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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:
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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. '
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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
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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:
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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.
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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
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City Club manager Bob Funderburk speaks
about etiquette at the professional developmnet seminar
for minority students Monday.
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