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. HBfek Iwwssassl j Lady Gamecock helps charity ~~| I F ing a biting snowstorm. I Sports 5 See F 3 I See Sports, page 5 j Classified 6 ?T., /-l | I lhe (jramecock I Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism' Wednesday f ^ Volume 81, No. 5 University of South Carolina June 22, 1988 The sky's the limit Sky sculptures from professor Howari Alcohol vi By LISA PYE ? Staff writer , Alcohol has become a serious pro0 blcm among college students, with 12,317 alcohol related arrests occurt ing last year alone, according to the 1987 Crime in South Carolina issue. All of these arrests involved charges for DUI, drunkeness and open container violations. j Steve Wright,USC police in0 vestigator, said there were 167 incidents of alcohol and drug related offenses on USC campus in 1987. Since January of this year, there have been 74 drug and alcohol i , related arrests on campus. These ar/ rnctc invAlv^H nf ARP violations, assault, disorderly conduct and alcohol distribution to a 'J minor. "These arrests involved a lot of people visiting our campus," Wright said. "Alcohol is a drug too, and it is our dominant drug on campus," said Dr. Leon Spencer, USC Psychology Counselor. "People often start drinking socially and then start using other drugs. And then situations arise to cause them stress and they start drinking and doing drugs even more," said Terry Wacker, director il Is C. rlmo N-/ V/ VAX. Li! ALLENDALE, S.C.-Fifty-seven peo I * 0 Allendale County over the weekend ii | I South Carolina anti-drug taak force t y & earlier this month. 1 jf "We think we arrested a signifies Iple," Hugh Munn, a spokesman foi forcement Division, said Sunday. ' Gov. Carroll Campbell announced tion of a 60?member drug force < agents from SLED, the state Highws Beverage Control Commission an< Marine Resources Department. Munn said SLED agents had been drug buys since February in Allends | Allendale County Sheriff Hank C 'chiefs of Allendale and Fairfax reqi newly formed task force, called Re legal Drugs or RAID. The primary tc cocaine, crack and marijuana. "There was a concern that there v drugs there," Munn said. "Not thi other places, but that it was no bette * doing the undercover operation, * round these people up anyway." Of the 57 people arrested, about w -v ~m a ! umj det By GINGER GADSDF.N Assistant news editor icric nuiiilii nam?H rirnvnct T~)r U JV/ a IIV*T I jr UUIIIVVi yr i \/ * v/ u? | m Arthur K. Smith, will assume his < position for the schools top academic post on July 15th. Smith, 50, is a political scientist and former vice president for ad* -a ministration at the State University f^W of New York at Binghamton has been named the new provost at the | it University of South Carolina. | M Smith is replacing Dr. Francis T. ' 11 "-i"-""-1-' ii/hn l(>f? hie nneitinn at DU! AUTT^m nnv iv>? ?.!? rw?...v.. USC to accept the presidency at the University of South Florida at Tampa. Chester W. Bain, who served as acting provost, will become executive director of USC's James F. Byrnes I International Center. I The role of the provost is tc oversee curriculum development, *' ctanrlnrHc rpsparch and I .. avautiinv -- I faculty development in all college" fph \ (9 and schools on the Columbia cam pus. He is also in charge of th< m\ development of academic suppor 1i services. X ?| s 1 Woody's art class floated high above olations pi of a confidential support organization. "Alcohol has become the American way. There is even an eagle on the Budweiser cans," he said. He also said that social drinking often leads to alcoholism and drug addicton. "I knew one girl, like many others, who thought she could handle drinking without any problems. One night she was wrong. She drank too much and got involved with other drugs," "Later that evening she robbed a gasoline station in Five Points, and was arrested. The drugs and alcohol caused her to experience a blackout, and, as a result, she started to think of ways to get money for more drugs and alcohol. She was sentenced to 17 years in prison," Wacker said. "While I was young I flid it all, _ alcohol, cocaine, speed and many others," said Amy Scott, a recovering alcohol and drug user. Scott said while she was living that kind of lifestyle, she got down to 89 pounds, and almost killed herself with alcohol ana arugs. Wacker said most drug offenders make their first mistake when they start to think of alcohol and other drugs as two different things. <; force ma pie were arrested in with arrest warram i the first strike of a were charged wit* he governor created tions to disorderly Allendale County, mt number of peo- far away as Minn< the State Law En- "They were cau said some people ] I on June 3 the crea- agents could arres >fx law enforcement He said the arn ay Patrol, Alcoholic and that a numbe i the, Wildlife and neighborhood pop Street, and a mot making undercover which had been id ile County. cocaine. 'oath and the police Bond hearings lested the use of the today, Munn said taliation Against 11- When Campbel trgets of the team are task force, he sai would be after dr vas a high volume of SLED Chief Rc it it was worse than that the group's i t. Since we had been disrupting neighb 'e were ready to go juana. In a repori 12,000 drug arresl 15 to 20 were served cocaine arrests fr< ermines c Smith specifically said that USC must increase faculty salaries and improve research efforts to meet its ambitious goals for 2001. Smith is somewhat of a South Carolinian, as he and his family have owned property at Hilton Head Island and have been regular vacationers. This is similar to USC president James B. Holderman and his familu hpforp tlipv mnvpH fr? f'oliim bia in 1977. Prior to his arrival to Columbia, Smith had heard of USC's "beautiful" campus and its extensive freshman support program. "This is a very attractive position at a very dynamic and forward-moving university," Smith said. Holderman said that the selection committee recommended Smith over > four other viable candidates. These ( candidates were: Gerry G. Meisels, I dean of College of Arts and Sciences i at the University of Nebraska; John H. Moore, deputy director of the Na > tional Science Foundation ir t Washington D.C; Warren Neel, dear ~t *u. -~n ?< Q..?; A A U1 MIC tUIICRC Ul UUSllltSA /\u JOD Y HA GINS/Th* Gamtcock Columbia last week. ague USC "Most people think drugs are bad, but that alcohol is okay. However, alcohol is a drug and it is usually the starting point for other drugs like marijuana and cocaine,"he said. Wacker said collcge-aged people make up a lot of the members of his organization. He said he would like to help USC students who find themselves having an alcohol or drug problem. "I am in walking distance of campus and anyone needing help can find it here 89 hours a week, 7 days a week," Wacker said. "Like USC's Counseling Service, we offer counseling and treatment referrals, but we also offer support through social functions. We offer mootinoc that qIIavi; r\nr mpmh^rc tn IllVVllllgJ 111141 UliVTT V/UI IIIVIHfVIO VV share their problems and success," he said. "I urge anyone having an alcohol or drug problem to seek help so they can get on with their lives," Wacker said. Wacker said he has helped students in the past and expects to assist more in the coining year. Any student needing more information can contact USC's Counseling and Human Development Center or Terry Wacker at 799-5416. kes busts' ts for drug related charges and the rest i offenses ranging from liquor violat conduct, Munn said. AH were from although some also had addresses as on/1 171 nrirl r* /ouiu auu & iui iuu< ght up in the sweep," Munn said. He jot word of the sweep and fled before t them. jsts started at a restaurant in Fairfax, r of arrests took place in an Allendale tulated with bars and cafes called Flatt >ile home in the Appleton community entified as a major source of crack and for the suspects were likely to be held !l announced the creation of the drug d "all the might of South Carolina" ug pushers. >bert Stewart said at the announcement jrimary targets would be "drug dens" orhoods, and land used to grow mari : last month, Stewart said the state had ts in 1987, with a 25 percent increase in Dm 1986. imith nev ministration at the University of Ten nessee at Knoxville; and Charles F Sidman, dean of the College o I ihpr.il Arts and Sciences at th University of Florida at Gainsville A New Hampshire native, Smit brings an impressive background t tha state. From 1959 to 1965 Smit served in the U.S. Navy and attaine the rank of full lieutenant with sei vice as a naval avaitor. He received his undergradual degree in electrical and marir engineering from the U.S. Navj Academy, and his master's in inte ?? o i a n n I rolotinnc anH I q t i Iiaiiv/lifti i w i u i ivy no mum . American studies from the Universii x of New Hampshire. Smith also a taincd his doctorate in internation politics and law, comparatp politics, and l atin American studie from Cornell University. Smith began his teaching career i the University of New Hampshire i 1966, and later was a teaching assi tant in the government department i Cornell University. He was also i visiting professor at Ccntro Estudios Internationales, El Coles Trustees apj for student; By PRABI1AKAR KHOIF Staff writer Tuition and housing fee increases at US semester were approved by the USC Board their meeting held earlier this month. Despite opposition voiced by W. Lee representative of Governor Caroll Campb* W. Buyck Jr., a governor appointee. "These tuition increases will make it 1 people in the state who need higher educati Catoe said. However, according to USC President . man, "This budget reflects the argument m legislature that non-resident students s greater share of the educational costs." The USC budget, as approved by the tru the tuition for out-of-state undergraduai 16.9 percent. Those in law school will pay cent more. The international student enrollment fe< doubled for the fall semester. Full time out-of-state undergraduate sti be required to pay $2424 instead of $2074 $350. Those in law school will pay $450 mor< medical students at USC will have to pa beginning in the spring semester of 1989. According to the revised sched unz-lorrtroHiiato rAciHontc of T IQC* visill nnu stead of $1014 per semester, an increase percent. Resident or non-resident gradua also face a hundred dollar increase in tuiti< The graduate assistants' fees rema however. Part-time tuition fees are also increase $200 for non-resident undergraduates and dent undergraduates as well as graduate resident law students will pay $38 more will pay $13 more. The university also announced, this pasi ino fe? increases for the Columbia camDL of 6.68 pcrcent, which means that undergraduate student, who lives in this quired to pay a little less than $5000 for I meals, textbooks and the like per year. The USC tuition rates are among the h institutions in the Southeast. President Holderman pointed out thi did not raise tuition last year. He said, "1 the only public college or university in St do so. This increase should thus be viewei which then doesn't make it exceed the infl Mam f,.n i i i^yy j 1*11, u upcoming By JENNIFER DUNN Staff writer USC has administered a fall break this year that will be observed Mon day and luesday November /tn ana 8th by both students and faculty. The fall break was approved for early November because of it's midsemester occurance. "This was the time. We combined it with Election Day on Tuesday to form a fall break," said James Franklin, student government president. The fall break is an idea the SG has been considering for quite some time. USC-Aikcn, Winthrop, Clemson and several other southeastern colleges have all instituted fall breaks over the past few years. "We look at what other southeastern institutions are doing because they are compelable alot in size and in region," Franklin says. By focusing on what other colleges were doing, a "Tellus" poll was organized. This past year, students were asked whether or not they liked v provost de Mexico from 1968-69. Since 1970, Smith has taught at f Binghamton. Initially he was an e assistant professor of political science and was later named chairh man of that department from o 1974-76. While a full time adh ministrator, Smith continued to d teach at least one course a year, r- Smith has been responsible for management of all fiscal and nontc academic activities since 1982 at . _ I) ?-% rt It f\ rv% /\?I tnUi/iK sk n f/x 1 I J-> nnirlll IC uni^iiaiiiiuu, w111v11 nnwiir> iitai al 12,400 students, making it one of the r- largest public arts and science school n in the nation. Binghamton is conty sidered one of the best schools in the t- country for that category, al Smith has also served as acting vice ze president for academic affairs and s, provost on the Binghamton campus in ivh/. rrom nc served as at provost for graduate studies, in "Dr. Smith brings to the provost's Is- job a broad spectrum of academic at and administrative skills, along with a the important knowledge of how a de large university system works," said ;io Holderman. prove highe 1 i Beginning has also tried to tninir students." C for the fall "Even before the ink of Trustees at talking about an increas Catoe, Governor Campl Catoe, board "My concern is what s ill, and Mark pic who worked hard to for higher education? W lard for those cd that the only way out ion the most," education. But is qu commodity?" James Holder- Mark W. Buyck, a g< ade in the state the increases in fees foi hould bear a ceptable. Both the trust USC Student Goveri stees, increases felt sorry that the stud tc students by burden. He said,"It's < ' about 20 per- tinuc to go up year aft had submitted a report e also has been dilemma of education i made a few suggestions idents now will Franklin felt that the , an increase of given voting power in si to vote, I'd have vote Non-resident However, he said he wa iy $1000 more, the students about the could earn some extra i ule of fees, "USC will allow stu i pay $1114 in- the fee increase this fal of $100, or 9.8 said, "The students ca te students will maximum period of 60 3ii per semester. for fall semester withoi in unchanged, Holderman said, "1 out-of-state students sh d from $171 to educational costs. Afte i by $10 for resi- creases in tuition and students. Non- about 66 percent." while residents "About 88 percent academics, including t January, hous- campus and to cnhancc is on an average that he was grateful fc the full time tion received from the state, will be re- The $343.7 million :uition, housing, covers the entire nine $9,196 million in term ignesi ior puouc campus, jjv.iv crcase in fees represc it the university while the state allocat !n fact, USC was USC had requested ar auth Carolina to funds constitute 44 pe j over two years, 14 percent for the C lation level. USC million. weak appr academic, ihp irif*a r?f havint> a fall break and fc the majority of the students voted di highly for it. at In the "Tellus" poll over 80 per- fc cent of the students were for the fall B break and 78 percent agreed and also b thought it should be on a Thursday ji and Friday. p "Students go year round with only having a spring break and a winter p break. We just need a fall break to w complete that. Students are going to fi enjoy a fall break because of the ex- v tra time, leisure time- to go home F and visit families," Franklin said." s "I don't think students are going t to be hurting educationally by having r a fall break. It's not going to deprive I a student from getting the most from 1 their education. Classes will be out, ( but the library will still be open and other university facilities probably 1 will be open. Students know where t their priorities are- they know they have a break," Franklin added. i Sometimes what is in the best in- , terest for the students, may not be | x -mm Arthur K, Smith * r tuition I fall '88 I nize the fee raises for in-state [ is dry on the budget bill, we are ( ^7 ;c in student fees," said W. Lee ': jell's designee. S ,:4lingnals does this send to the peo- Fprovide $42 million in new funds [ v~~ c tell the poor and disenfranchis- [ of that dilemma is to get a quality r: ality education an affordable avernor appointee, also said that " the resident students were inac- 1 . ees registered a vote of dissent. i c 1 mipnt Prpcirtpnl |pmi>c Franklin T lents had to bear the additional I xtremely bad that the fees con- ' er year. The student government to the Board of Trustees on the 1 md its affordability and we have I .'K in the report." : student representative should be ich meetings. "If I had the power |||| d against this budget," he said, fast s plesed that the president warned [HIS fee raise in advance so that they |H^ money over the summer. gp dents an additional period to pay I I," President Holderman said. He n pay the additional fees within a [ ; days from the date of registration r ; ut attracting any penalties." to, ~he legislature had discussed that | ; lould pay up to 75 perccnt of their I V r taking into account the recent in- f other fees, they would be payng i-M of this amount will be spent on I.,:/, the enhancement of the library, lip : faculty salaries." Holderman said Hg ir the attention that higher educagovernor and the legislature. pip budget approved at the meeting -campus USC system. It includes Bp s of new revenue for the Columbia pp vill come from student fees. The in- I;.-' nts a little more than $4 million, Hi; ion increase will be $5.25 million. l||| i increase of 520 million. The stale rcent while federal grants make up |p| Columbia campus budget of $263 tegi oved for I semester I >r all of the administration accor- I n *r\ CrnnHin ii? IVJ i i uairviui "I don't think faculty teachers and H iministration arc happy with the H ill break as much as students arc. H ecause they have to set syllabus H ack and reschedule lectures. That's I ist taking it from a student's crspective," Franklin said. November 7th and 8th was the erfect time for the fall break. "It wasn't, planned to happen, we pushed or it. With Dr. Holderman's help /e were able to make it happen," 'ranklin said. Equally important, tudents will continue to see good hings happen due to compromise, icgotiation, and the aid 'i Dr. lolderman, the administration, egislators, the Governor and Lt. jovernor. Franklin hopes now that the SG las set the precedent that will coninue through other administrations. "What we will do is follow hrough to see that it's done next year. Eventhough, we won't be in office, we would like to leave this legacy." hit photo