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| Volume 83, No. 68 The University of Soulh Carolina Monday, March 4, 19911
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IN THE NEWS a
lex
Somali refugees die 20
in boating accident ag
NAIROBI, Kenya ? A boat bil
carrying about 600 hundred Som- ph
ali refugees struck a reef off w<
Kenya near a tourist resort Friday
and sank, killing more than
130 people, newspapers reported.
Police, navy divers, tourists 10
and local residents had recovered r_
about 130 bodies by Saturday afternoon,
but 50 victims were believed
still trapped in the sunken
vessel, according to the
newspapers.
It was one of a stream of vessels
that brought thousands of
Somalis seeking refuge to Kenya
since rebels overthrew Somalia's
President Mohamed Siad Barre
in late January.
Museum seeks clothes
from teen-age cliques h
WASHINGTON ? Smithsonian
curators are stalking some |
exotic species of American wildlife
? the shaggy, black-breasted
"Headbanger," the plain-tufted
"Nerd," the lavishly plumed
"Preppy" ? for future scholars
to puzzle over. ^
These remarkable birds are America's
teen-agers, whose
strange and sometimes bizarre J
clothing styles are being docu- I
mented by fellow high school i
students at the request of researchers
at the National Mu- '
seum of American History.
Museum officials believe this I
first nationwide survey of adoles- >
cent fashion tastes will yield im- ?
portant clues about the teen-age
subculture of the 1990s.
Manufacturer recalls Bj
decongestant capsules st
RESEARCH TRIANGLE
PARK, N.C. ? The maker of as
Sudafed 12-hour decongestant ac
capsules ordered a nationwide recall
Sunday after the discovery
that cvanide tamoerinc was ,ve
? * w ne
linked to a death and an illness.
In early to mid-February, a
40-year-old Tacoma, Wash., wo- m
man died of cyanide poisoning Ki
and a woman from Tumwater jj.
was treated after becoming sen- stj
ously ill, reportedly after taking
Sudafed 12-Hour capsules laced
with cyanide, said Susan Hutchcroft
of the federal Food and
Drug Administration.
Washington state and federal
officials ordered a recall of the
capsules from two counties in g
Washington late Saturday night.
Testimony resumes ~~
in House sting trials in
The prosecution's case against so
two state legislators accused of da
selling their votes resumes today,
beginning a week that likely will $?
include testimony from a key Fr
government witness. $3
Testimony in the trial of Q
Democratic Reps. Larry Blanding
of Sumter and B J. Gordon of su
Kingstree began in U.S. District "i
Court on Friday.
Among the witnesses likely to
testify this week is Ron Cobb, a pi
lobbyist who began working as
an FBI informant after he was
caught in a 1989 drug deal. m<
Cobb is a major witness
against Blanding and Gordon, $]
who are accused of accepting w
money from him in return for
their support of a betting bill. Fc
Compiled from wire reports
Kuwaitis I
r The Associated Press
KUWAIT CITY ? In this land of oil, sun
d sand, gas lines stretch for a mile. Day
i>ks like night, and every dune is a danger
ne. The wealthy emirate, though free
ain, has been turned on its ear.
It will take five years and perhaps $200
ilion to clean up the mess. But beyond the
lysical damage, Kuwait is changing in
tys few thought possible.
"I settled here 39 years ago," said Nizar
iccach, a Lebanese optician who recounted
th emotion how Kuwaitis pulled together
resist the Iraqi boot "I see that I made the
;iark Surratt (left) and Bill Robinson, r
sased by the Carolina Research and D<
Gift recorc
flamboyant
8y TIGE WATTS
\ssistant News Editor
Former USC President James Holderman
sands of dollars in public money to buy gil
irities, records of his "gift list" reveal a
investigation. .
The Board of Trustees unanimously r<
lames Thursday from Carolina Research
lopment Foundation records after a vot<
x>ard meeting. Reporters sifted through
nents to find names previously erased in 1
Vrabs stu(
f STEVE FLOYD
aft Writer
Arab students have been subjected to harsment
and discrimination at many schools
ross the country since the beginning of the
ilf war, but not at USC, officials said.
"The campus and community have been
ry supportive of the Arab students that are
re," said Patricia Wilier, director of USC's
ternational Programs for Students.
She said there are 71 students from the
iddle East at USC, including students from
uwait and Saudi Arabia, but none trom
iq. There are many students with family
ill in the Middle East.
She said one USC student returned tc
tudi Arabia and joined the military.
However, Arab students at other schools
bachelor bi<
'or terminal]
y GORDON MANTLER
aff Writer
Fourteen bachelors lined the stage preparg
to be sold to the highest bidder during
e second annual "Dib for a Date" spon red
by Freshman Council this past Tuesy
in the Russell House Ballroom.
The fund raising project raised more than
00 for the Carolina Sunshine for Children
windation. This past year the project raised
100 for the Tucker Center nursing home in
)lumbia.
"We are very, very pleased with these re
lis, uavia miier, a council memoer, saia.
Tie amount we raised was beyond our wilst
dreams."
The bachelors were chosen through an apication
and interview process.
"We were basically looking for personalis,
and the ones who would get the mosi
oney," Haller said.
The highest bid given Tuesday night was
30 for Gamecock football quarterback
right Mitchell.
The Carolina Sunshine for Children
>undation is a group of people who gram
ishes for terminally ill children. They have
nt children to Disney World and broughi
:>egin to rel
right choice."
Before Saddam Hussein made Kuwait an
underdog, the emirate was widely seen as an
exclusive high-rent district, ruled by sheiks
with nouveau riche pretensions and conservative
ideas of royal prerogative.
The society was more free-wheeling than
that of neighboring Saudi Arabia, and Kuwaitis
had a reputation for self-indulgence.
Among 800,000 Kuwaitis, 1.2 million foreig
:j
ners were paiu iu uu uic wuiiymg.
Suddenly, the foreigners were gone, and
there was a lot to worry about. Allied forces
swarmed in to confront Iraq's army. But for
Eric
eporters for The State newspaper, examine
jvelopment Foundation more than three wee
Is reveal mc
spending hi
tect gift recipients.
"At the time, President Holderm:
used thou- names to be protected because of
!lts for cele- projects that might have been hinde
fter further man Michael Mungo said.
Early investigation Thursday nig
leased the man giving gifts to comedian Bill
and Deve- torney General Edwin Meese, Oreg
3 in a full field, actress Helen Hayes, Capt. Jc
the docu
987 to pro- See HOLE
ients at US
have encountered harassment.
According to the American Arab AntiDiscrimination
Committee, crimes against
Arabs and Arab Americans nationwide have
; skyrocketed since the war began. The ADC
has received numerous reports of harassment
i against Arab college students.
; Waddah Haidar, vice president of Wayne
: State University's student council, recently
helped force a fraternity to remove a banner
; reading "Throw the bomb and kick the (Ari
abs) all out."
i Haidar, an Arab American, said the uni'
versity has been very supportive, and he
didn't know of any Arabs who had been the
i subject of personal abuse.
But Arab students at Arapohoe Commun;
ity College in Denver and the University ol
& raises $600
y ill children
celebrities to talk with them.
"We had adopted the Tucker Center for
philanthropic project," said Shine Brook<
: last year's president of the Freshman Coun
cil. "We wanted something to develop unit
within the council, something fun, and w
came up with the idea of 'Dib for a Date'."
i Freshman Council President David Cul
i bertson said, "We think it's a fun and entei
I taining way to raise money for charity. It i
t supposed to be one of the biggest fundraiser
at Carolina this year."
Planning for the event started in the begin
ning of January. Council members went t
various businesses in the Carolina commun
ity, asking for donations and "date pack
ages," including free dinners, free tuxedo re
ntals, and free movie pases.
t Culbertson said the business community'
response was "fairly good, but many had a
i ready donated large amounts of money t
USC fund raising, so they did not give th
time."
i/ The emcees for "Dib for a Date" wei
t Tracy Rufty, Miss South Carolina 1991, an
> Jeb Shore, assistant sports director fc
t WOLO-TV in Columbia.
3uild wealt
seven months, Kuwaitis had to suffer alone.
In the face of summary execution and to
ture that left victims horribly mutilated,
secret army sabotaged the occupatio
government
"We can manage," said Abdul Hami
Qambar, a 30-year-old industrial engine<
wearing the red armband of the Kuwaiti r<
sistance, when asked how people would li\
without power, water or open businesses.
Asked how long reconstruction woul
take, he answered with an indifferent shruj
That was not the point More than building
the question was how Kuwait would reshap
, f
Burglar ste<
wallet from
By CHAD BRAY
Staff Writer
Another room was
Glenn/The Gamecock month after a SUSpeCt V
documents re- on burglary and grai
iks ago. charges in front of the d
Police said an unkni
^ knocked on the door of
P V the fourth floor at 10:1
_ # woke the complainant,'
* lA|4-rj not to be identified, ai
"Jeff" was there. The (
told him "Jeff' did no
and went back to sleep,
an demanded those About five minutes
current university complainant saw som
red," trustee Chair- his room. He got out
saw the suspect runninj
;ht showed Holder- room. He chased the n
Cosby, former At- hall and called for his
;on Sen. Mark Hat- wh0 was in the shower.
)hn Young and po- n:25 a.m., his ro
I" alized his wallet was r
Pa9e called the campus polia
C not bein
Denver have been personally assaulted, a
some have gone. home.
The assaults have not only been aimed
Iraqis, but at anyone with Arab ancestry, (
spite the participation of many Arab natic
in the allied coalition.
Wilier said USC hasn't had any coi
plaints from students. "I've had a couple
calls from the community from people
Arab descent who wanted to know how
deal with what they perceived to be a disc
mination problem.
"I think it's important to note that in tl
instance there are Arab countries that t
also part of the alliance," she said. "We j
developing some new partnerships out
this."
Wilier said there is an increased sensibil
USC's Women's
lectures, concert
1^? the public. This
I N month; the rerru
V / issue of The Game
call Women's Studi
a 6688.
Today: 7 p.m. Russe
v 11 Essence Magazine will
I I ! Month.
I I Tuesday: 12:10-12:55 p
i I 1 Lecture by Barbara Mox<
/ \ 777-3290.
s Mmmm. xuesday: 3:30p.m.room
!s Black Women as History Tellers and Cul
College.
Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Russell Hous
i- and workshops preparing a woman for the
o Wednesday: 4 to 5 p.m. room 303, Russell
i- lecute by Rep. Maggie Glover of the Florei
> Wednesday: 4 to 6 p.m. room 153 Gambre
i T i ii nm nAAn
oy juage L.aroi connor. i^an iu-iwi.
Wednesday: 8 p.m. Russell House Ballixx
s comedian Bertice Berry.
1- Thursday: 3:30 p.m. room 151 Gambrell H
q lecture by Helen Safa of the University of 1
is Thursday: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. room 100, F
Theories & Systems," presented by Marjoi
e March 14: Noon, first floor classroom, Rk
id Genetic Counseling and Reproductive Op
>r Medicine.
;hy nation
its way of life,
r- For months, the immediate problems of
a daily living will predominate. Even those
n with generators have trouble finding gas to
run them. Medicine and basic staples were
d looted or lost
;r Even with allied help, the recovery will
> take time. Three days after liberation, a diso'Q
riented U.S. civil affairs officer wandered the
lobby of the only open hotel looking for a
d place to start
g. "You know where I can find a place to set
s,
>e See IRAQ page 2
ler robbery
s in^^M*e
' a room on ^ ^ ^
20 a.m. He Carl Stokes, director of Law Enivho
wished forcement and Safety, said Univernd
asked if sity Police believe the suspect is
complainant one of the individuals who was
t live there breaking into the McBryde/Towers
area earlier this year,
i later, the "It is the same M.O. (method of
eone enter operation) and fits the same sceof
bed and nario," Stokes said. "We're pursul
out of the ing the case as best we can."
lan into the From a witness's description,
roommate, police have made a composite
drawing of the suspect. He is
ommate re- 6-foot-1, 170-pound black male
nissing and
e. See BULGLARY page 2
g harassed
ind to the conditions and culture of the Middle
East because of the war.
at "We have received numerous requests
1c- from the. cnmmnnitv ? church crmuns and
J o r
>ns civic groups ? for speakers. A number of
international students from the Middle East
m- have been willing to speak with community
of groups, sharing more information about their
of culture and about their religion," she said,
to Some colleges have closed their overseas
:ri- study programs because of the war.
Wilier said USC doesn't have exchange
bis programs in the Middle East, but has plans
ire for a summer study in that area,
ire "It's a very rich area for religion, history
of and civilization. It's an area worth studying
ity See ANTI-ARAB page 2
History Month will include more than 35 j \
s, exhibits andfilms, all of which are open to I \
schedule represents events for half of the / \
lining events will be published in a future
cock. For more information about the month's events
es at 777-4007, Women's Student Services at 777'11
House Ballroom. Susan Taylor, editor in chief of
tie in Black History Month and Women's History
).m., room 100 Harper College on the Horseshoe.
Dn, American Association of University Women, call
151 Gambrell Hall. "Still Tongue Makes a Wise Head:
ture Bearers," Veronica Gerald of Coastal Carblina
e 2nd floor. "Women... Careers... Success," programs
workplace. Call 777-6688.
House. "Women and Survival Strategies for the 90s,"
ice-Darlington District.
11 Hall. "The Role of Circuit Court Judges," presented.
i>m. $3 public; $1 students. Comedy show by female
[all. "Women's Social Movements in Latin America,"
Florida.
larper College. "The Myth of the Black Matriarchy:
ie Hammock of the S.C. Department of Corrections.
:hland Memorial Hospital. "Medical Ethics Seminar
tions," presented by Karen Brooks, USC School of
Dan Barabas/The Gamecock