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The Gamecock
Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday
Volume 82, No. 11 University of South Carolina September 6, 1989
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Staff Writer
The College of Library and Inforr
USC will offer continuing education
TV through an affiliation with Mini
versity, starting in 1990, a university
Through the program, USC studen
the option of taking graduate courses
circuit television or watching educatii
The Mind Extension University is
television network devoted to educs
non-credit programming. This progn
fort to provide professional developn
school library media specialists, said
Fire - not fo<
students fron
By KATHY HEBERGER
Staff Writer
Smoke from an electrical fire
filled the Grand Marketplace's
hamburger grill area Sunday,
prompting food services employees
to send students upstairs or outside
with their lunches.
"It was just procedure. You
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there's a fire," Food Services Director
Jeff Bradt said.
Bradt said he isn't sure what
caused the fire, but added there
was a problem with an electrical
component of the hamburger grill.
Three fire trucks arrived on the
scene because standard procedure
required that Bradt notify them,
but he said the Marketplace's
sprinkler system worked fine.
Prevention is the key issue that
arises after most fires, but in the
case of an electrical fire, Bradt
said, "There's not much you can
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Morrison's
stress kille<
By ALEXSARGEANT
Staff Writer
Former Head Football Coach
Joe Morrison's widow has Filed a
claim against the USC, claiming
her husband's death was caused by
job related stress.
Her claim was rejected by the
Worker's, Compensation Fund, the
insurance carrier for the university,
and she has appealed to the
Worker's Compensation
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At a hearing on Aug. 31, lawyers
for JeVena Morrison and the
state Worker's Compensation Fund
jointly appealed for more time to
; prepare their cases.
A. Victor Rawls, the presiding
commissioner in the case, granted
a 60-day extension and encouraged
both sides to use the additional
time to streamline their arguments.
"It's not fair to either side or the
commission to spend five days to
try this case," Rawls told The
State.
Walt Tollison, the attorney for
the state Worker's Compensation
Fund and USC, said he was finding
it difficult to complete research
and compile documentation for his
client's defense.
Jon Popowski, who is representing
Mrs. Morrison, declined to
comment on the case.
Michael G. LeFever, the commission's
executive director, said
Continuii
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changes
By SUSAN BUCHANAN
Staff Writer
It took USC's ASKUS systei
Herarlp. tn e.vnlvp. frnm a small
operation, when student opera
scripts to callers over the teleph
new automated voice response
ASKUS coordinator Roosvelt
said.
State-funded ASKUS began ii
to USC and the Columbia comi
1979 with scripts provided by tl
Way.
Soon these scripts were rec<
cassette tapes, so an operator
calls and played tapes for callers.
^ This posed two major problem
wife says
i husband
Mrs. Morrison could receive as
much as $160,000 if Rawls rules
in her favor. The award would be
based on Joe Morrison's salary at
the time of his death,$94,000, and '
other factors.
After a decision is made, both
sides will have 14 days to appeal
the decision to a three?member
panel of commisioners, LeFever
said.
The panel would then hear the
evidence and make a ruling. Both
sides would then have 30 days to
appeal the panel's decision to the
Richland County Circuit Court.
The circuit court's decision could
then be appealed to the state Supreme
Court if either side did not
agree with the lower court s ruling,
LeFever said.
Morrison's attorney was involved
in a similar case last year
when a claim was filed by the widow
of SLED chief J.P. Strom.
Strom died of a heart attack Dec.
14, 1987. His wife was awarded
$154,120, but the claim has been
appealed by the state.
Rawls had ruled in Sept. 1988
that Strom's heart attack "resulted
from extraordinary duties and an
increase in hours worked over a
period of time."
Joe Morrison, who was 51 years
old and had a history of heart
problems, collapsed Feb. 5 after
playing racquetball at Williams?
Brice Stadium.
ig educatii
of the college.
"This association
nation Science at will extend our vis
courses by cable with other major ur
d Extension Uni- electronic learning,"
dean said. The purpose of I
ils will soon nave tnrougn cable l v is
either by closed- no education, he sa
anal television. possible for people i
; a 24-hour cable duate credit towa
itional credit and institutions,
imming is an ef- Starting the sum;
nent activities for courses for public ai
Fred Roper, dean ate professor Dan B
3d - sends
1 cafeteria
"You don't want people
inside when there's a
fire."
Jeff Bradt, Food Services
Director
do to prevent them."
Although the final damage report
is not available, the Marketplace
reopened for dinner Sunday.
"We didn't have too much trouble
with ruined food because the
lunch hours were almost over anyway.
We just threw away what
was already out in the open,"
Bradt said.
With the fire and the initial ten
sion gone, Bradt gathered all
Marketplace employees on the
Russell House Patio, bringing them
up on the situation and asking the
already laughing employees, "Does y
anybody want to take their break
now?"
telephone te
could only use ASKUS during normal
business hours, when operators were there
m only a to work the cassette player, was one prob"closet"
lem. The other was callers had to ask the
tors read operator for a specific topic, which might
one, to a have been embarrassing for people re;
system, questing health information.
Martain Last year, USC began searching for a
way to expand ASKUS and provide s tuts
service dents with better service,
nunity in "One reason we moved from cassette
le United tapes to voice response is to stay with
technology. The old tapes and machines
orded on are no longer being manufactured," Maranswered
tain said.
Atlanta-based Computer Communicas.
Callers tions Specialists, Inc. had the most speit!
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USC Kicker Collin Mackie tries for a field goal a
game against Duke. Mackie became USC's career s<
Saturday, bringing his total points scored to 204.
on courses to b
be the first profess
with Mind Extension University vised, he said,
libility nationwide, and allies us "This program is
liversities in the growing field of through team effort
Roper said. One of two coui
the continuing education courses mer will teach libra
to fill the gaps where there exists ron said. The other
lid. The association will make it school media speck
throughout the nation to earn gra- Students have tl
rd a degree at USC or other through closed-circ
on educational tel
mer of 1990, USC will provide tional, Ltd., the p;
id youth service librarians, associ- University,
arron said. Barron is scheduled to Students taking
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Zeta Beta Tau brother Scott Rose greets fraternity
chnology,;
cific capabilities and was in the cost
range, Martain said.
Along with the new ASKUS system,
USC acquired the new grades and
registration-by-phone systems. These are
located in the-Computer Services
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With the new ASKUS system, callers
have access 24 hours a day. The system is
designed where the information on the
cassette tapes were recorded onto hard
disks. The transition took all summer,
Martain said.
ASKUS provides answers to 800 of the
most commonly asked questions about
health concerns, USC and the Columbia
Metropolitan area.
New IE
in effec
By CORAN GLUBA
Staff Writer
The new Chinese law requ
Chinese citizens to always c
identiflcaton papers is not ui
ithe revised student ID card pol
implemented here at the USC.
According to Carolina Comi
ity Student Policy Manual,
fall, USC students are require
carry their own permanent sti
ID cards at all times. This is
one of many new policies air
in progress, designed to make
campus safer and more effe<
this semester.
"I think the new policy is s
because it cuts down on potent
dangerous outsiders on cam
and I think it is convenient to
your ID with you all the time,'
litical Science freshman Au
Hann said.
The new regulation policy
states that a student should po:
only one USC ID. An ID's
idity, which is audited by cor
ter, is enective only while a
dent is registered in the univer:
Any utilization of an invalid
will result in the confiscatio
that card. It will then be rest
to the Registration Center and
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also be confiscated from a stu
x ? . . ? whose ID does not resemble
it Saturday s her appearance.
;oring leader Any owner of an ID card
has been lost, stolen or ru
must report this to the Registn
<e offered on
or from Davis College to be tele- ceive instru
will be aboi
? an example of what can be done dents can w
Barron said: Through
ses that will be offered next sum- students wi]
rians how to improve literacy, Bar- structor. Sti
courses will show how to manage in Columbi;
ilists, he said. tion or testii
le option of taking classes either A more
uit television or watching at home would be t
evision, thanks to Jones Interna- Since class<
irent company of Mind Extention
courses via closed circuit will re
rushee Glenn Archer during fraternity rush. R
approach
The. hf-alth cpr.fion mrp.ivpjs QO np.rr.pnt
of all requests.
"The unique aspect about the health
section is it allows callers to receive
health information anonymously," Martain
said.
He said the 35,000 calls ASKUS receives
per year proves there is a need for
this service in the greater Columbia area.
ASKUS is the only system of its kind
in the state. The scripts are updated constantly
to provide callers with* the newest
information. These scripts are provided by
professionals in Columbia.
See PHONES page 3
) policies
:t this fall
Center and apply for a new ID
Subsequently, when 3 student
iring acquires a replacement ID all ID
;arry cards issued previously are considnlike
ered invalid permanently. In the
icies 0386 where an ID has been stolen,
a theft report should be filed with
nun- University police. If a student
this should find a card that was missed
t0 ing, it should be returned to the
(dent Registration Center,
only Broadcast journalism seeady
nior,Aurelia Patterson said, "The
i the policy is beneficial for everyctive
body...and it doesn't hurt
anybody."
mart But students who ignore the new
dally ^policies may-have differeftt-views,
ipus, because of the disciplinary action
have they may be subject to.
' Po- Disciplinary action will be
drey issued when:
a student loans an ID card to
also any person
>sess a student pursues to use a
val- card reported missing,
npu- a student has in his/her posstu
session more than one USC ID
sity. a student refuses to show
card his/her ID to a university official
n of upon request
ored Whether the students feel the
I not implementation of these new polimay
cies eradicates their rights as stuident
dents or ensures a more effective
his/ way to live on campus, is still unclear.
But what is certain is the efthat
feet of the new policy will be moined
nitored by the entire campus for
ition the rest of the semester.
cable TV
iction from the Columbia campus. There
it On lAoohAnc omnnH tVin ctotA ctn_
xi ^\J luvuLiuio aiuuiiu uiiv/ oiai^ rvuv/iv otu
atch.
the use of satellites and telephone lines,
11 be able to interact directly with the inidents,
however, will be required to meet
i at least three times for in-person instruc^g
conventional method for taking classes
0 view them at home on the television.
is will be broadcasted, it is-possible to
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