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The Gamecock
Eighty-two Years oj Collegiate Journalism
[ Volume 83, No. 41 The University of South Carolina Wednesday, November 28,1990
BRIEFLY
IN THE NEWS
5 Israelis, 8 Arabs
die in Lebanon fight
RASHAYA, Lebanon Five
Israeli soldiers and eigl
Arab guerrillas were killed Tuei
day in a firefight in southern U
banon, and Israeli warplanes 1;
lf,r struck bases mannp/1 hv fiah
ers of terrorist mastermind Ab
Nidal.
Fighting began shortly aftt
midnight near Shebaa, a villag
on the eastern edge of Israel
self-proclaimed "security zone,
after Israeli troops arrived by h<
licopter toi battle a guerrilla uni
security sources said.
"An Israeli observation po?
apparently spotted the guerrill
band after which Israeli helicoj
ters landed troops and droppe
flares that illuminated the re^
ion," said one of the sources.
Woman wins fight
to keep her home
MILFORD, Conn. ? State ol
ficials who fought for three d<
cades to throw a woman off
strip of beachfront propert
slated to become a state par
have decided she doesn't have i
leave after all.
Doris Gagnon was to b
evicted Friday from her rundow
collection of shacks and trailei
overlooking Long Island Soun<
But state Attorney General Claj
ine Nardi Riddle announce
Monday that officials have df
cided to let the 73-year-ol
cancer-stricken woman stay.
Riddle said the decision wa
made after officials learned th;
bags of human waste had bee
removed from the property an
other sanitation violations wei
cleaned up. She also said off
cials don't need the land rigl
away.
But Gagnon said health cond
tions at her home are no bctu
than before, and she accuse
state officials of letting her sta
in the hope that their battle wil
her will end when she dies.
Officials try to help
endangered wolves
BILOXI, Miss. ? Six of the se
ven endangered red wolves bor
on Horn Island in May will b
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moved.
A male wolf will be brougl
in to mate with one female wol
that will remain on the island.
"We'll bring in another mal
as soon as we get the others oi
the island," said National Par
Service biologist Ted Simons.
The Horn Island wolves are
successful part of an effort to re
scue the wolves from the brin
of extinction. In 1975, only 1
wolves existed in captivity.
Holiday traffic death!
lowest in 25 years
Highway safety officials cred
increased patrols and the "High
i ways ui L/icways caiupaig
with helping reduce the numbe
of traffic fatalities in South Cai
olina over the Thanksgiving holi
day weekend.
During the five-day holida
period that began on the evenin
of Nov. 21, only four driver
died on South Carolina road<
down from 15 in 1989 and 26 i
1988. The fatalities marked
25-year low.
Compiled from wire reporii
I
Student hears gi
Police
By AARON SHEININ
Staff Writer
?
A Columbia man was arrested by USC
police early Nov. 17 on charges of assault
t and battery and disorderly conduct after al1
i ii_. i,: Hen
icgcuiy auaciuug <x muuciii.
Patrick Eugene Alston, 24, of 332 S. Bull
' St., was arrested after he was found hiding
t behind a bush in the Graveyard, the USC
(U soccer field.
The victim, who asked not to be identiI
Foundation
; fights again;
: open record
r_
>
Carolina Research group
I claims exemption from 1;
By The Associated Press
A USC foundation told the state Supreme
Tuesday it is not subject to an open records lav
f_ though it receives and spends public money.
A trial iudee "misconstrued and misaDDlie
a state's Freedom of Information Act by orderi
y Carolina Research and Development Foundat
k release records, foundation attorney Hoover B
0 said.
Circuit Judge Carol Connor ruled in June ol
e that the foundation was subject to the law and c
n the records made public. She said the foundatic
-s covered because it accepted and spent public fur
j Her order was stayed pending the outcome
r_ foundation's appeal to the Supreme Court,
j In oral arguments Tuesday, Blanton contend
?_ foundation was a private organization and not a
d body that would be subject to the law.
The law requires, with some exceptions, that
IS bodies open records and meetings to the public
lt lows private donors to remain anonymous.
n The Greenville News and The Associated
id
e See LAW p
Professor tick
i-r
By TIGE WATTS t
d Staff Writer 1
The parking committee's recent approval
of an armed gate for the D-2 lot was the I
result of law professor Eldon Wedlock's r
ticketing violators with his own citations. '<
Wedlock has ticketed cars since mid- *
October in order to show the low level of 1
?_ enforcement in the lot, located near the
n Law Center. t
"At Qnv hnur if i? imnr?ecihlf? tr\
d find a parking space in the lot. There are 92 i
spaces out there and that isn't enough for 1
it all the faculty and staff of the Law center,
[f What makes it worse is when we have peo- i
I White male sti
k
? largest group c
k
7 Alcohol-related incidents other sr01
j A total
dominate statistics, ferred t0
I development office says ^ ^ee
said. Thi
BY AARON SHEININ year's to
5 Staff Writer three mor
For the months of August, Sep- . L*ke
it tember and October, white male incidents
i- students were referred to the dis- Elghteen
... . _ 1hq pqcpc
n cipiine case load or tne unice or w". ~
;r Student Development more than Porl Clte<
any other group of students. cases wcj
i- For this period, the Summary of conduct.
Student Development Discipline s*x r
Case Load said a total of 65 white assau^ ai
y males were referred. Black males ,0^gCOn
S come in second at 26. White fe- (23.81 p<
s males are next in line with 14 re- *9?^ P'ac
?? ferrals, and black females had the S1X (9-5?
n least amount of referrals with four. Brice Stai
a Associate Dean of Student De- at
velopment Jerry Crotty said one cent^ *n ^
reason white males seem to domi- The ma
J nate the statistic is simply that 42.86 per*
_ there are more of them than any on-campti
irl's screams
: arrest
fied, said she was walking from her room
in Bates House to the Pantry on the corner
of Main and Whaley streets around 1 a.m.
A man jumped out of some bushes and
grabbed her when she was near the comer
of Sumter Street and Whaley Street, she
said.
A witness described the subject, who
claimed to have a gun, as being a black
male, wearing a black jacket, grey pants, a
grey T-shirt and a hat.
i *
Court
v even
d" the ;
ng the Jl
ion to %\
ilanton
f 1989 ^. irdered
>n was ^ ***
ids.
of the
ed the
public
public __
. n ai- Penny Lane
Press English junior Helen Ganss col
scheduled for today. Bill Baker, a
>age 3
ets parking v
)le parked there that shouldn't be," Wedock
said.
The ticket has six listed violations ? No
JSC permit, Yellow Curb, Incorrect Pernit,
No Parking Area, Handicapped Zone
ind Motorcycle Only. The ticket also says
ill regulations are enforced 24 hours a day
or seven days a week, including breaks.
'The ticket is perfectly legal and violaors
should pay for their crimes. In Elgin,
[nd., there was a similar case. The courts
uiea me ucicet iegai, ana it was 10 oe
layed," Wedlock said.
"A lot of people don't realize that parking
in any lot, if it's the D-2 lot or not, is a
idents make u
if discipline cas
ip. (11.11 percent)
I of 109 cases were re- campus.
Student Development in A student can
month period, the report anywhere on car
s is three less than last police referred th
tal of 106 for the same (65.08 percent). 1
iths. sident Student D
ist year, alcohol related next with 12 re
dominate the numbers, percent.
(28.57 percent) of the After a studer
involved alcohol, the re- Crotty and Stude
j. An equal number of different thing
re referred for disorderly Crotty's office ev
Tied for second place on its own merits
eterrals (9.52 percent) are further investigati
nd vandalism. said. Many time;
iing to | the report, 15 filed away, he saic
jrcent) bf the incidents If charges are i
e in non-greek housing, ing is deemed ne
: percent) at Williams- dent has two cho
dium, five (7.94 percent) He may choose I
>ost and three (4.76 per- heard by admin
Ireek Housing. dures. This woul
jority of the cases (27 or dent would be bi
:ent) took place on other
is locations, and seven See HIS
man for
"I don't know what he wanted. He said
he had a gun and told me not to move," she
said. She also said she could tell the subject
was drunk.
The victim said she began to talk to her
attacker, trying to confuse him. She told
him that if he let her go, she would give
him more to drink.
It worked, she said, and she was able to
break away. He was able to grab her on the
left wrist, however, and he then hit her on
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lects money for the American Cancer Society
sophomore in international studies, donates hi
iolators, gates
scarce resource. They must pay if they violate
the law," he said.
At the bottom of the ticket, the phrase
"Remit to: Parking and Vehicle Registration,
Pendleton Garage, USC, Columbia,
SC 29208" is printed.
Since he started, Wedlock said he has
ticketed approximately 100 cars. Bill Baker,
from the office of Parking and Vehicle Registration,
said 10 to 15 of Wedlock's tickets
have been returned.
Parking and Vehicle Registration cannot
accept payment of the tickets Wedlock
issues, according to a passed proposal at the
most recent parking committee meeting.
IP Discipline Ci
>es August, September and Octot
Student Development Office. Th
that topped the disciplinary chart.
took place off
be referred from
npus. University 15
ie most, with 41
rhc office of Redevelopment
was |
ferrals or 19.05 _ _ S
?t is referred to j
nt Development, _
s can happen. ,
aluates each case 5 - j |
:, to determine if | g I
uii is nccucu, 11^ ; i
5, a case is just ^ :]J IS fl 1 I
i. JlliiHlh i Hi
nade and a hear- abcdefgh i j i
icessary, the stuices,
Crotty said. Allegations
to have his case Sour0B: SUjd8nl
istrative proced
mean the sturought
before an
Sherri Tillman/The Gamecock
niPLINE page 3
attack
the left side of her head, she said.
"He was trying to knock me out, I think,
and I was trying to get back to Bates," she
said.
When she was first able to break free,
she said, she began screaming for help. A
student who was in his room in Cliff Apartments
heard the victim.
Scott Okrasinski, a criminal justice juSee
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for Student Government's Penny Lane
s pennies.
get approval
Student Body Vice President Todd Weiss
said before the meeting, Parking and Vehicle
Registration was accepting paymentWedlock
said "One of my goals was to
increase the amount of tickets issued in the
lot from the law and enforcement division."
Wedlock's wish has been granted. Baker
said that since he started, USC parking tickets
have increased in the lot.
"There is a clear increase in tickets
issued. We stepped up to Mr. Wedlock's request
for more enforcement" Baker said.
Weiss, on the other hand, disagrees with
See TICKETS page 3
ase Load Report 1990
>er carried a total of 109 disciplinary cases to the
e chart below gives a run-down on the violations
A - Alcohol
B - Assault
C - Compliance w/ General Laws
D - Disorderly Conduct
E - Disruptive Activity
F - Drugs
G - Fight
H - Fire Equipment
I - Fraud
J - Harrasment
K - Residence Hall Regulations
L - Telephone Misuse
M - Theft
5 IN - Unlawful Entry
O - Vandalism
JJ S P-Weapon
K L M N O P
Months
I August
22 September
Q October