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? Area bands crank up for cause of freedom in South Africa see page 3 Weekend weather weather through the be and hazy with temperatures in upper 90s WHIIMIM S with lows in the 70s with a 30 percent chance of scattered showers each day Steffi Graf, Boris Becker claim Wimbledon victories see page 5 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 82, No. 2 University of South Carolina July 12, 1989 Coach revokes scholarship of football player T he Associated Press CSC Coach Sparky Woods has refused to renew the scholarship of nose guard Tim High, who was arrested earlier this year on drug-related-charges. H'gh, a 6-foot-2, 235-pound junior from Raleigh, N-C? who was a starter last year, was arrested March 1 for possession with intent to distribute hallucinogenic mushrooms and the drug MDA. His trial is pending. ^oods did renew the scholarship of 6-2, 215-pound linebacker Patrick Hinton, who was arrested March 13 in connection with the same case. Hinton, a junior, was charged with simple possession of marijuana and has fulfilled his obligations under a pretrial program that allows some first-time offenders to expunge their charges. Hinton, an Atlanta native, will be able to play this fall if he "does good in summer school and stays in good graces with everything," Woods said Monday. High did not get into the pre-trial intervention program, Assistant Solicitor Greg Hembree said. But Woods said that was not a determining factor in his scholarship not being renewed. "When I suspended Tim, it was over something else," Woods said. "It was kind of, 'You're on your own, and we don't plan on having you here.' We have to send out a letter in the summer renewing his scholarship, and 1 did not renew it. "I can change my mind on that, but none of us are planning on that. He's not on any depth charts or anything." Woods was not specific on why he refused to renew High's scholarship. High finished 12th on the team in tackles last season with 46. Hinton was ninth with 54 tackles. * ? ? USC BRIEF Audit Council to publish foundatic The Legislative Audit Council will release its report on between USC and its foundations, particularly with rega matters, at 10 a.m. Thursday. The council has been preparing the report for more th audit comes in the middle of a court battle between The C and The Associated Press and the Carolina Research an Foundation over whether the foundation's files should public because the foundation has received and spent pub Donations to USC reach new h Private donations to USC were up 12.7 percent for the 19 year, with more than 22.5 million in private funds being < Highlights of this funding spurt include 4,000 new don Educational Foundation, more than $700,000 in new ac; ships and fellowships, and $325,000 in donations for chair USC's McMillian to be remen A memorial service for Charles Leon McMillian, assista adult services at USC, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Frid Rutledge Chapel. He died Friday. McMillian joined the USC staff in 1970 as coordinator c dent affairs. The service is open to the public. Law professor file over state tax brea By HON BAKKR tajn industries v News editor money than other; USC law professor William Quirk rates. has brought suit against S.C. Gov. Quirk's lawyer, Carroll Campbell over a 1988 law said Tuesday the m which provides tax breaks to com- tional one. panies investing in South Carolina. "The constiti The suit was filed against Camp- manufacturers sha bell. Richland County and the South equal basis, 10.5 Carolina Tax Commission in June said, over the law, which reduces the rates Lewis called tl at which property is taxed for in- abrogation of dustries investing $85 million or more government." in the state. In response to Campbell argues the law is a governor's office booster for the state's economy. terfering with thi Tucker Eskew, the governor's said, "We don't spokesman, said Monday the law, academic exercise, called the "fee in lieu of taxes" law, very important issi has been extremely successful in br- should decide." inging new investment to South Carolina. The state's const "Hundreds of millions of dollars IO be changed to in new investment have already come P'ece 0< legislation into South Carolina with the 'fee in of the state are the i lieu of taxes' bill being cited as a ma- change the constiti jor inducement," Eskew said. Under the law Eskew said, "It seems that a pro- would only be req fessor would have better things to do Perty taxes at a rat than to tie up the courts with this cent, the rate com matter." commercial proper Also, Eskew said the law gives perty is generally t counties the option of employing this tCnt o| ',s assesse incentive and does not mandate it. Carolina, Lewis sa Quirk's suit questions the const it u- Residential prop tionality of the law, which allows cer- about < percent of .-fipff i^y^ ?*?M????*iii^ liiL. JH9 wdl'?ii ??i?^? ??i^Jw?iwniiiiinii>?iiiiii linn mm ii * "i run n> I" iif>''^ : ?* '*" > - s> t<! * * HZ rn . r ! />, Les Alverson/The Gamecock Theater face lift Warren Raise of Ideal Construction spends his day working at Town Theatre. The Town Theatre is the city's oldest theater house. | Call boxes to >n report I the relationship MAKY FteAKSUlN net] ird to financial Editor in chief Students who are walking on campus or in the on an a year. The parking garages alone at night will be able to get pat Ireenville News emergency help at a touch of a button, USC's Stu- not d Development dent Government president said Tuesday. as i be open to the USC will have about 40 call boxes installed by lie funds. October, S.G. President Marie-Louise Ramsdale whi said. taki ipji This project is in conjunction with S.G.'s "light Rat ? . ways" program, which improved lighting on paths I '88-89 academic for those walking across campus at night. tior donated. 7he boxes will be concentrated in both high traf- a bt ors to the USC f|c areas such as on the light ways paths near of t ademic scholar- LeConte and Sloan and a few select low traffic S professorships. areas, said Frank Mims, program analyst for the gar; Operation Services Department. picl flbered "The goal was to improve security on campus by " concentrating student traffic to three or four adv nt director for designated lighted paths. It will also make it easier tob< ay, July 14 in for security to patrol and keep an eye on these abo areas," Mims said. we ' He added that the light ways project has also She >f minority stu? suit k law /ho , to pay Camden latter , ition says that be on an percent," Lewis ie ! I our 1 " f -charges from the that Quirk is in- 1 | e process, Lewis feel that it's an | s j ue that the people itntinnwould have Hh iati facilitate such a , and the citizens only ones who can ition, Lewis said. W VHi L big industries u i red J o^ pa y ^ pro ^^5|| ld _ 1 h,s view down College Street towards West C ol >erty is taxed at expected ?? ,;;mb in(o |||c hj h y()s f ?'u.nf its assessed value. ^<>?Jhe Students' problems By RON BAKKR iNews editor btudent Government President Marie-Louise Ramsdale said Tuesday that she is very upset with the administration over the recent parking changes to be in effect during the 1989-90 acuuciiuc yeai. Ramsdale said S.G. was never notified of the changes, which changed the commuter student parking lot at Pickens and Pendleton streets into a faculty and staff lot beginning in the fall. The changes will probably also double the cost of garage parking for students in the Spring term. S.G. was told earlier in the spring that they would be contacted before any definite parking changes were announced, Ramsdale said. She also said she spoke with Dennis Pruitt, vice president of Student Affairs, who said he had not been notified either. Pruitt could not be reached for comment Tuesday. In a letter dated April 20 to Peter Becker of the parking committee, Ramsdale wrote, "There are approximately twice as many student decals issued as faculty decals, making it appropriate . . . not to take any spaces away from students." The same letter proposed as a possibility that "the faculty could take possession of the 40-space lot on Pendleton Street ? currently assigned to students ? leaving the corner lot as student parking." In another letter, dated April 25, Ramsdale and S.G. Vice President John Leary pointed out that the faculty and staff already have 665 spaces in that area, and that the spaces in the CS-1 lot are needed for residence halls in "the proximity of the lot." Ramsdale also said parking garage rates are to double beginning in the spring, an increase be installed aed improve security for students. There has been a maior maior reliehtinp effort campus. We added new lamps on several key hs. If you were here three years ago, you will ice that there is a big difference ? as different tight and day," Mints said. S.G. will publish a light ways map this fall ch will show the safest routes around campus to e at night and the locations of the boxes, ttsdale said. he boxes will have a direct line to the police stai. When someone picks up the phone or touches Jtton, the police will know instantly the location he caller, she said. tudents will also be able to use the boxes in the ages to call for a friend to meet them or come < them up if it's late at night, Ramsdale added. We are going to do a big publicity campaign to ertise the call boxes in the second week of Ocer. We want to encourage students to be aware ut these new safety items while at the same time want to discourage vandalism," Ramsdale said, added that police will not tolerate any prank Ma shows how ha/> a Midlands summer day can be. Uuul parking heighten she called "absolutely absurd." Ramsdale recently advised Vice President for Business and Finance Pete Denton that "coupled with all the other costs we are placing upon students for the 1989-90 school year, that the additional cost of a garage space is unreasonable at this time." Garage parking is to increase to $30 monthly. The other costs cited hv RmmHale ineluH<* ih>> increase in parking meter rates and higher parking violation fines. Ramsdale said the amount is excessive for students although it is in line with the garage parking rates for the city as a whole. She said a student would have to work his or her job for 10 hours monthly simply to pay for a parking space. The Office of Parking and Vehicle Registration has indicated that the funds generated by the garage rate increase may go towards building a new parking garage in the future. Ramsdale is taking a less adamant stance on the meter increase, which will raise the rate for one hour of parking from 10 to 25 cents. She said in a July 6 letter to Bill Baker, director of Parking and Vehicle Registration, that she does not endorse the increase. Ramsdale said, however, the funds generated should be used to increase safety measures in parking areas on campus. Baker said Tuesday although he was not sure exactly how the money would be used, it could be used in upgrading safety measures, particularly in the parking garages such as the one on Blossom Street, which he said has had more problems than the others. "There was a specific set-aside designated to provide some additional safety in parking areas," Earl Holley of the Business and Finance, "office said. on campus calls on or vandalism to the call boxes. "Since they have a direct line to the police station, the police also know instantly where the call is coming from. Odds are good vandals and pranksters will get caught," Ramsdaie said. The price tags for the call boxes will be about $25,000, Ramsdaie said. She said the university was taking bids and that once a company is decided on, the call boxes will be installed immediately. "The second week in October is our absolute deadline," she said. Starting this fall, students will also have a new number to call University Police in emergency situations, Ramsdaie said. The number will be similar to the 911 emergency number. It will be 777-9111. "We were concerned because the present number which is 777-4215 might be hard for students to remember during crisis times. They also may not be able to find a phone book. We felt that since the number was closer to the regular emergency number it would be easier to remember," she said. ? BP*??.1?L ,_Jf "1 1 ? Les Alverson/The Gamecock Temperatures are