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Mfe. Gamecock rccord reviewer J^. A -m * 9 _ Viewpoint page 3 * Jteyl IUSC gets second win against I<SU s=r=rr=? See Features, page 4 Classif ieds page 8 The Gamecock q Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday p Volume 80, No. 69 University of South Carolina February 29, 1988 | Students work |j for security I By EILEEN ROSS Staff writer Those individuals protecting residents each night arc not simply security guards, they are members of USC's Community Awareness Staff ? and fellow students. The student-guard program was changed to CAS this past year because students were receiving more training and thus deserved a title they could be proud of, said Sgt. Ken West of the University Police Department. "In the last year or two, we've beefed up the system and given the students more information, more knowledge on how to handle their position," West said. CAS members regularly guard USC's residence halls, except for the McBryde quadrangle and The Horseshoe. They arc on duty seven days a week, and most work from 11:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. io oecomc a las memoer, a student must be enrolled full-time and have at least a 2.0 GPR and a clean driving j record, West said. Vonnie Edwards of Resident Student Development does the initial applicant screening, and she then sends the applicant's background and also interviews each one, presenting him or her with different job situations and evaluating the responses. He said he looks for assertiveness and indications of how well the applicant could handle conflict. CAS members must make sure all those entering the residence halls are residents and their invited guests, but they also watch for public drunkenness and open containers of alcohol. They may not physically restrain ! anyone because they could be charged with assault, West said, but they can call the resident assistant on duty or the | residence hall director. They also will immediately call USC police in severe situations. (Each member attends training workshops and is expected to study the folder or guard instructions at the desk he or she is assigned to, West said. Five students are chosen as supervisors, and two supervisors are on duty each night. One stays at the USC police department to receive calls from CAS members, who must call in every hour, and one supervisor roams the campus in case of problems. Some CAS members have been fired for sleeping on the I job and for having bad attitudes toward other students. West said, "There are infractions that occur that develop cause for termination." This past semester, the CAS program initiated internal 5 security in Maxcy. The residents serve as CAS members f for Maxcy in two four-hour shifts, from 11:30 p.m. to I 7:30 a.m. West said it was very successful and gave the residents pride and concern for their building. They also knew the nerson who was to relieve them and who could substitute for them. Maxcy is continuing the j program this semester, and F>reston will start the same program this week. L Police worki By AMY WISE Staff writer <4T The University Police Department often works little with city and county police to ensure community safety, but they also understand and try to help Head students who get in trouble, says the department's just J patrol commander. "We're more flexible than in the city. We don't J want to get anyone kicked out of school," Ronnie Roberts said. ?? Roberts said campus police must be able to charge: | understand students and their unique situations, driving and provide options they wouldn't receive from the him wi city. Instc "Take the boy who was caught driving on the some c ramp toward Bates," Roberts said. "He did it on a Uni\ dare; he hadn't even been drinking." people He said the arresting officers had enough vides t j Comedy shopping * Convention program, pi Bv AMY DEI.PO Staff writer Shopping for comedy wasn't a laughing matter to the I USC students who went to Washington recently; it was | time-comsuming business. The students were delegates from Carolina Program ' Union, and they were in Washington to attend a convention of the National Association of Campus activities. They weren't just looking for comedians, however; they ? were there to learn how to bring better programs and entertainment to Carolina. CPU is a student run organization that plans activities i] and programs for USC. Its members pick the movies | ^shown in the Russell House, and they hire bands and com> edians to come perform throughout the year. The Jason and the Scorchers concert and a lecture by Sidney Biddle uimimjgiia, lilt tviay i iu vyi,i iviauain, wtic JUM a iiw ui the things CPU programmed this past year. At the convention, students from universities all across the country met and exchanged ideas about successful programs and activities. Students also spent much of their time listening to comedians, bands and other performers to find acts suitable for their schools. "It was a sharing experience," said Sheila Hill, CPU i president. "It was a good opportunity to be around students who are under the same pressures you are, and l| they can tell you what worked at their schools. you also ij ^get to see different acts; you can see for yourself who is }') |||good and who isn't." Hill said one of the main things they were looking for at the convention was comedic talent. CPU is planning a comedy showcase for next year, and the delegates were hoping to find some acts at the convention. They found W- % I 'Got one, Bo' J. P. Tharpe, 18 months old, gets caught up ir the Gamecocks ripped Florida State 81-78 Satu father, Kerry Tharpe, director of Sports Inform ing to pro p he next thing I remember is a u black barrel pointing at my . I pushed it up, and the bullet s grazed my finger.'* a Corp. Fred Pruitt () USC police department u 5 on the young man to hold him for reckless take six points off his license and charge 1 th a $218 fine. r< :ad, Roberts said the department worked out ommunity service for him. b 'ersity officers do have the power to arrest v . The State Law Enforcement Division pro- a hem with statewide jurisdiction. Columbia delegates ge lblicity advi "It was a good opportunity i iround students who are under the pressures you are, and they can tel vhat worked at their schools.** Sheil CPU pn two comedians who they may bring to Carolina, I Reggie Bullock, who attended the convention year, said it helped his committee program movie Russell House. "Let's say we wanted to book a certain film, bi from University of Virginia said it Hopped there, might think twice about bringing it here," he sa The delegates also learned about advertising, 1 "We learned ways to promote movies. So far, < publicity has been passive, like putting up po< flyers," she said. "They told us how to make oui ty more active." Hill said an example of active advertising v distributing fly swatters to promote showing: movie The Fly. The delegates attended sessions and workshop a.m. to 1 a.m. They went to education sessioi morning and then to an exhibit hall in the af where talent representatives handed out fl> brochures. At night, they went to showcases wl saw comedians, jugglers, singers and other acts The convention began Feb. 16 and ended Fe was time consuming and draining, many deleg* but it was worthwhile. Y f msHBk afyy a A. .'if1 > M - ?l mm I * mWISimiiii'i1 i'i f w |T**' Kti i H JONLS/The Cumnock i a whole mess of trouble while celebrating after rday. He was rescued shortly afterward by his lation at USC. tect USC olice cannot arrest anyone outside city limits nless it is for a federal offense. "We arrest quite a few, but we have many occa ons where we could arrest and don't," lie said. The most common arrests result from reports of ssault and battery. "Students go to bars and end up in fights over leir girlfriends or boyfriends," Roberts said. That's why we're so tough on parties ? we don't 'ant it to get out of control." The crime that occurs the least is rape. Since 985, there have only been two actual rapes :ported on the USC campus. "We have a lot of reported rapes that turn out to e non-rapes," he said. "We have four inestigators who investigate the scene of the rape nd collect evidence." See "Cops," page 2 HH B s to be same ii you a Hill, ?sident SSIS HI -lill said. this past B?3 for the then we id. fill said. 8^* ill of our :tprc and WWMw r publici- it'"' V?U,d b? " * is from 7 is in the ^^0^_ tcrnoon, 'crs and ? jmmm. pcrfonTL Service with a smile? b. 21. It Business sophomore Molly Weiss ites said, Thursday. Students may play pool Outlool ?* 1? ior run official By MARY PEARSON Senior reporter p Recent budget breakthroughs for t higher education promises a better h year for USC next year, but more I funds arc still needed to reach the f aL a -f r 11 r i aouineasiern average 01 iun-iormuia t funding, a USC administrator said. c Acting Provost Chester Bains said i the proposed House Ways and S Means Committee 1988-89 budget f that was approved by the committee I Thursday was a good starting point. I Bains said if the proposed budget 1 is approved by the General Assembly and the governor, USC may be able c to restore funds to those programs 1 that faced cuts this past year as a t result of the funding shortfall. t Baines said, however, students j could still expect a tuition increase next year. 5 "We are falling behind where we t should be with each year. This year, < even though it looks like we may receive more, we may still be 7 per- i cent short of the funding we need. i This money has to come from other Scientists chicken r By KERRY HUGHES Staff writer It's not a part of the Coker Life Sciences building most students see. In fact, it's not even something most students would just stumble across between classes. They would have to know exactly what they were looking for before they found Dr. Roger Sawyer and his chickens. And Sawyer's chickens aren't ordinary chickens ? they're featherless chickens. Sawyer and his work have received millions of dollars in grants and funding from the National Science rounuauon ana tne [National institute of Health over the past ten years to study these chickens. Ridiculous as it sounds, the study of these nude birds is actually serious stuff. These birds have been around since the late 1950s and are a big part in the study of skin diseases, malformations and hair formations. "These are model systems," Sawyer said. "We can, at this point, take skin cells and grow them in a culture." The system enables doctors to transplant human skin. This is especially useful for helping serious burn victims. 0 |8| ^ . -'I ?fe jots down yet another billiard player's nann for two dollars per hour with a valid ID. ? good uing, says ilaccs, and tuition and private conributions arc the primary ways we lave of getting the funds wc need," tains said. About $34 million was proposed or higher education Thursday by the ommittee. This means the state's iniversities and colleges will receive >3 percent full-formula funding up mm norr?nnf r ?Kir wan uu )/vi win 11 v;iu una |uni ytai . f passed, the proposal would be the lighest percentage of funding for lighcr education in several years. Full-formula funding is an average )f funding set by the Commission on lighcr Education that is needed by he state's universities, colleges, and echnical schools to remain competitive within the Southeast. Also included in the proposal was f>5 million for starting up funds for he CHE's education package, "The Cutting Edge." The proposed budget provides nore funds for higher education than he governor's which was approved See "Budget," page 2 conduct esearch The only problem with this process is the lack of sweat-gland development in patients. Sawyer said this is not a major concern because the skin transplant is only used in small areas of the body. It would, however, present a problem if the transplant were used on the entire body. The body can function normally with only a small percentage of sweat glands. Through a genetic restructuring process, Dr. Ursula Abbot, the first to work with the birds, has found a way to make feathers grow back on the birds. Sawyer said this process is being worked on further because the feathers that have grown back have been abnormally shaped, and some of the chickens sprouted feathers on the backs of their feet. This process is a primary focus of the Upjohn Company, which is funding Sawyer to study hair formations in humans. Sawyer said he is "using the hairless mouse to examine products that have hair-growth promoting activities." Upjohn hopes this study will someday enable them to make hair grow back on humans. h&iglg&sggfe. H ? %t. *-f||K ?. * *' ' i^HMHKignmaH i 1 4k JOHN MARK LEWIS/Tht Gamtcock t at the game room in Russell House I