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- . ^ M - - * .n "Fair is using the issue of sex to gather Jazz 8r0UJW will per- T PfllllC tPQlTI lincpfc XTn r^OAMlO support among a bunch of ignorant form at the Golden Spur J. Vlllllo Ivillll U^iavlJj 1^1 vl \jCvf 1 country folk who don't understand the tonight and Thursday. ? issue of civil rights. ..." ? Stephen JamiLl * See Features, page 5 See Sports, page 8 Guilfoyle, columnist See "Students, page 3 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume SI; No. 83 University of South Carolina April 12, 1989 Students { By RON BAKER and MARY PEARSON Staff writers A number of students are planning to protest what they see as an attempt to legislate morality before the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning in front of Capstone. "This sit-in will not be a protest about the right to have sex in a dorm room. We want students to show they care auuui liic luLuic, juui iicuimii nupnuiiiuic /amy dctmiani said. Beckham said students are upset about the visitation policy controversy, but they are also upset because of legislation in the General Assembly such as bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Fair, R-Greenville, concerning homosexuals giving blood and the attempt to raise taxes on alcohol. "We see this as an attempt to legislate morality. I don't care if you think you are trying to help people. It is wrong," Bechkam said. Beckham added that the protest was not a personal attack on Fair. Beckham said she had received a letter from the administration that said students could protest. "But what we want is a peaceful protest outside Capstone. We want students to sit quietly in front of Capstone in the designated area. We want to make a point with our presence," Beckham said. Beckham said students must stay on the grass area in front of Capstone between Capstone and Barnwell Street. "The reason we should remain silent is because Fair is USC investigc reports of ha; By ROBERT STEVENSON that information. Staff writer University poli ReDorts of fraternitv hazing at organization, cha USC are being investigated by the officially or in fa Student Affairs staff and the Univer- in the activity of sity Police. hazing as any acti Because the incidents are still an organization under investigation, specific details are subjected to are unavailable. The incidents were abuse, reported to have taken place between Greek reaction Feb. 16 and March 8, police reports ing incidents were said. "We firmly stant "There have been a couple of of hazing by any reported incidents," said Dean of on campus," Del Student Life Jerry Brewer. "But Falley said. "W< because they're discipline cases, fraternity, and w they're sealed to protect the opposition to seci individuals." "I know for a f Brewer said he hopes the investiga- that hazed," Joh tion will be completed quickly, but he Theta Pi said. "E doubts it. "Because there are a lot of fact that other fr< individuals involved, it will be a fair- though they're nc ly detailed investigation." Chi Psi Presid< "There may not even be a case," expressed similar1 said Vice President of Student Af- haze, and we d fairs Dfennis Pruitt. "If charges are form of behavior forthcoming, then we might release strued as hazing 1 JAMES i A helping hand NAACP President Stephen Benjamin takes a donatio junior Chris Gipson Thursday. The NAACP and other tions will be out again Thursday to raise money for a fen house burned down in Charleston and whose parents a condition. )lan to prof Parents suppor From staff reports slow down the The executive council of the USC endorsement. Parents Association unanimously Fair is pushing foi endorsed the Ecology Committee's wide ban on overnight report on visitation Friday, Presi- cept in apartments, dent Mike Morgan said. The Ecology C "1 predict that this report will be report, approved by U: jic^H frvr cmiHfhinp* hv manv imivfir- Hot^prman sities around the country that are limiting visitation ho looking for changes on their cam- residence halls, no puses," Morgan said. apartment-style housi Morgan said the endorsement of and no opposite-sex the Ecology Committee report was Barney and Douglas a routine event, and the recent op- Towers complex, position by Rep. Mike Fair, R- "I think it is a very Greenville, did not speed up or and if you try to mat good at rhetoric. He can take anything we say and twist it around to use it against us," Beckham said. an Beckham said it is important that students not block the walkways or disrupt classes or the surrounding residential tic area. cy states that "no rtered or otherwise, HQ ct, may participate hazing." It defines ivity undertaken by i aBI in which members % m fli? Jjh mental or physical ' to the reported hazgenerally opposed. ' 1 against any form greek organization H ta Upsilon's Larry s are a non-secret ^ *V Bfjm*g e were founded in I -V-ki **# '*** * i' J 1 ?? uAnaw?*paawa9"" ,rf->i<by^whHwww? ecy and hazing. act that it wasn t us 2eta ge|a jau house is only one area * n Brunelli of Beta lut I do know for a aternities haze even f ^ ~l >t supposed to." I ;nt Stephen Barber B V/ %\ feelings, "We don't on't condone any which can be con- CAREN CAMPBELL ay any brother." Slaff w",er - 1?? Greek organizations on campus are liO /^|i||?l|f|* numerous improvements in their facilitic Greek Housing Proposal they sent Oil W The key to the proposal is developing th part of the University Terrace area into a i 9|flBjj||y space for all sororities and fraternities not The greek proposal is just one of man campus organizations submitted to the f planning office for the future of the U.T. an jjjfh Dennis Pruitt, vice president of Student A1 spF ^ The need for additional meeting space an ing is a paramount issue for the greek systi report said. The greek system at USC is the rpw l v Career Center sponsi Minority By SHERRI TILLMAN ***% Staff writer K \ '''iiifii A professional development seminar minority students on Monday was sponsore the USC Career Center and a minority , "Opening Doors to Hidden Barriers in Workplace" was created to help min< 'il* I students make the transition from school tc job market by hearing how successful b ' m professionals have dealt with their entrance the business world. The program consisted of 11 speakers f *: ^ ' m many top-level executive positions at compt such as NCNB, Westinghouse and Xerox. 1 speaker had a different area he or she w cover, and participants could only choose topic. One speaker was Jacquelyn Shields, c dinator of Co-op NACME and Summer . m< & grams for' Westinghouse. Sheilds' topic ~ >* * "Getting a Good Start on Your First Job. Sheilds outlined several steps involved in ting off to a good start on your first job. first step is knowing your company am 7 % culture. "Know the do's and dont's," Shields < \ltti fs the gamecock "Promotion is 50 percent luck, 30 percent ing a good sponsor, 10 percent working 1 and 10 percent getting it because you are tl n from marketing You won't be there if you don't learn the campus organiza- and dont's." lale student whose The next step in learning your compar re listed in critical learning the unspoken rules, Shields ! "Take time to notice the way the people d for example. What type of ties do the est visitati t committee group's issue* it is a no-win situation," Morgan said. "You cannot r a campus- automatically assume the worst of visitation ex- our sons and daughters.'' The council endorsed the report aftw <*arh memhfr was a SC President copy to review several weeks prior calls for to the meeting, Morgan said. He urs in some said the council was also interested change in in other policies to be set by the ng visitation Ecology Committee, visitation in Morgan said he does not know halls of the whether the council represents the ccta moral See PARENTS It is not known how many students will show up, but y student who wants to participate can, Beckham said. Undecided sophomore Susan Snow said she will paripate in the protest. Snow said she heard of the informal protest by wordvss...fp .iil wKgrafw % ** m ? - : t y * few . ^ ^ rx"' 3 JB J!.;:. jBP . . . w vhere imDrovements could take place if a greek housing i ill for impro1 in number and percentage of the student bod USC's history, Dean of Student Life Jerry Bre seeking said. ;s in a Greeks occupy 11 percent of total on-cam to the housing, and the greelj-designated spaces are fi to occupancy. With an increase in membership e lower the current space filled to occupancy, USC gr< neeting feel they are in need of more space, the report s housed Eight fraternities and all 14 sororities r meeting and lounge space, the report said. Ou y from 33 chapters, 25 have designated living space an< acilities have meeting space. ea, said The shortage of space has had an effect on gi Ffairs. organizations, said public relations senior d hous- Sorority Council President Melinda Hammonc sm, the Sororities are holding their meetings largest classrooms because of the lack of large mee irs workshop students get 1 wear? Do the women wear dresses or two-piece suits?" for "There is a catch-22 sort of system," Shields d by said. "You are not penalized if you learn the task rules, but no one tells you about them so, if you break the unspoken rules, you will pay." i the Shields said the next step is to become arity familiar with the organizational chart. This ) the chart lists the rank of the corporate ladder from lack top to bottom. Knowing who people are and into their responsibilities can make you or break you, Shields said. rom Pmm thic nnint vnn nr?r?rl tn hprnmp familiar inies with your supervisor and what he wants from Each you. Shields said the supervisor is your link to ould management. Everyone is different so "you one have to be flexible." Shields said. Your work group is what you need to become oor- familiar with next. Shields said your work Pro- group includes your supervisor and your cowas workers. Some networking is necessary among these people for things to work effectively, she get- said. The i its Once you have mastered all of these things, you get your first assignment. >aid. "Each new assignment is frightening," hav- Shields said. "Act as if the first assignment is hard the most important one you will ever have, tere. Show some assertiveness." do's Shields said when you present your first assignment, it is a very important moment. To ty is give a presentation, Shields said you must: said. ???????????????? ress men See MINORITY page 2 on policy of-mouth and that she is unaware of any organization's responsibility for it. James Smith, Student Government's legislative liaison, said S.G. called off a protest it was originally considering and that there was not enough time for any other protest iu ue lorrnany orgamzeu. Smith said an organized protest could potentially harm the cause of the students. Student Government President Marie-Louise Ramsdale said the protest would be harmful if students did not present themselves in a mature fashion. "1 think it is critical that students make opinions heard about the visitation policy. The students' protest will have some impact," Ramsdale said. "We cannot sit idly by. I believe students are taking a positive iniative." Fair said at last Friday's Student Liaison meeting of the Board of Trustees that he planned to move that a vote be taken on his plan, which would end all overnight, opposite-sex visitation except in apartments beginning in the fall of 1989. Board member Donald Bailey said the next full board meeting is scheduled for June, so he expects the matter to come to a vote Thursday. The board meeting is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Campus Room of Capstone House. Discussion of the new overnight, opposite-sex visitation policy is the fifth item on the Board's agenda. \ u rf Tift tF* ii mtBMT JEHF jHt v * & if* if* |jps i IS: 11 | jjjijp I ,< |||| JAMES NETTLES/The Gamecoc^. nprovement proposal is approved. ed facilities in space in the Russell House, and the National Panver Hellenic Conference Sorority rush has had to be expanded over a period of eight days so that they Jus have enough room for rush events, led The proposal also calls for the renovation of md McBryde and South Tower and the construction of ;ks a greek corridor and walkway, id. An emphasis on traditional style exists in the ?ed renovation process. The current state oflhe quad is of a deterrent to new members, and it would be good 15 for students to see something with more of a traditional style throughout, history senior and former ;ek Fraternity Council President Luke Byars said. ind In addition to meeting space, the proposal calls, ng See GREEKS page 2 msiness advice I mKKk ims i i 1 jM-*v \'\ ^ 9IH I p. II I . 4 rn JAMES NETTLES/The Gamecock*.Capitol City Club manager Bob Funderburk speaks about etiquette at the professional developmnet seminar for minority students Monday. W