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I tisjl g^fhr,can Hlstory Trustus does 'Fences' justice Pw5 DUUll! to be educated by the news, not JSpr to premiere ~ my Intelligence Insulted." wBfilk at Longstreet USC squeaks by Clemson, 58-53 page 7 ^vSSkSKSI |jMi Carolina Life page 4 1 ' ' | The Gamecock Eighty-two Years of Collegiate Journalism Volume 83, No. 56 The University of South Carolina Monday, February 4, 1991 BRIEFLY ^ IN THE NEWS : wI v.-;..-:: : Byl Crippling earthquake tears apart Pakistan Com ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? A powerful earthquake jolted Pa- . c' kistan before dawn Friday, send- e ing panic-stricken residents run- c ning into the streets. At least 75 people were killed and 100 in- er! jured, the official news agency 9*1 said. * The quake, centered hundreds of miles away in neighboring man Afghanistan, measured 6.8 on the Richter scale. g It said the quake triggered 1 landslides and destroyed communications, power transmission 9 lines, roads and several resi- -i i dences in Tadjikistan. J \ liSEom Governor vetoes bill giving smoker rights unh TRENTON, N J. ? Gov. Jim Florio says smoking is not a civil . right. ? Florio vetoed a "smokers' ? rights" bill Thursday that would have prohibited employers from . discriminating against workers 1 because of their off-the-job ^ smoking habits. ' The bill would have elevated discrimination against smokers to I? the same level as laws banning discrimination on the basis of ro/^A cpv r*r notir\no1 r\ri rrin 1UW) OVA W1 I1UUV11U1 It would have made it illegal for an employer to fire workers because of off-the-job smoking habits or to consider the habit when making personnel decisions. Ferraro might run for N.Y. Senate seat NEW YORK ? Geraldine Ferraro is talking about challenging U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato in 1992. Ferraro, 55, has yet to formally announce; she wants to first analyze results of a poll she's commissioning. "That's what I miss ? that ability to have an influence on things that are shaping the world," she said. When Ferraro ran for Vice President in 1984, she could not run for her House seat that she held at the same time. Reimbursements total over $2.2 million y Taxpayers paid South Carolina p lAtvimnlroon fVinn CO 9 Villi. lawiuant/id iiiuiw man "*** t|q lion in expense reimbursements vj last year. Despite that, some legi- | slators said they barely broke even. Lawmakers received the expense money in addition to the $1.7 million they get for their legislative salary, according to re- _ cords obtained by The Greenville /j News under the state Freedom of ^ Information Act. State representative su sold interest in rights An State Rep. Alex Harvin admits he and a partner helped obtain state approval to build a nursing . home, and then sold interest in the building rights for $150,000. The Summerton Democrat said 3 he has not been questioned by gj federal or state authorities about Na the approval, called a certificate of need, that he helped obtain. Assistant U.S. Attorney John ^ Barton would not comment on j, whether die allegations are under investigation as part of the FBI hStatehouse sting. ^ Compiled from wire reports sp( axpayers hit C< ~ scare riGE WATTS stant News Editor le USC Presidential Candidate Si imittee approved their $110,450 bi suggested interim presidents shout onsidered for vacant presidential sp< uture. iarch committee chairman Mark E )f Florence said the panel will re d the Board of Trustees tell candi nterim president they cannot also be tes for the permanent post ovost Arthur Smith was considers y to be a favorite for the positioi ^onferenc 3bs, greet SHAYLA STUTTS s i Writer i lore than 400 students from * /ersities in the Carolinas, Virgiand Georgia attended the fifth . ual Student Leadership TrainConference at USC Saturday. L^u -4. 4-U^ -r> no eumcieiiee, uciu at uic i\us- . House, featured more than 30 ions about leadership, scholarp and diversity in campus s mizations. .sues such as pledging a greek anization, academics, hazing ^. " tijn.il- V*^ . ??r* ?<" 1 V/s/7 you were here riends and relatives post the nar le Middle East on this wall outs ces between Baker and Burney iusband-1 it Black ] LORI TONEY iff Writer rhe Association of Afrolerican Students presented the ming ceremonies of Black His y Month '91 Thursday with the >me "The Knowledge of Our st Lies Within the Depths of i Souls." JSC's 22nd observance of ack History Month featured than and Julia Hare as keynote eakers. They are an a ward nning husband and wife team of :ial scientists and the authors of e Endangered Black Family. Before the keynote address, an itorical theme was included as rt of the program with the "Perjctive of Black Americans" by with brunt oj h comi vacant by former USC Pre derman since July 1, 1990. -arch "The search panel's con udget a number of potential cand d not tant to allow their names I 3ts in ward because they felt we didate," Buyck said in the luyck meeting Friday, com- He did not know how idates shied away because Sir ) can- contention. "I feel we overcame the jd by vincing the candidates we n left this was a legitimate an e studies c issues ind date rape were discussed durng a session titled "Fraternities ind Sororities in the '90s: Chalenges, Changes, and Choices." Associate Dean of Student Life vlel Hokanson presented the lecure to greek leaders. "Future changes are in view. 3ne possible change is to deter the ush process until a freshman's lecond semester. This could put nore emphasis on students' See LEADERSHIP page 2 '; * - * i . ...v j *j " | . . . : : I , ? ? , in' ~ " ,*< *? ^ 8*-y**?~s ? , , ^ ja*1^ ~ i. &??*v "L- w "? |?~ - . *?" * ? I %?&t* * - -~I .1 i' '. Renee Meyer/The Gamecock nes of loved ones stationed in ide Off Campus Student Ser wire tearr History c Sam Livingston, chairman of the Education Committee of the Association of Afro-American Students. Quoting from The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois, he spoke of the principal role blacks should occupy within white America today. Throughout the speech, Julia Hare voiced many of her concerns 7 bill nittee sf sident James Hoi- search; that there that if we had an ii sultant advised us preferential treatnu lidates were reluc- Committee mei to be brought for- "I'm a little apprel had an inside can- dation because I f committee's final of any next comm candidate." many candidates Edgar Dyer fro lith also was in suggested the recc to include system 1 problem by con- gestion, however, wanted to see that committee, d comprehensive The committee s i ?? ppiR^H WM ''' ? * Was /f rea//y snowint Four students taKe advantage o HRTA junior; Jimmy Story, Bacc senior; and Danny Dorsel, math 1 use all after pi; By The Associated Press Relatives of Capt. Dixon Walters, who was reported missing in action over Iraq, are praying he was captured rather than killed when his plane went down. "He could take it if he's a POW. He's a man, he could take it," said Skip Toler, Walters' brother-inlaw. Toler said an Air Force major telephoned his mother Thursday morning to notify her that her sonin-law is classified as "missing in action." Walters is a native of Columbia. He graduated from the University of South Carolina, where he met his wife, Kim. "His C-130 apparently went (down) behind enemy lines," Toler said. "From information we've gathered, he's down in Iraq somel speaks >pening about problems in black male/ female relationships, which she said were because of what is lacking in Afro-American culture. For one thing, there is a lack of discipline, especially in many singleparent households, and there, is also always worry of failure in the public school system. She. also emphasized parents as being the primary role models for young people. The church is an integral part of the black way of life, and as much as $35 million is contributed every Sunday nationwide by black communities to its churches, Julia Hare said. She said even though improveSee B1 u,<5TORY page 2 >ends $ was no inside candidate; reflect nside candidate, he had no Buyck jnt," he said. in thei mber John Howser said, Buy tiensive to this recommen- search eel it would tie the hands Tax] ittee in choosing a proper univei founds m USC-Coastal Carolina anexp >mmendation be expanded The ranches, as well. The sug- paid b was not considered by the ment, said the decision was not a g two weeks ago? f pre-spring sunshine in front of alaureus sopohomore; Rounette Freshman. minus i ino rrn^i 110,450 ion of Smith's job as interim president, advised the board to write the clause r proposal to the Board of Trustees, ck also said he wished the $110,450 cost "hadn't been as high." payers picked up about $74,450. The sity's three most prominent private itions paid the difference, according to ense report released late Thursday, consulting firm's $36,000 fee was iy the Carolina Research & Developthe USC Educational and the USC See SEARCH page 2 Wk Renee Meyer/The Gamecock Woodrow. (I to r) Debbie DeLisa, Kellahon, mechanical engineering 1 missing s down : day long. My mother is getting on the plane today to be with her (Kim Walters)," said Toler, who 5 runs an auto painting body shop in ' Columbia. i Kim Walters was also notified 1 Thursday that her husband was missing in action, Toler said. 3 A woman who answered the i phone at the Walters' residence 5 near Pensacola said the family was instructed by military authorities 5 not to speak to the media. The woman refused to give her name. The only time Mrs. Walters has talked with her husband since he il was shipped to the Middle East n several weeks ago was Tuesday * night, Toler said. "He told her everything was fine, he'd been flying some misn sions, no problem whatsoever," s Toler said. "We'll be having a ^ 24-hour vigilance of CNN to catch ^ any news of him." l* Toler said Walters also saw acn H See ALUMNUS page 2 HPPH9H1 tes for 1991 Student f to register as a candidate rill be held Thursday, Feb. 21. Mirtha Vallini Jeff Wilson t Tom Young (ujo^Qr Ruark Thomas Aaron Sheinin/The Gamecock niiv where. I don't think he could wall out of it." CBS, quoting Pentagon sources said a C-130 with 18 to 20 people aboard went down behind enemj lines. The network said the plane was said to be engaged in specia operations. Walters, 30, has been a weapon; officer for several years aboard ai EC-130H Compass Call. The plan< can be used to jam enemy commu nications, Toler said, adding h< was very familiar with Walters mission. Walters' job is to take aeria photographs of damage fror bombs and artillery shells, Tole said. The couple had been living i Pensacola, Fla., where Walters wa based and where his wife teache o/*Kaa1 knira n Q uaoi* a1, ownwi. x n^/j tia v a j-jvai-ui? daughter and a 7-month-old sor Toler said. "Everybody's pretty well shake up. We've been on the phone al mPRHHH mmnmm The following are candidal Government. The deadline was Friday. The election w IPonssa Thomas Rainey Steve Robinson Manish Shrivastavs IPor Shine Brooks Todd Scholl Brian Black