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>* Campus Individuals and ^ Goatfeathers is Five Points' > USC graduate studies the^ Gamecocks end losing organizations recognized answer to the old- damage of oil spills in streak with win over 19th- |||| Last night, I was at a party with my friends and I turned on for serving the community, fashioned pub, page 4 Saudi Arabia, page 4 ranked Georgia Tech, the TV, and there I was going to Notre Dame. I just about P?9e ^ page 8 feii off the chair. HJ| W Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech head coach, page 8 IGAMKCOCK Volume 83, No. 86 University of South Carolina Friday, April 26, 1991 IN THE NEWS Gorbachev criticized day after agreement MOSCOW ? President Mikhail S. Gorbachev Wednesday responded to stinging attacks by hard-liners at a Communist Party leadership meeting by saying he would quit as party chief if they could muster a no-confidence vote. But the party Central Committee rejected any question of his resignation by an overwhelming vote, on the recommendation of the top leadership in the Politburo, the Interfax news agency said. Criticism of Gorbachev came the da/ after he disclosed a new agreement with nine of the 15 republic leaders, including Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Judge decides Exxon settlement not enough ANCHORAGE, Alaska ? Exxon's proposed $1 billion set tlement of the nation's worst oil spill has been placed in doubt by a judge's ruling that a $100 million criminal fine isn't enough punishment. Under a plan announced this past month, Exxon agreed to pay fines of $50 million each to the federal and state government. The company also agreed to pay $900 million as part of a separate settlement of civil claims to clean up Alaska's shoreline. New York company 'zaps' cable pirates NEW YORK ? More than 300 alleged cable television pirates were "zapped" after unwittingly calling for repair work when their TV screens went blank, officials said. American Cablevision of New York filed civil lawsuits in federal court Wednesday against 317 people, accusing them of stealing service for premium channels like HBO, Sportschannel and the Disney Channel while paying only the basic services rate. Rosenblum said the company 1 sent an electronic impulse called a bullet to 90,000 subscribers on March 13. If the cable box was legally connected, nothing happened; if there was any theft of 1 service, the box blew out. Ill State 111 : Spanking restrictions t sought for schools , A state House panel has voted , ? for neu/ /V? flfltirtnl "" " tvouivilUild uu StllWl spanking, over the objections of s one lawmaker who says it invades the rights of school boards. The House Education and d public Works Committee approved a bill Wednesday that re- a quires school districts to get per- (] mission from parents before a v schoolchildren can be spanked. a Other restrictions in the mea- t sure include: ?spanking must be a last- g resort discipline measure. tl it must be administered by B the school principal or assistant principal, with a teacher or other c; administrator as a witness. bi ?spanking must be done out ft of the sight of other students. p ?a child cannot be spanked if fc he or she resists. ^ Compiled from wire reports Committee close Foundati By TIGE WATTS ou Assistant News Editor The Special Study Committee for the Car- sai olina Research and Development Foundation , came one step closer Thursday to resolving ( the foundation's future. Members responded to questions assigned a few weeks ago by Foundation President ^ Gayle A very t on issues that the committee un must decide about the controversial foundation. je< The committee must present a proposal for co the future of the foundation by May 30. "We're going to do our damnedest to do thi Elementary Education senior Kathy Bryan Arthur Smith during her day as USC presider Role rev< Palms spends day By DAVID FRALIX Staff Writer The university president and an elementary education senior experienced USC from different perspectives Thursday. USC President of the Day Kathy Bryan directed Dennis Pruitt, vice president for Student Affairs, to develop a "Student Day" in the fall with Student Government and the provost's office. The program would recognize the contribu uuua aiUUCUIS IIUUUC IU uic univcisiiy aiiu piuvide administrators with the opportunity to see what student life is like at the university, S.G. President Manish Shrivastava said. Administrators would change places with their counterpart in S.G., Shrivastava said. "Perhaps Dr. Palms and I would switch positions for the day so he can get more in touch Jugoslavia passed by S< Student Government . . . . of Staff Dav o visit university planning to delegation. \y GORDON MANTLER visit this we< >taff Writer the Universil The Student Senate passed a re- A few sei olution recommending money for there were i Student Government delegation in the propos ip in May to their new sister stu- They art ent government in Yugoslavia. of the stud The Senate unanimously passed were voted resolution Wednesday declaring dents, whi le student government of the Uni- elected thrc ersity of Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, said Sen. Sar s a sister student government of - A trip to ^ JSC. valuable lea "This can be seen as an extrava- the USC Sti ance, but the money is already ficers, Shriva iere," S.G. Vice President Shine "There is rooks said. learn there ( There is money already alio- vastava said ited in the Student Government can apply h< udget for executive trips, but only Senate also )r part of the transportation ex- ing 12 Judi enses. The individual must pay Kate Billing, )r any additional expenses includ- Aiosa, Keli ig hotel and food. There is also Garnett, Gop 3 money allocated for trips for ell, Tracy ] jnators. Bradley and r to solution ion's futu r best and propose a solution by the dead- withe le," John Warren, committee chairman, have id. we c Member Jack Tobin told the committee he sa * foundation has had an historical impact L> the university and its growth. some "The projects we have funded have been Freec ^mendous contributions and savings to the said iversity and taxpayers," Tobin said. strai Tobin also told the committee some pro- *uncl :ts would be hindered if the foundation "1 ntinued to operate as a public body. strict "A big reason for our success is because any e foundation could move promptly and been m ^81 v H|h l||^^H WgSgni p A jj^jj^^^gHpp Lisa LubirvThe GamecocK meets with Provost usc president John it Thursday. to ^ggp Up Wj(h the n * dent was reportedly s >r?m r in class; student ta with Student Government and I can get more in touch with exactly what goes on in Osborne," he said. Pruitt said he was unaware of any other universities trading all their top administrators with Student Government. He said the event would distinguish USC among other universities. Other events would include a band on the Russell House Patio. Bryan suggested Student Day could be held during Homecoming Week. The president pro tempore spent the rest of her day meeting with administrators. "I had a great day. It has really been fun to be around and just to see how things go," she said. Palms said it was a good change for him to be out of the office. "It's good to be away from the administrative duties and be with students for awhile," he ident Manish Shrivas- $OKk ** ^^8 s and Assistant Chief id Haller are currently ^ Haller organized the senators or women ^Bj^^BB^^B le the senators are n Sammataro. r ? ill *. ;> * ?. ** : ugosiavia snouia oe a * rning experience for # ident Government ofistava said. a great deal for us to in Yugoslavia)," Shri , "possibly things we are." The approved the remain- Earth Haw nU cial Board members: Cdrin Udy Clt , Mirtha Vallini, Jenn International Studi a Legree, Christian dents Allied for a Gr >i Shah, Richard Row- and put new plants i Hildebrand, Melrose Residence Hall. Anil Swami. ' v % * V re almost )ut complications. Real property would continue I a lot of restrictions placed upon them if Engine ontinued to operate as a public body," commute id. - can easily rles Glenn also said there would be missions; i constraints from working under the "There lorn of Information Act. However, he necessary the foundation would not be overly re- could not ned and they could continue their institutior ions. "I feel here should be no problem with unre- suitable te ed funds and FOI. ... It does not have Presic impact because those expenses have made public since July 1989 and will Lisa Lubin/Tho Gamecock Palms takes Kathy Bryan's place and tries otes during a history class. The new presieen arriving to class a little late. kes over his duties said. "It keeps me from being preoccupied with administrative duties and keeps me in touch with student life. It has reinvigorated my understanding of student life." Palms spent his day going to classes, taking notes and working at the Baptist Student Union, where Bryan is president. Palms attended Bryan's mathematics and history classes. In between classes, he joined her friends for lunch and worked as outgoing BSU president Bryan bid $115 to take over Palms' duty at a BSU auction in February. The auction's proceeds go into sending out 36 students for their summer mission program. Bryan, who is a missions appointee, will work with children at a Colorado bible school and nursery school. '* - --af- "~ "" " |t''. - .?- ?ak J|||P m^^i:,. ^H;. ^ ^ "^^ L ' ' * |L; Eric Glenn/The Gamecock tanup es sophomore Kent Funderburke helps Stueener Earth and Kappa Alpha Theta clean in A.C. Moore Garden behind South Tower ; final to be done so," he said, sering Dean Ken Humphries told e members the current foundation / handle research as a part of their and no change is needed, i is no doubt the foundation is to research because some activities be easily accomplished within the Humphries said, that the current situation we have is :> the needs of research," he said, lent Palms reaffirmed to me this See FOUNDATION page 2 Bookstore (Vkiinrlotmn luuiiuauuit criticized Lawmaker satisfied with auditor's report By The Associated Press A foundation that runs the University Bookstore should be scrapped because of inefficient business practices, a lawmaker says. Rep. Herb Kirsh, D-York, said USC should retake control of the student union bookstore or contract with a private corporation to run it. "I'm very unhappy with it," Kirsh said of the. stnrft's rnrrpnt management set-up. "But I'm not going to jump up and down on their case because the university has given me assurances it's going to address the problems." Kirsh is vice chairman of a legislative commission that serves as a watchdog over USC. Kirsh says the store has accepted interest-free loans from the university to cover short-term cash deficits, its inventory is excessive and the $65,750 a year the store pays USC in rent is too low. A few months ago, USC trustees ordered an internal auditor to evaluate the bookstore foundation's performance. Kirsh said he met Wednesday with Alton McCoy, the chief auditor, and came away satisfied with what he heard. University President John Palms has yet to see a copy of the audit, spokeswoman Debra Allen said. He will review the audit, Allen said, and may discuss it at the June 13 meeting of the Fiscal Policy Committee. The store is operated by the Carolina Auxiliary Services Corp., a foundation created in 1989 at die urging of former USC President James Holderman. Kirsh said Holderman told him he was looking for a way to streamline university expenses. Jursn said nis Mate Keorganization Commission staffs analysis of USC's draft audit reinforced his belief the store can be run more efficiently. Even before Holderman and trustees created the bookstore foundation, Kirsh, a departmentstore owner, said the bookstore was being poorly run. "It wasn't making any money," he said. "It looked to me like it should be a money-maker. That's why I'm interested. I think they can do better than they are." Kirsh said he opposed Holderman's creation of the foundation to run the bookstore. But he said he gave in to Holderman's wishes affpr rprpiuintr acciiran^M th#? fnnnH. fcv* * VVVI ? 111^, UUJUIUIIVW WiV ? v V* ation would comply with conditions he set down in 1990. Two of those conditions were that the foundation submit semiannual reports detailing the organization's monthly income and submit an annual audit. Kirsh said Wednesday that if those reports were ever done, "I never saw them."