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Should the administration or Cockstock, a four- Softball team ^ ^ w Student Government sponsor a band concert on sweeps double- TT , u uJ" ES campus-wide recycling program? campus, is coming header against 1 wish people who have trouble 5ee Qross Fire Sunday. Coastal Carolina. f communicating would just shut up. \ g Page 3 Page 4 Page 7 IGamecock Volume 84, No. 82 University of South Carolina Friday, April 10,1992 In Wednesday's editorial of The Gamecock it was incorrectly stated that Furman University is a state-funded school. Furman is a private institution. The Gamecock regrets this error. Bosnia's president Thursday demanded the Serb-led federal army stop helping Serbs fight the country's new found independence. The statement by Alija Izet begovic came amid growing tensions between his govern ment and the army, which al legedly has aided the rebels particularly during fighting this week triggered by Euro pean recognition of Bosniar independence. A three-judge federal ap peals panel will decide ove the next several month whether Virginia Military In stitute should end it 152-year-old all-male admis sions policy. The 4th U.S. Circuit Coui of Appeals judges heard Justice Department lawye tiT 3 ? _ l i V _ ? 1 ? argue vveunesaay rnar virgi nia has no right to fund a mi] itary school for men only. Federal prosecutors hav abandoned their effort t convince a judge to put fo] mer Rep. B.J. Gordon i prison for longer than guid< lines allow. Assistant U.S. Attorne John M. Barton said in a cou motion that the bid was bein dropped to "prevent an further disclosure of confide] tial grand jury and investiga ory matters" and also t speed up the sentencing. ^ Jim Hogland, a Pulitze Prize winning journalist wit the Washington Post and USC alumnus, will be th guest of honor at a Medi Day luncheon April 14 spor sored by the College of Joui nalism and Mas Communica tions. Bob Horner, president c NBC news in Charlotte, wi also be on hand during Med Day to meet with journalisi students in the USC La School Auditorium to answi questions and offer career a< vice. Campus By MELISSA TENNEN Staff Writer 01 C( USC police officers are warning ca students to watch out for a recent ^ outbreak of robberies involving stolen credit cards. Investigator Bill Snyder said a students are easy prey for thieves m because they leave their bookbags to in public areas like the library, fc bookstores and the Kussell House Gameroom. bi "All it takes is thirty seconds for someone to walk by, and scoop it c< up and away it goes," Snyder said. ni Iliip r aBB Br Br HP /J sillSift ^BBSIs^ ._. ' i m . S " ?^J| t CNN journalist Catherine Criei a other guests Wednesday at the Ko r she discussed were the importance iProgram s< By JACK DUNN r Staff Writer 1 Filling graduate assistant posi- v tions in the Department of Student Affairs has been the focus of a _ program at the Capstone House the past three days. The Graduate Assistant Recruite ment Program concludes its activities Fridav to fill open positions {J * * r within the areas of Student Person- s n nel Services and Educational Adminstration. 1 Jim Doran, a Student Affairs as- N sistant vice president who coordi- ? ^ nated the program, said most gra- ? duate assistants for those areas come from the program. * ^ "The Division of Student Affairs f 1employs 75 graduate students and > most of them will come from this ? ? program," Doran said. "We have 53 candidates involved in inter- ' viewing for positions." Doran also said the program is ' unique and applicants are diverse. "This Droeram was created as a < Palms, st I By ANN WINCHELL Staff Writer r At a "Breakfast With the President' ^ nesday in the Golden Spur, Presiden a Palms chatted with students about rap e itation and racial problems on campus. The Carolina Program Union and t ^ fice of Student Affairs arrange this bi twice a year, graduate student Falici s said. These breakfasts are free and o all students on a first-come-first-serve ^ They give Palms and students a cha II know each other better. ja Palms, Dennis Pruitt, vice-presid m Student Affairs, and about 20 st w attended. er Palms said rape not only creates 1 ^ but "revictimization" by a system thai sensitive enough to their needs. He said some rape victims might m ?thieve; Books and bookbags are not the v tly things stolen. Usually a bag c )ntains room keys and credit t tras, wnicn can De useu oy uie ief. 1 L Snyder said thieves have an easy me with credit cards because ost store employees don't want i go through the trouble of asking 11 >r identification. "The thief will have a real good me," Snyder said. However, with bank transaction i irds, a personal identification < imber is needed to access money. 1 V < 4 *3^ fl TB IF '^tj^fl p^ ' WJJr %jm r^^H Jay King/The Gamecock spoke to USC students and ger Center. Among the topics of the media. seks grad nodel program, in that other coleges are trying to copy what ve're doing," Doran said. "Most >f these people are from all over he country. We have candidates rom places like University of Nevada-Reno, Texas A&M, and he University of Miami. We fly hem in and for three days ... hey meet faculty and other tudents." Paul Luttman, originally from *amapo College of New Jersey, vants to work for Student Affairs ind said the program has its id vantages. "My long-term career goal is to )e dean of Student Life," Luttman :aid "A graduate assistantshin vould give me the diverse experiences I would need for the job." "This whole recruitment process las been a positive experience," ^uttman said. "As an older returnng student, they've made me feel welcome and answered all my questions. udents di to report rape because the] in the system. "We need ; tered approach because citi; Wet*" confidence in it," Palms sail it John ?We nee(j i0 keep talki >P V1?- . . ' said. Plans for the rape task e . " with 115 volunteers, cht Ca ijaSl Freedman, reviewing differ a arl problem, he said. About the visitation pc ' "asis- "Students are adults and sh incc 10 such. We can't go any fur without major expense. U! C"1 0 are responsible to legish udenls safety." . . Student Paul Elam rai victims supervision in dorms, and ls no had confidence in resident he hopes to add more of tl )t want auows "People come to s targetii vritten right on the back of the infoi ard," USC investigator Rita Yar- "I trough said. any A new trend involves the thief one Tiieves can usually find the num- Law er in the victim's wallet as many Stok dentification numbers are birth- Si lavs, social security or telephone veril lumbers. stud "Sometimes the number-will be pret< of tf pretending to be a bank representa- A Live in a call to the victim, request- eith< mg the victim's personal identifi- to S ;ation number. Police officials thre< warn against giving any personal Pi CNN's Cri at USC ah By RUSSELL ENSLEY S1f?r Staff Writer ? Cable News Network journalist 0f p Catherine Crier stressed the impor- p0j lonPA r\f tliA maHio tn T TQP ctn_ lau^S/ \jt. hiv uivuia iu uvjv jiu C0U1 dents and other guests Wednesday at the Koger Center. gUy "The media is the most powerful t^e institution on the face of the planet," Crier said. SpOI Crier, a former Texas judge and 5 lawyer, was selected in 1989 by j^ik CNN to anchor "The World To- lcc day" and "International Hour" af- ^ ter sending CNN some tapes of her a c serving as host of a mock debate. scaj Crier launched a predominantly p female-oriented show, "Crier and aucj Company," in 1991 which features ney special guests and experts debating sQ ( current issues. fuU Crier's presentation pointed out ^ the vital role the media played in the downfall of communism in the ^ former Soviet Union and Eastern ran, Europe. h Crier said it would be hard to ' N find a president or prime minister's rarr office that did not have a televi- eve assistants "I've looked at a total of five schools, and this would be my first choice, because the opportunity offered by this program for professional development is excellent." Kimberly Sousa, a USC journalism graduate, is working part time in Student Personnel and is trying to get a full-time assistantship. us oeen neiprui to nave an me graduate assistant positions represented in one program," Sousa said. "That way we can get all the interviewing done at once instead of having to contact each office. It makes the whole process a lot cimnlnr " ami (jii/i. Rachel Marie Raab, who was at the program, is a graduate in elementary education from Eastern New Mexico University. She spent the last three years teaching at Sumter Area Technical College. "They gave us thorough descriptions of the positions that we would be interviewing for," Raab said. iscuss issu / lack confidence Palms said. the survivor cen- Student Body Vic( 7nnc hovA tr\ hai/A kr/Mi rrkt 1 r* n /Arv*\ ?r\ nu?v ivy ' ? - ^ UHJUglll uy UI& auilllll d. icy. Palms talked al ing about it," he pjan t0 fight discrimii visible soon in a brcx force have begun tributed across campu lired by Miriam "Forty-five percent ent aspects of the norities," he said. dents how to work c tlicy Palms said, iearn how to get alor ould be treated as dividual differences, ther with changes ?we have l0 break SC administrators vjdc opportunities for ttors for student spect traditions ? do people," he said. sed the issue of Palms replied he Palms said it is no advisers. He said bility to deal with mi lem as the budget the administration is them as friends," who can implement [ ag bookl rmation over the phone. students: t's not a good practice to give Never personal information to any- and purst over the phone," Director of Alway Enforcement and Safety Carl bons. Oi :es said. count nu tokes said if a caller wants to the accoi fy a bank number of any kind, Never lents should play dumb and bers ovc md not to have any knowledge transacti te matter. person. person who is convicted of Nevei it fraud or theft could face up cards. 15,000 in fines and a possible Try n< s?year prison term. for iden olice officers offer these tips to birthday* ier gives le out mass i i tuned into CNN during a time 90-minu riternational tension. "I the !rier also discussed the apathy speaker, Americans today and the lack of showed itical participation in our Sounds ntrw r^hicm e lit* J. ^ We always look to the other Crier, to solve our problems. It's not Univers; other guy, it's you and I. tained I t's freedom, our ability to re- was 23. rid ... responsibility," Crier said. She j he also used examples such as Districi :hail Gorbachev and Poland's within tl h Walesa to demonstrate the woman erences one person can make in prosecul ountry, as well as on a global Two le. district deferring to the students in the tent of: ience, Crier said, "There has She i er been a time when you were JU(^8e " iesperately needed. You are the man e'e ire of the world." 10 a civ Ha nrACAntotinn AnHaH ti/ifrK o County. ?v pi voviiutiiuii vnuvu rriiu u stion and answer session in Crier ch Crier responded to questions ging from Gulf War censorship Women ler own personal life. Crier Members of the Carolina Prog- 4:30 p.r i Union, who sponsored the "Inside nt, met with Crier after the on "Crie Student Senate Co The Student Senate confirmed 18 pe< the Executive Cabinet. Administrative Assistant f| Executive Assistant Executive Assistant p Ifllflf ||lf|j Special Projects-Discount Card ; Special Projects-Area Business ||||?? Special Projects-Parking and Safety Special Projects-Corn munity Service Special Projects-Recycling : Special Projects-Columbia City Council Special Projects-Off Campus Service Attorney General Institutional Affairs :i Public Relations .. Multi-Cultural Affairs Freshman Council Senate Liaison Students for a Better Carolina Deputy Election Commissioner Source: Jack Dunn es at breal the nation. We j-President Kelli Lister ment," Palms sail istration's anti-bias pol- Student Patricl bout USC s five-point a racial problem nation. The plan will be he said, had be ;hure which will be dis- campus police f s. night on charges of our students are mi- picked up only i We want to teach stu- lion, "black male >n teams. We've got to Wright said th ig with each other's in- blicize his cxper and did not want down barriers and pro- Palms said th; people. We have to re- out campus pol in't take that away from problems are ran Palms discuss and some of its t the faculty s responsi- has lo absor5 an nority relations and that trying to find people ( jrograms. "We can lead >ags leave wallets, bookbags is unattended, s ask for credit card carnce anyone gets the acmber, they have access to int. give out credit card numir the phone. Financial ions should be done in r lend or borrow credit 3t to use popular numbers itification numbers, like > and telephone numbers. cture media ile presentation, rnght she was a marvelous , but I wish more people up," CPU Com temporary Committee chairman John aid. who graduated from the ity of Texas at age 20, obler law degree when she joined the Dallas County t Attorney's Office and liree years became the third and youngest felony chief ;or in the office, years later Crier ran for judge and beat an incum22 years. was the youngest district 1 Texas and the first wocted, rather than appointed, il district bench in Dallas also was recognized as one ren Outstanding Working In America for 1987. can be seen on CNN at n. with Bernard Shaw on Politics" and at 11:30 a.m. i n 99 j ana company. nfirmations Dple Wednesday to HI, David Halter g|J? j Trav Robertson llll Chris Gotbrth j|j|? Charles Morgan If If.Cftrte Brock Jfl|!f| Robby Neal !j|| Jennifer Mattoryjf Matt Bebber 111 Brie Barbour Nikki Robertson filf Garry Malphrue |j Beth Reid Kelly Bailey Marilyn Davis iiJlNlckl MeBrayerJJf Yasir A. Niazi ; Robert Cahaly -f.Yolanda Walker Kristin Buehlman/The Gamecock M? 4, must all make a committi c Wright said there was still on campus. A friend of his, en picked up and held by or three hours Wednesday of hurelarv. His friend was ? 0 J - on the basis of the descrip5-10." e victim did not want to puience because he was upset things to get worse, it was "sad." He talked ablicc training and said that ipant everywhere, ed the USC budget crunch implications. He said USC $8 million cut without cutSee Palms on page two