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199 News By TIGE WATTS News Editor Being news editor since May has been an emotional roller coaster. The one thing I have learned, however, is that there is truth behind the saying, "You can't please all of the people all of the time." The news section at times this year was called sensationalist, comparable to The National Enquirer. However, with special thank yous to Patrick Villegas, Gordon Mantler and all of my staff writers for all of their help, I didn't let all the criticism get to me. In fact, I think this may have TT^IJ^ nuiuei i yf J M | Ml ^ J Former USC President James Holderman was found guilty of using his public office for personal gain in May, culminating a year full of embarassment and humility for USC. Holderman, who also pleaded no contest to tax evasion, continued to dominate the headlines with many tribulations including sexual harassment accusations by former male interns, his publicized divorce, his admittance to a local hospital for exhaustion and depression, and his failed attempt to return to the university as a tenured professor. Possibly the final chapter in the Holderman legacy occured last Friday as he resigned his tenureship as a university professor. America into war mmm i?< BiliU. J?i Li ? A f?ar fiiro mnnfKc /\f ??^oonrln/? rviivi if v uiviiuio ui piv^dunug Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait, the United States on Jan. 16 attacked Iraq and the the Iraqi Republican Guard to liberate the oil-filled country of Kuwait. Hussein invaded Kuwait, arguing he was merely, taking lands that were formerly under Iraqi ownership and were rightly under his control. The United States feared the IrCampus i n 1J K H;>| : m I tBWML>-'! \jtr?tr u I Derrick Seabrook explains his p tions Forum held by the Student S 4 1:0 editor ] "The big stories were coverage' of them. Stu< another. With the receri been one of the biggest news years T1 ever. There were all sorts of con- then troversies, ranging from former our USC President James Holderman dent to racism. That's one reason why I Holi so appropriately asked for the Witl theme, "1991: Oh, what a year!" m a; man scau Former USC President James Hold was named The Gamecock's top story f< in forces t with Iraqi aqi invasion would cause an im- VJ1 proper balance of power in the oil- III hungry Middle East. Under the code name, Operation Desert Storm, the United States with the support of United Nations, at- W tacked Iraq for seven weeks, re- 1|| suiting in an American and Allied ||| victory. \ Effects of the Gulf War were immediate and surprising. 'Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf, ^ leader of the Allied forces, became natj( America's dearest hero as his stati growling demeanor, lovable figure of tl onH o i\j?* /Aar** ctAn-IYtQ l^inrt A UIIU UW1J1VV UVA/1J1V/11 niuiviiig 1V/U r\ the victory over the Iraqi troops. cult; The Cable News Network, once U.S. dubbed the 'Chicken Noodle Net- tion work,' completely knocked off the forci ~acial tensk The fall ser I sions heighten attitudes in pu! In the Viev cock, letters I tleground for r Gamecock f tion distribute* igame, was cri and the Asso Students for Cocky. The public; mascot", Cock incident enragi I warranted sten Another inc involved a The event, osition at the Race Rela- marked a gr enate in November. sides. A h,Wha ponders ov< alwavs there and we cauaht some flack for ou dents became tired of reading one Hoiderman sto it resignation, we may just see the last of Holdernr Tic New he big stories were always Hoiderman. 5 and we caught some flack for We've also been criticized fc "over coverage" for them. Stu- not giving all student organization s became tired of reading one coverage. I told my news staff th; derman story after another. we would cover the news and th; ti the recent resignation, we we are not a public relations sei y just see the last of vice. idal continues t ' 1 '? > - * ' mm N JHw % ' ?^sl '- *t\^ % erman (far right) after his arraignment trial last April. Holdermar Dr 1991. Tf^PJPPBKJPiff John Palms, former presiden of Georgia State University, wa! illlMk *v\ ^B| named USC's 26th president ir IWHMp ^ | March after the resignation o ^Hyi im Holderman in 1990. mM Palms, who has a doctorate ir Physics from the University o: ,*V... Jmj} New Mexico, has provided lead I 4^-1 ership at USC and over the Hoi ^IBi % derman investigation, reorganiza tion of the university structun nnal network television news an<^ an emPhasis on budgetary ons in the extensive coverage restraints, le Gulf War. t USC, several students and fa- In the future> Palms hopes tc / members, who served m the clean usc?s publjc image, make Reserves, were called into ac- usc,s involvement with research to fight against the Iraqi ? onH ?, ih lit* tr ^ a 111511 pnuiu;, tt"U YTVU1U ?"VV vv. attract more funding for Highei Education from the legislature. >ns rise ? ,,, Ja,., nester at USC saw racial tenwith the occurences of racial plications near campus, vpoint section of The Gamethe editor proved to be a bat- , ""outTbnca- 6" USC President Joh i at each usc home football 7 - Palms orders the re ticized by the Student Senate ciation of African-American James Holdermai parodying the USC mascot, g . Carolina Research ation created a "token-black records wheat, to emulate Cocky. The n _ ed students because of the un- * " Coastal CampilS Sti ptype it created about blacks. 1 q _ porrner T TCp nrnf, :ident causing racial conflicts P 1 local pizza delivery professorship a, owned by Sajiv Soni, was 11 - Cockwheat offend boycott by the Association of {2 _ Residence Hall Ai can Students when Soni called nigger." 13 - Construction on tl pologized, and Che boycott was R Magjc Johnson te] ace relations forum, sponsored 15 - Soviet hard-liners /emment, was held to vent the d anger over the racial attitude in which 200 people attended, eater understanding of both A t A\ sr past r 'over f ry after # ^ ^ lan." )e Watts With so much going on at this >r campus, it was very hard to answer is the question, "What was the bigit gest news story (or topic) of 1991 it at the USC campus?" r- However, The Gamecock staff has come together and voted the Rurlmvi UUUgVi strikes i USC students came back to school for the fall semester and saw their school was thrown into the teeth of the recession. Tuition rates increased to $1,343 per semester for in-state students. The 1991-92 budget also saw a great slash in non-academic areas and the Division of Student Affairs saw their budget diminish. USC also faced a hiring freeze and to date, 140 positions around the university are vacant. The State Budget and Control Uaoi*H alcrv mniiirpri TTCP fair#* out X^V/UIU U1JU 1VV|UUVU UUV UUVV uut 1 another 3 percent from their budget I Trustees I 7 Palms pi i f r ^ jjp i > USC President John Palms ha: r the university's public image aft< president. WiTinKRfSM n Palms reorganizes his adn :lease of secret scholarships 1 awarded and Development Foundati< irfc c#w*ceir\n mnupmpnt * JL VU UVVVUJIVI1 IUV T VI11V111 essor Manuel Justiz was aw Is senate and minority stude isociation's budget examine te new parking garage is sta lis the public he tests posith try to throw Mikhail Gorba Stories written and compiled by Gordon Manlier, Patrick Villegas and Tige Watts. D_ ear : year stories below the top news stories for 1991 on this campus. In a year embattled with one controversy af ter another, it was difficult to choose the top news stories. This, most likely, is my last news section. Before I go, I want to thank once again my assistants, my writers and my predecessors. Lucy Soto, now working for The Associated Press, and Lynn Gibson, working for The Gaston Gazette, are two special people whom I owe a lot for their wisdom and teachings. I also want to give one final thanks to David Bowden and Chris Silvestri for giving me the opjpor- . tunity to make some changes . VN VllMf] ILIJ ^ J crunch itUSC Palms USC President John Palms also said because state revenue collections have been lower than expected, USC could face another round of budget cuts. choose esident ? d jj 9> ? ; ? > ? % 4 A * ? r s busily been trying to improve sr Holderman's reign as USC m fl H 1 4 4 ninistration former USC President 3n is ordered to open its arded an "unusual" nts d irted ft for HIV chev out of power