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The Gamecock
Eighty-two Years oj Collegiate Journalism
Volume 83 , No. 20 The University of South Carolina Wednesday, September 26, 1990
BRIEFLY!
J IN THE NEWS |
Gulf war possible,
foreign minister says
Soviet Foreign Minister
Eduard Shevardnadze said
Tuesday that the Persian Gulf
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ujuiu uc uii uie verge 01 war,
and he hinted at the possibility
of a U.N. military operation in
the region.
As .Shevardnadze spoke on
the second day of the 45th General
Assembly, the U.N. Security
Council prepared to vote
on extending the naval embargo
on Iraq to the air.
Shevardnadze referred to
Aug. 2, the date of the invasion,
as "Black Thursday."
Gas truck kills 54
in Thailand crash
BANGKOK, Thailand ?
At least 54 people were killed
when a eas truck overturned
and exploded at a busy Bangkok
intersection, quickly engulfing
cars, shops and a women's
dormitory in flames, police
said Tuesday.
Another 97 people were injured,
many seriously, said
Bangkok police superintendent
Col. Kongdej Choosee.
? The six-wheel truck pyerturned
after crashing into a car
at a railway crossing on Monday
night. The liquefied gas
gushed out of its two huge
tanks, and flames swept over 43
cars and 30 shops and other
buildings on both sides of the
street, said deputy commander
of the Bangkok police, Col.
Wanlop Watjanapooka.
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Police apprehend
Appalachian killer
MARTINSBURG, W. Va.
? Hikers took a personal interest
in chasing down a man
wanted in the s layings of two
people on the Appalachian Trail
in Pennsylvania, a trail spokesman
said.
An extradition hearing for
David "Casey" Horn, 38, will
be held Tuesday in Berkeley
County Circuit Court, said a
secretary for Judge Patrick
Henry III who refused to give
her name.
Horn remained at the Eastern
Regional Jail without bond
Tuesday, said a jailer who
would not be identified.
Horn, who told police he is
from Loris, S.C., is wanted on
two murder charges in Pennsylvania
in the Sept. 13 deaths of
Molly LaRue, 25, of Shaker
Heights, Ohio, and Geoffrey
Logan Hood, 26, of Signal
Mountain, Tenn.
State representative
submits resignation
CHARLESTON ? State
Rep. Robert Kohn, who has
been indicted and had worked
undercover for the FBI in its
probe of vote-buying in the
South Carolina Statehouse, submitted
his resignation Tuesday.
"I resign as a member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives
effective 12 noon,
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 1990,"
Kohn wrote in a one-sentence
letter to state House Speaker
Bob Sheheen.
Sheheen accepted the resig- *
nation, which was handdelivered
by Kohn to Sheheen's
office in Columbia.
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From staff reports
USC has accepted an invitation to join
the Southeastern Conference, one of the
country's best all-sports confencences, Intermin
President Arthur Smith announced
Tuesday at Williams-Brice Stadium.
The announcement came after more than
three months of talks between USC and
SEC officials.
"We now join the finest all-sports colleBalloon
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to SAGE
By CASEY MUNN
Staff Writer
Because of environmental problems that
could occur as a result of balloon releases,
Students Allied for a Greener Earth has organized
a petition to stop all future balloon
releases at USC-related events,, including
homecoming.
Melodie Moody, a senior biology major
and co-chairwoman of SAGE, said that
when latex balloons are released into the
air, they can reach the ocean, where they
quickly lose their color and resemble
jellyfish.
Sea turtles, who feed on jellyfish, could
mistakenly eat them and die from complications
caused by the balloon. Sperm whales
could also die from accidentally ingesting
balloons that block air or food
passageways.
"It's not really fashionable to release balloons
because of the hazards they cause,"
Moody said.
It is not yet known whether or not balloons
will be released at this vear's home
coming festivities.
USC band director James Copenhaver
would not comment on the problem.
Marti Weaver, homecoming commissioner,
is aware that some balloons are
handed out to individuals during
homecoming.
However, "We don't release a lot of balloons,"
she said.
Universities \
By ALLEN KEITZ
Staff Writer
College officials across the country are
concerned that the tensions in the Persian
Gulf are not confined to the boundaries of
the Middle East.
Fear that the current political actions
abroad will rekindle difficulties between
Arab and American students is reminiscent
of the hostilities that occurred during the
Iranian crisis in 1979.
In anticipation of possible conflicts at
USC, government professor Shahrough Akhavi
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annexation of Kuwait by Iraq, providing
historical background and political analysis.
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Mayor Pro Tern Luther Battiste speaks t<
20th anniversary of black fraternities o/i th
ts end
accepts
giaie cuiiieience in me country, one wim a
proud history that began nearly 100 years
ago when member teams began competing
with one another," Smith said. "In receiving
us as members, the Southeastern Conference
welcomes another institution with a
proud history, the University of South Carolina,
the oldest publicly supported state
university in the country."
Althetic Director King Dixon said the acleases
lead
petitions
In order to substantiate their claims that
balloon releases do in fact harm the environment,
SAGE used material from the
book 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save
the Environment, USC junior Shannon
Stewart said. The book is written by the
Earthworks Group, with help from a number
of outside sources such as the National
Wildlife Federation and the Ecology
Center.
"We will continue to try and get USC to
prevent balloon releases in the future,"
Stewart said.
John Cely, a wildlife biologist with the
S.C. State Wildlife Department, is aware of
the problem.
"Sea turtles mistake them (the balloons)
for jellyfish. It gets into their digestive system
and causes damage," Cely said.
However, he is not aware of any published
scientific material that has proven
balloons cause damage to the environment.
Dr. Roger Sawyer, chairman of the department
of biological sciences, and Dr.
Dave Lincoln, professor of biological sciences,
are also aware of the problem but do
not know of any published scientific material
proving that balloons do in fact harm the
environment.
SAGE's petition drive will be held today
at the Russell House.
vork to assua
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The forum, sponsored by resident advisors
of Thornwell and Woodrow dorms,
will take place on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. in
the Currell College auditorium.
In addition, several Arab students are expected
to attend and provide their
perspectives.
"This is a particularly difficult time for
Arab students, especially for Kuwaitis who
are separated from their families. It is a
very stressful period," said Pat Wilier, di
rector of the International Program for
Students.
There have been no reports of discrimination
or harassment toward Arab students,
Wilier said, adding that she was concerned
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the course toward excellence for the wi
university.
"It's a ereat time to be a Gamecock as co
we aggressively pursue the goals of 2001, en
our 200th birthday, to rank consistently ba
among the top 10 with our 15 varsity og
sports. This new relationship will bring out sai
the best in all of us," Dixon said. ?
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about this type of situation occurring on Ar
campus. coi
Officials from other schools across the
nation are also concerned with the issue. ur
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"Although we do not have a date set for r0I
a forum, we have considered it," said Tom
Thielen, vice president of student affairs at m(
Iowa State University. Its content would be co
simillar to the forum scheduled here at un
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During the Iranian crisis in the late pu
1970s, many, campuses around the country w
encountered protests involving Iranian students
attending college in the United States. ise
This envoked a patriotic response from na
BBy TONIA MALLETT
Staff Writer
A "Celebration of Twer
Years of the Black Greeks
USC" was held Monday by
Columbia Alumni Chapter
Kanra Alnha Pei Fratornitv T
and the USC Fraternity Council.
The programs purpose was
mark 20 years of achievement
|||f black greeks at USC. It also a
nowleged Kappa Alpha Psi I
cause it was the first black gr<
letter organization on a predoi
nately white campus in the Soutl
The Honorable Luther Batli;
Mayor Pro Tern of the City of C
umbia was guest speaker.
During his speech, Batli:
y. This was the spoke of the only black organi
tion on campus before any bU
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oods said he looks forward to working
th the SEC in football.
"As the head football coach of the Gamecks,
1 know that the Southeastern Conferee
stands for excellence in college foot11.
And by this invitation, the SEC is recnizing
our program as one that shares the
me lofty goals," Woods said. "SEC will
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t tensions
nerican college students who held
unter-protests.
Although the present crisis contains simielements
politically, the campus envilments
have chaneed demoeraDhicallv.
During the Iranian crisis, there were
)re than 50,000 Iranian students attending
liege in the United States. Based on figis
provided by the New York-based InstiLe
of International Education, 770 Iraqi
idents were enrolled on American camses
in 1989-1990. The number of Kutiti
students was 2,280.
Willef said that in the event problems ari
students can contact the Office of Intertional
Services (777-7461).
lebrates blacks
;reek system,
[ anniversary
fraternities or sororities emerged at
use.
!ty AFRO originated when Battiste
at was a student here. It was organthe
'zed so that the black people on
of campus could have a place to
nc. come together to discuss common
interests.
to Even with AFRO as an outlet
of for the blacks, they still felt the
ck- need for more. Battiste was shortly
be- thereafter approached about pledg^ek
ing Kappa by a transfer student
ni- from Benedict,
h. "It was a very easy decision for
ste, me," Battiste said.
!ol- Because there were no black
fraternities on campus, they had to
pledge at Allen University and *
>te Benedict College.
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