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The Gamecock
Eighty-two Years oj Collegiate Journalism
Volume 83. No. 63 The University or South Carolina Wednesday, February 20, 1991
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BRIEFLY 1
IN THE NEWS
By_
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Yeltsin: Gorbachev ant
must resign at once deri
te fori
MOSCOW ? Russian Feder- ^
ation President Boris N. Yeltsin cor
Tuesday called for the immediate tras
resignation of Soviet President p
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, accusing m0]
him of "bringing the country to pa^
the edge of dictatorship." fou
The demand, made in a nation- ces
ally televised appearance by per(
Yeltsin, was the strongest and the,
mnst mihlir attark hp. has made
on Gorbachev in months, and ney
seemed likely to rekindle the cri- ^
sis in Soviet domestic politics. 1
Yeltsin said his biggest mistake
since becoming president of for
the Russian Federation parlia- san
ment in May was placing too sjx
much trust in Gorbachev. ^
Cracked door hinge
could delay shuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
? Cracked door hinges on Discovery
could delay the shuttle's
military mission next month by
up to a month if the orbiter has
to be returned to the hangar for
repairs, NASA said Tuesday.
NASA's two other shuttles
may have similar cracks, said f
Karl Kristofferson, a spokesman
for the space agency. i
r>; c^nuprv'c rrarts wptp Hie.
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covered at the launch pad Monday.
The cracks were found on
three of the four metal hinges on
two flapper doors that close after
the external tank drops off
shortly after liftoff.
Homeless man finds,
turns in bag of money
ORLANDO, Fla. ? For a
few minutes, Darrel Teel, a
homeless man, could include a
bundle of cash among his
worldly possessions: a piece of
carpet, a torn tarpaulin, a cooler,
a radio without an antenna and
nine cents.
Teel admits he was tempted to
keep all those $100 bills he
found Sunday night. He didn't
know it then, but the total was
$29,200.
But he said he just couldn't. "I j
was too afraid of God."
Sheriff's officers said the mo- (
ney was the life savings of an el-!
derly woman who worried people
would now know how much mo- v
ney she had. r
She gave Teel $200 for return- ?
ing her savings, and he spent $40
of it Monday on "booze and a
food." fl
"Bill requires professor
proficiency in English
Senators on Tuesday tentatively
approved a bill intended to
ensure that professors at South
Carolina's public colleges speak
English well enough to teach
their students. B}
The bill says the Commission St
on Higher Education and statesupported
colleges will develop ca
guidelines to ensure that current js
and prospective instructors are re
proficient in spoken and written
English. m,
Sen. Sam Stilwell, R- ^
Greenville, sponsored the bill after
some constituents complained th
about professors at USC. ca
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guidelines must tell students ab- e>
out grievances regarding teachers vc
who cannot speak English. They
also must include a method for <je
reporting grievances to the
commission. ar
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Compiled from wire reports m
ioldern
The Associated Press tion'
Released Carolina Research and ^
/elopment Foundation records ^olc
itinued to show more extravag- R
spending by former USC Presi- S1"311
it James Holderman, while a f*ons
mer USC maintenance worker mt0
le forward and said original re- Rl
ds from 1981-85 looked "like 8ave
h." off ;
Records also continued to show Buii
ney from research grants helped res^
' Holderman's expenses. The Tl
ndation took money from pro- (
sing grants, approximately 10 Year
cent on most awards, and puts Co.
n into a revenue account called ?wni
sessments." Some of that mo- Beni
went into a pooled account for O'
president.
lie money came in addition to *5.
fate donations that helped pay Sup<
Holderman to receive thou- 111611
ds of dollars to supplement his
-figure salary from state ?
payers.
ohn O'Donnell, the founda<yj
j&Jnil iifT v'
Catching a ride
Gregory Peckory, a junior physical
rantage of Tuesday's spring-like wes
idge, a sophomore religion major, ai
^andidati
nform sti
A?<!
.i",'
y GORDON MANTLER at I
aff Writer ^
Student Government presidential
ndidate Steve Robinson says he tea(
not running for office to build a con
sume. son
Instead he is running to "build a effe
ore informed and unified student issu
?dy." no 1
"I want to deal with issues on a
e student body level, ones we 0sej
n really grasp," Robinson said. mec
feel I can use my leadership and mal
:perience to be an effective wha
>ice." "j
Robinson has been in the Stu- imp
inf Canoto fr\f f\i;A VAQfC whPfP- Ua
'Ill vJl/liaiH/ IU1 ITTV/ ?'"VAV 11^
' was chairman of the Powers "lig
id Responsibilities Committee, ofn
ce chairman of the Finance Com- "
ittee, and a member of the Rules in c
lan use
s financial director, said none
le research grant fees went for
lerman's salary supplement
ecords show, however, the
t fees and the private dona;
for Holderman's salary went
the same account,
scords show the foundation
! Holderman $25,000 and paid
a $17,000 lease on his 1990
ck Park Avenue after he
;ned.
we foundation began leasing
:ar for Holderman less than a
earlier from Bennett Motor
of Cheraw, the dealership
sd by USC trustee Robert M.
lett
ther expenses discovered Moninclude:
3,200 in February 1986 for
it Bowl tickets for "constits
of the university and their
ts."
522 in January 1986 to buy an
See FOUNDATION page 2
Renee Meyer/The Gamecock
education major, takes adither
to pull Genesis P. Orround
campus.
e aims t
idents o
nmittee, Fraternity Council, Orof
Omega and Student Alumni
ociation.
Robinson has three main issues
ch "allow students to take a
-active approach to student life
JSC and decisions that govern
n."
Right now we have some
;hing assistants who have a
imnniffltinn nrnKlom "
said. "There is a program in
ct that deals with this particular
e, but since it's new, there are
esults yet."
ifter the results are in, he propi
Student Government act as a
liator and form focus groups to
ce sure the system is doing
it it is supposed to be doing.
[ have a four-point approach to
myp pomniio eafAtu " hp coiH
WIV VUUlj/UJ OUlVtJ y *?v JU1U.
proposes a replacement of the
htways map" and the addition
lore callboxes.
rhese maps should be re-done
conjunction with the Shuttle
id mone
Scholar
might h
By TIGE WATTS
Assistant News Editor
About $3.3 million set aside for US
larships might have been used to pay
ter for the Arts' debt, according to G
and Development Foundation chairmai
Averyt said after the foundation
Plaza apartment building for about $
money was invested and put aside for
"The money grew to almost $9
time," foundation director Chris Vlahc
Averyt said the money was put asid
of it was designated for scholarships.
He said after the university asked t
pay the Koger Center debt this past;
sity said it would use Holderman's <
count for scholarships.
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Slump brii
Recession, war
reduce vacations
By THOMAS GRANT
Staff Writer ,
With spring break rolling around,
students might be able to
take advantage of low travei rates I
caused by a slump in ticket sales. 1
ml _i ? .1 . i. _ 4i t. r
i ne siump migni oe me result 01 ^
a recession and the threat of terrorism
worldwide, said Denise Colon, 1
a travel consultant for Omega c
Peace groi
Gulf War,
By MONICA COSTELLO
Staff Writer
A group of USC students have band'
dents for Peace to protest the Persian G
"We decided that there should be ?
because our generation will bear the
war," said Katrina Nylund, an internal
phomore. "We do not feel that negotia
started, and giving Iraq a no- compronr
the way foreign affairs should be condi
The goal of Students for Peace is t
students to what is happening in the h
to teach them how they can get involvi
ing a cease fire and peaceful negotiatic
the student coordinators Carl Maas, a
philosophy sophomore.
The students use chalk drawings
throughout campus to spread their i
draw chalk figures and write anti-wai
it, such as "Full formula funding for
o unify,
n icciipc
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Robinson
cock route map," Robinson said,
"to show students where they can
go safely on campus, and where
not to go."
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ne aisu j>uggc&icu 10 noi oniy
hand them out to every student,
but to post them behind Plexiglass
at each callbox location.
His third point entails late-night
campus policemen to spend more
time walking around, ensuring
See ROBINSON page 2
y from grants
ship money
ave paid debt
account for scholarships," Averyt said, making a $3.3
' million difference.
>C student scho- But, university officials continued to assure the
the Koger Cen- public Tuesday that scholarship money not was used
irolina Research to pay off the Koger Center's debt,
n Gayle Averyt. "The important thing to remember is that this mosold
the Senate ney came from our apartment sale. No money came
5.4 million, that trom scnoiarsnip or donation tunas, vianopius said,
foundation use. Board of Trustees Chairman Michael Mungo issued
million at one a statement Monday saying no scholarship funds were
>plus said. used to pay the remaining Koger Center loan,
e and $4 million Mungo said he was sure no scholarship funds were
used because, "that's what the president of the R&D
he foundation to Foundation told me."
/ear, the univer- "The Board of Trustees of the university, the board
liscretionary ac- of the R&D Foundation and legislative leaders have
been fully informed of all financial transactions with
,000 was in the respect to Koger funding," he said in the statement.
ngs low travel rates
Travel, the fifth largest travel overseas.
agency in the United States. "We've had a lot of cancella"T
XIirMlIrl coif tVlA ?n n a' ?> _1 _ ' J UT\ 1
i rrwuivi ja; uiv is a nuns, sne saia. reopie are just
real part of it," Colon said. "Peo- afraid. They don't know what's
pie are just not taking long vaca- what. They don't want to be in the
tions anymore. At one time, people wrong place at the wrong time."
would take seven-day vacations. Despite the times, Omega Travel
.. the prices are so much money, is trying to increase its advertising
that they figure, well, for three or on campus and offer special fares.
rour days they can just go some- One fare involves a $99 round trip
where else. flight to New York City for three
Colon said the Persian Gulf War
las cut back sales to Europe because
of the fear of terrorism See TRAVEL page 2
rp forms to protest
educate students
education, not oil."
Students for Peace have a table set up every Weded
to form Stu- nesday in front of the Russell House to give out inforulf
War. mation about conscientious objection. The information
i student group includes how to start a file as a conscientious objector,
5 brunt of this what a conscientious objector is and where to go for
onal studies so- conscientious objection counseling,
tions have ever Other student groups have formed to support the
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uses. is uui win ciiuu. oivi/\on ^oumen us ivioouizeu /\gainsi oaaicted."
dam Hussein) and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity spono
educate USC sored a march from Russell House to the State House
Middle East and to support the troops in the Gulf,
ed in encourag- But Maas believes that about 30 percent of USC
jns, said one of students are confused about the war.
psychology and "They are supporting it just to be patriotic," Maas
said.
on the cement Both Nylund and Maas say more students would be
message. They sympathetic to their cause if there were a draft.
slogans above "This rallying around the flag is temporary," NyUSC,
fight for lund said.
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B f t m
Lisa Lubin/The Gamecock
Black History Month
Felicia Thomas, junior and member of the Association of
African-American Students, gives a historical perspective of
black history during the Salute to Black Americans this past
Sunday.