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Forecast ptoday j riznlts not H. Cloudy : IV1* .. a job fc LiS** High 72 : ?g&g I *hft Car Ma low 54 : ^KK _ tf!3 car TUESDAY Marchli ID Low 56 P898 5 NEWS BRIEFS 1 NATIONWIDE ( Clinton talks tough on gun control SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? President Clinton, cam- ( paigning for California Democrats, demanded Saturday that schools expel gun-toting students after earlier accusing Republicans of plotting to gut . his education package. . Tying the two themes together, Clinton told ] high school students in a packed gymnasium, "We j have to prove... we can still give our kids an old- 1 fashioned, safe upbringing and a good education." i Clinton sought to boost his own political stand- i ing ? and by extension the chances of the candidates he campaigned for?with a three-day swing 1 through California, Washington state and Ohio. As one of his first acts of the trip, the president signed an executive order requiring school dis- 1 tricts to expel for at least one year any student who brines a eun to the classroom. He said the ! government would terminate funding to states that don't force school districts to comply, although there could be some exceptions. Too many Toils see Bob's billboard WOOD DALE, HI. (AP) ? Special note to Teri: If you don't have a ring yet, it wasn't YOUR Bob proposing marriage on that billboard. Bob Bornack's proposahon a sign did the trick with his Teri?Teri Ungar ? but left mere than 10 other Teris wondering whether it was their Bob who popped the question. "I talked to one Teri who called in a total panic because she's dating two Bobs," Mike Richards, who works for the billboard company, said Wednesday. "She didnt know which one might be proposing and she had to know who to answer." The sign in this Chicago suburb reads, "Teri, Please Marry Me! Love, Bob." Bornack drove Ungar past the sign on Saturday, then pulled a ring box from his pocket. The couple plan a spring wedding. TODAY Today is Monday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 1994. There are 68 days left in the year. Today's highlight In history: On Oct. 24,1901, Anna Edson Taylor, a 43year-old widow, became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Mrs. Taylor's dreams of fame and fortune failed to materialize, however, and she died in poverty in 1921. On this date: In 1537, Jane Seymour, the third wife of England's King Hemy VIII, died 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward, later King Edward VI. In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia ended the 30 Years War and effectively destroyed the Holy Roman Empire. In 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph message was sent as Justice Stephen J. Field of California transmitted a telegram to President Lincoln. In 1931, the George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, opened to traffic. In 1939, nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time, in Wilmington, Del. In 1940, the 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. In 1945, the United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect. In 1952, in a speech in Detroit, Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower declared "I shall go to Korea," as he promised to end tne coninct. In 1962, the U.S. blockade of Cuba during the missile crisis officially began under a proclamation signed by President Kennedy the day before. Five years ago: Former television evangelist Jim Bakker was sentenced by a judge in Charlotte, N.C., to 45 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy. The sentence was later reduced to eight years; it was further reduced to four for good behavior. NOTEBOOK Panel to discuss sexual assault on campus Creating a Caring Carolina Community: Hie University and Student Response to Sexual Assault on Campus" will be presented on Oct 26 at 7 p.m. in the Russell House Theater. The panel discussion is sponsored by Morter Board, Campus Rape Awareness, Judicial Board, Student Government, Peer Conduct Board, the Residence Hall Association and Planned Parenthood. Speakers include Mortar Board President Ashlie Bagwell, Campus Rape Awareness President Ben Martin and Student Government President Brian Comer. PICTURETHiS^ . Furs By .ggr riL. Number Wearing Americans B / == continue to wear | Of these, nearly |||if 7 millon are men WM | GABRIEL MADDEN The Gamecock $ just : Unity them* MAI U MUNOZ Staff Writer Diversity Week *94 began this we* rf many continuing efforts to prom* and unity throughout the Carolina The event celebrates the human s art, dance, food, film and speech. It b as an "opportunity for the entire Ci munity to come together to learn a from diverse backgrounds and celefc ferences we all bring to this campus < 3aid Ralph Johnson, former directoi student affairs. Diversity Week *94 began Saturd the Streets, a national community s? where participants spent one day thoughtful service." A display on th of the law library also opened Satui with diversity and multiculturalisiE 3ystem. Diversity Week activities cont Oct 30 and will include activities lik the Rainbow: Diversity Within the C mty. "Colours," sponsored by the Bisex Lesbian Association, will present a 4 Jf is w&L I f HSw 1 Wfi v *. if- , ^MME. "*** : fl^Ks z *-- H ' Two Chi Omega sisters get I King, Jr. Park. Volunteers vli Volunteers KBSA MCILWAIN Staff Writer The Office of Community Sen Programs held its fourth annual to the Streets Saturday. "The Office of Community S vice Programs helps students get volved with volunteering on a sh< term basis with the hopes of poi bly encouraging commitmen Coordinator of Community Serv Programs Rachelle Lehner sa Into the Streets is a day set as for services provided by college ganizations. College campuses over the country participate by p vicang services to urieir oommumi or nearby areas. Campus Outreach Opportur League was the national commi; ty service organization which sti Historian s movement BEVERLY WILSON Staff Writer Marc Boucher spoke Friday ii lecture presented by the History < partment titled "Quebec Nation - Bu ing in the North." Boucher earned a doctorate in 1" tory before becoming a member of 1 Quebec Delegation in Atlanta. 1 Quebec Delegation is attached to 1 Canadian Ministry of Internatioi Affairs, malting him a civil servant both governments. Boucher presented some of the 1 torical roots behind the current pi in Quebec towards a referendum tl would legislate removing the provii of Quebec from the Canadian conf eration. "Quebecois (the people of Quefc felt Canadian from the time Cans was settled, through the formatioi Canada in 1867, and up through to turn of the century. Then we saw weren't getting the deal we thoui we got in 1867, and we stopped f( ing Canadian and started feeling Q becois," he said. Boucher said some of the Que cois concern is that they are being Serving USC since 1908 3 for Diversity niosexual and bisexual profi skend as one Business Guild who will disci 3te diversity their community and answer community. who ^ "curious." pirit through "^?.u cant expect to chang egan in 1992 'on or ideas that they have," 1 irolina com- Mobley said, "[but you can ibout people ?Pen Pe?ple's minds and star irate the dif- ^out the gay and lesbian com community," them, talk to them, it will [} * of minority Mobley hopes the event wi those who live alternative life [ay with Into and positive and... are all seg srvice project * engaged in The and lesbian con ie main floor mWunderetood]so many tin* *dav dealing some P0Sltlve thmSs to haPI So do membere of the Carol l in the legs! u *n u inue through who will be sponsoring movie p "Tnlnnrs, of and a play in accordance wit LyCommu- The Pla* sponsored by C ray uimmu Black WomyriT is a chronicle ual Gav and modern African-American w( panel of ho- ^88Ue homosexual i-:f?r ? & <1# nl 'ij Tr^ |pfl nvolved with the Into the Streets progra dted several sites In an effort to t>olster < tackle commui ed Into the Streets. I "Although COOL is no longer to- ? ^ gether, Into the Streets is still a na- 1 tional program in which campuses across the nation service their com- t ?r" munities on the same day," Lehner A said. | 3rt- Into the Streets has seen a big in- ( Jsi- crease within the last two years, it, "Two years ago, we had 76 volrjce unteers, and this year the number * id. grew to over 200," Lehner said. "We A ide also had a group from Spring Val- * or- ley High School and a group from * all City Year." c >ro- Some of the groups that particities pated were the Freshmen Council, 1 Chi Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Ze- < tity ta Tau Beta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha i ini- Phi Omega and members of MAP. ' irt- "We met at noon at the Russell ] iavs Canadian has histories i a "We've been forced to chc ** 19th-century culture o Lecturer Mar dsi^e similated into an Anglophone culture, f*e They face the question of is it possible ? to stay in the confederation and still ^.al maintain a Francophone heritage? *or "We've been forced to choose between retaining a 19th-century culus" ture or becoming English," he said. *?h The French were first in Canada hat in 1554, and Montreal was the first 1106 successful colony. A distinct Frenches Canadian society had developed by 1759. The British had been colonizing ec) as well, and there was a war from 1759 ida -1763 determining Anglophone coni of trol. In 1867 Canada was created with the a bicultural future, we They (Francophones) thought they ?ht were getting cultural duality. In 1867 ;el- French-Canadians thought they were tie- a vital part of Canadian growth. Very soon after this, the groups started to be- fragment," Boucher said, as- He then went on to explain how i What gives, I I. The Fiascos brew sil j Page 6 JT A dandy at V I ^ | Gamecocks get bac victory over the Van j Page 8 Week BBSB ;ssionals from the What Aboill ass the diversity of p.m. tonight questions for those programs tQ 25 ara as to e somebody's opin- ' mt ?outfl 6a 5GLA President J. t to lei them think "When H, munity. If they see RuSSGll HOU lelp them] think." H Health IS! 11 show others that 2*30-4:30 p sstyles are "diverse #1l^ersitV ments of the popu|prspeci|e: amunity has been ss ... but I do expect ] B Black fl| \ Den," Mobley said. jpm _ Oct J2J ina Program Union, iPij'sinQ-.M L is, a musical come- rTitb p, h the week's theme. PU, "What About !. i oi uie lives 01 inree mmsm bbb>men, each dealing ||f JpP^ ity, drugs or AIDS. f|? Hf 'IS > w Y I ? Office of CowMUftHy Service Programs m Saturday naar Martin Luther community service. nity service louse and took the groups to their rites," she said. "Later on we had unch and talked." Some volunteers did yard work at he Women's Shelter while others vorked at local YWCAs fixing a playground and setting up for a Halloween Carnival. "The office is six years old. We are he clearing house for community service," Lehner said. "We have projects ailed One Shots which are designed or smaller groups of people that take >nly one day." The One Shots plans for Novem>er are to visit the Palmetto Senior Sare to play bingo on Nov. 4th and a visit on Nov. 18th to This, That and Ihe Other, a restaurant for homeless people. i separatist 1 basis x>se between retaining a r becoming English." c Boucher growing dissatisfaction was caused by Canadian involvement in the Boer War and World War I. After World War II, the seeds of what has been called the Quiet Revolution were sown. "The veterans came back with new ideas about life and society," Boucher said. They began to educate those that were involved in the '60s push towards referendum. The Quiet Revolution resulted in French-Canadians having their own distinct identity, "Quebecois". This has led to several pushes towards independence. Notably, the Meech Lake Accords in 1990, which at the very minimum would allow Quebec wants to be recognized as a distinct society, Boucher said. "I'm optimistic about the future and that after this referendum we will see a renegotiated Canada," he said. : Index Louis? Iliness and ska in Columbia ; News 1 Viewpoints....3 ; Carolina! 5 andy : ^ k on track with Saturday's 19-16 : Oom,cs 7 derbilt Commodores. \ Sports 8 ; Classifieds 10 t Black Womyn?" will be presented at 7 in the Russell House Ballroom. .OtherIBs;:: be presented tonight and Tuesday, Oct. Hows: irotina and International Busiiilss: m #ihinht RA Rnilrftrin fith flrihr room A 1 ?%y . . .ww>9 .WW... ? ;:;:::::;v. ate Turns to Crime": 8-9:30 p.m. tonight, V se, rodm 327. sues of Concern to Every Woman: m., Oct. 25, BA Building, room 435. in the Workplace: A Corporate : 3:30-5:00 p.m., Oct. 25, Lumpkin BA Building. Vhite Together in Fact and Fiction: 3:30-5 5, Gambrell Hall, room 108. ilticulturaiism in the Classroom: 7:30-9 5, Booker T. Washington Children's Center. CPU/Gamecock Graphics Student cops' use campus for classroom STEVEN C. BURRITT Copy Desk Chief Twelve USC students are taking the law into their own hands. Two USC-Spartanburg and 10 USC-Columbia criminal justice majors are taking part in this year's Reserve ? Police Officer (RPO) program. After two weeks of intensive training early in the school year totaling well over 80 hours, these students have equal footing with USC police officers. "We have the same exact power as a full-time USC police officer," RPO Patrick Fortenberry said. "We are certified state constables just as the regular full-time officers are; however, they have been through the criminal justice academy, and we have not been through that training yet" USC's RPOs do a wide range of tasks on campus. "Basically, most of us do what we call foot patrols on campus. The campus is divided up into different areas, or they're also called beats, and we walk these beats," Fortenberry said. RPOs also ride around in the patrol cars, do bike patrols, investigate, work at the Byrnes Center, do crime prevention and can work with the crime reduction unit, sometimes undercover. All RPOs are also required to work as security at all the home football games. Fortenberry calls it a different world. "You can barely hear the radios. You've got to be more protective of yourself as well as the other officers when you're there," Fortenberry said. "We never get to see the football games. We're too busy doing other things." USC benefits from having these added officers, but the RPOs benefit as well. Fortenberry enjoys meeting new people while in uniform. He believes the uniform attracts people. There are more concrete benefits, too. "I get a whole lot of experience. That's the main thing. I learn a lot about techniques of patrolling and different type techniques IH be able to utilize for the rest of my career in law enforcement," Fortenberry said. "Being a reserve officer at the university, if I try to get another job in the law enforcement community, it will certainly help w . n me. To be an RPO, you must be a criminal justice major in good academic standing with no criminal record. Author Vachss to speak about sexual assault From Staff Reports Rape Crisis Network will host ?. a booksigning and reception fea- ^?91 turing Alice Vachss, author of "Sex Crimes" and former Queens jfl district prosecutor in celebration of its 10th anniversary today. Vachss speaks often about J sexual assault, making several H appearances throughout the year, speaking to different crronnfl * ?* ""T"' ... , VAbHM ^iie activities will be a celebration of fighting for victims," Vachss said. A panel discussion including Dick Harpootlian, Sheriff James Metts, Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Sheriff Lee Foster and Donald Meyers with WIS anchorwoman Carolyn Sawyer as moderator will be held in the Russell House Theater tonight at 7 p.m. The panel will be discussing the low prosecution rates of sex offenders, eliminating "second victimization" of rape victims during trials and proposing a format of increasing the prosecution rate of sex offenders. The event will be co-sponsored by the USC Sexual Assault Services, Mortar Board, Student Government and Campus Rape Awareness. The reception will be held in the USC Faculty House. Tickets are $15.