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^ y^^fesT" What's the right way to keep g Viewpoint page 3 fun? The Gamecock's spring I Coaches expect much from Dingle P^5|tfpg n.ne^n.agazine.eHsan. | ^ J 1 Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 80, No. 77 University of South Carolina March 30, 1988 Trustee's disturbs si By MARY PEARSON Senior reporter Some USC students are upset with , Q a Board of Trustee member's recent proposals that would tighten visita- 1 tion policies in residence halls. ] And some students would like to see state Rep. Mike Fair, R- < Greenville, removed from his position on the board. "Apparently, Mike Fair has forgotten that I, like the vast majority of USC students, am legally an adult," chemistry sophomore Dan r Sanders said. t Sanders is among a growing c number of USC students who are s unhappy with Fair's recent proposals t tn th#? haarH * Fair had asked the board this past r Thursday to consider stricter visitation policies that would ban overnight stays of visitors of the opposite (A Also part of Fair's proposal is establishing freshman and sophomore women residence halls and restricting visitation by the opposite sex in the halls to the ground floor. Fair also wants the university to remove condoms from campus ven- i dinR machines. v Fair said he had asked the board to consider a tighter campus visitation policy to help ensure safety and privacy for students. He also was concerned that the university could be held liable if someone was killed or raped in the campus residence halls. "I feel that we cannot place the responsibility upon ourselves of be? ing parents or the moral judge look^ ing over students' shoulders." Fair said, "But at the same time a female student should not have to worry La! 1 1 -* duuui ucuig uiiucKcu in ine uorm | room." t Fair said he was confident that the board would take his proposals 5 seriously, although some students | oppose them. "I am perfectly capable of making \ Homose: By RITA K. COSBY Staff writer ^ "Lesbians and heterosexual women are ^ different," said 25-year-old Belh, treasi Lesbian Student Association on USC car "The only big difference is our sexual < 1 have sex with a woman. But I love this relationship is the same as a straight c< something that should be behind close< said. About 14 percent of the female popul homosexual experience, and 1 to 3 percen homosexual, according to recent Kinsey Controversy still rests in the origin and homosexuality, whether it's genetic or le< she was "born with it, although it is not a Without the proper environment, vou'i come out." In her particular situation, it took an e: female homosexual four and a half year; out. Prior to this, Beth was dating several married a man who was killed by a drunk I got married to him, it would've came o just would've taken a little longer," she Beth said she felt that she was not ei preciating sex with men and other aspects that she shared with them. "Many think because they can't get dates and hate mer JP ^ . '1 ' JJ |L a &SSigjS& ^ lflnttiffilNt ^3W- v- IL k^r ; v B| ^^^WBM^wMyyBiLijiy> U'-;-- - - - *5& ? ) J p 'V v* ^ ii i j i i'ii i Fiji ii^ - - - ; ---ps^rsk Tu>/r#/?// /i# liA#fc i>H//r ml rr?i)??u M( t/i/tri tfiuj Creeks play Twister and mix it up du of Greek Week *88. proposal 1 ;uaents "Apparently, Mike Fair has forgotten that I, like the vast majority of (JSC students, am legally an adult." Dan Sanders, USC student uy own decisions on sexual relaions," Sanders said. "If I want to be elibate, I'll be celibate. If I want to leep with a girl on campus, that's jetween the two of us. 1 don't need 4r. Fair to shove his morals down ny throat." Sanders said he would like the Stulent Senate to draw up a proposal to lave Fair removed from the Board of rrustees, and many students said hey would support such a proposal. "I don't think just a few students vould be able to get something like his accomplished," music education enior Robyn Pugh said. "In order to ;et Fair to resign, it would take a otal all-out campus effort. I am sure t would probably benefit us to have um removed it he is going to startJ )roposing things like that." Chemistry sophomore Craig vlcNair also said Fair should be ask:d to resign from the board. "I personally think he has been a ittle too vocal about his morals, and think it is making USC look and Resident (James) Holdernian look >ad," McNair said. This past February, Fair had taken in even stronger stance on USC's /isitation policies, saying he would ike to eliminate coed resident halls ind to restrict access to all residents lalls above Rround floor restricted to he same sex. Fair also said he would like to see a itricter USC alcohol advertisement policy. But some students said they are jpset about this proposal. uial cou more alike than "Many thin ? . _ A1 ^ irer 01 tne uay iney can i get "P"s this is untrue. iifference, since person, and our auple's. it isn't treasurer of J doors," Beth ation has had a t are exclusively true. It just wasn't Data Reports. In 1983, Beth met development of ual, and they began imed. Beth said feeling more comfc 11 genetic-based. with anybody in my e not going to said. Beth then went t xperience with a tilating and being v > ago to bring it men dance together men and almost Later, 1 came out i driver. "Even if anything about my ut eventually. It She also recalls v said. school attachments ijoying and ap- tachments to female of relationships boys. women tarn gay She uses the an* i, and this is un- theory. "If the egg': rVLIHH jXp/.v-.L-.': ?iXUS^l*3?iS^nr . .. ,^B-' ring competition on the Russell House p " g^| jSmmmLu ^ <*' ?** %. ** >v^ SlKfiS8ffe?J*^ ^?^193^ ? SHA WN One way or another Political scicnce freshman MacGyver Gignilliat wi and the golden retriever he is with wants to go some> and the dog were attending Greek Week '88 festiviti* pies not so vironment, u k women turn gay because 19 J not going to c dates and hate men, and your life and I ?* Parental in homosexual d< Beth, has iiomosexu the Gay Lesbian Student to the child's /Iss. ciauori Beth's situa _She has not s came home frc natural for me," she said. was confused a woman at work who was homosex- She told her talking about sexuality. "1 remember and accepted rtable with her than 1 have ever felt that she didn't entire life. 1 had a crush on her," she "that way." 1 card and has i o gay bars. "I remember hypervenery unaccepting when I watched two Beth said c for the first time. It just took time. homosexuals I n my mind first before I said or did "More people feelings," she said. few let people /hat many experts refer to as "grade But the GU ." She remembers having special at- students still : peers at a very early age and not with homosexual a tu:? * . 1 lllb JJitM ) ilogy of the "chicken and the egg" homosexuals s given time to develop in the right en- portion of the Car While other tions were av ^HaSBPT^ j||&jg| treasurer, did ^rHB^WswBHl J Shes thc ? The electioi 4 Black is , H -'Ij| ! Black, a sti JtHmHf and tourism, ^^ 'Huu^otti = t ~ - paign, and I h NOn. jEHS^ SIP Si ing against m? Ia. &* Hk \SLrfj& "But after presidential m. ^ *5^^ through, it's \ *"***" - ? " *. 2E. <o put forth II ^ Hlack said : BRIAN SAULS/Th* Gamecock 'ler> especially dent Senate tl w percentage fu alio Monday. The Rame was a part the yo(e endec Black said funding anym r Still a secret List of US from ; IlnfjjPfil From staff and wire reports , The names of about 200 pec 1 whom USC President James H ' man gave gifts will remain seer S.C. Supreme Court ruled Mo : f The Charlotte Observer, whi quested the names, filed a Fr< of Information Act lawsuit to i ! the names, but the court rul lawsuit was not filed on time. I icr'r DI. UBHHFW *1?- wuvv 3 auuui^/, nuuvgi ni< said the court ruled in favor university because the Observ 'Jy- s not file its lawsuit in the tim< specified by the state FOI act. t'*?- The court ruled that the Oi ' 's''*v \ should have filed the suit wit daVs ?f the use Board of Tn I' November 21, 1986, meetir Ik fee L^feHEii w which the board voted to ke names secret. But the Ch paper did not file the suit iil^^HPv^ day past the Jan. 22, 1986 dea III! '** '' "The narrow issue before llUl Mv - "* whether the trial judge lacked s IXIikV .. matter iurisdiction because thi T tions were not timely brought ~USC Legal Counsel Paul BP'-'/'Ws?sa'd ^SC officials were please the suit's outcome. 3 "The decision is very brief a viously based on a narrov M^TTlmTflft'liV technical provision of the FOl y^55 Ward said late Monday evenii *y-r^fc3^ J5 revolves around the timeliness complaint." ^ " The larger question raised a?*"" * * suit ? whether a judge shoul ?C. the authority to review USC' wr**" ' . v " * sion that it was in the public's I terest to keep the records se< wasn't addressed by the Si DAUCHERTY/The Gamecock Court. Observer Editor Rich Opp tints to go one way He would not comment un vtiere else. Gignilliat I paper s auorneys nave examtr !S at Field F. opinion. I The FOI act requires suits tc different, le; can grow. If you're not exposed to "Society s or don't know that it is acceptable, you're said, ome out and may be with men the rest of Beth hj hate it," she said. people lau ifluence is not considered a factor in assume ar svelopment, and it is rare that either parent look and t ol r\r o ro A/4i'A?Alii mi ivuuvuvivj \j i aiv i v,v*v|ju vv, inimtuiait ly jJtiSVJll ill. sexual orientation. Two ye tion is a typical and often unpleasant one. make a a poken to her parents since 1983 after she capitol bu >m college and told her foster mom that she policemen and might be a lesbian. premises, foster mom that her new friends were great her for who she was. The mother told her need to be around people who accept her in rhis past Christmas, Beth sent a Christmas j not yet received a response. g n campus there is a higher percentage of I because the atmosphere is more accepting. I are ant to exnlore their sexualitv here ? vet % know about this," she said. \ >A has a problem with membership because have trouble admitting that they are nd coming to meetings. 'ear's National March on Washington of from all 50 states, only had a conservative r gay society represented ? about 850,000. ididate eniovs J mf incontested trea candidates in the Student Government elec- ? waiting election results for nothing the rch 23, Aimee Black, a candidate for n*t have much to worry about. * ily person running for the job. is were invalidated over the weekend, but "1 don unning uncontested. like to see ident senator majoring in hotel, restaurant efficiently said running unopposed for the treasurer's "I'm n< a damper on her enthusiasm. somewhat :n real excited about putting together a cam- make up ad just assumed that people would be runn- The fat e," Black said. shouldn't seeing all the turmoil and pressure the lot of car nH uipp.nr/*ciHpntinl ^anHirlafpc Iiqup oAnp Anlw *1 V ? ivv J/IVJIMWIIUMI VMIIVtlMMlVJ ?? ' V f,WIIV V/IIIJT II cind of relaxing to know that I haven't had 1986. Sea hat large of an effort," she said. President she was surprised when no one ran against candidate r since she introduced legislation in the Stu- Althou lis past month that would have eliminated remained nding for campus organizations. She said sioner Jo! I in a tie, but the issue might come up again. much ab< 5I1C UUCM1 I Wttlll IU ClllllincllC pCILCIIIct^C OlUUCIl lore. But she still has misgivings about it. / gil ts safe FOI act cd no later than 60 days after an iple to alleged violation. older- The Observer filed its suit Jan. 23, et, the 1987 ? 39 days after USC refused nday. the newspaper's request for records ich re- of about $1.7 million in public iedom moncv from HnlHprman's Hicrrr* obtain tionary fund that was spent from led its 1981 to 1986. But the Supreme Court ruled that anton, the Observer's time had run out Jan. of the 22, 1987 ? 60 days after the Board er did of Trustees voted to keep the spen; limit ding secret. Under the new FOI law passed this server past year, the board and other public hin 60 bodies no longer have the power to jstee's censor public financial records. But lg, in the old law allowed such censorship ep the if the public body voted by a threearlotte fourths majority that disclosure til one wasn't in the public interest. idline. On Nov. 21, 1986, when the USC us is board voted to make secret Holder ubject man's expense accounts, the board jse ac- said it was doing so to protect the ," the privacy of potential donors to USC. But in January, after public and Ward legislative criticism of USC's secrecy, d with the board agreed to release the records. The names on some of the nd ob- records, however, were deleted, and v and many names of people receiving gifts I act," from USC weren't potential donors lg. "It but politicians and public officials, of the Records showed Holderman had used his expense accounts to spend by the hundreds of thousands of dollars for d have gifts, meals and travel for public ofs deci- ficials, including USC board Dest in- members who voted to censor the :ret ? records and legislators who vote on lpreme USC's budget. Holderman later apologized for el said the gifts. The State Ethics Commistil fhp cilin rPvipvl/pH thp onrl led the ed Holderman for his gifts to officials who oversee the university, but > be fil- took no action. sbian says till is not totally receptive to homosexuals," she is also experienced open discrimination with ghing behind her back. "No one has a right to lything about someone ? by way they dress, hings they do sexually. You have to talk to the st before you make judgement calls," she said, ars ago, when Beth and her lover decided to ammitment, they dressed up and were at the ilding holding hands and exchanging vows. Two came by and stared at them until they left the See "Lesbians," page 2 3P advantage isurer's race _ ? *? ? The Student Vote Q 't want to change percentage funding, but I'd it get more safeguards on it so that it's run more r," Black said. ot sure, but I feel like sometimes the budgets are t inflated so that they (campus organizations) all the money that they need." :t that Black was the lone candidate for treasurer be too surprising. That job hasn't attracted a ididates in recent years. Tree candidates filed for treasurer in 1985 and n Bennett, a candidate for Student Government this year, and Sen. Berkeley Grier were the only ;s for the post in 1987. gh the number of candidates for the office has low, Student Government Election Commishn Singh said Student Government can't do very >ut it. ts were mailed notices encouraging them to run See "Black," page 2 1