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Raiding On xWm * w*' i # H 'V ^g^pMM^ |BB ^s w jh**.^ MlHB^^^^^mHHBHHHHHHHI HHHNHHHHNMNMMNMMI Renee Meyer/The Gamecock Lt. Craig Perry from the Governor's Raid Team discusses aspects of his job with the Criminal Justice Association Thursday evening. 1% JW i ivian opposes teen 2-r i c" i_ a turbation. Each Live Crew Crusader fights and the subjects obscenity for second time are Health-Line in n By The College Press Service and social serv The man responsible for 2 Live Crew's troubles has systems, college started another anti-obscenity crusade, this time ^ arc against the University of Wisconsin and a Miami teen an(J staff ^ ar? k0?0?* rpi , . f, r staff for revisioi Jack Thompson, head of the Coral Gables, Fla. sajd group Parents Opposed to the Propaganda in Schools, claims audio information tapes distributed by the uni- Thompson, ui . vprsifv nrnmote homosexuality, drue use and mastur- Associated I .bation and do not comply with a Florida obscenity minors behir ; statute. The University "We've had our own opinions rendered by a legal son's threat of a staff and they tell us we are not out of compliance with the Florida with the law," said George McKinney, associate ex- not commer ecutive director of The Switchboard of Miami, the Stathas, general i non-profit crisis prevention service that uses the tapes sjn System, for its teen hotline. 'This man is after one tape ? the recording on ho- McKinney sai( mosexuality ? because he's highly homophobic," topes v*a the hot McKinney said. "What can you do about that? It's a nuary 1990. matter of personal opinion." "(Thompson) i The tapes, distributed by the University of Wiscon- we are promotin sin at Madison, are part of a service the school's Uni- said. "What v versity Outreach program offers. behavior." The 875 tapes provide information about topics that Last year, The .range from health care and diagnosis to social issues rap group 2 Liv ;such as homosexuality, abortion, drug abuse and mas- Wanna Be" was 1 ft I l. fl >. . .. . >*** -...... T. T. 1 I . Wff^ B^^SP ^^HJlpi 3^^^ i - ^yl^^L/.. ^yfl HMnUlK ^HW^ ' ;, ? -'?v3pHHa^v'- v# WK^^mm j| ' ? . ?5Jflfi IttiMMP WlsfP WS&F - -0'/yy'"' . : vJ^^^^^^^^^BK#7g?#//lg vJlMiii M |Fi ^nggflF -*? 4 it^J 0?r standards are high, our challenge is great. C personal excellence are a way of life. You can earn Marines" /? PLC program. Call 256-9015 to receive n Credit can By the College Press Service sents^ people The student loan check arrives, NevJ,s but the money always seems to run out before books are bought and ^ ^ | fees are paid. visa No problem. Charge them. Expres An outfit that's perfect for a weekend date is on sale, but it's was still just out of spending range. mailir Charge it. 0ne> In the college world of the dents' 1990's, students are equipped with Womai more than mom's "chocolate chip Qne of cookies and clean sheets when ivlastej they arrive on campus. Most have ??It discovered that they shouldn't chase leave home without a major credit market card. "We've found that students go qJ on to be some of our best custom- can ers," said Gail Wasserman, Ameri- ^Qr a j can Express public affairs mana- bonus ger. 'They perform no differently airolan than our other chargeholders." JJJi College Track Inc., a New York airfare research firm that specializes in the .?We college financial market, estimates deaj that about 68 percent of undergra- a duates possess a general credit tyie^ card, according to March 1991 m0s figures- corpoi An estimated four million stu- sam^ c dents are cardholders, according to ^ers re estimates by banks, card compa- tectior nies and Credit Card News, a trade insurar magazine. Figures from June 1990 show that about 40 percent of all In a students own a specialized credit Expres card such as department store and dent c gas cards. zines ? The 68 percent figure shows a 7 give tl percent increase since 1988, and agemei College Track Vice President Jim "In Knepper said that increase "is al- budget most exclusively because of the penses (marketing) push" by creditors. time," Although 7 percent might not (Ameri sound like a lot, that figure repre- card b hotline tape plays for three to five minutes, are determined by the people who redistributed nationally under the name lore than 25 states to about 70 health j. 1 t ice organizations, secondary scnooi 'S and universities. developed and written by our faculty ; periodically reviewed by faculty and ns," program director Ann Whitaker lavailable for comment, earlier told Jress that the tapes "mentally molest id parents' backs." y of Wisconsin's response to Thompsuit was short: "We are cooperating Bar (Association's) investigation and iting any further on it," said Chuck counsel for the University of Wisconi over 60,000 teenagers have used the line since the hotline emerged in Jas distorting this to make it sound like g smut on the telephone," McKinney /e are promoting is responsible impson convinced a federal judge that e Crew's album "As Nasty As They legally obscene. g_ ourage, honor, and the title "Officer of lore information. is comm an increase of 1.3 million systei s, according to Credit Card An holde le of the most common cards have i>y students are Discover, intere Mastercard and American lance is. Visa, rnt we did about a year ago somei tart a nationwide direct- fee. t ig campaign and a 'Take ders i display campaign for stu- balan ' said Amy Sudol, spokes- ied rr i for Chase Manhattan Bank, is cui the largest student Visa and to 20 rcard creditors nationwide. Sti as an excellent move for spons to expand into the student said. :. We made credit available No aeople need it the most." to be se isn't the onlv one. Ameri- while Kpress has enticed students to pa: :ouple of years now with a "St for card membership ? schoc le ticket vouchers that give ney," ts significantly discounted nies) rates. will i s figure student travel a great for lit 0 this is a way of giving Co 1 benefit based on their lifes- dent': Wasserman said. Knep ;t of the credit and charge same ations offer students the credit :ard benefits that other mem- Sti ceive, such as purchase pro- tempi i, extended warranties and face, ice on rental cars. mony iddition, Chase, American Th s and others also send stu- quote ardholders quarterly maga- sayin and other publications that my t lem credit and money man- dowi at tips. card, school you're learning to clothe a lot of things ? time, ex- the 1 and credit ? for the first $1,50 Wasserman said. "We think Un ican Express) is a good first Tony ecause it's a pay-as-you-go $2,40 J <jtarn Yearl The 1 p ('I Game PICK Ul Yearbook Disti Schedule: Monday-Thurj Due to storage space all boo 7 Registered i Presiden Mandat* All student organizatio: m m m * budget and renewal wo registered organization tivity funds in the 199 who have attended the sign purchasing souro tion account. Workshops v House Theati Monday, September Tuesday, September ] Wednesday, September ] Monday, September ] Wednesday, September ] The Deadline for i student organizal 1991 at 5pm in 1 on in c Tl." lerican Express charges carders an annual fee ($55) to the card and members avoid st by paying their entire baat the end of each month. Discover and MasterCard times charge a smaller annual >ut they always offer cardholthe option of paying off their ce at their own pace at a varlonthly interest rate. The rate rrently estimated at about 18 percent. idents "have been very re;ible users of credit," Sudol t only have students proved a stable short-term credit risk in school, students also tend ir off in the long run. udents, as they come out of il, will be making more moKnepper said. "If (compacan influence them now, they most likelv have a customer re." liege track estimates a stus monthly average bill at $94. per said students have the approximate default rate on : cards as other adults. 11, some worry about the tation first-time cardholders Many students offer testito back-up those concerns. ie Ohio State Daily Lantern id senior Mary Ann Wargo as tg,"I used (a credit card) for uition, and then my car broke i and I had to use another . Next, I started buying is, and now my credit is up to imit." Wargo owes about 0. iversity of Maine student r Sierra wound up owing 0 on his Visa and Discover 1990-91 let & Bl tooks 1 Memories F it & Black V D YOURS T 'ibution 2nd Floor of R sday 9am-5pm, Friday ks not picked up by Octol a . a mi mention Student On ? ts and Tre< Dry Wo a presidents & treas rkshop to continue and to be eligible t< 1-1992 school j^ear. Treasurer's Works! e documents for the Till be held in er on the folio 9 4-5pm .0 3:30-5pm 1 Q.QH-tWn . JL u?uv 16 3:30-5pm L8 3:30-5pm submission of r< dons is: Friday the Campus Ac ollege cards. "I told myself I'd be rational with the cards, but then you start to think of it as a layaway. You fTAf tuhot trAii umnf nnH non <? gvi rviiai juu wain anu yay lux 11 later," Sierra told The New York Times. Sierra and Wargo are not alone. Paul Ebert, president of the consumer credit Counseling Service of Central Ohio, said although the number of students in credit trouble isn't unusually high, some do encounter difficulties. CCCS of Central Ohio is part of the National Foundation for Consumer Credit which helps people solve debt problems, provides counseling and can establish debt repayment plans between people and their creditors. The service is available nationwide except in Wisconsin, which is currently working on establishing offices. "Having credit takes a lot of self-control,"'Ebert said. "Students don't have the substanial funds to pay (cards) off when they load them up." "For students, the emergency aspect is what you need a credit card for ? not for daily expenses. It's tempting to use it for tuition, books, groceries, clothes ... but you will pay for yesterday's sins tommorow." Many institutions allow students to charge tuition, fees and books. "Wp'11 toVp thp rrprlit r cirri nau. ments over the phone," said Stephanie Swaford of the Indiana University Bursar's Office. "About a third of our students charge their tuition." At Indiana that cost runs about $1,500 a semester for instate students and $4,000 for outof-state students, she said. ack iere ade Tr von't 'ODAY! ussell House to 4pm Sept. 9th - 20th yer 18,1991 will be resold. ganization asurers rkshop >urers must attend a to be recognized as a 3 receive student acOnly those persons top will be eligible to dr student organizathe Russell wing dates: Greek Leadership ONLY snewal forms for , September 20, tivities Center.