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*& * e. Comedian Martv Put7 "I think about sex a lot. I think most '1^ brings his many props to Men pkk ITO COnferdlCe T02id Win - Chuck Deanf & japry the Golden Spur Tuesday. columnist -|Pl^ See Features, page 4 ?ee Sports, pa?e 7 ^ee "Random Patterns," page 4 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday Volume 81,^No. 66 University of South Carolina February 20, 1989 gLILX/H Chairmar for finan By ROBERT D. THOMAS Staff writer The financing method USC wants to use to build a new journalism facility is too costly, the chairman of the state's House Ways and Means subcommittee on higher education said. Herbert Kirsh, D-York, favors the bond issue method and said the lease-purchase finance method USC wants to use to build the $14 million facility wouldxost more in the long run. "We are not going to approve it in our report to the House Ways and Means committee," Kirsh said. Through the lease-purchase method, a private individual or company pays for construction, and USC leases the building for 10 to 30 years. The facility can be purchased at the end of the lease for a nominal amount. Officials expect low Student ( By MARY PEARSON News editor About 2,500 students voted during the Student Go ment elections Feb. 16, and election officials said the expecting a lower turnout at the runoff elec Thursday. No candidate in the presidential or vice-preside races received a majority vote, forcing a runoff bet the top two candidates for those offices. Presidential candidates Soviet studies senior M Louise Ramsdale and broadcasting/ political sci junior Lorri Shealy will compete in the runoff. Ramsdale received 927 votes, and Shealy received votes. Political science sophomore John Leary and undeel sophomore Todd Weiss will compete for the office of president. Leary received 888 votes, and Weiss received 754 vi USC might By KELLEY MCDONALD said it woul Staff writer problem ne The Gibbes' property across from ministration the coliseum may become a new USC near the cen parking lot if a proposal to purchase "One of the land for about $1.8 million is ac- overflow w cepted by the Board of Trustees. Koger event State funds would cover the cost of Parking ( the five-acre lot, currently being sold sha Hough by Gibbes Volkswagen/Mazda would be a , dealership at the corner of Blossom "Judging and Assembly, said Dave Rinker of in the lot i Facilities Planning. parking th "It has the potential for several alleviate tf proposed uses," Rinker said. "We Hough said have just suggested that one of the could get tw major purposes for that property will that are in be parking spaces. We are presently lot. That wc locked in without being able to ac- spaces conct quire more property on this campus. accommodai The Gibbes property is available and In order mmediately adjacent to the and safety, :ampus." system woul Althonoh thp lot r^onlrl nmuizlo ? i l.l..vub.. ?..?w vv/wiw piUVIUV. 1 1 icy 111< nany more parking spaces, Rinker shuttle systei Morrison to be replaced ! Search contir By KEVIN ADAMS Sports editor USC is continuing its search for a head football coach, and university officials have said they hope to name a replacement for the late Joe Morrison within the next week or so. Morrison died of a heart attack Feb. 5. After N.C. State head coach Dick Sheridan turned down an offer to coach at his alma mater late Thursday afternoon, USC has turned to another alumnus ? Furman head coach Jimmy Satterfield, who led the Paladins to the NCAA Division 1-AA , ~ lllfii [fp i questions cing new b "I don't think the lease-purchase method is the way to build a building," Kirsh said. "It is not fair to let one group use the lease-purchase agreement and not to let others. "The private developers build the building and in turn gain profits and a tax break," he said. State Treasurer Grady Patterson said such agreements can cost up to 65 percent more than a bond issue. If the lease-purchase plan was not approved by the committee, it could be a setback for the building, said College of Journalism Dean Joseph Shoquist. "We intend to continue to pursue this possibility, and it deserves careful study," Shoquist said. t If approved, the journalism facility would be the third major USC construction project to use the lease-purchase method. The Koger Center for voter turnout Thursc Government Psychology sophomore Debra Gladstone treasurer's position. Gladstone received 1,246 \ vern- her opponent, finance sophomore Britt Seibert y are 1,030 votes. tions "1 think everything went well, better than 1< said Garry Malphrus, a political science senio :ntial S.G. elections commissioner. "We only had to ween one minor problem before we could start countii got it solved and started counting after that a arie- possible." ience A protest had been filed against Shealy for ha posted too near the coliseum voting area on ele< 1 600 The Student Judiciary Committee found competence on the part of Shealy, and coui lared begun. The 1988 S.G. elections had been ruled ir yjce ?___________________ otes. See ELECTION acquire new Id not solve the parking cern is that the system shou xt to the Business Ad- from parking lots to the intt building and other areas pus. We're trying to fix the _ ? _r _ _ _. _ j?i: c ler 01 campus. mar 11 wouiun i ueuver iror the larger needs is for dorm." ith major coliseum and Hough said that tak s," he said. measure would enable t Committee member Mar- tlecocks to be more reli said acquiring the lot reduce the time between stui great asset. ups. from the number of cars "Right now there's no se tow, if we put student for the Shuttlecock," < ere it would greatly "They should be picking le parking problem," five to seven minutes to ge . "I'm pretty sure we to class on time." ice the amount of spaces Hough was unsure how the Bates West parking would react to the distance >uld be a vast number of from the interior campus, mtrated in an area easily "It's a question of whe ted by the Shuttlecock." want parking spaces or whi to promote convenience want to deal with the tick Hough said the shuttle said. "If they know the si d have to be revised. be on time and run late e ly have to re-route the night, I don't think they sh< m," she said. "The con- plain. Other colleges hav< soon wes for new championship this past season. Satterfield's three- ] year record at Furman is 27-9-2. I Satterfield, who reportedly has the support of 1 powerful members on the Board of Trustees and within the administration, met with USC President James Holderman, Athletic Director King Dixon and Associate Athletic Director Art Baker Saturday afternoon to look over the school's facilities and discuss the job. USC will also hold interviews this week with current Gamecock assistant coach Joe Lee Dunn and current head coaches George Chaump of Marshall, ; method uilding he Arts and the Swearingen Engineering Center vere also financed by this method. "Lease-purchase financing would enable us to mild the building in a relatively short period of ime," Shoquist said. "If we use the convenional bond financing it would be a good many /ears until we could break ground because of the )acklog of projects." Shoquist did say the lease-purchase financing vould cost more than bond financing method, idding that the latter would cause a delay in staring construction and consequently would cost nore because of inflation-. There is a definite need to have the new facility milt soon, Shoquist said. See SCHOOL page 2 iay ; to hold r won the /otes, and President . , 13.01 ^^ecewed 1 25.82% page 2 parking lot lrl hp iiQprl tu,n milpc frnm ramnnc anH talfp tho jriorcam- public bus from there." system so Rinker said he believes the pron dorm to posal will be passed and hopes the students will respond positively. ;ing this "It is partly for them," he said, he Shut- "I'm not presenting this purely as a able and reason for more parking space. There dent pick- are other things that could be done with it as well, t schedule "It is now an auto repair shop and ?he said. has large warehouse capabilities as up every well," he said. "This would involve t students not only university vehicles, but Shuttlecocks that need ' students maintenance." of the lot Another suggestion has been to use v :ther they the space for a student activity area, sther they such as a ballfield, Rinker said. n 4 4i u 1:1. - -1- - om 1 xis, sue 1 wuuiu ukc 10 see me vjiooes luttle will property serve immediate needs and tnough at long-range future needs of the Duld com- university," he said, "whatever they ; parking may be." head coach Fisher DeBerry of Air Force, Mike Gottfried of Pittsburgh and Sparky Woods of Appalachian State. The leading candidates are assumed to be Satterfield and DeBerry, a Cheraw native. Both have reputations of being tough disciplinarians and being concerned about academics. DeBerry has a five-year record of 40-21 at the Air Force Academy and was named National Coach of the Year by the Walter Camp Foundation after he led the Falcons to a 12-1 record in 1985. use pr gets top By LUCY SOTO Staff writer The graduate international business programs at USC ranked No. 1 in the nation in a study done by a former president of the Academy of International Business. Lee Nehrt conducted the study and rated several schools on criteria such as admissions, student and faculty retention, number of courses, strength of curriculum, publications of. faculty and placement records of graduates, said Jeff Arpan, international business program director at USC. USC's graduate international business programs had been ranked second in the nation in two previous opinion surveys conducted by the Academy of International Business, Arpan said. Nehrt collected information from all schools ranked in the top 10 in those surveys. USC ranked ahead of programs offered by George Washington University, Indiana University, Georgia State University, New York University and the American Graduate School of International Management, or Thunderbird, in Phoenix, Ariz. USC President James Holderman t AIH tKa D /AO r/J r*f ~ ?-? iwiu luv uuaiu \j 1 1 i umccs uuiing a meeting Thursday that he was excited about the recognition and that it reflected well not only for the international business or other business programs, but all the other programs involved in the business curriculum. He cited examples such as the unoff e Vice Preslder 9% J.Smith H L. Shealy Ml. Ramsdale t m : !1 mii I > Jt ^ ^ ^ >SVV :: : : * " : Blaze destroys apartmei Fire engulfed this apartment buildinj Friday morning. The fire left 14 USC ogram ranking language department, said Debra Alien 01 university Relations. Arpan said the rating will reflect on the entire university. "The key factor is not just the program you're in, but the recognition of the university as a whole," he said. "When an area of the university is recognized for whatever reason, nationally or internationally, it has an umbrella effect over all the university. All students and faculty will benefit from this rating." He said the rating will help the business department attract top faculty and place graduates in good jobs. Arpan attributes the success of the program to four areas. "First and most important is the curriculum design. We require all our students to learn a second language and have a meaningful overseas experence. There's a real recognition between academics and the business community that this is what an international business program should be." The other three areas are the diversity and quality of the faculty, the quality of students the international business school attracts and the placement success of the graduates, Arpan said. Michael Mopju, who entered the Masters in International Business program in the summer of 1987, said one of the reasons he chose USC over the program in Arizona was the internship. bee page 2 lections it ?S?^/ J. Koger B T. Weiss 33.93% H J Leary p' I" f jHHH ' #" TEDDY LEPP/The Gamecock nts i at 828 Gregg St. behind Capstone students homeless.