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J Viewpoint 2 I Rocltafella's, Columbia's live i - . v 1 features 3 i,^^CL05W^cMt??b,r bKausc of iintramurals begins summer season &:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 [ 8, Features, p,? , ^^^i(ibhbi|b(^ ' The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 81, No. 2 University of South Carolina May 25, 1988 Iwr-: ? ; * * f sll > HM ?-''y^Jw ^1^^8^^111111 a 8 B ^ I p . 0 |1|:: * - .- * El y^B % ^ Ifc* I^amotiml Vumov x i/f m. mrr?vu Frequent ventilation problems exist with the hoods that Cocker Life Science Building. Two compi bid for nuc 'A By PKABHAKA KHOLE involved in it. t Staff writer other factors an The controversial Savannah River volving the i Plant has finally attracted two' Sederberg said, bidders. ' He said tha Westinghouse Electric Co. and public health, pi Martin Marieta Corp. came out to be departments ' the only two bidders for the SRP involved, contract on the close of business Certain MUS hours May 20. About 93 companies against a relat originally showed interest in the $1.2 Some public av billion contract in February. environmentalis The Westinghouse proposal said also against it. that three S.C. research universities Dana Beach, will participate in the SRP program Sierra Club, sa ? USC, the Medical University of ment of Enerf South Carolina and Clemson legitimize the S i inincrcifu tabilitv of unive w... "The faculty is against it. It would "The questi /A be difficult for the university ad- whether the new I ministration to ignore the faculty when the faculty comes out against such a relationship," said Peter Sederberg, a government and international relations professor. "The original plan was to participate in the noncompetitive rcsearch-allocaton process, but if the C/ll/TM university abides by the will of . OUUjn faculty, then they 'on't be doing h that. There might be some relation- L/iiwLIP ship on individual level," Sederberg said. Sederberg said he hopes that USC funds won't be used. v "The idea is to get the funding the other way. However, there could be trim* hurHpn tn rhf* nnivprcifv in /* r /"* terms of the work that has gone into (jtU the project and the opportunity costs Athletes earn BY RITA K, COSBY News editor \ total of 102 USC scholarship student-athletes who r average of 3.0 or better last spring were eligible for recognition. Forty-seven Gamecock athletes were named to the grade point average between 3.5 anu 3.99, and carriedi hours. An additional six athletes, in spite of their practice averages ami were namcu 10 s presiuem s usi. "This is particularly significant when you realize h< >, young people were also having in their respective athle Dick Bestwick, athletic director. These "4.0 students" consisted of Carol Culik, 1 Shivers, football; Wilma Depiore, women's track and Mihin, soccer; Grenville Pope, soccer; and Gavin Coc Coombs, 20, a business major and member of th< Association, said he thrives on heavy structure and o "Soccer practice consists of four to five hours a day i This way 1 appreciate my free time much more," he s "The key is internal motivation because when it con we're treated the same as other students. So let's facc ii you are, you can't play forever. Even someone like Mici haun la u/nrrv <;nm<ulav." he said. Coombs said that even when he was not doing well ac want to utilize the tutors provided to athletes throu^ ment."I don't want extra help. ! like to do it on my ( The Athletic Department does require and offer addi for all athletes, ensuring.that they are in good standing university and maintain requirements set by the NCA I ^M|v' - '* m > PHIL cover the counters such as this one in the G< mies ma lear plat There can be some properly," Beach s id considerations in- not take certain researchers too," question again, is contractor will con it the engineering, ty requirements." lysics, and chemistry "The debate is were "primarily" medical university tionship with the C officials are also potentially comprc ionship with SRP. independence of t bareness groups and cerned. Thus, the I t organizations are is a problem for il The actual strel nJiiirmon r\f Q P fiQ to fhp nlanf lid that the Depart- Augusta-North Ai 5y is attempting to It is a small vol RP with the respec- serves as a enviro :rsity ties. for the communit on right now, is "We are very i contractor will run it SRP hazards here don, an Augusta-; activist. "But we a and funds, so we a \ to do anything abo \ to apply ourselves h regional and natio ? Where do we ? Is*-. Pont, the company T built SRP in 1950 |f\ \ renew its contract i - Innua rtn Cant 1f\ 6,500 workers, al ^4 w'" a^sor^e^^v\ rN^^i^zx Du Pont, howe $75 million in seve government. The Oprk ambiguous about /\ (j l/\ known preceden payments in simil A recognitioi The NCAA ini GPA in core leve ecorded a grade point ing UF?, a'hlete university scholastic .... Here we reh notetaking and ti dean's list, having a Study Tutorial p a required 12 semester mosphere for thr tor for Student ? *' earned 4.0 After their fre '^mester to once jw much success these semester, athlete :tic competition," said ,ions w'1^ Pr?ft department to er women's tennis; Paul Last spring v cross country; Patrick S*UP Wlt^ >mbs, socccr. must attend th^ j . _ nividunl hflsis. : American marKeung V,~7 rganization in his life. These tutors and then I study hard. through a selecti ;aid large group tuto students with thi les down to academics "We won't p t, no matter how good Teachers and ad hael Jordan is going to an English pape The tutors ar< ademically, he did not department offi ;h the athletic depart- assistance is nec >wn," he said. "Wc take foi uonai tutorial sessions training room, v ; academically with the by doing this. \\ opportunities pc ( Fumes < of Co ' fwl By ANNA HARI)IGREE The Coker Life Sciences building | because of a toxic chemical smell. The building was evacuated at 1 checked out the building, said S chairman of the Chemistry depari leaks found, and the building reop Goode said the smell was like similar to the chemical Hydrogen I "We have to treat these things other alternative but to evacuate could determine what the chemica Goode said there are no conned BSnH was rcp?rtcc^ 'ast sernester uoug wnuams, cnairman 01 in< \ /Jnf a^C said the incident that occured Fric involving chemical fumes in the L !*flH problem, he said, is that they do n the fumes are coming from. "We have been having organic i B MilHI vapors in labs and offices over th U** WW*f The basic problem is that the bu / ' pressure. The air intake is expo hoods in the chemistry labs, r "There are physical and psychc yJREZ can't feel good about the air qu AUSON/TheGamteock Williams said. There is an immediate health \ :oiogy Lab of tne are sensitive to cnemicais or wno said there may also be long-term h are pregnant students and faculty posed to chemical fumes." One professor had to move i 1Z" another floor because of the fu fumes from Friday's incident spr< and fourth floors of the building Maintenance has inspected the not all have been replaced. ^ # George Dwiggins of the Health ? ^ investigated the fumes on Friday. ;aid. "Du Pont did ^ precautions. The IhATTTI whether the new X. Uililvi JL d' nply with the safeBY JENNIFER DUNN going on in the Staff writer Any close rela- Lionel Aldridge, former Gr SRP would also Bay Packers defensive end, sp< >mibc wie acauemic lasi wcck at me nmuassy ^uues ru he university con- about a mental illness some formal relationship million Americans will experienc< L too." their lifetimes ? schizophrenia. :ch from Augusta, His visit was part of the Mei comes under the Health Association's emphasis jgusta Sierra Club. May as Mental Health Month. C unteer group that million students withdraw from < nmental watchdog lege each year due to emotional p ies there. blems, the National Institute of M nuch aware of the tal Health said. More than 50, said Judy Gor- South Carolinians suffer frorr area environmental severe or chronic mental illness s , as schizophrenia or depression. ire Miuii ui pcupic Three million Americans su re not in a position from a psychotic mental illn ut it. We also have About 250,000 Americans attei to other connected suicide each year. nal problems. Aldridge came out of Utah Stat ;o from here. Du as a 6_foot-4, 245-pound f< / that designed and ball player, who instantly becan no longer wants to star fQr Qreen gay j^e team i and said it wants to three NFL titles and two Super Be , 1989. It employs during his nine years. most all of whom Bu( in the ear,y ,70S) at the ag 33, Aldridge's problems began ver, has demanded started with depression and ever s ranee pay from the t^en Aldridge has continued to f DOE chooses to be ^ battle to overcome parai it. T^ere are no ts for any such (11 III31C1IIC1.3. n as students tially sets a high school graduate requirement of at least 1 classes, and a 700 SAT score or a 15 ACT score. On e s have an additional freshmen orientation. ite pertinent issues to the athletes such as training, j me management. All freshmen athletes must also atten< rogram which provides them with a conducive studyin ee days a week," said Harold White, assistant athletic ci iervices. shmen year, all athletes are checked anywhere from tw uI Iwicc a uc^ciiuiii^ un linn atautnut aiaiua. 's CPAs ranged from 1.3 to 4.0. Cards, telephone conv :ssors and continuous communication enable the at! lsure that the grade standards are met. ve had 35 active tutors, and they usually establish a rela :s who need assistance. Any student below the 2.0 av< general tutorial sessions and be involved with tutors on a said Jerry Fitch, athletic academic advisor. are the be?t qualified graduate students in their field th on and training process. Some teach general subjects i rial sessions while chcrs are specialized and help parti fir more in-depth studies," Fitch said. ut up with them actually doing 'he work for the stud visors can tell if it's not the athlete's writing or knowledj r or take home test," Fitch said. : told to help athletes cope with the classroom. All at rials are in agreement that offering athletes extra-stui essary and only fair. ir to six hours out of an athlete's day between practic< veight room, etc. We try to give them back some of thai 'e're not miracle workers, but we've got to give them th< )ssible," White said. cause ev er Life J "W , was evacuated Friday Organi 0 a.m. while officials vapors cott Goodc, assistant lllg pa tment. There were no >ened an hour later. rotten eggs, which is Q Sulfide. ? seriously. We had no the building until we seem to be 1 was." building. tions with the fire that l^'s one lot of differ : Geology department, Dwiggins lay was only the latest reported, an geology building. The lot know exactly where / and inorganic chemical V e past year," Williams V. ilding is under negative >sed to the ventilation logical problems. You ality in the building," >roblem to people who have asthma. Williams ealth problems. "There who should not be ex into another office on mes in his office. The :ad to the second, third ventilation hoods, but and Safety department He said there does not cker discusse: schizophrenia. Schizophrenia form of mental illness in whic een victim withdraws from reality ake suffers varying degrees of b Mel behavior, irrational thinking 2.3 disturbed emotions, the S.C. N/ : in Health Association. Aldridge has suffered imm< ital due to his illness. He lost a mar on a network broadcasting job Dne about $400,000. He atter col- suicide by overdosing on sle >ro- pills in 1981. Aldridge then [en- wandering "the streets" o 000 hometown Milwaukee, Wis. \ a two-and-a-half years, uch Schizophrenia. Aldridge said ercised whatever kind of power ffer that it chose. Even though ther ess. known cure for schizophrenia, mpt to think I've played a part i recovery." e in "It took me 10 years to a< Dot- was sick enough to take medi le a he said. .von In 1984, while Aldridge >wls hospitalized, he started having hallucinations. "I heard voices e of and outside my head making i . It tremely paranoid," he said, inre After he took medicine si ight Haldol and lithium, the 1 loid hallucinations and paranoia . m * nun- BE in ' cu'ar lents. ""7 *" ? ge ?" iiAw hletic dymg Having a Ball J, the | Tnnva While Rarrv Thnn time vance, take advantage of Thi c best I acuation "loiences e have been having c and inorganic chemical i in labs and offices over st year." Doug Williams eology department chairman a chronic problem with the fumes in the "Anytime that you have a science complex , you arc going to generate odors. I here are a ent pathways connecting the buildings." said there have been other cases of fumes id very few have been unexplained. r . f A V s mental health is a peared. He also found it helpful to h the ask himself mental questions and ' and make mental decisions on certain izarre thoughts. It did not seem to matter and that the road to recovery was a slow lental progress, Aldridge said, "I've got no place to go." :nsely But Aldridge realized that time was riage, on his side, and only two possible opand tions were ahead. "To stay sick for npted the rest of my life, living in and out :eping of institutions or to begin this slow began plotting progress, steering my ship to f his land. I am now my own project," , for Aldridge said. Aldridge addressed others who are , "ex- also suffering from mental illness, in me "When are you going to become e's no your project and love yourself? And I like what are your advantages in seeing it in my any other way," he said. The former Packer said it does not ~imif I r?->oMnr # rv kim uiKatVtar noAnlo Ci n r\ jinn * maiici IU 111111 wiivuivi iiuu cine," him or his illness embarrassing. "I have personally suffered far beyond was caring what you think of me. People visual act as if it's contagious. . . . We've inside got to bring 'crazy' and 'normal' me ex- together," he said. "So little is known; we got people ich as on the moon years ago, but we're still voices, afraid of mental illness," Aldridge disap- said. vl ' . .'HF . 1w * j .** ! * PHI I A! /.SY )N/Th* Clam+rnck ripson and Jay Wolfe, members of Campus Adjrsday's warm weather and vacant PE fields. /