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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
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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
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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
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a other guests Wednesday at the Ko
r she discussed were the importance
iProgram
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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
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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_
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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.
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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