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"Louie, Louie," that famous J Viewpoint page 5 # -p^EfzE IGreen Bay Packers draft Sharpe gjdl? - lt!S Leukemia Society. If Sports page 13 j ? ... g See Sports, p?kc 13 Classifieds page 16 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism4 Monday * Volume 80, No. 86 University of South Carolina April 25, 1988 -*-"r I !> iW.T I \ / - - -V < I '* 1^^555(2?^ i- i-V. -i'. :mMM53L? Wading around The Cooper reflecting pond provides Che Jamie Thomas converse through the aftern I jRep. Fa By NANCY JO THOMASON, TOIM) II AND TONY MORENO Staff writers State Rep. Mike Fair, R-Greenvillc, said not concerned hv the increasing nnmher of students who disagree with his views, as Ic "those kids' parents" don't oppose him. Fair, who gave an exclusive interview t< Gamecock Wednesday, has been the soui controversy recently because of his propos restrict dorm visitation by the opposite sex a legislation against alcohol consumption. "What would bother me is if those kids' p did not agree with what I said about the wa run their homes," said Fair, a member of 1 Board of Trustees. Fair, who said criticism bothers him mor< the prospect of being removed from the Bo; 0 Trustees, also said that he sees college stude State-supported schc rimiiuiii u By TODI) HINES Uni I News editor will It is said there is strength in coll numbers, and Student Government woi 1 President James Franklin is hoping a voi< new effort to combine all state- aiu supported colleges and universities mei will prove the adage. fun He and S.G. presidents of the legi P other USC campuses met here Friday I ( to discuss organizational tactics to lad ? get the operation off the ground. faci J Franklin said he and James Polly Jr. rest of USC-Coastal will be working yet closely next month to make sure the the association begins on a solid note. edu ' | "In numbers, we can make a dif- "ill ference," Franklin said. I The Association of College and ass< | ^ li NTi pernor in a - " ?? f peace for | BY RITA K. COSBY coi i Staff writer Ab j Erasmo Ramirez Bitanco and his din (' family know what it's like to live in a wit *. war-torn country. i Ramirez left the United States this (he - 1- ? ? .i u t:?? fpasi WCCK <11 It I a III! tt-invjiiiii vian C7I? away from his homeland, Nicaragua. t Ramirez, who recently left his job at the the Nicaraguan Bank, now plans to Th start his own shoe business in als Managua. An 1 Ramirez is a Sandinista, and he wa says he sees that the war is destroying coi ?i his nation and his people. He also sin c ? ?rAkli?mc *1/ith ctarfino f/\i loroccs 11 (111 ^ (JIUI/IHIIO I.IU. Jiu..i..e ^ r his new business, as supplies and th< i? dollars are in short supply. th; Nicaragua's population is about to three million, and both sides of the ?a?an?t 11.1111 mm???p??wb?a? " - K^KV* 11 1 1 ij ii iii r IBM#! .'^ HB SHlL wWrBoii: *3t? V^^HV ^ i| 'n&mB ! perfect relaxant for hot and tired toes, and business freshm oon. ir explains i INES "I.epislatino moralifv is what we use ^?* Unmarried people shouldn't ing as have sex." Rep. Mike Fair, I J c S~^ * als to trustee nd his ???????????????? still "kids." arents The whole gist of his campaign against proy they miscuity and alcohol centers of Fair's theme of USC's risks outweighing benefits. "Why take a risk if the benefit is a compelling s than kind of benefit?" He said risks such as AIDS and ard of rape are considered so dangerous that he wants to nts as activate a policy that dispels these risks. ~>ols join forces nppfc with nthf amvvt/kj TT 1.1/iJL versity Student Body Presidents port of all system camp be made up of 18 state-supported has been achieved, and o eges and universities and will mer get the support of t k together to provide a forum for colleges. "It can becom< :ing concerns of member schools group for college studen 1 to establish a lobbying He said he hopes the :hanism to voice concerns over will encourage alumni < iding and tuition to state involve the students now slators, he said. by and help fight to b ranklin said an example of the down. c of state support is found in the "Now it's time for sti t that USC-Columbia is the largest involved," he said. ;arch institution in the state and Franklin said Columbi is not sufficiently funded. He said focal point of the activi little commitment to higher legislature. He also sail ication in South Carolina is will eventually try to w< ogical." House Education Comni rranklin said the direction of the Commission on Higher ! uciation is to first garner the sup- Although a similar ass lflict have substantial numbers. out 65 percent align with the San- feKSgHlMK lista government and 35 percent 1 1 ill h the opposing Contras. Question: What do you think of ' situation between the United ' - , ites and Nicaragua? Answer: I am very grateful to see ; = _ worries of the American people. ntfifiiHp hut we o need assistance because the .nerican government has put in us a r completely undeserved on a untry so small, hard-working and .... iple. To us, they have put \ remost the war, the embargo, as j ;y have sent as many mercenaries Lying UOWn C H they ran pay. They are dedicated ?4 . . destroy, to separate children, to ' ref * on 1 e ^ei S? "Nicaragua," page 4 I ""P'"8 tor "" ~ ~~ ~~ I >111 li !< < ?? JW^^WWIWIWIW ''"fi'M 0?^??IW<">i|IN'II' ? uni^i).i (NaMftnMsvHnMMtfriMtoM*^s*nlMtvsMKKMmimNi r r1" ? 1? "?'??H-hi?I?IIH i ' 'i1 'i*'*''f1^ ^ " I imiJ [. 1 WW . >H " ^fefe ,v. rRACY HO WIE/The Gamecock tan Jay Knotts (left) and finance sophomore proposals Besides this, Fair said the university could possibly be held liable in rape cases. The legislator then said there is great power and influence in the legislature to protect and ensure the safety of people. "Legislating morality is what we do," he said. "Unmarried people shouldn't have sex." He said the legislature voted 170-0 against having sex before marriage, adding that the vote is proof that he is not alone or out in left field with his views. Fair said the school needs to take a realistic approach to freshmen residence halls, because he thinks freshmen and sophomores don't have control over who their roommates will be and could end up sharing a room with a person of loose' morals. He thinks restricting visitation will give students See "Fair," page 2 ;r presidents (uses, which been the goal of the S.G. for the past ver the sum- few student administrations, lie other six Franklin said it has all the right ingre: an interest dients for success this time. He said ts." he has the largest staff ever, he inassociation tends to maintain openness and to support and work with the news media and Vice to help lob- President Andy Williams knows iring tuition many legislators personally. idents to get The S.G. president said there is still confusion over being able to lobia will be the by for state funds, but he said the ties with the association will hire a lobbyist to J the group work for getting better funding, srk with the One other motivating factor of ittee and the forming the association is the march Education. toward 2001, the development plan ;ociation has for the university. X wSmm j^^EB^NRF^pr^* JmKiAw ^-:--^-:j j'-> m the job TRA rich near (he Cooper reflecting pond, biology freshr on lab test. -yr R.A. i Kir rlici WJfJ UikJi By STEPHEN GUILFOYLE Managing editor A former resident adviser was forced to resign his position because he distributed a flier that "discredited the housing program at Carolina and unjustly discredited individual staff members," a letter to the former resident adviser says. Former resident adviser Randall Krawcheck said he was forced to I resign because he distributed a flier and because he had been put on probation in the fall 1987 semester because of "inadequacies in performance," the letter said. Krawcheck tried to get reinstated and appealed his forced resignation twice. The letter also says, "Randall, I find it unfortunate that we don not share the same perspective in evaluating your actions and your performance as an R.A. 1 hope that, in time, you will reassess your decisions and actions. Perhaps at that point, you will view this as a valuablve learning experience. The letter was written by Melanie Grecu, associate director of resident ctnHpnt Hpuplr\nm#*nt Krawcheck said Douglas residence hall was without hot water for the showers the entire fall 1987 semester. "It was unbearable," he said. "I put up with it for a semester, and then 1 found out it also affected the students in all of Douglas and Burney and Snowden. The entire south side of the Towers was without hot water. "I went to the area manager, who our R.A. manuals instruct us to go to when there . is a maintenance problem." Krawcheck said he talked to Dob Harman and A1 Ross, two housing officials. I oiuu.cn GOP p By TONY MORENO Assistant news editor For ages, people have considered Republicans and blacks opposing groups with contradicting interests. But for the first time in the history of the S.C. Confederation of College Republicans, a black student has been named state chairman. E. J. Cousar, USC student senator and president of the USC College Republicans, won the position Saturday at the group's state convention in Charleston. Cousar said there were two or three people trom other colleges running against him for the position at first. But he said that USC, the largest of the S.C. College Republican groups, had the largest percentage of the vote and, as the others realized this, they all dropped out to leave him unopposed at the convention. "It's a great honor to be state chairman," he said. "I've wanted the position for a long time." Cousar said this is the third time the state chair has come from USC and the sixth time USC won the award for having the largest club. B UHhH By STEPHEN Gl E Managing editor The doors of T many other years this year's closiii] because the residei fall; at least, they Workmen will I because the entin tions. Students liv USC have had tc r*?iri??ntQ will nrtu J; housing and Colu Greg Parsons, ilHKBBSl tour'sm administ llMHBIMHHMi Thornwell residei CY HOWIE/Thi Oamtcock movjng Qff camp, ^ > Parsons wasn't nan An#ie Parker "not unless I cou ipset mssal "They never said no, but they'd smile and pat you on the back and either said they'd work on it or that everyone is without hot water." Krawcheek said he then printed a notice with telephone numbers on it and told the students in the three dorms that they could call those people. See "R.A.," page 3 Firing wrong, residents sav ? ^ By STEPHEN GUILFOYLE Managing editor A number of residents Sunday afternoon said they all thought Krawcheck's dismissal was unfair. Some said the hot water was returned about two weeks after Krawcheck was fired, but they said they thought it was done because of the actions he had taken. Scott Lewin, a humanities freshman, said he went to A1 Ross, a housing official, and was told that the students shouldn't complain as long as they have a roof over their heads. Anthony Keller, an accounting freshman, said he "thought it was totally unfair. He was fired just because he rocked somebody's boat and they got upset. He was looking out for the best inteiest of the residents of Buiney, Douglas and Snowden. No one cared." James Winbush, a biology freshman, said he also thought Krawcheck's firing was unfair. t gets A A 'osition He said his duties as chairman are to plan state conventions, run the organization, handle public relations throughout the state and work closely with the party on both the state and national levels to help Republican candidates get the stu dent vote. These duties are not far removed from his goals, which arc to have a College Republican chapter at twothirds of all S.C. college campuses and to increase involvement of college students in politics. Student Government President James Franklin, though not a Republican, said Cousar was indeed a good choice for the position. "He's a dedicated, hard worker and will do an excellent job as chairman," Franklin said. "We've had ruir nrvc and Hr?u/nc nnrl iliffcrpurps but he's been a good representative of the students for some time." Cousar is not concerned about the stereotyped paradox of a black being a Republican, even though only about 5 percent of the USC College Republicans arc black. He said blacks have many conservative ideas. See "Cousar," page 2 n to close 'all repairs JILFOYLK hornwcll will closc May 7 as they have at the end of the snrinu semester. Hut ? is a little bit different than others, rice hall's doors will not open again next won't be opened to students. 3C traveling in and out of "the 'Well," e building is being closed for renovaing there this year who plan to return to > find somewhere else to live, and the tally be scattered throughout university mbia. a freshman hotel, restaurant and ration freshman, is one of the many its who is moving off campus. "I'm us, to a house." planning on moving back to Thornwell, Mn't find Mnvthinu " he cairt See "Thornwell," page 2 J