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Tony Wheeler, a journalism junior, feeds one of many parking
meters that dot the (JSC campus and Columbia.
New check scam
arrives in S.C.
WnmPC nature when you can't trust
wJiuuviii uvLAJllit'O someone that you help out of a
Victim nf frJlllH problem, Lambert said.
VlClim OI iraua Reports said a student at
By CHAD BRAY C'ar^son f0"??e r1ePorted
Qt ff Writer checks stolen from his room 11
? ??:? days after Lambert cashed the
A USC junior fell victim to a check.
three-state fraudulent check oper- Lambert said Wachovia offiation
last week, police reports cja]s (.old him a girl in North
sai*J- . . Carolina also lost over $600 in
Bradley W. Lambert, a pohti- ^ same scam.
cal science and English major, The university is holding Lamfiled
a report with the LSC po- ^crt resp0nsi5ie f0r the stolen
lice Oct. 15 when a check e check. He has to pay the univercashed
Sept 6 bounced. sjty $120
. Lam,b?r'Jaid aJ man.wh0 "I am being treated as if I had
C!^ ,,a studfnt VIS1""? written a bad check for $100," he
USC asked if Lambert could said
cash a check for him.
"He asked if I could help him Lambert does not believe this
out " I.flmhert said. "He said he inrident will aff^nt h ic prA/lif I
was visiting from Georgia, and rating.
no one would cash his check for "They (the university) underhim."
stand that I am the victim," he
Lambert cashed the $100 said. "They are giving me some
check at the Financial Services time to pay off the money."
office in Petigru. He received no- According to investigators,
tice from Wachovia Bank last Lambert has two recourses if the
week that the check was stolen. suspect is caught
'This says something negative He can take the suspect to
about society today and human small claims court.
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side bombs in southern Lebanon Tues- ing under criticism 1
day, killing 15 Israeli soldiers, according for help and failing
to the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah. Is- fire that rekindled
rael confirmed one attack and said it least 1,800 homes
left one soldier wounded. dead.
The violence came hours after Shiite Even as firefigh
Muslim kidnappers, believed to be battle hot spots Tu<
linked with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah, partments and stc
released an American hostage, Jesse tioned why city fire
Turner. . proximately four h
Iraq has "grudgingly" admitted scale outside he
it was studying nuclear weapons, a rned out to be
month after U.N. inspectors seized do- blazesin U.S. history
cuments detailing Baghdad's attempt
to build warheads, U.N. officials said One of foul
Tuesday. whose unexplain
However, in its admission to the head worried the small K
of the latest U.N. inspection team in for several days ha
Iraq, Baghdad denied it was actually teaching job.
trying to build warheads and said no The Board of Ec
political decision had been made to day night to termii
do so. according to Rolf Ekeus. the top Marcia Brock, whc
U.N. weapons expert. journalism at Russ
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University of South
Contrc
Holderma
By TIGE WATTS
News Editor
Former USC President James Holderman v
in good condition after he was admitted M<
day afternoon to Richland Memorial Hospi
for depression and exhaustion.
Cynthia Thompson, public relations direc
of the hospital, said Holderman was admitted
the hospital after he saw his physician.
However, calls from The Gamecock to Ri<
land's admitting desk were made, and work
said they had no record of Holderman bei
admitted.
Holderman was hospitalized a day after 7
Charlotte Observer reported the former pre
dent made sexual advances to four male intei
during publicly funded trips.
Meanwhile, State Law Enforcement Divsi
Chief Robert Stewart confirmed an investij
tion by his department into Holderman mij
take place.
"We'll do whatever Solicitor (Richard) Hi
pootlian finds necessary," Stewart said.
Gov. Carroll Campbell asked Attorney Ge
eral- Travis Medlock to examine the allegatioi
Medlock passed the matter to Harpootlian.
Harpootlian has not officially made any de
sion yet and probably will not until a fu
Misconduct i
told to admin
From Staff and Wire Reports
USC administrators said they
heard rumors that former president
James Holderman made sexual advances
toward students, but lack of
evidence or a formal complaint
kept them from acting.
Ken icnwao, Hoiaerman s vice
president for administration, said
he only heard rumors, but no specific
instances. mmmm
This is in contrast to an intern's
statement which appeared Sunday some r
in The Charlotte Observer. Former Floy
intern Jeff Rogers said he told mors
Schwab about Holderman's sexual incrcdi
advances. "I di
Rogers said Schwab's response in gen
was just that Holderman was "just lieve,"
sort of a touchy guy." S tat
"That doesn't sound like any- Greenv
thing I would say. I have no recol- he alsc
lection of Jeff telling me about dermar
that. There were rumors, but I "j h<
never heard of any specific allegations,"
Schwab said.
Trustees said they heard rumors sai(j p,
but did not act because of a lack of untij ^
specifics. Tho)
"There was never any official jj t
complaint," trustee Dr. Edward
Floyd said. "But there was always
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tversy co
in admitted i
degree murder case he's involved in is finished.
Harpootlian did call on USC trustees who
~ served while Holderman was president to
m resign.
I I "If I was on the board.. . I'd feel compelled
to resign," he said. "Not only did the board give
v Holderman carte blanche to mismanage the unit0
vcrsity's finances, but they also turned a deaf
ear towards any conduct"
ers "If I was on the board. . . I'd
ng feel compelled to resign. Not only
did the board give Holderman
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si- university's finances, but they
m also turned a deaf ear towards
any conduct."
on Dick Harpootlian
Richland County Solicitor
"It appears again that the board of trustees reir
ally had no grasp of what was going on at their
institution," Harpootlian said.
USC President John Palms is also conducting
;n" his own investigation of Holderman's advances,
is.
Palms said he wants to talk with anyone who
may have known about the alleged advances,
jci- About 4,500 letters will be sent to former inrst
terns, professors and staff members who
rumors Holde
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00^ * ' JHHHj Holdcrman to resign fr
"% w 'Shh nured professorship, w
Bf\ I on a two-year leave frc
hearings of revocation.
^SSBSm The move comes afu
mer male interns claim
Holderman made sexual advances tc
umors about some activity." during publicly funded
d said he dismissed the ru- side of the USC campus
because they seemed so Documents show ?
ble. tried repeatedly to con
on't think bad about people his post as a tenured p
eral, and it's hard to be- the government and in
he said. studies department. He
e Rep. Mike Fair, R- to return in June, two \
ille, a former trustee, said he pleaded guilty to us
) heard rumors about Hoi- fice for personal gain ai
i and his interns. test to tax evasion,
sard he pursued some of the Holderman is now s<
and was giving gifts to in- years of probation and
n return for sexual favors," of community service.
tir, who served on the board TT u .1
irlier this year. , Holderman rook a
. . r, .... , leave of absence after 1
Jg.h * 5f. h$.d,d nothq ^ USC's president in
udenrs. Fan drd say he in- He had to decide whetht
See TRUSTEES page 2 would return to. USC
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b titrium was found W Mf,
water, and state envir- ^ g
3Is are pointing the finr
weapons facility along :
ith Carolina border. || about rnarljuana ar
w of the state's Environ- |f Percentage Using H
on Division said the triI
in two private wells in || 54" .
> the river from the Sae
in South Carolina. II42 "
els are not high enough ||| ?
man neuiin, nt? suia.
umed Tuesday at a is _
>unty elementary school 8..
y break while officials 1 ,
>m a weekend attack 0 1
at left several small ani- 1980 1985
* 27% of Americans de
, who broke into the important problem fac
weekend, took instant under s c. law. those
f each other as they Egtmsioawc
WS Primary School. Two cocaine will not serve
nd led to the arrests Of fined more more than
s, authorities said.
5S say, with great conviction, that if
>d the Detroit Darkies, the San
Doklyn Jew-Boys, there would be a
Editorial, page 3
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esday, October 23, 1991
ntinues
to hospital
worked during Holderman's 13-year tenure.
"The alleged incidents as reported constitute
very serious violations of the ethical standards
expected in university life. The possible improper
use of university finances and alleged attempts
to intimidate students cannot be tolerated
on any university campus," Palms said in a prepared
statement.
"Your assistance is crucial to our attempts to
resolve this matter in the best interests of the
university and welfare of our students," he said.
Palms is already trying to overturn Holderman's
tenured professorship with the government
and international studies department
In his request for information, it appears
Palms is trying to collect enough information to
prove Holderman did engage in unscrupulous
acts. Palms bears the burden of proof in any
move to unseat Holderman.
Members of the faculty have asked the university
to photocopy USC's sexual harassment
policy and give it to students in the University
101 program.
Any students who have been harassed must
go through the Student Affairs office to file
their complaints. From the Student Affairs office,
USC's affirmative action officer is
notified.
Palms is conducting a search for a permanent
officer. The job is now being handled by a staff
attorney.
rman asked
gn trom post
Palms has fl
dent James
om his tehich
he is
>m, or face
>r four for- ^^mSKKKmA J/i
Holderman Palms
)ward them
trips out- 1992.
Tenure is usually considered a
lolderman permanent position awarded to fale
back to culty who reach a consistent level
rofessor in of performance,
ternational In a letter dated Aug. 22, Palms
first asked wrote Holderman's attorney, Thoveeks
after mas Vernon, "The University will
ing his of- commence proceedings . . . pernd
no con- taining to Termination of Tenured
Faculty.'" Holderman would retrying
five main on leave without pay status
500 hours until those proceedings are
completed."
Palms wrote Holderman aeain
two-year ^ pasl Friday reinforcing his
le resigned stance.
June 1990. "You are well aware that I do
;r or not he
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