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The Gamecock
Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism
Volume 89^No. 58 The University of South Carolina Friday, February 9, 1990
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MOSCOW (AP) ? The w
Communist Party leadership Pi
has blazed the way to a
brave new world of Soviet R]
politics, where it will be o\
forced to compete with other
parties, and people will di- pr
rectly choose the nation's
leader for the first time.
"There will be a multi- *
party system. There will be a
normal democracy," is how
Communist Party member
Svyatoslav Fyodorov, a
noted eye surgeon, approvingly
summed up a three-day ,
meeting of the party's Central
Committee.
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auring iuii in war
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)
? Waves of civilians scurried
out of embattled East
Beirut to the city's western
sector Thursday during a relative
lull in the battle by rival
Christian forces for control
of the country's Christian
enclave.
Police said the respite was
used by Gen. Michel Aoun
and Lebanese Forces militia
chieftan Samir Geagea to
add ammunition and weapons
to areas under their
control in devastated East
Beirut and Kesrouan
province. g
California oil spill |
heads for wildlife
HUNTINGTON BEACH, I
Calif. (AP) ? Emergency
crews worked under spot- T
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tain a spreading slick of
more than 290,000 gallons of
oil as it headed toward a
wildlife estuary and popular beaches,
authorities said.
The hull of the fully r<
loaded 811-foot American F
Trader tanker apparently was
gashed by its own anchor, y
creating the spill of heavy r<
Alaskan crude oil, Coast F
Guard spokesmen said. s
Early Thursday, the leading
edge of the s
14-mile-by-100-yard spill "
was within a mile of beaches
and an estuary surrounding
the Huntington Beach Har- C
bor, officials said. v
Lawmaker wants |_!
more AIDS testing _
COLUMBIA (AP) ? *
Rep. Toney Farr, D-Union,
wants to give public health
and safety workers extra pro- By
tection from contracting the St?
AIDS virus.
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I think police oihcers in thi;
South Carolina have a right vic
to know if they are in dan- the
ger" of coming into contact ]
with people with the human an(
immunodeficiency virus that off
causes AIDS, Farr said im]
Wednesday. tui,
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Today, cloudy with a 50 pai
percent chance of showers 1
and possibly a thunderstorm. As
Highs in the lower 70s. ye<
Tonight, mostly cloudy be<
and mild. Lows in the low the
50s. wa
Saturday, cloudy with a eni
chance of showers with
highs in the 60s and lows in big
the 50s. on
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Sheriff a
y JEFF NICHOLS
sorts Editor
Tim High, USC noseguard, has been a
sted again, one year after being arreste
ir possession with intent to distribute ps
cybin mushrooms.
High was charged with illegal bettin
rednesday along with teammate We
ingle, an offensive lineman. Both are 21.
The two have been released from tf
ichland County Detention Center on the
vn recognizance, police said.
The charges carry maximum six-monl
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ly BETH FISCHER
>taff Writer
After 18 months and $2.3 million in
snovations, Drayton Hall will re-open
eb. 24.
"There's really not any one thing that
ou can put your finger on as being the
eason for the delay," Assistant Vice
resident of Facilities Planning Ed Bass
aid.
He said the contractor had to re-do
everal things because they were done
icorrectly.
Originally an old high school built in
930, Drayton Hall began renovations in
)ctober 1988. It is a traditional theater
/ith a stage, which has an arch separatig
the audience from the performers.
USC theater professor and design constant
Elbin Cleveland said the theater
ras "pretty well equipped for its time,"
/ice preside
ERIKA JOHNSON
>ff Writer
The office of vice president is
jn the butt of many jokes, but
s year's Student Government
e presidential candidates take
job seriously.
iric Hellman, Torod Neptune
I Todd Weiss are seeking the
ice in the Feb. 22 election. The
jortant issues of the election are
lion, parking, campus safety and
dent apathy.
Criminal justice junior Hellman , g
Is the most important issues are
ident apathy, visitation and
king.
Hellman was a Residence Hall ?rjc
sociation senator his freshman
ir and for the past two years has woul
m a S. G. Senator representing he sa
: College of Criminal Justice. He "If
s also involved in student gov- to tr
iment in high school. there
'I'd like to see students make a hers,'
;ger impact on what's happening the !
campus," Hellman said. More agair
iphasis on committee input when
irrests ath
The State reported Thursday the arrests
_ followed a Jan. 29 drug raid at the home of
r_ Constantinos Stellakis and Gary Hutzler,
d which turned up marijuana, cocaine and
j_ paperwork for a bookmaking operation.
Richland County Sheriff Allen Sloan told
g The State that gambling records indicate the
is operation involved several thousand dollars
in bets placed on college and professional
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te uasKcioan games as wen as proressionai
ir football games.
Phone messages left Thursday with Sloan
Lh and Athletic Director King Dixon were not
returned.
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e-open after r<
but because the theater was built so long the fi
ago, it needed a larger stage and more Th
backstage space. a dai
The scenery was hoisted by hemp The
ropes and presented potential danger that to rm
something might break and fall on "T
someone. ing i
The new rigging system for scenery is Clev<
counterweighted rather than being hung Dr
from ropes. Long
The floor was torn up and built on a an a:
steeper grade with level step floors. The theatf
bleacher-style plan allows all of the au- form
dience to have a better view of the stage, ment
Cleveland said. "B
Additional improvements included impo;
constructing a basement and raising the ram
ceiling to 60 feet. Acoustic doors were USC,
custom built and installed, and the traps lighte
were enlarged. Provisions were made to thing
incorporate an orchestra elevator when fuller
;ntial candidal
Hellman Torod Neptune
d help get students involved, voted on visitat
id. privileges.
' we, as students, pull together Although some
y to have our voices heard, have been change*
is more you can do in num- there is still more I
" he said. Hellman remembers afford to stop tryii
low turnout at the protest done." Petitions ai
ist Mike Fair, R-Greenville, ions will change th
i the USC Board of Trustees Hellman also
letes for g;
Sloan told The State his department confiscated
records that indicated more than
$4,000 in bets were placed on the Super
Bowl, including a $375 bet by Pringle.
Sloan said High would bet as much as
$500 a game.
Also charged with betting were Pringle's
roomate, Cecil Byrd, 24, and Hutzler, 24.
Stellakis, 24, was charged with
bookmaking.
Dixon told The State he was "shocked
and upset" at the news of the arrests.
"We're working with authorities to get to
the bottom of this as quickly as possible." i
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ill re-open on Feb. 24. ^IS Pfs
cent, said
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"We nee
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e hall is painted plum, lavender and his concerr
rk purple that looks almost black. fearofoffe
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iland said. member of
ayton Hall seats 400 people while because st
street Theater seats 200 people in said,
rena-style arrangement. The two One mai
its allow students to learn and per- step, woul<
in two distinctly different environ- would be n
s, Cleveland said. "We net
oth of those theaters are crnically have a bon
rtant to the first-rate training prog- Students
that we believe we have here at cause they
" Cleveland said. "We are very de- said. "If y<
<1 with this new facility. It makes effect."
s safer, and it enables us to do
and richer productions."
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ion hours and parking issue. He feels a good
ution would be to build up in:
visitation rules of out and to use existing pai
d, Hellman said lots instead of buying more lar
to do. "We can't International studies junior
ng to get things tune also feels student unil
ad voiced opin- lacking and that tuition and c
ings, he said. are important issues in this y
addressed the election.
ambling
USC Head Football Coach Sparky
Woods said in a statement, "We'll await the
outcome of the investigation and then take
whatever action is appropriate."
High's scholarship was not renewed for
last fall following High's February 1989 arrest
on drug charges and a subsequent curfew
violation. The drug charges were later
dropped on a technicality in August Woods
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USC has notified the National Collegiate
Athletic Association and the Metro Conference
of the charges.
idents need
ight against
ion increases
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increases and cuts in available programs
ir if students do not organize, a S. C. House
ive said at a forum concerning student lefednesday.
0 people attended the forum sponsored by
Upha fraternity, which featured State House
ives Candy Waites and Tim Rogers, both of
lounty.
pslature is facing an unparalleled crisis in
e budget, Rogers said.
dget crisis will put a-direct drain on your
; said.
rocess of formula funding, the Legislature
)w much money the state will spend on
cation using a pre-determined formula. The
aimed at keeping funding for higher educarage
levels compared to other colleges and
?in the Southeast.
>n has only been funded 100 percent once,
d. This year it might be funded at the lowi
the past four years ? below 90 percent ?
two percent drop from last year,
at this level will create nothing less than a
e for higher education funding, and this
It in possible tuition increases or cuts in
he said.
>t year, education was funded at 91.5 perLes
Boles, a budget analyst with the state
1 Control Board.
r, higher education funding is a political as
economic issue.
id the leaders of the state to rise above the
the situation," Rogers said as he expressed
i that politicans would remain frozen out of
mding people because it is an election year,
have to let the Legislature know they are
Rogers said.
on concerning USC students, like the bill
le Student Government president a voting
the Board of Trustees, has not Jjeen passed
udents are apathetic and unorganized, he
ch on the State House, although a positive
3 not do the job, and a continual process
leeded.
jd your help every year, but this year we
a fide crisis," Rogers said,
have a tremendous potential impact beliterally
represent every part of the state, he
du get organized, you'd have a hell of an
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it campaign
Neptune is presently cochairman
of the University Judicial
Board, has worked with the Office
of Student Life, has worked on
S. G. committees, was a past summer
editor of The Gamecock and
was a Residence Hall Association
senator.
"I have a broad perspective of
I what's going on with the entire
campus," Neptune said. Because of
his campus leadership experience
he knows the needs of the students,
he said. "I am someone who
knows what the need is for a consensus,
not a small group."
_ Neptune feels one of the most
important issues is safety. "No
priority needs to be taken off
[ soj_ safety and insuring that the campus
stead *s sae f?r the students," he said,
king Neptune said steps taken in
1(j Marie-Louise Ramsdale's administration
were important, and they
;y -s need to be continued. "One of the
^jme utmost things of importance is to
ear's
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