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J IM I^Sh Emmet Uvcry's "The MaRnifi- I 1 Viewpoint p?ge S "irr,Baseball team takes Metro first seed '1.JOT Theatre through May 28. i sporiH . puKt / p--. - Classifieds page 8 The Gamecock .Founded 1908 Wednesday ? Volume 81, No. 1 University of South Carolina May 18, 1988 Actor i leads I graduation l ' ceremonies ? BY MARIA SOPHOCLEOUS Staff writer ^ More than 13,000 family members j and friends watched 1,408 USC ? students graduate May 7, university ? statistics said. The commencement ceremony 1^ took place in the Carolina Coliseum Bj and speeches were delivered hv USC" f; f President James Holderman and mo- t *k (ion picture actor and humanitarian, M James Stewart. Holderman read a proclamation H: from Gov. Carroll Campbell an- Ns nouncing this as the Year of the Arts -ft in South Carolina before the Bl ceremony began. ' USC awarded honorary doctorate [ft ^fcdegrees to three South Carolinians: tft-l ^^Payne Henderson Barnette, chair- [ft man and chief executive officer of | Greenwood Packing Plant and chair- i man of the State Hoard for Technical ! and Comprehensive education; H Marian Wright Edelman, founder Lft and president of the Children's Defense Fund; and O. Stanley Smith | fc Jr., chairman and chief executive of- hft ficer of Standard Federal Savings B and Loan Association. pft Stewart was also awarded an [ft honorary doctorate degree. Stewart emphasized determination and the power of the word in his speech to ; (lie graduating class. to "Your education is based on the B understanding of words. I began undertandiug on the stage, where the <^^.%poken word is so important,'' Stewart said. "I join your ranks. I gratefully ac- j cept this doctorate which makes me now a member of your Class of 1988. I I'm going to keep trying to stand-up u' tor the right things. . . I give you my [- :[ word," he said. l-i! Stewart graduated from Princeton in 1932 with a degree in architecture. ^ "What I took with me from Princeton \sas what you should take ( with you today: ideas, perceptions, fja See "Graduation," pa#e 2 ce) Program ha O 9 l\\ I'RABHAKAIt KHOI I S Staff writer g Teenage pregnancy can be a \\ serious problem for the mother, child tl and the community. South Carolina has one of the a largest teenage pregnancy rates in the e country. A novel program ini- V plcmented through IJSC and involv- p ing an entire community could r; become a model way to fight this o menace and eventually to overcome ii it. n In 19X1, the teenage pregnancy rate for the state of South Carolina o was 49 pregnancies per I ,(X) teenage d females while it was 55 per 1 ,(XK) in b Bamberg county ? which ranked 16th in the state. The pilot program launched in 1983 at local Denmark-Olar high school has helped drastically reduce this pregnancy rate. The School Community Program for Sexual Risk Reduction Among Teens was administered through the Department I of Health Promotion and Education School of Public Health with USC professor Murray Vincent directing the project. It included students from kindergarten through 12th grade and began with sex education training for teachers who prepared material for teaching their pupils about sex, human growth and development. This comprehensive program aims at turning out responsible teenagers who can make better decisions. To ffi&this end. Vincent and co-director I Charles Johnson secured the help of s the parents, church officials and the n community. u The results were dramatic. There c was more than a 50 percent drop in teenage pregnancy only a few years t after its initiation. n At a state-level conference held last v week at USC, teachers, students and f parents involved in the program e >?lclliw IIH.I1 VA I IV, I I V_ V . 1 ClIIU Vliw.^ V.J about this program of reducing 1 teenage pregnancy through com- s prchcnsive sex education. This pro- |< 8|iect is now getting nationwide e attention. u Is teenage pregnancy such a grave c problem? In 1986 alone, there were n 5,359 reported teenage pregnancies in t ^KH RY^TO a^^uHMHb vr^': v ? tl. >^J !-J J/' W f F i Graduated Flash Cynthia Rzepkowski, a recent graduate from the shed the crowd (including President Ilolderm emonies. R/epkowski is from Charleston Heights ttles teen pregi outh C arolina. I his meant that 51 Most let iris out of I .(MK) 14- to 17-year-olds course at ai ere pregnant, and about half of a-half yea lese were out of wedlock. education The teenage pregnancy rate differs comes in. ccording to community, race, education | conomie and other background. sexual acti Vhitc females have a rate under 40 inent of He ercent, while for non-whites, the tary organi ate rises up to 70 percent. The rate are trying t f actual live births, however, is less ter educati 1 whites, 21 percent, compared to Organi/atu on-whites, 49 percent. thood try Teen pregnancy, whether wanted education, r unwanted, can lead to serious in- "We try ividual and social consequences services fre ecause of its peculiar nature. Teen community lot hers and their babies face high church gro ledical risks. I he mortality rates are We also of he highest for these young vice, medu dolescents ? 2.5 times -that of get prc-nat lot hers aged 20 to 24. Tctii mothers director o Iso tend to have a higher rate of Affairs, oil fatal maternal complications USC's S uch as toxemia, anemia, prolonged also offei ibor and premature labor. The regarding >abies too, face severe health risks and underi hie.i begin even before their birth. in Hamber he babies are likely to be pre-term teenage pr< nd to have low-birth weights. I ow- The S.C nrlh wcii'hK :irc ancneinii'/l niili .....I i:....; "O " V "?l" 1I1IVI l'MV I uedical conditions such as mental readies etardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy communiti ihI other hirth injuries and "We h; leurological delects. with the g li is consistently found that l ee a con: t'cnage mothers are dispropor- "However ionately dependent on welfare number o ystems for economic support. In recogni/e I orne South C arolina counties, as predetermi riany as three-fourths of mothers ahead mder IK receive inadequate prenatal communit are. The S ( The social consequences of such a Services ( cenage pregnancy can also lead to also tries t< narriages that end in divorce, their habit welfare dependency and larger "We n< amities continuing at a disadvantag- and baby \ d economic level because of a lack assistance >f education and vocational skills. we also h< he children of teenage mothers in Some mo lich citunt irtnc -ir<> lil/<.l?/ /? ? ? ??ui v nrwvijr IV? llUVt IIH.II UdUM tnvcr IQs as a result of inadequate provide sli arly parental care resulting in more the baby, instable family environments. This them adoi ycle continues as the children of teen privacy a riot hers are more likely to become them," sa eenage motheis themselves. tion specij t ? iiK/iilill;;;) UB-* ULg J By TOROI) M PTtJNK ^ Kditor in chief USC president James B of final report from the - i testing earlier this montl The task force was fo B to cva'uate athlct 1 - ' procedures. ~ RflHI After investigating t weeks, the task force Holderman said in ; wh>*-'h he fired USC's cj _ that "we do not have an ?M IHH Some of the findings Y7j' teJ said USC has begun coi " random testing of atl ;"v.-.?5^ v;:^v_ f7':; it done since spring 198 r T ~ ~ - . inadequate follow-up scneuuieu tests ana tauu M results as required by tl - 7"-- B " t',orc was at 'casl ( , =" "positives" had been - J \\ discharged, and the pla Tl,:--'" B testing data availabl " testing included all tean - positive steroid resul ed up by retesting or ref j J was inadequate steroid 4 Tl AH In the final report tl the prot February report contractual agreements ' '\ ^ ' - H be taken on athletes wl 1 JH From staff reports Mjjft , jffl The presidential task B aHk testing listed tions |BWk. Mi testing procedures. " During the recr JB6L--1 and prior to the stu KEITH JOVi:S The Gamecock commitment tO attend force recomended th; athlete, and his fami College of Humanities, propriate, receive a fi an) at the graduation of the university's , South Carolina. tion / testing program Parents should t of the university's o fancies C Prior to arrival r current with thesignin :nagers first have inter- aid to the university i estimated age of 15-and athlete should sign an irs. Ihis is where sex- sent regarding partic and proper guidance university drug testing Much can he done by USC should of prior to the initiation of course credit enco vity. The State Depart- aspects of the univer alth, USC", various volun- Program ? possihl /ations and church groups framework of the 1 o help teenagers with bet- course. on about sex aiul health. T he course eoul< ins like Planned I'aren- to include materials d< to achieve this through NCAA and Metre relating to drug abu b\ offering educational would be opened to e of charge. We organi/e students but would be r' education programs, university athletes, ups, lectures and the like. The university s lei pregnancy testing ser- team testing on reaso :al care and help the girls of drug use as esscnt al care," said Lois Park, of the program. I Education and Public School of Publilc Health guidance HHMHRHIMPWfl sex and health education '^JRRSPlMpKM' akes projects like the one EBnMpi^ g county school to reduce Department ol" Health ronmental Control also pj > ' . .. pf t p e o p I e n d e s. fjffjpj ive been very successful ' : " eneral public," said Peter siiltant in the department. , there is a \ery small j ^ - v, f people who refuse to j. . I he pioblem and has a set, ined set ol opinions. We go L\ Department of Social ^ t) help teenage mothers and I ;s in various ways. [ " \ " >t only help the mothers vith medical care, financial (IIIU lUIIMIIUH I VI MM V ius, IMil^ >VI'#T7m :lp rehabilitate the babies. | (hers don't want to keep .*s for obvious reasons. We J:r: ' ort-term boarding care for and we also help in getting >t?l. Wc also prosidc total J os( an({ fQl nd secrecy while serving J id Dcnise R. Cosby, adop Ihese ducks, once dist. behind Patterson tin force ms program Holderman released a statement In th< presidential task force on drug report, I ti. for its h rmed by Holderman in February "I w< ic department's drug use test member thoroug he testing program for several dent ath de an initial report of its findings. time in ; \ February press conference in ter," he ^-athletic director, Bob Marcum, "1 an effective drug testing program." sion of of the task force that Holderman recomm rections on: expediti ilctcs was not being done nor was other ui 6; and su| > on players who did not show for Carolin ire to delineate those with positive Bestw le program; the task )ne instance in which sufficient thus fat identified for a player to be "The yer was not discharged; cent co e failed to substantiate that team educati< 11 members; standar ts were not systematically follow- more th erral to counseling services. There he said testing in all but one sport. The ic task force made recommenda- followe >lems that were discovered in its other d be corrected. Univen uggested for improvements were Cincin with athletes to be involved in the F'olytec e requirements and action that will and the 10 test positive for drugs. *t lays out j ; force on drug recommendart to help im department s uiting process ident athlete's USC, the task it the student . ily, where an- ' ill explanation >e made aware ommitment in rce rccommcnit USC or cong of a grant-in- 4 4 Testing for si should be umu ipation in the those athletic p Lprogram' which lend themsi I CI cl MTIIICMCI mpassing all their use or t sity s Lilestyle cilfTlStanceS ly within the tumsiuriLe* University 101 reasonable suspi I be broadened iveloped by t he ????????????? > Conference The first test positive se. The course jn mandatory counselling 1 all university trained in dealing with dri mandatory for The second positive addition to mandatory c< hould continue result in a 10-day suspen nable suspicion practice and forfeiture of i;il crtmnnnpntc : ? >? : ? .in . rrrrn m rrTc ncM 1111 c activity. ;:; gL&, ^ TirMMff ind l*w?<i#4wl in thi> rofIpplinu rwtnri (hp I ll wintvti > ?..V - ill. Student groups have protested the move f ikes final i findings ? statement Holderman issued about the final le said he was extremely grateful to the task force ard work. .)uld like to thank Dr. Donald and the other s of the Drug Task I-'orce for their diligent and h examination of the Lifestyle Program for stuiletcs. They have spent a tremendous amount of addition to their regular duties studying this matsaid. i confident that under the guidance and superviDick Bestwick (USC's athletic director) these endatons will be refined further and implemented ously for the benefit of our athletes as well as liversity students. He has my full encouragement pport to do what is necessary to ensure that a operates a drug free athletic program." rick was also pleased with the recommendations of force and agreed with them from his experience with the program. task force recommendations are virtually 100 pernsistent with my previous experience with drug an programs. 1 see no difficulty in meeting the ds as suggested by the task force, with nothing lan fine tuning of the various aspects addressed," final recommendations made by the task force d its study of USC's Lifestyle's program as well as Irug testing programs at universities such as the iity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of nati, iiast Carolina University, Virginia hnic Institute, University of Florida-Gainesville : University of Colorado. suggestions The third positive would result . _ in permanent suspension from the CfOlClS university's intercollegiate Athletic ed to Pr?gram Also, a physician trained in ursuits drug testing will be responsible for 7,IVCS tO 'mP'crnentat?on arK' analysis of drug test results. O CIV- The largest area of recommendaQf tions was related to the use of , . J steroids. ClOn. The task force recommended to Holderman that USC should take a firm <ianH noainM the use of steroids. "Testing for steroids should be will result limited to those athletic pursuits by persons which lend themselves to their use or ig abuse. to circumstances of reasonable suspiwould, in cion," the task force said. mnselling, The task force also recommended sion from that the university consider availing participa- itself of the NCAA's voluntary rcollegiate steroid testing program which is done at the association's expense. ^ \ V XJJ JOOY HAGJNS/The Oomerock lomas Cooper library, are now located in the pond >f the ducks since their departure in IM86.