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> Students not interested in Japan's apology, page 2 Volume 84, No. 46 Senate By KATHY HEBERGER Staff Writer In its last meeting of the semester, the student senate saw several fiery debates on various issues discussed during the session. The first controversy occurred during the introduction of a resolution defining the word minority in the student government legislative codes, when Sen. Eric Dell Questioned the use, of the word "handi-capable." "It's not a word," Dell said. "I've talked to three English professors and all Group set Carolina Cares collecti canned food, donatior By KIMBERLY EVERITT Staff Writer Carolina Cares is sponsoring projects to i difference in the community during a week fil community service and holiday events. Carolina Cares, a service organization run dents who enjoy helping the Columbia con will be collecting canned foods, clothing, toys nations to benefit local charities Saturday, D< front of the Russell House from 10 a.m. until ^ The canned food will be donated to the Hope Food Bank, while the clothes and toys given to the Salvation Army. The money will be presented to this year's : charity, The Special Olympics. Cindy Martino, graduate assistant in the c Colleges strive By The Associated Press want to Many of the state's public col- We leges will be able to request uni- r?n .( versity status, the Commission on ?,rS10 Higher Education voted . ' Wednesday. als?al( If a college has at least 2,500 students and a broad range of Scho< academic programs, it can petition same s the Legislature for a name change, changed the commission decided. Legi: The College of Charleston, changed South Carolina State College, lege's n Winthrop College and Francis Ma- of Chai rion College all have said they gradual & 1 U1VJJU HAssistai use Willian into thi preside tion thi campaij "We' far moi attenti* year," ] Kreml has bee In the World... An IRA bomb exploded in centi Belfast, Ireland overnight, injuring 23 pe pie and causing heavy damage to a hot and the Grand Opera House, police said. Police headquarters in Belfast said in statement that the injured included 13 p > lice officers, two soldiers of the Britis army's locally recruited Ulster Defense R giment and eight civilians. In a statement relayed to news medi the Irish Republican Army said the bon contained 1,000 pounds of explosives ai was directed at "no specific target." Yugoslavian President Stip Mesic, a Croatian, resigned from his pc Thursday, saying the Balkan federatic had ceased to exist after months of warfa ^ between his republic and Serbia. Fighting continued, meanwhile, in pai of Croatia, further eroding a truce bro ered by the United Nations. > Duke's presidential > New bar draws bid an attention, page embarrassment, 4 page 3 A A/f /ilYl Universi debates of them said that handi-capable is a slang term." a^___ "I don't think we should have slang terms in the legislative codes and constitution of the senate," he said. * A vote to change the word to hand- talke< icapped was mistakenly voted down by prof one vote because of technical difficulties. them The clause with "handi-capable" in it was Capafc eventually eliminated. The senate also discussed the way it has handled its legislation, especially minority affairs, this year. Senator Faith Lawrence said she was for holiday; community programs, encourages people to "c 11^ their closets for a worthy cause." Over 20 student organizations are also part is . in Carolina Cares week by sponsoring indivk jects to help the community. Events such as canned food drives, Christm vals and Adopt?a?Family programs have nake a ganized throughout the week, led with Over 45 departments are participating in th tion of gifts such as clothing, toys and groc by stu- needy families. lmunity, AN ?f Nie gifts will be hand-delivered in and do- Christmas. 2C. 7, in "Participation in this program has doubled 5 1 p.m. year," said Gail McGrail, coordinator of co Harvest service programs. will be "The season just lends itself to community she said. spotlight As another community program, the annua] sity Tree Lighting ceremony will be helc >ffice of Horseshoe at 6 p.m. on Sunday. for liniversiitv stflti X V/X Vt^XXJL V^v v v become universities. end of the 1991 legislative 've cleared a hurdle," Sen. Hugh Leathern )p president Anthony Di- Florence, had asked the said after the meeting. sion for guidelines on v commission's move would leges should become unive )w Lander College and The to go for university status. The panel opted for th 3ls would still receive the over the objection of F tate tax money if they heen, its executive direc [ names. heen and his staff had ai stringent guidelines befo dauon that would have jege coui(j become a univ< I South Carolina State Collame and given the College Leaders at the collej leston university status in tinued to push for the e programs stalled at the however. ?r's campa RDON MANTLER Kreml ran against Se r>t News Editor Hollings in the 1980 D political science professor Senatorial primary, as ^ i Kreml said his entrance few select presidential pri e Democratic race for the 1984. nt has gained more atten- "We're going to talk a s year than any of his past the system doesn't work ? gns. he said. "And we're pa VA rrntton for mr\ro mr\nA\7 COT1 f P.ntf/l tlTl O Oil t H P. C ?v guitvii iai iiiuiw/ inwiivj, - ?o re volunteers and far more Congress went through a on from the media this destructuring reforms in i Kreml said. "The response an^ 1970s that we n overwhelming." harmful." In the Nation... al The Daily News, in New York, bato tered by a series of new setbacks in the el Maxwell communications empire, announced Thursday that it had filed for feda eral bankruptcy protection, o- "This action was taken to protect against >h uncertainties involving Maxwell family fie nances in England, and a capital squeeze due to the debt problems of family-owned businesses," said John Campi, the paper's chief spokesman. id I PfOClHonf Rlicb TlinrcHai; -namorl Transportation Secretary Sam Skinner to replace John Sununu as White House chief e of staff, and unveiled the high command >st for a re-election campaign that looks )n tougher than it did a few months ago. In Skinner, Bush picked a long-time political supporter and a former federal proIs secutor to replace the abrasive Sununu, k- who resigned on Tuesday after months of controversy. > More football players | ? Wh charged with phone ?i me fraud, page 7 SySl ED ty of South Carolina Thandi frustrated with ^^?^??over and amm< tion. She cited over the defini S not 3 word. I V? nesday's meet i to three English passing minorit issors and all Of sen. Sam s said that handl- has to question >le is a slang term." cause of the o affairs. r\ r--! ^ rN ?>en. crig utjii Another det pressing of a s troversial resoli The week b< ? Siskel and Ebert? ;lean out ^ . r as carnibeen orecol.ec Hi eries for * "lil1"*??* time for m fe jrsity. Business freshman Sidney Cc changes Video at the Carolina Ma,,'s newe ignbid g: n. Ernest Included in these reforms was emocratic the moving of the centers of power .veil as a from the congressional leadership imaries in to the committees, subcommittees and their staff, bout why Kreml argued the current generinymore," ation of United States Congress irticularly members had "silently changed our Congress, form of government" by altering series of the institution of the Congress, the 1960s itself. re very "Additions to staffing, recesses, travel allotments, and the franking jmmrnmamm mbbbb HHH ( | In the State... A woman eight months prerminl uric hir ra chntmi-n Wact fr> fVto giiaiii vvcit> xxxxitvi Ljy a IV/ mv, face, and efforts to save her baby after her death were unsuccessful, Spartanburg County authorities said. Dawn Christine Cobb, 22, of Spartanburg was pronounced dead about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after she was shot at her apartment, said Jim Burnett, Spartanburg County coroner. Environmental groups and the U.S. Energy Department argued in federal appeals court Thursday over whether Savannah River Site in South Carolina should be allowed to resume operations. Environmentalists asked the Richmondbased "4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block the restart of the nuclear weapons production reactor in Aiken, S.C., until a cooling tower is finished next summer. imtUiuiiiwj o are we to blame for this (Duke's presidential bid) ss? The voters of Louisiana? The American political em? David Duke? Tige Watts? iH 55 Editorial, page 3 r>n^ Friday, December 6, 1991 capable' the senate's regular debate introduced a resolution calling for a wide ending of minority legisla- survey of the student issues in next Februl the senate's long debate ary's student government elections. Baxter tion of "minority" in Wed- I said she proposed the bill in response to ing as a typical delay in the senate's decision to ask the students y affairs legislation. about the worthiness of a Homecoming ., , queen, ammataro said the senate Raytpr alsn said thp. nrnnnsal was a definitions of minority be- "tongue-in-cheek" response to the queen omplex nature of minority decision Sen. Yasir Niazi said Baxter's proposal >ate occurred over the ex- made the senate look "ridiculous" and the ;enator's opinion on a con- senate should act more professionally, ution the week before. Assistant News Editor Gordon Mantler jfore, Sen. Shannon Baxter contributed to this report. KH mjSnSmfw f/f \ 1 mm m W| jjfc 1^ ' %/; . istf*4* KVSHR Greg Rickabaugh/The Gamecock e (left) and computer science freshman Rayfield Grant look for a ist store, Rosco's Videos. ains attention privilege, along with changes in said most of his early campaigning the way that Congressional cam- will be in Washington, D.C. where paigns have been financed over the he will visit various schools and last few years," he said, "have organizations, meant that the very form of representation has changed dramati- ^ press conference in cally since the mid-1970s. November, Kreml mentioned his "The principle issue is Congress 19g0 predictions for an increased cannot aggregate policy, ^ he deficit, growing trade imbalances * added. It needs restructuring. an(j sj0w economic growth, and Kreml will only be on the offi- said, "I wish I had been wrong, but cial ballot in the South Carolina T winc nnt \i;rr\nrr ohnnt u/hat T nnf? Democratic primary. However, he dieted then." fw#Loans and College || Tuition increases each year are making it more difficult for students to fl pay for college without loans or grants. m : : : I Percentage By Culture Saying They Would Only Be Able | I To Afford College With Low Interest Loans or Grants. | ' II ^ II Hispanic " ] 75% f *MMiiiiiiiiW Si -o | White 1 73% 3 4 The average tuition of four-year public colleges doubled in the past 11 || ten years to $1,694 in 1990. The average tuition of four-year private 1 J | colleges tripled in the past ten years to $8,737 in 1990. || 8 J Ryan Sims/The Gamecock