The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 17, 1992, Image 1

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/ Q Are Saturday Night Live's It's tanning time. Intramural M Tri-Delt skite derogatory or Advice on healthy championships are ^^Tprefer rogues to imbeciles becau^\ all in good fun. skin in the sun. winding down. Q they sometimes take a rest. J i Page 2 Page 3 Page 5 ^ D= me IGamecock Volume 84, No. 85 University of South Carolina - Friday^pnM wmmmVt B*JILLE" J? * J? staff Writer ?sS'jf^ |l Editors Nou M award recip able at press ^ N week as ihe ceremonies. The Stud VI A Kenyan air force trans- Recognition port ?lane crashed in a Nair- day, an(j var r\Ki cnKnrK THVn i rcH > \i Villi-no- 1 _ rc\ _ . A %*S lilUUUMJ ICgCS, OIIlCv all 45 airmen and soldiers awarded appi aboard and five people on the to 212 recip ground, police said. annual USC The twin-engine Buffalo Horseshoe, slammed down between two Also on T houses in a working-class Minority Sti neighborhood on the city's Minority Stu< east side, setting the two-story "it's a woi brick structures on fire. the university Jeremiah Matagaro, a police ation to the spokesman, said the passen- dent of Slu gers included air force per- pruitt said. 4 sonnel and army soldiers, but the highest It he did not know the Two maj< breakdown. each year to President Bush said Thursday he will press for legislation that would allow all Americans to tap individual $25,000 lines of credit to further their education or train for new jobs. Bush already has backed a Republican congressman's effort to create a "lifelong learning" account that adults could borrow against, and Bush's proposal is similar to a plan that Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, has made a centerpiece of his own education A Lexington m.an is on trial for raping his wife and taping the ordeal. PATRlf ..A .tf SAon_ County jury NgWS Editor saw uie viueuiapt; vveunesuay ~ ? in one of the first cases of A coaliti marital rape since South Car- presidents I i i will meet wi olina passed the law last _ r conference "Please don't tie me up n*S again. I'll do anything you u gc* 1 . want me to. Please don't tie me up," the man's 32-year-old Tom Young wife pleaded on the tape. 10 co"vl r ........ ...... accept a fav benefit h igh( _ m i ne lira and A5KUS voice response systems will By MELISS be shut down for maintenance staff Writer April 29 to May 1. Shutdown Created 0 of the system is necessary to w J|m Pf upgrade the computers ac- i7alion cording to Maxic Taylor, head ? . Us of the Student Information ?r mor Systems department. its mission. The hardware upgrade will ?jusl p increase data storage capacity forei pavmg the way for additional ' services through voice re- ? sponse systems. ? The shutdown may not take . . 'y the entire three days, Taylor or*>ai said. "Down time may be lim- ^>ua ited to one day," headed. IC award IAUCH (JSC awarded Jefl ihe Steven N. Swan? z: The names of some Award, which is lh< ienls were not avail- senior award. "I am lime. about receiving this lents collected the son said- "It's nice idemic excellence this ciated for all the serv university recognized to USC and the comr nents in three awards More than 200 p< the ceremony und ent Leader/Advisor perfect spring afte Reception was Tues- Horseshoe. "It was ; ious departments, cot- ine ceremony, panic js and organizations was so pretty outside 'oximately 150 awards Awards Day was ients Thursday at the the Divison of Stude Awards Day on the Honors and Awards Omicron Delta K* hursday, the Office of USC Educational Fo ident Affairs had its one of the true tra< dent Honors Night. university," Pruitt sai iderful opportunity for The USC Graduat / to show our appreci- tet performed a mus students," Vice Presi- the ceremony, and a dent Affairs Dennis lowed at the presider 'Each student reached The Office of Mi " a rr.. -7-1 j? ;vei ot potential. anaus was iiiuisul )r awards are given sell House Ballroorr seniors who excel in son, director of mi jadership and service. affairs, began the h ivastava and Mary in 1986. "It's a way ived Algernon Sydney outstanding Africanards, which go to one dents," he said. "It : female student. incentives for otht . . 1 1. . . I4T. J J /_ T * entertained students at weanesaay s int< lent president 'K VILLEGAS tadel, Clemson, tl Charleston, Frar on of student body Lander, South Care rrom across the state Winthrop. th a General Assembly "We are trying to committee early next importance of highe cuss South Carolina's the state," he said. " lot more with repre: dent Body P resident other college campu said the coal ition will The conference cc nee the committee to prising three meml 'orable compromise to S.C. Senate and Ho ir education. to settle the state' tion will be made of which was dispu es from USC, the Ci- houses. )up for just f king for stud >A TENNEN Point, a monthly Columbia that puts >ut of fear of the Gulf sis on environment; >ace, a Columbia-based issues with humor in its second year, has included. 'emphasis and is look- Bercey encourag e members to continue get involved and ai which are every I ice is committed to a Tuesday of the mon policy. Mainly, this fo- to call Point at 254nuclear weapons," Just mation on meetii ler Brett Bercey said. locations, aid the group is an ac- Originally known lization motivated by olinians Against N ciousness to do some- War, the group was important issues. test the United Sla s also the publisher of confrontation agains s students for Wilson with excel. ;er Leadership Two major awards were given i other major Thursday evenintr -- ihe. F.mest R -> J - o ?' very excited Just Graduate Research Award and award," Wil- the I. DcQuincey Newman Excmp- m ; | to feel appre- lary Leadership Award, given to ice I've given Jeff Wilson. nunity." The office also recognized the ' J* jople attended 1991-92 and 1992-93 Minority As- If : ff* er a picture- sistance Peer Team (M.A.P.) and rnoon on the presented M.A.P. awards. i nice day for \ ularly since it Each African-American student ," Pruitt said. with a 3.0 or better cumulative sponsored by grade point ratio in each college M :nt Affairs, the was presented an Academic ExcelCommission, lence Award. The office also ippa and the awarded each African-American WUSC-FM's Bri undation. "It's student with the highest grade niana Awards, e ditions of the point ratio in his or her class rank- 0gnize students id. ing with an Academic Excellence outstanding work e Brass Quin- Award. ?i7?inn? ICrLPn?reM '"xhcTsiM Hall ? fo1" A reception in Ihe Russell ni?es 14 member 11 s nouse. House followed the ceremony. ni iirm? u,hn hanority Student nizations who ha iy in the Rus- Another awards ceremony was ni'icant leaders i. Ralph John- Tuesday in the Russell House Ball- 1 cir organizal,ori nority student room. The 1992 Student Leader/ Student Life Dnors program Advisor Recognition Reception the student mem of recognizing honored those who have made the ership Council w American slu- effort to improve the Carolina ious leadership tr also provides community. Harrison Gree :r siuuenis 10 taeven students received Laroii- me c.aronna ec student groups h to support a c Eric Glenn/1 he Gamecock BangStOn said. "We're suppt ;rnational Festival on Greene Street involved with ( -?? for their activitit 1 | -| she said. "Stu< s to lobby state rzsy,: ** would hale to t le College of The House version of the bill, ^eni senate 's icis Marion, which was rejected by the Senate, apathetic about E >lina State and would have given USC 74 percent The debate ?r .i_ _ r mi * cfpmmpH frr*m t ui me oioz.j minion maximum " emphasize the amount allotted. about the cost, >r education to o . and unfamil.ant It will weigh a The Senale version, which was mon Ground coa sentatives from rejected by House, would have gi- Senator Sherr; ses? " ven USC only 69 percent of the of Campus Rape maximum allotment. lioned why her immittee, com- included on the bers from Ihe Young said USC cannol afford knov use, will meet budget cuts to higher education s budget bill, funding because eventually a tuited by both lion hike would be created to make up the difference. ' oreign policy activities to cel? lent members TTT 3 p.m. newspaper in ation Desert Stonn, Bercey said, heavy empha- After the war, the group il and political changed its name to Just Peace and 11:30 AJIL and opinions began focusing on eliminating nu- to 1 P"*. clear weapons worldwide. 3'30 D m es students to "It all lies into foreign policy. " Ltend meetings, Who arc you going to drop the irst and third bombs on?" Bercey said, th. Bercey said 4 p.m. 1803 for in for- Enthusiasm for the group has rig times and decreased considerably, member Kim Mahlc said. "We need more ? p.m. as South Car- people. Il is supposed to be more Middle Eastern rowdy, Mahlc said. created to pro- "Wc have to get people more inles-led military formed. If people know more, they ;l Iraq in,Oper- can work through us," Mahlc said. excellence Jeff Mabon The Gamecock ent Riley receives a Hall of Leader award. stablishcd to rec- received the 1992 Advisor of the who have done Year award, for student orga- Approximately 175 students, ities. - staff and parents attended the cere oi Leaders recog- mony. "We were very pleased with s of student orga- the turnout," said Chrissy Vaughn, ve served in a sig- a graduate student in the Student hip role within Life office. "There were a lot more i. parents there than we expected to also commended attend. We were very excited, bers of the Lead- The College of Journalism and ho assist with var- Mass Communications had its anaining programs. nual Media Day awards ceremony nlaw, advisor for Tuesday in the Law School Audi(dybuilding Club, torium. ^-planting bill senate debate ^ Other senators questioned why the resolution was brought before j to be planted on the senate so late and why it was aused a 45-minute brought before them at all, since student senate treasurer Eric Dell could dispense the funds with or without senate sponsored by stu- approval. eth Bangston and "The money is coming from the senate to sup- funds left over from the previous SI50 of student administration," Dell said. "So I ley to pay for the don't see what the senate is comee. plaining about." ually passed by a Dell said a decision was made 17. by the executive branch to support be planted April allocating the money. The resolui of Earth Day by tion was brought to him later by i, a coalition of 10 Bangston, who wanted senate supganizations trying port for Common Ground. 3nment. "The executive branch talked ime that this many about this in student government 3VP. f.nmP, tO^TPthPr VL/ith fhp uariAno rTrnnnp inwnK/nH ? - o TT mi UIV ? Ul iv/uo ^IV/upj III V WI V/U, :ause like this," and we decided to make it a student government project," Dell >rting the groups said. "We thought it was a good Common Ground \vay to have student government js all year round," support it and show the students lent government that we care." lessage of support In other action, the senate unanice organizations. I mously passed a resolution recomhink that the stu- mending formation of a Campus the group that is Litter Review Committee, to regu^arth Day." late the posting of flyers by buabout the tree sinesses and politicians. ;enators' concerns "Currently, Operational Services lack of planning is cleaning up everyone's mess," y with the Com- Stephen Brown, co-sponsor of the uuuii. resolution, saia. we want to tmy Lamb, president plement a three to four day limit Awareness, ques- on the flyers." organization was Senators Owen Donley and Paul ; coalition's flyer Elam also sponsored the ^edge. resolution. ion Ground Earth Day | vi, a coalition of 14 student organizations, is sponsoring >brate Earth Day 1992, which & April 22. the following bject to change and free to USC students: Earth Day Bazaa; Greene Street Recycling can drive, vendors, live music, fooa and information tables from campus and community organizations Ideas Buffet, Greene Street Forum about environmental issues Sharing of Faith, Horseehoe A spiritual service open to people of all beliefs Putting Down Roots, Horseshoe Tree planting Rhythm Alive I, Russell House Ballroom West African drumming, sponsored by Carolina Program Union, $5 for public around Coalition Ryan Sims/ The Gamecock