct captain, the 1917-1921 a in charge of a precinct of 3,350 peo- said. "I talked t f ,?le," Cromer said. "I had to gather age group about support amongst groups at the discrepancy." Mortar Bo; By RITA COSBY Staff writer Many students have misconceptions about Mortar Board, the group's vice president says. ivioriar uoara is noi just a caienaar, wnicn many believe. It is a national honor society consisting of distinguished senior college students," said Glenna Dean Ackerman, vice president of USC's Mortar Board chapter. Mortar Board is an active, service-oriented national society, and the USC chapter was established in 1967. There are 180 chapters nationwide, with a national and Regional convention held every other year. The USC chapter must have between five and 35 members. New members are selected each spring and must be rising seniors. finmc ronfinuilv remains thp national nroaniyafion and the chapter's advisers, Carolyn Holderman and Nora Bell, assist every year. Members elect leaders for six positions: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and two calendar people in charge of publicity and production. All members pay a $25 entrance fee and may pay another $15 for Mortar 'Gamecock't By TOROI) NEPTUNE the matter with Assistant news editor senate. (| The Gamecock's editor in chief Hoist then cc should decide what types of advertis- the Faculty Sen; ing will be published in the student ed with him at newspaper, USC's Board of Student had the potentii Publications decided Thursday. affair in the Fai The decision comes after concern The ad was was raised about an advertisement publication by ^ for pre-written research papers that mendation that had been appearing in The next board mec j Gamecock. Brewer. Jerry Brewer, dean of student life, "I saw no ad^ , in a letter to Margaret Michels, ac- ad in The Ga ting student media director, earlier population of tl this past month asked Michels to stop it was offensive ^ publication of the ad until it could be Hoist said tl ^ j .iscussed at the next board meeting. publication of a in direct conl lie Gunther Hoist, professor of standards for si foreign language and literature, had "I do not fet brought the issue of the ad up in a should be in th Faculty Senate meeting and discussed because it advi rom house to ||l j farm houses snow, and the MBVy Igplgl g|fi| re was 12 |a kllf rwf\ w3j| ~-i .... t Yt fxiu. 1IIC /as 30 below. *" d I was ankle- BEST ^ jy 9 9 <' ?~] *'** ' * f ' \ubba" Cromer,^ ^ ^ ^ pent time Iowa where he not only Simon, but also for it was good that liege representative , ? 4sHE9 ay," Cromer said. 4 asked me about the ,' , ; programs. 1 enter- BSW , i5? * ot questions by N '' ily entertained ques- . ' $ 0 Iowa State's cam- ^ H ^'M te, I had to make a VJS port of Simon," ~ir M ?*t L 1 followed a four- IllillllP^^ &r'*V 'm V,%' crnor of Iowa, Jack ^^aPir pro football player *V ? ':<J >n. And I felt like, a ' Bubba from law Y ; -t vU much time visiting \ '-.y those persons born 7 &. id 1921 who are afision of the Social Elcphcitlt TtlCltl d to talk to people in Former USC wingbark Sterling Sha ge group," Cromer "Elephant Walk" with the animals fro o 200 people in that ,he Carolina Coliseum this past weekei the Social Security ,n,w ,he Elephant Room of the coliseu ard active, o Board medallions, which are often worn at graduation. All Mortar Board members must have at least a 3.0 fiPA Hiv#?rCA CAri/1 PP harlorAiinH tr\ r'orrvlino Ar c?ir_ rounding community and solid leadership skills. The competition is stiff. This year the organization received more than 300 applications and had to narrow it down to 35 at most after days of controversial debate. "It was an extremely tough job as they were all high-quality and very capable candidates," Ackerman said. Their selections were based on a student's diversity. "A good CPA is important, but we also want to stress a wellrounded student. To get picked is an enormous honor," Ackerman said. The selection was a little harder this year because many of the applicants were more "mature" students, who had mainly outside activities on their applications, she said. The members' backgrounds vary tremendously. Some are from greek organizations, USC athletics, Carolina Alive, Student Government, USC Dance Co. and the Equestrian Club. All are involved in more than one activity. "It's an organization of varied students full of diverse characteristics and personalities. A place to meet great editor may con the chairman RESEARCH PAPERS intacted Brewer after 16,274 lo chooi* from ?all subjects ate meeting and talk- ?i<H' cw**ck' tod4* v,,4,mc coq xnit how "the issue :ll of an becoming an q, rush $2 00 lo Raacarch Aaalaianca culty Senate." nrauahoava rJM SH i<?angc*j ca 9002s then pulled from Cuikw ttunen jho ?v<iubi? ju leven 4ichrls after a recom- . A, , , . ... ... I he advertisement in question. sne uo so unui inc :ting in a letter from the Carolina Honors Code and also violates academic integrity," he said, vantage to leaving the Hoist said that the ad also inmecock if a certain terferes with the goals that faculty he university felt that themselves have for students. ," Brewer said. "This type of ad is against what we lat The Gamecock's expect from students in every aspect in ad of this nature is and has no place in a student t with the university's newspaper irregardless of whether or ludents. not it may be found in other ;1 that this type of ad sources," he added. le student newspaper Elizabeth Dickey, journalism proses students to break fessor and a member of the board, hH| < IBE98 ' bL * Bka?^ p I TlL >< ? JF lli?HIHC2 !' f ; J8Sjw|BB m KEITH JONES /The Gamecock ^ rpe takes a stroll down Blossom Street Thursday in the i m the Rlngling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Cireus held in ] tin. The animals were being walked from the train tracks < 1 fficer says contacts and people I never would've met before," said Susie Ferrara, Mortar Board member. i "Between the members and community we come into contact with, we learn to work together and get interested in new and different projects. It's a chance to voice your opinions and activities and know what else is happening on campus," Ferrara said. "It's also nice to see other student leaders in the same boat as you ? two heads are better than one to solve a problem. And we all feel great about helping out the community through our service projects," Ferrara said. Mortar Board's service activities include the calendar and other projects. The more than $5,000 proceeds from the calendar sales go to five, $1,000 (JSC graduate scholarships. These are given out by the Awards Committee on Awards Day. This year, Mortar Board sold more than 5,000 calendars. The calendar-sales concept is not national, but has given USC national recognition for its success. "When 1 U/nnt * Ua t.nar ! ICV'o rvvm iw iijv maiiuiiai tuiivvmiun iiii.i yttu , uov. a Liia|nti was spoken of very admirably, and our calendar is one of the biggest dollar makers," Ackerman said. trol ads policy was concerned with the issue and had take the ad out sh( lUIJlUHCU IVXctl K V.IUUU 11 till 11 Ictwytl MUUClll> c! 11 V.1 IIUI I tH for The Student Press I.aw Center in Michels said Go Washington. that cases wherein Dickey said Goodman told her that or boards and stude similar cases over ads of this sort had decision in issues si been disputed and that it would be had almost all resi OK to remove the ad if it were the students making tl decision of the students and not any faculty members, employees. A board can m? "It's a legal product, and I don't but it should to be think that we should inak judgements Goodman said, of the morals of the people who are Brewer did not ag seeing or using the ad," said Jeff opinion of Goodma Shrewsbury, editor in chief of The "I would constrn ctamecocK. 01 rumicanons n Goodman said that if state recommend the acti employees were involved in the deci- way that we are set sion, it could be related to "What you have censorship. you go to Mark Go< Michcls had also contacted Good- advocate for freedo man about the issue and reiterated will tell you about that the decision of whether or not to you go to the attor ludge speaks at rp>rc*mrsn\7 VV1V111V11J y JONATHON LOBER aff writer Greenville County Judge Merle Code told students they :ed to plan for the future at the Academic Excellence wards Program Thursday sponsored by the Iota chapter f Delta Sigma Thcta. Sixteen wards were _ dfo'u?r Black History jg g taqgrn jg | j mjupiin rnior Muriel rosby said. The odds are against people being as successful today, ode said. Code said students must be willing to deal with reality. "If God had talked to me, I'd have said 'God, I don't lind being black; I don't want to be quite this black.' But e didn't ask me how black I wanted to be. He said, Vlerle, play the hand that I deal you,"' Code said. Students must also make themselves known to the right eople, he said. "The truth is, it's not only what you now or who you know ? it's who knows you. I know Donald Reagan; he doesn't know me. You know Carroll 'ampbell; he doesn't know you. What have you done to lake him want to know you?" he said. "I'm so tired of hearing black people say, 'Woe is me. > Lt I. ? \/ ? * _ _l i i t i rt i 111 uiauK.. i on re not going 10 cnangc oemg niacK. nay ic hand that you're dealt," Code said. Students should therefore choose carefully whom to ssociate with, he said. "Stay away from people who don't want anything out f life." Code urged the award winners to dream big dreams. "Don't just want to be a manager of something ? (-ant to own it. The revolution has come full circle. I was i a 1960s march, and some of my brothers got shot at nd died so you can do things like sleep in the Holiday nn. My friends went through that for you. Now 1 could are less about sleeping in the Holiday Inn. I want to own he Holiday Inn," Code said. He also challenged the winners, mostly female, not to >nly concern themselves with their own success. "Sisters, hear me well. I'm going to put a burden on our shoulders. I suggest to you that it is incumbent upon ou to motivate your brothers. Don't you want to marry omeone who is motivated to succeed and achieve like you re?" Code said. Disease ignored, speaker explains By MICHELLE SCHOHN Staff writer Sickle cell anemia does not get enough attention, and many people do not even know what the disease is, said Ed Vinum, a spokesman for the James R. Clark Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation. "I want you to get this information out to everyone you know," said Ed Vinum at a fund-raiser and seminar this past Monday night. The seminar, which was sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, was aimed at raising money for the foundation and also providing information on the disease. About 25 to 30 people were in attendance at the seminar/fund-raiser held in the Russell House Ballroom. Vinum gave information on sickle cell anemia and its origin to try and inform students about the seriousness of the disease. Sickle cell anemia, a disease which predominantly strikes black people, is caused by a mutated gene that causes the red blood cells to lose oxygen and take on a sickle form. These sickled cells clog arteries, causing a potentially life-threatening loss of blood to certain areas of the body. In most cases, these cells die off in 17 or 18 days, and me uibca;>c cictuii^ me viiuui > nic uy age jj. Vinum has been working with sickle cell anemia since he began studying blood diseases 25 years ago in Washington D.C., at both Georgetown and Howard universities. He said it disturbed him that children were dying then because no one knew what the disease was. "We had no treatment for sickle cell at that time," he said. Although there is still no cure for sickle cell anemia, children with the disease are now given penicillin for the first year of their lives to ward off the potentially deadly infections, Vinum said. /, board says juld be made by fice, we would probably get told the culty. exact opposite," he said. odman had said "That's why we get legal opinions faculty members and not legal decisions." nts had made the Terry Shimp, a business professor milar to this one and member of the board, said he did in favor nf not think fhp llnarrt of *sfiirlf?nt le decision over Publications should have any say in the matter. tke the decision, "I feel that what we're trying to do a student board, is unethical. I don't think that we, as this board, should legislate what is ;ree with the legal legal behavior. The whole idea of m. legislating morality does not rest well le that the Board with me. I think that it's their right," as the right to he said. on because of the At ihc close of discussion, the up," he said. board decided to recommend that : to look at is if The Gamecock editor in chief i)dman, who is an schedule a forum and have an open m of the press, he discussion for students and faculty to decisions, but if come address their opinions and then ney general's of- make a decision. I