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Different moods and perspectives | # _ # Features 3 ijBSSB ;Lsiocg ;vstrbr.t^ I Coach recruits Yugoslavians IJSC Student. See Features, page 3 I See Sports. page 5 Classified 6 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 81,-No. 9 University of South Carolina July 20, 1988 Laws tou < BY LISA PYE Staff reporter The surge of fake I.D.'s among college students has prompted the South Carolina Department of Highway and Public Transportation and local businesses to clamp down on their l.D. policies, Kenneth Reed, special investigator for the SCDHPT, said. "We have collected thousands of I.D.'s and we are presently trying to train clerks to check I.D.'s more closely, so tney can caicn people witn iaKe I.D's," Reed said. The highway department is also using a new camera phone that supplies a file picture of a person when a new drivers license is requested. This new device will allow the highway department to check the identity of suspected violators before issuing a drivers license. As of June the fine for applying for a driver's license under someone else's name, or lending a driver's license to intentionally violate the law, has increased from $100 to $200 or 30 days in jail. If someone alters a driver's license by taking the lamination off and changing the date or picture, they may be fined up to $2,500 and/or imprisonment for 6 months. Anyone who is caught assisting someone in ViUiaililg lilt law, ocivil ao uwumvuw for a fake I.D., can receive the same penalty as the person in possession of the I.D. "I advise people not to use fake I.D.'s because it isn't worth it in the long run. A person may be charged for forgery and lose their right to vote as well as other rights," Reed said. Reed said that clubs have been really cooperative by taking these I.D's and contacting authorities. Black facu BY JACKI MARTIN Staff reporter Recruiting black faculty members is a priority for much of "the University community, but the road to complete equity is a long, and progess is often slow. "The University of South Carolina has made a 'Herculean' effort to recruit black faculty, but the staffing situation is complicated by a lack of qualified black instructors," said Fred Sheheen, state higher education commissioner. A May 1988 report from the Commission on Minority Participation in Education and American Life substantiates Sheheen's claim. The report states that between 1976 and 1988, the number of black's earning master's degrees dropped by 32 percent, and noted that of 730 doctorates in mathmatics that were awarded in 1986, only six went to blacks. Similar disparities exist in many fields of study. "This dropoff of blacks at the graduate level is srongly linked to cuts in government spending for support of black students," said Sheheen. Despite this and other obstacles, USC-Columbia can boast of eight new blacks on its teaching staff for the fall of 1988, fully a third more tan taught in fall 1987. However, the new black faculty will still represent only approximately 2 percent of the total teaching staff on the Columbia campus. South Carolina began a federally mandated plan to desegregate its public colleges and universities in 1981. In February of 1988, almost two years after the expiration of that plan, the U.S. Education Department judged South Carolina to be in full compliance with "ivil rights laws in their college system. Federal officials said they wouldrequire no further desegregation measures form South Carolina and commended the state for adopting and funding Living nil BY RITA COSBY Staff reporter "Your worst fears can come true," said a 26 yea f USC Master in International Business studies studenl was anally raped on May 16, 1988. Although rape is not commonplace on USC's can many attacks do go unreported that happen close b "Students must remember to never feel perfectly 3nVwhpro ocna^Jollir in tliolr 'fomnnruru' hnmPQ J ?* ?*V1 V, vopvviail)' 11UL 111 111VU ivuiyvi 1*1 ; Danny Bakker, USC assistant vice president of la\ forcement and safety. The student was living in an apartment, with a roommate, on the corner of Bull and Pendelton. Although the building is not on the USC campus area directly borders both the president's office Pendleton garage, which are areas that are constantl; of USC's parking patrol. USC police were also completely unaware of this dent, even after both the local city police and rape networks were notified. Eight weeks prior to the rape, several hang-up p calls occured. Two weeks later, the apartment was br into. Strangely, the robbers only took old shoes clothes, leaving expensive televisions and st< untouched. "They may have been checking the layout of the a ment to see who was in what bedroom," she said. Then on Monday, May 16, the very first day o MIBS summer school course, and just two nights aft( student had returned from a two week vacation, minute nightmare began. It was 10 p.m. when her male roommate, who often running in and out on errands during that day the home. The front door was wide open as he expect gher on fa "We have a real good man working the front door for us and he can spot the fake I.D.'s," said Wendel Gyton, Manager of Crazy Zacks. Gvton said a lr?t r>f clnhs this fall, includine their club, are not going to allow 18 year-olds in- B side anymore, so he is expecting to see more fake I.D.'s. "We expect to see a lot of 18-year-olds wanting p a place to go and trying to get into the clubs with fake I.D.'s. Any I.D's we expect to be fake this ||| fall are going to be matched against our 19881.D. Checking Guide," Gyton said. He said his club has taken over 30 fake I.D.'s before during a Friday and Saturday night. Green's Discount Beer & Wine Store, in Columbia, say they too are inforcing strict I.D. m policies. "We are going to send our clerks to classes now that will instruct them on catching W fake I.D.'s," Paul Talbot, state manager for M Green's, said. Greens is also using a camera to take a picture f of customers that have the year 1966 or 1967 on their driver's license. Talbot said they save these roles of film in case an I.D. problem should later occur with one of their customers. Talbot said their store is carding everyone that looks under 30 years old. "I still expect the making and using of fake I.D.'s to continue, because drinking was once accepted at 18 and now students want to drink and I get into clubs before they are 21," a USC fake I.D. user said. "I have one, because I figure if I can be sent to suiiic guu- iuisaK.cn laiiu ui ue exccuieu hi ixic chair and vote for a politician who can pass such ' laws, then why can't I drink?" he said. lty increast "Many black professionals may be initially hesitant to come to a predominantly white Southern institution, but that hesitation often lessens after the black candidates talk with other blacks already on staff at the University." Jane Jameson, Systems vice president for USC's Personnel Dept. its own plan, which began when the federally mandated plan ended in 1986. In July of 1988, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education approved a plan under which colleges and universities would spend $2.5 million to develop new ideas to recruit more black faculty and students. This request for funding will be included in the commission's 1989-90 budget which goes before the State Budget arid Control Board in August. Jane Jameson, systems vice president within the University's personnel department, also cites the shortage of black Ph.ds, adding that many are taken by higher paying schools and by industry. To address this shortage, the University has begun a program 10 ueveiop more minority rn.us irom within by funding qualified students at the graduate level. "Many black professionals may be initially hesitant to come to a predominantly white Southern institution, but that hesitation often lessens after the black candidates talk with other blacks already on staff at the University," said Jameson. Margaret Smith, of USC's Affirmative Action *htmare; i return shortly and the area was considered safe.' ir old She was reading when she heard footsteps c : who bedroom door. Her first reaction was to p telephone and pretend to be speaking loudly sa npus, great, so you're coming right over!" y. Then she walked around the entire apartmen r safe the closets, and since it looked as if no one ha , said she proceeded to close and lock the front dooi n en- evidently had done was lock my assailant insi< The attacker apparently was hiding under a forter on her roommate's bed. "Either he was male lucky and knew his footsteps made noises ar bed, or simply circumstances were in his ;, the vestigators think he may have known the apari and was watching it carefully to see when my roor y full leaving. inci- She went back to bed with virtually all of th crisis in her apartment, only her bedroom remained d she heard a few squeaks and clicks. Later she di hone was her attacker turning off all of the lights, oken "Everytime when I'm alone I always 'hear' and say it's just your imagination. So I told mysell ereos to sleep and I'll wake-up in the morning ant scared anymore." part- She began dozing off to sleep when sut bedroom door swung open and a dark, f her silhouette appeared at the foot of her bed. :r the "It's so weird, you always think what are yc a 15 do if you find someone walking into your hou probably?" was "I didn't. It wasn't scream reaction , left knew...Here it is, I've got to deal with it. This i; ed to she said. ike I.D.s ;/ ^ ^988 I Brent Wahl/The Gamecock he 1988 I.D. Checking Guide is used by bars to eiermine megai inenimcauon. ;s at USC Office tells more of a University community which has not backed down in the face of a difficult task. Her office maintains exhaustive lists of sources for black educators. When notified of a faculty opening, Smith provides the faculty serch committees with a list tailored to its needs. Each search committee has an affirmative action advocate to ensure fairness in the candidate search. "The individual departments of the University pursue black candidates eagerly in a real effort to improve the balance of their staffs," Smith said. Evidence of this departmental committment was the response to a fall 1987 workshop on minority recruitment strategies, conducted at USC by the American Council of Education. More than 250 people from various departments of the University attended. Dr. John Gardner, chairman of the longstanding Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, which reports to President Holderman on University-wide issues of minority populations, tells of a special $200,000 fund approved in 1987 through the provost's office. "Individual departments may apply for these monies to create and fill new faculty positions, available exclusively to minorities," Gardner said. Dr. Edward Hayes, president of the university's Black Faculty and Profesional Staff Association, acknowledges the university's work toward desegregation, but says that "much remains to be done at all levels." "Black professors at the university suffer from a lack of mentoring from more seasoned colleagues, and blacks find it difficult to advance within the university structure," Hayes said. Hayes says that the movement to black equity has been lethargic in recent years, but that the "spirit is awakening again." He says that black professionals must become more effective leaders for other blacks. 'ape victin 'generally She assumed it was a robber and sa here right now." lutside her He reacted calmly and said, "Okay, ick-up the Lay down on your stomach." tying, "Oh She attempted to act normal and si over the tee-shirt and underwear she 1 t, checking asked her for her money, which she c id entered, "Just take the money and go was r r. "What I She was then ordered to remain o ie." never to look at her attacker. Soon huge com- behind her; either him taking his shirt just really of cloth around his face, id saw the "That was the first moment I had i favor. In- ings. I really knew then he was going tment, and what he's truly here for," she said, nmate was She struggled and he slapped her an her head down to the bed. "I said, I you. Just do what I say," he said, ie lights on "He almost sounded sincere. It wa lark. Then to do it. It was something he felt he hj scovered it "At the time I felt any aggression or to invite more aggression. So I just things and myself and tried to maintain my sanil f to just go To facilitate lubrication, the assail 1 won't be sex from her. He then penetrated her "The whole time he never seemed se idenly her as soon as I relaxed and he saw hunching stopped." Investigators and counselors feel th )u going to clearly a 'professional.' se. Scream "This incident is part of a string of i responsible for. The rapist had sha\ at all. I knowing that investigators can identi 5 really it," follicle." After he finally stood up, her fear i USC sets e from alumi BY PRABHAKAR KHOLE Assistant news editor USC has received its largest scholarship donation in history; a scholarship endowment of $950,000 which has been established at the university in memory of the late Walter Watt Gregg, who was a 1927 graduate of USC and a Bennettsville native. "The Gregg family donation will support the Carolina Scholar program which is one of the best ways to help attract state's brightest students," said USC President James B. Holderman. "$190,000 of the endowment has already been received by USC and the rest of the amount will be received over several years. The total donation will be made over a period of four years and the money will go to the USC Educational Foundation," he said. Donors to the late Walter Watt Gregg Endowment include Mr. Gregg's- wife, Saress, of Bennettsville, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hugh Marshall of Pawleys Island, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Watt Gregg Jr. of Col umbia, Mr. and Mrs. William Nicholson Smith of Myrtle Beach, Mr. and Mrs. William Maxwell Gregg,II of Columbia and South Carolina Tees Inc. of Columbia. Twenty Carolina Scholar awards are given each year to entering freshman at USC. These are $20,000, four year scholarships offered to t : ' ' ' . Wli I V w 1 iM- r i *.1 ' I .pjt,.. r'f- " - jPEMBMBBWW||MHMj | W "I . Filming a tree?! No, the crew is filming "The Golde documentary will air in the fall for c i tells hi tid "Just get out of what he may do seconds after he le , just do what I say. my neighbors. I didn't want to le threw the covers get away and stay was sleeping in. He She contacted tl [uickly gave him. vided a descriptio ny thinking." He was describ - i t_ 1 I _ __i : 11-. a ii ner sioinacn anu maic, pnysitany i she saw movement ages of 18 to 27. off or tying a piece The victim said were "mediocre" any aggressive feel- didn't care to ans to rape me. That's one officer to wa but to no avail. It d forcefully pushed of them." don't want to hurt At midnight, sh and a Woman f sn't like he wanted waited and filled c id to do," she said. minutes testing fc 1 my part was going pumped with an pulled deep inside cultures were tak< :y." "It cuts people ant demanded oral sense of security,' anally. "I was crying xually excited. And And everyone clo: no resistance, he This guy raped m pie's lives are des at her assailant was The key to reco from the crime. ' rapes he is probably shower, I didn't, ^ed his pubic hair, "When somebc ify him by his hair you of every sens* into yourself and ntensified, thinking me, but you can'i ndowment nus' family South Carolina residents on the basis of their accomplishments, service, leadership and responsibility. "Most of the past recipients of Carolina Scholar awards are among the top one percent of their high school senior classes," Holderman said. "They have average SAT scores of 1 emlA ijjv ui . nt saiu. "USC awards more than 2200 scholarships, and Carolina Scholar awards are the most prestigious scholarships," he added. The scholarships supported by the late Walter Watt Gregg endowment will be named in honor of South Carolina's five delegates to the 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention, John Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Pierce Butler and Henry Laurens. Income generated from the gift will be matched by the Carolina Research and Development Foundation. "My father, the late Walter Watt Gregg in whose memory the scholarship endowment is established, was always interested in betterment of human beings," said Mr. Walter Watt Gregg Jr. "Therefore, the family decided to create the endowment in his memory, the reasons were personal." "We decided on USC for the grant and the university will decide the selection, administration and control of the awards," he said. m mm t Jv'? W ~ v JtonT- M mSf\ ^s*" .vvV. v\ *'. flre/7/ Wahl/The Gamecock :n Age of American Gangsters." The able syndication. er storv next if the rape wasn't enough. "Two ft my bedroom, I darted out the door to get him or hurt him, all I wanted was to alive." tie authorities at her neighbor's and pron of the suspect. ed by the victim as an educated black fit, student-like and being between the that most of the police she dealt with in dealing with her situation. "Some iwer my questions. I even suggested to rn some nearby homes full of women, 's sadly just an everyday thing to many e was brought to the hospital, where she rom Columbia's Rape Crisis Center, >ut forms until 4 a.m.. She then spent 20 ir gonorrea and syphilis. Her body was tibiotic, and both anal and cervical :n. to the bone and it threatens everyone's " she said aout the rape. onrl \roru amntianol fr\r cavprol vlppL'c OllU T VI J VlllVklVllUl 1VI JV T VI U1 VVIVJ se to me was sick or having nightmares, e for 15 minutes, and suddenly 20 peotroyed for a long time." very, she believes, is to separate yourself 'Some people run and take a two hour I didn't feel he had dirtied me." )dy is invading your body and stripping ; of security, you've got to shrink down say 'you can't get in here. You can rape t get into the center of me.'"