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E9 Jfk the movie- Gay and Lesbian Student Men's basketball mm fact or fiction? Association offers comfort team loses 1 Oth ? Hf?ll i? nther npnnlp \ m against discrimination. straight game. ? Men is other people. ^ HI See Cross Fire Jean Paul Sartre ^ B Page 3 Page 4 Page7 | ????~ IGamecock Volume 84, No. 68 University of South Carolina Friday, February 28, 1992 Hundreds of construction soldiers angered by poor working conditions went on a rampage at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, killing three people and burning barracks, news agencies reported Tuesday. The rioting occurred Monday and luesday among the 17,000 soldiers assigned to construction chores, the Interfax news agency said. There was no indication that operations were disrupted at the center, the main space launch facility in the former Soviet Union. ^ - ? >___ An 18-year-old woman Tuesday was acquitted of an assault charge in the videotaped attack on a suburban woman at a Detroit fireworks display last summer. A jury found Cassandra Rutherford innocent of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, said a secretary in Detroit Recorder's Court Judge Vera Massey-Jones' chambers. The jury began deliberating late luesday and returned the verdict at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, said the secretary, who declined to be identified. The panel was not sequestered overnight. Police have charged a 17-year-old Manning High School sophomore with brutally killing a 2-year-old, stabbing a woman three years ago, and severely beating four other people. Robert Conyers, 17, of Manning was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the beating death of 2-yearold Kimberly Dawn Sims. He was accused of severely beat ing four other Clarendon County residents, including Sims' mother and brother. "Hogan's Heroes" actor Robert Clary will hold a special presentation of his eyewitness story of the Holocaust. Clary, who potrayed Louis Lebeau in the television series, will speak in the Belk Auditorium in the Business Administration building on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Hillel. Two s Police investigate Preston incident By J. T. WAGENHEIM Staff Writer Two USC students were arrested Feb. 20 and charged with third degree criminal sexual conduct, university officials said. Freddrick Dwayne Dixon, 20, and Alfred Demetrius Palmer, 19, both from Camden were charged in connection with a Feb. 10 incident involving a female student. The alleged incident occurred in Preston, an all-male dorm, Carl Stokes, vice president of Law Enforcement and Safety, said. Vice President of Student Affairs Dennis Pruitt said an investigation is continuing on whether to charge others who may have been involved in the incident. Pruitt said at least one other male, who is not a USC student, is under scrutiny for his involvement. Dixon, a sophomore, and Palmer, a freshman, were released Yrmno By GORDON MANTLER and PATRICK VILLEGAS News Editors Tom Young soundly defeated Shine Brooks 1,647 to 936 votes in Thursday's Student Government presidential run-off election. "We want to thank everybody who supported us, and our campaign commitee and all the supporters who came out to help us," Young said. "I also want to congratulate Shine Brooks for a hard run," he said, "and we look forward to having the opportunity to serve the students of Carolina in the upcoming year." President-elect Young and the other executive officers will be inaugurated Wednesday. "First thing we've got to do is to get in office and fill in the positions we need to fill in to make our efforts work," Young said. "We also need to try to form some committees to implement the different parts of our 10-point plan that will lake a more long-term effort," he said. Brooks said he and his campaign committee was unhappy with the results. "We're disappointed," Brooks said. "Our problem was that we didn't get the backing of some of the people from the first election." Brooks, who gained only five more votes than in the first election, said he is considering taking a seat on the Student Senate this year. Brooks earned enough write-in 1 Election Watch. fHurPoff and oth 1 election festi Its Tom Young Hil^l Shine Brooks Feb. 27 Feb. 20 Coliseum Law Russell House Gambrell Business Medical itudent Feb. 21 from the Richland County Detention Center on $5,000 surety bonds. If they are found guilty, they may face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Pruitt said university policy is to wait until the court makes its final decision before any disciplinary actions are taken against the students, which could range from limited access to university resources to expulsion. "These allegations are a serious violation of the law and university standards." Pruitt said. ana ai$aDinty issues. "I got my life back now," Brooks said. Student President Manish Shrivastava, who said both candidates accomplished a great deal this past year, gave advice to the new president-elect. "Do/ your best, and always do what you think is right," he said. "If you do that, you will never have any regrets." Deputy Election Commissioner Eric Barbour said, "They ran a fair race and I think the best candidate won. I hope they will continue a good job." Elections Commissioner Jan Wilson said the elections went extremely well. "It went wonderful. We saw a great increase in voter tunrout," she said. "We hope it is the beginning of a great year in student government in which students will voice their concerns." This year's turn-out broke the record for run-off elections with 2,583 total votes, she said. In the future, Wilson would like to make the election process much easier. HH 1647 63.7 IS 936 36.2 Miiilllii 2583 9.9 227 117 162 39 325 189 572 308 342 261 19 22 Ryan Sims/The Gamecock Sources told The State newspaper three or four people were apparently in the room at the time of the alleged incident. A friend of one source supposedly allowed several students into the room, where the incident took place, through his adjoining bathroom. The friend let them in after the students knocked on his door, asking for entrance into the other room. After the visitors closed the 1 A n Deats n votes from last week's general elections for a senate seat from the College of Business Administration. "1 am very pleased that my home college thought enough of me to elect me to the Senate," he said. The out-going vice president said he still has a lot of talent to use. He said he would like to continue his work with rape awareness ts char bathroom door, the person who lei them in heard the men talking loudly about a sexual incident, apparently while it was occurring, the source said. Sources told The Gamecock thai rumors of the incident spreac quickly the following day and thai details were sketchy. Dixon and Palmer are roommates and live on the third floor o! Preston, hall residents said. Police have been reluctant to re lease information about the inci dent because the investigation ha: not been completed. "University police are continu ing their investigation while ou office has taken appropriate ac tions under student disciplinary procedures, which are separate from any legal proceedings tha may take place," Pruitt said. Byron Eastman, a resident ol Preston, said he is surprised Dixor and Palmer were involved in such an incident. rooks f wmr Ink ^ I President-elect Tom Young (le Brisk tui colleges By The Associated Press The turnover rate is brisk for Carolina's public colleges with three institutions currently lool dents and a fourth vacancy possi The provost position, the seci post in the USC system, is also c "The situation is not atypica Merkowitz of the American Cou Washington. "What we're seeing term for a college president has ing downward." "The turnover rate is unbell President Peter Magrath said. "F longer than that, if they're winni An ACE study in 1988 showe dents usually last about five yet milar survey done for the Nati State-Approved Colleges and 1 presidents at public institutions less than four years. In South Carolina, public coll be mindful of political appoir boards, professors, business alumni, politicians and athletic b ged in t "He (Dixon) is a wonderful guy. ! He has a good personality ... and seems to be very popular around campus," Eastman said. The Victim's Assistance Prog1 ram is working with the female I student, who has also been referred t- to other university and community services for help, university spokeswoman Debra Allen said. f Coping with rape Eileen Korpita of the Thomson Student Health Center said victims s of rape are immediately referred to Richland Memorial Hospital for an examination. r "Someone from the Rape Crisis Center goes to the hospital to supf port the victim through the examination," Korpita said. "From there, [ they continue to counsel and support her, and all of the university's counseling resources are made r flvailahlf tn hr?r ue wpll " t , Korpita said rape is a very traumatic experience lor women or presi I M mm UMI ft) beat Shine Brooks Thursday wi nover rate looking fo "It's very di: the heads of South happy at the san governing boards at Some of the dng for new presi- public college bly opening. S86,100 a year, and most influential Larry Jacksor >pen. Harry Lights* il at all," said Dan College of Cha ncil on Education in professor, I is that the average ? Albert Smith been steadily spiral- South Carolina ! Ron Eaglin, 1 evable," association lor, is a finalist ootball coaches stay versity in Kentu ng." Since 1989, I Carolina have se =d that college pres.- Gen. Claudiu irs in one job. A sional Association of Thc Citadel in Jniversities showed A- Grimsley Jr. remain in those jobs Anthony DiC president the sa Martha Kime Pi ege presidents must USC Presidei ltees on governing mounting publi leaders, students, spending habits. oosters. ihe second-longi rape and may cause depression and denial. Victims may even feel as if it was their fault they were raped, she said. "When a woman is raped, all of her control is taken from her. It is very important to restore that control," Korpita said. "The Rape Crisis Center and the university's counseling services try to help her get that control back as soon as possible." Korpita also said most women do not even report they were raped. However, Pruitt predicts more women may feel more confident and comfortable with reporting a rape because of the great sensitivity shown toward victims of the Mike Tyson and William Kennedy-Smith cases. "Social standards have changed. The law and USC are responding to these new standards," Pruitt said. "We are going to protect the rights of the victim and the due process of the accused." dency m K Virginia Marshall/The Gamecock th 64.7 percent of the votes. leaves r leaders (Ti/-nlt L-pnn a 11 r*f thr?cf? r\/=?r*nlp le time," Merkowitz said, turnover among South Carolina's presidents, whose salaries start at is caused by voluntary retirement, t, 66, retired from Lander College, sy, 60, retired as president from the irleston, but will continue on as a was forced to resign by trustees at state College last month, Coastal Carolina College's chancellor president of Morehead State Unicky. Jiree other public colleges in South jen a change at the top. s "Bud" Watts became president of 1989, succeeding the retiring James iiorgio became Winthrop College's ime year. That job came open after per's death. it James Holderman resigned under ic pressure and criticism over his He had been president for 13 years, ;st tenure in school history.