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The Gamecock
Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday
Volume 81, No. 21 University of South Carolina September 19, 1988
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Candleligl
By KELLY THOMAS
Staff writer
About 50 people participated in the c
vigil held by the Free South Africa Allian
National Association for the Advanceme
ored People Thursday evening.
Demonstrators held the vigil from a
p.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Sumter Street in fr
Horseshoe. They were protesting USC f
investments in South Africa. USC polic
groups from holding the event or
property.
This was a much larger turnout than eil
had anticipated, as previous events h
significantly smaller crowds. "1 was reall
everyone who came out was really invof
was there just to watch and see what was
It was wonderful," said English junior
Gilbert, FSAA president.
"It was well organized and w
USC plaj
By STEVE PRADARELLI i
Assistant news editor r
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the center of campus makes the park- <
ing shortage seem more severe than it t
is, USC officials said. f
Parking and Vehicle Registration
Services issued about 7,000 student t
parking decals this semester for y
about 4,000 unreserved spaces, direc- v
tor Joseph Baker said. v
In comparison, 3,500 decals were (
issued to faculty and staff for 2,200 a
spaces. y
Baker defended the over-issuance
of decals as a matter of logistics and
argued that not all students park on
campus at the same time. c
"By issuing more permits than
spaces, we're trying to get as much N
utilization as we can," he said. "We c
do conduct surveys of lots, and they s
have shown us that we still have 1
availability." He listed the Cliff s
Apartments, Bates and Benson lots.
David Rinker, senior vice president 1
of facilities planning, called the park- c
Students ox
demonstrati
By JOHN MILLS III
Staff writer
More than 70 black USC students <
stood outside Russell House Friday
to see what would become of a rally *
planned by unidentified USC
students.
Hand-written flyers were placed
around campus Thursday asking ?
students to meet in front of Russell t
House Friday to "rally." The flyers s
implied that blacks were responsible r
for all of the crimes that have taken ,
place on campus this year. r
Both blacks and whites have been i
suspected this year for crimes on the r
USC campus. s
The hand-scrawled flyer stated, <
"Just within the short time that '
school has been in, five students have
had their world abruptly halted. Two s
female students by rape, and three
male students by guns. In these in- t
cidents, the victims were white and t
the assailants black. Which one of us j
will be the next victim? How long will \
we sit by letting these heinous acts
occur?" I
No white students appeared to sup- 1
port the rally that never began. No j
groups or individuals have yet taken
credit for the flyer. 1
Since school has started, there has
been a marked increase in violent 1
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the Free South Africa Alliance light cai
it vigil ha
smoothly," said political s
dy Jones, USC chapter
andlelight NAACP. "There was a |
ce and the were really pleased becau
:nt of Col- much support."
The candles were lit a
bout 7:45 benediction was given by C
ont of the dent of the NAACP studen
oundation executive adviser to the
y kept the organization.
l campus Three speakers presented
protest.
ther group
ad drawn Katherine Gilbert introdi
ly pleased* w^? were not fami^ar
ved None me reasons Ior ine V1g"going
on. Engineering senior Frai
Katherine the situation in South Afric
by relating the large nur
ent very leaders and supporters i
's down {
ng problem "one of convenience
ather than one of necessity."
He said he has visited the top level
)f the Blossom Street garage during
he busiest times of the day and
ound 50 to 60 spaces empty.
"It's not an easy thing to drive all
he way to the top ? where the sun
leats up the cars ? and then have to
valk to class," he said. "Everybody
vants to park next to the BA
Business Administration) building,
ind that's just not possible on an ur>an
campus."
Baker and Rinker said students rey
too heavily on finding spaces in the
:enter of campus.
"We're fooling ourselves to think
r*san lpavp 1 S tn 30 minntpc frnm
:lass and expect to find a parking
ipace and make it to class, because
here are a limited number of
ipaces," Baker said.
Instead, he suggested that students
lse parking areas on the outskirts of
:ampus and rely more on walking
'erwhelm
on plans
"Racism is a touchy
subject, even on the USC
:ampus."
USC student
:rimes compared to last year's at this
ime. So far, one person has been
itabbed, two have been shot, a
nan robbed Wild Pizza at gunpoint
md two female students have been
aped. There have also been other
eported incidents of assault. One arest
has been made in the latest
ihooting which took place after a
lance sponsored by Alpha Phi
Aipna.
"It's touchy," said a black USC
itudent who declined to be identified.
'Racism is a touchy subject, even on
he USC campus. We're not out here
o cause problems or to disrupt. We
ust wanted to see what these people
vere going to say.
"I think it's scary that people at
USC think like this. We're not in college
to cause trouble. We're here to
?et a degree," the student said.
The crowd thinned out by 1:30
p.m.
There were no reported disturbances
related to Friday's activity.
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idles to protest USC foundation investm
s 'good tu
cience sophomore Ran- custody in Soi
vice president of the Jones, the t\
;ood turnout, too. We ment is somet
se we didn't expect so be involved in
to the fight bt
it about 7:45 p.m. A that are being
Charles White, the presi- 4lT, f.
t vouth division and the . ? ^ v
USC chapter of the ?P"omore K.
H turnout and 1(
that two USC
cases and explained the the end of apt
the cause on <
uced the FSAA to those Police were
1 the group and defined interfere in ai
Despite derr
ik Timmons discussed NAACP, Chri
a. He elaborated on this tor of the US<
nber of anti-apartheid Carolina Rese;
hat are under police said he does n
larking p
and the Shuttlecock system to get to
class.
But Romesh Canekeratne, Shuttlecock
coordinator, said some
students are reluctant to use the buses
because of the limited number of
stops and a misconception that every
stop is on a strict time schedule.
"The shuttle pretty much services
every location on campus within a
three-minute walk, except for the
Russell House," Canekeratne said.
"As far as relatively improving (the
service), certainly having more
resources would help. But I don't
think it would be more efficient."
Because parking on campus is inconvenient
to students, (JSC administrators
should make it a priority,
Student Government President
James Franklin said.
"There are a lot of parking spaces
on the peripheral of campus,"
Franklin said. "That's not the point.
What we're trying to do is make it as
convenient as possible."
Franklin said the university's unex is
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ients in South Africa.
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ath Africa.
lird speaker, said the fight for divesthing
that more black people should
. He said blacks should pay attention
icause it is their brothers and sisters
persecuted.
vigil went really well," studio arts
m Mattison said. "There was a good
Dts of cooperation. It's just a shame
] organizations, both wanting to see
irtheid, can't assemble peacefully for
3ur own campus."
on the Horseshoe, but they did not
ty way with the vigil.
lonsirauons oy tne ana ine
stopher Vlahoplus, executive direcC
Educational Foundation and the
arch and Development Foundation,
ot forsee a divestment of funds.
roblem
pected rapid growth has allowed
enrollment to exceed the capacity of
existing parking facilities.
"We cannot eliminate the parking
problem," he said. "If people say
that it can be, they're not looking at
it realistically."
But he said university officials
could work harder to find alternatives.
To stress the point, he has.
sent Columbia Mayor T. Patton
Adams an invitation to work with
USC in resolving the parking
shortage.
Rinker and Baker said the parking
situation is being evaluated regularly,
adding that any major expansion of
parking space is unlikely in the near
future
Rinker said by repaving and relining,
the university added about 25
spaces to the Henderson Street parking
lot this summer and has plans to
do the same to the coliseum lot off of
Greene Street. He added that no new
parking facilities are planned.
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aturday's game with East Carolina,
lamecocks won a hard-fought game
Student
near Pi
By MARY PEARSON
Assistant news editor
Another USC student was raped this
weekend after she returned alone
from the Five Points area.
The 19-year-old student, who lives
off campus, was walking on the 1700
block of Pickens Street Sunday about
1:30 a.m. when she was attacked by a
black male who threatened her with a
knife and then raped her, said Lynda
Fowke, a counselor with the Rape
Crisis Network.
This is the second reported rape
this semester. The two rapes may be
related, according to Danny Baker,
assistant vice president for law enforcement
and safety.
The two rapes occurred within one
to two blocks of each other, Baker
said.
The first student was raped last
month after she walked home alone
west on Devine Street. She had just
left the Five Points bar Pugs, according
to police reports.
She was passing a wall in front of
Christopher Towers when the attacker
came up from behind her and
forced her to climb over the wall. The
assailant then raped her, police
reports said. The attacker said he had
a gun and would kill her if she did
not cooperate.
The descriptions of the attackers in
both rapes are similiar, Carl Stokes,
vice president of law and safety, said.
"The information I have gotten, I
have gotten through third-hand information,"
Stokes said.
Stokes said the attackers in both
cases fit the description of a black
male in his late 20s or early 30s. Both
rapists were described as being from
5 feet 10 inches to about 6 feet 2 inches
tall and weighing about 185
pounds. The rapist was wearing a
blue shirt and blue jeans Sunday
morning.
Baker said this latest incident only
reinforces what he has been telling
students all semester. "Please, when
you are returning from Five Points,
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college out
By JONATHON LOBER
Staff writer
Congress may force universities to
pay taxes on items not strictly related
to education if a bill being studied by
a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee
is passed.
Under a so-called "convenience
exemption," colleges, through
bookstores and other outlets, can sell
convenience items and other items
unrelated to education without paying
a tax, said Stan Clark of the National
Association for Auxiliary College
Services.
If the bill as proposed is passed by
Congress, Clark said, the exemption
would be eliminated. As a result, he
said, students looking for anything
besides educational items would have
to pay higher prices because colleges
are likely to charge more or stop selling
the taxable items.
He said certain business interests
are lobbying Congress to limit
universities' exemptions.
"Of course, these businesses
would like to be making all the
money so they don't want competition
from colleges," Clark said.
The National Association for Auxiliary
College Services, on behalf of
certain colleges, is lobbying Congress
not to drop the exemption.
"A real problem is that states are
banning the sale of these items on
their own," Clark said. "Arizona,
for instance, has already passed a law
so colleges there can't sell anything
but books and other necessities. We
think this is a real problem."
He admits that some colleges have
abused the definition of convenience
by selling trivial items or by selling at
prices just below the market rate.
But Donald Miles, director of
business services of the USC Univer
sity Bookstore, said USC sells convenience
items to cover costs.
"We are not undercutting
anybody; we can't afford to," Miles
said. "Contrary to what many people
believe, textbooks are not
moneymakers. We sell other items to
make up for carrying them."
Still, Miles said he can empathize
with private businesses' concerns
with the tax exemption.
He said the issue started because
computer companies like Interna
raped
ckens
do not walk alone," Baker said.
Fowkes said she agreed. "The best
prevention those girls could use is not
to walk alone late at night. If it does
happen, call Rape Crisis Network at
252-8398, 24 hours a day."
Fowkes said she counseled another
rape victim who was brought in
about 5:50 a.m. bunaay. ine rape,
which involved a non-USC student,
happened on Assembly Street. In
both cases, the women were threatened
by a black male who had a knife,
she said. "I have a gut feeling it was
the same person," Fowkes said.
USC campus police also investigated
an attempted suicide in the
Towers lobby Saturday night.
The victim drank a quantity of liquid
from a container marked
"T.C.I. Tuf Stuff Concentrated," a
sulphuric acid drain opener, police
reports said. The victim claimed she
didn't drink any of the chemical, but
when the victim was examined, the
police officer found what appeared
to be burn marks on the victim's
tongue.
The victim was transported to Baptist
Medical Center by Richland
County Emergency Medical Service.
Student Life staff member Melani
Grecu refused to comment on the
condition of the victim or the incident.
The hospital also would not
release information at press time.
Campus police are investigating
other crimes on campus,
including a series of auto break-ins
and grand larcenies. USC police are
also investigating an incident of van
dalism and burglary in the Longstreet
Theatre.
Police reports siud unidentified
people entered the theater and broke
into the display case on the first floor
sometime late Friday or early Saturday
morning, stealing the five
Shakespearean busts displayed. On
the third floor, the vandals broke
three additional busts, threw loose
chalk on the carpet and wrote an
obscenity on the wooden floor.
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let prices
"At some colleges, the
bookstores are full
department stores. There
is a question there. In my
opinion, they have gone
beyond what a bookstore
ought to be. On the other
side of the coin,
bookstores must have
revenues."
Donald Miles
director of business services
University Bookstore
tional Business Machines and Apple
gave bigger discounts to schools than
they did to their own dealers. He added
that the issue then expanded to
include other things, such as
bookstores, convenience stores and
many other areas.
"I think the government has to be
sensitive to the private sector," he
said, adding that universities should
try to avoid cutting into their
business.
"At some colleges, the bookstores
are full department stores," he said.
"There is a question there. In my
opinion, they have gone oeyona what
a bookstore ought to be. On the
other side of the coin, bookstores
must have revenues."
Because of that need for revenue,
he said, the sale of items in competition
with the private sector are
justified "within reason."
He said any profits made by the
bookstore are returned to USC and
can be used for anything that is approved
by the board of trustees.
"There haw* been some abuses of
this law by colleges, but changing the
law isn't the answer," Clark said.
"There needs to be better enforcement,
but the law is OK as written.
That has been the contention of my
group all along and will continue to
be.
"This law has worked fine for 30
years," he said.