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The new Gonzales Hall in M . . j
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tremendous acoustics ? as * leaped with joy." - Chuck Dean,
promised. See Sports, page 7 columnist
See Features, page 4 ^ee Random Patterns page 4
The Gamecock
Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday
Volume 81, No. 54 University of South Carolina January 16, 1989
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By KELLY C. THOMAS
Assistant news editor
Despite $70 and $80 ticket prices,
more than 2,000 people attended the
Koger Center's grand opening Saturday
night. ^ jA
The London Philharmonic Or- p|
chestra performed in the center's
Gonzales Hall.
Among those in attendance were I
S.C. Gov. Carroll Campbell, Ira and I
Nancy Koger (after whom the center |
is named), USC President James
Holderman and Student Government
President James Franklin. ^
Holderman began the event with a
speech, during which he acknowledg- HMfl
ed those who had contributed to the
center ? among them the Rogers,
the descendants of the Gonzales
brothers, who founded The State
newspaper, the board of directors,
builders and acousticians.
He spoke about the almost- MMI
finished status of the $15 million la ' 1 ;
center.
"There are many people who have
been waiting 30 years for this night, e ?
and there are some who wish we'd center is beai
waited 30 years and one more week Nancy Ko
for this night," Holderman said. building.
The orchestra's performance, con- "There art
ducted by Harold Faberman, went had a facility
off without a hitch. "It's just wo
"I think it went very well, and the The per for
Speaker laud,
By PAM CREECH
Staff writer
The Seventh Annual Birthday Observance Program
for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. took
place Sunday in the Russell House Ballroom to a
crowd estimated at 600 people.
The guest speaker was Mary Frances Berry, the
Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social
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commissioner on the U.S. Commision on Civil
Rights.
In 1983, Berry was fired by the Reagan Administration
because she said she disagreed with
the president's civil rights policy. She sued the administration
in Federal District Court and was
reinstated.
"Reagan is going out of office the same way he
went in," she said. "Fantasizing."
Those comments were met with loud agreement
Student presi
unite for fun
By MARY PEARSON representativ
News editor Theodore's
About 40 colleges and univer- Hollings' ofi
sities were represented at the first The day-l<
meeting of the South Carolina of workshop
Council of Student Presidents Foster and N
Saturday. dent Hube
The council is only one of the presented an
endeavors USC's Student Govern- CHE works.
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iiiciu iias lauiiiiicu iu ivuuy inc me legisiaiiv
General Assembly for full formula talked abou
funding, S.G. President James Trustees wor
Franklin said. Students for a Better "This effc
Carolina was the first phase of the students to w
initiative by USC's S.G. that go beyo
SBC met Wednesday to discuss think that i?
plans for organizing a statewide Sheheen said
campaign by USC students to fully He said he
fund higher education in the state have an imp
to the Southeastern average. facing higher
Although the council will also Sheheen pi
work for USC students, it will have former S.G
a broader agenda, addressing the Hogue in 19*
needs of all students in the state, full forumula
Franklin said. A bill being in- state's sti
troduced by state Rep. Tim Rogers, presidents,
if passed by the legislature, will "This efft
make the council a legal entity and students act t
advisory council to the Commis- an impact. Ii
sion on Higher Education, tion in the s
Franklin said. percent of ft
"Our goals are to represent the Sheheen sai
students' needs to the General academic yea
Assembly and the Commission on increased by
Higher Education, to get full for- other words 4
mula funding, and keep tuition for higher ed
down for South Carolina's Foster sa
students," Franklin said. Sheheen, alth
The first meeting of the council what type oi
concentrated on organizational ef- council will h
forts with speakers like state House lower at the
Rep. Tim Rogers, CHE Commis- universities,
sioner Fred Sheheen, Board of "The succt
Trustee member Sam Foster and will depend o
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atiful," Faberman said. a champagne recepti<
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Some of USC's admir
: many cities that I wish the opening said the ev
like this one," she said. well and said they are hap
nderful." of work to locate a cente
mance was followed by bia have been successful.
s King, critici
from the crowd and more than a few rounds of
applause.
In her speech, Berry expressed concern with the
upcoming George Bush administration.
"We've all heard a lot about a new, gentler nation
and a thousand points of light," she said.
"I'm still waiting to see if we're one of the points."
Born in Nashville, Tenn., Berry attended public
school and later went to college at Howard University
in Washington, D.C,, to earn her
undergraduate and masters' degrees.
Her doctorate degree in history and her law
degree were earned at the University of Michigan.
Now a practicing lawyer, professor and commissioner,
Berry resides in Washington, D.C.
Although she did not know the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. personally, Berry believes very
strongly in the cause for which he fought. During
the time in which King made his greatest contribu
es from Lt. Gov. Nick 1 ft ftfe'.
ang meeting consisted B ft iL
>s by Sheheen, Rogers, 1 ft 1 . ftHfifc
tewberry College Presi- ft
t overview of how the % JB
Rogers gave advice on | ft
e process, and Foster % 1 fM
t how the Board of ft
)rt will bring together
'ork together on issues
nd the campus, and I
> a marvelous idea,"
: felt the council could
)act on the problems
education,
ointed to an effort by
President Michael
17 to get a petition for
i funding signed by the
idenf government
>rt shows how when
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n 1986, higher educa- Student Presidents Saturdt
tate only received 88 on
ill formula funding,"
d. "For the 1987 legislature. The legislati
r, that percentage was has to value the opinioi
roughly 5 percent. In students," Foster said.
0 million more dollars
ucation." "It would be a mistake
id he agreed with the concerns of this asso
lough he is unsure on he said. "And I hope they
f impact, if any, the the students' opinion ur
ave on keeping tuition sideration because their fe
state's colleges and a good pulse of what th<
students are feeling."
jss of the association Foster said one of the c
m the response of the facing the council will be
ns to rai
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e opening of the Ira and Nancy Koger Center for the Art:
)n in the 4'This city had better get ready for I
>y area. an overwhelming aualitv of artistry I
listrators at that has never occurred before in the
'ening went history of Columbia," said Thomas
py the years Stepp, the director of the center. (
r in Colum- "Once the cosmetics are com- ^
pleted, the Koger Center will put t
zes Reagan
'ions, Berry was attending college, but she was involved
in a few civil rights demonstrations.
She said she considered Sunday's program important
because a fundamental change took place
for all races in the United States, worthy of
recognition and recommitment.
Berry also dedicated some of her speech to many
portions of King's life. She said in reality King called
the famous "I Have A Dream" speech the
"Bounced Check" speech.
Berry said the tapes and recordings of the speech
rarely show the segment of the speech that features
its main theme in which he says forefathers wrote
his generation a check; they have gotten it back
stamped insufficient funds.
"If you hear it, you'll know why it isn't quoted
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r Education Fred Sheheen addresses the Council of be
ty as Board of Trustees member Sam Foster looks be
lej
ire body tion of the effort from year to year
is of the because of the constant changing
administrations at each college and ^c
university.
to ignore Clemson's Student Body Presiiciation,"
dent Jamey Rootes agreed, saying
will take part of the purpose of the meeting
ider con- was to come up with possible soluelings
are tions to the problem. He said a
e average possible solution might be to hire
someone to develop material for ne
hallenges the council to pass on to each new
continua- administration. Ue
grc
re reviews
Arts council
LaJ ) ' meets at USC
By MARY PEARSON
News editor
In conjunction with the opening of
^ x the Ira and Nancy Koger Center for
hk U |k |k the Arts, USC held the first meeting
yw? p _ of the National Advisory Council on
meeting was to introduce the council
to the diversity of programs at USC,
^k^PKUH^BhH9|^?||^^P^ so the council could give guidance on
the best ways to take advantage of
them.
MFlPVflH She said she hopes the council will
wayne yang/the gamecock ke jnstrurnental in. other areas as
s Saturday night. well.
JSC on the map in the art world," "For. "ample we hope some of
Joldermin said. ,he a"'?'8 on 'he council, '< th'V
would like to, will perform at the
0 , , j nu iu Koger Center, or if not perform here
Sunday, the London Philharmonic . ,. ? e ?
< . , c , . help m the recruitment of other wellJrchestra
performed a matinee. The
Vienna Choir Boys will perform
onight. See ARTS page 2
Students to celebrate
w^ jjmr * -git:
Black History Month
By D.R. HAYNES The activities began Sunday
Staff writer night with a talk by Berry on the
USC began its 20th annual Martin Luther Kins Jr. lecacv and
celebration of Black History the status of minorities in the U.S.
Month Sunday, a gala affair of A panel discussion titled "An
events that will include lectures, Assessment: State of the Dream/'
plays and discussions. will take place at 3:45 p.m. today in
The month-and-a-half long the law school auditorium,
celebration is scheduled to run Looking ahead:
through Feb. 26. . Jan. 31 ? Tyson will give a
Actress Cicely Tyson and visiting free lecture at 7 p.m. in the Russell
professor Mary Francis Berry, a House Ballroom. She will discuss
former U.S. Commissioner on civil the history and accomplishments of
rights, will be the key speakers of
the month. CELEBRATE page 2
5ossible rules violation
Auto dealer suing
former USC player
y KEVIN ADAMS against Miami on Dec. 5 and in the
ports editor Gator Bowl against Louisiana St. on
A Batesburg car dealer has filed a Dec. 31. Hart currently plays for the
iwsuit against a former USC foot- National Football League's Seattle
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atomobile purchase that could in- In the suit, the owner of the dealeralve
violation of National Col- ship, Les Hite, charges Hart with
giate Athletic Association rules. failing to make payments on a 1986
"Former USC nose guard Roy Hart Dodge Lancer. Hite signed a
urchased the automobile from Les guarantee of Hart's loan through a
ite, Inc. of Batesburg on Nov. 19, Leesville financial services firm. Hite
987, two days before the guaranteed to repurchase the car if
amecocks met Clemson in Hart's ???
:nior season. Hart also played in C uadx f
vo games after the'Clemson contest, HAK 1 page 2
JSC professor applies
o preside at Winthrop
Y JOHN MILLS III the search for the new president.
Iministration reporter The group received about 300 apA
USC English professor might plications for the position, which
at out about 300 applicants to pays about $100,000 a year, O'Brien
come president of Winthrop Col- said. The former president, the late
;e, according to sources at the col- Martha Piper, died in April 1988.
?e in Rock Hill. The only remaining competition
Benjamin Dunlap, a Rhodes for the post, O'Brien said, is Anholar
who graduated from Oxford thony Joseph DiGiorgio, vice presiliversity
and received his Ph.D. dent of academic affairs at Trenton
>m Harvard University, will meet (N.J.) State College,
th Wintrop faculty and staff Jan. But Dunlap's career impressed
to discuss taking over the top job Winthrop the most, and he will prothe
college, said Tim O'Brien, bably get the job, O'Brien said,
itor in chief of The Johnsonian, According to Dunlap's resume,
e Winthrop College student obtained by The Gamecock, the USC
wspaper. English professor has excelled in
The Academy Educational ???????????
velopment, a personnel research
)up based in Washington, handled See WINTHROP page 2