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* Volume 80, No. 86 University of South Carolina April 25, 1988
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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
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By TODI) HINES Uni
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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
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ference," Franklin said. I
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the Nicaraguan Bank, now plans to Th
start his own shoe business in als
Managua. An
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says he sees that the war is destroying coi
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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.
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k together to provide a forum for colleges. "It can becom<
:ing concerns of member schools group for college studen
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: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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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The doors of T
many other years
this year's closiii]
because the residei
fall; at least, they
Workmen will I
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"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
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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.
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'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
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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
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