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Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Monday
Volume 81, No. 69 University of South Carolina February 27, 1989
Rams
By MARY PEARSON
News editor
The snow and ice didn't keep more
than 1,500 students from voting in
the Student Government runoff elec
uons l hursday.
They elected Soviet studies senior
Marie-Louise Ramsdale as president
and political science sophomore John
Leary as vice president.
Ramsdale beat out her opponent,
broadcasting/political science junior
Lorri Shealy, by 239 votes. Vice
presidential candidate Todd Weiss
lost to Leary by a vote of 637 to 813.
"I think the turnout was pretty
good when you think about how bad
the weather got toward the end of the
day. Offices and classes were even
closed by 3:30, and there were still
people showing up at the polls to
vote," S.G. Election Commissioner
Garry Malphrus said.
He said the runoff election was not
postponed because the S.G. election
codes do not have any provisions to
Local Mo
oppose ki
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By RON BAKER
Staff writer
The Moslem students at USC are
type who have driven author Salman
The general reaction of Islamic st
book, The Satanic Verses, is appreci
than the violent outcries in the Middl
order by Ayatollah Khomeini on Ru:
Biology senior Asif Kidwai, vice
Moslem Students Association, said "1
opinions may be stretching Islamic k
While Kidwai said he is not sure of
point of view on the execution of "bl
that "if this judgment is actually a
faith, the Ayatollah ought not even o
reward for killing Rushdie."
Moslems are not paid for praying
Islamic law prescribes, Kidwai said.
Asima Mahdi, another member of
munity, said she doesn't think trying
help the situation.
Other students agreed. Mohamed
"punishment overseas is a complicai
Britain's laws on such issues are obvi
Islamic law.
There should be an intergovernme
issues like this prompted by "some s
ween Britain and Iran over this issue
While these students aren't as mili
their reactions to the novel, all cor
were critical of the work. "This is a t
good for people to realize that the bo
tation of the prophet's life," Madhi
Most students were hesitant to corr
content because its unavailability 1
reading it, but responses to charges t
suited Mohammed, his wives and Is
negative.
Mahdi believes that Rushdie, in >
Verses, is just "trying to vent his reli
"Rushdie could only do this'for th
student who wished to remain anonyn
added that he has not yet read the bo<
remark conclusively on it.
Kidwai, on the other hand, has reac
"extensive notes" on it, he said.
"The book contains a lot of offe
said. He is concerned that uninform
See AI
Carolin
By D. R. HAYNES
Staff writer
Editor's note: This is the second ha(
of a six-part series on Black History
six will deal with the Orangeburg mass
run in Wednesday's paper.
The attention, the media and the
being a black student trying to enroll ii
institution is what James Solomon Jr
first black students to attend U5
encounter.
Solomon enrolled in the mathem;
ment and was the only black enr
graduate program at USC at the time
Since desegregation of schools
created turmoil on campuses nation-v
arrangements were made by South (
USC to insure a trouble-free registrat
On the first day, the three black stu
the office of attorney Mathew Perry, 1
federal judge. From there a police esco
to the campus. Then they were all tak
ministration building and quickly
Solomon said.
"As I recall 1 was registered by the
graduate school in his office," Solom
dale, L
allow a postponement for bad
weather.
"The election codes clearly state
when elections are to be held. The
main election has to be held three
Thursdays prior to spring break, and
runoffs have to be held the following
Thursday," Malphrus said.
The S.G. Election Commission
had discussed postponing the runoff
Thursday morning, but decided
against it, he said.
"The candidates were not in favor
of postponing the runoff because
they wanted to get it over with
anyway. We decided not to because it
would have cost us a lot of extra
money," he said. "We would have
had to pay the poll workers for comI
ing in that morning, and have to ba<
' come up with more money to pay tio
them next Thursday." '
loc
Malphrus said the commission hel
i might suggest an amendment to the po;
election codes to include guidelines if
slems j '
lling
ishdie
apparently not the
Rushdie into hiding.
udents to Rushdie's
ably more moderate
e East and the death
shdie.
president of USC's
Khomeini's personal
tw."
the Koran's precise
asphemers," he said 1||
part of the Moslem 1
ffer a single dime of
five times a day as
USC's Islamic comto
kill Rushdie will
El-Komi noted that F
ted issue," and that '
ously different from
ntal agreement over
,ort of dialogue betEl-Komi
said,
lant as Khomeini in
nments by students
ree country, but it's
ok is a misrepresen- V
said. *
lment on the book's
tas prevented their
hat Rushdie has
lam as a whole are h
writing The Satanic
igious frustations."
e notoriety," said a
nous, but he quickly Mk ' *AMm
ok and is hesitant to
f m
1 the book and made
nsive material," he K
ied Westerners may Menitha Henrihand p
gOSpej chQjr Sunday i
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first I
registration took only a few rr
Following the registration,
/ oj part Jive was held, which Solomor
Month. Part "Students who register don't
acre and will conferences after they register
Other precautions taken we
hardships of USC's security for the stude
l an all-white During the summer an iron fe
one of the high was constructed around
SC, had to called that our fence," he said
"I had some anxieties. T1
atics depart- anyone would have then in an
oiled in the you are the only one of a give
said.
at the time "I had the anxiety any gradu
vide , special said. Graduate work is deman
Carolina and was an incentive, Solomon sai
ion. Solomon, now 58, said he h
idents met at from a lot of people in the
who is now a Wyman Williams, then chaii
?rt took them department, was very suppori
en to the ad- Williams also helped Solomon
registered, tional Science Faculty Fellow i
graduate school. This distil
dean of the Solomon get a fellowship in tl
on said. The Foundation. As a result, he wa
eary win to
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RAMSDALE 121 72 132 23
SHEALY 88 85 84 17
VICE PRESIDENT
WEISS 92 64 116 17
LEARY 115 77 90 22
i weather interferes with the elec- only problem that the commissioi
ns again. had to deal with Thursday, Malphru
'That is something we have to said.
>k at, especially since elections are Attorney General Kelvin Strobli
d in February when snow is a was sick and unable to be present fo
ssibility," Malphrus said. the vote count. Because of the elec
rhe weather, however, was not the tion codes, the count could not b(
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irepares to sing her part during a performance of the Touch of Faith
n the Russell House Ballroom. The choir is well known for its
}lack student r
linutes, he said. time and receive a rewarding amount of money.
a news conference He aian t have to do that, Solomon said.
1 found unusual. Mainly because he was a graduate student and ii
usually hold press a different environment, Solomon didn't en
," Solomon said. counter as many hardships as his undergraduat
re the beefing up of cohorts did. "I must truthfully say that I had n<
nts, Solomon said. real problems," he said.
nee about three feet Robert Anderson, another black USC student
the campus. "We received a different treatment because he was in ;
1. different situation, Solomon said,
tie kind of anxiety "I was in a very closed environment. 1 didn't d<
environment where anything but study, go to class, go to the librar;
n group," Solomon and go home," Solomon said. "Graduate
students, as a rule, are more mature."
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aie siuueiu nab, ne rvuueisun uveu on campus, wnicn was aiiieren
iding and the desire compared to Solomon. The Clark College transfe
d. student had recently lost his father and was tryinj
ad a warm welcome to get closer to home.
math department. Solomon recalls an event when he and Andersor
rman of the math were on their way to the Russell House for lunch
:ive, Solomon said. and an unidentified person yelled from a dormitorj
in becoming a Na- window, "I didn't know your brother was ?
n his second year of monkey."
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1 started until either Stroble was better
s or until President James Holderman
appointed an acting attorney general.
s "We were considering postponing
r the count until Monday, but President
Holderman offered to appoint
2 an acting attorney general. The canPower
lint
causes out
Woodrow without
heat for 17 hours
By TODD CHRISTENSEN
Staff writer
Woodrow residence hall was
without power for 17 hours this past
weekend after a power cable exploded
late Friday night.
A larger section of campus from
The Horseshoe to Capstone, called
Circuit I, was without power for
about one hour and 40 minutes,
Energy Distribution Manager Bob
MacNaughton said.
The power went out at 10:58 p.m.
Friday and was restored to all
buildings except Woodrow by 12:40
a.m. Saturday.
Woodrow is connected to Circuit I
by way of a conduit running
underground from Currell College.
A high-voltage feeder cable exploded
within this conduit, and the awkward
location of the damage added to the
lengthy repair time, MacNaughton
said.
"We had a similar explosion a couple
of months ago on McBryde
Quad," MacNaughton said. "This
one is more of a problem because it's
harder to get to. McBryde's occurred
in a manhole, and this was in a
conduit."
Replacing the damaged power feed
involved cutting four sections of
cable, each 270 feet long. Three of
the cables were 8320-volt feeder
cables and the other was a common,
or ground cable.
The cables came loose during the
nrsi aiiempi ai repiacemeni, ana rerunning
the cables added several
hours to the repair time.
Power was restored to Woodrow
at 3:55 p.m. Saturday.
In an attempt to aid disabled
students in Woodrow's Transitional
Living Center, two extension cords
were run from Currell College so that
electric heaters could be used.
However, TLC resident Jimmy
ecalls hi
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didates wanted to go ahead and begin
the count, so we accepted," he said.
Holderman appointed Evan
Smoak as acting attorney general.
"I believe Student Government
has a very good year ahead of them,"
Ramsdale said. "We have a lot of
plans we are looking forward toward
implementing. 1 think it is an honor
to serve as the president of the student
body."
Shealy said the snow did hurt her
campaign. "We had a hard time turning
out the people because of the
weather."
Shealy also said this year's S.G.
election was one of the dirtiest she
had ever seen.
"1 have been in involved with a lot
of campaigns," she said. "There is
no worse feeling than being the subject
of untrue rumors. It has left a
bad taste in my mouth. 1 will run
again for some government capacity
because 1 believe in governmental
service for the people and not
politics."
1
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age Friday
Donald said the problem didn't just
involve hfeat.
"I had 5 blankets on my bed and
clothes on, but there were more problems.
We didn't have any power to
recharge the chairs, and I had an 8:00
a.m. class. They had to push me to
class and take the battery charger so 1
could charge up in class," Donald
said. "Also, the call buttons we use if
we need a nurse won't work without
power."
Amidst the complaints, most
residents understood the lengthy
repair time and did not blame the
repairmen for delays.
Woodrow Residence Adviser
Deidre Harris said she was pleased
with the effort of the maintenance
staff.
However, some residents were less
than pleased with university efforts
to relieve their discomfort. Although
TLC received temporary heat, other
residents were forced to cope with
room temperatures occasionally
iuwci man i ne winter temperatures
outside.
Matthew Washburn, a sophomore
finance major, said that USC should
have taken more action to help
Woodrow residents.
"1 think USC should have put us
up somewhere," Washburn said.
"Or a generator should have been set
up so we could have some heat,
especially the handicapped students
downstairs."
Engineering senior Ted Moore
agreed with Washburn. "A generator
should have been set up as soon as
they knew what the damage was and
that it would take a while to fix. The
only thing that got warm in our room
was the refrigerator," Moore said.
Repair supervisor Cecil Sheppard
said the damage was discovered
around 12:30 a.m., but the original
repair estimates did 'not warrant
generators. If replacing the cables
had not restored power, generators
would have been used, he said.
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