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Gj Should the health Sigma Phi Epsilon Use battles Wofford K-VE JiliU H center provide students sponsors a duck race in fencing. u ^ 0 with birth control? for multiple sclerosis. f That which does not destroy us ih S00 Cross Fir? L mskcs us stronger. J g Page 3 Page 4 Page 8\ IGamecock Volume 84, No. 81 University of South Carolina Wednesday, April 8, 1992 Serbs proclaimed their own state Tuesday within the republic of BosniaHercegQvina as the United States followed the lead of the European Community and formally recognized the independence of Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia. Bosnian Deputy Premier Muhamed Cengic said commanders of the Serbdominated federal armv had J ; promised to accept an independent Bosnia but federal I jets bombed Croatian targets in Hercegovina, a mountainous region that makes up the western part of the republic. An underground pipeline in Brenham, Texas exploded in flames Tuesday morning, flattening homes and killing at least one person, officials said. The explosion occurred about 7:15 a.m. in a rural area about seven miles south of the East Texas town of 12,000. It rattled homes and buildings as far away as Galveston, more than 90 miles away, and Vidor, 140 miles to the east. The only confirmed death was that of a 6-year-old boy who was blown out of a flattened mobile home, authorirt r o o i 13 /in ? 11CO 3Q1U. l\C3LUtiD were searching damaged homes in the area for more victims. "The DPS center in Bryan has said there are numerous casualties," said Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike Cox. liltl \ f The state Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling barring a couple from distributing information at a Charleston mall about someone they allege is a child molester. The justices, in an unanim ous decision issued Monday, noted the Citadel Mall is open to some activities, but that political events and solicitation are prohibited. The Indian Students Asso ciation inducted five new members as officers March 28. Each of the new officers was approved without any opposition. Ashok Shenoy was elected president and K. Raghubabie vice president. Faculty adviser professor Manoj Malhorta supervised the election. Pro-lif Senior Elizabeth Calhoun, dresses her audience at the Monday night. There hasn't b at USC since 1990, when the o r\ j urug oi may los By JILL BUEHLMAN Staff Writer The federal government is tun ing up the heat on the drug war i a new area ? college student pocketbooks. Under the "Denial of Feder; Benefits Program," courts no have the authority to revoke an ii dividual's government benefits, ii eluding federally-funded studei loans, if he or she is convicted of ' drug offense. Nearly one in three America undergraduates attend college wil the help of federal financial aid At the same time, more than ha of all college students have exper mented with illegal drugs, accorc ing to the National Clearing Hous for Alcohol and Drug Information If a student is convicted of drug offense, his or her name put on a list that is checked by th government before loans ar renewed.. How long a student remains c the list depends on the nature c the crime and is up to the discn tion of the court. The student is re-eligible fc federal aid after his or her name removed from the list. "This is the first announcemei that drug using and trafficking o rnllp.pe camniisM will r-om/ e/?i vv..?0- 1 "?ii vui i j JVI ous consequences," Brenda Bui rows of the U.S. Justice Depari ment said. Assistant Director of Studer Coastal By PATRICK VILLEGAS News Editor Student reaction at Coastal Ca olina has been quiet since the ne Interim Chancellor Ronald Ingl took the reigns of the USC branc campus April 1. Ingle served as vice chancelk for academic affairs at Coastal an replaces Ron Eaglin, who will t president of Morehead State Un e studei g J|gF :At 1|L '^VpWllpll I Si / 8 \ . ;': - Lea Clayton/The Gamecock president of Students for Life, adgroup's first meeting of the year een a pro-life student organization riginal group lost its charter. (fenders >e loans Life Patti Tomanio said the implications are that the government is ,j. not going to discriminate between in those students who deal drugs and s> those who might get caught simply experimenting with them. al But Jenniffer Jones-Gaddy, who w is the director of student loans for 1. the S.C. Student Loan Corporation, said that might not be true. The financial aid office will a probably not check with the local law enforcement agencies every in time they process an application, th she said. "The last thing they want to do If is to follow someone around and i- make sure they're behaving themi selves," she said. ;e "But if the feds crack down and i. say check, then they will have to," a Gaddy said. is She said convicted dealers will le definitely have their loans revoked, e The Office of Justice Programs is conducting a nationwide awaren ness campaign in 1992 to inform )f the public of the potential consequences. Though its primary focus is col>r lege students, the Denial of Fedis eral Benefits Program will affect all U.S. citizens, it A person's name on the Debarin ment List will prevent him or her i fmm nhfaininor mnro thin Krt faA a- "VIM ?uuiv Uiail -T U\j IVAlr era I benefits, including contracts t- and professional licenses. v See Drug on page two Carolina ( versity in Kentucky. _ "Everyone seems to be adjusting r- to the situation," Coastal Student w President Jonathon Shanks said, le Shanks said there has been some h regret Eaglin left, but the student government is looking forward to )r working with Ingle, d Ingle was named an interim ?e president until the matter of Coasi tal's possible secession from the at grou] 15 members re By SHAYLA STUTTS Staff Writer Students for Life, a group organized to encourage students to choose alternatives to abortion, met for the first time Monday since losing its charter in 1990. The group was founded in 1974 in response to the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, said Kathleen 1 Poole, one of the group's former advisers. (Students for Life President Elizabeth Calhoun said the group lost its university charter in 1990 because the group's leadership eroded. The student who was leading the group had to leave and no effort was made to renew the charter, Calhoun said. Students for Life now has 15 members and has submitted a request to Student Government for rechartering, she added. In addition, the group has sent several proposals to the Student Senate, including: Creating more affordable family housing at USC. Allowing single parents to share rent and child rearing tasks on campus. Equiping the dining halls to feed families. Enlarging the Kampus Kiddie daycare and reducing the cost by staffing it with early education majors. Allowing student parents automatic eligibility for work study programs. Foreign! in interr By JACK DUNN Staff Writer The International Student Asso ciation has a tough job in repre senting more than 2,400 interna tional students at USC. But one way the organization i tackling the job is by sponsorinj International Week, April 13 to 17 Among the activities, ISA wil hold its Spring Festival April 15 co-sponsored by the Carolin; Program Union. Yasir Niazi, an Egyptian na tional and ISA president, said hi has the tough task of attaininj funds for the organization. "ISA is an organization that ha the ability to expand and do a lo of good for the various culture represented, and the Carolina com munity as a whole," Niazi said "We have a problem with fundinj in that our actual membership i only 45. "The membership shifts accord ing to the nationality of the presi dent," Niazi said. "For instance last year the president was His panic, so most of the members ii attendance were also Hispanic. "The reason for the shifts is tha we have no definite membership, Niazi said. "We've tried to have definite membership for budge purposes and dealing with Studen Government and Student Affairs , but they require us to give out ap plication forms and have member ship fees." Niazi expressed concern abou juiet with vUSC system is resolved. USC President John Palms said it may be one to two years before a permanent chancellor is named. Shanks said Coastal's student government has made no offical stand on the secession issue and has not spoken with Ingle about the situation. Sara Loudin, assistant editor of Coastal's student newspaper, said 3 reorg apply for charte Addressing the needs of graduate student parents. Charles Wysong of the American Coalition for Rights spoke to * the group Monday night. Wysong denounced abortion clinics and quoted facts from the Abortion Injury Report of complications resulting from abortions, such as infertility and paralyzation. Wysong also said the report documents that one in three babies, 1.6 million annually, are aborted in thp I TnifpH QtafAe U1V UllllV/U kJUAIX/O. "Campus pro-life groups in the past have acted largely in response to actions of the pro-choice groups, and it is time for this to change," said Calhoun, who is a senior majoring in humanities. "We have our own agenda, and that is to see that friends who don't want abortions have other opinions." Biology major David Coones, a member of Students for Life, emphasized the group's focus on campus issues. "We're not trying to make a political statement. We're interested in providing alternatives to make abortion less attractive," he said. Calhoun said, "I don't see the pro-choice movement offering many choices. Students need more than a choice between abortion and dropping out of school." She said Students for Life believe abortion is not a liberated woman's choice, but a last resort for women who cannot receive financial, emotional and spiritual support from the community. students a lational g funding to keep the organization - going and sponsor events. "Internationals know how to - party. We've had three parties this - year." At one, we had over 400 people come out, and at another s over 200," Niazi said. I "One of our most popular events . is our food festival," he said. 1 "We've had two this school year. Fourteen international organizaa tions were represented, and we had an attendance of over 600." Niazi feels ISA should get more ? recognition and funding for their I activities because they appeal to more people than just s internationals. t "When we go to Student Life s ror neip, tney ten us to go to tne - International Student Program," he i. said. "But they only work with ing dividual students and not with ors ganizations. If Student Life is involved with Minority Affairs and - Black History Month, with Wo men's Services and Women's , Month, then why don't they help - us? We don't get anything. We n need encouragement from Student Life." it Setideh Mennesi, a pharmacy ju" nior from Iran, is an executive ofa ficer in the International Student t Association. She explained the adit vantages the organization offers ;, internationals. i- "In general, it has helped me tc - make contacts with other internationals," Mennesi said. "ISA's soit cial activities also help Americans interim j students have been quiet and cautious about the possibility of secession from rhf TTQP cucfAm -- -? ? JIVIII. 11UVV ever, the student government was in favor of secession, at least unofficially, she said. As a result of Coastal's efforts to become independent, USC is reexamining its policy and philosophy concerning branch campuses, anizing ir, plan goals "Many think that abortion is some big gift to women. It's pathetic to think abortion is the only way out. Children are not a handicap. We shouldn't have to give up a part of our natural functioning in order to be seen as equal to men," she said. Coones said, "We want ideas from pro-choice groups. We don't want to convert people, but if they knew the facts more people would probably be pro-life." Graduate student Ralph Sarmiento said he and other members do not encourage the actions of Operation Rescue. "We are not going to prescribe to that kind of radical movement. Students for Life is to be an educational group," he said. Students for Life faculty adviser Earl Lingle said abortion is an industry. "If premiums increase in the clinics, the doctors have to raise their prices. Then they will lose business because of restricted access to abortions for women," Lingle said. On April 22 Students for Life is sponsoring a baby shower in the Russell House to collect items for crises pregnancy centers in Columbia, such as Birthright, Bethany Christian Service and Daybreak. "No matter what side of the abortion argument you take, donations to the centers are a good way to help support pregnant women in crises situations," Coones said. "We hope to get a good response." it home :roup and internationals get together so that they are not isolated from one another." Valerie Peters, a hotel, restaurant and tourism major from France, said ISA activities provided valuable experiences and helped her get acquainted to her new environment. "It's nice to know there are others out there in a similar situation," Peters said. "I plan to be involved in international business when I graduate. It helps to meet interesting people from different countries and cultures." Pakistan Student Organization President Fuad Butt talked about his experience as a member of ISA and how it helped him to adjust to use. "When I first came to Columbia, I asked the International Student Program office about finding an 1 apartment, and they put me in touch with Yasir," said Butt, who is a student in the Master's in International Business program. "He introduced me to other internationals, and I started to go to ISA meetings." "ISA was helpful for me to get to know the student body," Butt ) said. "It's better to discover your surroundings with others in similar situations, instead of wandering ar- I ; ound aimlessly." ^resident according to Debra Allen, USC media relations spokeswoman. The new policy will be completed in early June, making it easier to discuss system agendas and problems, Allen said. "Once it is accomplished and developed, they will be able to work on issues concerning Coastal and other campuses," she said.