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Forecast : ? : _ : _ i index : Margaret : jj,o : MTV vs. The Net : Pf TODAY ; Che brings : >^(il/igfcdvd^V . Adam Curry and MTV go keyboard to keyboard on the ; News 1 Cloudy : |11hh the Asian- : 7?l ITl tlfS^ sQbvfitSf U Information Superhighway. K H?" PW AmaheST ! Ulf I 7 ! Vl^0lnte-4 ~ \W 7 family te the j '^^(j 1 1 Ti/ I 1(1 1/ j j Carolina! 5 60 SJU#DAY : ^ 8maM rn. Y|| 1 I mW I I II l\ I use basketball legend passes away : Comics 8 High 60 I Screen. ^ p J | ^^*B W j The basketball great leaves legacy, arena behind. Sports. 9 Wmik Low 52 j Paqe7 : : Page 9 j j j Serving USC since 1908 I Classifieds 12 NEWSBRJEFS I NATIONWIDE " Muscovites panic as ruble falls against dollar AN MOSCOW (AP) ? Panicky Muscovites gutted savings accounts and dashed to buy refrigerators and ^ stereos, gasoline and lood Tuesday as the Kussian jgt ruble suffered its worst one-day plunge against the p^ dollar in two years. Shock waves from "Black Tuesday" spread as ma money exchanges ran out of dollars and kiosks closed ^ so enterprising merchants could mark up mer- no chandise. ma A free fall of the ruble could endanger Russia's an( free-market reforms, scare off foreign investors, fur- con ther squeeze those who rely on imported goods and fr0] increase the risks of a recession. \rlc At the same time, a devalued ruble makes Russ- ty ( ian exports more competitive and makes it easier ^ for the Central Bank to pay government debts by mu converting its dollars. The ruble lost one-fourth of its value against the ag? dollar Tuesday in the worst one-day drop since trad- the ing began in 1992. It closed at 3,926 to the dollar at crfr the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange, a drop ha\ of846 points. The Central Bank, which spent billions of dol- Un lars to prop up the ruble this year, unleashed the 199 panic when it stopped buying dollars last month. inci Some called the move an attempt to punish specu- olei lators. TODAY Today is Wednesday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 1994, There are 80 days left in the year. This is Columbus Day. On this dates On Oct 12,1492 (Old Style calendar; Oct 21 New Style), Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day Bahamas. In 1861, the Confederate ironclad Manassas attacked the northern ship Richmond on the Mississippi River. In 1870, Gen. Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Va., at age 63. In 1915, in a speech in New York, former President Theodore Roosevelt criticized U.S. citizens who identified themselves by dual nationalities, saying, "There is no room in this country for "hyphenated Americanism." In 1915, English nurse Edith Cavell was executed by the Germans in occupied Belgium during World War I. In 1933, bank robber John Dillinger escaped from a jail in Allen County, Ohio, with the help of his gang, who killed the sheriff. In 1942, Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens. NOTEB0O& Holocaust and slavery lecture to be Thursday Moral lessons from the Holocaust and American slavery will be the topics for the fifth annual Tenenbaum Lecture in Judaic Studies Thursday, in the Gambrell Hall auditorium. The lecture, scheduled for 8 p.m., will feature Laurence Thomas, a professor of philosophy, political science and Jewish studies at Syracuse University. For more information, call Professor Carl Evans at 777-4522. Professor from Germany to speak today The Department of Philosophy will hold a colloquium entitled "On Emergence, Micro-, and Macrodetermination" today at 2 p.m. The lecture by Paul Hoyningen-Huene, a professor from the University of Constance in Germany, will be held in Room 401 in the Business Administration Building. A reception will follow in the philosophy department. Get Into the Streets Oct 22 Into the Streets, a nationwide community service project that involves college students and faculty will take place at USC Oct. 22 from noon to 6 p.m. Participants will be doing community service at _1 A 1A ll 1 A _1 v: auoui j.u sues inrougnoui ^oiiunum. This will be the fourth year USC has sponsored Into the Streets, and the planning committee expects at least 200 participants. Interested students, faculty, and staff may sign up at the Campus Activities Center, the Russell House Information Desk, or in the student government office. Sign up sheets will be available until Oct. 18. For more information, contact the Office of Community Service Programs at 777-8402. PICTURETHIS Mk Flossers I i|C/96,124,800 ( c jp) American Adults lllliP' Dental Floss OABIUEL MADDEN The Gamecock Source: Mew York Times Solent crime oi NE PAGE Staff Writer v., , . ~ ?: ~ "I do not know b Violent crime and property crime at USC :reased last year according to data in the ? uniform Crime Keport compiled by the y, ieral Bureau of Investigation. The report defines murder, non-negligent only 50 occurrences rej jislaughter, forcible rape, robbery and ag- "Even though the sa ivated assault as violent crime. USC had cur in municipalities, w< instances of murder or non-negligent a different environment nslaughter last year. Occurrences of rape these kinds of comparis i robbery decreased. Of all violent crimes adding that comparing imitted, only aggravated assault increased formation about the g< 1110 instances in 1992 to 12 in 1993, but like comparing apples i e President of Law Enforcement and Safe- The Uniform Crime Darl Stokes said this change isn't signifi- glary, larceny-theft, m it considering the size of the Carolina com- arson in calculation of] nity. erty crimes at USC dn There is a trend (at USC) of less crimes to 1993, according to th linst persons," Stokes said. According to The object of these Uniform Crime Reports, there were 87 of money or property, 1 aes against people in 1989, but these crimes or force against the victi re been becoming rarer. "By and large, propt Although violent crimes committed in the jor problem experienced 1 ited States increased 1.1% from 1991 to said, adding the majorit >2, violent crime at USC decreased from 67 believed to be internal, idents in 1991 to 61 incidents in 1992. Vi- look to its own people \ it crime further decreased last year with lems," he said. Residence Hall Association President Cereasa Crouch ai after Tuesday's meeting. Though Crouch Is president, air RHA constitutioi g ERIN GALLOWAY Asst. News Editor thos tm a; r> xj?ii a : j a 1 nic ailing ivcoiueiiie xian xissuuaiiuii pigment may not have the constitutional authority to take the position. sen* Last semester, Mike Moore was elected president by . , a write-in campaign. Two weeks ago, he resigned from his 7. position, saying he did not like the direction the organization was heading. 8U8' Moore had appointed Cereasa Crouch as RHA vice president after the previous vice president did not return wasll to USC, and Crouch was confirmed by the senate as vice M president. j After Moore resigned, Crouch moved to the president fi position. According to the constitution, all executive officers v ' "must have been a Senator or an Executive Officer to RHA ?., or an Executive Officer of an individual Residence Hall 0 e, Government for a minimum of one year prior to his/her ? term of office as an RHA Executive Officer." , "She stayed in Bumey her freshman year, but Cereasa ' wasn't in RH government at all," Moore said. "She was a ^ 1 hall rep., but that's iffy in the constitution. You're pushing it if you have to get a hall rep. for RHA president." resi: xf ... 1 11 l 11__ i_ Moore, now ever, was ine one wno onginany appoint- ? ed Crouch to the vice presidency. ^ Crouch pointed to a version of the constitution and said ^ " she was working off that version, revised Jan. 18,1994. }. This version says, "If, for any reason, the President be- V1S1< comes ineligible or unable to perform the duties of office, the full duties ... of the Office of President shall become Humanities, publi< HEFFA HARPER Staff Writer The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Fund and the Na- HHH tional Endowment for the Humanities are offering awards for undergraduates interested in the fields of humanities and public service. The Truman Scholarship Foundation was established in ^ * 1975 to award scholarships to college students with the po- tion, tential for leadership, and that plan to attend graduate school nutfc with the intent to pursue a career in public service. The Foundation defines public service as employment in to h< government at any level, uniform services, public interest or- man ganizations, nongovernmental research and/or educational need organizations, and public service oriented organizations," care said Judy Reed, Truman Foundation administrative officer. Besl Scholars have internship and employment opportunities 1 with the federal government and attend leadership develop- inar ment programs in Missouri. are i Scholars in graduate school are eligible for $9,000-$13,500 gran per year. Scholars selected as juniors are eligible for $3,000 to th for their senior year and $27,000 for graduate study. 1 Candidates mubt be nominated bv USC. and must be a th<?1 n campus de ow the University could provide a safer ei than we are." ice President of Law Enforcement and Safety Carl Stokes wrted. Motor vehicle theft and bi< ime types of crimes oc- USC also decreased dramatics i (at a university) have cording to data in the report. It is difficult to make thefts increased from 51 in 199 ions," Stokes warned, however only 41 vehicles we USC crime data to in- campus last year. Bicycle larce eneral public may be from 95 bikes taken in 1992 to c md oranges. stolen during 1993. Accordin s Report includes bur- Enforcement and Safety Dire otor vehicle theft and istratdon and Investigations La property crime. Prop- these improvement are due in ps opped 8.5% from 1992 Reduction Unit which targets e report. "We saw a definite drop in offenses is the taking bicycle larcenies," Stokes said jut there is no threat the number of bicycle larcenit ms," the report states, in proportion to the number ol srty larceny is the ma- have registered their bikes wi by universities," Stokes is partly up to (the students) to 1 y of thefts at USC are from being stolen," Stokes sai< "This university can In addition to including 1 to solve its own prob- crimes that occurred on natic city levels, the Uniform Crime * f \ . c ?BH If -. I i.'ajSrM ?.': Tfe -] Ij, J / / it - I J VAN HOPE The Gamecock nd Treasurer Nlkkl Floyd discuss RHA business s has not been confirmed by the RKA Senate. a in question ie of the Vice-President... upon senate confirmation." Moore said Crouch has not yet been confirmed by the ite as RHA president. Maxcy Senator Doug Driggers said, "All I know is that a't think there was any discussion of it (her confirma). As far as Fm aware, it was done by general consenThere was discussion, and it was moved on." iorseshoe Senator Elizabeth Edwards agreed there only discussion of Crouch's confirmation. She came and said that she automatically moves up. rote was ever made on it," she said. Driggers said the minutes do not show Crouch's conlation. There is some confusion over the constitution's dity. According to Driggers, the Jan. 18,1994 version ie constitution has been confirmed. There is a second, ir rwnaf ifntmn fViai Via a nftan Vtaan naoH a a wall '1 VVilOUVUVXVll 1IUO ViWll MWil W&0VV&; UW ?? Vlii The constitution we are acting upon is incomplete, ryone has been confirmed," Crouch said. < She did not explain why RHA is often using a constion not approved by the senate. She did, however, say >re was supposed to present it to the senate before he gned. Crouch has appointed freshman Lara Teague to fill dors' position as NCC-in training. Although the NCC-IT position is not listed in the conltion, Crouch said the appointment falls under the proons for a cabinet but it is not an executive position. It is an executive position," Driggers said of the NCCRHA page 3 c service schol ame student enrolled in an accredited academic institu, rank in the upper quarter of their class, and be corned to a career in public service. The Truman nomination and selection process is designee mefit all participants-not solely those selected as Tru scholars. It encourages the candidate to reflect on the is of society they want to address professionally, to refine er goals and to plan for graduate study," said Novelle rid, Coordinator of Fellowships and Summer Programs !Tiree USC students may be nominated and the prelim y deadline for application is October 20. Application! ivailable at the Office of Fellowships and Summer Pre as in Harper College, room 304, and must be turned ir le office. Phe National Endowment for the Humanities sponsor! Yn\><^crar Scholar awards which allows shidaiSia the nrv icreases in '93 ports the number of crimes occurring on othivtronment er college campuses in the United States. In 1992, for example, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a student enrollment ol 26,266 experienced 12 violent crimes and 716 rycle larceny at property crimes, while during the same year illy in 1993, ac- USC Columbia with an enrollment of 26,131 Motor vehicle reported 19 violent crimes and 716 property 1 to 67 in 1992; crimes. The University of Georgia with 28,691 re stolen from students in 1992 reported 13 violent crimes snies decreased and 623 property crimes. Stokes warned that nly 28 reported there are many variables that influence crime g to USC Law rates on college campuses, including the size ctor of Admin- 0f the surrounding city and the number of ofwrence Pathel, ficers policing the area, irt to the Crime ?j do not know how the University could - ? ^lses" provide a safer environment than we are," Stokesadded Stokes 8a^ when asked how he felt the USC ;s ^ag droDDed Columbia campus safety compares to other f students who universities. th USCPD. "It e "ave 8Plen(hd crime awareness. Our teep their bikes community accepts that information and you 1 can see our numbers are leas because you are ;he number of dealing with a different kind of community, inal, state and Police do not prevent crimes. Only you, as a Report also re- community, can prevent crimes," Stokes said. Coach McGuire dies at age 80 From staff reports Former USC head basketball coach Frank J. McGuire died at home at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday of natural causes. McGuire was 80. McGuire coached Gamecock basketball for 16 seasons beginning in 1964 and is widely acknowledged as the dri. ving force that led the Gamecocks through six consecutive 20-win seasons. In addition to coachiner Gamecock basketball, McGuire also coached at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and St. Johns. He won a National Coach of the Year award at each institution, and was the only collegiate basketball coach to win Atlantic Coast Conference championships at two different schools: North Carolina in 1957 and South Carolina inl971. McGuire was inducted in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977 following his 500th .collegiate win. Coach McGuire is also honored in the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, the Nike Hall of Fame, the Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame and St. John's University Hall of Fame. McGuire was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 to the Commission on Presidential Scholars. The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees named the arena in the Carolina Coliseum after McGuire in March 1977. rrn_ _ /? ___ * * ^ ? i ^ ^ i ne iamiiy win receive visitors at ine Lmtcn r ore Lumbar Funeral Home Wednesday from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. The funeral will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Columbia Thursday at 11 a.m. Minority Affairs loses director CUFTON R. CHESTNUT Staff Writer Ralph Johnson, director of Minority Student Affairs since 1985, will be leaving USC Oct. 21. As the director of Minority Student Affairs, Johnson has been responsible for the creation of several programs, including the Minority Assistance Peer Program (MAP.), Students Educating and Empowering for Diversity (SE.ED.), the Minority Student Honors Program and the Talented Tenth Mentor Program. After receiving an offer from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore two weeks ago, Johnson decided to resign c nori :? u ? ? iium aajiiig it woo a uiicci muvc. "I have been at USC going onlO years, and I feel that I've had an opportunity to make some significant contributions to the campus, and I feel that at this time a career move would benefit me," he said. "More importantly, the offer at Johns Hopkins is what I consider a once-in-a-lifetime thing." At Johns Hopkins, Johnson will serve as the Director of Multicultural Student Affairs and Assistant to the Dean of the Student Services Division. He feels that his experience at USC will help him achieve success in this new position. "There will be some similarities to this position," Johnson said. "Multicultural Student Affairs is an area for JOHNSON Daae 3 arships available ?^ portunity to conduct independent research/writing pro jects during the summer months with the aid of an ad y\ visor in the field of humanities. The project must b< *" * firmly involved in the fields of humanities. "The Younger Scholars program provides a uniqu< opportunity for individuals to pursue their own projects dur ing a concentrated period of time not normally available dur ing the school year," Beskid said. I Students are eligible for $2,500, of which $500 is allot ted to the advisor. All projects require one qualified anc 5 knowledgeable advisor who will work closely with the stu : dent. Applicants should be full time or part time college stu dents that will not graduate before October 1,1995, and U.S citizens or nationals that have been living in the U.S. for a least three years. l Applications can be picked up at the Office of Fellowships and Summer programs, and must be submitted directly t( the Endowment. The deadline for application is Novembe - MS**