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The Gamecock
Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday
Volume 81, No. 64 University of South Carolina February 15, 1989
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prostitution i
By RICH WALENDA
Staff writer
The ad in the Help Wanted section
of The Gamecock read, "Wanted:
Hostesses. Excellent Pay.
Call . . . ." The number given was a
local one. The ad, placed by a
woman, ran the week of Jan. 12.
When a female USC student
answered the ad, an interview was arranged
with a white male at the
Russell House Patio.
According to police reports, the
man offered her a job with his escort
service. One of the job requirements
was prostitution. The student declined
the offer and then called the
University Police to report the
incident.
Last Wednesday, another female
student answered the same ad. The
interviewer didn't know it, but this
female student was also a Reserve
Police Officer for the USC Police
Department.
The RPO was "wired" with a
recorder, and a stake-out team was
nearby.
James Thomas Jones, 33, of 3109
Bachman Road in Gaston was arrested
near the Russell House at '
11:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Danny
Baker, assistant vice president for
Law Enforcement and Safety. ^
He said Jones was charged with p
soliciting the undercover female officer
for the purpose of prostitution. ^
"Given the concern of the gravity
of the offense, a female Reserve
Police Officer was set up to meet the "1
individual at the Russell House
Patio," Baker said.
"After a 40 minute meeting, we
had enough information for an arrest.
He (Jones) was charged with E
two counts of soliciting for prostitu- P
tion," Baker said, adding that both pi
charges are misdemeanors. B
After being arrested, Jones con- A
sented to a search of his vehicle.
University Police also obtained a C
search warrant for Jones' home. tr
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N.Y. cons
By SUSAN BUCHANAN
Staff reporter
suitor s nine: i ms is pan jour in a sixseries
on Black History Month.
The NAACP celebrated its 80th annivei
Monday night in the Russell House Ballroi
"Eighty years of Unity, Love, and Res]
NAACP, A Celebration of Excellence,"
the theme of the program, and U.S. Rep. F
H. Flake, D-N.Y., was the guest speaker.
"I came here tonight to tell you that
beginning of the NAACP was designed prin
ly to retain roots, but it also opens doors oi
Dortunity to institutions like USC," Flake s
Flake is one of 13 children from an un
privileged family whose parents had less tha
elementary school education. He went t
plack college and rose to become dean of
najor universities before becom
Congressman.
Sheridan of
By KEVIN ADAMS
Sports editor Va
North Carolina State head football lat
coach Dick Sheridan has reportedly no
been offered the head position at ce\
USC.
Sheridan, a USC graduate, is the Sh
top cnoice 01 ujv- umciais 10 replace no
the late Joe Morrison as head coach scl
af the Gamecocks. Morrison died thr
Feb. 5 of a heart attack suffered after I'n
playing racquetball at Williams-Brice
Stadium. as!
Sources have said Sheridan was of- Shi
fered the job during a meeting with
USC athletic officials at an undisclosed
location Monday and that 19i
Sheridan would not reach a decision US
intil later this week. Ba
USC Athletic Director King Dixon Cc
declined late Tuesday afternoon tc ing
:onfirm whether Sheridan had been frc
nade an offer. cef
"It's a very delicate situation," Or
Dixon said. "We've got a lot of he;
:oaching staffs, players and families Hi
nvolved here, and it's just not the Ba
ight time to comment right now." ma
In December, Sheridan turned
lown an offer from the University of 19"
Georgia to replace retiring Bulldogs' cot
lead coach Vince Dooley. a 6
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Student Government presidential candidates James Smii
larie-Louise Ramsdale (speaking) and Tony Helton bat
residential candidates' debate on the Russell House Patio
No new taxes'
Bush arrives
ditor's note: Full coverage of meet with Gov. (
resident George Bush's visit will ap- during a visit that i<
?ar in Friday's paper. less than three houi
y JOHN MILLS III the state Capitol,
dministration reporter Air Force One, t
President George Bush arrives in the president, will a
olumbia today on his first Southern Metropolitan Airpc
ip since his inauguration to push a From there, Bush
teme of no new taxes. motorcade to the S
The president will address a joint Bush is scheduled
ssion of the state Legislature and a.m. in the Hous
pressman spea]
"I remember a time when 1 had to sit at the
back of the bus, enter the cafeteria through the
part back door and drink from the 'colored' water
fountain," Flake said. He told students to be
sary thankful they are able to attend USC and quit
am. complaining about such petty things as 8 a.m.
aect: classes.
was "The long journey from slavery to the proloyd
mise land is not complete. We have to reach
back to those less fortunate, who are caught in
the the 'new slavery,"' said Flake as he addressed
lari- the crime and drug problem among blacks.
' op- On the issue of federal government spending
;aid. on social programs, Flake said blacks have a
ider- challenge to get the government to invest in its
n an own people before spending billions for other
o a countries.
two "The strength of a nation is in its people," he <
ing saia. ]
Flake said too many people still live in Martin 1
fered job
N.C. State Athletic Director Jim
ilvano said in a telephone interview
e Tuesday afternoon that he could
t say whether Sheridan would ac?t
the Gamecock head post.
"I always respect Coach
eridan's wishes that these anuncements
come from him or the
tool," Valvano said. "I've been
ough this before with Georgia, so
^ getting pretty good at it."
Valvano said USC officials had
ced permission to speak with
eridan late last week. 1
Sheridan graduated from USC in
64 and was an assistant to current
>C Assistant Athletic Director Art I
ker at Eau Claire High School in
tlumbia from 1964-69. After earnI
a master's of education degree
>m USC in 1969, Sheridan ac)ted
the head coaching position at
angeburg-Wilkinson and was also
in in 1973.
When Baker went to The Citadel in Nutrasweet
77, Sheridan was named head
ich of the Paladins and led them to Marketing stude
9-23-2 record in peven seasons. table to check out
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By SUSAN NESBITT
Assistant news editor
1989 Student Government <
Controversy arose becau
Coliseum, Business Admini
presidential candidate and
Louise Ramsdale,questionii
"I have heard all the rum
campaign ethics. Anybody i
president. It's not an issue,
just grasping at straws, ar
Other candidates said the
iflfe "I will continue to stay pi
l?^ instructed my supporte
said Lorri Shealy, broadcas
Political science junior Jai
ed for comment.
The candidates discussed
debate on Tuesday afternoo
Student safety was addre;
Smith said campus police
curtesy of KEITH JONES c . . .
after parking meters and no
th, Lorri Shealy, "The priorities are screwed
tie it out at the "I am running because I a
Tuesday. pus," Shealy said. The bro<
gest issue facing the campus
; today to
"arroll Campbell speech will last about 18 min
> scheduled to last cording to the Associated Pi
s, said sources at The president will then v
Campbell at the governor's i
he plane carrying and then return to Washingt*
rrive at Columbia at 1:15 p.m.
)rt at 10:30 a.m. Bush is expected to use
i will travel by with the legislators and \
tate House. governor to promote h
to speak at 11:23 budget, which has drawn wi<
e chamber. The criticism from Democrats
ks at NAAC
Luther King Jr.'s dream for racial equality.
"It's time we wake up," he said as he urged
blacks to "open their eyes" to the problem of
racism still existing in America.
"We were ripped from our own soil in Africa
to help create the society in which we are now
living. We can do nothing less than the best,"
Flake said.
Flake said that 50 percent of blacks graduate
from high school, and, of those, only 29 percent
go to college.
"If you have the physical ability to dunk a
basketball or catch a football, then you also
have the cerebral power to stand up in a courtroom
or operate in the emergency room,"
Flake said.
Steven Benjamin, president of the USC
:hapter of the NAACP, said, "It hurts me that
Deople go to see entertainment on campus, but
>ve have such a low turnout here, where the
HMMBw C-Wmm
sensations
nts sit on the Russell House Patio Tuesday, offer
the sweet treats.
dates duel <
g, safety di
ce of flyers she "
mittee last yea:
itroversy ^Sss
Vandal-proo
proved, she saic
secure with sun
have come on the eve of the ditional patrols
Sections. Helton agreet
se of signs hung in Carolina are screwed up,
istration and Gambrell about important to p
Soviet studies senior Marie- than to employ
lg her American citizenship. Helton said p
lors. I think it's a violation of ding officers t
s qualified to be student body patrolling the
Whoever put those signs up is crime," he said
id I think it is very petty," Money was a
Helton said h
y had nothing to do with the keeping costs d<
a $7 fee incre
t the deal is," political science toward the re
"I think we should all run Union.
Smith said st
asitive in my campaign, and 1 their own beha
rs to remain totally positive," meone else do i
ting junior. "We should do
mes Smith could not be reach- different that n
perience in wor
a wide range of issues at a any fee increase
n at the Russell House patio. "Renovating
;sed by all candidates. students, but to
spend too much time looking man's budget."
t enough protecting students. generate its owr
up," Smith said. Ramsdale an;
im concerned about this camtdcasting
junior said the bigi
was the increasing tuition.
push new
iutes, ac- gress, NBC News reported.
ress. Budget Director Richard Darmar
a \inc \M 1? i- - u i* .1
isii wan iuiu i>d^ lviunuay ne oeneves in<
esidence budget is fair and should be acceptec
yn, D.C. by Congress, but some Democrat:
believe they have been taken for ?
his time ride by what they say is the presivith
the dent's vague proposal,
is 1990 Democrats are not only upset with
iespread the lack of details, which include $11
in Con- billion in unspecified cuts, but alsc
banquet
guest speaker is one of the most popular blac
men in America."
There were about 60 people in attendant
and Flake said the turnout was large compare
with other college campuses.
Nelson Rivers, executive secretary of th
South Carolina Conference, said black respor
sibility is not as strong as in the past.
"Any generation that does not struggl
breaks the chain. Struggle is our brother,
Rivers said.
The following awards were given: the Eri
Miller award presented to Delta Sigma Theta
the greek organization with the largest NAAC1
membership.
The Modjeska Simkins award was presents
to USC Student Government President Jame
Franklin in recognition of his strong campu
and community involvement.
\. Sii} ii|p
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ing samples of Nutrasweet products to passers-b:
)n patio;
iscussed
id improving campus safety was a priority,
the formation of a permanent safety comr,
$200,000 had been spent on improving
would be distributed showing the safest
place to place on campus,
f call boxes have been proposed and api.
She said the garages could be made more
'eillance cameras, an office in each and ad
i with Smith. "When he said our priorities
he was right on," Helton said. It is more
rotect the lives and property of students
University Police in ticketing cars, he said,
larking security should be improved by ad0
the force. "If someone sees officers
garages, they're less likely to commit a
lso an issue.
le'd like to hire a lobbyist to work toward
)wn for students and that he would prefer
ase rather than the proposed $12 to go
novation of Russell House University
udents should pull together and lobby on
If rather than spend money to have sot.
"They are our concerns," Smith said,
the job ourselves. I'm offering something
one of the other candidates offer ? exking
with the Legislature." He opposed
Russell House shouldn't be a cost to
the administration. Take it out of HolderHe
also said Student Government should
1 funds.
>wered a question about the S.G. presiSee
DEBATE page 2
budeet
believe the budget is loaded with
1 tricks, Tenn. Democrat James Sasser
; said in an interview with the network.
1 One example is the president's plan
> for "freezes" in military and social
t spending. According to his proposal,
"military cuts" means the amount of
money going to the military would
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