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The editor of Working ^ ^ - ,, 1 . J 7 hope a camPus'wide P?licy ?fno PI ruTc^bouT'womentn Softball tourney may be postponed -=JW The Cuttins Edae " See Sports, page 8 to ? role of surrogate father. " v^uiiing Luge. James Carter, guest columnist See Features, page 5 See "Fair," page 3 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Friday Volume 81, No. 74 University of South Carolina March 24, 1989 New visit: By MARY PEARSON News writer A new visitation policy was approved by administrative action and will eo into effect next fall. USC President James Holderman said. The policy is a result of a report by the USC Ecology Committee issued earlier this month. The report was presented at a meeting of the Board of Trustees Executive Committee Thursday. The new policy is not finalized, Holderman said. Some modification in the policy might be made by the administration with input from the Board of Trustees and the Office of Student Affairs. A main opponent to the policy, Board member Rep. Mike Fair, R-Greenville, said he agreed more than disagreed with the Ecology Committee's report. The report, however, had one element that he disagreed with ? opposite-sex visitation. "By virtue of what the state did last year with sex education, the mandate was to strongly urge students to abstain from sex before marriage. The policy of USC regarding overnight visitation is unintentionally a tacit approval of sexual activity before marriage," Fair said. Fair also pointed out that no other state colleges or universities allow overnight visitation. Fair's" statement was misleading, said Dennis Pruitt, vice president of Student Affairs. "How many institutions manage and control that overnigh: visitation the way we do? We are one of few that manage auu euninji viMiauun anu inaKe an nonesi statement that* it exists," Pruitt said. Fair said the issue should remain an administrative one with final policy decisions made and implemented by Holderman. The Ecology Committee's report included several proposals that would make visitation policies in some areas more stringent, but still give students more residence hall visitation options. The new policy will allow students to choose from four visitation categories, ranging from no overnight visitation by opposite sex to apartment-style access, depending on the residence hall. Burney and Douglas residence halls would be set outside as freshmen halls where no opposite-sex visitation will be allowed beyond the lobby areas. Opposite-se^ visitation will be allowed in other dorms, but restricted to certain hours. Overnight visitation will only be allowed in suite-style and apartment residence halls such as Bates West, ColumSee VISIT page 2 IBM appro; By LYNN GIBSON Staff writer USC will become the only university in the Southeast to have a research partnership with IBM Corp. if a proposal to purchase a supercomputer is accepted by the state Legislature. USC would also join Cornell University and the I Ini\/Arcit\t r\f I ItoVl OC tlio rvnKr iinii;arrifiar in fUa I Inif^^l w HIT VI oil J vri W mil CIO 111W V/111J U11I Vll 31UW3 III Lilt Ullll^U States that IBM collaborates with in research projects. A supercomputer is faster than regular computers and capable of handling more data. Last fall, IBM offered to sell USC an IBM 3090-600S, "the largest computer they make," for $14 million, compared to the computer's actual selling price of $26.5 Miller sends for sexist ad\ From staff reports For the second time in two months, a major beer company has gotten into trouble with the student press. This time, Miller Brewer Co. of Milwaukee has sent letters of apology to the editors of 55 college papers apologizing for a "sexist"'spring break advertising supplement that Miller officials said was meant to be a satire. "We blew it," the company wrote in its apology for the supplement, Beachin' Times. The four-color, 16-page advertisement was laced with references to women as "babes" and suggestions for luring women to bed ("swallow her car keys"). It also implored students "to name something you can dunk, bump and poke. Hint ? it's not a babe. It's a volleyball." Newspapers at the University of Michigan and Marquette refused to include the supplement. Students at the University of Wisconsin proposed a boycott of Miller products. "There was not a place in 16 pages that you got the impression that men and women talk to each other without men being drunk and scamming on people," said Maggie Sarachek of the University of Pennsylvania's Women's Alliance. The staff of I he uamecocn ueciaea in January not to include the supplement. But it ran anyway two weeks later because of miscommunication between the newspaper, an advertising representative firm and the printer, said Margaret Michels, advertising manager. Michels said she called Casscommunications, the firm handling the supplement, to explain that the staff had refused to include the advertisement. Casscommunications officials said the supplement would be stopped, but it had already been sent to the printer. "We should have followed up on Cass," Michels said. Andy Bechtel, editor-in-chief of The Gamecock, said tie decided not to run the supplement after reviewing its ;ontents. "It was tacky and sexist, and it encouraged -eckless drinking," he said. Miller officials said the ad supplement has been i ation polk ||||||||M|||||||| .mi,, H y mtsM ' i * & it / m SSki I jfl jfl Hf ? USC President James Holderman addresses the executiv Board of Trustees on the visitation policy at a meeting held aches USC , million, USC Vice President for Computer Services Martin Solomon said. USC has two months to respond to the offer, he said. "This discount is one of the best I've ever heard of," Solomon said. "IBM's normal discount for universities is 20 to 25 percent, but this is more like 50 percent." IBM's interest in USC stems from the university's world-class researchers and their ability to test the limits of supercomputing, IBM's Columbia Sales and Marketing Operations Head Cary Smith said in an interview with The State newspaper. "IBM cannot do all the science that's involved in supercomputing," he said. "South Carolina provides us with various expertise we know we need." apologies VI BASIC ftU CCS SPRI/VJGTRATMIA)S O/VTH^BCAGfl. STARTS EARCd. \r?? ?GETA&AS6TAIV)... never v/OEAR even if it means SOCKS. M/SS1MGTHSFUMOF APPUEO GEOPHYSICS!!. r. ' (g) LOSE WEIGHT: ^ AVOID " LOTS OF IT. to5U?M_ rajFjwrt- m fa#* **. vl TEE <L? STUDY THE THREE Ff MUTHE V^i 0'S OF SPRING OCEAN. Nj^ p- BREAK... BEER. . UOJ BEACH ^BA6W. ^ SUNRISE V^L DO " THPlGN. COLLEGE: ' =*==? 4A ^ seeiNsioe-F giflFuiM PHftAGt?>Yoi>>vi5TMe Beep.coco7 WHICH OJAI TO, ?S(Q NEED TO KlOOWd... Trte WATtR7 WHKTS 40UR *JO?' Front cover of Beachin' Times. misunderstood, "the piece wasn't being interpreted as parody," Bev Jurkowski said. "It was a high-quality piece." Peter Herman, editor of the Marquette newspaper, disagreed. "The message was nothing but drinking," he said. "It had no value. If it was a parody, I missed it." Miller wasn't the first beer company accused of insulting students this year. In January, a group of students at Florida Atlantic University circulated a boycott petition because of an ad on the back of the campus phone book. The ad, which featured three women in Budweiser bathing suits sprawled on a towel, ran in many other publications without protest, said Mike Fleming, spokesman for Budweiser. | siuaeni reaction to I By SHERRI TILLMAN and JEFF WILSON I Staff writers Wk Student reactions have been mixed about the Wk I new visitation policy proposed by the Campus JP I Ecology Committee. English major Robin Boswell said the I changes the committee are suggesting are good in a sense. She said she feels that people who B don't want to live in a dorm with 24-hour visitaJB 1 t'on s^ou'c' have that option while others have the option of moving to a dorm with the type of policy they desire. ^ j? However, she said she feels that anything that would end visitation altogether for everyone ( would not be a good thing. Retail management major Alyce Hooper HiP said, "Stopping it (visitation) is not going to BL prevent those people who want to engage in sex from doing just that. ] "This is a place where people go to grow i socially as well as academically," Hopper said. < e committee of the "Students need to make decisions for < Thursday. themselves. This is why a majority of people 1 about supercoi Solomon said USC would get several benefits from the Feedl supercomputer, including: New YorI A Numeric Intensive Center created at USC by IBM laboratory in which IBM scientists would work with USC faculty on established the best way to use the computer systems and would be The stab available to work with other universities. computer ? Cooperation between IBM scientists and researchers he is optin in S.C. industrv that have lahc in the ctate cneh ac L""- ' V.lllWUg, Westinghouse Corp. and Michelin Tires. subcommil A $750,000 three-year grant provided by IBM that York, prof would support faculty members and graduate students, ding for I enabling them to concentrate on research while compen- ???? sating their departments for the faculty members' absence. mt ^ ji^h Math graduate student Kan Yarnall, English junior Katherine Gilber mons and English freshman Darcy Harris participate in the candleligh Africa Alliance. Free South Africa A Ilia vigil in memory of m Rv p a vi ruwi.r n .u? :?-.a.?. i^ft in h?oH ; " 111C 111V.1U(.11L 1V.11 /V/ Ul.UK YT HllV 1 StaM writer jng about 200 Others. The Free South Africa Alliance at Almost 22,000 opponents of < USC held a candlelight vigil Tuesday theid were taken into custody night in remembrance of the result of the massacre. Sharpeville massacre and to call for Emotions ran high at the an end to USC's financial ties to despite a small turnout. South Africa. Katherine Gilbert, head of In Sharpeville, South Africa, on group, read a quotation by March 21, 1960, a peaceful protest chbishop Desmond Tutu aftei march held by 20,000 men, women lighting of the candles, and children was fired upon by "Those who invest in South A P?''ce- should not think they are doing The marchers were unarmed, and favor," Gilbert quoted Tutu as :y approved Most colleges allow 01 By MARY PEARSON News editor Among universities comparable to USC, about 70 percent allow opposite sex visitation, according to a study by the USC Ecology Committee. About 43 percent of those universities allow 24-hour visitation like an apartment complex. "This data shows that we are renresentative for an institution of our size and location. It is more liberal than some, significantly less liberal than others,"said Dennis Pruitt, vice president of Student Affairs. According to the study, seven of the 23 schools surveyed have limited visitation with no overnight visitation allowed. These schools include Clemson University, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina State, Georgia Tech, Ohio State and the University of Akron. Six of the 23 schools have a 24-hour visitation j -1 > - for fall )posite-sex visitation plan either during the week or on the weekends, the study said. These schools include the University of Georgia, Florida State University, the University of Florida, Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland. Ten of the 23 schools surveyed have 24-hours per day, 7-days per week visitation. These schools include the University of Miami, UNCCharlotte, the University of Virginia, the University of Cincinatti, Syracuse and the University of Connecticut. One of the institutions, the University of Pittsburgh, only permits overnight opposite-sex visitation if the visitor is a relative, the study said. Pruitt said, "This is an evolving process and will probably lead to further assessment and improvement of the environment * of the university." new policy mixed come to college, to learn to be independent and to be able to think for themselves." Broadcasting junior Keisha Elliott said, "I don't think they should mandate whether or not a person can spend the night. I think there should be freedom of choice." Lisa Jenning, engineering freshman said, "I think the policy is fine right now. I think the sienature annroval frnrn thp mnmmaip i? good idea as long as it can be done even on the night you want to have someone stay over." Robert Latham, mechanical engineering freshman said, "I plan not to stay in Douglas and maybe not in the Towers because of the :hange in the visitation p,olicy. Part of the reason for coming to college is the learning experience that goes with being away from home for the first time." Engineering sophomore Joseph Meralit said hie didn't feel trying to place a visitation restriction on students is fair. He said a lot of students :ome to college to live on their own and be independent. By restricting their visitation, it's ike not living home at all, he said. mputer sack from IBM's staff of scientists based in ;. USC would have a direct line to their ;s, and an exchange program would be between the two facilities, s Legislature must approve the purchase of the ind find money to pay for it, but Solomon said listic because so many legislators support it. h the chairman of the House Ways and Means :te on higher education, Rep. Herb Kirsh, D>osed a six-month study on supercomputer funISC and Clemson University, Senate Finance See IBM page 2 19 ^ # JAMES NETTLES/The Gamecock t, mechanical engineering senior Frank Timt vigil sponsored Tuesday by the Free South i f i nee nolds assacre njur- ing. "They are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant ipar- labor, and they should know that as a they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems." vigil The Free South Africa Alliance has been calling for the university's total the divestment from South Africa since it Ar- organized. the The two organizations that make all investments for USC, the USC frica Educational Foundation and the us a say- See AFRICA page 2