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Forecast : Index ^ ^ today : Engineering j j : What the 'week!' : ^ews 1 ^v>X u3'k dq6^ i a Students ; _ 2?/Bp^|4^ _ _ _ I a j New restaurant in Five Points promises to lift your spir- Viewpoints....3 y , '9' ?.r : Hp' JlsS build vsMJUnF dLx its with their wings... buffalo, that is. Page 5 L-^?1 Low 67 . H M 1|T | I F : _ : Carolina! 4 : pedestrian : m ik\ ft I I fl 1/ fl I II I* : weekend : . .. m Ffll I III I I II It : 'Dawgs In the house : Comics 6 Partly cloudy ; jly*^n|||j| I I USC opposes Georgia in season opener. Page 12 j gp0rts 7 ^e^fj j^'9 ul "^^^1 ^->96 4 I Serving USC since 1908 Classifieds..10 NEWS BRIEFS NATIONWIDE O Computer accountability. WASHINGTON? Voters need only punch a few personal computers keys to learn if their representatives' rhetoric on spending cuts matches their votes in Congress, under a system unveiled Thursday by a conservative taxpayers' group. Among the findings: Many self-professed fiscally conservative Democrats often vote for spending, meiuuei a eiecueu suite iititv gencieuly are the most frugal; and lawmakers are twice as likely to vote for spending increases as for cuts. ? Loan defaults drop. WASHINGTON? Defaults on student loans fell to 15 percent? the second straight decline since collections got more vigorous and indebted graduates scrambled to "do what's right." Taxpayers are expected to spend $2 billion this year paying off uncollected student loans. And as usual, the highest default rates were among students at for-profit trade schools. ? Illegal baby buying. COMESTI, Romania? cheon is servea me program wui Degin at i^:ou p.m. Susan Aude-Fisher of WIS-TV will be the keynote speaker. Mason & Dixon of WCOS-FM will host the event as well as conduct a live radio remote from the Armory. A goal of $8.1 million has been set for this year's campaign. All donations will help provide funding to 45 United Way member agencies that offer health and human services throughout the four counties of Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and Richland. Tickets for the campaign kickoff are available in advance through the United Way for $8. For more information about the luncheon or how to become involved with the campaign, contact the United Way at 733-5400. PICTURETHIS v I Phobics by sources _offear t? / 100,983,00 w-' Snakes * \) 64,038,000 \ Public speaking Flying on a plane 27,093,000 ^ J CnMnro anil Snaorto . t * Source: The Unofficial U.S. Cens hours, which are y a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday tnrougn Friday and 1-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more information about the "Of Earth and Cotton" exhibit, which is on display through Nov. 20, call McKissick Museum at 777-5400. United Way Plans Campaign "Round-Up" On Monday, Sept. 12, the United Way of the Midlands will kickoff the annual campaign with a "Country/Western Round-Up" luncheon at the National Guard Armory cn Bluff Road. Festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. as a buffet-style lun' rrn !11 1 _ -JL I rt.OA Alter a nany marKet iree-ior-aii ionowmg r.ne revolution, in which an estimated 10,000 Romanian children were adopted by foreigners, the government cracked down in 1991. But the baby trade hasn't stopped. A British couple go on trial Friday on charges of attempted illegal adoption and human smuggling for allegedly trying to take out 5-monthold Monica Baiaram in July. "today Today is Friday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 1994. There are 120 days left in the year. On this date: In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta, one day after the Confederates had retreated. In 1945, Tokyo time, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II. In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers. In 1991, the United States formally recognized the independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. notebook Museum Extends Hours of Cotton Exhibit McKissick Museum has extended the hours of the "Of Earth and Cotton" exhibit at the old Gibbes automotive showroom to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. In order to accommodate afternoon commuters, the museum has changed the exhibit hours to 15 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 1-4 p.m. on Friday and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. All other McKissick exhibits are open to the public during the museum's regular operating Tvvo more su ERIN GALLOWAY Asst. News Editor Two additional suspects were arrested Tuesday in connection with a number of armed robberies in the Five Points area. The suspects arrested on a charge of armed robbery by the Armed Robbery Suppression Task Force are Crawford Vanoon r*? iv i?/l I i ___J T T uoiuns, zd, oi l/oiumdia, ana denrey derome Phillips, 23, of Fort Rucker, Ala., said Lt. Dell Hamilton of the Columbia Police Department. The Columbia Police Department is examining why Phillips was in the area, said Columbia Police Chief Charles Austin "We are working closely with military officials on this. AWOL is one angle we're looking at," Austin said. The task force, which began on Aug. 26, has now arrested six suspects in the series of robberies. "In the first two cases, our undercover agents were on top of things quickly enough that they were able to apprehend the suspects shortly after the incident," Hamilton mm m Above, SO Vice President Amy Blgtu at Capitol City Stadium. Right, Cocl crowd at the Bombers' USC Night. use night scores 1 ERIN GALLOWAY Asst. News Editor When there is a leathered mascot see] at a baseball game, its usually the infa mous San Diego Chicken, but Wednesda night at Capitol City Stadium, anothe well-known fowl was present, Cocky. Wednesday at Capitol City Stadiuir USC faculty, staff and students could ge in the gates for a dollar less than usual fc USC Night. The festivities started wit! Student Government Vice President Am Bigham throwing out the first pitch, fo] lowed by Dr. Richard Conant, director c Carolina Alive, performing the nations anthem. And then there was Cocky, who roame the crowd and later led the seventh-innin stretch. Amy Bigham, after warming up aloni the first base line with three perfect pitch es, bounced one in from the mound to kicl off the festivities. Former Student Government Presi Student apath focus of first S GREQ RICKABAUGH Staff Writer While the Student Senate's first fall mee ing lasted just 22 minutes, a few officers hin ed at issues that might make their Top 10 lii this year. The lark nf female facultv and washer/dr er distribution across campus, said Vice Pre ident Amy Bigham, were two concerns brougl to her attention this summer. Bigham said female faculty in the Bus ness Administration College was a more sp cific concern. Senators were given ideas f< k possible legislation, but the issues were n * elaborated on. Tuition increases this past summer were concern of Sen. Barry Bernstein who took tl podium to address the issue. i0 "We've got to fight with the (state) legi lature to get money, and we've got to figl with the University to keep tuition down said Bernstein, a third-year law student wl has seen colleere costs rise dramaticallv sin he first attended USC in 1980. "It could happen again next summer, ar I think we need to do something in the mea time to prevent that from happening." Bernstein said apathy is high on campi so Student Government should fight the i creases. US spects arrestee said. "With the last two, we had decoy offi- ; cers who were robbed." "One or two of the suspects do have previous criminal histories. One of them has 1 quite an extensive history," Austin said. "For those with past histories, we are going to urge the courts to give the maximum penalty and try and show the level of danger they pose to the community." Austin said bond hearings have been ( held for all six suspects and bond has been set at $100,000 to $150,000. "It is likely that they'll be held until trial," Austin said. Austin is pleased with the task force's work and the relationship formed between TTQr' UUV CU1U I/IIC Wl/J. "I am especially excited about the cooperative efforts from the university family and the city. It shows the kinds of accomplishments we can make when we work hand in hand," Austin said. Charges have been filed on the suspects in connection with the specific robberies, and Hamilton said the task force is now ex Photos by BOB WERTZ The Gamecock im throws out the first pitch Wednesday <y and Bomber the Mouse entertain the at ballpark lomerun dent Carl Solomon, who was on hand for n the game, understood how Bigham felt, i- "I can't say anything. I one-hopped one y last year. It's a lot farther than it looks," r Solomon said. Conant then led the crowd in the singing l? of the National Anthem. The Bombers' * players in the dugout thanked Conant as ,r he left the field. A drawing was sponsored by the Diviy sion of Student Affairs. Prizes were provided by all four campus bookstores, the >1 Backpacker, Stuffy^, Mauro's Pizza, and 1 Yesterdays restaurant. All USC faculty, ^ staff and students were eligible for the drawing. ^ Stephen Barker, a higher education administration graduate student, was one of the people responsible for coordinating I USC Night. "I'm an intern in Student Affairs, and Please see BOMBERS page 4 y, legislature Senate meeting "At some point, Student Government ha t7 got to say *We can at least be the organizers t- " Bernstein said. st Also during the meeting, Bigham announce the vacancy of seven total senate seats froi y- the Nursing, Business Administration, Edi s- cation, Social Work, and Humanities college! ht Applications will be available for two week in the Student Government office in the Rui ll_ sell House, she said. e" The Finance Committee, which met afte the senate adinnrned. annroved $325 in ac ot' ditional expenses for the the Criminal Jui tice Association, which is running an escoi service during hours not served by APCXs e! cort service. The money will cover the cosl 8. of van signs, telephone expenses and offic supplies, according to William Blitch, Finant {? Committee chairman. 10 The committee also postponed discussin ce their interpretation of a political organizj tion, a definition needed to decide who car id not receive student funds, n- The Finance Committee meets ever Wednesday following the senate in the Sri is dent Government conference room. The sei n- ate will meet at 4:30 p.m. next week in tt Russell House Theater. i in Five Poim amining other cases to look for a tie between < the suspects and the robberies. * ! "We are pulling all op-en and active i records [of robberies] since May," Hamilton said. < Austin said, "We are taking a look at ] common connectors between the robberies ] and looking for any information that might show a pattern." , One pattern, Austin said, is that many of the victims have been students. "We were concerned that with school about to begin, we would have many students who are vulnerable," Austin said. 1 The task force is composed of officers from the Columbia and USC police de- 1 partments and participants from the Midlands Area Violent Crimes Task Force. "The task force's target was street robberies, armed and strong-armed," Hamilton said. The USC Police Department was asked by the city to assist in the task force because of a similar unit created a year ago, Director of USC Law Enforcement and Safety Carl Stokes said. "A year ago we created the Crime ReSBM L A. ^B J^0^ *am3 , gr uy? H6 1 S .wj^^H^^^S^B B *' ! #' J^l H M ^BI l!B S ; ?] i " ^ wr College of Si celebrates 251 DARBY LACKEY Staff Writer S, The College of Social Work celebrates its 25th anniversary at USC this year. ^ On Oct.7, the College of Social Work will hold a special ceremony from 6 to 8 pjn. in the Capstone Ballroom honoring n i i i. ^ 1 3 ail aiumni, graauaies, stuaents ana m8 structors involved in the College. s. The College of Social Work was founded in 1969 by a group of people from the T Governor's Advisory Board for Mental j. Health who felt that a school of social j. work was needed to provide profession X al education for the people of South Carj. olina, said Earnestine Player, who was ;3 then the chairperson of the local National ;e Association of Social Workers chapter. ;e "The NASW really worked to help convince the USC President that a colg lege of social work was desperately needi ed in the state," Player said. "The Coli lege of Social Work was created to train people to deal with mental health issues." y The College of Social Work has greatl ly expanded over the last 25 years and l- enrollment will continue to expand as le resources allow, Dean Frank Raymond said. ts robberies iuction Unit to surveil campus at night," Stokes said. "Since that time we've made about 200 arrests, and a number of those were made for the city. We haven't worked directly with the task force, but the Crime Reduction Unit has worked closely with Dell Hamilton." Stokes said the Crime Reduction Unit's Btrategy differs from the city task force's. "We surveil and stake out, sit and wait, while the task force's strategy is to ride around setting up decoys. We have hot spots, parking lots, garages, where we observe Deonle. Peonle's behavior as thev come on I X ? x ? campus tells us what they're up to," Stokes 9aid. Austin said the task force will continue to be active in apprehending robbery suspects. "We have a concern that there are still more people out there who would commit these types of crimes. We want to eliminate the threat," Austin said. "We want to clear this up as soon as possible. We are luckj that no one has been hurt in any of these incidents." H " V' pS \OTgPB : jl ,jm 9V aBa p ^ ssbBbp JH 3cial Work th anniversary "With the new health care reforms ii the government, the job market and de mand in this area is certain to grow, Raymond said At a present enrollment of over 2500 the College of Social Work offers the on ly graduate program in the state. Thi College's doctorate program is the onh one offered in the country with a focu! on training social work educators, Ray mond said In the area of international educa tinn thp rinllptrp nf finrinl Work nffprs s master's program in Korea, Raymon< said. It is the only college to offer an en tire program on foreign soil. The College of Social Work has beei a pioneer in teaching with multimedii techniques. "We have blazed a new trail in tha area," Raymond said. "The first year o our nrooram is taueht on interactive tele vision. "We're excited about our past. W< think we've brought distinction to thi university with our innovative programs we hope to continue to grow."