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iBaaa?^^1 aaaa^| EBnEglWiTffnMj years of singing experience 11 Gamecocks fall to No. 11 Seiwnoles 11 I F ' fWk to the Koger Arts Center Jeff Shrewsbury PKjflH this weekend. See Sports, page 7 See "Weather," page 3 See Features, page 4 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Friday Volume 81, No. 56 University of South Carolina . January 27, 1989 Center's Building to get J By MARY PEARSON News editor Confusion reigns over whether Leonard Nimoy's lecture, scheduled for Feb. 6 at the Koger Center, will be postponed or cancelled. The program is one of the three postponed to a later date in order to give construction crews time to complete construction, Koger Director Thrvmor ooirl A uciuaa daiu. But the talk by the actor/director has not been cancelled, said Dennis Pruitt, vice president of student affairs. "Our intention is not to cancel. We have gone back to the agent and presented four possible dates to reschedule. We hope we can reschedule as soon as possible," Pruitt said. Pruitt said if the Nimoy lecture cannot be rescheduled for any of the proposed dates, the program may be relocated to the Russell House Ballroom. But Gina Moon, Carolina Program Union's program adviser, said CPU would be unable to relocate the program to the ballroom because it only seats 700 people. CPU would also be unable to move the program to Carolina Coliseum because a basketball game is slotted for Feb. 6, and Longstreet Theater only seats 3Q0 people. "We have no other options if we cannot reschedule the program but to cancel," said Stephanie Labella, CPU chairwoman of the Ideas and Issues Committee. She added it will cost CPU $16,000 to bring Nimoy to USC. "If I go ahead and put it into the ballroom, CI ? tsw w Up, up and away A group of students engages in a friendly g: This week's spring-like weather has allov outdoors. Campus may get cable S. G. forms ti By MARY PEARSON Frankli News editor Befo A task force has been established USC, t by USC's Student Government to with a look into ways of bringing cable Frankli television to campus. who ge The task force will be comprised would mostly of students, S.G. President "Th< James Franklin said. The six stue'ent wanted representatives will come from S.G. univers and residence hall government. The been u; other members of the force will be student vice president of Business Affairs Richard Wertz and Director of USC University Housing Services Linda collect Saad. Frankli The task force reports in two create weeks, Franklin said. hire ne "The administration allowed us to Othe set up the task force of mostly force i students because they wanted desigm students to look into viable options," and he Franklin said. compa Bringing cable to campus is not a Wer new idea. In 1987, the idea was in- Frankl vestigated by then S.G. President Michael Hogue's administration. When the administration found that present bringing cable to campus would ty have amount to a 14 percent increase in how rr student housing fees, the idea was and wi shelved only to be revived by the it," he problem: 7nishing touches we exclude at least half of the students from seeing the program," Labella said. "We would be better off cancelling it and spending the money elsewhere, where everybody1 can benefit." CPU has already sold more than 500 tickets to the show, and CPU expected more to be sold before Feb. 6. CPU started selling student tickets for the lec ture Jan. 16. Student tickets sold tor $2, and general public tickets sold for $5. "We expected at least 1,000 students to show up for the program," Labella said. Pruitt said tickets will continue to be sold. Tickets already purchased will be honored, he said. Other programs being rescheduled are the Columbia City Ballet's presentation of Margie Gillis and a performance by USC music professors Richard Conant and Raymond Dudley. "All scheduling decisions have been based on maximizing uninterrupted time for the construction workers. It is too time consuming for them to have to work and then stop to cleanup for a performance during the evening," Stepp said. By postponing the performances, the crews would have up to four days to work without interruption, he said. Works must be completed below the stage and in the rehearsal rooms, reception rooms and in administrative offices by Feb. 15 to receive a permanent occupancy permit from the city, he said. USC went before the Columbia's Building Student Russ By JOHN MILLS Administration repo I Students will fa . crease in student a President Ho J* ! * 1 " Wmik< board of trustees 1 semester fee of $2 has not been incre more hours are r< used to finance a tivities used by I sports club office, the Carolina Pro student I tramurals, minori Bell Camp, leader: Staff writer tek, are being required TERRY HUNTER/The Gamecock Statement for faCU a USC administra ame of basketball Thursday. Passed by the U ^ed students to enjoy the Free Workplace funded agencies n ment regarding thi USC has institu Ian 1 ft npndine t ment's final requi -m g% said Jane Jamesor of personnel. The <f*3#V / \Jm tl/ plemented by Mai "Anyone who i in administration. will be covered by re cable can be installed at includes all part-ti he task force has to come up P?hcy W1^ af ect < nswers to major problems, Any employee in said. The first problem is handled according ts the bill and how the money e ^aciJhy and be collected. ; Columbia Cable Company to send one big bill to the T| M~ ity, and then it would have /y/y /j A/ p to the university to bill the r s," Franklin said. By SUSAN NES . j . Assistant news edil , however, isn t equ.pped to , the money from students, in said. "We would have to wj{h . a whole new department and thjnk (the W P?t0E,l. r..in. .n. ,? r tor/writer/direct I piuuifciua iuviii6 mv IUJIX is whether the buildings are pearanceonWL :d to accomodate the wiring pre-production ii ?w much it will cost the cable u80/! v's'tecl ny to install the cable, he said. ?!rf. / ... tz said he agreed with e ^eature in son"It will be a p . . , ?11? : c with the students e initial installation fee , , I. . great hands-on e ;s a problem. Will the universi- ? ., K .. F . c , Benson said p : to pay the fee, and if we do, ? . , . . : , . . ii Columbia and th luch do students want cable ... . ,. , . . c Since this is; ill they be willing to pay for . . . . tial people woul s leave le< r*~ r | p?| i | 1 y j|La?> * ? j ^ Artist's rendering of the completed Koger Arts ( Board of Adjustment and Appeals Tuesday to ask that the city extend the center's temporary occupancy permit until Feb. 15, city spokesman John Spade said. "They presented to us their plan in which rehearsal times and performances were weeded out in order to give construction crews time to activity fees may increc ell House ne l III dent services and a campus c rter center, ce a 48 percent in- For USC's alcohol and dr ctivity fees this fall gram, $72,504 of university c< lderman and the increase to $100,000 as the t approve. grant expires. The athletic al ? developed by ment will contribute $75,00( in of student life, intramurals program in excht hers, assistant vice 1,500 student football ticke mel and finance ? Brewer, and the student acti to the current will fund the remaining $5C !5. The activity fee intramurals. :ased since 1981. A 10 percent admini nts taking 12 or charge, which takes money fr jquired, to pay the and grants and puts it into the ional for graduate sity's general fund, woe nts taking between $58,000. The fee will provide $50, 1,000 of the fee is Russell House renovations, wide range of ac- "Most of us have no ide? JSC students: the cost of furniture," Brewe the Golden Spur, Almost all of the furnite gram Union, the equipment has been in Russel vities office, in- since 1976, he said, ty student affairs, The money will go toward ship, women's stu- chase of new chairs and carpe requires USC i TON employee conv student drug us nded agencies, including USC, are no new rule to set forth a drug usage policy of federal and ; lty, staff and student employees, The only nev tor said. policy will entj S. Congress in 1988, the Drug drug awarenes Act requires that all federally and staff. The lust set forth a definitive state- cooperation w: e use of drugs at the workplace. and Drug Abui ted an interim policy, passed on he release of the federal govern- USC had no rements sometime in February, 16 passage. F j, senior vice president in charge statements in 1 final plan is expected to be im- which referrec ch 19. misconduct, m receives a check from us (USC) improper use o this policy," Jameson said. This might arise fro ime and student employees. The "To all inten ill nine of the USC campuses. represents no c convicted of drug use will be Rufus Fellers s I to the guidelines published in is already in pi staff manuals. Any student At this point, ie on sche BITT said. "1 tor go." )bie Benson has high hopes for his Col- He sa lg venture and the USC class associated no tellii then wi film) is really going to happen," ac- distribu or Benson said Thursday after an ap- up to tl i-1 v s Carolina loaay. we restarting even a February." the film I Carolina Today to discuss prospects volved. The c m, Modern Love, was written by Ben- in the d son saic rofessional film done by professionals, "Yoi apprenticing," Benson said. "It will be that sor xperience for them." Bens< roduction would take several weeks in and tea len a week in Italy. love to, 3 low-budget film, only the most essen- at this p d go to Italy ? a skeleton crew," he said. :ture in li ~ mfc?~ I *' '' '* ' Center. complete the work," Spade said. "It was the university's idea to cancel performances so that work could be completed on time. The city did not direct USC to cancel any performances," Spade said. Spade said the main interest of the city was to ensure public safety in the hall. ise orlc miriAi* 1*01 LUO llilliUl 1. VI lay care TOTAL MANDATORY Nl ug pro- 107.5 osts will usc ?a 136 5 wo-year U. Fla. WiBWWBMMMBy depart- y ^ fc?155 ) to the H?I# 160 ? tnge for U"53 ^ ts, said Ga. T. fcp???W?r ivity fee ncsu 'HffnriWiMIW ~ ~ U> r 'i If n "J" strative Fsu om fees Va. : univer- T i i ild use 0 $1?? $20 * Includes student, activity, health, i 000 for the "study blocks," said Brewer. 1 of the There would not be enough money to :r said. buy new projectors for the Russell ire and House theater, he said. 11 House "Initially, it would take care of most renovations," Carothers said, the pur- A spending priority system would ;ting for be established because there isn't to announce di icted will be handled according to government. laoe nolir-ips nlrpnrtv in pffpr-t Thprp issue. it WOUl :s being imposed, just reaffirmation for the depa state laws already in place, she said. classified infi v information and practices that the Fellers saic lil are USC-sponsored alcohol and whatsoever fi s programs offered to the faculty "I don't t se programs are being designed in than a ripple ith the Office of Student Alcohol said. "We ar se. that we have "I've beei specific drug policy before the Jan. positive," Ja lowever, there have always been 'acuity and staff codes of conduct "Participa J to various offenses including will be a mat ental or physical impairment and "Most (mem f university equipment, all of which that the prog m drug abuse, Jameson said. university is ts and purposes, it (the drug policy) The policy :hange," Faculty Senate Chairman than inform, aid ."Everything which it represents measures wh ace." plan when th , no testing is being mandated by the requirements Benson says 3ut if a student proves they're necessary, they'll id even after the film has been completed, there's lg when it may be released. "Once it's finished e have to hope it's good enough. We go to tors and hope someone will pick it up, then it's lem when it will come out." with the uncertainty of its future, Benson said t is an excellent opportunity for the students in"At least they can say they've done it," he said lass gives its students experience to get their feet oor of an uncertain industry, an advantage Ben1 he wishes he'd had. 1 always set high goals," he said, "and you hope neone will say one day, 'OK, camera's rolling.'" 3n said he's been asked to remain in Columbia ch for another year and that he would "really " but there are too many variables to say for sure >oint. "I'd like to stay here indefinitely," Benson mbo USC shuffles performances From staff reports Following is a list of events scheduled through Feb. 15 at the Koger Center and their status as construction is completed. w rvai la ai 111c rvugci win take place today and Saturday. The Columbia Music Festival Association's ballet benefit Tuesday will take place as scheduled. "For Color Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf," will go on as scheduled Wednesday. The S.C. Philharmonic's "Young People's Concert" for Feb. 3 will be moved to Carolina Coliseum. The S.C. Philharmonic's Feb. 4 performance will be held as scheduled in the Koger Center. Leonard Nimoy's lecture will be rescheduled or cancelled. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will take place as scheduled Feb. 8. The Columbia Ballet's presentation of Margie Gillis Feb. 11 will be rescheduled. A performance by USC music professors Richard Conant and Raymond Dudley Feb. 12 will be rescheduled. A % lovauons ON-ACADEMIC FEES > 189 33 208.5 ^215 ?^ 230.7 0 $300 ind athletic fees. enough money to fund all the Russell House renovations, said Dennis Pruitt, vice president of student affairs. "That's the key," said Pruitt. "You have to buy the most industrial See FEES page 2 "ug policy If testing were ever to become an d only apply to those persons working rtment of defense or those handling ormation, Jameson said. 1 that he expects no negative feedback rom members of the faculty and staff, hink that the policy will cause more University Provost Arthur Smith e just obeying federal law. I don't see much choice." i surprised. The reaction has been meson said. tion in the drug awareness programs ter of personal decision," Smith said, bers of the faculty and staff) will feel rams are not necessary for them. The already a well-informed place." is now being presented as little more ition. However, there may be more ich need to be incorporated into the le federal government makes its final known, Jameson said. P** ? NRHRHi i x Robby Benson