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, ^1//, Reviewer Bill "W^l l a i 1 "There's guitars here, loo. The job's SL* atToTR^-stw soi?n?dks Florida State pounds Gamecocks , ,, couch is here." ?John Simmons, coin his new album. See Sports, page 5 owner of The Man Upstairs. I See Features, page 3 | | | See "Threads." page The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Friday Volume 81, No. 62 University of South Carolina February 10, 1989 S.G. preside By D. R. HAYNES Staff writer The political hype associated with a presidential campaign officially began Wednesday night as five Student Government presidential candidates squared off in a debate. The debate took place in the Russell House Ballroom and was sponsored by the Athenian Society and the NAACP. The candidates started with their introductions, followed by questions from three panelists. The audience was given a chance to ask questions, and summaries from the five contestants ended the clash. The rising cost of education-was the biggest issue in common with most of the candidates. Parking lots, cost of books and safety were other problems addressed. Security, tuition and parking were the primary issues of political science junior Tony Helton's platform. Serving as the founder and chairman of Students Against Violent Crime on campus has enabled him to see many facets of campus security, he said. USC is a fast-growing campus in a fast-growing city, thus posing a greater security problem for USC, Helton said. The crosswalk between the fraternity quad and Bates West, the area from the Russell House to the library and the area from South Towers to Greene Street are key spots for trouble, he said. After confirming his intentions with the secretary of state's office and Ed Stokes, who registers lobbyists, Helton said it was legal to have a full-time lobbyist. Having a full-time lobbyist with a vested interest in USC would be more beneficial to USC, Helton said. Even though five candidates participated, only four will appear on the ballot. A technicality in the constitution denied physics math major D. J. Jensen his opportunity because he lacked 30 credit hours at USC. Despite Jensen Campaigns costly Candidates mi obey spending i By ROBERT D. THOMAS Malphrus said. Staff writer The commissioi As campaigns for Student decide if the candid Government offices draw to an overspent and w end, candidates are drawing more disqualified, money out of their bank accounts "I have the abilit to finance them. candidate if he doe Presidential candidate and rules for campai political science junior James Malphrus said. Smith is running the most costly would be real hard campaign for the Feb. 16 election. "1 don't think th Smith has spent $385, $15 below lot of money) is n< the S.G. election code limit. Smith said. He saic The codes limit the amount of to believe that he money each candidate may spend most on a USC i on his campaign, S.G. Election campaign this year Commissioner Gary Malphrus He attributes the said. campaign to havinj Candidates running for S.G. re-order campa president, vice president or because many of treasurer may spend no more than posters have been $400 on the campaign. Senate can- campus walls and 1 didates are limited to $50. "It is very expen If someone believes a candidate president," current has overspent during the campaign, James Franklin sai he would have to file a report with "The reason the proof to the Election Commission, limits is to assure t Program will run throughout S.G. begins s By ERIC KENNETH WARD Staff writer 4<Wc A student book exchange supervised by Student Government opened Wednesday on the range J first floor of the Russell House. what I' The exchange will use a bulletin board across I'm goi] from the Grand Marketplace and will run for J? . the remainder of this semester, S.G. President Hand it James Franklin said. Hr?n T In addition to being a forum through which frnrn ft. students can buy and sell books, the exchange ir"in will also give the requirements for future follow 1 courses, he said. Patrick Smith, special assistant to Franklin, said the exchange will work this way: sPei When a student has a book to sell, he or ???? she should obtain a card from S.G. own exchi The student must then put information Governme about the book on the card. "Studen That information, which will be verified purely adn by S.G., includes the book title, edition, course The last for which it was used, price paid for it and price when thert fo> which it is being sold. Also included should exchange v be the student's name, address and phone House, Fr; number. Smith s< The card is then pinned on the board, and and a st the market system takes over. exchange. The faculty senate is trying to develop a "We're catalog ot course descriptions that will aid the That's pre exchange, Franklin said. into," he ! The catalog will list required text(s) and and hand descriptions of courses for the next semester. will have ti Students can help develop the catalog by br- will follow inging in the syllabi that go with their books, he Franklin said. to the next S.G. will keep a copy of the information sity. "1 doi cards and sales receipts to ensure legitimate next admii sales, though students will sell books among recommem themselves, he said. "Students will control their administra ntial Candida having been administratively taken off the ballot, he insists on staying in the race. "In my opinion we should get rid of the part of the Student Government. I think the part of Student Government is a waste of time. I think our Student Government is embarassing. I think we can do without it," Jensen said. Presidential hopeful Marie-Louise Ramsdale, a Soviet studies senior, spoke of her extensive experience in student government. Since her freshman year, Ramsdale has served on several S.G. committees. "Real answers and real experiences" highlighted Ramsdale's address. The real answers are the solutions to j _ _i_i i . . r ? 1 ! j r? ^ J^ 1 ^ ?: A proDiems siuuenis lace, sue saiu. i\anisuaic saiu nci experience in student government will enable her to be a good leader because she has already been exposed to many problems students face. Tuition, safety and book hikes are major problems confronting students, she said. Lorrie Shealy agreed to the problems, but the broadcasting/political science junior offered a different approach to solving the problems. "There is too much politics in student government," Shealy said. Problems in the student government has slowed progress, she said. The number one problem is tuition increases, and proper steps are not being taken to rectify them, Shealy said. "We can get 25 students involved, or we can get 200 students involved, or we can get 500 students involved, but if we don't do what the South Carolina General Assembly asks us to do, they're not going to give us that full-formula funding," Shealy said. Wasteful spending is the primary reason USC has not received full-formula funding, Shealy said. "As Student Government president, I will look carefully at every audit that comes out," she said. Funding from the state Legislature was the focus of ? CAMPAIGN SP! Treasurer y B.Seibert WSSk m ?7 "W- D. Gladstone jMBMIMiMMBMI iJ I vlc* President T. Weiss IpiHHH^H f||4J |/ J. Koger jS B i> 1/1/ President ^ Shealy SHI M.L. Ramsdale JHH^I^BHHH T. Helton 1?HHHHHHH n would then late had actually ' mith ould thus be 0 100 y to disqualify a s not follow the tremely wealthy does not go out gn spending," and spend $2,000 or $3,000," "However, it Franklin said, to prove." 0 Compared to the other races, at it (spending a the contenders for the president's ;cessary at all," office have the highest average 1 it was difficult spending. The candidates' spenhad spent the ding: Tony Helton, political science executive office junior, $318; Marie-Louise Ramsdale, Soviet studies senior, < high cost of his $290-$300; Lorri Shealy, broadl to replace and casting/political science junior, ign materials $248; and Smith, $385. < his signs and "I found it necessary to have the I removed from things out on campus because my bulletin boards. name recognition was not as high 1 sive running for as other candidates' when the cam: S.G. President paign began," said Helton, whose 1 d. spending was the second highest in 1 re are campaign any race. 1 hat someone ex- Helton attributes his high spen- \ semester tudent book ex< 're still working on a longdan. That's pretty much m putting my time into. ng to write a proposal and ;; jra to the next administrahey will have to take it C 1 lere, and I hope they will MM"* f through with it." BB ?ial assistant to S.G. president ) # uige under the auspices of Student jl t Government's role in this will be pi|w?wi linistrative," Smith said. two or three days of the semester, gggriflP^gd : will be a big rush to sell books, the 1 # M /ill be moved to a room in the Russell % inklin said. , lid the bulletin board is temporary, i ' fl ore might eventually house the || IBS J/M still working on a long-range plan. p ttv much what I'm nuttino mv time P i * *"*0 """?/ ?? ? y?nmr* >aid. "I'm going to write a proposal I it to the next administration. They 0 take it from there, and I hope they through with it." 1 said he will recommend the proposal S.G. administration and the univern't have anything to do with what the listration does, but it will be highly Two IJSC students ded to them and the university change board locatet tion." House across from th tes square of Journalism senior Berkeley Grier moderates the Athenian Wednesday as members of the audience look on. political science sophomore James Smith. USC is missing a direct contact with the state Legislature, he said. Smith has said he has three years' experience in working with the onl> state Legislature and has sat in with the Ways and Means said Committee. ENDING I Studei By DAVID L. fcATOlN 248 Staff writer 300 USC students and faci 318 ing a state-wide battle ag BK 385 Up$et me that any 1 1 i is legal," said Kather 200 300 400 secretary/treasurer of Peace. "1 heard about of marital rape last year ding to the size of USC and to his failed in the legislature, ordering two different styles of "We (the Alliance for posters rather than one, as many started a petition wit other candidates did. signatures. We also have Presidential candidates have letter.-writing campaign spent money on items ranging from gaining interest and ? posters and flyers to stickers and. said. pizza. A new bill in the stai In the vice-presidential race, would more strongly campaign expenditures ranged the existence of marital from $50-$300. The candidates' work professor Kathryn spending: Joshua Roger, economics/political science senior, According to present 550; John Leary, science assault between spousi sophomore, $248; and Todd Weiss, crjme unless the couple undeclared sophomore, $300. ordered separation. T1 W! P1CC w/Ka enpnt tKo moct ? ? ? "v,JO: """ ^ acknowledges as crime s money in the race, said he an- between spouses living a ticipates spending even more a court order. The bill al: money because there are a lot of crime of sexual batte plans late in the ball game. pje js stjjj living togethe The extent of the unknown. Some 50 ro 1 all sexual assaults go uni ^ fx a even greater percentag .iiaiiut assauits ,^^'n O unreported, Kidd said. ' 'shelters for battered report having been rapec Wl expected to attend the n Bk "* % , ^MH| vice for head footbal pPPk \M Morrison at 3 p.m. toda\ m The memorial service Ji at ^ '"iams-Brice Stadii vice will be brief, said assistant athletic direct I relations. . 1 Speaking at the ser Bj|^^ m Gamecock Defensive vs Joe Lee Dunn and S former New York Gian (7/11/ Tl.CkLtt T/ic (imiitunk Alma Mater and ltle theme during the cerem( put up cards on the new book ex- At the family's reques I on the first floor of the Russell cast media will not be all e Grand Marketplace. the ceremonies, P f in debate Ji.i t MtKI: II \HL H) The (iameeoek Society's Student Government presidential debate I think what you all have to be concerned with is who the experience to deal with it, and right now I am the ' one . . . who has experience to deal with it," Smith its concerned mnriinl rnno ii 111 Women has done extensive research into the issue. "The main concern ulty are join- that we have heard voiced was that ainst marital there may be false complaints entered," Sue Summers of the Cornkind of rape mittee on Women said. "There are ine Gilbert, now sections (of the bill) that would Alliance for prevent such claims from occurring, the problem The charge would require the same when the bill proof as stranger rape: traces of semen or vaginal trauma." Peace) have Summers also addressed another h over 150 concern voiced by the public. "It (the just begun a bill) really isn't that radical. Thirtyin hopes of seven states already have some type iction," she of legislation in place against marital rape," she said. te legislature acknowledge "I interviewed with a woman who rape, social was a victim of marital rape. Her Kidd said. husband raped her with- a scout knife. The charges of criminal sexual low covhqI ncr.n..i? u;? i i? i?vy, ocAuui a^sauu auaiusi 111111 wcit uiuppcu. illes is not a stead, he was charged with aghas a court- gravated assault and was sentenced he new bill to seven of a possible 10 years. He exual assault will be parolled in one to one-andipart without one-half years," she said, so recognizes The original criminal sexual ry if the cou- assualt conviction carried a penalty r. of twenty years in prison. "Rape is never an act of lust or problem is passion. Violent sexual behavior is )0 percent of violent sexual behavior," Kidd said. eported,and "There is no evidence that being es of sexual married precludes violent sexual rriages go behavior. The Alliance for Peace has set up en who enter tables in the past couple of weeks to women also get signatures from students and i within their have them sign letters to send to their in the mar- state represenatives, Gilbert said, rted, but no The group will be out on the Russell I. House Patio again Monday from 10 mmittee on a.m. until 3 p.m., she said. forrison ial service today Photographers may take pictures its, faculty, from the photo deck, and the service nembers are may be covered from the press box. aemorial ser- Classes will not be cancelled Friday 1 coach Joe for the services, Provost Arthur /. Smith said. Smith said he is neutral will be held on the subject of whether or not am. The ser- faculty should excuse students from Tom Price, class who want to attend the or of media memorial service, as was done for the Martin Luther King holiday vice will be Coordinator "We are not doing that because am Huff, a there are not that many classes on ts' teammate Friday afternoon. If students want to go and if they have conflict with a ritus Lauren class, they have to work it out with service with a their professor," Smith said. Parking will be available on the perform the State Fair Grounds. Those attending Cocky 2001 the ceremony are encouraged to enter any. on the west side of the stadium t, the broad- because seating will be on that side, owed to tape The west side gates will open at I rice said. p.m.