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, USC greeks begin their 1 g\ j a l a "Hisproposal will make the university /V Greek Week festivities Fri- I *31TIGCOC KS Will VI ll-SitF91Qlit Q5HTIP watch over his daughter. .. and keep \ I\ day to raise money for the YY III SUitlglll galllC her in a sex_free cage Stephen \ J Adam Walsh Center. See Sports, page 10 Guilfoyle, columnist > See Features, page 8 See "Morality," page 3 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 81,-No. 77 University of South Carolina March 29, 1989 Rockafellas still welcome 18-year-olds By KELLY C. THOMAS Assistant news editor A local nightclub would like to set things straight. Rockafellas' is, and has always been, a club admii persons 18 years of age and older, said Derek Chiare co-owner of the club. The club has suffered greatly since St. Patrick's 1 when the management took extra measures to pre underage drinking, he said. While the St. Patrick s Day weekend celebration in Points brought in extra business for the town's bars clubs, it also created a lot of pressure for them, he s When underage persons are caught drinking or pos ing alcohol, they face legal prosecution that can resu up to 30 days in jail and/or a substantial fine. "Not only does the individual face prosecuti< Chiarenza said, "the club also faces it, and that can to our losing our license." Because of this, many clubs were extra careful of they let in not only on St. Patrick's Day, but during week or so preceding the gala weekend. Rockafellas' policy changed slightly during this t "It was kind of left up to the doormen," Chiarenza : "They could let in anyone 21 and over, and it's kin easy to see which people under 21 intend to drink and is there just to see the show." To be on the safe side, however, the management callers that the policy was 21 and over, he said. This practice, word-of-mouth and a letter printed week in The Gamecock written by advertising ju David Oventhal all worked to hurt the club's busines Oventhal wrote to complain that Rockafellas' changed their policy and were no longer allowing t under 21 into the club. "I could understand the one night, but when I 1 back Sunday and still wasn't allowed in, I thought t was no reason for that," Oventhal said. vinai oaiu uuaintao iiao nui uvvu up lu pui ivwti and the false alarm hurt two local bands in particular said Hootie and the Blowfish and the Bachelors of both played in the past week, and turnout for the si was less than expected. "We still paid them," he said, "but we felt kind of about it all. "Anyone 18 and older is more than welcome at place," he said, "I just ask that they work with us. know, you don't bite the hand that feeds you." Bombs, raids plague I Civil war v Special from MAX FRIEDMAN College press service Shortly after midnight on Jan. 13th, a powerful explosion destroyed the home of Catalina Machuca de Merino, a dean at the University of El Salvador. The explosion was caused by a bomb set by the death squad ARDE, the Revolutionary AntiCommunist Extermination Action. Her sleeping children were buried in glass and debris, but no one was killed. The next morning, university authorities held a press conference in a campus auditorium to denounce the attack and a campaign waged against them by the government and armed forces. But UES's rector's description of the bombing was drowned out as military helicopters buzzed the auditorium six times. Nine years of civil war have hit hard at the I Tn,'w<?rcttv r?f F.I ^fllvarlnr The nation's lone public institution of higher learning, UES, is the only campus open to students from poor families. Eighty percent of UES's 35,000 students come from lower-income homes, many of them working for the minimum wage of $3 a day before starting four hours of classes each evening. sseS^r*-"^^ ^- *~ ~i ._ ir~~ ,? " ^Tjf 1W JW when you thought it was . Members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Tuesday. They were trying to raise money for the 9 ? i > tting nza, Day, vent Five T Jg| and k said. t? <7*^ sess. /-VI I | IOWS bad Guardian of the English lar my Edwin Newman addresses the Shafto Award You the College of Journalism and Mass Commui il Salvador iolence hurt "The military cordon. . .is an unacceptable interruption of our studies." Vice president General Students Association University of El Salvador The university also has long been a center of criticism of the small clique of families that has ruled El Salvador for more than a hundred years. So, as El Salvador's political situation has deteriorated into civil war, it's also been host to student, faculty, administration and UES worker dissent from the war and continuing violations of human rights. There's been a high cost in repression. Especially as the civil war intensified and the FMLN guerrillas, who pledge to redistribute wealth in the nation, proved to be powerful foes, frustrated army commanders came to vent their anger on the university community. They call it a "sanctuary for subversion." The campus was heavily militarized. Soldiers guarded each entrance and searched students for weapons and subversive literature. They maintain jggpgglMmec***** .... K Dt i N , safe. . . Chi Omega raft inside the pond at Thomas Cooper I library. J 661 " * ; y j mm H 1 k t & * 4 t j? % mWi Br JH "' ' ' ' ' ' " >'* iguage c I)n nmint XI* c/lni ninlit \Imi?mnttV rtnrl<\<i a uani|uci iiiunuaj iiigiu. iicmuaii 9 apcctii cuucu lication's Media Week. s university ed a cordon around the periphery of the campus t< "protect" it. At midnight on Dec. 23, about 30 well-arme< men, some in uniform, cut the fence surroundinj the university, killed a night watchman and blev up the biology building. On Jan. 10, a campus auditorium was destroye* by an explosion. The newly formed death squai ARDE took responsibility. And on Feb. 2, economics student Mario Flore Cubas was taken from his San Salvador home b; uniformed soldiers of the National Guard. Hi bullet-ridden body, showing signs of torture, turn ed up the next day in Sonsoate province. When news ot Cubas death reached the campus students hit the streets in fierce demonstrations. Violence against UES is not new. In June, 1980, the army put down studen demonstrations by invading at gunpoint. They at tacked professors in their classrooms. They lootei the buildings. Several students were raped. The campus was closed and stayed closed unti 1984, when its students, teachers and staff begai See SALVADOR page. H usc ?r I# Iiomele ?8^: By CARYN CRABB ; ^ Assistant copy desk chief Columbia's homeless could bene student throws away an old soda thanks to combined efforts by USC "There's plenty of trash to go Greco, theater and speech sophomo: of a campus-based group that orgar . >*... oorKono colic it tn rppvplino r?r\mr\o ~w. ^ai uagw, ovno 11 i VVJV11115 vwmpu r-Profit to charities. jhe Carolina Recycling Project is K ing more than a thousand dollars ^ Home, a shelter for the homeless in The idea originated with Jason T< fraternity, who noticed all the wast campus and realized that much of recycled. rhe Gamecock Receptacles were placed in South halls, and the leaders of the projeci the collection network across the en Library on Two other USC groups, Orgai I Students for Environmental Respoi Open house today S.G. in with st By ROBERT THOMAS d Staff writer Student Government will sponsor p an open house from noon to 5 p.m. G today to promote interaction and ir unity with the USC student body, o S.G. President Marie-Louise o Ramsdale said. ai "It will be an open door policy v< from this day forth," Ramsdale said. U "I think there is a kind of myth that we hide out in the Student Govern- te ment office. We want students to m come in and see what we are about." si The open house will take place in st the Student Government office, Suite ai 112 in Russell House, and a similar function will take place in the fall, a1 Ramsdale said. al The event, which is costing S.G. 01 about $175, is an effort to acquaint students with the executive and tii legislative branches of S.G., ai Ramsdale said. S? "Our intention is to let the students know that we are here for ct them," S.G. Vice President John h< Leary said. "I would like to see the students al more involved and have the student ti< put back into Student Government," ~ Leary said. "In the past, Student Government might have become Students tc -a date rape : By LUCY SOTO e? Staff writer w A group begun by Open Door st Health and Wellness Programs and t? Women's Student Services is recruiting students to be peer w educators in clearing up myths, ei misinformation and stereotypes s< associated with acquaintance rape. tl ' "We're not sure what direction the k group will take," Open Door Health s< Educator Lisa Zucker said. "The n way I envision it is a group that has ir 3 weekly meetings and plans s< activities." it i .She said there are three students e? going through peer education train- cl v ing and about 15 students who have n shown interest in the group since the ti i organizational meeting in February. c< i ;The students would give educational programs, plan activities and o s do media campaigns about acquain- r; y tance rape. tl s Leigh Stanton, director of o Women's Student Services, said a lot a of the programs about acquaintance w , rape didn't affect students personally. o "The biggest would be when you b t hear date or acquaintance rape. The a impact of the word rape is lost. The A i myth would be that it's not as ii : T4.1*, ~ i . i ? c scuuub. u b (i icai viuiaiiun ui 11 usi il that's as serious as stranger rape. a n "The next step is helping people n function in healthy relationships," o Stanton said. "Or helping people e 2 develop healthy relationships where tl oups join ss, combs for a Greener Envi projects. fit each time a USC OBSERVE is tryir can or newspaper, own, said Eric Beck, i organizations. graduate student in t around," said Dal The group is conside re and a co-chairman jn Gambrell and the lizes the collection of When the Carolina nies and donates the a collection company storage. Carolina G1 ; responsible for rais- recently expanded to 1UI 111C l 1V/VIUW1WV LI1C IlCip U1 1 Columbia. The Carolina Rec ;rry of Delta Upsilon good amount of mor efulness on the USC semester we write a c the garbage could be semester, with all th $1,700." Tower and Patterson The Recycling Pro t are trying to spread cent St. Patrick's Day itire campus. to be at Riverfest on i lization of Business The project has re< task force on litter ar isibility and Students and glass recycling cc iteracts udents ivorced from the student." Students will be able to pick up aplications for various Student lovernment university committees, iformation on the current projects f the different branches, the goals f the entire Student Government rid learn how they can become inolved in current issues affecting SC. The nearly 30 university commit:es generally have two to five rembers each and deal with such ibjects as academic planning, udent-faculty relations, parking ad religious matters. A complete committee list will be mailable at the open house and is iso posted in front of the S.G. ffice. "If you really care about visitaon, we encourage you to come in id talk to us about it," Ramsdale rid. Ramsdale expects other major con:rns of the students at the open iuse to be tuition and safety. Students who express concern lout tuition will be given informaon on the Senate phone drive, See S.G. page 2 ) combat fallacies ach person expresses their needs and ants, and trust is respected. Maybe udents will listen to other students ilk about those kinds of issues." "Acquaintance rape is when a oman is forced against her will to igage in sexual activity," Zucker lid. "It could be your boyfriend or te handyman. It's someone that you now. It's very unreported and amething you don't talk about. We eed to change campus and comrnnity mind set on that any forced ;x is rape. It doesn't matter if it's soleone you know." Stanton said there are no conlusive studies about acquaintance ape done at USC, but there are naonal studies about occurrences on ollege campuses. According to one national survey, ne in three female students report ape or attempted sexual assault since le age of 14. More than 75 percent f student victims knew their ssailants and 57 percent of them 'ere dates. There will be two sessions for peer ducators given by the Rape Crisis Jetwork on April 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. nd April 7 from 12 to 4:30 p.m. mother training session will be given i the fall. "Anyone is welcome, men as well s women. It would be good to get tembers from the greek system and ther large organizations to be traind so they can be a contact person in tieir organization," Zucker said. to help it litter ironment, are involved in similar ig to launch a pilot program of its a member of the club and a first-year he International Business Program, ring setting up collection containers Coker Life Sciences buildings. - Recycling Project first began, BFI, , donated a dumpster tor aluminum ass did the same when the project inrlnrtp alass recvcline. Now. with ?aper is also on the collection list, ycling Project has been making a ley, Greco said. "At the end of the heck to the Providence Home. Last e money we collected, we donated ject set up collection sites at the rer celebration in Five Points and plans S.pril 22 and Mayfest on April 6 or 7. :eived support from the Governor's id from numerous paper, aluminum impanies and has been well-received.