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SETA, res clash over iy J.T. WAGENHEIM Staff Writer Animal rights activists have driven the USC Medical Affairs Committee to prepare a statement for the Board of Trustees concerning the university's pro-active stand on animal research. Dr. John Humphries, Dean of the School of Medicine, said he is "deeply concerned" about the animal rights activists protesting medical research at USC. "The use of animals in our research is extremely valuable to the advancement of medical science," Humphries said. USC President Palms added, "this animal rights issue is serious. It could be devastating to our research". ; Aitimals from the animal shelter are u$ed by the university to research cures and causes of heart 1 disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, glaucoma and other fatal dis- 1 eases. In addition, organ and limb | preservation is researched in terms pf how long an organ or limb can live away from the body and what 1 temperatures are necessary to pre- ( serve it 1 i; Cathy Frisch, President of Stu- 1 dents for the Ethical Treatment of c Animals (SETA), believes there, are alternative options which do 1 not involve the use of animals. s "We are not against medical re- 1 search.-We are against the use of c animals in medical research. All 1 we ask is that they use alternative * methods. Pound animals do not have to be used," Frisch said. However, the university implies s' animals are imperative to medical research and alternatives are used n whenever possible, a "When we can nse cell culture, d we do. When we can use computer T modeling, we do. We have even u run clinical trials on humans. There are just some instances U where that is not aoina to accom- o piish what needs to be done," said b< Dr. Sun Fowler, Department of ai ; Medical Research. d< 1 " i > ' i ; K , n?iii mi. i ' *< .? " -' * * EMP< jdrT Women i 4 Students' ^Ar-Association Tues. / Russell Jean Caughma WIS/T.V. News An. i , ' Dr. Sue Rossei Director of Women Studi Sponsored by the Wonr ] .1 | I I r SUP I H TBx B** I , -r'. J mm wfflMp Wf^jm PPPP1 ^1 r>4l < t; ^Mm ^K|M Openings available on a Do you want challenge? annually? Contact tbe OX [\ , 2*6-001* It:'' i " '" .earchers testing In 1990, the city pound euthai ised more than 9,000 cats an dogs. The university bought a] proximately 350 cats and dogs I use for research purposes. 'The cat and dog population i this country is out of control. It unfortunate that this (euthanasia has to happen. But there is no re< son why these animals have t undergo any excessive treatmer before they are killed," Frisch saic The university, however, feel different "We see it as 350 animals ar given a chance to give somethin back to society. The other 9,00C unfortunately, are not," Fowle said. Dr. Matthew Wolf, Professor o Physiology at USC, uses animal to research organ and limb preser vation. The American Physiologi cal Society, in a recent press re lease, stated it "condemns the at tempt by animal rights activists t< liscredit the work of Matthew B Wolf, USC-Columbia." Frisch and SETA have at empted to go into the laboratorie: )n numerous occasions to witnes: vhat is done to the animals. Th( iniversity has denied access to hei >n every occasion. "We are simply asking Cath) :risch to get properly trained ir cience and come as an educatec ndividual. We can't allow our failities to be opened up as a zoo Tiat would be inappropriate,' owler said. Frisch believes the animals are tortured" by the animal research dentists. 'That is foolishness. These anilals are put down into a state of naesthesia so deep that you could o open heart surgery on them, hey are never allowed to wake p, Fowler explained. The animal research facilities at rSC are overseen by a committee f doctors and community memers. Ninety-five percent of the limals used are laboratory rojnts. The university contends they Atter THERE'S BEEN / OWERING WOI ACCENTING rHE POSITIVE A Panel Discussion iay, October 8th at [ House Ballroom Sec Speakers Include: n < l ch?r Director Comi r Dr. Ju es at USC Dean, Colle ien Students' Association. For more infom Paid for in part by Student Activities Fees .. v,.** i ~~ 1. . < ' M y&M .. I mg * jfl ^UgHgfl |fl fl jH fl first come first serve basis j ' Adventure? Starting salary ficer Selection Team for furtl Creamed! jrnHlil id i > p if - / s 5 Novella Fortner, Assistant j pie in the face during Friday's 5 Homecoming festivities. r ' r follow strict guidelines set by the i Animal Welfare Act and the 1 Health Research Act The APS's press release acknowledged that "Dr. Wolf's research has been critically reviewed by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee as well as by the U.S. Navy and the National Institutes of Health." Frisch and SETA plan to continue protesting the use of animals Thinking J\$ Come by the Student Employment Center 6th floor B.A. Bldg. or call 777-2124 ition: S, DATE CHANGE VEEN: 7pm ;tion A Susan Davis of the South Carolina nission on Women dy VanSlyke Turk ge of Journalism at USC lation, Call 777-5780. mr?rTi~i for qualified students, of $22,500 to $27,000 ler information at llJfc ; * *\ Rickabaugh/The Gamecock Director of Student Life, took a ; Fun Run Marathon as a part of ? for research at USC by educating > the public through literature. She claims she will be satisfied when a law is passed which would discontinue to allow animals to be used [ in research laboratories. "We are not going to go away. All of these problems are not going to go away by themselves, and they are going to have to be addressed eventually," Frisch concluded. (L??C3QG9@ 1F?13 ?@5211 !?]? Community Service^"^ Programs has a job for YOU! Drop by the Campus Activities Center or call 777-5780. mawm nw SLi CI Open to al Sign l by Preliminaries Top 5 ( during on Prizes will Keg O'M t Gamecoc racist, gr By GORDON MANTLER Assistant News Editor The African-American Student Association held a "rap session" Thursday on the Cockwheat controversy. "If we are striving for diversity on this campus, issues such as these need to be addressed," said Troy lowers, a public relations senior. "The racial climate is already tense," he said. "And this (Cockwheat) doesn't help." Gamecock Fever, a private newspaper distributed at Carolina home games, was accused of blatant racism and insensitivity after the Carolina-Duke game issue of the newspaper. The character of Cockwheat, a combination of USC mascot Cocky and "Little Rascals" character Buckwheat sparked protests by student leaders three weeks ago. "You have to use tact," said psychology/African American Studies junior Charles Shannon. 'To Law schoc From Staff Reports Relocation of the U.S. Justice Department's Legal Education Program to USC moved a step closer to completion Thursday when Congress gave final approval to the 1991-1992 Commerce, Justice, Stats and the Judiciary Appropriations Bill. "I'm very pleased that we have made this happen," said Sen. Fritz Hollings, who approached the university early in June about becoming the new training quarters for the Justice Department program. Hollings also said he was pleased that the Justice Department's "major commitment to the university has been made with the full support of the Bush Admin?oft-o tirvn " Tha Kill nrvrti nivmifn uiouauuu. iiiv uiu liuw awaud President Bush's signature. USC President Palms said he was delighted with the support the proposed relocation has received. "We owe a special thanks to Sen. Hollings and to Dean John Montgomery of the law school for SH FLY 1M DU 1NTES I South Carolina l? in n I i / jfj hi uit* ifiiraniurciis t. Wednesday, October will be held that Wedi qualifiers will SLAM I GAMECOCK MADK Friday, October 18tl be awarded by our! " i $ :k Fever oup sa me it's a blatant attack on African-Americans. It touches my heart, and it defames my heritage and my character." "It's not just Cockwheat, but the whole thing (newspaper)," he said.' "When we read this, it causes anxiety. You're creating an environment and you have to live in it." "When you voice your opinion, you have to know where to draw the line," he said. Currently, student leaders are sending letters to the advertisers in Gamecock Fever, which include South Carolina Bookstore, Conoco and Kentucky Fried Chicken. In addition to that, lowers suggested taking the Cockwheat issue to the Office of Minority Affairs. Twenty to 25 people were at the * meeting, a relatively low turnout, according to Shannon. "But when the time comes for them (African-Americans) to come out in numbers, they'll be there," he said. >1 honored the diligence with which they have pursued this project and convinced the Justice Department to make such a move," Palms said. "It's exciting to think about the positive attention this will bring to . the law school, as well as to re- . lated disciplines," he said. The federal government will provide a $7.5 million annual budget and $10 million for renovations and moving the legal education program from Washington D.C. About 23 staff members will . relocate to Columbia and an estimated 15,000 attorneys and paralegals will come to USC annually for training. "We've been concerned for sev- * eral years now with the need to establish joint training programs for , federal, state and local prosecutors. It's clear that, as the war on drugs escalates, an expanded legal education program is essential," Hollings said. 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