The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 10, 1992, Image 1

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H Should capital Blues guitarist Chris Use competes in H punishment be legal in Smither performs tonight the Tiger Classic track I ^ M the U.S.? . at Rockafellas: meet at Ciemson. I f I m trying to arrange my life so that I don t even mm See Cross Fire ^ have to be present. J g Page 2 Page 3 Page 51 IGamecock Volume 84, No. 60 University of South Carolina Monday, February 10, 1992 Muslim fundamentali and security forces battled the streets of several Alger cities Saturday, and authi ties arrested a leading f damentalist cleric in capital. Witnesses said fundam talists, who were protestin nearly month-long crackdo by the military-backed g ernment* erected barricade* tires, cement and stone c set fires in several neight hoods in the capital. Po] and troops responded w tear gas and bullets. Mike Tyson testified turday he felt too uncomf able about using crude 1 guage to tell a grand jury nis sexuany explicit prop tion to the teenage bea contestant who accused ] of rape. The former world hea weight boxing champion i jurors in his rape trial Fri he bluntly informed the 1 man, using common vul^ ity, that he wanted to h sex with her after they me a July 18 pageant rehearsal A York County familj suing a Columbia doctor performing an abortion their 14-year-old daugh without permission from parents or a judge. The fan said the girl claimed to be ' The suit, filed in Richh County Common Pleas Cc under the name of "J< Roe," charges Dr. Jess< Floyd with assault and 1 tery, medical malpractice interference with fam relations. Ii.ii...n i The Giraffe Project designated USC a Gira Campus for its studi volunteerism. mi rc _ n . _ I he Oirarre r reject rec nizes individuals and gro who "stick out their necks' promote volunteerism e public service in the Uni States. USC is one of 50 campr across the country chosen the Giraffe Project because its commitment to instillin community service ethic in students. Compiled from wire repoi I Out-o 1 Council advit jj cuts in subsic By JENNIFER JABLONSKI Assistant Copy Desk Chief USC students from out of state sts their tuition double over the next in if South Carolina's Legislative Au< ian gets its way. [>ri- The LAC told the General As an- late January it should eliminate a the subsidy for out-of-state students higher education in South Carolina eng a The council wants to phase ot wn sidy over a five-year period beca ov- state's economic problems. The House Ways and Means asked Fred Sheheen, the state's 1 >Or- r i ^ cation commissioner, to further a JJ Newac I Homec Ml By KIMBERLY EVERITT llii Assistant News Editor Although the 1992 homecomin; celebration might not include Homecoming Queen, new activi ties, such as a concert and a hall or ~ time awards ceremony, might b an" added to the itinerary. 0 Last February the Homecomin OQ1- ? . . - - . . ' Commission decided to end it sponsorship of Homecomin: aim Queen elections at USC. The move came after a reviev v^" board found that the election hai ? divided the student body am created polarization of sorm wo~ groups on campus. 'ar~ Since then, the Homecominj ave Commission has been trying to es f at tablish new traditions to take thi queen's place. This year's homecoming celeb I ration will take place Nov. 2-7. In an open forum last Wednes day, 13 students and four admini strators discussed new ideas for th< homecoming celebration. One event, which the Commis ggi sion tried last year, is a halftimi awards ceremony in which th< Commission recognizes outstand i Haller iter 5? Shrivas and aurt " " ' ~ lnl QP3 Election ^ Watch uly ; Editor's note: This is part one in series of profiles on USC Studer lJ' Government candidates. % By JACK DUNN Staff Writer V Student Government presidents candidate David Haller is plannin a three-pronged attack to complet the goals of current president Mar ish Shrivastava. "Action, advocacy and advance ment ? that's my platform," sai has Haller, a political science junio i ffe who is president of USC's Youn ent Democrats. Haller is also the current studer og- assistant chief of staff, ups "Student Government is not a ' to much government as it is a lobby md ing group," Haller said. "It is tim ted for Student Government to act o advocating for the students an ises connecting with them." by Haller wants to establish a stu ; of dent helpline, as part of his adov g a cacy platform, to have more cor i its tact between students and Studer Government. ' rfs "A student would be able t< leave a message with their studer >f-stat< ^ subsidy issue, accoi newspaper. # "I am very much 0] |-i mendation," USC Presii ^ The move might cai students to choose US' tag, which was listed i rr "Barron's 300 Besl might see Education;. live years lit Council The subsidy, bolste lows out-of-state stud isp.mhlv in Carolina nuhlic collee 50 percent about half the estimate* of public The subsidy lowers i. from other states, add puses and revenue to it the sub- possibly even after gra< use of the r , Part of what we ch sity of our student bo< Com littee to have representation ligher edu- cal area," Palms said. inalyze the ready to live a modei tivities t oming ( ing USC organizations that h? received national attention, g "Many groups did not qual a because they were not nationa recognized," said Debbie Drucl Student Government director e special projects. Drucker suggested modify g the application so more groups < s qualify for an award, g Nicki McBrayer, Student G ernment assistant special proje v director, said, "The awards an d good idea instead of one girl v i is beautiful, popular and kne e how to wave." In addition to an award ce I mony, forum members also c cussed a float buildi e competition. 1991 Homecoming Comm sioner Beth Dubil suggested ? ting community sponsors to nance the float building. Some Greek organizations b z cotted last year's competition cause of a lack of funds. Homecomming Commissio z liana Myerson said the comn z sion is aware of the mor problem. wants t< >tava s ] ij senator with the voicemail syst | already in use here at US< Haller said. High on Haller's list of conce is improving USC's reputation emphasizing public relations z USC's role in the community. a "I feel that this university I been dragged through the mud cause of one person," Haller sz referring to former USC Presid James Holderman. il "I don't think that this adi g nistration or the Board of Trust e is doing anything to help us c iThere are 26,000 students \ 26,000 minds and 52,000 hai d Students wouldn't be here if I ir couldn't make a difference." g Another way to improve the versity's reputation is by establ it ing a 60-member student amba dor program that would serve s functions, Haller said. The first function would b c new Muuciu leci uiuiiciu prugrai n "As Dr. Palms has also said, d need to reach South Carolina dents who are going to out-of-s i- schools when they can get a ? parable education at the South ( [. olina Honors College," Haller s ,t The ambassador program wc also serves as a community ser 0 task force. "Take, for instance, Hurric e tuitior ding to The State understand each otl The council figur pposed to the recom- sidy would save Sc dent John Palms said. over the phase-out ] ise fewer out-of-state "We may think C's competitive price budget, but there \ n the 1990 edition of cies in other states t Buys in College going," Palms said. "South Carolina red by taxpayers, al- bf1 stude lents to attend South education, headde es and universities at Some out-of-sta J actual cost. cosl of the,r tult!0 costs to draw students Prima^y reasons 1 ( ing diversity to cam- first place. ^ the state's economy, wouldn t be luation. said engineering s? Massachusetts resid erish here is the diver- it's cheaper than in dy, and part of that is said, of a wide geographi- Deal said his br /TAltmrr ctn^onto otfnn/d T Ki i nai ,e a they would rill out a form that -n, could be written up and given to we The Gamecock and other media in stu- the Columbia area," he said, itate Haller discussed many issues, om- including institution of faculty criHar tique forms, appointment of liaiaid. sons from Greek organizations to )uld the executive cabinet and developvice rnent with the University 101 department of a program that would ane concentrate on cultural diversity. i ma ier's cultures." es elimination of the sub)uth Carolina S39 million period. we're helping the state's vill be reciprocated poli5 where our students are leads the nation in our I out of state for higher d. te students said the low ?n, $6,716, is one of the jy considered USC in the here if tuition doubled," Dphomore Travis Deal, a lent. "I came here because -state tuition up there," he other is also planning to ither one of them would if ive years. ft'* 4 r - ? | Arkansas Gov. Bill paign to South Carol South Carolina Demo Clinton for Coll By GORDON MANTLE) News Editor Arkansas Governor Bill ton brought his 1992 pre tial campaign to Columbi day night by speaking ; 1992 South Carolina Den tic Party Leaders Conferen Clinton blasted the R and Bush administration proposed several ways tc the middle class and America out of its ecoi abyss. Former South Carolina Dick Riley introduced CI who arrived about an hou to the audience of abou people, mostly supporter: Clinton spoke for abou hours. Several USC studeni tended the speech. Afterward there was a tion and answer session. "I want to tell you th over this country for th< time in a long time, a bi jority of your fellow Ame Know that we're on the track and we need a ch; Clinton said, amidst cheei applause. He immediately criticize Reagan and Bush admii tions, blaming the stag American economy on th two Republican presidents "We started the last d first in the world in wage we ended in tenth. We : the last decade as the b creditor in the world, an< we owe more than anybe the world and some our can not even keep their open," he said. "In my lifetime, middle families worked longer spent less time with their ren, brought home smalle checks, and paid mor health care, housing, edu it 5 g^iuiig 31UUU1U aiu/iiu uui u\^\ rn world. We have to costs double over fi ;o replace ^ueen ive "This year, we are asking for $2,000 to be able to give $200 to ify the first 10 organizations who lly apply to build displays," Myerson cer, said, of "This year's display building will take place on the horseshoe," ing Myerson said. "Fraternity and sorcan ority councils will have the option to finance a seprate display buildov ing on the (fraternity) quad." ?cts Traditionally there have been q a two sites for float building, the vho Horseshoe and the fraternity quad. )WS From now on, the Horseshoe will be the only site, cutting down ire- cost of providing dumpsters, lis. lighting and security. n g The forum also discussed alternatives to last year's homecoming is- dance, which only attracted about $et- 500 people at the Carolina fi- Coliseum. "We need to find something that OV- th#? nfprlc r\f thf? etnHf?ntc " be- Assistant Chief of Staff David * Haller said. ner Haller said students would probes. ably be more enthusiastic about a lCy concert because a lot of them view a dance as a high school activity. o finish plans ^ , ,j|j Ud; Haller * ent Hugo. As representatives of the ni. student body they can organize ees things on campus and go out and >ut. belp in the recovery effort," Haller said. vith Haller said The State newspaper ads. does not give USC enough good hey publicity, specifically in the Neighborhood section, uni- He is calling for formation of a ish- Community Relations Office to ssa- deal with the media, two "A student organization has a program that's really good and y rise "USC is worth what we pay right now, but it's not worth double that, i would just go somewhere in state that was cheaper." Meghan Dodd Out-of-state student Business junior Meghan Dodd, a New Jersey resident, agreed. "USC is worth what we pay right now, but it's not worth double that. I would just go somewhere in state that was cheaper," Dodd said. About 20 percent of the undergraduate pOnnlfltinn in ^mith farnlina ic frnm nut nf state. That figure is aboout 19 percent for use. The Legislative Audit Council's recommendation questioned how many of the students stay in the state after graduation to contribute to the state's revenue. The Associated Press contributed to this report. ^ rjgy Virginia Marshall/The Gamecock Clinton brought his presidential camina Friday night, speaking at the 1992 cratic Party Leaders Conference. campaigns imbia votes a in taxes and get less for it," he said. ??? Among Clinton's proposals Chn- were a natjonai economic plan, siden- a children's policy and a naa tional health care plan, it the Clinton proposed a plan to nocra- ^ ^ejp Americans, especially ice* middle income and lowereagan income families, to send their S h ^ children to college. ) help "Scrap the student loan progPu ram and substitute for it a nalomic tional trust fund with which any American, without regard to inOov. come, can borrow the money to linton, finance a college education," he ' said People could re-pay the loan >. and Ways: with a small percen1 lw0 tage of their income or through service as a teacher, police ofls at" ficer, social worker or another public servant, he said. 9ues" Some of the students present liked what Clinton had to say. iat all "Coming into the night, I was ? first fQr Clinton," said Tony Mizzell, g ma- an advertising/public relations ncans junior. "He definitely addressed wrong my concern on education. The inge> fLrSt thing we have to worry abrs ana Qut -s Qur Qwn counlry " Mizzell is from a middleed the cjass family and is only taking ustra- sjx hours 0f classes because of nated financial restraints, he said, e past Political science sophomore Alison Meloy, slate coordinator lecade 0f pauj Tsongas' presidential s, and campaign, said, "I heard some started poeple say he sounded more ^ggsst like a stand-up comedian than a j now presidential candidate. But it )dy in was a gin Clinton room." states "it Was a good speech bebanks cause it made Democrats happy to be Democrats," she said. ' c'ass "There was a sense that the hours, Democratic Party was coming child- together." r Pay- Marc Belk, chairman of the e f?r Clemson Students for Clinton cation Committee, was also on hand.