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The Gamecock
Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday
Volume 81, No. 2 University of South Carolina May 25, 1988
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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
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"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
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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
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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.
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