The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 23, 1989, Image 1

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touches the heart at I Gamecocks beat pesky Penguins 11| raS"?%S:r"?'"*w See Features, page 4 sports, page ^j) f| xy j* See "Random Patterns," page 4 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday Volume 81, No. 54 University of South Carolina January 23, 1989 mgmmr .m JSb M^K JjSfl^^^Fj^Br: j^SjHV Hk $?, liSf' jmm yi hr ^^m L< Jr-^' J V v v.-|f 7 Bush whackers Peace activists protest President George Bush's ina sylvania Avenue. Bush became the 41st president oi Friday. Protests rememberec Blacks chai By MARY PEARSON News editor Editors' note: This is part one of a six-part series on Blai History Month. The series will run every Monday starting todi until Feb. 23. Two black students walked into the Eckerd cafeteria c Main Street, sat down and demanded service on Marc 14, I960. Columbia police arrested the two students, Simc Bouie from Allen University and Talmadge Neal froi Benedict College. Soon after, more than 200 blac students marched on downtown Columbia to protest tl arrests and segregation in the city's restaurants ari cinemas, and at USC. In Orangeburg, March 1960, more than 400 blacks many of them S.C. State students ? were arrested durir mass protests of segregated public facilities, restaurant hotels and movie theaters. "It was a rough time for blacks in this city and in th state," said Bouie's sister-in-law Delia Bouie, who sai Bouie was now a reverend in New York. "I lost conta< with Simon about three years ago, but I remember his ai rest. What he did was a pretty good thing." Bouie's arrest and the stand he took more than 28 yea ago helped make a difference in the lives of black Colun Dians, sne saia. Carolina Tipoff informs Program prep black student: By KELLEY MCDONALD Capstone was Staff writer the campus. Black student recruitment was the The program goal for Saturday's Carolina Tipoff, panel of mini said graduate assistant June God- discussing blac shalk, co-ordinator of the program. Panel meml Held for the first time this year, Sigma brother the Carolina Tipoff was an all-day Steve Driffen, event designed to introduce enrolling leader Towan I black students to life at Carolina, she tian Fellowship said. rick, National "We're doing it as an information member Amelii session," said Char Davis, assistant of Student vice-presiaeni ior iMuaent Attairs rranKiin. and director of Enrollment Manage- "We can foe ment Services. "It will help minority ticular interest students come in more prepared. Davis said. "\ Black students in South Carolina are some of the u] being recruited by other public and and minority lc private schools. We want them to The Panel di know what all of their choices are." change from h The day's events began in the the perils of r< Swearingen Engineering Building time and th< with an introduction by Vice- predominantly President of Student Affairs Dennis opposed to a b Pruitt and continued with a choice of "We already three out of six tip sessions. Session black," Derricl topics were the Minority Assistance out in the real Peer Program, the admissions pro- flexible. We ne cess, student organizations, financial different cultui aid, academic life and leadership ?? development. A 12:30 lunch at the top of Sgg in use1 By JOHN MILLS III "^2? Administration reporter f j0^ ^amP' ^ USC stuvb<^. t /??" dent, facnltv. staff and alumni C IfflfflB recreation area, may be sold and relocated because of disuse, accor% x ding to a proposal being considered 4/k F m & by the university. Jerry Brewer, dean of student life, ? ^ * said he first proposed the sale of the M* ^ 217-acre camp three-to-four years g % mi The camp gets little use by injfB/dividual students because it is located / ; jRmfa 14 miles from the USC campus, fr \ Brewer said. Because many students 1/ are unable to travel that far, interest in the camp is low. "^e ^ont program it like we used x m to because student interest isn't as high," Brewer said. The lake at Bell Camp used to 4 9 draw people to the recreation area \ near the Wildewood subdivision, he "Since so many people have access to pools, the lake isn't as big a drawing card as it used to be," Brewer 4 said. David Stewart, director of campus recreation, acted on Brewer's infor mation about the camp and his original idea to sell the facility, Brewer said. Stewart, in a letter to Bell Camp users dated Jan. 9, said the camp ^ ? would be sold and relocated. eddy lepp/the gamecock "University officials are currently considering this plan," Stewart wrote in the letter. "By constructing a ugaration on Penn- similar facility with the addition of F the United States other amenities, the university can improve services to students, faculty, staff and alumni." I lenged systen As in many Southern states, segregation had existed in South Carolina since the end of the Reconstruction :k period. Literacy tests and an all-white Democratic iy primary made it impossible for blacks to vote. Three key cases originated out of Columbia in the late n 1940s and early 1950s which marked the beginnings of :h change in the segregated system. The cases challenged the white primary system, demanded bus transportation for in black students and pointed to the inequalities in the pay of m black teachers. :k NAACP leaders such as Modjeska Simkins and the n T XT 1 1 * le ixcv. i. ucyuiucy i>ewman anu lawyers sucn as iviaunew id Perry, Harold Boulard and Thurgood Marshall were instrumental in winning these cases. ? "The vote made a great difference," Simkins said, lg "We could hire and fire by the ballot box." s, Simkins said the fight for the vote and an end to segregation was a righteous one. le "Taxation without representation is tyranny," she d said. "We were unrepresented because we didn't have the ;t vote, and there were thousands of black property holders r- who were taxed. My father was a land owner, and if he didn't pay his taxes, the state would take his land." rs ????????????? See PROTESTS page 2 followed by a tour of 1SP& I i was concluded with a jI 1 arity student leaders 311111 I k student life at USC. bers were Phi Beta s Edwin Wilson and student orientation Dogan, Student Chris) member Kenya DerPan-Hellenic Council a Butler and President H Government James :us on what is of parto black students," I Ve want them to see -$ J9 pperclass role models flPPf gg :aders on campus." iscussion included the ' igh school to college, jgistration, budgeting ; advantages of a white university as lack college, know how it is to be c said, wnen you get world, you need to be ed to be exposed to a Super fever e. We can come into * J Students try to grab front row seal 5:18 p.m. Sunday. TIPOFF page 2 may sell B A *-** _ coawevv " ^ The road to Bell Camp. In the closing sentence, Stewart will consider man made it clear that it is only a proposal to enhance the ovi to relocate the camp to Lake Murray, Camp to membei and camp members would be notified Community." if the proposal were implemented. USC is lookinj Stewart and those associated with sources of fundinj Bell Camp refused to comment on Camp and othei the letter. centers, Pruitt sa "I think we all knew it was going does not want to out, but I don't think we knew how it said, would be worded," Brewer said. "Bell Camp co Dennis Pruitt, dean of student af- and it needs to be fairs, calling the letter "unauthorized said, and inappropriate," mailed another Brewer said U letter to camp users Jan. 16. various proposal; The letter, again signed by Stewart One proposal is s and Student Manager Paul camp to raise ca Gallagher, restated that the first let- struction of activ ter was only one proposal and was a an obstacle cours "part of several recommendations pool, a miniature for consideration, none of which driving range, have been selected. The University "All of that BLACK HISTORY MONTH lire I 111 JU 11 * " " : Big ->; ^ ' : . ; T;|Y|4 ';' " I V ' ' ?" ';' lilt,:.:,:,. . ,, Y v. - r ts in the Towers' lobby before the Super Bowl rush. The San F ell Camp R.G BELL CAMP ^ N FOtT TACtcSOM y options in order bucks," said Brewer. "We have srall service of Bell always discussed selling part or all of -s of the Carolina the land through trade or cash or whatever means to enhance the land g for "alternative for the students." g" to renovate Bell In the other proposal, the enitre r student activity camp would be sold and relocated, \A ..nlimrritir T A1,A iu. i iiv uiiivvi^u^ jjuaaiuiy IU nit LaPwt lviunay atta, sell the facility, he Brewer said. "We will study and make sure sts money to run, that's the best place for our students improved," Pruitt to go," he said. . SC is considering The Board of Trustees has not 5 for Bell Camp. discussed the future of Bell Camp, telling parts of the Chairman Micheal Mungo said, adpital for the con- ding that the property is worth betity centers such as ween 4 and 5 million dollars, e, tennis courts, a golf course and a The final decision on what to do with Bell Camp is up to the Board of stuff takes big Trustees, Brewer said. Visitation rules may be stricter By KELLEY MCDONALD Staff writer students living in usl. residence nails may nave to do more than show an I D to have an overnight guest, a new draft for a stricter visitation policy says. "The Board of Trustees wanted a policy providing safety and security in accordance with the goals of the University," said Jim McMahon of Resident Student Development. "In response to that, we formed a committee of students and staff and put together something in writing." The draft is now being reviewed by the Residence Hall Staff and Student Government and will be brought to the Board of Trustees at some point in the next few months, he said. Introduced in the policy is a proposal for a Freshman Center, which would offer a more restricted visitation policy (no overnight visitation) and a "living/learning" atmosphere with extra student services. "The needs of freshmen are different," McMahon said. "One of the aspects of the Freshman Center is that it would have extra programs. We're tying in University 101 A1TCTT A TirWT 1 ocrt: vioiinnui^ pugc 4 (KBS m J ''" tBk. j JM ;^S*B iigjr AMYEST/NGOY/The Gamecock ransico 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals kicked off at