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- <rr . . j Viewpoint page 3 Tune in, turn on, drop I 1 I P i a A Features page 4 out,'activist says I GjlHICCOCkS dClC&t CStfllllOUntS I 3 See Features, page 4 I ria?.ifi?^c Pa8e ' / 1v3 B *** page 7 | Classifieds page 8 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday Volume 81, No. 18 University of South Carolina September 12, 1988 USC police investigate 4 assaults By KELLY THOMAS Staff writer University police were called to investigate four incidents of assault and battery this weekend. At about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Corey Graham was struck in the head with a chair while he was attending the Alpha Phi Alpha step show and dance in the Russell House Ballroom. Graham is not a USC student. Richland County Emergency Medical Service responded, and the victim was transported to Baptist Medical Center, according to police reports, but Baptist said they had no record on him. Also reported about 12:30 a.m. was a case of assault and battery of a high and aggressive nature, an incident which occurred after the step show. The victim, Julius B. Mitchell, is not a USC student. Mitchell was stabbed in the back by an unidentified person, then ran to Patterson Hall and summoned help. Richland County EMS responded, and the victim was transported to Richland Memorial Hospital. He was treated and released At about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, a report was made of an assault and battery with intent to kill. The victim, Michael McQueen, who is not a USC student, was shot. The victim was taken from the scene by his family to Richland Memorial Hospital. Police reports indicate that the bullet was a small caliber bullet. The incident took place at the reflection pool in front of Thomas Cooper Library. His condition was listed as stable. A P35P of rivil HietiirV?in/?? ?!?? -4 ,,-i' - - - v. vim uuiuii/iuiw nao ntrtau^aicu ai 1 ^.HO a.m. Saturday. A fight took place in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon lounge when members of SAE allegedly were fighting some members of Chi Psi. Those involved were dispersed, and all refused medical treatment. On Saturday about 11:10 p.m., police responded to a report of assault and battery and malicious injury to personal property. An unidentified person shot several objects ? believed to be pellets ? at a vehicle. The car was the property of marketing and management freshman Kris Shaleuly. She and her friends were in the car. Junior nursing major Nancy Dukes was hit in the side of the face with one of the objects. The object did not penetrate her skin but did leave a bruise. Two USC students were charged over the weekend, one with disorderly conduct and another with violation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control law. Both students were released on personal recognizance bonds. Also, according to police reports, Karen Davis was approached by an unknown black male in Russell House ! who gave her two green pills of unknown content. The pills induced vomiting. She was taken to Baptist Medical Center where she was treated and released. One report of grand larceny was also reported when a bike was stolen. The University Police department said they will not release complete incident reports until this morning; specific information on these incidents was not available. I? Registry to By JEFF WILSON establish the advisor Staff writer ririseH r?f riartifmntin r w* A computerized registry of people academic institutions, suffering from Alzheimer's Disease Health professions and other dementing illnesses in 27,000 cases of Alzh< South Carolina is being developed by in South Carolina. 1 the USC School of Public Health and senior citizens in Sot a growing consortium of public and projected to increase t private agencies. the year 2010. The in Funding for the registry began in burden of the illness April with a $200,000 grant from the tremendous impact or American Health Assistance Founda- sionals and all other tion. The grant provided funds to said Dr. Rona S recruit the staff, to set up computers epidemiologist and pr and other aspects of operation and to The S.C. Registry Campus police to portraits on comp By BETH FISCHER apply it to everyone Staff writer contact with," Stokes A $12,400 grant will allow the USC fleers will be traine Law Enforcement and Safety Divi- computer." sion to buy a computer package that If someone is fr can create color likenesses of university buildings at suspects, the division vice president is asked for identificat said. son is not a USC stu< LESD expects the grant to pay for member, the inquirin th(> tk. 1 ?- J -i-. " - vwioi ium ui tut saiu picicsa nciu lmormai Carl Stokes, division vice president. The cards will allow The package, which includes a per- to program a likeness sonal computer, terminal, screen, puter. University po turnkey, photo reproducer, software have portraits on file and instruction materials, will be may later become crin opened to bidders and then purchas- "If a crime is ed by the end of the semester. someplace, we have The computer can create a likeness likeness, and when th based on a witness's descriptions. through the 'mug bo< The likeness can then be printed as a include likenesses as 35mm print, a Polaroid shot or as a shots,' we'll know wh dot matrix print, depending on what pus," Stokes said, specific computer is chosen through USC police hope t the bidding process. flow of people coming "The system is not building a pus, Stokes said. Bec? photograph of an individual, but it size, USC can't put i will be producing a likeness so that it keep out trespassers. ' will narrow down our investigators' allow police to monitc (work) in finding who the person is Stokes said, who committed the crime," Stokes This will be the onl; said. its kind in the Columbi "Hopefully, officers will be able to said. H mmi fl WJr o hfti^.Ji ^IMM8M?^^B^^ * plP^ > ^^MKPP;^^?**^ H g| g gig ;,f,-^^? JH| '* * M ' f il"^Kn^'i? ..jOTPSfcAM I HI Now you see it... With a puff of smoke and a little black magic, Cock; Saturday's game between USC ai 1 Western Carolina. TA Gamecocks, who went on to beat Western Carolina 38-4 ve better pici y council com- Illnesses will consist of names, g agencies and demographic characteristics, diagnosis and medical information lis treat about on people who suffer from dementia, iimer's Disease Dementia is a medical term referr uc numoer 01 ing to a permanent reduction in menlth Carolina is tal capacities due to structural distur>y 83 percent by bance or degeneration of cerebral creasing health tissue. Such tissue destruction or es will have a degeneration is caused by i health profes- Alzheimer's Disease, strokes, care providers, alcoholism, AIDS and other ayetta, USC conditions. oject director. Patients with dementia show for Dementing deterioration or decompensation in ^ officCT ro ^ ^ IjSw ?r the campus, USD A OppTOVed y computer of Bnslness sophomore Ricardo Casilla la area, Stokes ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ! |pF i %> ||? Jg? :ik? * wtBuL-<:. WBKSSi 1%iI flflr ^M?w BRIAN SAULS/The Gamecock r appears out of nowhere just before te magic apparently rubbed off on the ). ture of de the capacity to organize and control thinking and behaving. They also have problems perceiving, testing, anticipating ana interpreting reality. "Things we take for granted, like knowing where you are or what day it ] is, become harder for a person suf- i fering with this type of illness to com- 1 prehend. It's a slow process of losing < bits and pieces of who you are," said i Dr. Clark Heath, former bureau 1 director with Preventative Health ] Services, a division of the Depart- < ment of Health and Enviroment 1 Control. j a and undeclared freshman Joseph Roman t Asbestc awaits f By KELLY THOMAS Staff writer Plans to remove asbestos from four campus classroom buildings have been put on hold while USC tn ?.mi? -A.*. ? n ano iui an *11 iniiiiuii simc appropriation to be approved for the project. A 1982 investigation found significant amounts of asbestos in five buildings on USC's Columbia campus. The buildings cited to contain potentially dangerous quantities of the substance were Columbia Hall, the Law Center, the Physical Sciences building, the nursing building and the old section of the business administration building. Also listed on the report were two buildings on other USC campuses. The asbestos in Columbia Hall, which was there for decorative purposes only, has since been replaced by plaster and paint. These renovations took place during spring 1987. "Columbia Hall was attended to before the others because it represented a case of direct, constant exposure to students rather than an entrance-exit sort of deal," said David Rinker, senior vice-president for facilities planning. There are two types of asbestos: friable and non-friable. Non-friable asbestos is not dangerous. "The word friable means that it can be pulverized by hand. That makes it dangerous, because if the fibers are disturbed they escape into the air and can enter the lungs," said an associate at Derrick Asbestos Removal Inc. "These fibers are not dissolved by the body's immune system, and can cause asbestosis (a respiratory condition) and lung cancer." USC, however, is not required by law to remove the asbestos. "There is no mandate to remove asbestos from public buildings," said Jean Wheeler, a state inspector with the S.C. Department of Health and Environment Control. "Therefore, there is no limit. Any amount is technically legal." i The only federally mandated removal requirement of asbestos is in 1 elementary and secondary schools, 1 Rinker said. "That does not mean, however, 1 mentia p Sayetta said some of the major 1 benefits of the registry will be with 5 state health agencies. i At the present time, they do not i 1a 'e an unduplicated count or any i iccurate count of all cases of demen- < :ing illnesses," Sayetta said. "They j ion't know who the people are that teed services. They don't know vhere they (the dementia victims) are i ocated. They don't know what types i jf services are needed. They don't i enow what types (of services) the 1 amilies are able to get for their fami" ' ... , alee In some son as they lay out In front 01 >s plan unding asbestos in other public buildings should not be removed. It is just at the present time the federal regulation only applies to public schools," Rinker said. Rinker said facilities planning is considering using its own universityallocated funds to replace the asbestos in the nursing building. "It is only there for decoration above the elevators and in the stairwell We may be able to do it ourselves," he said. Removal of the asbestos in the other four buildings could be done in one of two ways, according to Lynette Lown, director of budgets and administration for facilities planning. The first would be to seal off individual sections of the building and temporarily relocate classes and offices to other parts of the campus. Under this method, the rest of the building would still be functional during removal procedures. The second way would be to close down the buildings and transfer all offices and classes to other locations while the buildings were being renovated. It has not been determined which method will be used. /vsoesros is oeing usea lor lire safety reasons as well as decoration in the four remaining buildings. Removal of this asbestos is on a priority list. "We hope to have asbestos removed from all campus buildings during the next five or six years," Rinker said. "We have applied for state funding, but as yet have not received it. There's nothing we can really do about it until the funding is approved." The process to remove asbestos is complex. First, the air in the area to be operated on must be tested for asbestos particles to see just how friable or nonfriable the substance is. This, along with the size of the area to be covered, determines the severity of the condition in the building. Next, the area must be sealed off entirely and all air removed. This is done by a process that causes air to reverse motion and actually float out of a room instead of into it. It is a crucial sterv as it rcmnvcc nnv asbestos particles that could affect the health of the workers. atients y members and what types are not available." Sayetta said the lack of necessary nformation has hindered health services from designing better programs ;o prevent institutionalization of lementia victims and to. ensure that Datients are able to get medical care. Heath said he agreed with Sayetta. rhe registry will help track the occurences of dementing illness and provide a picture of what type of medical esources are needed for those pro)lems, he said. Sec "Dementia," page 2 I JULIE BOUCHILLON/The Gamecock t Cliff Apartments this weekend.