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_ A 3?? ^^0mlf'baS,etdJafd ^nnm ?A + o nnt,? n "It looked like a snake hacked with /%*fl The Call heads to USC for SOCCeF teaill gCtS CSSy Will anax- _ Sen. Alan Cranston, Da concert at Russell Calif Huf House. See Sports, page 10 See "Earthquake," page 2 See Carolina Life, page 6 The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty Years of Collegiate Journalism Friday Volume 82, No. 27 University of South Carolina October 20, 1989 Bill Cosby to give benefit performance By KATHRYN JEFFRIES Staff Writer tnterminer tsin L-osoy will pertorm a Denerit snow for the S.C. Hugo Relief Fund on Dec. 1 at Carolina Coliseum, USC President James Holderman announced Wednesday. In a conversation with Holderman Tuesday evening, Cosby expressed interest in doing a show to raise money for relief efforts, USC spokesman Debra Allen said. Like concerts by Alabama and Barry Manilow scheduled for November, all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the relief fund. Tickets for the Cosby show will cost $10 and $15, depending on seating. "We thought we would scale the house and make g it more accessible to people, particularly those af- I fected by the hurricane," Coliseum Director John Bo- | lin said. He said he expects each concert to make about | $100,000. A video screen will be hung from the center of the I coliseum, providing a close-up view of Cosby for people in the upper seating levels. Holderman said the university will underwrite the building and production expenses, and Cosby will waive his artist fee and expenses. Cosby last performed in Columbia in May 1986, the same year he was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from USC. c rvii7 y v IUU w w iuiui a By The Associated Press The widow of South Carolina football coach Joe Morrison has withdrawn her workers' compensation claim that contended job-related stress led to her husband's fatal heart attack. JeVena Morrison's attorney notified the Workers' Compensation Commission Tuesday that his client had withdrawn her claim, for which Morrison's dependants could have been awarded $167,000 in benefits. No reason for the withdrawal was given, but MorriUSC library wc to upgrade catal By RHONDA GREENE availability can als< Staff Writer by using NOTIS. USC librarians and computer Planning for the services personnel have spent long the cataloging mo hours working to improve the Uni- this fall. versity of South Carolina Access Cataloging is tra Network since its introduction in bibliographic infor May. system and enablin Nancy Washington, assistant di- tenance operation' rector of library processing, said on-line, staff members are moving toward "Some informati the implementation of the catalog- but we're making ing and circulation modules of the find errors. We're Northwestern Online Total Inter- and it'll get bettc grated System. said. NOTIS is the computerized sys- The circulation tern that holds all USC library in- been working on p ventory. It will allow its users to codes that will be ] find a listing by entering data such on all library mater as an author's name, tide, subject Because of a lin or a key word on a terminal. Be- large amount of w sides the information that is given ?????? on the computer terminal, information about the book's See U Senate supports c alcohol awarenes By KRIS TAYLOR forts by all persons senate Rpnnrtpr die universitv to c The Student Senate passed a re- free campus envii solution Wednesday in conjunction 'ow "sk an(* matur with USC's Drug and Alcohol by those of legal a^ Awareness Week, Oct. 23-27. According to a the Office of Ale The resolution, presented by Programs early thij Sen. Connor Mulcahey, states that alcohol abuse is a Student Government "fully en- 0f those affilia dorses the efforts of the Office of university. Alcohol and Drug Programs to Sen. Mulcahey i promote alcohol and drug aware- serving in a leadi ness week." should support and The resolution goes further to fort to improve the say the Senate also "supports ef- hoi situation on cai ' j^^Hn Photo Courtesy Op US Entertainer Bill Cosby will perform a benefit show j ilina Coliseum Dec. 1, to help the victims of Hurricane ,ws claim that JN son can refile her claim at any time, said Michael LeFever, the commission's executive director. Morrison's attorney, Jon Popowski, would not say today why Morrison withdrew her claim, nor would he say if or when she planned to refile. Morrison could not be reached for comment; her home telephone number is unlisted. Morrison filed the claim in July, saying the stress of being head football coach caused her husband's death. Coach Morrison, 51, who had a history of heart problems, died Feb. 5 while playing racquetball. 3 be determined 5 first phase of dule will begin nsferring library mation into the Jjl g catalog mainplace J| working on it, r " Wa?hin(Ttnn *> to-"" ppss team also has >lans to buy bar placed manually ]alS lited staff and a RePr???totive Candy Waites, Dork, the circula- !neatreSCAN page 3 State repre: 1 ^ By SHERRI TILLMAN 11UU* staff Wr|ter ' State Rep. Candy Waites, D-Richl S advice to Students for a Better Carolir they can successfully influence the sta ture at their meeting this past week. SBC is a student lobbying org associated with founded last year under former Studen iromote a drug- ment President James Franklin, sa oment and the Addy, the group's new leader, e use of alcohol "Register to vote," Waites said. "If !e- vote, you have no control." survey done by Waites told the students she is alw ohol and Drug able to them and willing to help. 5 year, drug and State Rep. Tim Rogers, D-Richland i major concern at the meeting with some helptui aavu lted with the dents who want to be involved in the but are not from this state, said the Senate, "Even if you are not from South ership position, you need to register to vote where yc endorse any ef- ing while you are in the state," Rogers 5 drug and alco- Waites told the group that students ! npus. to know their representatives and w nFormei testifyii By JAYE SIMMONS , Staff Writer Bob Marcum, former USC athlet tnr rnntinnpH tn tp?fifv in hie kWI) V vy II b?liu VV? WV7 bWUVAAJ III 111 u Thursday. He is seeking back pay from USC lawsuit contends he was unjustly fn his job because he was unaware of taking illegal drugs. "I wasn't on the practice field e and I didn't have much to do with d II ing," Marcum said. "Drug testing is ; assignment. I delegated that assign the team physician," he said. Dr. Paul Akers, team physician, \ posed to keep drug testing results c tial. Marcum said he was not to be % Mmm problems unless they became problem. "At no time did we ever consider testing positive as criminals," he s< Ptfigyg dents with drug problems need to s< fessional help. They don't need to with like criminals, he said. rlK* USC attorney Charles Porter sai( Marcum who asked for stricter drug but he never followed through with ii "Did you have any duties more ii than the drug testing program? Was testing program the most important ( J |(P' had as athletic director?" Porte t/ersity relations Marcum. at the Car- "lt would ** right at ^ top'" Hupo Sa'd' Porter said Marcum was contr; m~ A -% /Lorrison s job c Her claim was rejected by the State Workers' Compensation Fund, the chief insurance carrier for state agencies, such as USC, and she appealed to the commission. Last month, the commission granted lawyers for Morrison and the fund a 60-day extension to prepare their cases. Had Morrison not withdrawn her claim and the commission ruled in her favor, Morrison's dependants would have been awarded the maximum under law ? $167,435. It would be up to state's insurance carrier Richland, speaks to Students for a Better Carolina tl sentatives advise representatives stand on the issues the grou concerned about and, gave la on how Being visible was another aspect of Wa te legisla- advice. When beginning new campaigns, suggested the group wear some type anization paraphernalia, it Governlid Frank Addy, an international studies senior, saic organization has a pin it will wear when lo you can't ing at the State House. 'The idea is to fill the halls of the Senate ays avail- House of Representatives, so that we wil knnwn " AdHv said "It's akn an nnnr>rfi ..- j ? ? "ri?? , was also for the students to get to know t :e for stu- representatives." program, This year, the group will be focusing 01 Carolina, taining a student vote on the Board of Trus >u are liv- as well as working to get full formula fun said. for the university. should get "USC is one of the most expensive pt here their colleges in the state," Addy said. "If we f r A.D. still ng in suit himself by saying on the one hand he was personally concerned with drug testing, but ic direc- on the other hand, he never looked at the 1 Q M/C11 if results. Marcum responded, saying Porter must be , and his confusing his position as the athletic director -ed from with that of the head coach. The head coach athletes is more involved with the individual players than the athletic director, Marcum said, veryday, Max Urick, athletic director of Iowa State, rug test- testified on Marcum's behalf after Marcum i routine left the stand. Urick explained he was a good iment to friend of Marcum and they had coached together at Iowa State in the mid-seventies, vas sup- "As athletic director, I am not involved onfiden- with the drug testing program," Urick said. ; told of "I am only informed if there is a significant a major problem," he said. "I have many other responsiblities such as scheduling tractor pulls athletes and rock concerts for the stadium. In fact, lid. Stu- the Rolling Stones just made a historical eek pro- concert appearance in our stadium, which be dealt boosted the university's revenues considerably," he said, as King Dixon turned red and I it was the court room erupted in laughter. ; testing, I "I am only concerned with athletes who oportant have tested positive on at least three drug the drug tests," Marcum said. 'That's just because I iuty you have delegated that responsibility to my as*? OcUnrl T .1.. H -.L J.I. i flJKVU M5UU11 aUUCUl UUCCUJI. L1KOW1SC, DUD UeiCgated the responsibility to the team physiMarcum cian," he said. "There are just too many responsibilities as an athletic director, and adicting things can slip by," he said. caused death to determine who would be eligible for a portion of the money. Morrison is survived by two sons and two daughters. Morrison's attorney also represented the widow of J. P. Strom, the late chief of the State Law Enforcement Division, in a similar case before the commission last year. Strom's widow, Gracie, was awarded $154,120. The state appealed and she and the state later agreed on an undisclosed settlement. SHEMU TRIMJWTh* Cmrntcoek lis past week in the Russell House ; student group ip is larger share of the budget the departments introduce, that means tuition doesn't have to rise to meet the school's needs." ites' she Addy said this would also benefit those stuj of dents who may not be able to pay for the increasing cost of higher education. "We have information packets that contain 1 the basic tips to lobbying," Addy said. It also conbby tains a "breakdown of the issues and facts and figures on tuition increases over the past few and years. So, we will be well informed." I be inity At this point, there are about 75 members heir working with SBC, but Addy said he expects an increase in membership. "I'm happy with the quality of the students 1 at~ (involved), considering the organization is corntees, pletcly voluntary," Addy said. "We are shooting ding for at least a hundred members." The group will meet next on Thursday in the lblic Russell House Theater. For more information, >et a contact Frank Addy at 544-2052.