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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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issors and all Of sen. Sam s
said that handl- has to question
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Business freshman Sidney Cc
changes Video at the Carolina Ma,,'s newe
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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
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In the State...
A woman eight months prerminl
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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.
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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
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Friday, December 6, 1991
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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.
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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."
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pay for college without loans or grants.
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