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> Tige is back with another > Ahhnold is back > A couple of cool > Still no coach, page CC On August 29,1997 anyone not wearing a 2 million rabble-rousing editorial w'^h Terminator 2. pictures of balloons, 5 fp| sunblock is aoinq to have a very bad day. 411 column, page 2 Review, page 3 page 3 * * Sarah Connor, page 3 fGAMECOCK Volume 84, No. 2 University of South Carolina Wednesday, July 10,1991 Pain By TIGE WATTS News Editor USC President John Palms has filling in the details for four of top cabinet posts under his new reorganization. Palms has approved power cl sections of student affairs, the office, university advancem< rv^rcrvnnol /Vinman rpconrppc |7Vi JV/llllVi/ 11U1HU11 IVJVUIWJi The provost, who also serves president of academic affairs, \ more responsibilities under structure. George Reeves, dean of USC' ate school, will head the office u placement is found for Arthu Smith was recently named preside University of Utah. Busted H V H IB H I 9 If ":-":^fca? USc Police Officer Cokle) for a parking meter violation ters have been approved foi a USC meter increase likely. World Rival Yeltsin backs Gorbachev's plan MOSCOW ? Mikhail Gorl chev won political backing Tu< day from rival Boris Yeltsin a a promise from nine of the 5 viet Union's 15 republics to si port an economic plan he is present next week to the Gro of Seven. Yeltsin has feuded with G< bachev for three years and h called for open opposition to I Kremlin during recent months. Yeltsin's comment appeared confirm Gorbachev's return the reformist fold after the pre dent's long winter facing pr< sure from hard-liners in t Communist Party, KGB a military. is stai Reporting to Reeves in the will be: i finished ? Martin Soloman, vice provost the five puter Services. ' plan of ? J?hn Duffy, vice provost for Campuses and Continuing Educ< .1 r* TTOn). ..... . langes in ueaua ui uie live u^s iwu-) provost's puses will report to Duffy, jnt, and ' The 16 deans on the Columbia George Terry, vice provost fc sity Libraries and Collections. ? as vice g Paul Huray, vice provost for F vill have g Daniel Antion, John Olsgaard Palms san Forman, associate provosts. Palms also announced at a F< s Gradu- nate meeting Jane Jameson woul intil a re- vice president for Personnel an r Smith. Resources. sntofthe Lyles Glenn will retain his Palms' chief executive assistant p ^ T ir?i? t' jf! ^ Tt * ? fHL illBBBHilBlil ^^MBI as j ^ , Julie Bouchillon/The Gamecock / punches out another parking ticket . Rates on the City of Columbia me' increase, making the possibility for Slovenia, Yugoslavia accused of violations ?- LJUBLJANA, Yugoslavia ? ?s- Slovenian and federal officials acnd cused each other of jeopardizing !o- the peace Tuesday by not followip ing terms of a day-old peace to accord. up The federal collective presidency sent two representatives to ^r- Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital, after ad charging the secessionist republic be violated the agreement by boycotting an overnight meeting of the to presidency and ordering Slovenian to lawmakers to vacate their seats in si- the federal Parliament in Belgrade, is- Slovenian Information Minishe ter Jelko Kacin claims the federal nd army was not abiding to resrictions. *ts re meantime Palms also announc Pruitt would head the Di for Com- Affairs with a title of Student Affairs and Dear Regional Pruitt's division will 1< ition. The Services and the Blatt P.] rear cam- Rcnortins to Pruitt wi Jim Doran, assists i campus, president. >r Univer- Woody Carothers, di Affairs Personnel and Fii Research. Jerry Brewer, director I, and Su- Mark Shanley, dire Development, iculty Se- Char Davis, directo d serve as Management Services, d Human Paul Fiddler, direct Grants, Planning and ir ; spot as Counseling Resources. Another position wl Compute President used fui in designated acc< By TIGE WATTS ^ews Editor USC President John Palms said M ivill buy safety and computer equipme lents with the balance or tunds in 1 lated account The president will use $29,300 to ional emergency call boxes, compute /isual and hearing disabled, and two < md software assisting, students to fin rf additional financial aid. "This is something which benefit ients most. It's nice to be able to hi md of the year wherever I can," Palm: Palms said about $3,000 was left i signated funds in case of any continge night happen in the purchase. Palms' purchase of fiye call boxes Pepsi-Col g Wfl. JH m j Two Pepsi-Cola workers look over in the Towers. Nation Former CIA officer to help investigation WASHINGTON ? A former CIA officer pleaded guilty Tues day to withholding information from Congress in the Iran-Contra scandal and agreed to cooperate in the continuing investigation. Alan Fiers, former chief of the CIA's Central American Task Force, admitted that he withheld information from Congress about Oliver North's secret operation to resupply the Contras with weapons in 1985 and 1986. Fiers could face up to a year in jail and a $200,000 fine. orgai :ed that Dennis vacant is the Dire ivision of Student Development and vice president of The division ha i of Students. budget cuts forcii aok over Housing positions vacant ] E. Center. vision was plannii 11 be: agement" to ge tnt to the vice crunch. Under Palms' rector of Student public relations, i lance. activities are com of Student Life. sion of Universil ctor of Student Rex will head th< dent for Universit; r of Enrollment "I am excited a cause it offers the or of Research, fectively and effi iterim director of versity's academic Reporting to Rc lich is currently ? Russell McKin irs, call b total of boxes to 31. T1 L1U.0 Committee will install the Tl 1 n t locati?nsJU.11L The new computers car mas Cooper Resource Ro Disability Services. Feah include: [onday he a voice synthesizer am nt for stu- play for disabled students. his desig- a transmitter system t volume of classroom disi buy addi- for hearing impaired stude rs for the more equipment to pr :omputers registration for disabled st d sources "When I first visited th interviews, I was in awe a 5 the stu- disabled students. There elp at the things there that are ama; 5 said. will help them even more, in his de- Palms purchase of the c ncies that will allow students to hav that lists thousands of soui brings the USC spokeswoman Del a wins so Courtesy of Media Relations the installation of new machines ? 1 ilPStateSlI! Former PTL official freed two weeks early CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? Jim Bakker's former right-hand man at the PTL television ministry, Richard Dortch, was released from prison earlier than his original release date of Tuesday. Dortch, who pleaded guilty to mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy, was freed two weeks ago from the federal prison at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, WCNC-TV in Charlotte reported Tuesday. Dortch began serving his sentence Feb. 10, 1990 at the minimum security facility. Compiled frbm wire reports nization ctor of Resident Student dent of Public and Media Relations. Housing. Christopher Simpson, assistant vice s been hit hard by recent president of University Marketing and ig them to leave 14-17 Promotion. Pruitt said earlier the di- ? , ? 12 to use "creative man- . ^ahaffey, assistant vice presi t through the budget dent ot Publications and Printing. Harriette Wunder, assistant vice presireorganization plan, dent for development, alumni and fund-raising _ _ _ ., , ? bined to form the Divi- F1>'nn Bowie- assistant vlce pres'dent of y Advancement. James Alumni Affairs. ; division as vice presi- Cantey Heath, director of Constituency y Advancement. Relations. bout the realignment be- Palms said he was not sure when the opportunity to more ef- business and finance summary would be ciently support the uni- finished. ; mission," Rex said. "We're in the analysis stage and we're ix, will be: trying to finish this as expediently as posney, assistant vice presi- sible," he said. oxes purchased le University Safety rent system takes "almost hours to look over." i new boxes in desig- Student President Manish Shrivastava said the purchases "sound great to me." 1 be seen in the Tho- "It shows Palms is very student-oriented, om and the Office of This is a pleasant thing to do and I think he's ires of the computer really being objective by looking at how he can improve student life," Shrivastava said. J 1 _1 A J' OL: T? 1 -A 1 A ' * J A 1 ? large cnaraeier uis- onme orooKs, siuueni vice presiueni aiiu a member of the University Safety Committee, hat will amplify the was surprised and astonished by the action, cussions and lectures 'To me, it demonstrates the dedication Palms nts. - has toward the students," Brooks said, ovide priority course "It finally shows stability is being estabudents. lished. We've been is somewhat of a turmoil lis campus during my these past two years and this action shows it the capability of the someone upstairs is really thinking about how ; were people doing they can improve student life," he said. ling. I only hope this The funds Palms used to make the purchases " Palms said. is also the same account former USC President >ther computer system James Holderman used to buy gifts for potential re access to databases donors. The complete record of Holderman's nces open to students. gift list was released last spring by the Board of >ra Allen said the cur- Trustees. ft drink contract rVnmPr'Q Wine "While Coke is the industry V^IUllIw o Wllld leader with substantial foreign enqrV m qr?Viinpc sales? PePsi has a growing domesMUUsJL lllCU/llIliGd tic market," R.W. "Pete" Denton, From Staff Reports U!P chief, said.. _ \ - - rcpsi is vciy ag^xcssivc diiu lis USC has joined the Pepsi gen- youth-oriented marketing makes a eration, awarding its soft drink college campus a very desirable contract to the second-largest bot- lace tQ ^ he said ding giant, Pepsi-Cola. Pepsi will replace Coca-Cola, which has Cromer's of Anderson, which is quenched the thirst of Carolinians not affiliated with Cromer's Peafor ten years. nuts in Columbia, was awarded the . , _ ,. , snack machine contract The switch to Pepsi, which will take about three weeks to com- "Cromer's was chosen for their plete, gives Pepsi a substantial por- line of consumer-oriented products tion of USC's soft drink business. and new equipment" Denton said. TT . TTo/-< Unlike most of the previous Under the new contract, USC . I. . , ?ti /vxnm vending machines, the new snack will gam about $100,000 more in * machines will contain profits, the majority of which will *nd "iachmes wU1 contam fund scholarships, chair professor- dollar blU chanSers' ships and fund-raising activities. Pepsi will also do a series of . , , campus surveys to identify the Pepsi will also be served at the market composition. The results Carolina Coliseum and Koger Center fountains, but Coke still will be will be available to university offiavailable at Williams-Brice Sta- cials and could provide valuable dium and at all food service outlets demographic information on stuon the Columbia campus. dents, faculty and staff. ItJiMil AT lkil KTmI B Ik'P B1^^;.. -f' Too Tough? USC's entry into the Southeastern Conference puts them into a conference of top athletic programs. Of the top 10 athletic programs nationwide, there are five SEC schools. Source: SEC. MIBilt tar i m i w. lwu Y 7. Georgia 1 1 1. Texas 8. Clemson 2. UCLA 9. Arkansas 3. Stanford 10. Arizona 4. Tennessee 10. N. Carolina^/*