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Volume 84, No. 62 University of South Carolina Friday, February 14, 1992
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President Boris N. Yeltsin
said Thursday that the United
States is "deeply interested"
in backing his reforms and
that U.S. businesses are ready
for large-scale cooperation
with Russia.
Briefing Russia's parliament
on his two trips to the West
earlier this month, Yeltsin
said he' made "close personal
contacts witn tne American
leadership.
"Russia and the United
States no longer regard each
other as potential adversaries,"
he said. "This completely
changes the whole image
of the contemporary
world."
California homeowners
and emergency crews battered
by this week's killer
floods beefed up their defenses
Thursday as a big new
Pacific storm loomed, drawing
energy and more moisture
from the tropics.
The storms that hit Southern
California beginning Sunday
have dumped more than
a foot of rain in some areas,
killed at least seven people
and swamped homes, businesses,
streets and
highways.
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Thirteen children were injured
Thursday when the
back wheels fell off their bus
as it drove into the East Aiken
Elementary school parking
lot.
None of the children suffered
serious injury, according
to a hospital spokesman. But
the 13 students and the bus
driver were taken to Aiken
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Kegiuiicu meuicai centers rur
evaluation.
Principal David Davis, who
watched while paramedics
lifted children onto back
boards and loaded them into
ambulances, said that several
students had complained of
back pain and that one had a
possible concussion.
The student government
debate will be Monday, Feb.
17 at 8 p.m. in the Golden
Spur. All eight executive candidates
will be present to discuss
the issues. The debate is
sponsored by Carolina Program
Union, The Gamecock
and the Society of Professional
Journalists.
Senior
By TIGE WATTS
Managing Editor
A plan for USC President Joh
Palms to deliver this May's con
mencement address has some gn
duating seniors upset.
The plan calls for Palms to t
inaugurated as the USC presidei
during the graduation ceremony.
Thomas Stepp, USC's com
mencement committee chairmai
said the plan will prevent US
from spending too much money c
an elaborate inauguration cert
mony and bringing an outsid
speaker for commencement.
"The inauguration committe
came up with the thought of hai
economic times ... to mergi
Palms' investiture and commenct
ment," Stepp said.
"1 think it's a great decisioi
Students will have the opportunii
to take part in this historic event
he said.
English senior Michelle Marp
disagrees.
"1 don't think they considere
what the seniors want at all," sf
said.
Marple is leading a petitio
drive to ask the administration I
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By CHRISTIAN PENNY
Staff Writer
USC administrators want to
pand sports facilities because
USC's recent acceptance to t
Southeastern Conference.
The administration has a masl
plan to restructure the entire ui
versity, and the expansion
Williams-Brice Stadium might
involved, athletic facility manag
Sid Kenyon said.
"We have not come to any dec
sions as of yet, but we are lookii
at what our needs fbr the futu
will hold," Kenyon said. "V
would like something to get
through maybe the next 15 to 1
years."
Records for this past footbs
season show an attendance averaj
of 58,100 people during the Gam
cocks' seven home games. Hon
ever, that number might increa:
when the Gamecocks begin the
SEC schedule in 1992.
Williams-Brice Stadium is con
parable in size to other SE
stadiums.
Young
Plan includes
traffic court
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By GORDON MANTLER
News Editor
Student Government president
candidate Tom Young has mapp
out a ten-point plan that he pla
to implement if he's elected.
Main points of his plan inclu
student representation on the G
umbia City Council, a studc
traffic court, full implementati
of a multi-cultural affairs comm
tec and development of a "to\
s upset i
reconsider and find another
speaker.
n "I was totally shocked when 1
heard about the decision because
we've had such prestigious people
in the past," she said.
>e Actors Bill Cosby and Jimmy
it Stewart, Presidents Ronald Reagan
and George Bush and Archbishop
i- Desmond Tutu have given the ada,
dress at recent commencements.
C "I'm just asking them to listen
in to what the seniors want and the
i- general concensus is that we want
le a second speaker," Marple said.
"Personally, I can understand
e the politics and the money, but this
d is a day for the seniors and their
s parents," she said. "The seniors
i- feel let down."
Marple said she is going to seek
a. names for her petition Monday afy
ternoon in front of the Russell
I lUUdt/.
"We'd like to get at least 500
le signatures from seniors. So far, the
signatures we've got are from difd
ferent student groups distributed
ie by about 15 students," Marple
said.
n Student President Manish Shrio
vastava said Student Government
listratio
don of sj
^ With USC's acceptance to the
of expanding the occupancy of 1
Ler USC's basketball team started
"u- playing in the SEC this year.
In basketball, USC has had at
be least a 20 percent increase in
:er home-game ticket sales over last
season. Sales are up 700 tickets
:i~ per game over last season, and stu1S
dent pick-ups have increased from
re 600 to 800.
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us For the past six years, USC's
10 administration has been looking
into building a new coliseum. The
ill present building would be used as
ge a conference center for organizae
tional meetings if a new one is
v- built.
se The Carolina Coliseum seats
ar 12,401 people, and USC has averaged
9.670 attendance a game this
n- season. But in SEC games, USC
C has averaged 12,437 in attendance.
A game in January against Kenintrodi*
meeting" concept for better communication
between students and
Student Government.
"These are realistic goals that
can be achieved," Young said.
"And if we are not able to fully
p| implement them, we're going to
lay the groundwork so the next administrations
can implement these
policies."
Young is seeking student input
? on the city council, possibly a
combined effort between USC and
the other Columbia area colleges.
"The best way to address some
ial of the safety and parking problems
ed we have is to go through the city
ns council because the city council
has to approve a lot of the decide
sions concerning crosswalk signs,
31- parking meters and things like
;nt that," he said.
on He said the University of Florit
ida Student Government has repvn
resentalion on the Gainesville City
about(
will also ask ihc administration
reconsider the decision.
Shrivastava said he met with tl
commencement committee and n
liced an unwillingness to look f
an outside speaker.
"They told me it would take tc
much time to look for someoi
else. They also said it would loc
bad for both speakers," he said.
"This is something we shou
pursue to the very end," he said.
"This has no reflection on wh
we think of Dr. Palms, We lil
having him as president, but
think they want somebody fro
the outside," Shrivastava said.
Matthew Crump, a political sc
ence senior, is disappointed wi
the decision, too.
"Even though we're inaguralir
him (Palms), we still should have
second speaker. We need to c
something," Crump said.
"They (the administratior
bought the Carolina Plaza Hot
and now they say there's a pro
ces 10-]
Commission.
Young proposed a student traf
court that would handle parki
grievances in a similar way tl
the current judicial board hand
discipline appeals.
Young also wants to implem*
a multi-cultural affairs commit!
in Student Government.
"It orlHr/app OAma A( t
it wuuiu auuiv^oo IIIV^ ui i
problems on campus as they occ
since last semester we had soi
incidents that came up that
needed to address," he said,
would help to promote our cultu
diversity, which is an asset to t
univerisity."
The committee would consist
leaders from minority student i
ganizations on campus.
If elected, Young said he woi
institute the "town meeting" ct
cept the first month in office.
"1 want to go out and meet w
student organizations and ha
lem wiui money lor commenci
mcnt. There's a lot of disgruntk
seniors about this," he said.
Gunter Hoist, inauguration con
mittce chairman, said his commi
n consi
ports fa
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; SEC, athletic department offii
iVilliams-Brice Stadium, home c
tucky had the third largest au
cnce in history, 12,754.
A Feb. 19 game against LSU
sold out, and 2,000 or fewer ti<
ets remain for each of the four
maining home SEC games.
Assistant Sports Information I
rector Brian Binette said of all 1
sketball arenas in the SEC, US(
is one of the finest and he does i
lK.nl
uiiurv v^Auaiidiun ia u^/^5aiy.
"Kentucky seats 23,000 and tf
are constantly selling out, but 1
don't see them expanding," Barn
said. "Besides, all of our opp
nents say that the Carolina Co
scum is a very tough place to pk
So why change it?
"I feel that it would be in USC
best interest to just stay in what t
have until demand for tickets i
crease," Binette said.
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icement
in- ^
^as Palms
is required by tradition. It's a hisura_
toric event."
fjrsl Stepp said only three of USC's
lcrc 26 presidents have been
i_ _ inaugurated.
:ommei
to tcc and Palms believe the expei
tures for a separate inaugural
"to ceremony would not be justifiec
oor
"With the economic troub
we're facing, it would not be v
)o to use this money for a separate
ie vestiture ceremony, eyen thoi
^ the money would come from
vate funds," Hoist said.
^ He said an inauguration c(
mony was not possible wl
al Palms first arrived on campus
(C cause of problems Palms
I ^encountered,
m
"Usually a president's inaug
-i- tion does take place during his
th year. However in this case, tl
were a number of problems
tg (Palms) had to grapple wil
a Hoist said. ?
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Hoist referred to the budge
1) crisis Palms was involved wit!
el June, as well as the allegati
b- against former USC Presid
e- James Holderman.
id
"An inauguration was the fa
n- est thing from his mind at
it- time," Hoist said. "An investi
dering
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cials have discussed the possibil
)f the Gamecocks.
di-' King Dixon, USC Athletic
rector, said that the athletic dc|
is ment is a vital part of
:k- university.
re- "By virtue of USC entering
the SEC, and the additional pe
that would be brought in to
Tennessee, Georgia, and Alab;
3a" expansion in football, baseball,
-'s basketball is almost a necess
iot Dixon said.
Currently we can only [
'ey 10,000 seats to the visiting foo
ve teams, Dixon said. However, i
ett SEC schools are asking for 15
>o- seats. "There is just not enc
>li- room to seat the growing nur
ty. of fans," Dixon said.
"It fexnansion of the athletic
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?'s cilitics) cannot be done overn
,ve but hopefully we will be abl
in- see things come about in the
three to five years," Dixon said
point pi
regular meetings in the Ru
lie House where students can go
ng voice their concerns," he said,
lat Other parts of his platf
les include:
cash-card accessible ven<
?nt machines
lee improving services to
campus students
he student discount cards
ur, voice students' concerns ai
;ne state house"
we Student Government coop
"It lion with area businesses to
ral fund student activities.
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;ui i 1113 tuupviuuuii win anv^
the burden on the student act
of fees and provide an alterna
or- source for these fees," Young s
He said it was a realistic go,
jld sec a lot of the Student Gov
)n- mcnt structure in place by the
of March and the beginning
ilh April.
ve Young's past experience
ne ?
^ ? Hoist said by combining commencement
and inauguration, it reflects
"Palms' concern over the
tary students."
i in "He's very student- and facultyons
orientated. It's an attitude I very
lent much respect," he said.
Hoist also said the combination
is not unusual. "After we made our
rth- decision, I read that Rhode Island
the is having the same kind of
ture ceremony."
Disabilities act
affects USC
Bv ANN WINCHFI I
Staff Writer
The American Disabilities Act
is going to have a tremendous
impact on USC's building plans
in the future, according to Charn
les G. Jeffcoat, USC's facilities
* planning director.
Passed by the federal government
in January, the civil rights
legislation guarantees life and
- v safety, easy access and easy use
of public buildings to handicapped
citizens.
> Ilnivp.rcitv arr.hitp.rfc arp. at
tending seminars to learn about
the law's requirements. They will
be making a survey of the 600
buildings on USC's nine campuses
to pinpoint the needs of the
Di- disabled, USC architect John
part- Turk said,
the
Turk said they will have about
into one-and-a-half years to complete
a report on their findings. The
university has another year after
that to correct, at a reasonable
ancj expense, any problems.
ity," Part of the law requires a reexamination
of building codes to
?ive see if they comply with it, which
tball Turk said will take some time to
11051 complete.
,000
)ugh The five sections of the law
nber cover employment practices, accessibility
to government agen;
fa- cies, public accomodations and
ight, communication systems, include
to ing telephones. There is also a
next miscellaneous section.
oposal
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ding
the Young
eludes freshman executive liaison
era- to 1989-1990 Student President
help Mary Louise Ramsdale and serving
as a student senator. He is curGate
rently.chief of staff in Student
ivity Government.
itive Young set up the Student Game:aid.
cock Club this year and worked
al to with the Richland County dclegacrn
tion to ensure the passing of the
end bond bill, which was approved last
y of month by the state ans is to be
used for construction of a new
in- music building.