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pi?? 1 KnTST73f5TTI*T35TT? H How far should the Use kicks off In men's basketball, * "jj N Right to Keep and Bear Black History Month. Clemson defeats USC ^?- " ~~~?^ I Arms go? . 55-52. f It takes a woman 20 years to make a man of her son/N H See Cross Fire Land another woman 20 minutes to make a fool of him.^ q Page 2 Page 3 Page 5 IGamecock Volume 84, No. 57 University of South Carolina Monday, February 2, 1992 ^A'iT/Q] *| |l Presidents George Bush and Boris Yeltsin have officially declared themselves friends and allies "in a new era." "Russia and the United States do not regard each other ,as potential adversaries," they said in a declaration of new relations signed this weekend at Camp David, Md. "From now on, their relationship will be characterized by friendship and partnership, founded on mutual trust and respect and a common commitment to democracy and economic freedom." A circus elephant carrying two children on its back went wild during a performance Saturday in Palm Bay, Fla., and tried to stomp a man and pull down bleachers before police shot it to death in front of stunned spectators. Kelly, a four-ton Indian elephant, was taking the children and an adult for a ride around the ring just minutes before the 5 p.m. show of the Great American Circus when it suddenly became agitated. The Citadel has discontinued push-ups as a form of punishment, pre-dawn exercises and other activities that a report suggested detract from the military college's goals. I Instead, The Citadel will stress academic achievement to cadets and emphasize posi tive leadership "so important to the success of training The Citadel man," said Lt. Gen. Claudius E. Watts, the school's president. The report stemmed from allegations of hazing and abuse by four athletes who decided to leave the college. They said they were badly treated by upperclassmen. Student Government is urging students to voice their opinions at a public hearing Wednesday about decreasing the legal blood alcohol level. The hearing starts at 9 a.m. in the Blatt Building in the Capitol Complex. One legislative proposal would drop the legal blood alrnViol rnrihprif IpvpI for driv ers from .1 to .08 percent. Compiled from wire reports Chairm claims o Election jgpzj Watch *.*. J By JACK DUNN Staff Writer State Federation of College Republicans chairman Robert Cahaly is upset over allegations that he supports presidential candidate David Duke. "It's in our state constitution that we cannot endorse a candidate before the nominating convention, if the race is contested," said Cahaly, a USC political science major. The College Republican National Committee, chaired by Tony Zaeotta, sent teleerams and ? C7 pledges of support to be signed by the heads of state organizations. The CNRC threatened that without state support, the national college organization would possibly be dissolved. Cahaly refused to sign the pledge. He said the decision was a difficult one because his organization is funded by the CRNC which is funded by the Republican National Committee. He said that such pledges are Mr * HBr Sarah Weddington, who argui Wade, spoke at the Leadership 1 morning. 94 high simulate Conference earns respect By GORDON MANTLER News Editor USC's Model United Nations club held its Third Annual South Carolina Invitational Model United Nations conference for high school students this weekend. "It was very successful," conference Secretary-General Alison Meloy said. "Each year we become more and more respected." At the conference, high school students debate current political events, attend caucuses and write resolutions in U.N. fashion. Ninety-four students from eight schools in South Carolina and one school in North Carolina participated in the conference. Northwestern High School won the best delegation award for its portrayal of Chinese diplomats, while Irmo High School won honorable mention for its performance as the Russia U.N. delegates. ian rebi if Duke the National Committee's only df vice for controlling the pre convention process. "This kind of exertion of pre* sure is not good for the Republica party," Cahaly said. "It should b an open process. After all, we'r not the College Bushes or Bucha nans. We're the Colleg Republicans." Calls for an open process hav brought accusations from bot Democrats and Republicans tha Cahaly is secretly supporting foi mer Klansman David Duke. "The CRNC has insinuated tha states. like ours who do not offi cially support Bush with a pledg statement are Duke supporters, Cahaly said. When asked whether he had personal preferrence for a cand date, Cahaly declined. "I do not think that it would b in the College Republicans best ir terest for me to state a person; choice, because it would be ine> tricably connected to an officii position," Cahaly said. "Overall, support statewide i for Bush. However, among th hardcore conservatives, a sligl majority of them are for Buchanai Duke has maybe 10 supporters < * * ?r orvrv /^_n LI IIIU.Nl UUl OI 6UU college KCpUUI cans statewide," he said. Along with this unusual conflit J Mm ' llllll Joanne Beutler/The Gameco 3d the winning side of Roe vf 'raining Conference on Saturda cr>Vinn1 c LJVIIUUI o : United Other schools participating we Rock Hill, Lexington, Aiken, Ch pin and Burke high schools ar Inno Middle School. One stude came from Broughton High Scho in Raleigh, N.C. The students debated specif issues in five committees: Securi Council, Special Political, Soci and Humanitarian, Economic ar Social and Sub-committee c Environment. "It's really good to get the st dents to interact and deal wi pressing environmental issues said Environment Chair Lloj Raleigh. Meloy said, "The committer were better prepared this yea Overall, we were much moi structured this year than last." The conference is the maj( fund-raiser for the club in prepar tion for the national collegia mnrtf-l ITnitPrl Notir\ne onnfcrpni in New York in March. "Model U.N. helped me a I with self-confidence and in tinde standing global problems," Mek said. "It's a great experience." "It (the third conference) h: I utes j support "Overall, suppor statewide is for Bust However, among th n hardcore conservative* I a slight majority of ther are for Buchanan. Duk e has maybe 10 suppoi ters at most out of 80 College Republican lt statewide." Rob Caha it l_ within the Republican party, C< e haly has normal campaign activ ties to. undertake leading to th primary. a He said he hopes to hav i- enough volunteers to staff the pol across the state and to help in ou >e lying counties and small towns, i- "Since this is going to be il party-funded primary, one of tl few in the country, people are g< il ing to have to be paid if we don have enough volunteers," he said. "We also plan to help with r< e gistering voters," he said. "1 II 1990, we registered over 2,0C voters statewide, and gave oi 11 1,700 absentee ballots. iSouth Carolina's Republict presidential primary is March 7. Attorney speaks t( By AMY CORLEY Staff Writer ???- 1 Sarah Weddington, the victoi ous attorney who argued Jai Roe's side in the landmark Roe Wade abortion case, spoke Satu day to USC's Student Leadersh Training Conference in the Russe House. "The people who are most like to be leaders in the future are tl ? leaders on college campuses ti day," said Weddington, who a tered the nation's approach abortion two decades ago. The 47-year-old lawyer and le ps turer knows from experience th gfi campus leaders are most likely ck have an impact on their society >. the future. y Weddington made history at tl age of 21 when she was the fii tudents Nations re shown that the SCIMUN confc a- ence is basically established," R id leigh said. "We can expect to grc nt in the future and be a big asset ol USC." ic USC professor Roger Coate, ty former United Nations fellow al the office of the Director-Genei id at the United Nations in Genev m spoke at the opening session of tl conference Friday night. USC pr u- fessors Robert Angel, James Kul th man, Shahrough Akhavi and Jol Dean also spoke to varioi 'd committees. Other additions to the confe r. ence not done in the past SCIML re conferences were the Hero-fc Hire program and a dai }r newsletter, ate Individual delegates were al: ;e given awards for outstanding inc vidual performances. Each cor ot mittee chair presented thn r- awards, two honorable mentioi >y and a gavel. The best performer r ceived the gavel used in h is committee. Election Watc USC Student Elections Student election campaign offic candidates who have filed for e: t President: 1. e 5j Vice President: 11 ? Treasurer: Br 0 . USC election iy ? By PATRICK VILLEGAS j. News Editor i- Student government hopefu le kick off their campaigns today 6 p.m. e The campaign, which will ei Is Feb. 20, is expected to be ve t- close, especially in the preside tial race, Student President Ma a ish Shrivastava said, le "I think it's going to be ve 3- competitive," Shrivastava sai 't "Each position is up for grabs, is wide open." Students filing for the pres dent post include Student Vii IQ President Shine Brooks, As-si Jt tant Chief of Staff David Halle Institutional Affairs Direct* Beth Reid, and Chief of Sta tn Tom Young. for Roe i ) leadersh woman to graduate from the Un versity of Texas Law School. SI -j. has served as General Counsel f< ie the U.S. Department of Agricultui v in the Carter administration, z ^ well as President Carter's assistai jp for women's issues. >11 Utilizing her own leadershi strategies, Weddington frequenti ly leads seminars to help students di ie velop confidence and sharpen the D. communication skills. She said th 1_ leads to effective leadership. t0 Student Government Vice Pres dent Shine Brooks said he benefi ted from Weddington's message < c- motivation, lat to Weddington was an appropria in person to lead the leadership co ference because of the courage si tie displayed when she areued the R( -st v. Wade case, Brooks said. Advisem to be di? Improvements ?- would follow ?w to By GORDON MANTLER News Editor Student Government will di a tribute an advisement critiqi in form to students in 10:10 a.i al classes Wednesday, a, "It gives the students an o tie portunity to express discontent o- pleasure about the adviseme il- process," said Student Bot in President Manish Shrivastava. is The form has 34 questioi covering all aspects of the a visement process and will tal jr- about five to 10 minutes to cor IN plete, he said. >r- Professors should mail tl ly completed scan-tron forms ba< to the Student Government offu in Russell House, he said. Cor s0 puter Services will then read 91 tabulate the forms. nie Expenses for the form are b ns ing split between Student Go e- ernment and the administration, is "We have the full support 1 ialty kicks off tonight. Listed are <ecutive positions. line Brooks Beth Reid ivid Haller Tom Young Pav's Sam Sammataro illi Lister ian Black Eric Dell Ryan Sims/ The Gamecock ^ 4r ^ UCglll lUIllglll Last year, Bfooks and Young _ forced a run-off election for the ils vice president position, with at Brooks winning by less than five percent of the vote, id Students who have filed for ry vice president race include stun dent senators Patrick Davis, Kelli n- Lister, and Sam Sammataro. Incumbent student treasurer ry Brian Black will try to win red. election over student senator Eric It Dell. ,j_ The Gamecock will have more ~e in-depth coverage on the candis_ dates themselves in Wednesday's ;r issue, including major campaign or issues, past accompnsnments ana ff their vision of Student Government. /. Wade ip group i- "She showed a lot of leadership ie because she put herself on the line 3r and that message got across to the re audience," he said. iS "It is inspiring for emerging nt leaders to see that taking risks can pay off," freshman Wendy Powell P said. 'y Weddington took a gamble at the age of 26 when she argued the :.ir 1973 case to legalize abortion. IS However, she is not certain that her impact will continue. Weddington said she celebrated lt" the nineteenth anniversary of Roe v. Wade knowing abortion rights were being substantially limited and challenged. n- "I don't think Roe will ever see ie its twenty-first anniversary, given 3e the make-up of the Supreme Court," she said. ient forms jtributed the administration and the Deans' Council," Shrivastava said. When the results of the critique form are interpreted, a committee maae up ot Dotn taculty and students will make for? mal recommendations on how to 1S" improve advisement to the ue administration, n. "The university is going to set p. up a permanent Academic Comor mittee on Advisement, to make nt sure advisement is going well ly here at USC," Shrivastava said. "It think the committee is a di1S rect result from our efforts." d" The advisement critique was one of Shrivastava's main platn" forms in his 1991 election campaign. le :k Shrivastava and other mem:e bers of Student Government met n- with interim Provost George id Reeves last summer to discuss the form and costs. e- An ad-hoc committee formed v- by Student Government looked at other universities' critique forms of and developed a questionnaire.