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The Gamecock
Founded 1908 Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Wednesday
Volume 82, No. 38 University of South Carolina November 15, 1989
Call box fj
By JEFF WILSON and ROBERT THOMAS
Staff Writers
With the installation of six call boxes, campus officials
say The Horseshoe is one of the safest nighttime
areas on campus.
But it was not a safe place for DeSaussure residenl
Douglas Warner Sunday night.
Shortly before 11 p.m., Warner left his tenament tc
check on how he fared in the USC/Clemson student
ticket lottery at Russell House. Then, only steps away
from his apartment, three males suddenly attacked
him, breaking his glasses, which shattered into his left
eye.
"I stepped out of my apartment and walked past
three black young men, who asked me a question. I
chose to ignore them," said Warner, an international
studies sophomore.
After they attacked Warner, he fell to his knees in
hope of protecting himself, but the assaulters did not
stop pummeling him.
Gamecock C
to increase d
By DAVID STANTON crease. I realize
Staff Writer else is going up.
Last week, university officials nn the iin and
announced that for the first time in along, hell, the)
23 years, Gamecock Club member- up to $750 and
ship dues will increase. For the problem with it.
second year in a row, the club is cial end of it, it'
facing a financial shortfall because going on there ir
of funding changes made by the years," he said,
state's General Assembly. Art Baker, exi
Franklin Adams is a Full Scho- the club, said an
larship member of the club who avoided until no
has not yet decided what he will ing membership,
do about the increase. "I'm not too Two years ag
crazy about it," he said. "I know decided to disci
that the money goes for a good funding of out-c
purpose, but still we feel like what athletic scholars
we're paying now should be that time the clu
adequate. We might have to move ready been set,
back down to a Roundhouse." department and i
Adams said he and his brothers, agreed that the i
with whom he shares the member- shortfall would
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Jim Streeter paid $100 toward a fund to $1.8 mill
Half Scholarship membership this The club's bi
past spring, but, he said, "Because rent fiscal year
of all the problems that were going $650,000 for out
on I just never paid them any more $5.4 million, of
money, and I don't plan on renew- million has been
ing for that reason." He said the he does not exp<
increase did not play a role in his dues to make up
decision not to renew. ence this year.
"I just got disgusted with the "I think proba
whole cotton-pickin' thing. Maybe be necessary to j
King Dixon is a great fella, and serve fund," he
Sparky Woods I'm sure is a great did not know ju
guy. But this goes way back to have to be pulk
'82. Maybe he wasn't the greatest and it will prob
coach in the world, but I do be- before the club
lieve he (Richard Bell) was ethical, plenish its reserv
Marcum and that crowd ran him At current levc
off, and it's sort of been at my gut, Baker projected
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When Warner, with vision only in his right eye, 1
reached the call box, he realized it was covered with a
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following me," he said.
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t of at least three that has not worked since their instal- n
lation earlier this semester, Student Government Presi- a
1 dent Marie-Louise Ramsdale said. 1
"Three or four of the call boxes are not opera- tl
tional," Ramsdale said. "I've been asking for them to
be made operational. There is a communication system
backlog because of Hurricane Hugo. ii
"I've tried and tried for two months. I've asked A
Danny Bakker, vice president for Law Enforcement
and Safety, to please apply pressure to get the call tl
boxes working. It's not good to have call boxes just
sitting around. I've been on the phone all day. Our A
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^amsdale said.
About 30 minutes before the attack on Warner, Pre;ton
dormitory resident John McDowell was assaulted
n the parking lot behind the Faculty House, according
o police reports.
"I was walking behind the Faculty House going to
Tiornwell, when I was attacked by a group of black
nales that were following me," McDowell said. "I
sked them what they wanted. They did not answer.
Tien they attacked me. One hit me at least twice on
tie left side of my face, and another one hit me."
He said he ran into Thornwell and called the police.
"The whole thing was a really big shock. Especially
i such a well-lighted place as The Horseshoe,"
IcDowell said.
"The police did a good job of finding the men, and
ley responded as quickly as they could," he said.
Warner said he will have surgery on his left eye
londay morning. Richland Memorial Hospital offi
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>e used in the annual Carolina "Tigerburn."
New bookstore t<
Business plans to open Friday
ly ANTHONY HODGE
Itaff Writer
Students seeking an alternative source of books and
chool supplies will soon have the opportunity to shop
it Addams University Bookstore.
"Students will find that the layout of the store will
nake their shopping very convenient," said bookstore
;eneral manager Mike Moore. "Our goal here is to be
one-stop shopping location," he stiid.
Moore said Addams, located on Main Street, will
>e a full-service bookstore providing new and used
ooks as well as other school supplies for students.
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bility," Moore said.
"We have a lot of respect for our competitors, but
ve also have the students' interest in mind," Moore
aid. He feels like the added competition will help the
tudents gain better services at better prices, he said.
"We will be opening Nov. 17, and for the first
veek or so, we'll be receiving stock and stocking
helves. The store will not be completely stocked, but
terns will be ready for sale," he said.
"We will definitely have a full textbook inventory
or the spring semester," he said.
As of opening day, the store will begin purchasing
extbooks from students, Moore said. "Because we
leal with several textbook wholesalers, a student will
eceive a very good price for selling the books back to
is," he said. In addition, during the busiest buy-back
teriod for the store, students will be given a
i Horseshoe
cials said the potential for him to regain his sight is
good, but he might need additional surgery.
Warner, from Clemson, was listed in good condition
Tuesday, a hospital official said. Warner said his
mother flew in from San Diego Monday. His father, a
Clemson University professor on sabbatical, is still in
San Diego.
Edward L. Crum, 20, of 4041 Waterpark Drive and
Eric D. Wallace, 20, of 2614 Palmland Drive have
been charged with assault and battery, and disorderly
Conduct. Crum was alsn rhartmri u/ith secanltinrr o iv*
u?wumu6 a police
officer.
Micheal Kelton Anderson, 19, of 2630 Palmland
Drive has been charged with disorderly conduct and
might face additional charges, according to police.
Crum works at the Faculty House, and Wallace and
Anderson are former employees there. The three were
See ATTACK page 2
Officials deciding
whether to retire
Ellis' jersey
By TODD VENEZIA
Staff Writer
USC Athletic Director King Dixon is wading
through a pool of suggestions on whether or not injured
Gamecock quarterback Todd Ellis' jersey number
should be retired immediately.
A special committee looking into USC's jersey re
tirement policy has submitted a long list of suggestions
to Dixon, who might make a decision on Ellis'
jersey status by the end of this week.
"The suggestions ranged from letting coaches decide
to having a 20-year waiting period (before a
jersey is eligible)," said Assistant Athletic Director
Tom Price, chairman of the committee. "It was also a
consensus that someone had to graduate. A waiting
period was definitely a guideline and also a player's
contribution to the team in the area of Ail-American."
"You don't want to make a quick decision," Dixon
said.
"I don't think this is something that can be done
overnight," Price said. 'There are a lot of emotions
now."
In developing its opinions, the committee ? Price,
Assistant Athletic Directors Nick Gasparato and Joyce
Compton, Associate Athletic directors Sterling Brown
and Art Baker, basketball coaches George Felton and
Nancy Wilson and assistant business manager Chris >
Massaro ? investigated the policies of other schools.
"We're looking at what our sister institutions are
aoing, race saia.
Price said USC looked into the policies of many
schools, including Notre Dame, whose policy is to not
retire jersey numbers, and North Carolina, which has
retired six in basketball and five in football.
Many of the players whose jerseys were retired
were All-Americans who led major bowl-winning
teams and Heiseman Trophy winners.
So far, USC has retired four football jerseys: AilAmerican
Sterling Sharpe, Heisman Trophy winner
George Rogers and Steve Wadiak and Mike Johnson,
both of whom had their numbers retired
posthumously.
"With over 100 players and four numbers gone already,
a major concern is that we have enough numbers
to use," Dixon said. "Also, you don't want to devaluate
retirement by giving it out too freely."
o serve students
"Because we deal with several textbook
wholesalers, a student will receive
a very good price for selling the
books back to us."
Mike Moore
Addams University Bookstore
General manager
computer-printed recipe that will list the amount given
in return for exchanging books at the store, he said.
"The owner is a nice guy. First and foremost, he's
interested in satisfying the students. He isn't interested
in draining the students financially," said business
freshman Aric Boyles.
international siuuies senior Matt Mcuonaia saia,
"Lots of students are excited about the store. I purchased
$150 worth of new books last semester, and
none were bought back because the other stores said
they were unsure if the books would be used again. I
feel that the bookstore will be a big help to the
students."
"This store has a whole lot more to offer than the
other bookstores. Students will be benefitted with a
greater selection," said business freshman Price
Reeves.
"One of our objectives here is to reduce any excessive
amount of time that a student has to wait in line
See BOOKSTORE page 2