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> Vice president urges Student Senate to do page 2 STfi v/olume 84, No. 31 Quest Li ttle infot given on H By TIGU WATTS Jslews Editor USC President John Palms Thursday s^id his plea for information about .any sexual advances made by fo;rmer USC President James Holdurman has turned up only "some information." "We've received some information back. People have come in to talk about it,: but it's mostly rumors. There'sbeen nothing specific yet," Palms said. Palms is collecting information c :ui? ??n/,nf]nn iui a puiiMUic utuuiv. itvuvauuii ui Holderman's post in the government and intern: ational studies department. USC policy requires the president to have jhe burden of proof in a tenure revocation. Four male interns said Holderman made sexual advances towards them during his USC presidency in Sunday's edition of The Charlotte Observet. "I made this statement back in the summer. I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't have, the justifiable reasons. It's just not in the best interest for him to return to this university," Palms said. Palms said he plans to start procedures Dec. 1 if Holderman does not resign. The board of trustees approved Holderman to be a tenured professor on leave of absence in the GINT department when Holderman resigned as president in 1990. According to Palms, Holderman tried to resume his duties this summer after he pleaded guiity to using his office for personal gain and I no contest to tax evasion. : i ? r un oaning: ?7-; Two students tried their actinc frnm thp nnm 11 MDf rnin r\r\i MV>>> ? .w f/vpuiUI I1UV JUUU V/U? duct Fair. In the World... The Israeli Supreme Coi Thursday Jewish settlers can temporarily in a home they s Arab east Jerusalem this month. A Justice Ministry spokeswor Eshed, said a temporary injuncl police from evicting the settli the house they occupied Oc1 J" settlers sought the injunction. The home was among s moved into in the neighborhoc wan in Arab east Jerusalem. Tt left all but one in a deal with Is thorities. North Korea agreed Thu stop trying to overthrow Sout and accepted a framework foi reconciliation. Although specific langu< mained to be worked out, Nor also pledged to renounce terrc ' to work toward uniting millior reans separated since the Ko ninsula was divided after World > Columnist criticizes more, USC Police, page 3 JAl tions s rmation [olderman Palms also said Richland County Solicitor Dick Harpootlian's cry for board of trustee members to resign has not created much unrest "That was a very sweeping statement. However, there were only rumors going around, but no specifics," Palms said. Palms also said he is not concerned about a drop in private donations to the university because of the Holderman scandal. i "There's no fear. People who j give to the university are aware of < the academic programs and accom- | plishment. We made clear the case | for the needs of this institution," he said. ] "We're talking about something < that happened in the previous administration and private donors < know that," he said. Palms said a good indicator of i private donations is the increase in ] the support from USC's Family t Fund program. According to ( Palms, USC is way ahead of last vear's numbers. ? S ? Palms also said a search for an < affirmative action officer is ready ' to start. The USC affirmative ac- 1 tion officer position is currently t vacant. The officer would also deal with sexual harassment cases. < "I've always emphasized the importance of this position. It's a < very important position in this diverse community," Palms said. > Palms said the search for the af- t firmative action officer has not < been sped up because of the latest C sexual harassment claims. j talents kst week in the Russell Hoc jra "Santa Barbara" held student au< Ill the Natio jrt ruled ^ Th? economy remain QgD'n, according to eized in t^ry orders for durabl in sePtember for the nan, Etti month and claims fc ion bars insurance climbed to 3rs from since ^aY9. The W|f you banted to si in ^ most optimistic ix they mUch \o make you )d of Sil- joe' fyo^en. an ecc iey later enC? H. Meyer & assc iraeli au- forecc,sti09 service. SUici<je-machin irsday to jacK KeY?rkian ai h Korea ^Q ^ornep commit si - seeking state P^rk 10 Michigar far frOjTj vjhere he 3ge re- heimefs victim die las th Korea said rism and 1-^e v/UmeO Were 1 rs of K?" cabin i0 nort^rn O rean Pe- Bald MoWain Pecrea War II. Pontiac, police SQid. > Step show to be >S held at Carolina c Coliseum, page ( 4 P VII University of S< ^B HH! V H ^B still li] Holderman may not sw By The Associated Press Lawmakers are considering questioning USC trustees on their knowledge of rumors that former president James Holderman made sexual advances to students. Yet some state legislators say the answers might not affect who is elected to the school's trustee board. Three student interns who worked with Holderman between 1QR1 anH IQRfi tr*lH Thp C.hnrlntto Observer Holderman asked them into bed with him. Another student said Holderman placed and kept his hand on the young man's buttock. Some trustees have said they beard rumors, but lacked enough evidence to investigate thoroughly. Rep. Tim Rogers, D-Columbia, said that isn't enough information. "I intend to ask them three ques:ions," Rogers said. "I want to cnaw what they knew and when hey knew it and what they did ab)ut it." "If I don't get answers that saisfy me, then I'd consider alternate candidates, or if there are tone, abstaining," said Rogers, vhose House district includes the JSC campus. Usually, trustees who run for mother term have no opposition, i rhe latest Holderman controversy ? :ould change that. "If somebody back home vanted to run against them, the sit- i ing trustees would have a lot of 1 luestions to answer," Rep. Ken < ^orbett, R-Myrtle Beach said. 1 "i minx inis will generate some I c I ( c Greg Rickabaugh/The Gamecock t ise lobby as representatives t litions during the USC Pro- i in... In the is weakening The ne: analysts, as fac- one for So e goods^ plunged signs show f seconu auuignT out of th< >r unemployment Campbell J the highest level Factors s proficoH PI ">ift the tea leaves state may I way, there's not valley of tl feel good." said said. >nomist with Laur- *\Ne hav >ciates, a St. Louis frj@s jn the yet," he sa e inventor Dr. long budg? ^parently helped jicide in a remote Myrtle I i Wednesday, not close abo helped an Alz- scheduled, it year, authorities Col. Dav< Force's ba! :ound dead in a nesday the akland County's 1993, becc tion Area north of decrease tl ing Horry C< ioccer team to QC Dicl :ompete in Met Life uni\ "lassie this weekend, you >age 7 rri Duth Carolina nger scandal 'ay voters interest in people running for trustee offices," House Speaker Bob Sheheen, D-Camden said. Sheheen also said he expects the legislative trustee screening committee to ask tougher questions of trustee candidates. But the panel's chairman, Rep. Eugene Stoddard, D-Gray Court, said the Holderman controversy won't have much effect on the elections. Issues rarely influence trustee elections, he said. Even Donald Bailey's upset election over veteran trustee Markley Dennis last year had more to do with Dennis' failure to get vote pledges than any USC issue, Stoddard said. Dennis, the brother of former Sen. Rembert Dennis, D-Moncks Corner, was a strong Holderman supporter. Stoddard said notices of trustee elections have not been issued and he is unaware of any contests yet. But one trustee, Herbert Adams of Laurens, said he expects to have an opponent Other trustees up for election in 1992 are Robert Bennett, Cheraw; Mark Buyck, Florence; Cater Floyd, Conway; Samuel Foster II, Rock Hill; William Hubbard, Columbia; Lily Roland Hall of Anderson; and Charles Simons III, a :i >*t in a jj spccu z,uiic, saiu nuon, a mother of two who lives in ' 7ort Mill. "It's going to cost $90." 1 i State... I xt fiscal year will be a tight ^ uth Carolina, but economic the state is slowly coming b recession, Gov. Carroll .aid Thursday. uch as new industry and in<porting are good signs the De working its way out of the ">e previous year, Campbell re a number of huge indusstate that are not on line id during a break from dayet hearings. Beach Air Force Base will ut six months earlier than Pentagon officials said. b Cannan. director of the Air >e closure office, said Wedi base will close March 31, luse the Pentagon wants to economic impact of closDunty's largest employer. rviK.cn. "I'd guess probably half of them nay have opposition," said Rep. Serb Kirsh, D-Clover. "If those opponents bring the issue to the rirefront, then there could be a ussle on it" Speeder ? Student pulled in driving course 3y The Associated Press Barbara Schruers Hilton hoped ler auto insurance rates would Irop if her teen-age daughter took i driver's education course, but the ( )pposite might happen. Christy Schruers got a speeding icket Friday, while she was in ( :lass. Her mother said she wonders { vhat the students are being taught , "I hit the roof. The kid was in he car with a dang teacher, and i_ t_ . . ? * ... ney nave ner cnargea wiin going 1 :a n ic i ? ? j tt'i 1 k (Harpootlian), USC can clean up its own house. The /ersity certainly doesn't need any help from the likes of ?? Editorial, page 3 rrcK Friday, October 25, 1991 Armored protection ^b i : ^^~jijjj^B 11 ^ P^ ? I I ^EpPjP?^^^^s^^H Mjj EE^^E 11 Jf|^EI&. ^jj^^^^EEEE^^E#' I ^??EBBBE Sk%ffflEI^H^S. EElSfB^^^fl^l ^o5|E. i BBfc^^^S!!55^^^BB!f^E .i^gTl '''''''''''^'"wwwm^b----? - "~ . *-. ?^k-BB ^HBI ^ - ???y . I I w w CSS? I W mi wui iwu ifvuiwii \<m recent weeks racism has become on issue otter talked about on campus Befow ore opinions about racial tolerance and attitudes from the June 1990 Gailup Pott. Blacks Have as Good a Chance as Whites: S^ondents to Get Anv Job Far Which V A m Bbck They Aif^" |f\ i?|: ;!. ||? j Respondents 73% $ To Get Any Kind of Affordable Housing. /SSl To Get a Good Education. Of ali respondents 18% said 'serious racial trouble* was ''%[ 1 i "likely* In their community Y BP* tn' 1960-20% of whites said they wbciicl move if blocks f picame to five next door. In 1990 only 1% of whites said they m Jr ^ Uornecock m ?rwv?M WAnVHmn '11PTVV - ,^mB| Greg Rickabaugh/The Gamecock Sgt. Jerry Tyler (left) and junior Al Frommel take a closer look at the the South Carolina National Guard tanks and vehicles that were displayed Thursday in front of Russell House for Army ROTC recruitment. ;ets ticket in class The 17-year-old got the ticket when she was pulled by an un- "| hit the TOOf. The kid marked state Highway Patrol car, was in the Car With a Schniers said. dang teacher, and they Fort Mill High instructor Bill h. " u, ^ . . .7 Banks and at least two other stu- . ? Charged With dents were also in the car, she QOTIQ 54 in a 35 Speed said. zone." Banks declined comment Tues- Barbara Shruers Hilton day. But Foit Mill High Principal mother of speeding offender Terry Holliday said the instructor was not watchine how fast the stu- ... , . . w Honiday said there is no policy e"^aS- .vm,^' h .. . at the school for dealing with stu, . e*"s ag s e waf dent drivers who are ticketed in ?!."g *n eeping up W1 class, because it has never hap' HolLdaysaid. pened But Ho,|iday said ^ "He was aware that he should school will offer support if possibe looking at the speedometer a ble if the case goes to court, little more closely. It's something Schruers plans to try to have the le will be more aware of in the fu- ticket dismissed in court in :ure," he said. November.