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ceremonies.
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port ?lane crashed in a Nair- day, an(j var
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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
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benefit h igh(
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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
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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
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: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