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Five Points' mystique lrir?lrc HnHpC VkOVk111 111 tiP "Five Points is homey without being means music, parties and a lVXctCtvIC IvlviV^ AAUIVICkl "h 111 lAv slick or pretentious." ? George little bit of home. , Meares of Group Therapy See Carolina Life, page 7 See Sports, page 7 See "5 Points", page 7 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journa Monday Volume 82, No. 13 University of South Carolina September 11, 1989 USC students to march in Conway By KEILA M. LEGREE Staff Writer Members of the USC chapter of the NAACP will travel to Conway Saturday to march with the Rev. H. H. Singleton, a suspended black teacher, concerning a suspected racial incident at Conway High School. Singleton urged 30 black football players to boycott the Conway High School football team after black quarterback Carlos Hunt was replaced by a white quarterback. "I question the motivation behind this one, honestly. I don't see why the quarterback was replaced by a white quarterback. It doesn't make sense," USC NAACP President Stephen Benjamin said. The march will hopefully lead to the reinstatement sxf ...k/. Ik. XT A A PT1 . \ji oiai&i^iajii, vviiu aiau uic pitMUCiu in Horry County, Benjamin said. "They've suspended the Rev. Singleton for just speaking up and actually doing, not just his job as a citizen and a human, but also his job as an NAACP president in Horry County. I think it's really going to make a difference when we go there Saturday," Benjamin said. The trip to Conway is open to all persons interested in marching and supporting Singleton. "There will hopefully be no charge for the trip, but if there is, it won't be much," Benajamin said. For more information, contact Stephen Benjamin or any other person affiliated with the organization. In addition to the march in Conway on Saturday, the NAACP chapter will also be involved in other activities. On Sept. 23, the chapter will be participating in the fourth annual NAACP National Membership Radio-aThon Drive. Benjamin said there are about 400 members in the USC organization, not counting the members the chapter has solicited since school has started. "Our membership goal this year is 1,000," he said. The NAACP received its charter here at USC in April 1980 by the efforts of some students and Dr. Andrew Chisolm, the chapter's adviser. Next year the chapter will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. w -r m /k U.l. area sate, officials say By ELISABETH TANGUY Staff Writer This past summer, the number of break-ins increased and a person was assaulted in University Terrace apartments, said a UT resident, who is fearful of more crime in the UT area. "We feel unprotected and taken advantage of," said the resident, who wishes to remain anonymous. Problems occur mainly in summer, when the campus is partially deserted, she said. At University Terrace, there are many foreign students, as well as families with children. "Apparently, USC Housing Services is not making any attempt to bring all the apartments to the same level of security," she said. Parking is also a problem. Because of a shortage of spaces, some residents, many of them women and their small children, have to park far away from their residences. The USC Police Department, however, does not think University Terrace is an unsafe area. 'To my knowledge, we did not have a larger number of crimes in the University Terrace recently," said Carl Stokes, senior vice-president of Law Enforcement and Safety. Stokes acknowledges that a beating occurred this summer. A Chinese woman got attacked in July. Her See U.T. page 2 T T . university to ce By MARCUS SESSION Staff Writer Hispanic culture will be brought to USC as the university celebrates National Hispanic Week for the first time Sept. 11-17 with costumes, folklore and other inspirational programming, a university official said. Although National Hispanic Week has been celebrated on various college and university campuses for a number of years, this first celebration at USC is due to a two-year effort to identify Hispanic students at USC and bring them into more campus activities. "This is very new for us," said Ralph Johnson, the Acting dean take By MICHAEL NAVARRO Staff Writer Darwin Bashaw has been named acting dean of USC's Beaufort campus, effective Sept. 1. Bashaw replaces Roland Tuttle Jr., who resigned his administrative post and plans to return to teaching. Bashaw began teaching business courses for the university in Beaufort and Allendale in 1965, and in 1966 was named director of the Beaufort campus. USC Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cad Sunday. Cadet Rick Frazier, a business junior, nears th< three-rope ladder, a part of his training at Fort Jacks ilebrate National ! assistant dean of Student Life for Minority Student Affairs. "One of our goals is to diversify and embrace all ethnic minority groups and provide programming culture," Johnson said. The Hispanic population at USC comprises about one percent of resident students, which is less than the national average. Johnson said, "We decided to go ahead and celebrate National Hispanic Week and use that as a springboard for other activities." T T /> s over LJSL:-Heauji Having held the position from 1966 to 1983, Bashaw feels he is completely capable of taking on the responsibility of dean because of his previous experience. Since his retirement, Bashaw has served as a member of the Beaufort County Higher Education Commission and has been active in local civic organizations. "I expect to be acting dean for about six months or v.- *"* \ **** lets cross one-, two- and three-rope ladders during trainir Being - ^ gl ULCy Lcl Army ROT< ' rappelling c By KELLY C. THOMAS * # News Editor L An Army Reserve Officer Training Coi fit | '' cadet goes over the edge. ^ The ground is far below him as he star Bfllp ' against the sheer-drop wall on the side of 1 ^ tower, which looks like an overgrown junj ' Looking down, he realizes just how hi W& 40 feet is, at the same time realizing he cai Holding the descent rope tight against t H small of his back, he stands up on the tw and-a-half-inch platform and grasps the ro u / j^Tmt 1 ^ront ^is free hand. Loosening his grip on the rope behind, BfcM leans his body back and locks his kne< /' forming a perfect "L" .position, and looks / yf t Squinting*as the sun hits his eyes, f / / braces himself and then bounds backwar ^ ffom the tower, beginning his 40-foot d( ?. !%< cent to the ground below. Mp; -y~-^ The cadet was any one of 135 Arn ROTC cadets from USC, Benedict Colle Morris College, the tower was the V tory Tower Obstacle Confidence Course N^TLEsrn^Gw^^k F?rt Jackson and the jump was an exerci in rappelling held on Sunday. i end of the Rappelling is the act of descending frc on Sunday. _ high places by way of a rope attached to n: xt 7 i mspamc w eeK iu Kosted by the office of Minority Student Affairs, Jol programming events will include a showing of Stand that i and Deliver at 7:30 p.m. today in the Golden Spur and nizes a Mexican Fiesta during dinner hours in the Grand made Marketplace, with background music provided by the Th classical guitarist Sergio Vitanza, who received his the ^ master's degree in music at USC. fee < panic Also included will be a display of Central and Latin American costumes and fashion at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Cc in the Russell House Ballroom and an inspirational riforc program in Spanish at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17. Hope ort campus until rep so. That's about how long it will take the search com- B; mittee to advertise the position, screen applicants and the ] do interviews," Bashaw said. men John Duffy, chancellor of USC's university cam- the ( puses and continuing education, made the appointment with the approval of USC President James Holderman. Ti Duffy will also appoint the committee, with Holder- App man's permission, to conduct a national search for a sor permanent dean. mea: r % ? S ^ ^ v. X iJil J** ' * -. ^^ftSg^Ssww^ ^,%-s X. ^^5. " v-"^: -v> ^ , v s X ^ . JAMES NETTlESfThe Gamecock ig exercises at Fort Jackson's Victory Tower all n be c cadets find ;an be an art harness-type "seat" that is attached around the waist and between the legs, ps In addition to the actual rappelling exercises, cadets were required to cross various ids rope ladders and take a short course in tying be on their harnesses ? called Swiss Seats. *le "It's all good training for the cadets," Cadet 1st Lt. Karen Harrison said. "It gh teaches them confidence and stuff. I've been n't three times, and it's really a lot of fun." Harrison, who is a criminal justice senior, he said this type of training is required for all 'O- cadets at some point, pe Besides the ROTC cadets, there were several "civilians" who also went through the he exercises. Flyers announcing the event had is, been posted at various locations on campus, up inviting any students who wished to attend to do so. he When asked if civilians are always invited ds along on ROTC training events, Cadet Capt. is- Tim Gay said it depends on the type of exercise the cadets will be doing, ny "If we're doing something like this, we'll ge usually let them come along, but if we're doic ing more difficult or weekend-long exercises, at we don't invite them," he said. *" se One of the non-military people was mar,m See ROTC page 2 a r first time mson said he thinks it is an institutional message cultural diversity is important and USC recogsignificant contributions that all people have e university does not currently have a chapter of Mexican American Cultural Society, but the Ofaf Minority Student Affairs hopes to have Hisstudents more involved in future celebrations. ordinator of Minority Student Affairs Willie Har1 Jr. said, "We'd like to have a lot more events, fully, it will grow out of this." lacement found ashaw said, "I do not have any aspirations to keep position permanently. I am coming out of retiret because I want to add some type of stability to Beaufort) campus. uttle came to USC-Beaufort as dean in 1983 from alachian State University, where he was a profes ot educational statistics, research and surement