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tiftfta'i 2'ToSf rThe No. 17 Lady 'Cocks remain undefeated 1 ill ' Hifrri new vear. See Snorts, page 10 1 e a> I f I I I I ' I yl See 'Random Patterns,' page 6 See Features- Pa8e 5 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday Volume 81, No. 51 University of South Carolina January 9, 1989 Crews of nearly 200 employees work to clean up Thomas Cot By KRIS TAYLOR Staff writer The Thomas Cooper library suffered its second flood of 1988 just one week before the Christmas holiday. USC police reported water seeping into the library at about 4:45 a.m. Dec. 19. Water cascaded into the library, reaching all but the top two floors. The flooding apparently began when a water pipe burst near the service entrance of the library. A concrete foundation settled, placing too much pressure on the pipes. About 1,000 science books and magazines, as well as several floors of carpeting, were damaged. Some of the damaged books may be replaced Project will: infrared laser By KELLY C. THOMAS "The Assistant news editor Take one laser beam, add a syn- ment ha thetic crystal and microwave ... familic doesn't sound too appetizing, but it has the USC departments of metrical chemistry and physics eager to get going tC cooking on their latest project. rrvctal t The project, funded jointly by the ^rySiai two departments, is designed to find dllCe t ways of intensifying the power of in- want " frared laser beams and methods of using that power beneficially. Chemistry professor Elmer Amma and physics professor LeConte ???? Cathey recently acquired the laser mechanism they intend to use for their research. heat is tra: The laser puts out five and a half carried out kilowatts of power. The beam is in- second sysi frared and cannot be seen with the "The cl human eye. "It is just too red for the developed eye to see," Cathey said. metrical < The laser uses six kilowatts of "We're gc power and has a cooling system to crystal to carry away the heat produced during ? operation. Water runs through tubes that intermingle with the lasing nonsymmetric synthetic crystal When the infrared beam is passed throi resulting beam may allow one fiber opi as one million phone calls. ' the gallons of water that flooded the Thomas Coope oper weathen with microfilm versions, said George Terry, system vice president for libraries and collections. Officials estimated damage at about $500,000. C. J. Cambre, assistant director at Cooper library, said exact damage totals were still being calaculated. "We don't know how much of the carpet will need to be replaced," Cambre said. "Some of itmay just need cleaning." He added that the number of books that will need to be replaced is uncertain. The library was closed for one day while nearly 200 library employees and maintenance people cleaned up. Some employees used huge vacuum cleaners to suck up water, which was two to four inches deep study \>-77777. *"fTJT '-t* *1 1 / r *jJTJT ** * beams /Mfe} chemistry depart- 'fcT'*: is rieveloned whole I crystals. We're ) test each type of o see if it can pro- y^22jX3 he response we LeConte Cat hey, physics professor ts, thus cooling them. The nsferred to the water and of the machine through a tern tiemistry department whole families nonsymcrystals," Cathey said. >ing to test each type of see if it can produce the See Laser page 2 :a1 fiber optic _y ^ \ ^33^=?- microwaves ^ j The agony of jgh the crystal, the Athletic Director Kii Lie to carry as many the Indiana Hoosiers Gamecocks lost to the Photo courtesy of GINGER PINSON/The State r Library Dec. 19. ? 2nd flood in places. Others covered shelves with plactic to prevent further damage and moved books to other rooms to dry. Cooper's first flood was in early July when five inches of rain collected on the ground near the library. Drainage systems overflowed, sending three inches of water into the library and damaging 2,000 books and periodicals. Cambre said the two incidents were in no way related. "The first was caused by poor draining," Cambre said. "This one was a natural disaster. The same thing could happen at your home or onvu/hprp T"Viprp \i/ac nnth 1"no u/#? mil 1H h^VP Hnnp I to stop it." The library is now fully operational. -jBrafAjfr. ' |L B J yO//N MILLS Ill/The Gamecock ' flpfont tig Dixon watches the Gamecocks lose on Dec. 28 to ; in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenp. The Hoosiers by a score of 34 to 10. use Ch? to assist By KELLY C. THOMAS Assistant news editor A USC faculty member has been appointed to the No. 2 position in the U.S. State Department under President-elect George Bush. Lawrence Eagleburger, political consultant and chairman of USC's Byrnes Center International Advisory Board, will act as deputy secretary of state under Jim Baker. The announcement of his appointment was made Friday, as were those of several other State Department officials and U.S. Ambassadors. Eagleburger said he knew of the ap- H pointment early last week, but that La he did not know when the announcements were going to be made. me He said he has no idea who was in ha: the running against him and that he He found out of his own consideration ] for the job when he read it in the foi newspaper about a month ago. foi "It's hard to describe exactly what ap my duties will be," Eagleburger said. "The deputy in any of the cabinet He jobs does what he and the secretary he decide he should do. "Basically, I will act as the alter- wc ego of the secretary of state and fill in Ce for him when he is either too busy or tio is unable to fulfill a commitment," he said. int Eagleburger intends to leave his as position at the university. He said he co has not made any formal announce- de Rooms buj over winte By RICH WALENDA thi and JEFF WILSON pi; Staff writers thi Many students returned to campus to find that their dorm rooms had sti been broken into and some of their thi possessions stolen during Christmas on vacation. ga Only one arrest has been made in ki< connection with the robberies. According to police reports, stc university police charged Kevin tic Jackson, 25, of 1921 Lorrick Avenue w< with burglary and larcency on Jan. 1. Jackson allegedly broke into a un room in Legare college and burglariz- cle ed it on New Years Day. Police Sti reports state he was observed entering an apartment in Legare carrying a cic black bag. University police respond- ? ed and upon investigation found that r property was taken. In separate incidents, four other rooms were reported to have been burglarized before Jan. 4. According to university police, an ? unknown person entered an apartment in Rutledge by breaking the * front door lock with an unknown object. 0 A second apartment was also burglarized in Rutledge. The victims $ reported that stereo equipment was ^ taken. " jll Another student reported that so- r meone broke into his Woodrow " apaririieiu anu iuok scvciai nciua. A Laborde dorm resident reported L_ USC preside faculty salar By KELLEY MCDONALD Staff writer cr President James Holderman an- S< nounced Dec. 9 a resolution urging fe the South Carolina General a\ Assembly to appropriate funds S< allowing for an eight percent increase ce in faculty raises. The resolution is just one step w toward reaching the goal of the 2001 gc plan, which promises that USC will 01 rank among the top 10 systems of e; higher education in the United States A by the year 2001. "We've already made some in substantial progress in reaching this gr goal," said Debra Allen of Universi- m ty Relations. An example is the newly fc established National Research In- fe stitute, she said. In order to reach the 2001 goal, m USC must be at the forefront of com- la puter technology, the arts, research, g? and computerized library resources. oi However, a large obstacle to this dream exists ? the inadequate pay ? and low salary increases of the faculty at USC. lirman Baker B'' Wi <&&, <' Is*. wmi^m s^BSj^fw w {?.>>,.. i |.'. Ik 1^111 :" Mak mm* AM HHHB i <w flHHHHB wrence Eagleburger nt of his resignation, but that he 5 spoken to USC President James >lderman about it. He said he feels that his 25 years of eign service was good experience him and qualified him for such an pointment. "I also worked very closely with :nry Kissinger for several years," said. During his years at USC, he has >rked with the Byrnes International nter helping USC to plan interna>nal goals and objectives. He has helped to arrange visits by ernational scholars and statesmen, well as to make contacts in several untries to establish faculty and stunt exchange programs. rglarized ;r break at someone had stolen his disc ayer from his locked room during e vacation period. In another incident, an off-campus ident reported to Columbia police at his apartment in Barnwell Colly was burglarized. The burglar ined access to the apartment by :king in the door. Three televisons, two portable :reos, two watches and a CD collec>n were taken, and the apartment is vandalized. A non-USC student reported to liversity police that her motor vehi: was stolen from the Pendleton reet Garage. Police said all of the above inlents are under investigation. Ops on theft ly RICH WALENDA raff writer As a new semester begins, there 5 one important lesson to be learn d before any books are opened or ny classes start. This lesson is the prevention of areeny, and it involves every stulent on campus. Carelessness and negligence are the cause of many needless thefts, and they can occur See Prevention page 3 nit urges y increase Last year, the six percent salary inease fell below the 6.5 percent >utheastern average. USC prossors make 94 percent of the /erage faculty salary in the mtheastern region, and only 90 pernt of the national average. "In order to realize the aspirations e have and keep our faculty, we've >t to find a way to gain ground on ir deficiencies," said Arthur Smith, cecutive vice president for 1 !_ a rr_ 1 n \r caaemic /\iiairs auu riu vusi. A four percent allotment for salary creases, totalling $2 million, was anted by the state last year. As andated by law, USC funds one>urth of this amount with student es. "We are asking for another $2 illion beyond what the state gave us st year," said Smith. "If we could :t to eight percent, we'd be doing le-eighth of the cost." This would allow for an average See Salary page 3