The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 26, 1990, Image 1
Quiet Man j Qg rolina ham mors Northwsst?rn 9~2 I "uo|e ^
Will Shaw uses art of mime I Page 7 ' whenihty&verl^veVeTg^
w s-**? x W n,,n,v I ing at them through multicolored
to entertain us^sMerts^ uSC sweepsMetro championship p ^i
?vMaBaaHaMHa||HMaBMMIMaMM^MMaBMaHaraiHHBiaaHMaaaaJ HHaataMBMHHHHHHMaMHHMaaBWMtWaHHaaMMMBHaiJI
The Gamecock
Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism
Volume 82, Not 65 The University of South Carolina Monday, February 26, 1990
E3 D1C CI
DnlCrL I
IN THE NEWS
Britain's leaders
rate low in poll
LONDON ? A poll published
Sunday indicates the
popularity of Britain's gov
erning Conservatives is at its
lowest since Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher led them
to power nearly 11 years
ago.
The Conservatives trail 17
points behind Labor party
leaders, enough to give the
opposition a 120-seat majority
in the House of Commons,
according Market
Opinion and Research International's
survey for The
Sunday Times.
Southern farmers
can rival sun belt
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ?
Southern farmers have the
potential to take a greater
share of grocery shelves
c t i :c
liuiu icxas ana v^amuiiua 11
the region continues expanding
land devoted to vegetables,
officials say.
A five-year study at North
Carolina State University,
Clemson University and the
University of Georgia ? to
be unveiled this week at a
conference in Greenville ?
shows the South can raise
enough vegetables for up to
nine months a year to compete
for grocery shelf space
and reap profits, The Charlotte
Observer reported
Sunday.
Lawmakers differ
on Citadel question
CHARLESTON ? U.S.
Sen. Ernest Hollings said
women have a legal right to
join the Corps of Cadets at
his alma mater, hut most
state lawmakers who graduated
from The Citadel say
the military academy should
continue as an all-male, educational
alternative.
"The Citadel serves a purpose,
and I would like to see
the cadet corps remain all
male," said Rep. Doug
McTeer, D-Early Branch, a
1973 graduate. "If the courts
say, 'No, we can't do it,'
we'll just have to change and
make the best of it."
Prescription drugs
increase in abuse
GREENVILLE ? Prescription
drugs have become
the substance of choice over
illegal drugs for many South
Carolinians, with the number
of arrests for abuse of the
prescribed drugs increasing
across the state, state health
officials say.
T act uc!if mnrc Smith
Carolinians sought treatment
through the state Commission
on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse for prescription drug
abuse than for heroin addiction,
said Dennis Nalty, director
of policy development
and analysis for the
commission.
Today, mostly sunny but
cold with highs in the mid
40s. Northeast winds at 10
mph.
Tonight, clear and cold
with lows in the low 20s.
Tuesday, mostly sunny
and warmer with highs near
60.
Few stu<
By LYNN GIBSON
Assistant News Editor
Even though over 40 percent of stu
polled in a recent survey reported being th<
tim of a crime at least once in their lives,
than one out of five use campus crime pr
tion services.
"It's a reflection of society," said E
Baker, vice president for Law Enforcemer
Safety. "The numbers here may be low
how much participation do you see in neig
hoods? 'Crime watch' programs are us
little more than signs."
The students were also asked if they
aware of Operation ID, a program where
ables are labeled so they can be more <
traced if stolen. While 70 percent knew
the program, only 17.7 percent used it.
Part of that could be explained by th<
dents not having valuables, Baker said.
Eighty-nine percent said they were aw*
Alpha Phi Omega's Escort Service, but or
percent have used it.
"They probably don't feel it's necess
Ml ^MHHRI
1
Hi ' | H |
Guess who's new on t
Anxious teen-age fans await the
eral groups displayed banners like tf
Off-campus s
By BETH FISCHER
Staff Writer
A national award-winning program at
up to 8,000 students each year, but is litt
campus.
"Probably 50 percent of USC students
about Off-Campus Student Services,"
Rosemary Broadway said.
Available off-campus housing, possibl
and counseling are among the services
vides. Information about the program's
the summer graduate relocation seminar ?
well.
"We try to do whatever is needed," Br
"That's how we got where we are."
The OCSS program began in 1988 aft
presented a model of the program to a nai
ence of the American College Personne
in March. A professional organization fc
iairs, Atm preseniea uroaaway an av
standing achievement in commuter pr
award commended OCSS for taking se
students rather than asking them to come
"Off-campus students really do wai
volved, but need to know what's going 01
tion junior Tina Mich said.
She said off-campus students feel a
OCSS and Living Off-Campus an
(LOCAL) helped her by calling and send
She had her own apartment when she c
but got a roommate through OCSS.
Housing and roommates are only o
what OCSS offers. USC is unique in t
many sub-groups of off-campus studen
said.
OCSS began programming for off-car
this year. They cooperated with LOCAL,
the programs.
Programs include visiting a family sh
entine's Day, having an ice cream social,
safe sex program, visiting the State Mus
dents use (
"Crime prevention is like s<
dents education. Don't think peop
5 vie- aren't concerned about AIDS, b
fewer m0st haven't changed their life
pvpn- a..i. i? ? _ il....
lyie Because uiey uuii i uiniiv
,ann can happen to them."
it and Danny Bal
but Vice Presidi
hbor- Law Enforcement and Safi
ually
were Baker said. "It's a matter of convenience, in
valu- short run. It's easier to risk walking alone t
easily to make a phone call and wait 10 minutes tc
about picked up."
Forty-two percent said they were aware
j stu- the campus crime prevention programs off<
on campus, which cover safety tips from
ire of safety to rape prevention. Fourteen percent
ily 16 tually attended a presentation, with the majc
going to presentations on date rape and i
;ary," prevention.
Teddy Le
he block?
New Kids on the Block concert at the coliseum :
nese for the teen pop sensations.
tudents can get
ing part in Black History Month.
LOCAL is participating in the "W
USC serves ness" program offered by Open Dc
Je known on participation and percentage points tl
hall.
; don't know "This year is so exciting because
coordinator thing like this was happening," Broa<
Whpn chiHonlc orp invnlvpd thf.V !
Tl UVII OlUUVIlkO IUV 111 ? V*' Vmm-*,J l
e roommates complete college. When they are
OCSS pro- ocss Program, rather than just cor
services ana mati0n an(j leaving, they feel more ci
ire offered as about other things available on camj
rams and financial aid, Broadway sai
oadway said. OCSS has three programs for off
These programs include the availab
er Broadway ^ gracjuate relocation seminars in
Lional confer- providing Columbia Area Resident A
1 Association ? offK:ampus freshmen.
)r stu^ent al~ CARAs target off-campus freshn
vard lor out- and afe then responsit>le for writi
ograms. I he sending them five or six mail-outs
rvices to the throughout the semester,
on-campus. "Where we started making progrt
it to get in- st0pped looking at the differences ai
n," art educa- at the similarities in on- and off-c
, Broadway said.
lPnotAn ann ^ . .? i . .i
"W1UIVU' L.AKAS go tnrougn training wur
d Learning (jent acjvisers. Advisers, whether 01
ing mail. ^ave sjmiiar goals and objectives,
;ame to USC, yary
ne aspect of In addition to writing and calling
hat it has so work five hours each week in the off
ts, Broadway The off-campus resident adviser
copied in 40 institutions across the
npus students is only three years old. USC is the 1
, which funds Broadway said.
"Not a week goes by that I do not
elter for Val- about the programs," she said,
sponsoring a Broadway contributes the succes:
eum and tak- student staff.
:rime prev<
The university police also offer crime prevention
literature, of which 60 percent of the stu>le
dents were aware.
lilt However, Baker said exposure to literature
13. wasn't necessarily as effective as the
jf presentations.
"Of the two kinds of exposure, the presentation
is interactive, whereas the literature is one
wr way, he said. And just because people see
9nt these pamphlets in their mailbox doesn't mean
ety they read them."
1?, "It's a lot easier to get someone's attention in
person. The problem is getting the students to
the attend the programs," he added,
han The call box system was the most widely
> be known crime prevention program, with 71 of
the 357 students naming it. Thirty people
1 named Project ID as a program they were aware
'rod of, and 19 cited rape awareness. Other progfire
rams mentioned were: APO escort service,
ac- crime prevention week, Use Sense and Caution,
?rity 911 and Blossom Street Garage security.
apc See Crime survey page 2
| Professoi
drug lege
i NANCY LEHMAN
H JKy Laughter erupted from a USC
audience Thursday when the direc
tor of the S.C. Alcohol and Drug
M \ Abuse Commission said the drug
war would be won at least two
months before the November
j|\ elections.
pf\ William McCord and three other
JkSL panelists discussed drug legalization
in a debate sponsored by the
Economics Society.
Vni The war on drugs is a political
issue created to get money and to
get people's minds off the real
\\! I problems, according to criminal
|| ? ""~| justice professor Gene Stephens.
jJJL; I Economics professor Robert
I Clower and Stephens debated
map*' against James Bradley, and economics
professor, and McCord,
who are against the legalization of
drugs.
"If the best option we've got is
legally ruining our heads, we're in
a sad situation," Bradley said. He
advocated attacking drugs from the
demand side.
. "That means getting people
ppThe Gamecock from wanting to use it," he said.
Bradley said there are people
~ _ vuhn \jur\n't Hr* cnmpthinff cimnlv
bunaay. bev- b ?
because it's illegal. He used the
example of the seat belt, saying he
i on-campus resi- _
* ?BBaB&a&. >srtgS15sfe^
i- or off-campus, ^MgSI
, but their target
students, CARA's
ice.
program is being
nation although it m
eader in this area,
Over the edge
. get calls or visits _ .
Travis Kane, 14, skateboai
5 of OCSS to the day- Youths Sequent the bac
for its smooth surfaces.
ention
About the survey
a The College of Criminal
Justice conducted the
survey in the fall of 1989.
357 interviewees were
askftri 1ft? flriActiftne
The interviewees were
ail on-campus students
and were interviewed in
their dorms.
The poll was sponsored
by Student Government
and paid for with student
activity fees.
:s debate
ilization
never buckled up until it became
law, but now he fastens his seat
belt frequently.
"People choose to use drugs. I
don't think they rationally choose
tr\ nca Hnirrc " UroHlAV COiH
lu uav uiu^o, uiuuivj ouiu.
Stephens disagreed, saying the
rational reason people use drugs is
because it makes them feel good
and helps them escape the real
world. The problem that should be
addressed is why people want to
escape in the first place, he said.
Clower also said keeping drugs
illegal is a problem. "If you could
get rid of the problem that way,
I'd be for it," he said. There is no
doubt that criminalization of drugs
is the problem, he said.
Stephens supported this by saying
it isn't appropriate for the law
to handle the drug problem. "We
have great faith in natural law," he
said. Clower said he thinks drug
addiction should be treated as an
illness like alcoholism, instead of
being treated as a crime.
McCord said he thinks alcoholism
and drug addiction should be
related in another way. By legalizing
drugs, another alcohol would
be created.
'The number one killer in your
See Drugs page 2
wis .4 > - V
, , ntJ1)l,wrf|rof<
Teddy Lepp/The Gamecock
ds off the stage at the Patio Sunk
of Russell House on weekends