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always happening at the I Soccer team shuts out Blue Hose | | feathers." ? Amy Loomis, | observatory. columnist See Carolina Life, page 4 See sPorts> Pa8e 7 See Viewpoint, page 3 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Friday Volume 82, No. 12 University of South Carolina September 8, 1989 The power ^ Hypnotist Tom Deluca attempts to put I was sponsored by the Carolina Program U USC graduat By KELLI LISTER Staff Writer William Bilton, a graduate of USC and the USC School of Law, was unanimously elected president of the Young Democrats of America at its convention in Columbus, Ohio last week. As president, Bilton hopes to expand the party, as well as entice young voters into its xaiiro, lit/ aaiu. Bilton, a 32-year-old assistant solicitor for Richland County, attended USC from 1975 to 1979 and graduated from the School of Law in 1987. He was active in the Young Democrats of America at USC and served as its president in 1979. As national president, Bilton will serve in USC studeni flood monitoi By ALLEN WEST C Staff Writer II Severe rainstorms, leading to flooding, continues to be a problem to cities across the b United States, particularly in the South. rs USC graduate student and inventor Deepal p Eliatamby has developed and built an envir- o onmental monitoring system which could play a role in helping civil engineers and city te planners prevent the loss of millions of dol- if lars in property damages caused by flooding. By monitoring rainfall and stream flow, E engineers can determine where to build ei storm sewers, channels and ponds to facili- fc tate drainage and improve a city's ability to cope with the potential danger of flooding. fc Eliatamby's monitoring system is not the tii first of its kind. It is, rather, a vast improve- te ment over commercial units currently in use. p; These units cost five times more to own and operate than Eliatamby's system, are less versatile and are more difficult to obtain ac- sj curate readings from. us Eliatamby is currently working on an improved version that will streamline the cost be even further, use less energy and store twice iz< as much data. re; Although still in the prototypical stage, Mike Meadows of the Civil Engineering de- pe partmcnt predicts the product could be com- m; mercially successful. "We haven't started advertising the deve- sa lopment," Meadows said, "but companies sy we've given nibbles to have shown tremend- sei Ann " wua liill/it>dU Ml cn "These units really have a lot of potential for private engineering firms," said David Corbett of the Lexington County Planning an and Development Department, who is being we assisted by Eliatamby and his machine in a 1 Advocate pi By D. R. Haynes Assistant News Editor Unfortunately, there are students who find t selves in trouble by violating a campus policy aon't know where to turn for advice. Since its beginning in 1977, the Student Adv< Program has been assisting students with helpfu vice on problems such as academic probation, dence hall violations and plagiarism. Totally independent of the Student Governmen diciary Board, the Student Advocate Program a; people who have been accused of violating unive NM JSC students under the influence of his mystic nion. e elected to n two capacities with the National Democrati Party. First, he will oversee all operations by tb youth arm of the party. Second, he will be ; voting member of the national party as well a its prestigious executive board. The Young Democrats of America are activi in every state as well as four territories. Eacl state sends three representatives to the Nationa Committee. When asked about the recent landslide pres idential defeat, Bilton said he thinks the Demo crats have had problems "selling their mes sage." However, he also said the "future i: bright" for the Democratic Party. The party's message concerns several ke] issues such as education, the environment, th< economy and job training. As for drugs, Bilton said he is "fed up" an( i- rl rv t rv 1 /a i m i ueveiups ring system I lorbett's study of the flooding problems of 0' J "Beforehand, we might have been able to uy one or two commercial units to measure linfall or stream depths. With the small rice of his device, we were able to put abut ten units in the field." And yet, Eliatamby has not obtained a paint, nor has he made any money from his ivention. ^ "I haven't reinvented the wheel," says liatamby, "but it will make life easier for igineers and help them make far more in- ^ >rmcd decisions." Data from the old systems came in graph >rm only, which was subject to interpretaan and thus prone to error. It recorded war levels using floats, counter weights, graph iper and an ink plotter. "With the paper graph, I would have to go / every week and replace the paper, then >end hours translating those graphs into ;eable data." Eliatamby said. The new system uses a computer circuit lard to record and translate data. Digitalid data from the new system are in precise, idily useable figures. "Its versatility is its most important ascl" Meadows said. "This machine wears my hats." ^ The computer is capable of monitoring . " It water intrusion into fresh water and well Ik stems, and with the addition of a simple nsing device, the machine can be used to w* idv the imnar.t of sentic tanks nn the ?j jr"-r? ? vironment. St The unit works off a 12-volt car battery d can last in the field from five to ten inj >eks. Data are retrieved by plugging it into th< aptop computer. rogram give policies, Chief Student Advocate Harry Tu Once charges have been brought agains hem- the Student Advocate advises the student < and and alternatives, Turner said. "We're on the student's side," he said. " Dcate help them. 1 ad- "Obviously if they are guilty the smartes resi- could do is to admit they're guilty," Turnei The program helps those who may be c it Ju- out what happens in the judicial process, >sists dent Marie Louise Ramsdale said. _ ? 44T 1 ? _ _ -1 _ _ J . ? :rsuy 1 encourage siuaenis 10 rnxe aavaniage power in the Russell House Ballroom. Deluca ational office c took issue with several points of President Bush's drug program. He feels the money used s to build federal prisons would be better spent a on local and state correctional facilities. s However, he does agree with the president's J proposal to give aid to any country that requests 1 help with a drug problem. The catch, he said, 1 will be in finding the funding for these programs. _ > "Until now," Bilton said, "Bush's plan was 'Read my lips, no new taxes.'" Bilton is con5 cerned that Bush will try to cut social programs in order to fund his $7.9 billion plan. f i Does Bilton see a political office in his future? "Well," he says with a smile,"never say 1 never." mmk I 2 ; , > mJ| ^ 5^ " ; N . . . . . . danap, ustaining injuries A USC rugby player gets help from his teammate iured during a game this week. The rugby team i i many sports clubs that one can join at the Blatt P !S advice to si mer said. ram," Ramsdale said. "It's one more ;t a student, Government is trying to offer in res jf his rights needs," she said. Students who have been charged We want to university code have several entith hearing. The student can have a pre;t thing they which rights, responsibilities and pr : said. plained, Associate Dean of Student D< onfused ab- Crotty said. S.G. Presi- A written notice of charges issue outline of rights is another entitlem of the prog- An accused student also has the optii System mak tickets more By KEILA M. LEGREE c Staff Writer fi Thanks to the university's new a $250,000 South Carolina Auto- li maieu ncKeung sysiem, purcnasing tickets for events at Carolina tl Coliseum, Koger Center, Longs- d treet Theatre and other perfor- fi mance facilities will be more con- v venient, a university official said. C SCAT is a Data General compu- c ter system which allows ticket B buyers to purchase green-colored, s< computer-generated tickets at 16 ir locations thoughout South Car- C olina, Carolina Coliseum Director John Bolin said. Initially, ticket si buyers received vouchers that had F to be exchanged at the coliseum P for the actual tickets. fr "One reason for the switch to ir computerized ticketing was customer convenience. The new sys- w tern eliminates the extra step of ex- p; changing vouchers for tickets and fc increases the number of locations w where tickets are available," Bolin ac said. C Carolina Coliseum and Koger Center Business Director Richard st Marks, who researched the system, m describes SCAT as "an excellent a menu driven, computer-friendly m system." a Tickets can be purchased by te mail, through phone charge by bi calling 777-SCAT, at any of the various outlets and in person at the S< coliseum box office. p( There will be a one dollar-per- fii ticket convenience charge on tick- pc ets sold through the outlets, phone m charge and mail order. No service hi nbor rra mill ka r\ A A ck A 'I '1 vnui mil ui/ auutu lu L1CIVWis 11 sold at the coliseum or at the Ko- in ger Center the evening of a Kogcr event. hi Exceptions will be made if cus- at tomers are buying tickets for bi events in other places. "In those th By BETH ALLISO Except for prank K| boxes are working p< wk Danny Baker, the Division of Law En j^^Hf Y Si have not yet been ar have been around 12 M If a person is cau? ate action will be taJ the courts and also [ Baker said. Although the polic calls could become i call boxes are for st BP^!P the students are res[ Ik the boxes. JSjk jj "I am urging all s the call boxes," said Marie-Louise Ramsd EJPWPll^^i security, and prank c. she said. V As of today, there on any of the call bo> Friday there were Currently, there are installed, said Franlr The goal to have campus this year. The locations of tl police and the saftey pSfP said anyone in the i URSER/The Gamecock them. s after being ca^' b?xes ai s just one of for any?ne in an eme E. Center. "It is up to the sti LI 1 the call boxes work," :udents in \ service Student tween a hearing befoi ponse to student students, faculty and 5 In addition, a list o with violating a an oportunity to revi jments before a the hearing is anothe trial interview in day's notice is also ocedure are ex- hearing, he said. j^ny i^uiiiig uie ucaiiu, right to testify, call ar d along with an ??????? ent, Crotty said, on to choose be es buying convenient ases, we are acting as an outlet or other buildings, and we will dd the convenience charge," Born said. SCAT, which was installed in fie coliseum in July and tested uring the summer, will get its irst major test today and Saturday /hen tickets for the pre-season lharlotte Hornets game and the oncert featuring Chicago and the each Boys go on sale at the colijum. The system will also be selllg tickets for more than 25 Koger enter concerts this year. SCAT outlets have been inalled in three Columbia Sounds amiliar stores, the Taylor Street harmacy, Seaco Music in Sumter lall and at the Longstreet Theatre i the near future, Bolin said. The Columbia SCAT is linked ith its Charleston SCAT counterart, which has been in operation >r more than a year. This bond ill give Midlands residents easy xess to events sold through the harleston system and vice versa. Before SCAT, tickets were ored and racked in individual etal trays. With the new system, ticket is stored in the computer's emory and is printed only when patron has purchased it. The sysm automatically assigns the next sst available seat. In addition to the sale function, 3AT also produces daily sales re)rts, marketing information and lancial accounting data. "At any )int in time, we can tell an event anager exactly how many tickets ive been sold to a given event, tlis is helpful in planning marketg strategy," Bolin said. The new SCAT system will indie all USC ticketing, except hletics, although some Gamecock isketball tickets will* be sold rough the system. s disrupt >x success N callers, the recently installed call jrfectly, a police official said, assistant vice-president with the forcemcnt and Safety, said there ty real emergency calls, but there unknown or prank calls. ;ht making a prank call, appropriken. This matter will be taken to to the student discipline board, e officials are doubtful the prank a serious matter, Baker said the udent safety. He feels confident >onsible enough to properly use tudents not to try and play with Student Government President ale. These boxes are to enhance alls will only frustrate the police, has been no vandalism inflicted :es, Ramsdale said. 10 call boxes actually installed. 19 boxes set up and ready to be Mims of Operational Services, ibout 22 boxes set up all around le boxes were determined by the committee, Baker said. He also community will have access to re not for students only, they are rgency situation," Mims said, udents, faculty and staff to make Ramsdale said. trouble re an administrator or a panel of itaff, he said. f witnesses invited to testify and ew evidence to be presented at r entitlement, Crotty said. Fivegiven to the student before the g, the charged student has the id question witnesses and present iie See ADVOCATE page 2ior