The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 28, 1994, Image 1

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Forecast A i ? L : Index H: ^ .a*# : Be kind when merging TODAY VOOOOO : - . j I Manners are key to moving smoothly on the ; News 1 Eh% j fim L0Ung? ! IE W i j Viewpoints....3 Low 56 : l-JHE opens for j m 1 117 IT ? ^ If s ; Carolina! 5 m : MH business In : m III 1/ I I II IX : mn THURSDAY : Columbia m Wfll I I IV I I II l\ l- Stellar Steve : Comics 7 p?srnny82 : MJrrjB Hllli %|l I W i Taneyhill given Offensive Player of the Week Sports 8 | Serving USC since 1908 , , Classifieds 10 NEWS BRIEFS NATIONWIDE Horry County considers Sunday liquor sales MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) ? Horry County residents will vote in November on whether restaurants and bars in unincorporated areas of the county will be allowed to serve liquor on Sundays. Supporters of Sunday sales collected the required 2,500 petition signatures needed to get the question on the ballot, the county office of Registrations said Tuesday. The petitions had been submitted Monday for certification. nra r j i j ? .11 L ine reierenaum wouiu pui au esiauiisuuiems 111 the county on the same playing field, said Roger Davisson, general manager of the 2001 nightclub. "If s upsetting and unfair to restaurants because when customers come in on Sunday and find they can't get a cocktail, they go somewhere else and they can," said Davisson, who heads a group of restaurant owners backing Sunday sales. Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Atlantic Beach already have Sunday sales. Restaurants and nightclubs in unincorporated areas of the county must stop serving liquor at midnight Saturday. County voters rejected Sunday sales in 1984 but this time, Davisson said, "We feel confident that voters are ready to move Horry County into the 21st century." Client beats murder charge after lawyer raps DETROIT (AP)?A man beat a murder charge after his lawyer rapped to the beat. Rondelle Woods was accused of supplying a shotgun that another man used to shoot 19-year-old Douglas Melonson last year. Police said Woods and the other man, Gregory Wheeler, were kicked out of a birthday party for Melonson's sister, then returned with the weapon. Woods' attorney, William Hunter, took a fresh approach in his closing argument Friday to the Recorder's Court jury. He rapped. "Went to a party, sweet 16, decided to stay on the scene, was not there, looking for troubles, Fm a married man, working doubles..." The jury acquitted Woods of first-degree murder. TODAY Today is Wednesday, Sept. 28, the 271st day of 1994. There are 94 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On Sent. 28.1066. William the Conaueror in vaded England to claim the British throne. On this date: In 1542, Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at what is now San Diego, Calif. In 1781, American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their siege of Yorktown Heights, Va. In 1787, Congress voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval. In 1850, flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy. In 1892, the first nighttime football game took place, in Mansfield, Pa. NOTEBOOK Interactive conference focuses on information The College of Journalism and Mass Communications will sponsor an interactive satellite roundtable on the future of information on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 12:15 to 4 p.m. Entitled "The Media Race: Jockeying for Position," the roundtable will focus on future communications technologies, businesses and regulations. Following the satellite conference, a local panel composed of Bud Tibshrany of CVI, Ron Loewen of WISTV, Gil Thelen of The State and Ted Creech of Bell South will discuss their perspectives on communications and telecommunications. Richard Wiley, former Federal Communications Commission chair, will lead the panel. Dr. Judy VanSlyke Turk, dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, will moderate the conference. For more information, contact Kent Sidel at 7776692. Corrections In the September 23 issue of the Gamecock, Bonita Strickland's School should have been called Classic Clef. The Gamecock regrets the error. In the same issue, the Safe Streets Day sponsor should have been given as Chi Omega. The Gamecock regrets the error. PICTURETHSS TRUCK DRIVERS BY jr GENDER 2,500,000 Truck drivers in Mora than 100 jlJt | of these ara Jlr\yl 2| women JF \ yi /'/ tNy/ / ? eAHJMEL MADDEN The Game* ck ? Police continue to i ANNE PAGE Staff Writer ^ Three arrests were made in the fighting and weapon discharge incident according to a USC Police Department report released Monday . The incident is still under investigation. "We are still trying to piece together who was there and find out what went on," said Carl Stokes, director of USC Law corc Enforcement and Safety. jn ^ Officers saw Darryl Tisdale of Benedict College pointing a 0^-1( handgun in the air over a crowd of people leaving a dance held in a Russell House ballroom and heard two shots fired. Ac- ' Citizen Palms ' 9w i H - ..... J1 m* - 9B m| I Jmm w&m , 4? ^ W|| v.* ' jdHfci'fei-':: ^ mr^, MlJ JL It -- r $?$& ?SSi* i? rn ? ' T****mi M- -'ftirrmwfef!'" ' Hi m*. Wi? ' m 9 KmA * ?* *' 9**1 Wf ' *sjff - ;HE^hHH KwtL : M President John Palms chats with Junior Rebecca Grimm Tu< Ad department wins The Gamecock Advertising Depart- p?~ ment takes Best of Show award for graduation tabloid and Newspaper of HH Fy ^ the Year at the Southern University ASHLEY BALL Staff Writer 1 _______ The Gamecock Advertising Department swept the competition at the 16th annual Southern University Newspapers (SUN) Awards, taking Best of Show and Newspaper of the "We're proud of our improved professionalism and creative abilities," said Renee Gibson, Gamecock marketing director. "This is the first time The Gamecock has won Newspaper of the Year in a long time." The awards are hosted annually by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. About 18 schools , , _ _ _ ine uamecocK j from Texas, Lomsiana, Florida, Tennessee, Christopher Woe Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Car- Davis, Renee Gib olina, and Kentucky participated in the com- . , , , rTT. . _ It s nice to be r petition. The program was formed to promote ! j j r. . jj i . #? j * _ long as an ad is don training and development for advertising and ^ remember it tl sales representatives from student newspa- "Doing the Mor pers.. T ^ A *i, J KimberlyGoldei A Monterrey Jack s advertisement designed ^ won -n ^v( by junior Greg Perez won in both the Indi- ,. . . nes division. vidual Retail Advertisement and Best Use of ^ ^ ^ arg t Color divisions. Research opportuni T1EFFA HARPER Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National W Science Foundation (NSF) are offering undergraduate sum- h mer research opportunities and graduate fellowships for minorities and other students. DOE offers the Student Research Participation Program recc (SRP), which allows undergraduate students the opportunity ten| to spend 10 weeks this summer working with federal scien- ' tists on research and development. "(We are a) very prestigious program with about 300 ap- , plicants every year. Only 50 get picked, so it is very compet- norj itive," said Pat Pressley, programs specialist for the SRP. The SRP is for sophomores, juniors, and seniors with ma- r jors in engineering, physical and life sciences, math, comput- pejj er sciences and social sciences. norj SRP participants are offered the chance to get hands-on enc( experience using modern equipment for work related to their < academic and career goals and ongoing research conducted by ty a the facility. The "(The program) is good because of the hands-on experience, regi and it helps the student decide if they want to change majors NSI or if this is what they want tb do as a career," Pressley said, rece nvestigate weekend for disorde e are still trying to piece together who was disorderly there and find out what went on." cers found Director of Law Enforcement and Safety Carl Stokes search( UThe Io ling to the report, Tisdale ran to a gray Buick and leaned grets the ir ne rear passenger-siae aoor. upon searcning me venicie, jty spokesj: :ers found a .22 caliber revolver partially under the rear {be same t senger seat of the vehicle. less acts of <Uso arrested were Deangelo R. Shaw of Benedict College gKate(j wjt f f ? \ ill Jm wik JjP^ ' JL 5 afc,^,, <* ** m ??*" J? Sb 5 J ?j$?K^I JsV^^B^n^HRf&g^iiis: J. MATT SHERRIF The Gal ssday at the President's Picnic for Horseshoe residents. Best of Show award A ! '" '' '" <' - $ ?HH|' GEL ik*& p r? L ^yQiwSip^^ijj^M KIM TRUETT The Gameco Advertising staff. Standing: Shannon Mastro, Matt Staa d, Greg Perez, Kim Golden, Steven Pedery. Seated: Api son, Kim Colefleld. ecognized, but I think as It's like he's everybody's papa," Golden sai ng it's job, if people see it "I also tried to bring a continuity to the ads ten it's a good ad," Perez making them relevant to the issues they a iterrey Jack's ad was fun." peared in. Like, for the football issue, it w Vs five Papa John's Pizza 'An official timeout for Papa John's pizza' Ai jrtising Campaign or Se- for Parents' Weekend, I even brought 'Moi into the ad, although she did look a little m? ied into the Tapa' theme, culine." ties, graduate fellow! Participants are selected on the basis of academic record, The fell immendations, research interests, aptitude and the po- able over a ;ial for graduate study and scientific careers. offered an. Stipends of $200-250 per week are awarded and certain ' rel expenses are reimbursed. $8,600 cost Hie application deadline is January 17,1995. from payin rhe NSF is awarding 1,000 three-year Graduate and Mi- ternationa ty Fellowships for students at the beginning of their gradi atnrfv in oncrinoorinn o/?ionpo onrJ mofVionn of ii^a SU\ ancefl S / 111 VllglllVVl lllg) kTVIVllVV U1JU UiUbllVUAUUW* Fhe competition for the Graduate Fellowships and Minority for a minir owships are separate, and special awards are made for mi- nun ty women in engineering and computer information sci- ^ave Selection is based on academics, recommendations, abili- cators on t nd scores from the Graduate Records Examination (GRE). The de; NSF will pay the GRE registration fees for students who p ster for the Dec. 10 test if the test is being taken for the PI ? fellowship application and if registration materials are 'ey at lived at ETS&y Nov. 4. % available b fight, gunfire rly conduct and USC student Thomas Dockery for conduct and possession of alcohol by a minor. Offian unopened bottle of gin under Docker/s seat in id Buick. ta Chi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sincerely resident that occurred Saturday nipht." said a soror >erson. "We do not condone what happened, but at ime we cannot be held responsible for any senseviolence that were acted out by individuals not af-. ;h the sorority." Amoco i donates $361,000 PENNY COOK Staff Writer The Amoco Corporation has donated $361,050 in grants and fellowships to aid USC students in the fall and spring semesters. "These grants reaffirm Amoco's commitment to USC, its students, and higher education in the state of South Carolina," said Gaiy Hassen, director of cooperate relations. Amoco's donations were in the form of three grants totaling $15,000 for the Amoco Teaching Award, received bv Marilyn Nelson, assistant professor of German and Slavik Languages. Also awarded was a geology master's fellowship, a geophysics master's fellowship and MIBS fellowship, which totaled $13,000. Amoco's lead recruiter at USC, Carl Mittelstadt, said the company will soon be making another do~ nation of $33,550 to USC before January 1,1994. Between 1989 and 1993, Amoco supported USC with a five-^ear commitment totaling $250,000. This donation went to the Swearingen Engineering Center, named for John E. Swearingen, former board chairman and chief executive officer of Amoco Cooperation. "As Amoco continues to expand its operations in South Carolina, we look fTWC0Ck forward to building on the traditional ties we have established already," Has sen said. in competition | Perez's ad and one of Golden's ads also placed in the top three in the Print Advertising Best Single Ad category of the College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press annual competition, and Perez and Golden will be travelling to New Orleans in November to I attend the awards convention. Other winners in the SUN competition included The Gamecock's free Personals promotions in the House Ad division. The Downf Aum Pnomoeo A ooaaiofi An rvtwrnAfiAma vvIaaa/I tunii uuoiiicoc ruouuauuii p uuiuuuno piatuu third in the Theme Pages division and The Gamecock placed second with if s marketing package, which included a rate card, demograph and video. The Spring 1994 Graduation Tabloid not only won in the Special Section division, but also ended up capturing first place in the Creb ative division of Best of Show. r)j There are nine divisions to the competition, with points given for first, second, and third place. It was The Gamecock's 43 overall points that earned it the coveted SUN Newsky paper of the Year title. P" "After working here for four years and as knowing how much effort is put into these ads, id it's great that they're finally getting some recogn' nition," said Gibson. "Now we're looking foris ward to the national competition in March, hosted by the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers [CNBAM1. ships available rogram is meritrbased as opposed to need based, so the very highest applicants from around the coun)avid Forester, manager of the fellowships, lowships are offered for a period of three years, usi five-year period. Stipends of $14,000 per year are d the NSF will provide the fellow's institution with rof-education allowances. The fellow will be waived _ A lAJ. J r J 1 A! T__ ig luiuun anu lees ana may aiso use a one-ume inI Research Travel Allowance of $1,000 for fiill-time itudy and research at approved foreign institutions Qum of three months. iber of folks who have gone through the program into prestigious fields and have also become eduhe university level," Forester said. adline for application is Nov. 4. alications for the SRP program contact Pat Press1576-1083. Applications for the NSF fellowship are v calline (615) 241-4300^