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>* News editor spouts off on >* Carolina Life gets cultured, ^ Dave and Aaron on the >* King Dixon isn't that bad, ?? If women can die for their nation, isn't it logical that they sexism at VMI, page 2 page 3 summer's films, page 3 page 5 ?||| should be able to lead our nation through war? 'v V Tige Watts, page 2 IGAMECOCKl Volume 83, No. 89 University of South Carolina Wednesday, June 19, 1991 BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS "W"WT * ? worm Palace officials upset over hair suggestion TOKYO ? A magazine article suggesting Crown Prince Naruhito could find a wife if he'd only do something about his hair has left palace officials unamused. The royal tiff began when the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine suggested Naruhito, who is single, 31 and heir to the Japanese throne, needs a new hairdo to attract the right woman. After the doctored photos appeared, the Imperial Household Agency, which runs the affairs of Emperor Akihito and his family, summoned the magazine's chief editor for a protest, said agency spokesman Toyotakata Endo. Pn/ln cniH the maCTn'7inp. vio .1? IIUW UW-1*- * lated an agreement not to alter without permission the original photo of Naruhito, which was distributed by the agency in February. Air Force evacuating military dependents HONOLULU ? About 20,000 U.S. military dependents in the Philippines will be evacuated following a volcanic eruption that ravaged bases where they live. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Boyd said 18 ships are involved in the evacuations from Clark Air Base and the Subic Bay naval base to a port in the southern Philippines. "We've evacuated close to 7,000 as of today," Boyd said Monday. Nation Assassination theory checked by coroner LOUISVILLE ? A coroner performed tests Monday on President Zachary Taylor's remains to check the theory that he was poisoned nearly 141 years ago during the pre-Civil War struggle over slavery. About 200 people stood silently as the flag-draped coffin was removed from a cryptat Zachary Taylor National Cemetery and taken to the Jefferson County coroner's office. Coroner Richard Greathouse planned to conduct chemical tests on hair, nail, and bone samples to detect any trace of arsenic, which author Clara Rising and a University of Florida anthropologist suspect may have killed Taylor. Federal authorities dent stolen car ring Federal authorities hope they made a serious dent in the stolen car market with a bust of seven crime rings that traded in cars, trucks and boats to South Carolina from as far west as California and as far north as New Hampshire. A federal grand jury indicted 52 people on car theft charges in connection with the two-year investigation, dubbed "Operation Quitten' Time," U.S. Attorney Bart Daniel announced Monday. Correction In the June 12 edition of The Gamecock, faculty salaries were incorrectly reported as increasing over the past two months. Salaries have actually increased over the past two years. The Gamecock regrets the error. Compiled from wire reports Budget woes con Palms 1 By TIGE WATTS News Editor USC President John Palms said the university's 1991-92 budget has forced cuts in support programs and a tuition increase to appear almost inevitable. "It's been a real struggle to look at the 1991-92 budget and keep the programs so vibrant in the university going. We've had to pass major budget cuts," Palms said Monday afternoon. Palms said he has tried to protect all undergraduate teaching programs forcing most budget cuts in administrative areas. "We've made most of our cuts in some of the support areas and administrative areas. They don't directly impact the academic I Judge rules can ban wc Coeducation may suafd Dis thwart soldiers will be a By The Associated Press concentra In a ruling favorable to The Ci- so vital tadel, a federal judge ruled Mon- educatior day that tax-funded Virginia Mili- j^e J tary Institute may keep its doors becn rev closed to women because coeduca- tiim iu/\n -------- IYTU TYUll lion would thwart its unique and mission t successful method of producing citizen-soldiers. Works C VMI and The Citadel are the force the only all-male public colleges in the ^in country. among r ^hi state that "I think there's still re- male ins sentment among men it's a mi and women in the state n? |on8? that their taxes go to an consiticri all-male institution. Especially since it's a mili- wome tary school, that seems TheCita no longer valid to many g^es, b? of us, considering wo- col^ge> men serving with dis- JjSj tinction in the military." academi Rep. Sarah Manley, D- women : 11 ? oreenvme. proven i : most no The Justice Department argued GulfWa during a trial in April VMI's male- Judge only policy was unconstitutional women and based on archaic notions about where th the proper roles of women. locked, "VMI truly marches to the beat munal si of a different drummer, and I will of randoi permit it to continue to do so," ical torm Trustees to By The Associated Press A plan to sell a house given to USC by former Gov. James Byrnes and his wife will be presented to trustees this month, but it's not certain whether the property will be sold. The proposal has received only a halfhearted endorsement from the trustees' 26 resident smoke alar By LYNN GIBSON Staff Writer USC must equip 26 residence halls with alarms, according to a recent amendment of th< fire code. In the past, residence halls were exempted f fire code ruling that all apartment houses have alarms, but the state fire marshals office cinded that exemption. Environmental Services Director Lawrence ford addressed the situation at a Board of T Fiscal Policy Committee meeting. "We are moving as expediently as possibl stall the smoke alarms," he said. "It's importai it done as soon as possible, but we want it to fiscally responsible way." Vice President of Business Affairs Richan agreed. tinue, cuts needed ponders programs, but they are there to service the faculty," he said. We are unable to make sufficient cuts. Revenue collections are down. We hear rhetoric about a recovery, but we haven't seen any signs of a recovery, yet," he said. Palms said a great number of programs and some administrative positions might have to be cut. Last week, Palms said he plans to reshuffle USC's administration and replace some ( administrators. The President did say there are some en- 1 couraging signs in the nation, indicating a re- 1 covery might be close. Housing starts, inflation, and interest rates have all jumped, indi- r eating more activity in the market. \ i VMI f Getting ret linen 4 Irirt TiiHct#* TafVcnn Ifiepr UAVIi MU5V v UVIVU V/ll 1V1JV1 d President Bud Watts iday: "I believe now we ble to move forward and ite on those things that are to providing a quality i." ustice Department had iewing complaints from len who had sought ado The Citadel. 3use Education and Public bmmittee killed a bill to college to admit women. j k there's still resentment nen and women in the K ) . their taxes go to an alltitution. Especially since \ ,.mM litary school, that seems m valid to many of us, ng women serving with >n in the military," Rep. tnley, D-Greenville, said, n may attend classes at del and graduate with det are not permitted in the military corps of cadets, g the VMI trial, governorneys said U.S. service ^Wl|j|jM es have been admitting since 1976 who have J| hemselves in the military, tably during the Persian Kiser argued that some ;>J could succeed at VMI, e 1,300 cadets live in unspartan rooms, use com- Karen Ebner, lowers and undergo a year security informati m physical and psycholog- partment as a pai ient from upperclassmen. consider sel Buildings and Grounds Committee. The committee voted last week to support t the proposed sale, but only after reviewing i appraisals that have been ordered. Commit- r tee members also asked that tours of the { house be organized June 27 so trustees could t visit the property in an upscale Columbia neighborhood. t; :e halls to g ms after stu "We're just waiting to see what kind lector to get/' he said. "Students will r smolce nlnne and we need to see what our ontk J state's Beauford also pointed out that fire ments are an ongoing process and the ur rom the be fined for not having the smoke alarm j smoke has re- Officials said they won't know how r the alarms will cost until they know wh * Beau- they're going to install, rustees' "This project is one of our top priori vid Rinker, vice president of facilities pi e to in- Beauford said several newly renov it to get halls, including the new Roost, Sims, be in a dens and Horseshoe buildings alread; alarms. He added that a consultant hire i Wertz matter has already begun researching that need them. higher One cut Palms has seriously looked over is USC's Washington Office. L< "It's my inclination to cut back on the ex- a penditures of the office," he said. He said he would have to listen very care- ^ fully to benefits of the office and determine t( whether the office is necessary to the prac- u lices of USC. "I'm going to Washington tonight (Mon- C lay night) and talk to the people there about n :utbacks in the office," Palms said. Asked whether any cutbacks would be mi- a lor or great, Palms responded: "We're talk- r; ng about significant cutbacks." Palms said he should determine within the ^ lext week to ten days what cuts of the ^ Vashington Office are necessary. n idy for next year jL I iJ 111 I : j.^??.^j^^ ^k I ll Hi I iSHKiL^ an entering journalism freshman from Broc on with her mother, Margaret. The informat rt of the Orientation Program new freshman ling Byrnes Proceeds from a sale would be used to es- a ablish an endowment that would underwrite 1< i distinguished professor's salary in govern- tl nent and international studies or law, as stimulated by Byrnes' wife, Maud, in her fc >equesL u The couple asked that the house be main- n ained by the university in its original state tl et EtiilM tfa flv Liberal Arts Enrolu The College of Hum of smoke de- enrollment made almc iot leave them enrollment in Fall 1990. )ns are. code amend- university, eh? These m liversity won't ,, . .x ^ ^ s University of South Car nuch installing ^ at kind of sysco ties," said Da- g|| ^ S lanning. ffl00 ** o ^ ated residence ^ Jo ^ > the buildings j FRESH. SOPH. JUN tuition Jonathan Davidson, head of the Washing:>n Office, proposed the office's budget with raise for himself of over $5,000. The total expenditures of the Washington )ffice for Fiscal year 1991-92 would almost otal $400,000 if no further cuts are implemented. Palms in an interview with The Charlotte Observer said "we're going to be pressed" to ot raise tuition for the second year in a row. He expressed the same reaction Monday fternoon and cringed at the mentioning of aised tuition. "It's hard for a president to start his tenure fith the idea of raising tuition facing him. /e're going to try everything to keep from aising tuition," Palms said. w J - I / 4 L \ 0 % '^L I y " "" ' * 4 |JL Viff 4 i a*,, ., *...: Z,M <i f *1J* ..tf - Wi&SfoSfr%r*t v , . > * 4L \ Us ,^^v?- -w' ^ r ^ : : L f yC ^ ' v "'^ -^ ' ^ii^g4 I jpp^ V -. * * Julie Bouchillon/The Gamecock ikland-Cayce High School, looks over ion was given by the (JSC Police Deare assigned to attend. ' house s a museum, but agreed it could also be sased as a residence. The last tenant vacated he property in April 1990. David Rinker, USC's chief architect and niilrlina mainfpnanrp cnnpruicnr coiH ? ?--p U U|7VA f All VI | I9U1U illV niversity is spending $4,500 to $5,000 anually in upkeep because it contains some of he couple's furnishings. mm WENT ianities and Social Sciences )st 25% of the total USC Talk about a Liberal Arts umbers come from the 1990-91 olina Statistical Profiles. CO o | |B J ? s I I IOR SENIOR TOTAL