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BfS mSd. Hanimer gives Athletes talk about drugs PaaeS 31 Carolinl?n?!!,!^ USC orchestra opens season The Gamecock Eighty-two Years oj Collegiate Journalism | Volumg 83 , No. 26 . The University of South Carolina "Wednesday, October 10, 19901 BRIEFLY |;IN THE NEWS) Israeli police open fire on Palestinian rioters JERUSALEM ? Israel's leaders imposed curfews in the occunied lands and mnhilize.d troops Tuesday after police opened fire on Palestinians who rioted at holy sites in the Old City. -At least 19 Arabs were killed and 140 wounded. Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip demanded U.N. protection and announced a weeklong protest strike beginning Tuesday, the start of the 36th month of the anti-Israeli uprising in the territories. Monday's incident at the Temple Mount, which is sacred to both Moslems and Jews, forced the Palestinian question back toward the top of the international agenda. Mandela visits jail to speak to prisoners CAPE TOWN, South Africa ? African National Con gress leader Nelson Mandela re turned to p.ison Tuesday bui only as a visitor. Mandela, returning to Pollsmoor and Robben Island prison* for the first time since his releast in February, spoke to jailed ANC members about government plan* to free political prisoners. Hijacker seizes bus, gets caught in crash CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? A man armed with a knife hijacked a school bus Tuesday after forcing the driver off, but was caught when he had a wreck, police said. There were no reports of injuries. The hijacker, who police haven't identified, boarded the bus and tried to force its female driver to drive off with the students aboard. "At one point he was holding a knife to her throat," said Sharon Ward, assistant principal at Berryhill Elementary School, which is located near CharlotteDouglas International Airport. "One of the students told me he threw her off the bus and tried to drive it." Undeveloped island may be drainage site A proposed permit for a septic tank drain field on Dewees Is1 i i ? . . mnu nas drawn opposition irom environmental groups who worry the system will pollute the island and ruin nearby shellfish beds. The permit, filed by a group ol developers that includes Bob Royall, chairman of C&S National Bank of South Carolina, is for a sewage disposal that would serve 85 lots on the island. Dewees Island, just north of the Isle of Palms near Charleston, is one of the few undeveloped barrier islands in South Carolina. In the Oct. 5 issue of The Gamecock, it was reported that the Travelways walk used to be called Walkways. However, it was called Lightways. In the same story, it was incorrectly reported that Richard Conant is the safety committee commissioner. He is the chairman. In the Homecoming tabloid, it was reported that Cockfest will be held today. It will be helc Friday. The Gamecock regret; the errors. Compiled from wire reports use lobb By SCOTT PRILL Staff Writer ___ . USC has spent more than $51,600 this ; year to influence the S.C. General As- I sembly, according to a report presented to i the state Budget and Control Board. The report consisted of a list of expendi- < # < ? /-? r> Kir nf ntnf/a fxr\\r luit^ uy uiiiww aiiu \jl aiaiv/ v - ^ ernment paid to lobbyists. USC ranked sec' ond on the list. I ' mm ii "* IWHP tUB ^flll P H A group of volunteers work on a Habitat fo volunteer for HFH throughout Richland Count Summer conf( By KRIS TAYLOR Staff Writer Universities across the nation are increas, ingly realizing the commodity they have in students and summer conferencing. I There is a growing trend to use available residence hall space, as well as classroom and meeting space, to host summer groups on university campuses, said Julie Barfield, i operations coordinatior for USC's conference center. USC's conference center, located in Cap- i stone House, organizes a variety of youth i sports and academic camps that visit cam- ! College studen defense againsi College Press Service the stu(jei Fear of campus crime, spurred flashlight/^ in part by the August murders of Nearby five collegians in Gainesville, Fla., offering th has sparked brisk sales of security factured b devices to students at some Kingstowi schools. State Uni "College communities are be- Purchase, coming increasingly aware 01 ana Mary s uc concerned over the many dangers Cedar Cre that face students on a day-to-day lege and l basis," said Sean Tallarico, direc- of Pharma tor of security and safety at Mora- in Pennsyl vian College in Pennsylvania. the Alarm As part of its new Operation Matt Field Alert, Moravian has started offer- "I'm vei ing "screaming flashlights" ? ico said. " portable flashlight/alarms that for our s ' sound a high-pitched siren when a them." s switch is pressed or when the car- Similar] rying strap is pulled from its Miami-ba socket ? to freshmen on a trial basis. At the end of the semester, yists gel The money was paid to Ricky Wade, assistant to the president on governmei affairs, who received $9,100, and Johi 3regory, who received $42,500 for "c tracted services." "Johnny Gregory was available to e :ate the legislators," said Lyles Glenn, :hief executive assistant to the president. "Gregory is available to the legislator they have questions concerning issues y' 'einEaUOl^Ma^ Jre"e??enf pus during the school's off-season. "Conferencing turns nine-month c< puses into 12-month campuses," Barf said. "The buildings can be used to g erate revenue instead of standing th empty." The conference center also hosts sevi adult camps and serves as housing coo nator for student orientation and sumi school. As a branch of University Housing, conference center uses the residence h to earn money that is put back into hous services. its seek lpj|g t crime |aF its can either buy the ilarms or return them. Wilkes TIniversitv beean e "Alarm Light," manuiy Fields Enterprises in n, Pa., this past year, versity of New YorkSyracuse University, St. )llege in Maryland, and st College, King's ColLhe Philidelphia College cy and Science, all three vania, are also trying out Light, said manufacturer ry happy with it," Tallar'It's a good safety thing tudents to carry with And th ly, ZEI Corporation, a Elizabet sed firm, is selling a Laura Will 1 Pati0 See CRIME page 2 : more thai the fecting the university," he said, ital Glenn said the lobbyists talked to the lemy gislators about crimes such as hazing, on- which affect the college community. The university wanted stricter laws on hazing, du- which is conduct that creates a risk of intVio inn; Hnrinrr inihqtmn r\T nlpHmnff intr? an UIV Ju J uuinig iniuuLivyu vyi "?? organization. s if "When the Commission on Higher Eduaf cation had the architecture fees for the Habits helps 1 By PAIGE VISHTON P> low-income family under tl JiL "J**r ^ 'think these k tesy of Habitat for Humanity homes only exist in thir itudents from USC - countriJs or something, t are within walking distanc* campus," Knight said. "T irate revenue, c "Housing is an auxiliary department, im- which receives only a percentage of state ield appropriated funds," Barfield said. "Such ren_ departments function primarily by taking ,ere student money and turning it back into the department." eral The conference center is able to generate rdi- money beyond normal student fees to imner prove conditions in the halls, Barfield said. In recent years, the Capstone Conference the Center has been able to purchase furniture alls for the Towers lobby, hall carpet for Bates ing House, shower doors for Capstone and bathroom stalls for Patterson. ? f f .. . ... | & > : | | ? < ' ? f- | . " e winner is... h Ann Loadholt, Stephanie Myrick-Pendarvis, enborg answer questions during the "Meet the i $50,000 music building 55th on their list of priorities, the lobbyists helped the legislators realize the importance of the building," Glenn said. In addition to the $51,600, there was $705 spent on food and refreshments, $6,807 spent on a Governmental Appreciation Rorp.ntinn and $5,262.37 snent on the See LOBBYING page 2 it program homeless 11 Id HFH can provide is a no-frills ^ house with a roof that doesn't ily leak" Knight said allowing the home owners to work on the construction mts are gives them a sense of success and icant lot accomplishment, often for the first ise for a nme. le Habi- HFH's ultimate goal is to eliminate poverty housing worldwide, bitat for The organization believes the poor pril, is need a helping hand, not a handnmoni out. to build a better life. v/i^aiu 1 )me by HFH was formed in the early 1970s in Georgia and has affiliates i down worldwide. It has gained internahe little tional attention through former city and President Jimmy Carter, who is on 11 would its board and has worked on housmes the big projects across the country. And the USC's HFH chapter, which is izeable affiliated with the Central South lectrical Carolina Habitat for Humanity, is 3 of the one ?f tbe fastest growing organizations on campus. :>ve into A house at 2116 Senate St. has uired to been designated as the group's )0 hours nexl student project, onstruc- The Remodeler's Guild of the nd help Columbia Builder's Association owners will work as the technical adviser omeow- on the project. ;fore be Becky Sullivan, media-arts graduate student and HFH member, inds of said organizations and groups can d-world sign UP help with die project, >ut they anc* there is no time requirement. ^ of our he least See HABITAT page 2 s~% irer activities "Housing puts the money wherever they think it is most needed at the time," Barfield said. This ability to make money is only one reason for the growth of the conferencing business, USC's Conference Coordinator Cynthia Steele said. "The baby-boom generation is impacting all phases of American culture," Steele said. "It affects our lifestyles, our economy, our political make-up and now is beginning to impact the college campus." See CONFERENCES page 2 ' 1 **? * Julie Bouchillon/The Gamecock Margaret Anne Pitts, Mirtha Vallini and Queens" program on the Russell House