The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 02, 1994, Image 1
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."