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Rock's most celebrated I n . -? wni* Tn a yiewPomt page3 dead rockers still favorites I Soccer team grounds Flying Fleet S?zzzzzzzzz:::Z; with fans. I ^ * cd Sports 8 I See Sports, page J ^ t j See Features, page 5 J Classifieds page 10 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 81, No. 16 University of South Carolina September 7, 1988 Solving pai By JULIE BUTTERFIELD Staff writer Making police wait until 11 a.m. before ticketing vehicles is one idea Student Government President James Franklin has to relieve parking headaches for students. Franklin said ticketing at a later hour might help alleviate the parking problem on campus, one of S.G.'s goals this year. A+h i/lano in oln/^a r orl r o 11 n' n n fUa Itnar f /-> r nni-lrin r* wuici lutas luciuuc ituiawnig nit uii^a IUI yai niiig spaces to allow more cars to park and examining land around campus for alternative parking, such as along some roads. "There is really little we can do about parking," Franklin said. "The campus is surrounded by Columbia, and very little land is available. It's very expensive to build a parking garage." Students seem to agree that something must be done about the situation. Biology senior Mary Moore said she thinks the parking situation is worse than this past year. "I don't understand why construction on a parking lot (near McMaster College) is being done at the beginning of the fall semester," she said. "It should have been done during the summer when the student population was low. Visiting student By LYNN GIBSON told them, and ; Staff writer they came up ri A University of North Carolina- said, 'Give me y< Chapel Hill senior was shot in the "I said 'What' back after he was robbed of $10 on who asked for th< Harden Street at Wilmont near Five the face. I saw th Points early Sunday morning, police I gave him all of reports said. said.. As of Tuesday night, UNC senior "Then Rand g Jeff Neel, 22, of Charlotte, N.C., ($2) and we start was listed in stable condition at where we though! Richland Memorial Hospital. but the guy with 1 According to Neel, he and fellow we had to wa UNC student Rand Ayer were (towards Tracks] staying in Columbia with USC senior turned around a finance/marketing major Raymond that way and the Bridges. After attending the football back." game, Neel, Ayer, and Bridges went Neel went to to Crazy Zack's, a club in Five Hospital, where 1 Points, where Neel and Ayer became collapsed lung ; separated from Bridges. released today. Neel said that about 3 a.m., he and The three susp Ayer began walking to Bridges' in their early 20 apartment, but they weren't sure of police report. T1 its location and got lost near Tracks, the gun was c a record store in Five Points. 5-foot-11-inches "We heard these guys behind us pounds. The ol ask who won the game," Neel said. description other "I said 'Carolina' and one of them wearing a whit said 'Which one?'. I told them it was shorts. South Carolina and then they asked "At this point where we were from," Neel said. "I gee I I Bird's eye view JOHN A painter from AAA Signs ? Judy Manufacturing touches on the smokestack that formerly read "USC 1 won the job with a $1,966 bid to repaint the smokesi USC." Eight men completed the job Friday. 'king problei "You used to be able to get parking around there 10 minutes before 8 a.m.," she added. "Now you have to get here around seven." Accounting junior Sharon 1 Ragland agrees campus n parking is a problem. 11 * lI,e J "it's the pits," Ragland body's complainin said. "That's all everybody's JightS should alSO complaining about. More lights should also be put in garages. the onraapc Mu cictpr an A T were going to park in a garage this semester, but a friend said don't because it's too dark and dangerous at < night after classes." The possibility of permanently closing Greene Street in front of the Russell House to traffic is also being examined, Franklin said. Presently, it is closed Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. "There have been a number of accidents there," 1 Franklin said, adding that he had no exact figures. i "It's very dangerous with the street running through the heart of campus," he said. "People speed through < there and make illegal left turns onto Greene from Bull 1 few seconds later ght behind us and jur money.' P and he ? the guy ; money ? hit me in at he had a gun and ^ my money ($8)," he ave them his money .V I M. :ed to walk towards v t the apartment was, :he gun said no, that lk the other way I," Neel said. "We ind started walking n he shot me in the I Richland Memorial tie was treated for a and expects to be ects are black males s, according to the lie suspect carrying (escribed as being and weighing 180 ther two have no than one who was e shirt and dark there's not much "Shooting," page 2 Republican vice presidential candidal Quayle cc IS i By JOHN MILLS III Staff writer Vice presidential hopeful Sen. Dan IQuayle, R-Ind., avoiding questions about his qualifications for the office, focused instead on drugs, education and jobs during a visit to this past weekend's University of North Carolina-USC football game. Quayle, accompanied by state Republicans Gov. Carroll Campbell and Sen. Strom Thurmond, chose 1 not to discuss stories about his cam- ( paign manager's dealings with Gen. 1 Manuel Noriega and charges that he used his family's influence to avoid active duty service during the Viet- I nam War. Quayle instead spoke i about creating a drug-free America ! and about Massachussetts Gov. < Michael Dukakis's "inexperience" 1 for the president's office. "I am convinced that South < Carolinians will not vote for an inex- ! iperienceu canuiuaie nxe ivncnaei ] Dukakis," the 41-year-old Quayle ! Sen. Thurmond downplayed talk j of Quayle's own experience and 1 youth and said age should not be a i I Freshmen By BEN BREAZEALE Few USC freshmen think it's possible to become a victim of campus crime, an survey by The Gamecock shows. But some say they've had property vehicles damaged. Ten percent of the freshmen surveyed have already become a some type of crime since moving on can g|gp| lhe survey also showed y6 percen Jfe- ^ freshmen always lock their cars after while only 44 percent lock their room dc ^me l^ey ?? out' ,y&' \ Freshmen are most vulnerable to cam] mills ////the gamecock because of the many new pressures the; deal with at once, said Danny Baker, assi puts the finishing president for Law Enforcement and Saft I." The company "Freshmen just arriving to USC have tack to say "The things on their minds," Baker said. "Bet and harder classes, finding their way aro pus and just fitting in, it's hard for fre n among S. Street." Closing the area permanently would allow student organizations to use the space for different activities, such as a career fair. Franklin Rial's all every- "ILther goal iS to install g about. More cable television in the resibe DUt ill the dence halls, Franklin said. He said workers have D J . looked at architectural spebnaron Kaglanct cifications and wiring of the accounting junior residence halls. But issues, such as legal ramifications, extra cost, certain ratings of movies and the handling of billing, still need to be discussed. Increasing campus safety by installing call boxes is also a goal for this year, Franklin said. "You could call for help if you thought you were going to be attacked or if you wanted an escort from the library to Bates or anywhere on campus," he said. Also this year, a S.G. committee will revise the constitution to avoid another spring election fiasco, Franklin said. | p aa^. J ilL^J^^^ * _JL| # - ?v i Si *H?'V Sliiv- !?,., .< jrflVl '"1 NMiTllM' I y ^ ^si^P^" "Ij^^i^tini v *jm ^ 1 - |JH Ip? $&S^?r,^titiHH e Dan Quayle greets his supporters at a tailgating party S impaigns at / Ul ~ "7 Quayle praised I am convinced South governor in educa Carolinians will not vote bel1 understands e . .? education and w for an inexperienced can- promote educ didate like Michael Carolina," he sa nukakic 99 returned the prai: LfUKilKIS. would hdp Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind. literacy rate. vice presidential hopeful Quayle's vision _____________________ tion system inclui factor in the campaign. A can- of drugs, an issue didate's age doesn't matter, "but sonally interested we've got to elect a vice president," reasons for elin Thurmond said. America are his tl Quayle, who is serving his second "The question term in the Senate, has also come whether it's randt under fire in recent weeks amid Quayle said. "I stories that his campaign manager's thing is that we n dealings with Panamanian leader eradication of dri Noriega were borderline unethical. We want to see a The Boston Globe reported that A crowd of Quayle's campaign manager, Stewart porters cheered w Spencer, was paid $350,000 to do is for strong law e public relations work for Noriega. drug offenders. Spencer said he met with Noriega now I and Georg twice and advised him that a civilian death penalty for government would be best for About 20 V Panama. Quayle did not discuss the picketed aroun issue. Stadium to prote i most vulnerc "You don't like to think that informal meone on your hall may t il _ 17. _ 1 A. someining. iou always warn icx>eusc believe wil1 happen to anol i victim of person/' lPus- Pam Somi Sparking6 pyschology fresh >OrS every remember simple things like always lo pus crime doors." y have to Baker recommends that students lock doors stant vice if they're just going next door or taking a na :ty. illustrate his point, Baker gave what he cal so many perfect scenario. ween new "You are in your room taking a nap," he und cam- "Suddenly you wake up and see someone in shmen to room you have never seen before. G. goals This past year, S.G. threw out the results of the first election because of voting and campaign violations and held a second election about a week later. "During that debacle, many inconsistencies were found in the constitution," Franklin said. "We want to iron out inmnclctonz-ipc " 11AV/47W tllVVilJAOVVtlVIVa. Other projects include: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of black students attending USC. Forums, lectures and programs will be held throughout the year. Reinstating suggestion boxes in residence hails. Students would be able to comment or make suggestions about student affairs and S.G. Increasing philanthropic help to Harvest Home and other food banks in Columbia, children's homes and the Upward Bound program. Establishing a textbook exchange center where students set their own prices for their books. "We need to help alleviate the homeless problem in the city of Columbia," Franklin said. "Students need to know they can do this, that they should take more active roles in their own lives, as well as the future of Carolina." jfl| ."'SR. ~ - -V ~ V-f. * V - * *:> LJ,v_ ?l JOHN MILLS Ill/The Gamecock { aturday. ootball game the efforts of the in the National Guard in the late tion. "Gov. Camp- 1960s. Jim Chaffin, a Columbia atthe importance of torney and Vietnam veteran, led the nrks verv hard to veterans' nrotest f\ome veterans ation in South have said Quayle unfairly used his ?. id. Gov. Campbell service in the National Guard to get se and said Quayle out of active duty service in Vietnam. South Carolina's Few National Guard units were sent to Vietnam, but all were subject to ^ of a better educa- possible deployment, des ridding schools The veterans stayed on the ophe said he was per- posite side of the street and remained in because his three quiet while Quayle spoke, ninating drugs in "The Secret Service didn't want a~ hree children. close confrontation," Chaffin said, isn't drug testing, Chaffin criticized Quayle's voting >m or mandatory," record on veterans' issues. The vice Jut the important presidential candidate doesn't give riake sure to get an veterans a chance in the Senate, he ; tigs in our schools. said. "We have his voting record, drug-free world." and he has voted against just about Bush-Quayle sup- every piece of veterans' legislation hen Quayle said he that has come up." :nforcement against Someone shouted a question about "I'll tell you right the protesting veterans, and Quayle ;e Bush are for the did not comment, drug pushers." Quayle signed autographs from his ietnam veterans private box during the game. The d Williams-Brice Secret Service prevented reporters st Quayle's service from speaking to him. ible to crime "The person asks, 4Hey man, does John live SO- here?' You groggily reply that you don't know a . John. The person then apologizes saying he must have the wrong room and leaves with your watch to and wallet which were previously on the dresser." ther Baker said incidents like this have happened on campus and students should be aware of the methods thieves use. Tiers Psychology freshman Pam Sommers said one of man difficulties freshmen have is adapting from a trusting household to the suspicious setting of a m?mm residence hall. eking "You don't like to think that someone on your hall may take something," Sommers said. "You ;even always want to believe it will happen to another p. To person." Is the "Unfortunately," Baker said, "if the opportunity is there, crime has a good chance. What said. freshmen and all students need to remember is to your prevent crime, the opportunity must be taken away."