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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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suit
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be on an
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feel that it's an | s j
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facilitate such a
, and the citizens
only ones who can
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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.
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