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The Gamecock
Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism
Volume 82, No. 50 The University of South Carolina ' Monday, January 22, 1990
BRIEFLY
IN THE NEWS
Haitian regime
exiles civic leader
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
(AP) ? A prominent civic i
leader, considered the father <
of Haiti's constitution and 1
founder of its Red Cross,
was forced into exile Sunday ?
by the military regime a day t
after it imposed a state of
siege and arrested dozens of 1
critics. 1
Dr. Louis Roy, 74, (
boarded a Miami-bound
commercial flight On Satur- <
day, another government cri- s
tic, conservative leader
Hubert de Ronceray was
forced into exile. *
Critics said events indicated
Haitian ruler Lt. Gen.
Prosper Avril plans to turn
his regime into a dictatorship
and renege on promises to
hold free elections this year. <
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Tanker spills fuels j
in Alaskan waters
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) ?
A tanker carrying mixed
fuels ran aground in a narrow
channel of water between
offshore islands, spilling
between 20,000 and
35,000 gallons of gasoline,
the Coast Guard said.
The M.V. Frank H.
Brown, owned by White
Pass Transportation of Vancouver,
British Columbia,
slammed into Burnt Island s
reef about 18 miles south of s
Petersburg in southeastern
Alaska around 8 p.m. Satur- 1
day, said Ll Rick Janelle in ^
Juneau. Another Coast Guard v
spokesman said the vessel v
refloated itself at about 8:30 ^
a.m. Sunday. a
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Scout handbook
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DALLAS (AP) ? The I
new Boy Scout handbook
still tells Scouts to "be prepared"
and how to use a v
compass, build campfires c
and tie knots. But it also
aims to help boys cope with
life in the '90s. e
The handbook, the first in v
nine years, features a
23-page insert on the dangers
of child abuse and drugs, a v
new environmentally gentle a
approach to camping, new tl
rules to keep younger Scouts
interested and new merit
badges such as ii
cinematography. h
The changes are part of a k
decade-long drive to moder- h
nize the 80-year-old organization
and boost its membership,
which sagged from 4.8 p
million in 1972 to 3.1 million
in 1979 but has since re
bounded to 4.3 million. ^
Businesses repair
hurricane damage
MYRTLE BEACH (AP)
? Businesses along the j
Grand Strand, the main ar- c
tery of South Carolina's ~
tourism industry, are trying
frantically to repair the destruction
of Hurricane Hugo
, in time for the official start u
of tourism season next
month. j?
Just about every merchant,
resort operator and resident
of the Grand Strand, depends
upon tourism for $1.5 billion ^
in annual revenue.
"We can't afford to be
doubting Thomases," said ,
Robert Liming, director of
tourism with the state Department
of Parks, Recreation
and Tourism.
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Addam's makes
Books
By KELLI LISTER
ind ROBERT THOMAS
Staff Writers
Addam's University Bookstore is refundne
the state sales tax it mistakenlv charged
)n new textbooks, store manager Mike
Vloore said.
"We apologize for this problem. It was
m oversight, something we got misinformaion
on," Moore said.
Moore said the S. C. Tax Commission
old him prior to Addam's opening in
November that sales tax must be charged
)n new textbooks. .
However, a South Carolina tax law exempts
all textbooks from the five percent
state sales tax, Danny Brazell of the S. C.
rax Commission said.
Bryan Jeffcoat, a USC history senior and
i.C. Bookstore employee, questioned AdVisitor
repoi
attack attem
on Horseshc
Jy LYNN GIBSON
Assistant News Editor
Police are searching for a witness to an a
ximinal sexual assault that occurred on the ^
)f the Faculty House on Tuesday.
A woman who was visiting a friend on ca
x>rted to USC police that she left a Horseshcx
>ry at 7:30 p.m. and was walking on the side
ween the Faculty House and Maxcy whei
umped out of some bushes and grabbed her.
The man, who had been sleeping in the
pun the victim around and
aid "suggestive" things to The man
ier, police reports said. had been s(
Tie woman screamed, and . .. .
he man's attention was di- ? .
erted to another man Spun the VIC
valking toward them. She Olind and
hen jerked away, and the " s U g g e S 1
ssailant ran toward Pend- thinqs to her
ston Street , ,ors
The woman lost sight of ^
he witness, who was
robably walking toward Sumter Street inv
-awrence Pathel said.
Pathel said he believes the witness, descri
vhite man around 6 feet tall, wearing a dark
arrying a briefcase, might be a USC employe
"The woman is certain she and the witne
ye contact," he said, "but it's possible he did
/hat he saw or heard was serious."
Although the assailant hasn't been found yt
/ould like the witness to come forward so tl
ssailant is caught, the witness's testimony ci
le prosecution.
The woman described her assailant as a w
a his early 30s, around 5 feet 7 inches tall ai
ig a red baseball cap, a brown corduroy jac
haki pants and brown work boots. He ha<
air, a mustache and beard.
"It's probable that this man is a street pei
ossibly an alcoholic," Pathel said.
If anyone has seen this person or witness
lappened, contact Pathel at either 77777-6415.
Faculty, stud
ty NANCY LEHMAN
itaff Writer
USC faculty and students are working to
olve two campus telephone problems ?
n inadequate number of lines and cross>1U
I1K.
Student Government met with USC's Disctor
of Communications and Business
ierald Stover in December to discuss soluons
to the two problems. Stover said he
ad reviewed telephone traffic reports and
/as aware of a problem last year before
JSC telephone lines were increased by abut
33 percent.
This past fall semester, there was a suden
increase in telephone usage, causing
urther problems, Stover said.
S. G. President Marie-Louise Ramsdale
aid she knew of the problems this past
ummer, but wasn't aware of their serious
mistake
itore wr<
"We try to be a fair busines
to let everyone know and give
we can do."
dam's mistake after he bought a textbook
last Wednesday and was charged sales tax.
Jeffcoat wrote a letter to the editor published
in Friday's edition of The Gamecock
questioning Addam's taxing policy.
E. A. Bailey, manager of the S. C. Bookstore,
denies any involvement with the
letter.
"He acted alone ... .1 regret that that's
the way it happened. I did not have anything
to do with it," Bailey said.
Moore told Jeffcoat what the S. C. Tax
ts I
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suit and Hanging out
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lat if the By REBECCA ODOM
in aid in staff Writer
In the fight for opposite-sex visi
no news is not necessarily good new
hite man There are no new policies fo
ad wear- semester in campus housing, but the
ket, torn js smj ticking on overnight opposi
1 brown visilation.
Small and large changes are proc
rson and the plan is still in effect. Ovei
opposite-sex visitation will be phasi
by 1992 if all stays on schedule.
;ed what
4215 or Effectiveness of the efforts will b
luated in 1991, and final changes v
ents seek so'
ness until December.
"I've just perpetually heard complaints
from students about the phones," Ramsdale
said.
Three proposals were made concerning
new telephone lines for USC.
First, 24 new lines are to be added to the
72 existing lines between USC and state
government facilities. These lines handle
both incoming and outgoing calls.
Since USC is a state-owned institution, it
became possible to put fiber between USC
switches and government facility switches,
enlarging USC's telephone resources. If all
of USC's lines are being used, calls are
transferred to these government facility
lines.
This plan was adopted this past spring,
Stover said. These lines are especially helpful
with phone traffic at night since most
rmolv rh ?
s to the student. We're just going
it (the tax) back. We will do what
Mike Moore
store manager
Commission had told him, and he tried to
call the agency again. Moore said he was
unable to get in touch with the commission
until Thursday morning.
After Moore was informed that both new
and used textbooks are exempt, the store
immediately stopped charging the sales tax.
Students who bring their sales receipts
showing they were charged tax on textbooks
will receive a refund, Moore said.
Moore also said any unrefunded tax will
be given to the state tax comission. "Let the
>rnoon playing at the University Terrace playc
policy changes
set in motion. "We are a year away frc
studying it and two years away from ii
tation plementing it," Vice President of Stude
s< Affairs Dennis Pruitt said,
r this
clock For now, all major changes have be
te-sex set in place, and all plans are on schedu
The students do have an advantage t
)f that year that they did not have last year. I
might gistration for dorm rooms this spring v
sd out be essentially the same, but informati
about policies will be available befo
hand. This was not necessarily the c<
e eva- this past spring,
vill be "Before you sign up for a dorm, y
lutions to phc
state government traffic is during the day.
USC has access to all outgoing government
lines, although the number usable is limited
to 72.
Secondly, 33 new lines running between
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have already been added. These lines are
capable of handling incoming traffic. These
lines were added to 40 existing lines made
available to USC last spring.
Finally, 24 lines running directly betweer
USC and Southern Bell will be added. The
percentage of incoming and outgoing lines
will not be determined until after the othei
lines are added.
Incoming lines cost about $105 a month
and outgoing lines cost about $65 a month.
Stover said.
"I think it's definitely worth it. We need
irges tax
state figure out what to do with it (the extra
money)," he said.
The store manager said a prompt correction
of the problem was essential for the
new business. "We've made a serious investment
for the long term. We have to
earn the confidence of the student," Moore
said.
No figures are yet available on the number
of students who were charged the tax or
the actual amount collected.
Most of the tax charged is between 50
cents and $3, but Moore said Friday the
lowest amount refunded was 33 cents. The
largest refund was slightly more than $6.
"We try to stock more used books than
anybody," Moore said. "We try to be a fair
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let everyone know and give it (the tax)
back. We will do what we can do."
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on schedule
>m will know what the policy will be in that
m- dorm," Student Government President
>nt Marie-Louise Ramsdale said.
Presently, students have a choice in
housing styles and policies. 11 there are
ien people who prefer no opposite-sex visitale.
tion, that is an option they did not have
before, Pruitt said,
his "Students will be able to find the kind
te- of housing they want," he said,
/ill While the housing situation has raised
on many issues, Pruitt said, "We had a fine
re- residence hall situation before the changes
ise by the board." He adds that the changes
have opened options and have already solou
ved some ills.
>ne problems
to have a quality phone system," Ramsdale
said.
Stover said this project is a top priority.
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feel like we're doing our job," he said.
The success of the new lines will be determined
by daily traffic studies showing
the number of calls completed nnd the number
of calls that get a busy sig.
These numbers may be difficult to decipher
because a single person who gets a
i busy signal may redial the number five
5 times before he gets through. This would
; show up as six separate calls.
Traffic study results have improved,
however. "We're under the opinion we've
i about got it under control," Stover said.
The other problem of cross-talk occurs
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