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Volume 84, No. 75 University of South Carolina Wednesday, March 25, 1992
At least 60 people were
killed in an explosion in a
Dakar, Senegal nut processing
factory according to the Senegalese
Press Agency. Dozens
I of others were injured in the
blast.
The agency said an ammonia
cistern exploded at the
plant, which processes nuts
into oil.
A shortage of gas masks
made rescue efforts difficult,
and dozens of workers were
seen lying oil me gruunu
more than an hour after the
explosion.
President Bush Tuesday
defended his veto of a $77.5
k billion tax-cut bill, insisting
the measure was actually a
"massive tax increase" that
would hurt small businesses
and stifle the economy.
Underlining an electionyear
battle with Congress,
Bush said the Democrats
"could not break their tax
and-spend habits. I asked for
action to stimulate this economy,
not stifle it.
"I asked for a jobs bill and
they passed a bill to increase
income taxes by $100 billion,"
the president said.
I
USC alumni and USAir
flight attendant Janice King of
Gilbert, S.C. loved her job and
cared more about others than
herself, according to her
brother.
King, 35, was among the 27
n^cconnorc
pacwv.i>5>.ij a 1 id curune personnel
to die in Sunday night's
crash of a USAir jetliner near
New York s La Guardia
Airport.
) King grew up in Newberry
County and graduated from
USC with a degree in marketing
in 1978.
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Cristel Greene and Brooks
Myers, both USC students,
have been selected as 1992
Liquitex Excellence in Art
University Award recipients
in recognition of outstanding
achievement and excellence in
the fine art discipline of
painting.
Nearly 200 graduate and
undergraduate students nationwide
received the distinction
based on recommendations
of leaders in fine art
education at universities and
institutions.
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Studei
Student Gov<
By PATRICK VILLEGAS
News Editor
USC students still want a Hon
coming Queen by a four-to-o
margin, according to the results
a Student Government issu
survey taken in Februrary.
In addition, students also' st
they did not want the Gree
Street gates in front of Russ
House permanently closed.
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taken during the Student Govei
ment run-off election Feb. 28,
answered by more than 2,000 s
dents and will allow USC to h(
from a range of student voters.
The opinion poll's first t\
questions concerned USC's Hon
coming Queen. In 1991, t
Homecoming Commission opt
not to sponsor a queen election 1
cause the commission believed
divided the unity of the campus.
The first question asked, "1
you want USC to have a Hon
coming Queen?"
Almost 80 percent of the si
dents who answered the questi
said they were in favor of having
queen, although the responses w<
divided on the selection process
the election.
Despite the poll, Homecomi
Commissioner liana Myerson s<
the commission will still not spc
sor the election of a queen and f
not asked for funding of the ev<
this year.
"The selection process seem
to nffe.nd a lot of neonle. The
was booing on the field (for t
last queen) and it was not fair 1
her and her family," she said.
Myerson said any willing or?
nization has the opportunity
sponsor the Homecoming Que
elections, but neither Student Gc
eminent nor the commission w
Brotht
Brother Jim, a Pentacosta!
USC students Monday after
By GREG RICKABAUGH
Carolina! Editor
He was spat on, swore at and
Brother Jim carried on his missii
The tall Christian speaker bro
troversial message to the Russel
Monday only to be challenged
by growing crowds throughout t
Brother Jim, whose real nai
Gillis, is staying with pastor Ti
the Pocala Holiness Church in 5
supported by churches across th<
Brother Jim used biblical sc
motions, strong language and
keep the crowd tuned into his sp
Some students skipped clas:
hours to laugh and listen to the
Pentecostal speaker from Evansi
Some of Brother Jim's claims
following:
People who wear shorts are g
Fraternity houses are nothinj
for drunken, fornicating masturb
ERA stands for "Eve Ruined
Roman Catholics are all paga
All Muslims are going to hell
Magic Johnson is gettir
deserves.
Many people who have AI
its want
ernment releases
I
_ "There was booing on
ie- the field (for the last
ne queen) and it was not
? fair for her and her
family."
iid liana Myerson
ne Homecoming Commissioner
ell |
be involved with the process.
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student uovernment vice rresirn"
dent Kelli Lister, who initially
'as sponsored the bill to have questu~
tions about the Homecoming
*ar Queen put on the opinion poll, said
the elections are a "hot potato" for
v0 any organization to pick up.
ie~ Lister said Student Government
will not actively seek an organizaec*
tion to take over the responsibility
)e" of sponsoring elections, but said
11 the opinion poll will be available
to other oraganizations as informa-)o
tion in helping them put the event
ie~ together.
The Gamecock called the
Lu" Alumni Association and the Cooron
dinator for Greek Life asking if
I a they had any intentions of sponsor;re
ing the elections.
Alumni Association Associate
Director, Jack Wilson, said the ornS
ganization has not been apilc*
proached and said the elections are
iiui uii Liit/ii ageuua.
ias "At this point, it's not an option
-nt we have talked about," he said. "I
don't really see us doing it, but we
ed are not closing any doors."
;re Wilson said during Homecomhe
ing Week, the association has its
'or hands full organizing USC class
reunions.
;a- In the Greek sector, Rick Gant,
to coordinator for Greek life, said he
en has not heard a "peep" from any of
?v- the fraternities or sororities who
ill might want to sponsor the
ir Jim pr
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I preacher from Indiana, sermonized ]
noon on the Russell House patio. Hur
blood supply by donating blc
Not all homosexuals ha\
I taunted, but mune deficiency syndrome,
on. ' wil18el ilught
his con- When they are high on c
i Hoikp ratio attracted to other men and be
and yelled at Bec^e people sin, they
he day 'X)rn a8a'n as a Christian.
me is James rtoJ>lt arc not supposed I
m Hudson at according to the Bible.
iumter and is Tw0 s,udents created s
i nation. "Down with Jim" and "False
ripture, hand stuck them to a wooden bo<
1 comedy to front of Brother Jim, but
>eech. signs.
s and stayed Some students became irat
claims of the tears while others demanded
/ille, Ind. portunity to speak,
included the Two female students
audience.
oing to hell. "Though there are some t
g but havens does condone, he still loves ]
iators. danda Barnwell said. "If ;
Adam." open your heart."
n. Her friend, junior Alesia
by her side: "Though you ric
ig what he him, God still loves you."
The two left the stage to t
DS taint the plause. Other speakers wert
Homecoming
poll results |992f|jjrii|
elections. ' :" '
The second question asked in
the opinion poll said, "Do you fa- ' ? !
vor an alternative method of recog- ' | Do you want USC to hi
nizing students at Homecoming?"
The student results said 34 percent
were not in favor of an alter- f|?|
native method, 28 percent were in Yes
favor of recognizing students, 17.7 '
percent were in favor of having a No liiii 575
representative from each class, and Note: 34.9% of those responding)
17 percent wanted a King and' |1|| past years. 45% of those respondi
Queen eiccuon. II bo you favor an alterni
Mycrson said the commission is Students 8t HomeCOmil
planning to discuss what will be
done during halftime of the Home- 1|?
coming football game. She said the
most likely proposal would be to Yes Kinq and MM
recognize outstanding students and Queen election
organizations. |j YeSj nepres)>ntatlve
The final two questions of the *rom eac^ c'as8
opinion poll concerned the closing Yes, Outstanding
of the gates on Greene Street. students and/or
b organizations jBggSRj8ggj
The questions asked if students |||| HI
wanted the gates on Greene Street
permanently closed and if students Other Hi 5(
wanted the gates closed for less, ' >
more or for the same number of IStioyou want the gate!
hours Wjf the Russell House} 1
Sixty-nine percent did not want ..?'
the gates permanently closed and l|?
50.6 percent said they wanted the
gates closed for the same number 111 Vhc
of hours. Thirty-five percent of the
students wanted the gates closed jjj No
for more hours. ?J|. . .......
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the possibility of extending the
hours the gates are closed to 6
P Tlie Greene Street gates are nor- | For more hours
mally closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - For less hours PPiP
Young said Student Government jjgj p0y the same
would try to extend the hours so | | number Of hours
disabled students may be able to n^nmim
cross the street when traffic is heaviest
in the early evening hours.
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his beliefs to dents came out to hear Jim speak on issues s
idreds of stu- womens' rights. Some students ridiculed and
>od. catchy phrases criticizing Brother Jim. dama
re acquired im- One student admitted he is homosexual to "it
but all of them the preacher and a crowd of about 100 lis- who':
tening at the time. there
lrugs, males are Brother Jim responded, "Oh, watch out! I Bu
come gay. told you there were homos on this campus." and t
have not been He drew louder taunts from his personal to res
message to the campus. "The queers of "Tl
o eat vegetables South Carolina and the queers of USC want tually
to infiltrate the school system and the day have
;igns that said care system. And they want to infiltrate the the v;
, Pronhft" Th/>v church ? they've already got into the HC
andL , Methodist Church. speak
ird ana set it in ^ f
he ignored Ihe NoW th^ Want '? gel T ' Qu.?ChrS a g0<
cannot reproduce, they can only recruit, he gettir
^and^o/30'01 ?' Brother Jim has visited the campus at least He
an op three times, students watching him said. One and (
addressed the student said Jim was one and at* Huds
tacked by the audience.
. , . . Many of the students who remained for a 1
/mi " ; 3 long dme sa'd Brother Jim was funny to Lreatl
jnn' ?t watch, but sent the wrong message. 1 al
A>u would just 6 b Huds
Sophomore Jennifer Eason said he was ju
Brewster, stood vei7 narrow-minded. "He's just pissing peo- is su
licule and mock P'e ?ff?" she said. jlt
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rrcsmiiaii junn tenners, wno neipea ere
he sound of ap- ate the two signs, said, "He's a really poor
5 applauded for spokesman for Christianity. He did more
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res want the same selection process as |
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?uch as homosexuality, alcohol and
even spat on him.
ge than good."
's always good to listen to someone
s an idiot. It reaffirms the belief that
are a lot of idiots out there," he said,
t Brother Jim said people who spat on
aunted him were not intellegent enough
;pond.
he students really can't respond intellecr
to the subject of the Bible, so they
to resort to mockery and ridicule to fill
acuum," Jim said.
said he has been called by God to
: to college campuses. "And 1 think 1 do
xl job," he said. That's the first step to
ig people saved is turning their thoughts
.u?:- i:r~ n:ui^ "
ui^-n uiumaiy nic iu uit uiuit.
i has visited more than 200 universities
:ol|eges and has been arrested 23 times,
;on said Monday.
idson also said Brother Jim uses "shock
mem" to make students-think. Claims
Jim is not doing any good arfc wrong,
>on said.
st getting people to think or talk about it
ccessful, he said.
n has often run into the opposition he
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