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An Israeli air raid killed
the leader of the pro-Iranian
Hezbollah, his wife and son in
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urity sources said.
The raids were in apparent
retaliation for an attack a day
earlier on an army camp inside
Israel that left three soldiers
dead and one wounded.
Hezbollah had earlier acknowledged
that Sheik Abbas
Musawi's motorcade was hit
in one of the raids, but had
said Musawi's fate was not
known.
Jeffrey Dahmer was found
sane, when he killed and dismembered
15 men and boys,
by a jury Saturday.
The decision means Dahmer,
who has already pleaded
guilty to the murders, will receive
a mandatory life sentence
for each count. A judge
will determine later when, or
if, he will be eligible for
parole.
As he announced out the
jurors' 10-2 decisions, reading
off a grim roll call of Dahmer's
prey, a shudder of emotion
rolled through one victim's
family after another in
the gallery. Some shouted in
pain. Others rocked with sobs.
One or two smiled.
Churches and book stores
in South Carolina will soon be
getting a letter from the Tax
Commission explaining a
state Supreme Court ruling
that says they will have to
start paying sales tax on religious
publications, including
Bibles.
So far, there has not been a
big reaction to the tax from
religious groups around the
state, but one lawmaker says
it is one sign of the deterioration
of religious concerns in
the state.
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a workshop Feb. 19 on building
better race relations j
among our campus' female (
population.
The program will offer all
those who attend a chance to
interact with one another. The
program will not be a lecture
from Callair, but a forum with
predetermined topics open to
the free exchange of ideas
from its participants.
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Dorm
By MELISSA TENNEN
Staff Writer
Overnight visitation, which may
be revoked by next fall, has some
residence hall leaders calling for a
change of policy.
In the fall of 1987, Trustee Mike
Fair publically demanded a stricter
visitation policy. He wanted to eli
minate all co-ed dormitories, overnight
visitation and no visitation at
all for one female dorm.
A compromise between the
board and the students was reached
when a presidental committee investigated
the situation. "It became
a very moral issue with the
public," resident student development
director Jim McMahon said.
The board accepted a gradual
phasing policy where stricter visitation
for all dormitories would be
enforced, eventually leading to no
overnight visitation for all dormitories
in the fall of 1992.
Awareness of the policy has
been spreading quickly through
campus. "We are paying to be
here, yet we have no say over the
board elections," history junior
Chris Stansell said. "Almost everyone
who pays to be here is against
the change and we have no say to
a board which is paid to be here."
Joe Hill, a Bates senator, agrees.
"We are Davins to eo here. The
customer is always right. Since we
are paying to go here, we should
have the right to decide what we
want."
The Towers goverment sponsored
an open forum in the Towers
lobby last Tuesday night urging
students to unite to protest the
board's impending policy.
"We have to do our homework
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Money,
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Q^Q Election:
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By GORDON MANTLER
News Editor
The student treasurer campaign
pits incumbent Brian Black against
siuaeni senator brie Dell.
Black's campaign emphasizes
the experience and knowledge of
the funding process he has gained
during the past year.
"I have the proven leadership
when it comes to money," he said.
'I have the experience of dealing
with the system. You can't relate
when you haven't been through the
process."
Black promised there will be
'progress and growth if I'm
dected."
leaders
and show the figures to the board,"
Student Vice President Shine
Brooks said. "(Housing) is a multimillion
dollar business. We have
to come to an understanding."
Installation of the new policy
could result in an increased dorm
vacancy rate. It could also bring
about a staff increase, to enforce
the rules of the policy, Brooks
said.
In the upcoming months,
chances for students to get the policy
overturned improve with the
election of new trustees.
"We have got to come together
as students and push for a change
now," Residence Hall Association
President Joelle Lastica said.
Organized efforts have begun in
some dorm governments. For
three weeks, residents of Moore
have circulated a petition in the
Towers complex currently with
150 signatures.
"What we are trying to do right
now is give the board enough of a
headache, so that they won't fight
us on the change," Moore Vice
President Brian Gambrell said.
Some students believe they have
more freedom at home than they
do living in the residence halls. "I
would like to have the choice of
seeing whoever I want, whenever I
want," biology freshman Jenny
Maize said.
Other students fear once the policy
is completed, they will lose
certain rights typical of the college
experience.
"How could I gain responsibility
to become an adult when I don't
have it here?" Gambrell said.
Heather Mueller, president of
Capstone, said, "We are mature
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Dell said, "The student treasurer
should play an active role in every
finance decision made in the Student
Government office."
"The student body deserves no
less than than a treasurer who will
be there for the student and student
organizations, to help them get
their funding as quickly and as
easily as possible," he said.
Dell plans to create a treasurer's
workshop video for students and
organizations to borrow.
"It will provide a link between
the students and student government,"
he said.
Black is concentrating on four
areas:
managing student government's
budget.
representing the students on the
Senate Finance Committee.
monitoring allocations once they
have been allocated to the various
organizations.
helping students with the overall
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the desk of Sims residence hall
enough to be away from home and
our families, and I think that we
are capable of having who we
want in our rooms. Just because
we have people in our rooms
doesn't mean we are having sex
with them."
Students do not think the change
is necessary. "I don't like it, per
sonally. 1 he policy seems to working
fine now. Why change a good
thing?" Chris Bright, Columbia
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funding process.
"Since I've been treasurer for a
year, it lets me know what I need
to focus on," he said.
Dell also said, "I'd like to push
every student government organization
receiving funding to have at
least two students on their budget
processing committee."
The students should be listed on
tne organizations' budget forms, he
said.
"I have more time to commit
because I want to be more accessible,"
Dell said. "It's important for
students to know where their money
is going."
In addition to his senate position,
Dell was also a member of
Freshman Council.
Black was president and interim
treasurer of the Association of
African-American Students before
becoming student treasurer last
year.
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Hall President, said.
Yet others can sympathize w
the board's decision. Sumnr
Smith, Wade Hampton preside
believes, "There is some merit
not having overnight visitation
far as safety is concerned. It ir
actually cut down on the numl
of rapes which occur."
Compared to other state si
ported schools in South Caroli
Reid's ]
to serve
By PATRICK VILLEGAS
News Editor
Student presidential candid
Beth Reid is focusing her platfc
on the needs of the students.
"If the president is not mak
the students happy, then he or
is not doing their job," she said.
Working in the executive c?
nent as Director of Institutio
Affairs the past two years, Reic
broadcast journalism major, s
the transition to student gove
ment president will not take mi
time.
Reid has a four-point plan wh
includes finding solutions to s
dent stresses, financial burde
unaccomodating facilities, anc
lack of school spirit are her m
goals.
Student stress issues Reid wo
like to solve includes the creat
of a "Student?Helping?Stude
hotline to help answer questi*
which may arise while attend
college.
Questions relating to such iss
as homesickness and date n
would be handled by other a
cerned peers.
Reid also wants to re-establ
the advisor position for Wome
Student Services and a univer;
legal advisor who would both
accessible to students.
She is currently working w
the state in order to get free s
vices of an obudsman.
Student financial burdens
also important to Reid. She wa
to create a student lobbying grt
for the state house, which wo
try to make all South Carol
public schools availible for ne
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schools.
The student lobby group wo
also help in financial matters.
Reid also said unaccomodat
student facilities would be i
proved if she is elected. Chai
machines for quarters would
implemented around campus
help students pay for laundry n
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USC is considered to be lenient,
Gambrell said.
ier "USC may have a seemingly lax
nt visitation policy, but other schools
^ don't enforce their policies like
as USC does," he said.
In March, a liaison committee
^ formed by student government will
meet in order to present a case to
the board. A report will be written
ip- on the financial figures, Brooks
na, said.
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1C" said the coin machines departed
;tu" when the Coca-Cola contract exns>
pired with the university.
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ain ger car for Alpha Phi Omega's late
night transportation service. As of
now, Reid said APO is using a
10" small station wagon to transport
nt" people home, and the waiting per?ns
iod to recieve a ride home lasts
m? over two hours.
"These are just small points to
ues help students feel better about their
*Pe school," she said.
on~ Finally, Reid wants to improve
student apathy and the lack of
school spirit on campus.
ns Only 10 percent of USC's
iity 26,000 students voted in last year's
be student body election, Reid said.
To help increase the amount of
'ith voters, Reid would put the scan5er"
ning machines, normally used for
acquiring student football and baare
sketball tickets, in five different
nts campus locations for easier
>up convenience.
uld These machines would make it
na uneccessary for students to go to
ed~ their respective colleges to vote,
a^e she said
Reid said she would make it
u'^ more convenient for students to get
involved by posting flyers and
in8 communicating to students as
m" much as possible through many
different means,
be "1 don't have a fancy slogan or
to fantasy ideas," she said, "But I can
ia- get the job done."