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* V :: : ' ' V ::: . ': ' '' ' ' ' ' ^V- : : : : .C - i V'^v s.C ' y: " x' Peacocks Quote of the Day C use graduates USC ready for Virginia Tech Page 10 xfcir V ?Pen new store' ? report " 6 display u!S Military school admits women ^3 "JZ-Sn _ ^^ ' " ^ - a . : The Gamecock Eighty-two Years o] Collegiate Journalism The University of South Carolina ~ | yy - " " iTi |-j ' -'niili itrTlV " ' - --- - - --- ------ - - .. -- - - - - - - y -- ? v.... ? ? EESHS ?S - v- . ?5So! % s*s > - ???? ^ BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS S. Africa charges Winnie Mandela JOHANNESBURG, (kAiifh A fri frt TKd rrnir I ijuuui nn iv a jl iiv gv; v ernment said Tuesday that it will charge Winnie Mandela with kidnapping and assault in connection with a 1988 incident in which four youths were allegedly taken to her house and beaten. One youth was killed. The former head of Mrs. Mandela's bodyguard unit, Jerry Richardson, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the same case. Mandela is the wife of African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela. The decision to prosecute her is certain to damage relations between the white-led government and the ANC, the country's leading opposition group. American bases to leave Philippines MANILA, Philippines ? 1 The United States acknow! ledged Tuesday that the days of a large U.S. military presence in the Philippines are numbered, and asked for time to phase out its oldest and largest bases abroad. "It is clear to me ... that the days of a very large presence of U.S. sailors and airmen in the Philippines are coming to an ^end," .chief American negotiator Richard Armitage told the opening session of talks on the bases' future. Tanker on fire for second night BAY CITY, Mich. ? A gasoline-laden tanker on the Saginaw River burned early Tuesday for a second night after a series of explosions reignited flames that firefighters doused hours earlier. The Coast Guard said it was too dangerous to try to .? e* _ _ _ i i ,i put out tne nre aooara tne listing, 391-foot hulk in the dark. The M.V. Jupiter, carrying 1 million gallons of gasoline, first exploded and burned while unloading at a pier Sunday, leaving one crew member missing and presumed dead. Three others remained hospitalized Tuesday in fair condition. Shaw AFB civilians to get unpaid leave SHAW AIR FORCE BASE ? Shaw Air Force Base's 650 civilian employees have been notified they may be forced to take up to z,z, uuya ui unpiiiu lunougns in the coming fiscal year. The notification Tuesday/ which was done by letter, encompassed all 235,000 civilian workers employed by the Air Force. The notices of possible furloughs are being issued as a contingency against potential federal deficit-reduction measures required by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act, according to an Air Force spokesman. Complied from wire reports i CHE appi By PATRICK VILLEGAS $5.8 million pie Staff Writer the SCE&G Cc The Commission on Higher collected from j Education has approved a proposal university wi to take funds from an asbestos ^ re ?"s ' lawsuit settlement in order to tem- ^n ? 1 e ,' porarily fund a building project f^nor, with no asbestos problem. S: P ' r Because only $1.5 million of the c^e"?v^UonS, SCE&G Comple Top candidate for rvmcirl^rit XVI J^X VU1UV111 still a mystery By CHAD BRAY Staff Writer After one month of screening applicants, no one is saying who the leading candidates are for the USC presidential position. The presidential search committee members, with the exception of the chairman and vice chairman, cannot speak on the matter so that the confidentiality of the applicants for the job will be protected. "By the sheer nature of the committee, we have to be very confidential about who's applied," Warren Carson, faculty representative from USC-Spartanburg, said. Manv candidates annlied with the assurance that their confidentiality would be maintained from their employers, Edgar Dyer III, faculty representive from Coastal Carolina College, said. Chairman Mark Buyck, Jr. and Vice Chairman William Bethea, Jr. are the designated spokesmen for the committee, but they are unavailable for comment until Sept. 27. The committee is still planning to appoint the new president by Jan. 1. The committee is planning to meet at noon on Sept. 28 in an executive session. In the Sept. 9 issue of The State reported that Harry Lightsey of the College of Charleston, James Edwards of the Medical University of South Carolina and Joab Lesesne Jr. of Wofford College were nominated by supporters to fill the position. George Johnson president of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. was named as one of the top out-of-state contenders for the job. "I'm not even .sure that we have a leading candidate at this point," Carson said. "We're trying to conduct the search as fully as possible." The committee has hired Korn-Ferry International, an executive search firm based in Washington, D.C., ,4 .i? i:?* _r 1 J~. ? tl. ? tu ncip nanuw uuwii uic iisi ui canuiuaies. ine committee will use money from USC's private foundations to pay the search firm. Carson believes the use of this money will not affect any scholarships or on-campus activities this year. Board of Trustees member William Hubbard, said he is pleased with the way the search is progressing. "We feel good about the process," he said. USC pools reso By ELIZABETH FOX Academ Assistant News Editor progran In an effort to pool various services as buildir well as mainstream students with disabili- m.re ties, many campus programs are now . 18 r housed under the same roof as Disability Services. "We "It is much easier to refer the students same is here within the office and meet their needs those p while they're here," said William James, di- paired, 1 rector of Disability Services. ically d< A raHomip Cb-tllc Drr\nrotn Mofinnol Ctn U.> i IVUU^/IIIIV/ wjxviiik3 i lugiani, xiauuiiai JLU" a^ol dent Exchange, ASKUS, Academic Support fairs anc and Assistance Program, apd Promoting "Inste " The family that sings together. A Latin family sings Sunday at a picnic to kick-o ? .. . , M roves asbestos ] ;dged to renovate the engineering program, and the moval process, said Da )mplex has been Sumwalt Engineering Building vice president of -\ri irn tn fnflHc bot ic% Kaar? nnnrr?;ar1 U*r fK a C~^~ LIE * jiivatv/ lunuo, navv^ uv^/ii aj;puvwj uy uit vnc, 111 planning. temporarily fund accordance with a proposal by uni- Among the renovatio >y using $1.5 mil- . versity officials. be made to both the SC million asbestos The renovations to the complex plex and the Sumwalt I nent, according to are being done to accommodate elude putting up prope and house personnel and equip- systems, science and r Dr a portion of the ment from the Jones Physical Sci- atories, support system x, which is part of ence Center during its asbestos re- rect gas lines that will J9? |? Time to eat the doughnuts A student stops off on her way to class to get doughnuts. Dunkin' I campus Monday. New campus doughni By LYNN GIBSON the beginning of the semester. News Editor The shops are on campus as part It was a sad day for USC dieters contract agreement with Marriott 3 Monday morning when Marriott Food Services at the corporate level anc Services unveiled its second Dunkin' franchise, Nagle said. Donuts station on campus. The new fraachise comes on "We're doing about four times our heels of the successful Pizza normal douehnut business," said Todd franchise on camnus. Nagle, a manager for Gamecock Park. The shop, located at Fast Break "People associate with name brar snack bar on the second floor of the he said. "Franchises like these do Russell House, rotates approximately 25 thing ? pizza or doughnuts, and types of doughnuts, in addition to spe- d? h well." cialty items from the Dunkin' Donuts The doughnuts, which are made delivered by Dunkin' Donuts every franchise, he said. cost 49 cents each. Specialty items: The first Dunkin' Donuts on campus as eclairs, muffins, and coffee rolls opened at Gibbes Court in Capstone at - 69 cents each. urces, moves student sei ically Successful Students are the different places, now with the consolida is that are now in the red brick tion, the one-stop shopping concept come lg across the walkway from into play," he said. 11 The different programs were located ii low called Educational Support Ser- buildings from the Russell House to th< lilding. Business Administration building with ; small staff manning each facility. realized we were dealing with the isues with different populations, As a result of the consolidation, the com opulations including mobility im- bined start ot all the programs increased t< earning disabled, blind and academ- 10, benefiting students much better than be rficient students," said Mark Shan- fore, Shanley said, stant vice president for Student Af- Over 800 students use both the Academii 1 dean of Student Development. Skills Program and the Academic Suppoi &d of referring students to several Assistance Program, some of whon Police < W1 ' i, :j* 1 of alter By BILL SWAIN - Mike Morris said Mond | 4 , g The album cover in J" Jamos Nettles/The Gamecock the Ialosl rclcasc fr0m J iction, an alternative mu "* ? Link said his office ff National Hispanic/Latin American Week. complaint over the we __ he sent one of his offi : i proposal vid Rinker, needs of the personnel from the facilities Jones center. Pledges and funds collected will ns that will be put into the asbestos settlement E&G Com- account, and if all funds are not rebuilding in- ceived, a possible state bond and r computer special allocations will be made to nath labor- fill the account. s, and cor handle the See ASBESTOS page 3 If 4; Julie Bouchillon/The Gamecock Donuts opened its second franchise on it shop opens "The most popular right now is the of a standard honey glazed, but the French Pood krullers are also doing well," Nagle ] the said. Students seem to favor the latest onthe campus franchise. Hut "It's really good that they're bringing in chains if it gives us a variety of what ids," we eat," Kim Harrington, broadcast one senior they Stephanie Simonson, marine science and sophomore, said the doughnuts were day, good. "I try to avoid eating tod many of such them. Of course, chocolate honeycost dipped is the best, but they're out of them (today)." rvices' offices come back three and four times, said Ross velt Martain, assistant dean of Student Development and Educational Services for a Educational Support Services said, e With this large flow of students, it is eaa sier to sensitize them to the needs and concerns of students with disabilities, he said. Before the change over the summer, the Academic Skills Program was located in the Counseling and Human Development Center, the National Student Exchange was in the Russell House, and ASAP was lo* cated on College Street. a For related information, see page 3. :ensor poster native album store to ask the management to cover "an area of the poster that department expose the pubic area of some Manifest individuals as well as some remove a breasts." er from its Monday morning Link made a 'olice Chief second visit to the store. He said the covering put on the poster over to take the weekend had fallen off, and he t Manager t0^ Morris to put it back on. Also, ay certain parts of the poster must be question is covered if displayed inside the ane's Add- st?re> Link said, sic group "Community standards come received a *nt0 P^'" Link said. "I'm trying ekend, and cers to the See CENSORSHIP page 2