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Russell Maxey, the oldest "Discrimination on any grounds has Mt eradUa*te""once' "'""he WaShbUIH takeS JOb With PUfdUC graduate once ? he d legislation - America should be * graduated twice. ashamed." ? Jeff Shrewsbury, See Features, page 4 See Sports, page 9 columnist See "Opinion", page 3 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 81, No. 55 University of South Carolina January 18, 1989 Co-workers mourn t use emp By MARY PEARSON News editor University Bookstore employees attended the funeral of one of their own Tuesday. Mary W. Booco, 55, a bookstore employee for 16 years, died of cancer Saturday. Friends and fellow workers of Booco described her as someone who went the extra mile to help customers and friends. Before working part time for the bookstore in the Customer Service Department, she worked part time for the USC Athletic Department in the ticket office. Booco left the bookstore in April for a vacation. She never returned, however, because she was diagnosed as having cancer. "It happened so quickly. Everyone in the bookstore will miss her," said Karen Crocker, manager of i rademarketing and vending. The bookstore was quiet Monday because of Booco's death, Business Manager Chuck Serene said. "It has hit some of us who knew and worked with her for the last decade pretty hard," he said. Bookstore employee Eva DeLovett USC wome barriers, gi Rv SIJSAN BUCHANAN Staff writer A summary report has been issued by a group President James Holderman appointed in the fall of 1987 to study and evaluate the status of women students on the USC campus. The study, conducted by the Focus Group on Women's Concerns on Campus, consisted of interviews, surveys, a statistical profile of women students and the themes in current literature on women in higher education. The Focus Group recently compiled and distributed an "Executive Summary Report," making recommendations to USC about ways in which special needs and concerns of the entire university population may be addressed. Holderman wrote that trends indicated in the report show that barriers preventing women students from succeeding to the highest degree possible consist of subtle actions. For example, individual behaviors perpetuating stereotypes and myths about women and a lack of sensitivity to the ways in which these behaviors may affect all students. The report shows that women Research | I :f * _ ,1*:* MBC'a .*? ; $?#v ;!?- :, , t ?m?" ' 7^ V* 1 ' * A white rat attempts escape from its cag loss iloyee dies agreed. "All I can say is that she was a lovely person, soft-going and easy to get along with," she said. Nine-year employee Mary Gardner said the whole campus, especially faculty with whom she worked, will miss the extra helping hand she gave to customers. Ken Woods, merchandise department head, also eulogized Booco. "She was good at her job from the start, and she worked hard. She will be missed by her fellow workers and customers." Ann Menger, an employee with the USC purchasing department and a long-time friend of Booco, described her friend as a quiet, serene and efficient person. "She was also a family person," Menger said. She was a devoted mother to her three children, Menger said. She had a son, Mark Booco of Athens, Ala. and two daughters, Cheryl DeMouy and Lisa Jones of Columbia. "She was always pleasant to work with," Menger said. "She worked well with the public, students and faculty, and she had a very professional demeanor." n still face oup says realize the sexism on campus, but most accept this and feel powerless to _i r~\ r* i_ i x xi cnange u. une xemaie siuueiu in me study was quoted as saying, "(The professor said) and I quote, 'Anyone can learn this, even a woman."' "The guys don't have to abide by the strict rules and regulations that we do in the dorms. I know it is all ' for safety reasons, but the same rules should be enforced for everybody," said Leslee Dunnigan, sophomore psychology major, on the difference between treatment of visitation policies of men and women dorms. Donna Richter, chairwoman of the Focus Group, explained that the task force views the report as an initial response to the concerns of women. "All it can do is point up areas in which further study needs to be made," she said. The Focus Group plans to work further with Holderman and other campus organizations to see that recommendations made in the report are carried through. "I think it would be a great idea if something was finally done about See WOMEN page 2 ? -v arumals i w Sfifir-r *-= ?; . ..._j ; ^?gj SHF fl B ^ ^fs*- ^MHBip*$ *' 'WV'^HP*: ' ?' ^8yp^jHH gR ^||B^ e in USC's psychology department where g p& .^0^%P f* ''..Vi, ^ll Kussell House Director Larry Zuleba answers ing a proposed Russell House user f< Education en By LISA FAUST Staff writer The problems of the teaching field ? low pay, long hours and lack of professional respect ? at one time kept students from entering this profession. John King, interim dean of the college of education, said the present enrollment percentage is good, but he didn't expect to see a rise in the percentage of students who wish to become certified teachers. Twelve percent of undergraduates have expressed an interest in teaching, he said. That translates to between 900 to 1,000 who have expressed the intent to become certified. Beth Herrman, director of the reading program at the college of education, links much of the negative view of the teaching profession to the coverage given to the field by the media. "The general public has a completely distorted view of what teaching is," Herrman said. She said the Education Improvment Act has reduced education in the public mind. Not all educators agree. "The image the public holds of the teacher is better today than it was three or five years ago," said Larry Winecoff, also of the USC school of education. He said because of inat USC trea ^I f ^V/'; / ^ I *L " -' dH|^?. . :a? J TEDDY LEPP/The it is being tested for drug effects on brain cells. I By MARY PEARSON Staff writer Of about 60 students who att an open forum Tuesday on a pi ed Russell House user fee, mos $1 from student activity fee: marked for the building woulc better alternative. ;' ^hi- the damecock $47^ goes' to' salar^ he^ students questions concern- "That only leaves me about $9 ee at a forum Tuesday. irollment goodv terest and involvement of parents and the business S community, stimulated in part by the EIA, citizens two are better able to understand what teachers face in litth the classroom and the role of the teacher in the inte education process. care In the past five years, the college of education 0 has certified 1,200 students, with 500 graduate mos students having received advanced degrees. This teac past year, 216 people received their certification, leve 125 at the graduate level. ing "The first function of the college is to our T graduate program," said Leonard Maiden, direc- plac tor of student services at the college of education. perc There were 450 master's degrees in education earn- corr ed from the college of education last year. "In the mid-1970s there was an oversupply of begi teachers, so people looked in other places for spec work. Then in the mid-1980s upsurges in the level med of pay for teachers led to improved enrollment," D Maiden said. . teac In a recent study involving rural high school supj students in the top 50 percent of their classes, 45.8 in d< percent expressed interest in teaching. ten The study, compiled by Winecoff, Jack Lyday my ] and Richard Kemper, focused on discovering the attitudes held by rural high school students toward teaching and why those attitudes were held. ted well, pro ft jm. v SB Dogs, cats, monl wg| head list of labor By HAYDEN DONEHUE \ 1M Staff writer v H Live animals are being used for teaching and research at USC, but professors said they are i trying to maintain good treatment and humane I conditions for them. "Live animals instead of computer models t I 'IS are necessary because scientists have not yet c [ developed the technology that would enable 1 them to computerize all of the intricate sen- r sitivities of the human body," USC's veterinarian Dr. Robert Beattie said z At least 17 million animals are used in f laboratory experiments across the country each Iyear, said a Dec. 26 Newsweek article. In most situations, the animal ultimately has to be c sacrificed in order to be examined, the article c said. USC uses animals for research in studies of t anatomy, biology, chemistry, medicine, \ microbiology, neuropsychiatry, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, psychology, op- \ ft thamology and surgery. 1 K| This information is cited in the University's I } Services statement on USC's animal research z facility. The animals used include dogs, monkeys, gerbils, cats, rats and hamsters. \ All animals used at USC are treated with c i v " great care, the statement said. ' Any university researcher planning to work c Bl with animals in research must submit a detailed v explanation of his medical research to the H Animal Care and Protection Committees for approval before beginning, and only experienc- / ed researchers with credentials are approved. \ Gamecock ... . . , Animals are assured humane care under the t supervision of the committee, the I tits offer ternative year to cover things like cable TV, the telephones, office supplies." ended Zuleba said if the fee is approved opos- that could mean more than $27,000 a ;t said year of additional funding for the 5 ear- Russell House. 1 be a "I then could plan improvements each year because I would know the ?d by money would be there," Zuleba said. Aileba He said 10 percent (about $2,700) ;asing would come from Carolina Program The Union, 12 percent ($3,300) from lllirpH orApt ArrroniToti/^nr r\r\A Q 1""VV4 6?vvi\ vi 5U1UCUUV/UO, anu g vvtii idmis- ($900) from other student groups, niver- Another 65 percent ($17,000) would come from university departments, Id go and 4 percent would come from outg and side organizations. Student Government President er 30 James Franklin said he understood 5 were the desperate situation facing the at you Russell House because of funding :quip- shortfalls, but he did not support years making up those funds through a i said. Russell House user fee. ae has Franklin said earmarking $1 from s not student activity fees is the best alterce or native to the problem, se the "Student activity fees have not in?vided creased since 1981, but the standard of living has increased. I don't like eceiv- the idea of an increase in fees, but the d of student activity fees are going to have : than ????? said. ,ooo a See FEE page 2 dean says tudents taking part in the survey were split into ornunc* thncp u/hn U;prp n little r\r mr\rp thon o ewwpj. mvov TT1IV "VIV U UVIIV V/l 11IU1V LI Idl I a ; interested in teaching and those who were not rested or expressed no opinion on teaching as a :er. f the students who were interested in teaching, it could not accurately place a beginning her's salary. The same group of students rated 1 of pay low as an influencing factor in choosa career. he other group in the survey also could not e the starting level of pay for teachers. Only 24 :ent of the second group of students guessed ectly. The beginning teacher salary compares to other nning salaries favorably except for the ialized majors (engineering, accounting or licine)," King said, onna Quave, an area high school French her, said she has experienced no problems with )lies or space, but she has had a few problems baling with the administration. "I have not gotsupport (from the administration), especially particular^subject^^^uav^sai^^^^^l^^^^^^^ See TEACHERS page 2 issors sav ceys and gerbils atory animals veterinarian director of animal resources and a vell-trained staff. Most of the animals cruelly treated are found n industrial labs, biology professor Patricia DeCoursey said. For example, chemicals are often sprayed ino the eyes of rabbits in order to rate toxicity of :hemicals found in household products. Newsweek cited products such as cleansers, furliture polish and cosmetics. Many of the companies maintain that animals ire the only realistic means they can use to efectively test their products, DeCoursey said. A majority of lab animals die in the process >f testing products for commercial and inlustrial products. But USC's scientists do not condone or pracice cruelty to animals in their laboratories, the jrofessors said. Squirrels used in the biology department, vhich usually have a life span of three years, ive longer in the laboratory, DeCoursey said. Each week they are given fresh vegetables and ire able to get plenty of excercise. "We try as much as possible to create an en'ironment as close to the squirrels' own natural me," DeCoursey said. "How the squirrels act in their own habitat is :rucial to our goal, so if we mistreated them we vould be defeating our purposes." USC psychological research professor James \ppel said there are many investigative councils milt into federally funded grant foundations hat support most of the research done at JSC.