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JwXRfa The Ramones came to # gS?a d0eiinve^e?dnday powerTui <jamecocks whip Coastal Carolina 1 am druss" ~ performance. See Sports, page 10 See "Dali," page 6 See Features, page 5 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 81, No. 55 University of South Carolina January 25, 1989 use may Water contaminated By JACK STREET Staff writer USC might be one of the parties to pay for th< cleaning up a hazardous waste site on Bluff Roac south of Columbia. The cleanun ic rennired according to a mvriaH n state and federal laws that have been passed in th< 1970s and 80s. The Bluff Road site is one of L S.C. dumps on the National Priority List. USC is one of 139 parties who used the closet facility. Other schools in the group include th< University of North Carolina and Georgia Tech said Michelle Glenn of the Environmental Protec tion Agency. The EPA and the state also sent wash to the site. In 1981, the site was targeted by the federa government's Comprehensive Environmenta Response, Compensation and Liability Act o; 1980. The "Superfund" is set up under CERCL./* to provide funds for cleanup. EPA uses Superfund money to perform cleanup: if the responsible parties are not willing to do so The cost of cleanup is then recovered througl litigation. USC, however, is trying to avoid litigation by participating in an EPA steering committee responsible for overseeing the cleanup efforts, said Lyn Hensel, USC assistant legal counsel. "We are not sure of USC's financial responsibilities at this point. It is still pending," Hensel said. The university generated only a small amount of TT.L'J 1 1_ * nuiiuay orea*L-ms prompt hearings Panel addi campus se< By KELLY C. THOMAS following ? Assistant news editor charged v Horseshoe residents who unwit- larceny, c tingly played host to a thief over burglary ? the Christmas holiday were able to degree bu voice their concerns and opinions Huffm at a panel discussion held Tuesday entered hi afternoon. used the Members of the panel included brushed h Vice President for Law Enforce- Huffm. ment and Safety Carl Stokes, Asst. stolen froi Vice President for Law Enforce- sion and t ment and Safety Danny Baker, ed to hiir Director of Housing Services Linda the other i Saad, USC Criminal Investigator ed for, C( Michael Couick and Horseshoe The sui Area Manager James Kight. have livec Victims who had reported break- ment for i ins and thefts were notified of the Politic, meeting by mail. Mike Stu Several residents were there to stayed ii discuss their own personal concerns groceries ? and to present their complaints and "I'm ji ideas. him takir Pharmacy senior Alan Huffman said. "L was contacted by university police carloads, i after they caught someone in his of the stul apartment during the holiday. Other Couick said someone reported meeting 1 seeing a male carrying items from John Nat the apartment shortly before school senior Joe reopened. Each h Responding officers found the their respt exterior door propped open and Nation i upon checking Huffman's apart- that the d< ment found the suspect hiding ??? under the bed. The suspect was arrested and, Disabled at US to have comple computer acces By PAMELA JACKSON Special to The Gamecock (See related story on page 5) USC will be the world's first public university t vide students with disabilities access to all campus puters, a USC spokesman said. All computers available to students will be accessi the end of this semester, said Tom Morton, coord of the Center for Enhanced Computer Applicatioi said CECA will provide equipment needed to use th< puters, regardless of the disability. "Few universities are addressing this need," IV said. "Some have separate computer rooms fc disabled. That's better than nothing, but students ai posed to be working together, using the same fa and materials. They shouldn't be segregated becaus have a disability." Making all computers accessible to students special needs provides them with equal education portunities, Morton said, and is more cost-effectiv have to pa <- m. *:->-. *?-? m hum iiilli|^,LL L A drill rig used for waste site investigation sits on tl the waste at the facility compared to other parties, > Hensel said. A defunct waste hauler, S.C. Recycling & i Disposal, used the property as a transfer station. Most of the wastes were originally slated for recycling. The four-acre site was opened in late 1973. Total cleanup costs could top $5 million, said Glenn, EPA remedial project manager. Final costs will depend on the extent of the groundwater contamination and will be determined by a feasibility study, Glenn said. The study is scheduled to be completed by October, she said. Cleanup of the surface contamination has already been completed, said Lynn Martin of the esses -urity r investigation, is now I F jiff /ith two counts of grand m m >ne count of first-degree tnd one count of secondis room, made soup and is teeth," he said. ^ in had several items n his apartment. A televii microwave were returni Tuesday morning, and items are still being lookjuick said. >pect is also believed to 1 in one Rutledge apartabout a week. il science sophomore m^BF / mbris said the returned to school to find 3or to his room had been ^? Marine science senior J< political science sophomor See PANEL page 2 pUs security. k duplicating in a separate facility equipment aire inator individual college computer labs. is He "We don't provide any student ? disable disabled ? with a computer, but it's USC's rest * com- . to provide equal access," he said. "Every stude lorton t0 USe comPuters on camPus> an . dent should be able to work effectively with the >r the system. *c supcilities While personal computers are opening avenu< . that students with disabilities once couldn't c< calculating and printing out complex math pr with al ope than See COMPUTERS ly for was . I M^^HLEI BSE !?^.: -- ^ -J WI^^J^^^BBli *? i, jFiL JBi BBBB^J? sfe ^ if, .mwiittifi! mmm , - . . TEDDY LEPP/The Gamecock ie chemical dump site. Department of Health and Environmental Control. Future efforts will be focused on groundwater cleanup. The EPA targeted the closed Bluff Road site because of many drinking water wells within three miles of the landfill. Drums of waste and contaminated soils off Bluff Road posed a risk to the water quality in the area. Groundwater was sampled from monitor wells on a regular basis. The results indicated that contaminants had seeped into the waterway. The types of waste at the Bluff Road site include carcinogenic, or cancer-causing, solvents and heavy metals. sa <?- ' 1 n ' M 7* 4H ^k ' a v":^' HK VH ^B^** jIh HK&\H JULIt BOUCHILLON/The Gamecock >e Grojean, psychology senior John Nations and e Mike Stumbris discuss their concerns over camuse to h< ) /J Student oriented By KRIS TAYLOR Staff writer The syndrome that has many Americans scared to even touch each |TI j| '|l other will be the topic at the Second 8 it |! ' 1 Annual AIDS Conference for 1; i Students to be held Friday. ' yS The conference, which will run from 9:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m., is being sponsored by Open Door Health , . , and Wellness and the Golden Key ady in the Nationa, HonQr Socj?ty . "I think we've got a lot to offer the or /1?n students," said Lisa Zucker, adviser :>onsi 1 it> oj. q Door and coordinator of the :nt has the ; ..tu , event. The sessions are interesting d any stu- , , and cover numerous topics. We ve computer ^ for everybody." ?s of studv con^erence ^as been scheduled insider t0 accornoc^ate students. Zucker said . . the workshops are scheduled in class oblems or . , ? c . time slots on Friday so students can attend workshops when they don't have classes. > page 3 The conference also offers a te site cl T TSr Cl lhlft By JACK STREET Staff writer USC is affected by state and federal environmental laws. These laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976. The "Superfund" was established under CERCLA. The federal Environmental Protection Agency has come under fire for its style of implementing the Superfund. Environmentalists say not enough has been accomplished. Officials in industry say enforcement is selective, and cleanups are not cost efficient. Another major federal law of note is RCRA. This law started the "cradle to grave" notion of hazardous waste management. RCRA regulates the ongoing generation of hazardous waste. A cumbersome system of paperwork tracks wastes from the point of creation until final disposition. Many wastes are incinerated, some are recycled, and others are buried in clay-lined secure landfills. Many states have passed similar Poor teacf blacks of USC proft By DANNY MITCHUM Staff writer Blacks suffer from historical amnesia because of omissions and distortions in social studies curriculum, a USC education professor said. The result is a loss of cultural identity and lack of achievement, said Ed Hayes, president of the Black Faculty and Staff Association. "We really don't know who we are," he said. . Current social studies curriculum in the state's public schools does not properly emphasize black historical contributions to society, he said. By pointing out the accomplishments of both individual blacks in this country and past black civilizations, notably ancient Egypt, Hayes said, black cultural identity will be notably enhanced. This in turn will motivate black students to excel. Black people on the Nile figured out many aerodynamic and mathematical principles later used by the Wright brothers to launch the first airplane, Hayes said. Black Egyptians made discoveries in astronomy and medicine that contributed to the worldwide flow of human history and culture. If these facts were included in our history books, a sense of pride and well-being would spring up among black students, he said. The USC College of Education, in co-sponsorship with Benedict College, will hold an eight day institute )ld AIDS o diverse array of workshops which should interest students, she said. Events include lectures by numerous USC faculty, presentations and a keynote address by an AIDS victim. Dr. James Turner of the Student Health Center and Kelli Schroeder of the AIDS Project will present a discussion on sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS and the personal risks involved. Other morning lectures include special sessions for men or women only to discuss AIDS-related problems which are directly related to gender. USC faculty members Debbie Ritter of Student Developement and Jim Smart of Housing Services will join medical personnel in holding these discussions. Smart said the session will involve social issues more than medical ones. "My role is to facilitate a discussion on some social questions facing men ? safe sex, sexual history and ways to cope in an AIDS era," Smart said. eanup zt to laws laws. These include state superfunds and real estate transfer statutes which serve as buyer protection. These laws affect not only the UpJohns and Union Carbides of this world, but many, many businesses. For example, dry cleaners, auto body shops and machine shops are all regulated. Regulations exist that specifically address "Small Quantity Generators." All of this results in an encyclopedic listing of acronyms with crazy pronunciations. Pronounced aloud, SQG comes out "squeegee." RCRA is "reckrah." Critics say that too much environmental control has hurt American industry. But many industries actually welcome regulation. Clean operations can now compete with careless ones. There is now a very real cost of pollution. Money can be saved by minimizing waste and improving environmental management practices. Also, the economy has benefitted from the spawning of a whole new industry. Site assessments and remedial projects are performed by geotechnical engineering firms. ling robs _7 - laeniuy, issor says this summer in Columbia to address the problem, Hayes said. The institute will bring in representatives from other colleges and universities who will instruct education leaders on how to better include black history and culture into school curricula. Although plans concerning time and place have not been finalized, the institute this summer will seek to reeducate those responsible for curriculum development and teacher training. "Our target group is the teachers of the teachers. We must expose this group to the true light," Hayes said. "There is little or no effort in the public schools to infuse the study of black history, culture and life," Hayes said. However, change is on the way. The Education Improvement Act mandates that by the 1989-90 school year every public school in the state must include regular instruction in the history of the black people as part of its history and social studies courses, Hayes said. These changes are needed to overcome the historical amnesia that blacks suffer, Hayes said. The lack of identity is a debilitating malady that has weakened a whole race of people, he said. "History tells you what your people have done, what their capabilities are and what they have contributed to the forward flow of history," Hayes said. nference The lunchtime session will consist of a presentation by Names Project Quilt. Project Quilt is a collection of quilt panels created in homes across America by families who have lost a loved one to AIDS. The quilt is composed of over 8,500 six-by-three-feet panels. The presentation will include the reading of the names and a film of the Washington, D.C. chapter showing off the Ouilt. Afternoon sessions include a question-and-answer panel with representatives from the gay and lesbian community. The panel will stress that AIDS is not exclusively a gay disease and will focus on better understanding the gay perspective. An AIDS victim will deliver the keynote address. As yet unidentified, the speaker will share his experiences and tell how the AIDS virus has affected his life and the lives of those around him. Zucker asked that students come with questions and open minds.