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H Should homosexuals be Use participates in the UsC's Mark Palus U allowed to marry? National Student wins winter tennis M . Fxchanae Proaram. tournament. s In literature as in love, we are astonished at what H See Cross Fire C is chosen by others. n Page 3 Page 4 Page 7\ ? IGamecock Volume 84, No. 59 University of South Carolina Friday, February 7, 1992 A Jesuit theologian'? port, discovered after 48 3 in a private archive, acc the hierarchy of France's man Caf-hnlic Church nf supporting the pro-Nazi ernment of Vichy France. The report, written in by respected theologian f du Lubac, describes the t vior of many Roman Cat bishops under the Nazis , scandal." "The church in France pea red in the eyes of e1 one to profit odiously fro odious situation," Li wrote in the report, w was published for the time in this month's issi the religious journal Kevi Deux Monde. Three out of four Ai cans believe there was ar cial conspiracy to keej public from knowing truth about John F. Kenn assassination, accordir poll results reported oi CBS News show "48 Hoe In the CBS-New York 1 poll results released We day, the number of p< who believe there w cover-up increased fro percent in a similar p( 1988. South Carolina Elect Gas' nuclear plant near insville has been called c the four safest in the co by the Nuclear ReguL Commission. The V.C. Summer Ni Station was evaluated o erational safety, ! assessment, problem re tipn and plant manage organization and oversig . y The National Assoc of Secondary School I pals has named Dean C who received a master gree from USC, South olina Assistant Princi] the Year. Owens has been ass principal at Dent M School in Richland D Two since 1971 and ously earned the Tom man Distinguished As: Principal Award from tl Association of Elerrn 1 School Principals. S.G. presi jl Universities need i more state money Horton agreed ilii By GORDON MANTLER slate lacks a News Editor to higher edu< USC Student President Manish "We feel that Shrivastava and student presidents tant, not only ; re_ of other universities joined forces their parents, I fears Tuesday to demand more higher bright future fi :uses education funding from the S.C. "South Ca r0_ Legislature. into higher ed fully The presidents held a news con- l^rc! 'ess gov- ference at the Slate House to voice ' average, their concerns. erage annual I 1944 olina residem ienri "The current level of funding for college or uni >eha- higher education in the state of the second hig holic South Carolina is a travesty," Shri- Clemson's as "a vastava said. "Compared to our $10 million neighboring states of Georgia and said. it Faculty Se rhich %J first 1 admission i|l| By CHRISTOPHER M. DAVIS Staff Writer fijil The Faculty Senate voted Wednesday to raise predicted grade point ratio for incoming freshn sils5ssgB?ii rpAm o n in 01^ 11U11I iu 1 J. The increase, which received nearly unanimt support in a voice vote, takes effect in the fall of IS ' and could reduce that year's freshman class by mi than 350 students. The projected grade point ratio is an average o student's high school class rank, verbal Scholastic / trieri- titude Test score and quantitative SAT score, t offi- The ratio predicts a student's college GPR. ? the "The Admissions Committee believes that the p ; the diction formula is a fair and effective tool, and t , , increasing the score needed for admission is the ^ -'to propriate way to produce an undergraduate conting at the university that is academically stronger and t ter qualified," Mary Ellen O'Leary said, rimes O'Leary, who is chairwoman of the Admiss i Pc_ Committee, presented a proposal for the increase ^ople the Faculty Senate. "as a President John Palms supports the increase. m "I think our experience is that this will help us ull in our rearing, an(* l^at we ^ave enough students t are qualified in this state to meet these requiremem Palms said. "I believe it will help us improve the i Iversity's status." Dr. John L. Safko, who voted in favor of the crease, expressed concern that the increased standa will cause more students to make it into upper di sions in their majors. That might cause academic departments to ra CQ1TK nuc PQ1 vui ric & Is f '"" PRESIDENT . *js?J' * Stude'"! 8odv VlcePresideR?^^J88PP88W8Wi wl|| ? President Student Senate ^ ? Serving you on 18 University U i~ btUitctllS for illl Committees OT1 I ^1 IMTQ S& . Student Board of Trustees DILL V,L.I1> 1 V p Uaison CoDRR'ttD* MembN ^ _J I .. 1 ??gK~ I " t ^ __ David fiD I gaUgl REI iistant mtary Campaign posters with pictures and proi already begun to cover the bulletin board: dents petitioi i, our state of higher ? ? th luch lower and could ?The current level Of ad udent President Greg funding for higher edu- lu . "It appears that our C3tl0n in the State Of sincere commitment South Carolina is a in :ation," Horton said, travesty. Compared to sti this issue is impor- 0ur neighboring states 01 to the students and of Georgia and North . 3ut to all who want a ? . . - le or South Carolina." Carolina, our state of al roiina's investment higher education is to ucation is about one much lower and could n the southern reg- be a lot better." " he added. "The av- C :ost for a South Car- ,vaI?iava1 H t going to a public USC Student President te versity in the state is 1 ;hest in the South." se budget was cut by Marri McBride, student presi- SI this year alone, he dent at Winthrop College, and m Krista Ellis, student president at er ;nate raises standards As their standards to ofset the influx because the depart mcnts don't have enough faculty to teach more upper the division courses, Safko said. tan "Those are problems the university wants to have, and that is outstanding students ana good programs, jus Palms said. "We'll ask for more resources, and I think >93 we'll be able to get them." re One faculty member, who voted against the proposal but did not want her name used, said she supports f a raising academic standards. ^p- "But I don't want to close the door on anyone who might be able to succeed here," she said. USC admits about 2,500 freshman each fall. If a ,re" student meets the required GPR prediction and prehat sents a list of required high school courses with an aP- average of C or better, the student normally is ent accepted. >et- Data on the past five freshman classes suggests the increased standards could result in 354 fewer students 'on qualifying for admission. t0 O'Leary said the increased standards should be a real benefit to students by heightening their awareness of what it will take to successfully complete an in academic program at USC. hat The senate sent back to the Admissions Committee is/' a proposal for an amended Provisional Year program, mi- The proposal included the 2.15 requirement, but ex-. eluded other considerations for borderline students, in_ such as involvement in arts. rds The Provisional Year program is a rigorous oneivi year of study for students not fully accepted by USC. In other action, the senate endorsed a Student Govise ernment date rape prevention measure. ididates discus; IBy GORDON MANTLER News Editor c Student Government candidates '' have been hanging up campaign S posters, addressing student organi- s zations and running on pure adrenaline the past four days. ^ Many issues and innovative c ideas have been brought up during " |Hj| the campaign by the eight candi- ( dates vieing for president, vice ^ president and treasurer. They dis- ( cussed their ideas with The Presidential candidates Shine [ ?ro?ks, David Haller, Beth Reid bpBI and Tom Young explained their , vision for Student Government's s future. "My premise is that students can , w* have more control over rising tuition costs than they think," said , Brooks, who is current vice presi- < SB , dent. "The letter writing campaign ; was great, but we can supplement that." ? Brooks is also concentrating on ( teaching and is proposing a change in criteria for tenureship. i Haller, assistant chief of staff, | said, "We need to restore the com- , munication gap between the stu- , dents and the administration. And we need to restore a sense of dignity to the university." Haller proposes to form a group rginia Marshall/The GamecQck slU(JentS l0 be Called ambassadors who would represent USC arising slogans have ancj ^ejp those negd across the s around campus . slale ii Leg e College of Charleston, t Idressed the problem of h ition. "Without more funding from ite, we'll have a hard time kc g high quality students in ate, and this in turn will af ir economy," McBride said. The presidents brought boxe: tters from students, parents umni asking the State Legisla address the problem. The presidents presented the rs to Senate Finance Commi hairman John Drummond ouse Ways and Means Comi e Chairman William Boan. "What we're doing this year t a precedent for years to cor arivastava said. "We're goinj otivate and organize students lable them to follow us. Ar HE ?p||i -';C^ I^BbT y^HHH gpj?WK Former USC student time to visit her old alrr the empty reflection poo s agen "They would also be in ch if a student recruitment plan, rig to keep the best studeni louth Carolina in the state, aid. Reid, director of institutiona airs in Student Government, ussed a number of issues, in( ig a need-based grant from S Carolina and re-establishing ai dsory position in Women's j ^ o : leni services. Reid also suggested expar Mpha Phi Omega's escort s or late-night transportation. "South Carolina does not noney for in-state student: itate schools," she said. "We \ group to lobby for that gram leed to-get people more invoh Young, student chief of said, "I'm going to emphasiz student in Student Governr Student Government should yide services to students should ad-dress every :oncerns." A student representative 01 Columbia City Council, a re: Lured student traffic court, a r cultural affairs committee monthly "town meetings" ; few of Young's plans foi future. Town meetings would in1 students and their leaders mc to discuss issues, Young said. A write-in candidate for ] dent, Andrew Jackson Youn: islature ilso think we're just going to tell the igh politicians we're tired of the garbage we've been getting." the "Education is just imperative to ;ep- the growth and future of our state," the Ellis said. "It's embarrassing that feet we have the second highest tuition in the South." s of Richland County Democrat Tim and Rogers said the problem is not ture understood. "I don't think there's a general understanding of the severlet ity of the problem among the genttee eral public," Rogers said, and "The level of funding for higher mit- education is now down to a historic low," he added, will One possible way to raise rene," venue for increased higher educaj to tion funding is establishing a sales and &x on purchases made with cataid I logs, Rogers said. f | Virginia Marshall/The Gamecock Maiy Francis Cathcart still finds ia mater, roller blading Monday in 1 next to Gambrell Hall. das, goals targe w'" ^ concentrating on the visitajj-y. tion policy, school funding, tuition ls jn and recycling during his campaign. ? "I think the school should be more informed in the AIDS conI aj-_ troversy also," he said. fcs_ Because he missed last week's filing deadline, Young's name will outh not aPPear on ballot and he will not be allowed to participate n a(*~ in debates. ^tu" Vice presidential candidates ?elli Lister and Sam Sammataro, ^ing both student senators, voiced their erive ideas and concerns about the future of the senate, grant Lister is emphasizing parking, J for r . - J J * campus saieiy anu new lueas iu renecd vamp the Thomson Student Health ^ Center. \ yed. ?j'm g0ing t0 address these staff, issues through a two-prong ape proach: through the coordination nent. Qj: ^ senate and the appropriate Pr0" univeristy committees," she said, and university needs to return day to a service-oriented institution, not a business," she said. "We n need to be student-responsive." >trac~ Sammataro said, "I want an 11" open-door policy in Student Gova ernment, where there is a lot more arc a cooperation with students and stur dent organizations." He also wants to put up more ve emergency callboxes in the parkfeting jng garages and peripheral areas of presig IV, see Candidates page 2