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The Gamecock
^ Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday |
Volume 80, No. 80 University of South Carolina April 11, 1988
Low turnout
By MARY PEARSON ,
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Senior reporter '
Disappointment bccause of low
A turnout at Carolina Program
?- union s game 01 musical chairs bun- '
day did not stop the fun.
About 200 students and community
members showed up to participate
in the game, far short of the number
needed to break the world record.
Organizers for the event anticipated
more than 6,200 students to play,
breaking the record set in Japan in
The event marked the beginning of
CPU's annual Spring Fling with
mnnfv madf? from thr? oamf* oninn ?r>
CPU spent months and $1,500
planning the event, said business
Government and international
studies sophomore Melina Davis said
the students who worked hard
organizing the event were upset with
"Wc began planning for this event
in November, with about 50 people
week." another orcani/er fnr the 58?r*tt5i!tS
"We did pur part. Wc are really
thankful for the people who came to
show their support," Huguenin said. vSVtjl
The game started at 2:30 p.m
F ox-102 FM provided the music and
their 200-foot inflated fox (otherwise
known as Mr. Big Guy) oversaw the mm
game. Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore gave
The game lasted more than two "
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j residents scrambling for seats.
Pressure mounted as the game jf
came closer to an end, and the final
\ four competed for the three seats remaining.
Irmo resident Sabrina Aull
lost in the first battle for the final
j three seats.
Then the game was down to three: Hilary Knause 0
biology senior John Brady, fight at the musici
psychology sophomore Lynn Cheely, Union and Fox-10i
and graduate Terry Marshall. Marshall
won the game, snatching the their destination b<
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During the game, USC Flying Club event, but CPU o
had planes flying over the game tak- that students wo
ing photos. The planes were suppos- droves on the actuj
ed to drop balloons over the parking At other schools,
lot, but the balloons never reached slow for such ev<
! Two sophomor
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By SANDRA LANG
Staff writer
Two USC sophomores drank 15 quarts of Gatorade
and ate 12 bananas this weekend. They sang, danced ?
mostly the moonwalk ? and did voice impressions of
Dudley Moore and Elmer Fudd. They did all this while
playing tennis for charity.
Chance Carter and Jimmy Sauls stayed on the tennis
court for 35 hours and beat a 34-hour record set by USC
students this past year.
f 'rir?r nnrl "smile narf iHr.af??ri in frtliimhia Hall's An
t nual Marathon for Public Service on Friday and
Saturday.
It was the sixth CHAMPS event of its kind.
About 20 other USC students participated in a 10-hour
tennis marathon on Saturday and raised money through
pledges.
All earnings will go to Children's Unlimited, a Columbia
charity organization that tries to find homes for hard
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By AMANDA COLSON
Staff writer There
The aroma of coconut oil drifts by as a group areas cl
of USC students enjoys a sunny day on The rays are
Horseshoe. of this,
They are relaxing, taking a b;eak from classes between
? and increasing their risk of skin cancer. most di
"Overexposure to the sun increases your risk He s<
of skin cancer," said John Ureda, chairman of Exposui
^ (JSC's department of public health. by the s
Ureda associates exposure with premature ag- much e:
ing as well. need.
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tive now," he said, "but you do so at the risk of disinfcc
being less attractive later." sun's ra
Science is not sure of exactly how exposure to "The
the sun is harmful, said Ureda, but "anything equallir
that disrupts the cycle of a cell can have a car- Histc
cinogenic (cancer-causing) effect." bathes
Heat may also play a part in the sun damage, aware i
Ureda said. He also said that problems occur wears s
more in fair-skinned people and more frequent- For 1
ly in whites than in blacks. good ta
I ^ Ureda said the depletion of the ozone layer is ing in t
w affecting how much ultraviolet radiation Your
reaches the earth's surface. He aiso said the damage
angle at which the sun's rays are received is Ured
important.
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f Richmond, Va., gauges (he battlefield before the
al chairs game sponsored by the Carolina Program B
1 KM Sunday in the coliseum parking lot. Si
scause of the wind, came out on game day. I
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fficials had hoped American Telephone & Telegraph, p,
uld turn out in which also donated money to Easter pi
il day of the game. Seals, had a booth at the event, sign- ai
ticket sales were ing up people for free AT&T calling
;nts, but students cards. o
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es play tennis :
children's fund
b
to place children. CHAMPS Treasurer Kathy Lewis, a "
junior English major, said the group raised around $2,000 A
this year. j<
Carter and Sauls ran into only a few obstacles during tl
their record-breaking marathon which began at 2 p.m. n
Friday and continued through 1 a.m. Sunday. sj
The two portable bathrooms CHAMPS ordered for the
event were delivered on time Friday, but were accidentally r;
set up at the L.ady Gamecock tennis courts instead of the b
Sol Blatt courts where the marathon was held. b
Sauls said "we were relieved" when the portables were it
moved to their court about three hours after the two had s
begun playing. u
Variations in temperature also became a dilemma for
the two players as the thermometer dipped down to 37 if
degrees Friday night and moved up into the upper 70s on r
Saturday. ' u
Another problem arose for Carter and Sauls at about 5 I
See "Tennis," page 2 u
lys can nave a positive etlect on acne.
benefits of tanning don't come close to
ig the dangers," Ureda said.
>ry sophomore Kris Porter said she sun- I because
it is relaxing. .She said she is
of the dangers, however, and always lBw|
un tan lotion.
3orter, a tan is not the main goal. "A I
n is not important to me ? it's just behe
sun," she said.
ig people may be at particular risk of aifllfjtf
a said that some believe that cancer I-awn lizard and po!
See "Tans," page 2 day afternoon. Keller
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im staff reports
rhe new Student Government elections were carried
properly and without complaints, said Gary
ilphrus, the new elections commissioner. f'Everything
went well," he said, adding that president- I
ct James Franklin won with more than 900 votes as
npared to the other candidates, who received around
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rhe vice president's position is unresolved between R
an Smoak and Andy Williams, but will be decided in
l-off elections, which Malphrus said will take place H
ursday. *
Williams said the elections were "very well organized,"
d that he has no problem with the results. He said com
ssioners were patrolling every polling place, and the
listers were well-educated about their duties.
The March elections were marred by problems and were
validated. B
Malphrus said the inauguration of the new executive of- >
ers will be as soon as possible after the run-off *
ctions. I
The breakdown of the unofficial winners and run-off
actions are as follows: I
President ? James Franklin I
Vice president ? run-off election between Evan
ioak and Andy Williams I
Treasurer ? Aimec Black I
ience and mathematics: District 1 I
Gene Dunbar Godbold
Buford H. Robertson I
Jeffrey David Watts I
I
pplied professional sciences: District 2 I
John Lcavy
un-off election to determine other two seats J
I
>cial work: District 3 I
David Strom I
John McBride
rJfe tough on homosexual
ir\ c i
rroiessor stu<
y RITA K. COSBY :
aff writer Wc ItlUliC
"We must ask ourselves, 'How am thing about SO
continuing in my role in sexual op- rpnrp?
ression?' Each of us is the op- we rejjres,
ressor," says James Sears, assistant
rofessor for educational leadership assistant professc
nd policies. .... tional leadership
Sears has conducted the only study
n the quality of school life for and it exists in all ani
omosexuals in the South and has danavia, for example
ublished several articles, interview- is not an issue. "Sc
ig 36 homosexuals, both black and something different
lute. All these individuals are very and rather than mak
:al people, they are n6t the mythical bad, they pull on
aggots'," he said. strengths that can coi
"Faggots" originally meant a bun- ty," he said.
le of sticks that homosexuals were The problems that
urned on during Medieval times. viewed had dealt no
Something powerful for people to uality, but dealt wit!
link about when they tell 'faggot' vironment they foui
jkes is the seriousness and history of and then trying to o
lis word. Today, they are still "bur- "People are all se;
ing" faggots with these jokes," he bottom line. The rea
aid. is because we have ;
Sears said the United States is still cepts like gay and str
acist and sexist, and that the pro- uals didn't exist un
lem rests not with homosexuality, the term wasn't us
ut the culture and how we deal with Sears said.
:. "We make such a big thing about Sears said Amerii
exuality, and then we repress it. It's comfortable about t
ptight," he said. ty before they a
Sears said the United States is very homosexuality. "Th
>oIated from what's going on in the ther informed, espec
est of the world arid that homosex- he said.
lality has always been in existence. USC is one of the
he explorers even noted homosex- education, and this
lal behavior in the Plains Indians, the issue. "Educ
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litical science freshman Dan Keller soaks some rays, listens t
also has his books close at hand just In case.
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ibrary and information science: District 4
un-off election to determine other two seats
lumanities and social sciences: District 5
Mary Louise Ramsdale
* E. J. Cousar
* Paul Fulmer
* Amy Dare Holland
* Robb McBurney
business administration: District 6
Tabatha Chavis
Phillip Edward Bryson
* Tim Burke
* Kathy Tolar
Andre Figuerola
education: District 7
* Richard Kiscr
John Rockett
Terri Marshall
Adricnne Mullen
Bob Robeson
Engineering: District 8
Francis Timmons
Mark Smith
Amy Opalak
lournalism: District 9
Berkeley Grier
Kimberly Walker
Bob Tedoldi
See "Election," page 2
dies sexuality
, . . separate myths from facts, though,"
such a big hc said
tuality, and There are some very harsh realities
?? and outlets for homosexuals. Three
times as many gay adolescents turn to
James Sears, suicide than straight ones. Many
)r for educa- "hide" in preganancies, showing the
) and policies world outside that they are "obvious
ly straight." Most commonly, drugs
male In Q^an. ~ 1 ?I 1?l
" aiiu uiluuoi aie men escapes.
:, homosexuality The South has diverse effects on
>me cultures see homosexuality. It has a great concenabout
a person, trationof religion, family, honor and
ing it something tradition ? all elements that often
it their unique inhibit homosexual exposure,
ntribute to socie- However, many think the South is
easier because it prevails more of a
people he inter- willingness to let people be
t with homosex- themselves.
i the kind of enid
themselves in "Everyone may know someone
Dpe with it. who is gay, but in the South it is not
<ualthat's the polite to say anything or pry. This
son some are gay only makes it easier to be in the
and created con- closet," he said.
aight. Homosex- Scars also stated the additional diftil
1869 because ficulty of race for homosexuals. "If
;ed until then," you are black, a woman and a lesbian,
then you have three strikes
:ans need to feel against you. This is triple oppresheir
own sexuali- sion," he said.
in fully accept There is a clear deficiency of data
ley must be fur- and ratios available on black vs.
:ially at college," white homosexuality. However, it is
evident that being black and
leaders in AIDS homosexual is more difficult than a
nas orougiu out wnue nomoscxuai. 1 ney not oniy
:ators have to See "Homosexual," page 2
Himi
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o some tunes and eats some chow on The Horseshoe Sun