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Dissection c Department of Biological Services, to present him with a packet containing alternatives to using animals. After an hour-long meeting, Sawyer promised he would present them to the faculty and make sure they are awa.e of alternatives, but he didn't rule out the continued use of animals. "Our best approach in teaching anatomy is to do dissections; that's our belief. We've tried transparencies, just doing microscope work and without viewing the tissue. You just don't learn it," Sawyer said. However, he said that no student majoring in the biological sciences has to take a dissection laboratory in order to graduate. "I do not believe there's any professor that would mandate that a laboratory exercise be taken against the wishes of the student. If I found that to be the case I would certainly overrule that," Sawyer said. Increase Continu occupancy, and conference activities, Wertz said. Pete Denton, vice president of Business and Finance, said another reason for the increase is to install air conditioning in McClintock, Sims, and Preston within the next three years. Vice President of Student Affairs Dennis Pruitt said increasing health fees will change the direction of the health center. "We are going to move away from nighttime service, where we have two or three clients a night, and we're expanding our Women's Care Clinic," Pruitt said. i "We're also going to improve i our health insurance plan that we HuSZS 1-800-322HAPPY tBIRT ALPHA LAMBE OF DELTA m *3 HAPPY FOl DA' a, ?'IS2?S5Bfr - ^ ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE_ WKESJ CLI PRACTICES ARE IN COMB ATI VI MON. & WED. 8:1 $50 MINIMI DONA1 Your plasma is needec recently have had any infections!!! 1) Mononucleosis 2) Strep Throat 3) Chickenpox or Shingk 4) Measles 5) Mumps 6) Chlymidia or Herpes ir Minimum $20 donation for male nn i Serologicals 0 ontinued from page 1 Part of Frisch's objection to dissection is that it "desensitizes students. In other words, they become more cold and uncaring. If they start treating animals like that, after so many years they're going to start treating human beings like that," she said. Sawyer said an experience such as the one that lead to the student's alleged withdrawl might be useful to someone in the nursing profession who would have, to stir.k a needle in the heart of someone having a heart attack in order to give them an adrenaline shot. Another objection Frisch has is that some of the animals are treated cruelly before being killed. Carolina Biological Supply Company, the main supplier of deceased animals for USC, is currently under investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Daniel Mason, a spokesman for PETA said the organization had an ed from page 1 have for our students. Right now, we have an insurance plan that if a student needed to be taken to the hospital by ambulance, the first $500 are covered," Pruitt said. becoming 10 rruiii, me pian will cover illnesses like strep throat, mono, the flu, and fevers when the center is closed. The total cost will raise $30,000. The increased funds will help provide an emergency medical technician on duty when the center is closed to provide quick first aid. There is also a movement |o upgrade information management and operational efficiency with computers. Pruitt said the health fee was BMW AIDS I M1JAI 1U >A CHAPTER LTA DELTA i] w I f* I JNDERS " 1 Y ( /; L"r rLING JB THE P.E. CENTER = ROOM 5pm to 9:15pm JM BACH riON i if you have or of the following 2S nust be lree oi other STD's) ?s with blood types A or B 719 Middleburg Dr. uite 105 olumbia, SC 29204 303) 254-6537 undercover investigator in CBSC's organization in Alamance, N.C. The investigator, who wished to remain anonymous, said that she took pictures and shot video of incidences at the plant, which included animals being brought in "12 or 15 at a time in cages designed for transporting only one animal at a time." "So many animals were placed into the carbon monoxide chamber at one time that they could not get enough gas or gas quickly enough to always die. So, many of them when they're taken out of the chamber are still alive and I saw many animals still struggling as they were being embalmed," she said. Sawyer said if the USDA's investigation turned up the same ! Tajle's Middle Easte \ Belly Dancer Sat. N( * : 2307 Devine St. ; phono 799-5157 e (one block from Five Points) : 10% Discount with Student Friday, Nov Carolii General A wyer said. Sawyer added that that CBSC's license would be revoked if the allegations were proven, so USC would have no choice in the matter. Franklyn Bolander, director of the graduate studies program in biology at USC, said he didn't think the use of live animals in research would ever be completely eliminated. There are simply too many diseases that involve entire animals or entire organ systems that require animals to study, Bolander said. Bolander also said the use of computers to simulate cell activity will work in some instances but not in others. "Some of the alternatives are things like cell cultures," Bolander said, "But the problem if you're ' 1 ^ A L siuuymg uypcriciiMUii auu nuw 10 lower blood pressure is that ceils don't have blood pressure." members in the United States. Interim President Arthur Smith said the price increases were inevitable. "It's important to maintain the quality of life for students in both housing and health services. With all things subject to inflation, I think we are doing fine with these proposals," Smith said. "Even if you add the price increases from the last two years, it would be less than the inflation rate. The student is not losing out We are keeping the quality in tact with minimal costs," Smith said. Bamecock ads! But you just did. .t <" ' t results! Call 777-4249 for details. 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Student Government Vice President Todd Weiss said, "We still have an underlying current that makes us segregate into separate groups. But we can integrate culSenate Continued nance bill with the revised percentage allocations of Student Activities Fees for the 1991-1992 fiscal year. The percentages were as follows: administrative fee, 10 per oeni; siuaeni government, /./ percent; student media, 15.5 percent; sports clubs, 4.75 percent; undergraduate organizations, 12.3 percent; Carolina Program Union, 19.75 percent; Student Support Services, 24.4 percent; graduate organizations, 2.0 percent; law school organizations, 2.6 percent; and medical school organizations, 1 percent. The third bill was a response to the raise in parking violation fines in January. Sen. 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Interim President Arthur Smith closed the rally by saying, "Diversity, cultural harmony, race relations. These issues cut to the very heart of the university's purpose. The students are strongly positioned to put racism to an end. I congratulate all of you on gathering today to help remind us of what it takes to improve race relations." from page 1 introduced the bill, which insisted the board of trustees insure that student output would be taken into account in any future actions that affected the majority of the student population. The bill had originally said "calls upon the board of trustees to insure ..." but Sen. Shine Brooks disagreed with the wording. "I am extremely mad about this (tne increasing fines)," Brooks said. '"Calls upon' is too weak. We should use demands or insists." After a few word changes, the resolution passed unanimously. "A lot of students were very upset," Weiss said. "It is a way to voice their opinion." 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"Even with the $12 fee adjustment from $61.50 to $73.50, we would still charge a rate that compares very fairly to all other accredited institutions. It's still a good bargain," he said. According to Pruitt, there are over 1,500 health centers in the country that are eligible for accreditation with Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care. The Thomson Health Center is one of only 28 AAAHC accredited Nobody reads ( Advertise in The Gamecock and gel