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Volume 84, No. 84 University of South Carolina Wednesday, April 15, 1992
A rare and powerful earthquake
rousted people from
their beds across northern
Europe early Monday, injuring
more than 45 people in
Germany and the
Netherlands. mm
In Bonn, a 79 year-old woman
died of a heart attack attributed
to the quake. ggfi
Readings of the quake's
magnitude varied from 5.4 at
the U.S. Seismology Center in
Colorado to 6.3 at Germany's
Siesmology Central
Observatorv.
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Massive flooding in an ancient
tunnell system beneath
downtown Chicago forced the 1
evacuation of tens of thou- Edit<
sands of workers and caused S<
a power blackout in much of deci
the Loop, the central business and
district. envi
Subway lines were closed, T
hotels and office buildings and
emptied and trading was acti
halted at the Chicago Board of Grei
Trade and the Mercantile ex- ery
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Water levels in some build- sisu
ings, including City Hall, 17 <
reached as high as 30 feet and a m
fish were found swimming in
the basement of one building. som
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Horry County Police ar
rested 20 people this
weekend after raiding an Aynor
area barn converted into a m**
ring for dog fighting. A
Four injured dogs, including
one who will be euthanized,
were taken to a veterna- J^L
rian to be treated for multiple p
lacerations and severe bleed- ||*(
ing, police said. All of the
dogs were pit bulls and two * y
of them were just puppies.
"One dog had the other Ur
pinned down, and his mouth ^dr
was locked on the other one's vest'
neck," Detective Thomas cerer
Plrv\A/p?r<; said "fViaf was A1
extent of the fight." 1
About 40 people escaped cerer
the scene via surrounding Th
woods. If convited those c
charged with owning dogs maul
face up to five years in prison ercis
and a $5,000 fine. Thor
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USC's "Day at the Ball- soon
park" will be held tonight at men<
Capitol City Stadium, home ately
of the Columbia Mets. USC ^
President John Palms will men(
throw in the first ball as the
take on the Myrtle Beach
^ ratio
m for students, fastaff
is $1 with USC comi
ition.
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After reading an article in Monday's issue c
embers of a Geology 103 class, picked up tra
in i 1 a
Lo stuaenis
o clean Gn
5RIC WARD planned all sem
pr in Chief thing pro-active
^veral students in Geology 103 ment during the
ded Monday to quit talking They decided
start doing something about on Greene Streei
ronmental problems. l'c'e 'n Monday
hey had enough with words, Gamecock de:
to demonstrate the need for Street landlords
on they collected trash on reactions to tl
me Street and filled nine groc- neighborhood, si
bagS "Many indivic
i?i n:?i...^11 habitually litter 1
diuaia onuwcii, uic u^ai-iuug aaint
for the course, said she and or t>ecause they
;>ther students are trying to send W1" c'can 11 UP
essage has to stop. We ,
We're taking action to do must all chip ir
ething about our environmental prevent the trash
)lems instead of just complain- Psychology
about them," Birdwell said. Burgess, who h<
leology 103 is designed to Monday, agreed.
h solutions to environmental
>lems and educate students in 1 ,n pcrs
'S to prevent future ones, she necds l?u
and stop making
it's not getting
londay's class was the last of said. "Nobody c
semester. were doing."
irdwell said the students had She said stu
'alms still s]
lture speakers to be K
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.T. WAGENHEIM
itant News Editor
liversity administrators are sticking with fl
plan to combine President John Palms' initure
with this May's commencement
nony. |fs
so, Palms said Hollywood-type celebrities
no longer be a part ot USC commencement
nonies.
le move to combine Palms' investiture with
ommencement ceremonies was made to cut
juration expenses, not commencement exes,
commencement committee chairman
nas Stepp said. "That is a very big misrstanding,"
he said.
iring the investiture ceremony, symbolic (
lis of the university are presented to the '
dent. 'ie
oufTiiratmn PAmmittao rm o n 11 n C t PT x
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t said the committee and Palms believe 0 1
ey for a separate inauguration ceremony
d not be justified. ^
am sad for him (Palms). I am sad he did
jet a proper inauguration," Stepp said. "As fac
as the (inauguration) committee recom- Re
Jed to cancel the inauguration, he immedi- otf
agreed to sacrifice it." an;
epp is sending a letter explaining the com- Stc
;ement excercises to students planning to
uate in May. The letter says Palms' address a <
be a commencement speech, not an inaugu- the
n address.
it the prospect of Palms delivering the pre
mencement address has some seniors upset. ho
past commencements, personalities such as sp<
er President Ronald Reagan and President Mi
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Virginia Mai
>f The Gamecock, 18 students, inclu
sh along Greene Street to help the e
take acti
eene Stre
ester to do some- seemed uninterestf
: for the enviorn- son, whose yard t
last class. ing up, came out (
to pick up trash just smiled at them
l because of an ar- "We had on g]
''s edition of The picking up nasty
scribing Greene hody said anythir
and tenants' upset Johnson, an early c
te trash in their tion sophomore,
te said. "I think the pec
luals in our society tlecock near the r
because 'others do' were even embarz
believe 'the city' us," Johnson said.
," she said. "This Carina Rock, a
are the city and we more, said she als
I 10 clean up and a,in fefling of dist
problem." ?fsto<k?ils.
sen,or Tanya in ere "ere
,i . ,, ... just drove by. No
dped collect trash i .. y, . ,
even said good job
That's because
onally that every- nclius Peoples, z
ike a responsibility studies junior, said
I excuses for why "I really think
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I (lone, Burgess i ney couia oe pici
ven asked what we instead of looking
plaining about in
dents passing by yard," Peoples saic
peaking a
I
til
In the past, USC commenceme
known figures, such as President
Jorge Bush, actor Bill Cosby and Archb
^ailHJUU 1 UlU IldVC ai ^lUllUlll^d.
Political science senior Matthew Crump
is disappointed with the decision.
'They (the administration) bought the
na Plaza Hotel, and now they say ther
)blem with the money for commencei
ere's a lot of disgruntled seniors about i
amp told The Gamecock in February.
However, budget problems have not Ix
:tor in choosing commencement spea
agan, Bush and Cosby, along with t
ler USC graduation speaker, did not re
y money for their commencement addre
'pp said.
Michelle Marple, who started a petition t
different speaker, met with Stepp to di
; possibilities of doing so.
'I met with him (Stepp) a while ago an
>ssed my feelings about commencemei
w the seniors would like to get am
jaker," Marple, who will be graduate
ly, said.
I- Stadin
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By TIGE WATTS
W a Managing Editor
University administi
rock promoters are still
Guns 'n' Roses and Me
perform at Williams-Bri*
Wilson Howard, a pr
Cellar Door Concerts
KB v book the show, said th
concert is "still in negoti
"It doesn't look go
t?*agL? * doesn't look bad. We're
dating and it's too ea
anything yet," Howard s,
Board of trustees seer
mas Stepp said the con
probably be booked for
it's booked at all.
Both Stepp and Howa
-shall/The Gamecock sh?rt time would not be
selling tickets,
ding several "That's plenty of time
nvironment. show," Howard said.
Rumors have begun t
that Seattle-based Nirv
be part of the show. Ho^
vJ JL Jl ever, denied that report.
"That's not in our pk
a have never seriously
| having Nirvana as pa
^ show," Howard said.
Stepp, however, said
the show included Nirva
;d and one per- "There is a serious a
hey were clean- ing formed to host a cc
?f thp hnncp anH Metallica. Guns 'n' Rosi
vana," Stepp said,
loves and were Agents for Nirvana
things and no- available for comment,
tg," said Mindi Getting Guns 'n' Ros
:hildhood educa- to Columbia may be a p
Stepp said he has he
pie at the Shut- that GNR lead singer
lursing building had an altercation wit
issed to look at before in Columbia.
"Let's just hope he':
history sopho- about that," Stepp said,
o noticed a cer-. Representatives for
ance on the part Roses and Metallica we
available for commen
s of people who afternoon,
body assisted or The rock concert mi
," Rock said. first of its kind for Will
of apathy, Cor- Administrators decided
in international stadium up to rock cone
stadium use committee
it's apathetic. would be successfu
eing up the trash university.
at it onH mm_ ^tpnn rhairman fnr tl
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their own front tee, said USC wants t
I. "good reputation" for !
ture concerts.
it graduati
n
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nt speakers have included internation;
Bush and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
lshoP Stepp said the committee reviewc
tions and decided combining the
said would be the most reasonable thing I
Meanwhile, Stepp said he hopes t
Car- ture speakers with strong academic t
e S a u/hr* havp an infliipnrp r?n hicrhp.r p.d
f",v/ v '"O "
nent. will have something memorable to
this," dents and families.
"We don't want someone who
izn a good (public relations) to the unf
kers. want someone who will delive
wery academic message," Stepp said,
ceive Palms agreed. "I'm not the kirn
;sses, that's going to have movie stars here
Stepp also said Monday that Ale
o get ders, the Chief Judge of the S.C. C
scuss peals, will deliver May's commer
dress for graduate students,
d ex- Sanders, a 1960 USC graduate,
it ? senator from 1977 to 1983 and ha
other chief judge since 1983. He will also
id in new College of Charleston preside
year.
Lm concerts
negotiation
"Our goal is to get as many con
certs that are economically sucators
and cessful for the university," Stepp
not sure if said.
tallica will "We want to get on the circuit
:e Stadium for rock concerts and show Columbia
is feasible for hosting cncerts.
omoter for That's our biggest problem right
trying to now ? convincing promoters that
ie possible concerts should come to Columations."
bia," he said,
od and it "The sooner we c?n get a big
still nego- concert here, the better."
rly to say Howard said this concert is not
aid. crucial to getting Williams-Brice
etary Tho- on the stadium tour circuit,
cert would "If we don't get this one, we'll
late July if get another one. It's just a matter
of time," Howard said. ~
rd said the Stepp said the drive to bring the
a factor in concert here is a challenging one.
"We're trying as hard as we can.
: to sell the I think we have a shot at it, but
we're a long way from bringing
o circulate them here," Stepp said.
- - _ i _ _
ana would 10 oring luiure concerts 10
ward, how- Williams-Brice, USC plans to run
ads in publications for promoters,
ins and we The ad reads, "If you book it, they
discussed W>U come.'
rt of that The ad also shows Columbia as
the midpoint between Atlanta and
plans for Raleigh/Durham, both 200 miles
na. away from USC.
ittempt be- In 1989, a stadium concert for
)ncert with the Rolling Stones was turned
ss and Nir- down. The Stones took their concert
to Clemson University's Death
were un- Valley prompting the formation of
the committee to study the feasibiles
to come ity of renting out the stadium for
roblem. such concerts.
ard reports Stepp said the 1989 concert was
Axl Rose turned down because of construe h
hecklers tjQn probiems with the stadium,
not because of the nature of the
5 forgotten rock concert.
Guns 'n' "The east upper deck would
re also un- sway and we were concerned. No
t Tuesday would tell us the stadium was insurable.
Now, the swaying is conght
be the trolled and we're 100 percent conlams-Brice.
fjdent about using the stadium to
to open the ,
erts after a r concerts' Stepp said,
decided it "There was no university oppos1
for the 'l'on 10 ^al concerl Just because
the Rolling Stones was a rock
he commit- band," he said,
o set up a Stepp also said that opening
hosting fu- Williams-Brice to concerts would
guarantee benefits to USC.
I All Voter registration
LV-rH continues in Burney
m wm m by jill buehlman
^ Staff Writer
Students, who are South Carolina
residents, can register to
ipBll 1 vote in state primaries and genera'
e^ect'ons Thursday from 9
p.m. to midnight in the Burney
lnhhv QPf-nrHincr In RiirtlP.v Rp.
%/m I sident Advisors.
RAs Lisa Knight, Susan
Landrum, and Stacie Winter are
S | fl sponsoring the registration as
part of a community service
"We are trying to make it as
ally easy as possible for students to
register. We feel that if there is
any difficulty involved, then
d other op- students will just throw away
ceremonies die forms," Knight said.
lo do. To make registration simple,
o attract fu- the RAs have provided all the
>ackgrounds forms, envelopes and witnesses
lucation and required from every state
coil tr\ clii. r.onntv
kJUJ IU JIU J
"All the student needs to
will bring bring is himself and a stamp to
versity. We mail off his forms," Knight
r a strong said.
The registration drive, which
i of person was already held Sunday, Mon5,"
he said. day, and Tuesday nights, has alxander
San- ready met its goal of 50 applicourt
of Ap- ants. Organizers hope to double
icement ad- that number by midnight on
Thursday.
was a state The final day to register for
is served as the Aug. 25 state primary elecbecome
the lion is July 11 by mail and July
nt later this 25 in person.