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Baton twirling to take wtitiams Brice 'stadZ Ellis could make a full recovery did originally." ? Dr. Robert I 4. tt n j Peele, surgeon CrHti t0 Holland. o o c ? _ See Carolina Life, page 4 See Sports, page 8 See Ellis, pageS ?130 ~~~ The Gamecock Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday Volume 82*, No. 32 University of South Carolina November 1, 1989 Students Painted spa are availab By BETH ALLISON kJial K TT 11VC1 Concerns have arisen recently concerni parking spaces in the Coliseum parking lo been painted over, a Student Government of S.G. President Marie-Louise Ramsdale students have complained, thinking the s] now unavailable for student parking. The thirty-six painted-over spaces have I nated as a driveway to facilitate traffic fl coliseum events, said Bill Baker, director and vehicle registration services. Baker said the establishment of this dri\ increase safety and improve the traffic situal coliseum events. The spaces, however, can be used for stu ing during the non-event times of day, Bakei Student misconceptions about the spaces to lack of informational signs and parking said. Baker said signs and other designators v up to clarify the availability and proper us parking spaces. Baker also said his department is aware c for spaces, and they do not want to lose any "Students need to understand they can si there," Ramsdale said. "Students are encc use these spaces." Committee tc By THERESA STAROPOLI Staff writer The University Parking Committee will be considering a proposal to allot special parking lots for commuter students at its Novemlv?r mAAtinnr UV1 UlVVUlIg. The proposal was brought to the committee by Student Government President MarieLouise Ramsdale, who said she has heard Flu shots help to reduce risk ( By ANTHONY HODGE should I Staff Writer son wh< Medical personnel at Thomson chances Student Health Center are urging fection. students to come in and receive in- the can fluenza immunizations. South C "Every year there's a flu out- categor) break during the winter months of January, February and sometimes ? as late as March," said Lisa 1 u Zucker, health educator in Student ?nce Services. "Normally during this ?ever period there are tons of people in m the health center," she said. ver7 dee "Last year well over 5,000 class lasting I days were missed by students be- Turner, cause of the flu," Dr. Jim Turner, significai director of Thomson Student ning int Health Center, said. "This is why bronchiti I'm recommending that students fections,' should begin receiving the vacci- "gomt nations before the start of the fisk h spring semester." "Student"The fee for the vaccination is hean cqj $5," said Lisa Zucker. "It's the with kidr best $5 that anyone could pay for g,.eater ^ avoiding sickness," she said. According to Zucker, 1,000 Althoi doses have been ordered for this cerning year's procedural and preventive those m; purposes. Zucker also placed em- stood ai phasis on a student's need to come "Many s in as early as possible to receive that if tl the vaccination so their body's im- f?r munity system has time to build up their ch; a defense mechanism against virus," s< influenza. "On tl Dr. Audrey Rhodes of the tion is hi Thomson Health Center said, "In people h; the general population the vaccine to 85 per For the record ut lrxvimajr o *a?uc ui me CrCWWCOCl when the Harlem Boys' Choir was to perforr the Arts. The choir will perform Tuesday, Nc Also in Monday's Gamecock, the additio ticket price for the Rolling Stones' concert w seat tax, used to pay the debt for the const) Clemson and a $2 ticketron service charge j ticket price of $28.50. The Gamecock regrets these errors. gain park * " L that have "ficial said. J? *? \ said many 3aces were iS? , , >ecn ow during of parking H feway will don during dent park>f the need spaces, ill park in )uraged to jrees for renting lots in Penc to USC's parking situation. ) consider havi continuous complaints from off-campus students about the current narkina situation Over the summer, commuter student lots opened to all student drivers, Ramsdale said. One-half of one lot is now designated for faculty and staff. "I feel very strongly about reinstating commuter student parking because more than 70% of students are commuters," Ramsdale students }f illness >e administered to any per3 wishes to reduce his/her of acquiring influenza inMost of the students on ipus of the University of 1 Carolina may fall into this r " jone experiencing a possienza infection may experimptoms such as a high th the temperature ranging jgir 3-104, severe body aches, * p coughs and a sore throat ? fl| three to four days," said "There have also been a nt amount of students runo complications such as s, pneumonia, and ear in ne saia. the influenza vaccine, yths have been misunder- Do XOll WCltl id should be disspelled. itudents currently believe Four-, five- an ley receive a vaccination Preston Tuesday. jenza this will increase ances of contracting the lid Turner. "m M tie contrary, the vaccina- I y I I ighly effective with young M. J aving a success rate of 75 fiy The Associate( cent, he sai . university former athletic d when it fired him agreements on sev it was not clear as to ney saj(j Tuesday, n at the Koger Center for "Bob Marcum iv. 7 at 8 p.m. South Carolina full .. spair," attorney Dc uw8es auoeo to uie ^g^ents at Marc ere misrepresented. A $1 inst lhe school racuon of the stadium at from Feb 22 to V are added to the original ,ifc wou|d be over Richardson repe _ day period in 198$ ;ing spaces ^lliilifi *1 mr :- - ~ ^1 ! m S " ' ' ':'.' ;< :> : ' : ' -:.V : : . ' - . . ? ieA ? ~ \ v 0>>< ' "*^Sr<? - lleton and Blossom Street Garages will double r ng off-campus said." 0 Peter Becker, chairman of the parking committee said, "The committee is aware d that there is a problem and we will try to si come up with a viable solution." n Becker said when the lots were made available to all students, the commit- t( tee," . . .hoped to channel off-campus park- " ing in such a way that off-campus students v 1 n. % IT' g N ^ ^ v JBNHp* lam ;)*% , ? : . ,: ;"N- '. y-T . ^ $' : na party? d six-year-olds from the Booker T. Washingtoi The party was held to provide a safe place for I cum's life de; I Press President James ! of South Carolina destroyed member task force irector Bob Marcum's life partment's drug-te i ana rerusea 10 nonor oral Holderman fired erance pay, Marcum's attor- force's finding tha explained by athle came to the University of Marcum then of hope, and he left with de- grace," Richardsoi >n Richardson said in closing Marcum's attor urn's breach-of-contract trial closing argument: I. "Little did he know, that trial in which Mai larch 1 eight days ? his olated his contrac expected to be atedly referred to the eight- Wednesday. I that began when university Marcum has cl: but pay , i WIN OTT/The Gamecock ^ iext year, adding yet another problem s t student lots J ould be serviced by buses." a If the proposal is approved, commuter stuents would purchase the same $20 parking ickers they now buy, and parking would ot be guaranteed. s 'There are too many people with cars with >o few spaces to park in," Becker said. _ rtia nrnMom in " " ? XXIV/ pui/iviii 1J IU aiiVA/ULV UlVdV/ ill <X fay that is fair to all students. ksnHiB^Hi ijitfi ' %j? i daycare center prepare to enjoy a Hallowe the children to enjoy Halloween fun. stroyed, law Holderman appointed a five- ised him a com j to investigate the athletic de- ter than that of isting program. It ended when try to win hi Marcum, based on the task university, it the program did not exist as U.S. Distric tic officials. Tuesday that M left the university "in dis- ficials promise! i said. claimed would neys were the first to present lost benefits fo s in the U.S. District Court jury to considei cum claims the university vi- fits Marcum w t by firing him. The case is tract run throu in the jury's hands by ??? aimed that Holderman prom dearly Parking ICll^d 115C twofold By ROBYN THOMPSON Assistant Copy Desk Chief Students who have or want reserved parking spaces on campus will feel the pinch of a 100 percent increase beginning this spring, a university official said. Blossom Street garage prices will increase from $50 to $100, ind the other reserved areas will increase from $60 to $120 beginling January, said Bill Baker, director of Parking and Vehicle Registration Services. The other areas affected are the 3endleton Street and Computer services garage, a portion of the VfcMaster lot, the surface lot at senate and Pickens streets, the denderson Street lot and 12 reierved spaces at NADA ipartments. iiiv uiviuisi/ ^uinu' Hum <t suggestion by the Office of Business ind Finance* because of higher :osts incurred by an increase in ecurity in the garages and because he prices have not increased since 978, Baker said. "We're finding out more and nore every day how costly these hings are to get security guards nd uniforms," he said. The increase is also related to a tudy done which found USC's ates were lower than other univerities in the Southeast, for example, North Carolina State UniverSee INCREASE page 2 m |: m ,^>pp|y | Bri ? > WIN OTT/The Gamecock en carnival at yer says tract and salary equal to or greaany university coach, and would im a tenured position at the :t Judge Matthew Perry ruled [arcum had not proven school of j mm tenure, wnicn Kicnarason have amounted to $766,999 in r Marcum. Richardson asked the ' restoring $468,850 in lost beneould have received had his congh 1993, as Marcum argues it See MARCUM page 2