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? ? I ... .... . ... '" 1? - - " ' T " 1 " * fS?coach?^ksSatlon USC begins baseball practice page, . _ ? somehow last night I said,'Oh my ' about Car66f, , goodness. I've got to get a job: " nlaworc toam English senior Joanne Veatche p y ' cardnaufe,page41 Students make contacts at fair Page4 I I The Gamecock Eighty-two Years o] Collegiate Journalism Volume 83 . No. 14 ZZH~ The University of South Carolina Wednesday, September 12, 1990 rTi mi] jjJJLif'i'lmiyiri i n i **' i "i r . .1.1.1.11. in" . ?- 1 " ' 1 11 ? " ' i -r mi mi "nil i "fiilitti JlN;;THE|NEWS S. African clash leaves 25 dead JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ? At least 25 people died Tuesday in black faction fighting, and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela said the government's failure to halt the carnage put the peace process "in distress." Mandela led an ANC delegation that met with President F. W. de Klerk to discuss violence that has plagued black townships near Johannesburg since Aug. 12, claiming more than 650 lives. "The government came under heavy attack (during the meeting) for its failure to take visible measures to deal with the situation," Mandela said, adding that he accused the government of waging war against the ANC. Rapists receive maximum sentence NEW YORK ? Three teenagers convicted of raping and assaulting a woman jogging in Central Park received maximum prison sentences of five to 10 years. In issuing the sentences, Judge Thomas Galligan said that on the night the jogger was attacked, "Central Park was turned into a torture chamber by mindless marauders seeking a thrill." Although the youths were tried as adults because of the COriAltcriann ? C . I /.Uo./rafi owivruaii^as U1 U1C ClliUgt/S, Galligan had to sentence them as juveniles because they were under 16 when the jogger was attacked on April 19, 1989. An adult would have faced up to eight-andone-third to 25 years in prison. California judge upholds gun ban FRESNO, Calif. ? In a case closely watched by both gun-control advocates and opponents, a federal judge dismissed a challenge by the National Rifle Association on California's ban on automatic weapons. U.S. District Judge Edward Dean Price said Monday that the Second Amendment, which gives citizens the right to bear arms, does not apply to laws passed by state governments, as the NRA contended in their case. Anderson coroner claims frame-up ANDERSON ? A coroner acquitted of driving under the influence in a trial that was marked by allegations of a setup says he may run for sheriff in 1992. Throughout the 94-hour trial, Anderson County Coroner Wilton Mackey's attorney maintained that Mackey was a victim of a political vendetta by Sheriff Gene Taylor. Mackey, a Democrat who has been coroner for 18 years, said he is considering the sheriff's race in 1992. Taylor, a Republican and former television reporter elected in 1988, has not said if he will seek another term. Compiled from wire reports Scholars Holderman gave ; $1.6 million ' in public funds , By SHERI NEAL Staff Writer i Former USC President James Holderman i gave $1.6 million in public funds as scholar jpffe1 |lj|lL *""< J0F\ i Criminal justice junior Jennifer Presley res plex, where she is a volunteer. ~W[iifiHP)Wi r " " Jp -?1 IIHraiiK JlK *jr . , . :. A j * ^ ^heHHH ^v?,. mm John Fletcher/The Gar Brian Rountree, a junior and one of 50 stu volunteers from criminal justice, tutors a little at Hendley Homes. SfPA droos ^ ~ JL By TIGE WATTS 9 T to/ Staff Writer ^ uov Limited expertise, participation pertise to g and services have caused South she said. Carolina Press Association to drop The SCF the yearbook and literary magazine out-of-stat division, an action that has left needed for USC's Garnet and Black and Port- ary magaz folio without a parent organization. said. The press association was not There w; serving the yearbook and literary ship in th< magazine sufficiently, Jennifer gers, SCP Roberts, SCPA office manager, said, said. "We hac "We did not have the proper ex- 'especially i ; progrs ;hips without reviewing financial aid forms icademic records or tne stuaents ne was nc ng, Intermin President Arthur Smith said ii >ress conference Tuesday. Smith said Holderman relied on "hearsay' letermining who would get the scholarships. USC released the names of 86 of the 382 f lents from 1977 to 1990 that received finan< issistance under the USC scholars program. Twelve of the 382 students who got moi vere children of university officals, and vere the children of government officials. Among the scholarship recipients were ;v ' '' I 1 wm/F^mHsmw . i* ' is? * fls l^RMI v 'ilL %i IS ds to some of the children at the Hendk Student* jj to lessen By ANDREA SWEET Staff Writer ^ Criminal justice students are trv ing to end the cycle of poverty before it starts, under a program started by a USC professor. Assistant criminal justice professor LaVeta Small and about 50 of her students, have volunteered their time at Hendley Home, a public housing complex on Rosewood Drive. Small said their goal is to get the residents involved in the community and reduce area crime and drug problems. "We're trying to empower the residents of Hendley Homes with a sense of self-confidence, not neglect," Small said. The students also tutor and organize recreational and community activities for the residents, as they did last March with a voter registration drive. "This is beneficial not only for the community but also for stunecock dents. It challenges their biases dent and ideas about the poor," Small ? * J j girl !>aiuSince its creation in February, yearbook, li 2 publications search for ;ive these publications," with only four me Dennis Shealy, *A often has had to go said he and his stx e to get the services by SCPA's decisi the yearbooks and liter- solutely no idea tl ine divisions, Roberts ing to do this. It plete shock," he s as also limited member- Currently, be ?se divisions, Bill Ro- Black and Portfol A executive director, other organizatio tions to compens; I very low membership, SCPA. in the yearbook division USC Student N im end: or children of USC's top officials. Thes :lp- scholarships that former President 1 n a allegedly allocated as favors to friem officials. 1 in The basis of these scholarships academic excellence or financial ne itu- "specialize" in some area. The ove :ial point ratio of all 382 recipients of tl ships, which ranged from $150 to $3 ley 3.1. six Written rules for the scholarship sti the See SCHOLARSHII By A Staff A male tope Tl1 ii_ waiK two 1 lH I stopi jm \ % % ? nMpl v jP? ^ey Hb ^ '^4jH? his o TY -WgK "nice mgk .'fejK* Tt Mil three Bt^ was BBHBBBBBBHto John Fletcher/The Gamecock onto iy Homes, a public housing com- kidn by h * atten 5 work t: McE poverty ~ the program has received a $6,628 grant from Action, a federal government agency, Small said. Recently, a $5,000 grant along with a ^ computer room was donated, she said, but more money is still needed to fund the program. The group is hopeful that the LJ notice they received last week per- J taining to a $125,000 grant will also prove to be an award letter. By ^ They are in the top 25 percent of ?!?!! possible recipients, Small said. C There are about 300 residents cam living in the housing complex; T1 and most families are headed by stud women, with an average of three with kids per household. One-third of s*sta the residents are of the working men class. B Hendley Homes has been ougl labeled as one of the worst neigh- T borhoods in Columbia, according the < to an article in The State earlier H this year. len> bea The housing authorities hope A this pilot program will be success- 0ce] ful and can be expanded to other Bak aDartment complexes, Small said. : I r~ terary mag new competition organi mbers," he said. Bonza has pushed for Portfolio editor, lions to pursue natioi iff were surprised tions. ion. "We had ab- "I feel that our pub hat they were go- worthy of national c< came as a com- Bonza said, aid. Last year, Garnet at >th Garnet and Portfolio won 15 SCPj io are looking for "I think all types of >ns and competi- need all possible su ite for the loss of chance to compete v. understand that the fledia Director Ed enough interest in tl ?&9H$' ** ^ -iolderman '.**9%* M is and top ; was not ;ed but to ;rall grade le scholar- j 3,782, was I pulate that ffjPm A 'Spa9e2 Arthur Smith hree men y >eat victim n campus lARON SHEININ Writer USC student was assaulted by three unidentified s at the Russell House Patio on Sept. 9, according dice reports. le victim, who chose to remain anonymous, was ing to pick up his girlfriend when he noticed that of the subjects had bandages, and the victim >ed to inquire how they were injured. ley sat down and talked, commenting on girls as walked past, according to the victim. As an unm girl walked by, one subject asked the victim pinion of the girl in question. ie victim, who is white, replied that she was a s black girl." ie victim was then hit in the face by one of the "> assailants. The victim said he believes that he hit because he used the word "black." fter being hit the first time, the victim rolled over his back. He was then either hit or kicked in the ey. One assailant then attempted to pick him up is shirt, which subsequently was torn. The victim intfH tn ficrht hnrlr onlv to hp. hit several times in upper chest. The subjects then fled on foot, and /ictim left the scene and returned to his room on iryde Quadrangle. See ASSAULT page 2 Mme victims an get help, olice service V1ARY HURTEAU f Writer rime victims can now receive help through a new pus program. he Victim/Witness Program, a referral service for ents and faculty, is aimed at providing the victim i adeauate nolice services, said Dannv Baker, as A - x ? , ? nt vice president for the Division of Law Enforcet and Safety. aker and former USC police officer Rita Yarborl are coordinating the program, he first and most important step "is not to ignore ;rime but to report it to the police," Baker said, e encouraged students who have had property stosuch as books or bikes, to inform the authorities luse too many crimes on campus go unreported, brochure that asks for input on how well the ofr handled the incident is then sent to the victim, er said. This is one way of obtaining knowledge See VICTIMS page 2 azine division 73fiotl Thankfully, there are other organizations to enter," Bonza said, the publica- Other yearbooks and literary lal competi- magazines across the state have also disagreed with the action ta>lications are ken by SCPA. competition," Jennifer Hyder, editor of TAPS Clemson's yearbook, commented id Black and about the change. "Our intitia \ awards. reaction was 'Don't we count any publications more?'" she said. "We felt like w< pport and a were t0 the wayside, an 'ith others. I SCPA moved on." ere was not le divisions. See SCPA page 2