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I~ ? ? I tKTlSIIfc Movie I __ Quote of the Day Rocky stiii USC to play Temple Page 6 women should be allowed in the I I Kin \ A/in nor ? locker room, but rather that wo#rj oiy VVIIII1I men reporters should be M ^ inserqueiL, 4 Budget cuts affect students Page2 Carolina Life page 4 ^ dy Sports page 6 " The Gamecock Eighty-two Years oj Collegiate Journalism | Volume 83, No. 45 The University of South Carolina ' Friday, December 7, 1990 IfeRIEFLY' IlifTHENEWS! Iraq should free all hostages, Hussein says BAGHDAD, Iraq ? Saddam Hussein told his parliament Thursday to free all foreign hostages in response to "positive ^ changes" in the Persian Gulf crisis, and he said Iraq should apologize. to the thousands who were held. Saddam said the reason for holding foreigners had diminished. He also said Iraqi troops had been given the time to become battle ready. The Iraqi leader also noted there had been growing opposition in the United States to President Bush's efforts to form a consensus for military action to pi dislodge Iraq from Kuwait The 250-seat National Assembly, which routinely backs the ruling Baath party leader, scheduled a meeting for 11 a.m. .Friday. C N. C. school receives its largest grant ever GREENSBORO, N.C. ? A North Carolina university has received an $18 million federal grant to establish one of nine regional educational centers in the nation, officials said Thursday. The University of North Car^ olina at Greensboro will estab" lish the Southeastern Regional Vision for Education center, with a five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Education. In addition to North Carolina, states using the center will include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina. UNCG Chancellor William Moran said the grant is the largest ever received by the school from the federal government The regional center will be the only one affiliated with a ^ university. S. C. to refuse waste if deadline not met South Carolina might no Ion ger accept hazardous waste from North Carolina if disposal facility deadlines are not met. If Gov. Carroll Campbell follows through with the threat, it would be the second time in two years that the Laidlaw EnvironJ i mental Services landfill in Sumter County was closed to North Carolina's waste. "Unfortunately, there are some in North Carolina who want to keep their state clean and continue sending waste to South Carolina," spokesman Tucker Eskew said. Closure would leave North Carolina few disposal options for the 54,510 tons it currently ships to South Carolina for disposals i' v ' The Wednesday edition of The Gamecock erroniously stated TIPS was only available from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. According to Registration Director Bob Askins, TIPS is available after 5:30 p.m., but access after that time is not guaranteed. The Gamecock regrets the er^ ror. Compiled from wire reports CHE appro\ us By TIGE WATTS Staff Writer The Commission on Higher Education reconsidered USC's request for more than $10 million in state funds for renovations Thursday. The request was put on the 1991 list of capital bond bill recommendations. CHE also reinstated USC's $750,000 request to purchase two acres adjacent to the Koger Center from the Carolina R&D Foundation. USC was going to p iiliHi'iiiiii'iT j^ ^^Hfc886WWWyP^*^^^^7^gjgy(W<W8?.-. eL mm<* * m ^ Going for a Spin Brian Poust, music educatior interested in becoming a disc jo USC fresh By LYNN GIBSON Nouuq Frlitnr One week ago today, Robert Weathersbee left his home in Leesville to take an exam for his English 101 class at USC. He never made it. "We haven't seen him since he left (for class) that day, and we're very worried about him," said Thelma Patterson, the mother of the biology/pre-med freshman. He did not attend any of his three Friday classes, and the last time anyone hehrd from him was Friday night, she said. "He called his father in Virginia and said he was in South Carolina," she said. Weathersbee, 23, is 5-feet11-inches tall and weighs about 210 pounds. He has short black USC Recycl Aluminum can boxes to i 171 -II - ~ ? 1- * 1 vi^uma laiilines pay oil By WAYNE BERRY Staff Writer Burned children will receive finan< sistance for recovery costs from a re< program at USC. The USC Recycling Service has b a sponsor of the Aluminum Ca Burned Children program to help f; pay for costs not covered by insuranc "The Columbia Fire Departmei been a sponsor for a long time, and there was a need for such a prograi because recycling has become a big and it is toward a good cause," sail Newman, USC recycling director. a 'es request C mig purchase the land to build a music building. The former request was too vague for CHE, so they sent it back to the university. It was too broad to rank among their other requests since there were no specific projects listed, CHE Commissioner Fred Sheheen said. "USC-Columbia did not list any specific plans. All their request said was that the money would be used for renovations. We sent it back to them and they listed spe13 ' K' I Jt V iLaFj jg& *?1 I IIM 1^ : *' ' / / i.| i freshman, plays a song at WUSC, ckey for them can pick up an applies man missii hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion. He wears silver wirerimmed glasses and was last seen wearing a white knit jacket, green knit shirt, blue jeans and brown docksiders. He was driving a 1985 silver four-door Dodge car with S.C. plate number ZGD-908. His normal route to Columbia was 1-20 to Gervais Street, Patterson said. The family has filed a missing person report with the State Law Enforcement Department and the Leesville Police Department. "Circumstances have indicated that he might be in danger," SLED Agent Laurie Varnadoe said. Anyone who has information about Weathersbee should call SLED at 1-800-322-4453. ing Service s help The program is designed , groups of people can adopt a fS aluminum cans. These boxes and are placed at various lo UUIipUd. Once a box is full, it is tak ;ial as- location and the cans are pla ;ycling located behind Longstreet the trailer is filled, it is rep >ecome empty one. ns for "We have really receive amilies sponse to the program since i e. tober. Our trailer is nearly h; nt has man said. we felt According to Newman, tl n here ment fills their trailer, whic issue, five cubic yards, about once d John hope that with the amount cans used at USC, we can v, ht get cific plans," Sheheen said. CHE also rejected the request because "it was felt that the institution had not done an acceptable job in allocating state funds for plant maintenance as generated through the funding formula," according to the Committee on Facilities report USC sent a list of nine projects totaling $10,020,000 back to the commission. These projects are: Central Energy Distribution Modifications. The plan consists M* * ? ; Julie Bouchi USC's student-run radio station. A ition in Russell House room 318. ig since Fr A Robert Weathersbee ponsors prog so people or ing our trailer aboi hnv to rnlWt Newman .said. are distributed However, many r cations around pus have their own the custodial servict :en to a central office is trying to 1 ced in a trailer from those programs Theatre. Once "We have distribu >laced with an around campus, bu there because some d a good re- from the fire departn it began in Oc- cause it all goes tc alf-full," New- said. Any faculty, staff le fire depart- a box needs to be a h holds about responsible for the u a month. "We the box. of aluminum "We have had a 'ork up to fill- boxes becoming un renov of the connection of the South and West Energy Plants and the improvement of the existing chilled water loop in order to improve efficiency. The estimated cost is $1.8 million. Sloan College Renovations. The plan calls for the general rehabilitation of Sloan ^College, which houses portions of the Art Department. The estimated cost is $ 1."/ 5 million. Thornwell Annex Renovation. The plan calls for the general re[BS^ By GORDON IV Staff Writer TKA ChirlAnt * SBf 1 11V UlUUV.il v W week, and the cussed student lo ?<" Although the passed three reso a few minor addi One passage c! organizations. T1 tions to carry mo "Carry-over is codes," Biggersta ney at the end o ney wouldn't can Two other stra unanimously. Sei commending the El sick Midday Pro$ "It was brougl Museum people 1 SSS Joung sa their efforts. Sen. Shannon nyone who is dorsing and pre Rights, which wa tions on Dec. 1C Human Rights D; > * J ^ The Universit J|^fl fjk \ cussed many toj ments and the p< mechanism attacl be driven away. The committee Denver Boot as a The committee be paved and gut to be paved are S bility that a few : which will also li dent lots that are "We bring in S said Peter Beck chairman. "We si Another discus ses on campus, decals take prece k title the holder tc 1 includes both stai If a car is tick ticket to their ( ;ram for bun it every three weeks," have) want t< esidence halls on cam- that wi recycling program with the cai is. The USC recycling the pre :eep from taking away The , Newman said. one to ted more than 30 boxes someoi t more boxes are out later tf people get their boxes will h< lent, but that is OK be- accept > the same cause," he for red Whc or student who adopts name i ware that they become many pkeep and emptying of where The few problems with the isightly because (they ations habitation of the administrative portion of the facility. The estimated cost is $850,000. East Energy Chiller/Cooling Towers/Roof. The plan calls for the addition of one 1,600 ton chiller and the replacement of inefficient cooling towers and roof replacement. The estimated cost is $1.2 million. Heating Plant Renovations. The plan calls for the retrofitting of a See CHE page 2 jps discuss iey codes, :ing areas [ANTLER Senate passed three resolutions this University Parking Committee dist improvements. Senate barely had a quorum, they lutions, including the financial codes, staff introduced the codes, which had tions from last year's codes, larified the carry-over rule for student te carry-over rule allowed organizaney over from one year to the next one of the best things in the financial iff said. "Clubs would just spend mo f the year furiously because the mory-over." light-forward resolutions were passed n. Tom Young authored a resolution McKissick Museum for their McKisjrams. it to my attention that the McKissick arely get any attention for their progid. "I thought we should recognize Baxter introduced a resolution en moting the Declaration of Human ,s originally passed by the United Nai, 1948. Dec. 10 is also International ay. y Parking Committee met and disaics, including student lot improveassible use of the Denver Boot, ? a lied to a car's tire so the car cannot ; decided to do more research on the deterrent to illegal parking, recommended that three student lots tered at the cost of $64,000. The lots 5-12, S-3 and CS-4. There is a possispaces will be gained in the S-12 lot, lave lighting added, as will other stupoorly lit. 11.5 million a year in fees and fines," ex. University Parkine Committee lould put it to some reasonable use." ision topic was the uses of press pasThe committee decided that parking dence, so the press pass does not en) any special parking privileges. This f members and students, eted, the pass holder should take the lepartment head who will decide See MEETINGS page 2 led children overflowed," Newman said. "We d make sure that we get the job done e set out to do, but without making npus look bad, which in turn makes igram look bad," he said, recycling office encourages everyparticipate by adopting a box. If oe does sponsor a box and decides ley don't want to continue, the office sip in any way possible. They will returned boxes, which will be used istribution. >n a box is adopted, the person's s written down to keep track of how boxes are being distributed and the boxes will be located on campus, recycling office is planning a recySee RECYCLING page 2