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* \ w JA Bevy of bands \ Eckroth to defend Metro golf title Page 12 | I ?... so I'm being dramatic, sar-j fiSSlr-- I- C3St'C and Hiaybe a tad jUVOni'le 8forjr\ Rock'n'roll aplenty I . ST \ Srlau!.tag"s I Lady Gamecocks sign two players page u | The Gamecock Eighty-one Years of Collegiate Journalism Volume 82, No. 85 The University of South Carolina Friday, April 27, 1990 I 12^: ^2* -S v: DnlCrLT llPH |;NEWS|| Assailant murders \ Colombian politician BOGOTA, Colombia ? h Carlos Pizarro, 38, a former f guerrilla leader who joined tl the presidential race last c month, was killed Thursday by an assailant with a machine gun aboard an airliner ^ after it left Bogota. F He was the third presiden- a tial contender killed since c August 1989. The assailant P was killed by bodyguards, police said. ^ a Released hostage , arrives on U.S. soil ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. ? Freed hostage Robert Polhill returned to American soil today after 39 months of captivity in Lebanon. The 55-year-old business professor touched down at /\nurews ait rorce mse outside Washington at midafternoon. He was released Sunday by his captors in the Middle East. Southwest storms cause evacuations Thunderstorms carrying heavy rain, high wind and at least six tornadoes crossed Texas and Oklahoma, forcing hundreds of people to vsvavuau^ niunuav. The National Guard was called out Thursday to help evacuate businesses and hotels in north Brownwood, southeast of Abilene. Two of the three reported deaths in Texas were in that town. Campbell backs timber legislation SUMTER ? Gov. Carroll Campbell says he backs federal and state legislation proposed to help with timber salvage and reforestation efforts in the wake of Hurri- ycane Hugo. Campbell toured Sumter P County Wednesday with ? state Forester Jack Gould, local forestry consultants and ? members of the South Carolina Forestry Commission Pa and South Carolina Forestry G< A Jlfl naaiA/iaumi. ? sit Legislation nears ch for state employees ^ A compromise between state workers' groups and on business interests should Se clear the way for a 25-year retirement plan for some ( 160,000 state teachers and V government employees, the m plan's brokers said. | The compromise would al- L low early retirement with limited benefits for state employees who are 55 and have Th after 25 years of service, while now they can retire with full benefits after 30 or years of service or when they sjc reach age 60. wa vai TnHnHHI les Today, sunny with highs ^ in the low 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight, clear with lows or^ near 60. the Saturday, partly cloudy with highs near 90. mc Compiled from wire reports we ' cai I Fake ID penalti Grouj ty TOM WATSON Staff Writer A joint legislative committee Thursd leard complaints and recommendatio rom several persons interested in revisii he existing laws regulating the serving ai onsumption of alcoholic beverages. The Joint Legislative Committee 1 itudy the Problems of Alcohol and Dr Vbuse was asked to establish a state "illeg ?er se" limit of blood alcohol measureme nd to increase the penalties for perso aught with fake identification used urchase and consume alcohol. T mi f n U11 /J C ri r? t /> rr 1 nl n f ? Lduid iiuuAuii, i^giaiduvc lidisun i fothers Against Drunk Drivers, advocat .00 per se limit of blood alcohol conte AttenSHUN! Pete Patterson, representing Dea lastic Honor Ribbon to Andrea Willie class for the fall semester. The Ar Thursday. Rogers' mi )ebates arise over 1531 ntin a' c mpnnina Mil 1 VAX i k_> lllVUlllllg y LAURA BARNES aff Writer The golf tournament scheduled for this ist Wednesday to raise funds for the jorge Rogers Scholarship was cancelled, d Rogers was suspended by the univer;y without pay until resolution of his arges, but questions have arisen as to lether or not the university will paint er his mural. A brown and tan likeness of USC's ly Heisman Trophy winner, George Rors, remains on the USC's Booker T. Charleston co A A A A n attempt to ' KIM WEHAN e Cougar Pause CHARLESTON ? The College of larleston has instituted a ban on the use possession of alcoholic beverages in relence halls for the fall semester as a ty to curb alcohol-related incidents for ndalism and violence, College of Charton officials said. There will be no alcohol allowed in list dormitory, College Lodge, Craig, entworth and St. Philip's dormitory. The residence houses, Rutledge dormit/ and the greek houses are not under i jurisdiction of the new policy. "It takes some seniority to live there, so >st of those students are over 21. Plus, - wanted to give upperclassmen, who a legally drink, an option to live on es might get stricter ) studies a _ "The fake ID very much im| ay roads." ns ng nd To for those under 21 years old and a .08 for ug persons 21 and older. ;al Currently, it is illegal for persons under int 21 to purchase and consume alcoholic be ns verages, and the blood alcohol content level to for those of drinking age is .1. Hudson also stressed the need to control or the problem of fake IDs. She suggested that es the highway department give tavern owners nt the right to confiscate fake IDs. !'?: < ' WM^ J 1 .73* I o ? n Carol Kay of the College of Humanities and $ ims (left) and Fredrick Frazier (right) for the higl my ROTC held an awards and promotions ce iral causes coi Washington building as a looming rem in- Wal j t> ? r r ii uci ui augers lame. ioiiow Painted in 1981 by artist Ralph Wal- with in drop, the mural depicts Rogers' head with Desl career achievements and honors listed tice W; close by. "If Yet the mural was the target of vandal- drugs, ism in 1983, Waldrop said, after Rogers punish admitted to cocaine use during his career mural < with the New Orleans Saints. drop sa 'They threw white paint on it, and we "He fixed it up," Waldrop said. drugs," Brian McCarter, a USC junior majoring Walt in philosophy, said, "We ought not to mural 1 deny the reality of (Rogers') situation. We sales ol should allow white paint on the mural; in- the mui deed, we ought to buy the paint ourselves." llepe bans alrohn curb violence, v campus," College of Charleston President has be Harry Lightsey said. lege's More than 80 percent of the students "We living in the five largest dorms, which the pd would fall under the new policy, are and va under 21. have d College of Charleston officials are hop- riglia,; ing incidents of aggressive behavior and fairs. ] vandalism, such as false fire alarms, will have ] be reduced because of the new policy. alcohol There were 53 false alarms in the For dorms this past year and 12 in January, commi St. Phillips dormitory has been plagued "dry" < with such problems as noise and destruc- ground tion of college property, mostly on the propos men's side. \ outcry. At USC-Coastal in Conway, a similar Win policy has been in effect for almost a year, and according to officials there, it lcohol re i pacts on the fatalities on our Laura Hudson Mothers Against Drunk Drivers 'The fake ID very much impacts on the fatalities on our roads," Hudson said. John Riddick, president of the S.C. Restaurant Association, agreed. "We are of the opinion that it's going to take a more severe penalty in dealing with fake IDs," Riddick said. "You know how young people are with their automobiles. You tell them they can't drive, and that should reduce the number of offenses." W'1 Jr ByJEJ m News E 1 I f The 2* i i $18'(XX J0$ 8 J Cockfej ^ M Cock Jf bring "I ? W other w t * * ingpep Si "Can That's y nite uni brey Ha The fChairpe be repa: Cockfej Tick( (tents ai \ the pric be sold par Lmer coliseui Renee Meyer/The Gamecock Williarr All t Social Sciences, gives the Scho- placed i lest grade point average in their The I remonies in the -Russell House be eligi . until th? ritroversy ^ drop fears vandals will attack again ~ ing Rogers' arrest for possession T T \ itent to distribute cocaine. W_ ruction of the mural is not the jusaldrop is looking for. |.p r\ (Rogers) got caught for illegal XC/C1 then a judge may decide jail is his ment. I'm not sure having the 4-Vx-r1 iestroyed is the punishment," Wal- 1>J1 IA By DEF won the trophy before he took staff Wr he said. rh'inIrop, a USC graduate, painted the .. 1 with partial funds from the public , ^ pp Iphra F posters the artist created depicting , ' ral, he said. ren J /" _J - as A(uj See Rogers page 3 Do^"h 1 1 College >1 in dorms ss 1 i Richh andalism ^ wnters, . . - publishe <-*r? tnpir 1 ^ii a ^luvg liniuwiiv,^ un wvu vwx literature environment. sity foi > are about to complete a year under storytei licy, and our incidents of violence grade sc ndalism and just general rowdiness Lectu topped by half," said Robert Squat- 0f associate chancellor for Student Af- ren?s He reports incidents of this type ?The proven to be about 87 percent ren ^ l-related. ences v a short time earlier this year, a likely to ittee at Coastal recommended a an(j utej :ampus, with no alcohol on school 5rary an is or at any school functions. The This , al died after a student and faculty Donald and illuj throp and Francis Marion colleges See Charleston page 3 gulations All who spoke at the meeting were in favor of the loss of driving privileges for ai least six months for persons caught with z fake ID. They also were in favor of increasing the fine from $64 to the possible $2,00C fine imposed on restaurant and taverr - owners. Darrell Barnes and Duncan MacRae, coowners of Yesterday's Restaurant, were ir favor of increasing the penalty for underage drinkers. Barnes and MacRae pay a "bounty" tc Oir onrl /-?V uiv/u uwuii^io atiu IUI tatit fake ID they find. "It's gotten so bad in the past month or See Alcohol page '< ockfest gets an to bring p comedian T WILSON ditor Student Senate Wednesday approved ai ) loan that would help fund the 20th annua it. fest organizers will use the money to try t Saturday Night Live'"s Dana Carvey or som ell-known comedian to USC for the homecom rally. fey is our top prospect, but it's not confirmee vhat we're looking at, but nothing will be defi til later next month," Cockfest Chairman At iwes said. bill introduced by Senate Finance Committe" rson Beth Biggerstaff stated that the loan wi id with monev eenerated from selline tickets t ;t. sts are expected to be sold for $2 for USC sti nd $3 for the general public, but Hawes sai1 e was tentative and subject to change. ;s, whose fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi, starte it 20 years ago, said the tickets would probabl through the Gamecock Club and Athletic D< it ticket outlets such as the Round House, th m, the Russell House Business Office an is-Brice Stadium. he funds generated from the event will t n the Cockfest account with USC. Senate bill also stated that Cockfest would n< ble for additional student activity fee fundir 5 loan is repayed. a loan," Biggerstaff said. "If something haj >r something fell through, which I don't fe I happen, they can't access the loan. ? See Senate page >C celebrates iding, learning ' local children TKTTO Olin a w wr anEALl iter ren of all ages will share in a special trea ;kend as USC plays host to its fourth annua tion of child- ^ mm erature, known of Library and SR tion Science, in ition with the jEjJ ind County Jj Library, invites illustrators and i :rs of children's ^ jdI to the univer two days of Augusta BaKer res will also be given to adults on the jmpoi si *_ _l:i j i -r 1 1 . reauing iu eiinureii anu aspects ui uie cniia jrature publishing industry, whole point behind the event is that if child exposed early in life to pleasurable experi /ith stories and books, they will be mor 1 acquire a life-long love of reading, learnin rature," Gayle Sykes of the College of Li j d Information Science said, gear's featured guests are husband and wif< Crews and Ann Jonas, who both are writer itrators, and Susan Hirschman, a senior vie See Literature page 2