Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ^ Impulse Ride brings its I Gamecocks up Metro record to 4-41 does it take to screw in a light bulb?" I sound to Columbia * ? TNT, rock critics tonight. ^ee ^Ports' Pa^e ^ See "Ear Candy," page 3 See Features, page 3 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Fridciy Volume 81, No. 65 University of South Carolina February 17, 1989 Sheridan says t he won't take iH USC position | wm By KEVIN ADAMS Sports editor N.C. State head football coach Dick Sheridan took himself out of fl consideration for the USC head coaching job Thursday afternoon at Hj a press conference in Raleigh. Sheridan, a USC graduate, denied |||r that university officials ever ottered him the job and said that he was only one of several candidates"South Carolina is considering a number of people, and I was just one of several under consideration," he said. "To save their time and efforts, iMF f I felt that this was the right time to make a statement and take myself J out of consideration." In December, Sheridan turned down an offer from the University of Georgia to replace the retiring Vince Dooley, but said Monday his decision to take himself out of consideration at USC was "more difficult than Georgia," because of USC being his alma mat^r and because of his roots in the Columbia area. Sheridan was named Furman head coach after the 1977 season and led the Paladins to a 69-23-2 record in seven years before accepting the head Finam job at N.C. State. jacket of Student h By KELLY C. THOMAS Assistant news editor c A 6.3 percent increase in single student r housing fees will take effect next fall, causing residence hall prices to rise $35 to $50 per semester. A proposal for the increase was passed Thursday by the USC Board of Trustees after having been passed by the subcommittee of the Board last week. "We tried to keep it (the increase) as low as possible," Senior Vice President of Business Affairs Richard Wertz said, adding that Clemson University's housing fees will be raised 7.2 percent next fall. Senate rejects election reforr By KRIS TAYLOR Staff writer A Student Government proposal calling for procedure improvements failed to pass at the Senate meeting Wednesday on the grounds that "campaign ploy." Senator Paul Fulmer, of District 5 (Humaniti posed the bill on behalf of Lorri Shealy, one of hi tuents and a candidate for Student Government pi The bill called for a joint effort by the judicial < tee and the election commission to improve elect cedures. It suggested ways to encourage stud< ticipation such as a longer voting period and an in voting places. Discussion of the bill centered on its intent. W two weeks remaining in the term of this Senate senators felt the proposal was merely a campaign attract attention to Shealy. One senator explained that even if the proposal it would not affect next year's Senate. Th numerous senators felt the proposal on the eve of tion was merely a political tactic. Fulmer denied accusations and said he was representing the wishes of one of his constitute that the intent was to allow the two commis: observe this year's election so as to have suggest improvements next year. In other Senate business, USC President James man attended the meetine to address issues of coi Holderman refused comment on a new footbt or on a commencement speaker. He did reiterate pose of using "The USC." "It is very simple," Holderman said. "What w< do with 'The USC' was to symbolize the nine system, and it is catching on." Holderman also addressed the parking situatioi natives for the future include a parking facility junction with the new journalism building, as v university attempt to purchase the Gibbe's land near the coliseum. In committee reports, Athletic Chairperson 1 Grier reported that only 25 of the 70 tickets for th Conference Basketball tournament were picked ui tery winners. The alternative list was checked Tuesday, and ing tickets will go on sale at the box office N Tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve bas each. In old business, Vice President Andy William letter to tne senate trom Dennis rruitt, vice pres student affairs. Pruitt was "perplexed" at the ! decision to not pass the $12 activity fee increase. Pruitt, in his letter, suggested a Senate comm formed to review the budget and come up wit alternatives. The issue was removed from the agenda at the E Trustees' meeting Wednesday, and may be reint at the board meeting in April, Holderman said. gm m 4 i||iillii||||i|li)i I I - t % II 1 K^l ^ m MA- '.if%| V- ^ % ^ii ii ^^^WBh^i -^ > H . ^HH|r :e sophomore Britt Seibert, candidate for St ' international relations sophomore Chuck D ousing ft "The good thing is to know that our in:rease falls below average for increases in the egion," he said. The revenue created by the increase will be ised in two areas of residence hall naintenance, Wertz said. The price of greater security will consume ust under half of the increase, covering the :osts of additional desk attendants and pcciai sccuiuy IUI uiLa55iuii5 causing 111511 raffic levels in the dormitories, Wertz said. Executive Vice President of Business and 7inance Pete Denton said the coordination of he effort of security in conjunction with the Jniversity Police will take an additional llp: ' election Student it was a A Hi a t<m ^iirJ \1 v' es) pro- ^^^HIHk m s constiesident. :ommit- \ *aik * Hk agmL ion pro- ^B| . ;nt par- ^^^HRk increase 'w1' Ak * \ ith only ^ \ , fellow ||^M||B|||||k, Mk \ ploy to W?% \ did pass ^ ^ the elec uici ciy 'HI ;nts and iions to % ions for f Holderncern. ill coach the to -campus n. Alterin con as Berkeley le Metro p by lot- IH remainMonday, is at $40 Ik s read a ident of be h other loard of President George Bush talks roduced budget proposal. mm^ wti TRACY HO\ udent Government treasurer, places a campaign s en ton. jes to inci substantial portion of the increase. The remaining portion of the fee increase will be used for inflationary items such as supplies and operating costs, Wertz said. He said utilities for residence halls might increase as much as 5 percent, and supplies (paper, cleaners, etc. . . ) as much as 6 percent. "It's not unreasonable to expect that the rates will change with changes in inflation," Denton said. "Costs of utilities and things go up, and we need to keep up with that." Married student housing will also be affected, but will suffer only a 3.5 percent increase. I j^i,:. ^ - mi Ik^A,.::.^- ,yA^j 5{jf TEDDY LEi Wednesday to the S.C. General Assembly aboi Sign coi ' m. delays v JBsjL By JOHN MILLS III Administration reporter g^^jjijil Ballot counting in the Stude Government elections was delayi .A. !>J4 Thursday because of a protest fill against S.G. presidential Candida , if|| Lorri Shealy. Offical results will be posted in tl S.G. office window later today. Political science freshman Bun Sanchez, a senator in the applied pr fessional sciences district, filed cor plaints about two signs posted ne the coliseum voting area on electic day. She said she filed the protests wi the Student Election Committe because she works on the Stude Judiciary Committee. "I saw the candidate put a sign i within 50 feet of election polls," si said. Shealy said she took down the sij after being confronted by Sanche "I had no idea the sign was within feet," she said. Shealy said the sij WF was up for about 20 seconds. The election committee had tv concerns, said Election Comm wie/The Gamecock sioner Garry Malphrus. ticker on the Their first concern was whether not sneaiy Knowingly piacea sig ease at les "The reason the married student housing at increase is lower than that of single students is because married housing doesn't require the increase of security and desk coverage," Den- in ton said. d< Wertz said another factor contributing to th the increase was a jump in the cost of living in to South Carolina. a "If the state says the cost of living will in- lb crease, that entitles state employees to the amount of the increase," he said. "University employees are state employees, but they ag receive no money from the state. Therefore, the money has to be obtained through in- th creases in student fees. There's really no w^y wj IPresiden expresse asks for By CARYN CRABB and MAI nr a ncAM Staff writers Many students gathered downtown street corners and tried make their way through White Hoi security to witness Wednesda; presidential visit to Columbia. One USC student managed to m< the guest of honor personally. Junior political science major E. Cousar was one of eight people w g greeted President George Bush in t governor's office immediate following Bush's address to a joi session of South Carolina's Genei Assembly. Cousar, state chairman of Colle Republicans, received a phone c from Lee Atwater's office Tuesd night inviting him to meet with t president during his Columbia visi Cousar was escorted to the St< Mk, House Wednesday morning with / Hp water, and they were ushered Hi* reserved seats in the gallery of t House chamber. After the speec they were taken to the governor's c fice to await the president's arriva ^^^H "It was a real emotional time -igH Cousar said. "I never thought 1 HM||j really meet the president. 1 figur something, but I never thought I After Bush touched down at t Columbia Metropolitan Airpc around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 1 entourage was greeted en route to t State House by scattered crowds ai Secret Servicemen, who were post HHHMMjHajli at every corner and atop eve building within eyeshot of the stc Capitol. ~ USC students involved with t campus environmental organizati* Greenpeace were among the fii HHf students to catch a glimpse of t pp ne gamecock president as he entered the city limi it his national They were posted at the corner Gervais and Assembly streets wi ntroversy ote count within 50 feet of the voting area. Malphrus said the sign was placed nt around the corner and was not in ed direct line of the polls. ed "We don't think she intended elecite tion fraud," Malphrus said. Another sign that was posted on a he door was outside of the restricted area, he said, but when the door was ni opened, the sign appeared within 50 o- feet of the polls. The security guard n- removed that sign within 30 minutes, ar Malphrus said. ?n The second concern, he said, was about the election and security staff, th Malphrus said the security guard's :e, job is to make sure the sign stay out nt of the 50-foot area. The guard periodically made rounds of the area jp and removed signs that'were closer he than 50 feet, he said. The committee found no in?n competence on the part of Shealy or z. the security guard, he said, and the 50 ballot counters began the process of gn counting the estimated 3,000 votes at about 8:50 p.m. vo The counting process, which was is- scheduled to begin at about 6 p.m., was delayed for about two hours or because of the grievance hearing, ns S.G. Adviser Woody Carothers said. ist $35 ound it," Wertz said. Student reaction to the increase is negative. Math freshman Kristin Bjorn said the fee crease would be a hardship for her. "1 an't like it," she said. "It's just more money lat I have to come up with to live. I'll have > work more over the summer to live on impus. I'm working two jobs now just to ve here." Humanities senior Kenneth Shields Jr. ;reed. "I think it's a joke," he said. "I've been at e university for a while, and I'm tired of the ay they nickel and dime you to death." it Bush s thanks, support IY signs encouraging the cleanup of the Savannah River Plant. Helen Hutson, one of the students at involved with the Greenpeace to demonstration, said the objective of lse the group's presence at the State y's House was to serve as a reminder that South Carolina is burdened with an ;et aging nuclear facility. Bush indicated in his speech that J. he had noticed the participation of ho students in the day's activities, he The president expressed apprecia:ly tion at seeing "the school kids and int others out there really demonstrating ral a respect for the institution of the presidency." :ge Bush came to Columbia to proall mote support for his $1.16 trillion ay budget and to say thanks to Gov. he Carroll Campbell, Atwater and the t. state for supporting him in the elecite tion process. it- Bush's message also stressed a to spirit of bipartisanship which was he received well bv manv of the senators :h, and representatives. )f- "It was a conciliatory speech. We 1. all got to work together. I think he's setting priorities like he should with 'd his no new taxes," Sen. James Waded dell, D-Beaufort, said. "I think his or emphasis on drugs and particularly !'d the Head Start Program is a good sign. The youth are the future of this he country, and they are the ones we >rt have to protect." lis Education graduate Sylvester he Williams watched Bush's speech on nd television. "I think it was very ed positive. He commended South :ry Carolina for being a model for all ite America. I also like his stand on no more taxes," Williams said, he Government and international on studies professor Raymond Moore rst listened to Bush's speech over the he radio. He described Bush's visit as a ts. token appearance. "It was tailored of very well to the local audience," th Moore said.