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Forecast : PmS^BSB i : lndex El W/.,.r.".'n.../ 1 I I Becoming "Aware" of success j News , Today : * HOUSE 4/" V i^lVr - a ' Latterman pulls the best of college bands to- : & | j I j g^r50nCDC0mPila,i?n- j Viewpoints....3 BTT Partly cloudy I j I I | ^ | I 11- j UM^drops Rebels ^Suw34 j Where the night I F"^ ^ I \ \ ^ p?cks hold otf ole Mlss'Wln 77"72- | ^ 7 owls nest Pages l? c ucr ion? : : Classifieds....8 ^ Serving USC since 1908 NEWS BRIEFS NATIONWIDE Senate votes against list of deficit cuts WASHINGTON (AP) ? Skirmishing on a proposed balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution, the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday brushed aside Democratic demands for a detailed list of spending cuts needed to erase federal deficits. Hie 56-44 vote, largely along party lines, cleared the way for Democrats to press their case to have Qaai ol tVia mAflt rkAlifi/?o11v aoncifnro aF k/VWUl WVVUllKJj l/l 1C UiUOb ^/viiwvaiij OWIOIWTC U1 all federal programs, sheltered from the budget knife. The maneuvering came on the eight day of debate on the measure, which both sides say may rise or fall by a margin of one vote. With virtually all Republicans in favor, the pivotal votes are held by moderate Democrats ? including many in the leadership ? who have voted for balancedbudget amendments before but now are calling for changes in the version produced by Republicans. Navqjos bless Discovery shuttle CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)?Before Bernard Harris Jr. was allowed to take a Navajo flag aboard Discovery, tribal medicine men had to bless it with corn pollen and make sure the space shuttle's path fit with their beliefs: It had to orbit clockwise. When the Navajo decided that from their view A TV J V *A 1 il A 11 point, L/iscoverys orat met tne reqmrement, an signals were go for Harris to carry the first Navajo item to fly in space. NASA allows astronauts to carry up a few small belongings for whomever they want. "I'm flying this flag for them because being there I could see their plight as the original Americans," said Harris, a 38-year-old black physician who lived on a Navajo reservation from ages 7 to 15. His mother taught at boarding schools run by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Harris, who will become the first black to spacewalk on Thursday, approached the Navajo in December about taking some tribal item with him on the mission. TODAY Today is Thursday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 1995. There are 325 days left in the year. Today's highlight In history: rtn Q 1 Q4 Q lU a WJa?*1 \Uav TT V\of fl a Af Vll i cu. %Jy U1C Tf UI1U CU XX uatuc Ul Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ended with a U.S. victory over Japanese forces, who were forced to evacuate. On this date: In 1773, the ninth president of the United States, William Henry Harrison, was born in Charles City County, Virginia. In 1825, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. In 1861, the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis president and Alexander H. Stephens vice president. In 1870, the U.S. Weather Bureau was established. In 1893, Giuseppe Verdi's last opera, "Falstaff," was first performed in Milan, Italy. NOTEBOOK Council to offer seed money "FIGHTING BACK," a community service project of the Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council is awarding $12,500 in seed money to community organizations to help them start alcohol and drug prevention programs. Any school, neighborhood organization, church, foundation, corporation, or non-profit group in Richland County that serves or impacts residents located in Richland School District One can apply to the Community Services Program for $2000. "FIGHTING BAQC is sponsoring a grant-writing workshop to assist any group or individual applying for seed money today at 6 p.m. at the Ladson Presbyterian Church, 1720 Sumter St., The application deadline is March 3,1995. For more information, contact Zelda Quiller at 7331390. Colloquium to be held today The Philosophy Department is sponsoring "Obedience and Subjectivity," featuring Rebecca Kukla of the Middlebury College Phillosophy Department, today at 4 p.m. in room 258 of Gambrell Hall. A reception will be led at 3:30 p.m. in Welsh Humanities room 615. Mortar Board to offer scholarships The Mortar Board National Honor Society will be awarding four undergraduate scholarships and four graduate fellowships to deserving students at University Honors and Awards Day. To qualify for the undergraduate scholarships, students must hold a 3.0 GPA and have excelled in areas of scholarship, leadership, and service to the camous and community. Any graduate student applying for the graduate fellowship must be continuing their studies at USC. Undergraduate applications will be available on Friday, Feb. 10 at the Information Center, and graduate applications will be available in the Byrnes Building. Applications are due Feb. 24. Students rally to si WENDY HUDSON News Editor Brian Comer, USC sti Several hundred students and higher ed- president, said students ucation supporters from around the state mojing beyond just the ? converged on the State House to rally against ^aro^n,^'v a 5 percent budget cut. ward. Comer said. "We Holding signs that read "Higher educa- exemption from tion is a family value" and "Don't deprive WV^ ^lgher our future" and chanting "We've got a vote" JJsome^ng * and "No budget cuts," the crowd braved tem- eJlaSj' , _ , . ,, j, .,. iii. otuuents ironi across peratures in the 30s and biting winds to let , . ., . , . , . , i , . , .1 , , , j let their legislators know legislators know tney want higher ednca- ^jTecfc them tion a top priority. "I camTbecause worl r S rop r [S and representatives that is a big part of my ] from USC, USC-Aiken, Coastal Carolina, sophomore Melissa Yeat1 College of Charleston and Lander spoke to to Columbia ^th 12 oth the crowd. Lander. "I want to let th Higher education funding is less than care where our money { it was in 1991," said Rep. Tim Rogers, D- help md our government j Richland, whose district includes the USC us ? campus. "As long as the focus of the news Charlie Peloiccia a Cc media is on the buildings, the football sta- s^d concern for'fello\ diums, the boards of trustees, we will have his to the rally, a hard time winning the fight. If we focus Tm graduating, and I' on you, the students, we can win this fight, other tax bracket. I know "Let today be the day," he said. "Go back will be hurt bv this." Pel< to your campuses and the classrooms to work you take away from leami to make this a high priority issue." from the world." CAMPAIGN '95: TREASURI Where the Over the next few days, The Gamecock will be runninj written by the candidates in this year's election. Today candidates for treasurer have written about their platfoi 1995 treasurer candidates are faced with the question budget cuts to higher education. Jermaine Britton, Joi Dickson, Asit Vora or Ralph Wilson will be responsible seeing the financial affairs of students. Jermaine Britton i ? 1 As Student Body Treasurer I plan to aggressively lobby to stop financial aid cuts and examine activity fees to make sure we are using them as effectively as possible. It is essential that all student government officers work to prevent financial aid cuts. This is a major concern of mine, since I, like many other students, would personally be affected Br by any reduction in financial aid. ? But achieving this goal will not be easy. BRITTON And the greatest barrier USC faces is students' apathy. As treasurer, I will work with other student leaders to better educate and mobilize USC students so that everyone will have the right to a quality education, regardless of socio- economic conditions. But USC is not an island unto itself. Therefore, the student government officers at USC must band together with the others at other state-supported schools, and together we can make a difference. If elected treasurer, I will bring to the office the leadership skills I have gained over the years. Currently, I serve as a board of diittcuui"8 member and vice president for my fraternity, Kappa Alpha tX..- A? ? U 1 I T C i.1.. 1 1, c U?1 e jrai. rus <x uudi u iiiemuei, 1 u equeuujr iuuiv iui ways i-u ucip mjr 11 <aternity run more efficiently and effectively. In the age of budget restraints, we must all do more with less. I have also served as a Student Orientation Leader, resident hall advisor and University 101 Peer Leader. I will also bring the knowledge I have obtained from my course work as a business management major and the real world experience I have gained with my co-op. From my classes and work experience, I have learned that the significance of having a good work ethic and maintaining professionalism. If elected, I will work to be the most active and visible Student Body Treasurer USC has ever had, not only when dealing with of student activity fees but on other financial issues. My name is Asit Vora, and I'm an interna- I tional studies major and economics minor sopho- rU more. I'm running for the executive position of Bp * 11 treasurer. My main platform is fair distribu- W tion of the student fund for the numerous or- JM ganizations on campus. Also, a more efficient use of the budget for campus benefit. Within creased awareness of the cuts to the budget, options for improvement and greater involve- IBM ?-HBI ment by the student body, we can change the yopA inefficiency that exists in student government. I feel that the most important plank to my platform is the fair and efficient distribution of the student funds to the organizations on campus. I feel that a general criteria system must be developed to take into account size of a club, membership, and role (academic, cultural or recreation, etc.). I feel with this system, we can promote and foster smaller, newer clubs while facilitating the normal operation of the larger clubs. Barriers to my platform exist within the budget and USCs handling of cuts and the student fund. Also the bureaucracy of the entire system will play a part in the implementation of my platform. I plan to overcome these and any other obstacles that may come up with two courses of action: l)Listen effectively to all suggestions and 2)integrate these suggestions into reality. I feel with the support from the student body, I can change the business as usual frame of mind that exists today in student government. ive higher educatic ident government i need to focus on > percent cut. re are going backi want more than the an to be a priority lat has never been Q \HH I ?. me state came to ts, who took a van ler students from em know that we s going. We need HWfl is supposed to help QHlMrv -jSSHBwy vr lastal Carolina s.e- pHLJ^ v students brought 11 be moving to an- ftl I I ||H|9 a lot of people who ?A? )iccia said. "When ing, you take away Students from around South Carolina gathers to protest state financial aid cuts. ? R CANDIDATES buck starts i 1 i & mm ms. lhe i?-V of state \ [CZ^ nathan x^s for over- ^ Treasurer Candidates Jonathan Dickson _ My campaign for treasurer is based on one simple slogan: You give it, you spend it. For far fl| too long, students have been paying student Vgjjgh 001 activity fees and not having them all go for stu- #, v * dent activities. 4*^^^ " As your treasurer, my greatest concern would be these activity fees and how they are aliocated. Last year alone, students paid a total of $,1,005,665 in student activity fees and before your representation via the student senate DICKSON could even touch it, the administration took $300,567 away for bureaucratic expenditures which should come out of their budget and not yours. Next year, with an expected de cline in activity fee revenue of $7,000 they are taking $100,000 more. To do this, they are cutting every organization's budget. This is the greatest example I can find of abuse of the students at the University of South Carolina. This is my first and foremost concern. Every other issue pales in comparison. Clearly, to deal with this issue means taking on the administration and its infinite layers of bureaucracy and deception. No student has taken them on like this in decades. As your treasurer, I would continue to fight this corrupt and abusive system in the same manner that I have as a student senator on the Finance Committee. I feel my position on this is right and just. The fight may start at the Russell House, but as your treasurer I will go as far as the State House. Ralph Wilson | ! Let me tell you a little story. Ralph James | Wilson, Jr. was bom and raised in South Car oiina where he eventually reached that sea- . soned age of 18 and shortly thereafter was ac- pPj cepted at the University of South Carolina.When 1 ? ^ he arrived at the University of South Carolina he began to reflect on his high school days: 1 . the friendships he had once embraced so closely and the joys and headaches of high school ?J politics. To remedy these obvious holes in his yviLSON life he applied and was accepted into Freshman Council where he chaired the Philanthropy Committee subsequently placing him on the Freshman Council Rules Committee. He then joined the Residential Hall Association serving as senator for Laborde Hall, while representing the entire campus on the Housing and Campus Concerns Committee for RHA. Last but not least, Ralph James Wilson, Jr. ran for the position of senator for student government a year ago and was elected due to the faith that the students placed in him. Anyone who knows Ralph J. Wilson, Jr. will tell you that he is not always the man that everyone likes, but people respect him because he will represent his population to the best of his ability in any capacity that he serves. They will tell you that he is a strong debater and will defend his constituents until all is said and done that can be said and done. This is why Ralph Wilson is running for treasurer, he wants to wake this position up from its dormant state and give it a new life via the voices of the students who attend the University of South Carolina. The students deserve to be heard, not for the obvious fact that they attend this university and not for the mere fact that they elect the student government officials, but Ralph Wilson says "you" the student deserves to be heard because its your money. i i Friday's issue will include the candidates for vice president. Presidential candidates will be run Wednesday, Feb. 15. The election will be held Thursday, Feb. 16. $ ?* * V f >n budget ^ i . ! ERIN GALLOWAY The Gamecock d at the State House Wednesday Students to vote on line-item veto amendment MATT PRUfTT Staff Writer The student senate passed an amendment to the student government constitution Wednesday as well as a res-' olution thanking individuals who help j student government. ! The amendment to the constitution proposes to give the student body president the power of "line-item veto." Ibis power would allow the president to veto certain parts of a bill passed by the senate while accepting others. Those' parts that are vetoed would return to the senate for a possible override just, as a vetoed bill would, and those parts that are accepted will go to the president of the university, just as a passed bill would. Hie bill must be signed by SG President Brian Comer and USC President John Palms. The amendment will ap pear on the ballot next week or during the runoff elections to be confirmed by the students. Students will vote for oi against the amendment just as thei vote for or against the individual can didates. According to SG representative^ because of the serious nature of amend ing the constitution it is important tha students are informed about this amenc ment and that they go to the polls nex week to vote on it. A resolution was also passed ej tending thanks from student goverr ment to the undergraduate assistant graduate assistants, faculty and &< ministrators that donate their time helping student government Nomination* open for outstanding advocate MARTHA HOTOP Staff Writer fl Students and faculty are encoiH aged to send in nominations for tfl Outstanding Freshman Advoc? Award. The Award is designed to recognH individuals who help freshmen adjiH and succeed in their first year at Ufl The idea for the award came frorH national conference that selects 10 fl tional freshman advocates each yefl "USC felt that if freshman adfl cates are nationally recognized, vfl Hnn't wp rprocmi 7p npnnlp on nnr - ~ i r campus," said Dan Berman, UnivH sity 101 professor and Advocate ccfl mittee member. Established at USC in 1991, fl Outstanding Freshman Advocate AwH has had a strong group of nominatiH each year. A 13-member committeeH views every nomination. The comifl tee is comprised of six students, fal ty and previous winners. Each yl three of the new freshman council ml bers are added to the committee. TlH students serve on the Freshman I vocate Committee for two years. I AWARD p