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Forecast i Index : . : Play's the thing S/ TODAY r - x. * use professor debuts original play Wednesday : News 1 sfe IA !'??Rntwrnrb i ? ! =r:: K TUESDAY : MfMI ^ITf"^!Vc j SL Vflll I 1 I 11 It \ Fire doused : Comics 6 Cloudy | irofiil WWllViOns ; m ^ j Volleyball loses to San Diego in NIVC after strong start. : g ^ High 68 : |iwlinll Page 7 ^ ~ : Page7 .. : SPorts 7 Low46 ! j Serving use since 1908 j j Classifieds 8 NEWS BRIEFS NATIONWIDE Riley discounts "Bell Curve's" conclusions BALTIMORE (AP) ? U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley harshly criticized a controversial book that says a person's intelligence may be determined by racial and ethnic background. The Bell Curve" sends "the wrong message for American children and their families," the former two-term South Carolina governor told educators at a national convention Saturday. rm i i. Aii .1 _ j x* ine dook uirows a curve ai euucauuu, ue ooiu. It helps to propagate "the pernicious belief that poor children do not have what it takes to learn at a high level. This is a fallacy, and it is destructive," Riley said. The comments were met with enthusiastic applause from the 2,000 educators at the Baltimore Convention Center. Riley said he has encountered some concern since the election that a new Republican majority in Congress will be less supportive of President Clinton's education agenda. Such a posture would not be politically smart, he said. Americans may be "anti-incumbent, anti-Washington, anti-state capital, anti-whatever," but they are pro-education, Riley said. Man surrenders in principal's stabbing death CONWAY. S.C. 1AP) ? A 22-vear-old man has turned himself into police and been charged with murder in the stabbing death of an assistant principal at Myrtle Beach Middle School. Jamie Lamond Bowens surrendered to police Thursday night, two days after the body of 51-yearold William McHwain was found. Bowens and McDwain were acquaintances, Conway Police Chief Gary Michell said. Michell said the stabbing was the result of a disagreement. Mcllwain, a former minister, had been suspended from his school position in September. **%%% AV ivum Today is Monday, Dec. 5, the 339th day of 1994. There are 26 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in Mstoiy: On Dec. 5,1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, thereby repealing the 18th Amendment. On this date: In 1776, the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. In 1782, the first native U.S. president, Martin Van Buren, was born in Kinderhook, N.Y. In 1791, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna, Austria, at age 35. In 1792, George Washington was re-elected pres' J . _ TT_:j?J Oi.i T?1 ... lueni 01 Hie uiuieu outtes, tiuim nuama was ic-cic^it ed vice president. In 1831, former President John Quincy Adams took his seat as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1848, President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of'49 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California. In 1932, German physicist Albert Einstein was granted a visa, making it possible for him to travel to the United States. In 1955, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO under its first president, George Meany. In 1977, Egypt broke diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen in the wake of criticism that followed President Anwar Sadafs peace overtures to Israel. In 1978, the American space probe Pioneer Venus I, orbiting Venus, began beaming back its first information and picture of the planet to scientists in Mountain View, Calif. In 1979, feminist Sonia Johnson was formally excommunicated by the Mormon Church because of her outspoken support for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. Ten years ago: Iran's official news agency quoted the hijackers of a Kuwaiti jetliner parked at Tehran airport as saying they would blow up the plane unless Kuwait released 14 imprisoned extremists. MATCOAAI/ nv Black alumni plan Christmas social The USC Black Alumni Council will host a Christmas social for university alumni on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Secret*s on North Trenholm Road. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and is free. A cash bar will be available along with light hors doeuvres. For more information, contact the USC Alumni association at 777-4111. PICTURETHiS Believers in Miracles Y/y 7 I / 125'856'000 i sr j cu,v-- I American auuus I f L believe in / J r6f> LNsv m'rac'eS^ \ ^ \ ' \ W \] GABRIEL MADDEN The Gamecock So^ce: R.H. Bruskin SG book exchi SARAH NIGEt Staff Writer , Student Government is offering a textbook exchange through the Internet to make buvine and selline used books simpler. Students can use their CMS account to post messages about | books or educational tapes and software they would like to sell. Students can scan through the messages until they find what they need. A used book's price will be set at 50 percent of the purchase price at bookstores. Once a book has been sold, the seller cannot directly take the message off the board, so they must post ^ another message requesting the original message be removed. J' This problem should be corrected by next fall, though. SG wanted a system accessible for all students who felt w their needs were not being fulfilled by the campus bookstores, ci SG President Brian Comer and student Jayson Johnson stud- w ied similar systems at other schools in order to develop a sim- ir pie, efficient way to the use the Internet, which is available to eveiy USC student. j-} lighting Hj celebrates H holiday H traditions H ERIN GALLOWAY Asst. News Editor The University Tree Lighting Sunday culminated Carolina Cares Week on cam pus. Carolina Cares president Ashli Sanders said the lighting was a culmination of a week of giving. The non-denominational service included presentations on Hanukkah, the Jewish celebration of lights, and Rwanza, an American holiday that celebrates those of African descent. Jessica Runyan, president of Hillel, lit the eight candles on the menorah and sang a Hebrew blessing. She said all eight candles are lit on the last day of Hanukkah, H which was Sunday. Femeia Adamson, president of the Association of African American Students explained that during Kwanza, a candle is lit each day for each principle of Kwanza. Chaplain Emeritus Lauren Brubaker told the history of the Christmas tree. He said in Medieval time evergreen trees were decorated in churches with apples. Evergreens were considered the tree of life and apples represented temptation. Candles were then placed on the tree. Over the years, fVio troas mnvarl intn tVio Vmma Rmhnlrar said Christmas trees today represent joy, I caring and sharing. Cason, Mac and Walker Brewer, children of Jerry Brewer, director of Student Life, lit the tree. Six-year old Cason said her brother Mac did the actual lighting because, "his favorite thing to do is turn lights off and I I __ ? K I on. a Carolina Alive was also on-hand to lead IbMMMI holiday songs. Carolina Car lighting capp Geography pre From staff report* for excellence in t Two USC geography professors have re- a^so ^or ^is wor^ ceived two honors from the Southeast Divi- ondary school t< sion of the Association of American Geogra- "Minghi's hor phers. is a very prestigi Julian Minghi was awarded an Honorary given to a oolleag Lifetime Membership in the association, and truly helped to el Charles Kovacik received the organization's of geography in 1 Lifetime Achievement award. ter, geography d< Minghi, a specialist in the human geogra- a native of Loi phy of Europe, was honored for his contribu- as uSC's geogra tions to geographic research, teaching and ser- 1973.1990 Julian Petty1 Kovacik, a specialist in historic geography , nrnfPS.nr and the geography of the South, was honored w ? Snored in 1 Wednesday, Nov. 30 . Burglary, larceny, Cliff Apartments. An unknown per- I son broke an apartment window with a rock and entered the I victim's apartment. A wedding band, two CD players, a VCR, clothing and $20 cash were stolen. Estimated value: $1,250. J Shoplifting, CD Central in Carolina Mall. The complainant j reported that someone placed a CD under his arm and left the store. Estimated Value: $14. Tuesday, Nov. 29 Malicious injury to personal property, Law Center. A unknown person broke the wire connectors off of three copy I machine meter card controllers. Estimated value: $1,500. ] Accidental damage to vehicle, B-5 lot. A tree branch ' fell on the victim's car, denting the roof and breaking the windshield. Estimated value: $600. 1 S ange exclude "This is one of those ideas that people have talked about for a long time. Now that we lave a plan in action, I hope people will take advantage of the plan." . Student Governement President Brian Comer "In June, I called other schools to find out how students exlange books, and Brian and I put the new system together," l _ __ _ J orrnson saia. Any student can use the exchange by using a CMS account, hich can be obtained from Computer Services Division, loited at the corner of Blossom and Sumter streets. Brochures ith step-by- step instructions are available in the SG office 1 Russell House Room 110 and at campus computer labs. Comer said, "We explored a lot of options. We formatted le system so that any student can use it." ?MObbBl ii HBjg|M^PyC ?lJ&JF ^SpPIp fiiif *' ' ' ' ' " " , - '" c?i| *' > Mflj^^l KIM TRUETT T es sponsored the University Tree Lighting Sunday led off a week of service and volunteering by the g lessors win r caching and advisement and chairman ofUSCs geography i with elementary and sec- for his leadership in bring] jachers in South Carolina, ranked status to the departi lorary lifetime membership Kovacik, only the fourth g ous award because it is only tor to receive the association's ue whose contributions have ment award, has received se evate the awareness and role teaching awards, including t] ;he region, said Susan (Jut- standing 1 eacning Award in epartment chairwoman. tional Council for Geographic idon, England, Minghi served tinguished Teaching Achiev iphy department chairman 1989. A Chicago native and US' is the only other USC geog- 1969, Kovacik coordinates S to receive the honor. Petty Geographic Alliance, a coali 966 for his 17-year tenure as K-12 educators whose goal it Larceny of bookbag, Gamecock Grill, Russell House. Aji unknown person removed the victim's book bag from the grill area. Items stolen include textbooks, a graphics calculator and several disks. Estimated value: $125. Larceny of bicycle, Capstone bike rack. The victim's Huffy bicycle was removed from the bicycle rack. Estimated value: $125. Monday, Nov. 28 Trespassing after notice, Blatt P.E. Center. The suspect was trespassing after notice and interview on July 17. The suspect was arrested and jailed. Grand larceny of trumpet/recovery, Dorn East practice room, McMaster College. The suspect was seen t>. Ing to s bookstores The success of the exchange depends on students' interest. Without participation, there will not be a wide selection of books available. "This is one of those ideas that people have talked about for a long time. Now that we have a plan in action, I hope people will take advantage of the plan," Comer said. Comer thinks the exchange will be a convenient way for students to find the materials they are looking for and stay within their budget. However, he warns that students should be careful when searching for books over the Internet. "I would hate for a student to accidentally get the wrong edition of a book that they need, but it's a great opportunity to get better prices on books," Comer said. - Johnson was tired of the questionable book-pricing policies at bookstores. "I had been upset. I bought a used book, and one day I peeled up the price sticker to reveal the book had actually been marked up," Johnson said. ITop students add it up in math meet ANNE PAGE Staff Writer While many students consider weekends a break from the stresses of algebra, trigonometry and calculus, about 400 middle and high school students representing 168 state schools visited USC Saturday just to solve problems in the seventh annual High School Mathematics Contest. "(We hold this event) to have fun doing math and to identify students with top talent," USC mathematics professor and event organizer Ed Scheiblich said. The USC College of Science and Mathematics and College of Engineering sponsored the competition that included a written exam, affecting individual and team scores, and team ciphering. The students with the top 16 scores on the written portion advanced to the single-elimination individual championship round, according to Scheiblich. Jason Burns, a junior at Spring Valley High School, placed first in the tournament and was also the top scorer on the written exam. Bums was awarded a four-year, fulltuition scholarship to USC. Ioana Gradinaru, an eighth-grader at Crayton Middle School, placed second in the tournament and coincidentally had the second highest score on the written portion. Gradinaru received a four-year, half-tuition scholarship to USC. In team competition division I, the larg Ier schools, Spring Valley High School placed first, followed by Southside High School and Stratford High School. In division II, the smaller participating schools, Academic Magnet School of Charleston placed first, and Ben Lippen School took second. Christ Church Episcopal School and Hammond School tied for third place. "I thought this was one of our best tournaments based on participation," Scheiblich said. "We had as much fun as we've ever had." he Gamecock rrri x j j* . j x xi_. The event was dedicated to the memonight. The ry of last year's individual competition winroup" ner, Zhuowei Yin, who died of cancer on Nov. 5, according to a media report. egional award r department and ography education. ing a nationally "We are very pleased that Dr. Kovacik renent. ceived the award. It is a tribute to his com:eography educa- mitment to geography education and hard lifetime Achieve- work in coordinating the Summer Geographveral prominent ic Institute for K-12 teachers, the National Gehe AMOCO Out- ography Bee, geography awareness programs 1988 and the Na- and a graduate-level recertification course beEducation's Dis- ing filmed in conjunction with S.C. ETV," Cutr ement Award in ter said. USCs geography department is ranked No. C professor since 1 in the Southeast and in the top five nationSouth Carolina's ally for programs in geographic information tion of USC and processing, geographic information system, is to improve ge- remote sensing and cartography. leave the scene with a trumpet. The suspect was confronted and left the trumpet at the scene. Several hours later the suspect was seen again and held by a professor until the police arrived. The dean of the music school chose to press charges for grand larceny and the suspect was arrested. Estimated value: $2,180. Larceny of vehicle license, S-6 lot. An unknown per son removed the license plate from the victim's vehicle. Estimated value: $24. Larceny of bicycle, McClintock. The victim reported the chain lock was cut from her bicycle and the bike was stolen. Estimated value: $260. Sunday, Nov. 27 Larceny of CD player, Columbia Hall. The victim reported a CD player was removed from his desk drawer. Estimated value: $275.