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NEWS BRIEFS
NATIONWIDE
Inflation rate up from last year
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Increases for everything
from airline fares to postage stamps sent prices
rising in January with the underlying inflation
rate climbing at the fastest pace in more than two
years. Wall Street reacted by pushing stock prices
to an all-time high.
Hie government also reported Wednesday that
America's factories, mines and utilities operated
at 85.5 percent of capacity last month ? highest
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While both reports would normally raise inflation
concerns, investors viewed the January
price spike as an aberration and not the signal of
' rising inflationary pressures. Investors also took
encouragement from a slowdown in industrial
output shown in the factory report.
Bush, Ford, Clinton golf with Bob Hope
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) ? "Oh no!" boomed
the president of the United States as he planted
his golf ball firmly in a sand trap. At least he didn't
hit anybody. Partner George Bush clipped two
spectators, and Jerry Ford hooked his very first
shot into the gallery.
Three men who answer to "Mr. President"
went golfing with Bob Hope on Wednesday and
betweep them produced as many bloopers as feats
of athletic brilliance.
Ford sent his first drive into the crowd, but
apparently it didn't hit anyone. Bush ricocheted
his second shot off a tree into the face of an elderly
woman who required stitches, and bounced
a later shot off another spectator.
"Three presidents and a hacker," Hope declared,
perhaps too kindly, before they started.
TODAY
Today is Thursday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of
1995. There are 318 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history:
Fifty years ago, on Feb. 16,1945, American
troops, arriving by air and sea, landed on the island
of Corregidor in the Philippines during World
War H.
On this date:
In 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a successful
raid into TVipoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy
frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the
hands of pirates.
In 1862, during the Civil War, about 14,000
Confederate soldiers surrendered at Fort Donelson,
Tenn., (General Ulysses S. Grant's victory
earned him the nickname, "Unconditional Surrender
Grant.")
In 1868, the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks was organized in New York City.
In 1918, Lithuania proclaimed its independence.
In 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen's
recently unearthed tomb was unsealed
in Egypt.
In 1937, Dr. Wallace H. Carothers, a research
chemist for Du Pont who invented nylon, received
a patent for the synthetic fiber.
In 1948, NBC-TV began airing its first night
ly newscast, "Ihe Camel Newsreel Theatre," which
consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels.
In 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba
after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
NOTEBOOK
Smoking machine forces RH evacuation
A malfunctioning Pepsi-Cola machine caused
the Russell House to be evacuated Tuesday afternoon.
Pre-law freshman Yolanda Brown, who works
in the gameroom, said she saw smoke coming from
the back of the gameroom.
"We walked back there and the side of the Pepsi
machine was on fire," Brown said. "There was
smoke all through the game room."
After seeing the machine, Brown said she pulled
the fire alarm. Students were still playing pool in
the gameroom at the time.
"The machine started shooting out sodas, and
everyone was grabbing them. It was too funny to
be scared," Brown said.
Brown said she looked for a fire extinguisher
but was unable to find one. She said her manager
brought a bucket of water and threw it on the
drink machine.
USCPD and the Columbia Fire Department
responded. The fire fighters broke into the machine
and extinguished the fire. The police recovered
the money and placed it in a police locker
for safe-keeping.
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DORA PEVERA Staff Writer
USC President John Palms said he is
concerned about the effects of budget cuts
on the quality of higher education and tuition
rates.
According to Palms, the state legislators
voted Tuesday in favor of a 2.5 percent budget
cut versus the 5 percent cut proposed in
January.
Palms said he is still not pleased with
any level of reduced funding for higher education
because the university is accustomed
to budget increases.
"I'm worried about the tuition increases
that will result," Palms said. "I don't want
to deteriorate the quality of our offerings."
Palms said the university is already running
on a formula budget that covers only
68 percent of its needs, and other Southeastern
universities, including Mississippi
and the University of North Carolina, have
been increasing their higher education apFish
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One in 500 U.S.
MARTHA HOTOP Staff Writer
Nationally, one out of every 500 college students
already has been diagnosed with the
AIDS virus, reported the American College
Health Association.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, is
the organism that causes AIDS, Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome. It usually takes
between eight and 12 years before the HIV
virus develops into AIDS. However, individuals
can go longer than 20 years before developing
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from individual to individual.
"Some individuals suddenly realize they
have done something to put themselves at
risk," said Lorraine Fisher-Mitton, HIV/AIDS
social worker for the Department of Environmental
and Health Control. "Individuals
may have been in a relationship for a while
and then found out that their partner was
unfaithful."
Unprotected sex, or contact with the bodily
fluids is the most common methods in
which the HIV virus is transmitted. The use
of intravenous drugs is another common way
the disease is passed between individuals.
According to the National AIDS Hotline, there
is a 20 to 30 percent chance that a mother
with the HIV virus will infect her unborn
child.
Individuals that engage in unprotected sex
not only face the risk of contracting HIV but
also face the risk of contracting a sexually
transmitted disease. On the USC campus,
the most commonly diagnosed STD is HPV,
Human Papilloma Virus, said Lisa Mohn, director
of Health and Wellness Programs.
Most STDs are curable through medicaAIDS
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Senate confu
MATT PRUOT Staff Writer
The student senate contirmed tne allocation
of funds for student organizations in yesterday's
senate meeting. The allocations, set
forth by the senate Finance Committee Monday,
passed by a vote of 29 to 0.
Though the final vote was unanimous,
there was some debate over the allocations.
A motion was made to table the "bill" in order
to allow for more appeal time but was ultimately
voted down. An appeal to include
Amnesty International in the funding was also
voted down because \\\s classified as a political
organization.
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"We're the only university in the South- thi
east that has reduced its budget for higher str
education," he said.
Palms said some of the new legislators agi
may not have had enough time since the
November elections to become informed Ho
about the budget.
"They're trying to put this budget to- the
gether in one week's time, but it shouldn't dei
be done in a week's time," Palms said. "It doi
could be a quick decision that could have sai
some long-term, bad implications.
"We've lost some very good professors," bei
Falms said, referring to Frofessor Marshall Fa
in the chemistry department, who transferred
to the University of Virginia last year, in
and Professor Earl Black, who went to Rice
two years ago. ser
"We have an outstanding faculty wait- leg
ing to see whether this state is going to con- on
tinue to build a first-class comprehensive
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ASHLEY MARSHALL Staff Writer
Two newly available and controversial
forms of birth control Norplant System and
Depo Provera are becoming more widely used
especially among young women.
The USC Thomson Student Health Center
recommends Depo Provera, a contraceptive
injection because less than one person out of
100 gets pregnant when used on a regular basis.
everv three months.
Ellen Adams, nurse practitioner at the
health center said the decision to use Depo
Provera "depends on your personal history,
whether you're a candidate to take certain
forms of birth control."
According to a pamphlet from the health
center, Depo-Provera contains a chemical similar
to the natural hormone progesterone that
is produced by the ovaries during the second
half of the menstrual cycle. This chemical prevents
the egg cells from ripening and from being
released by the ovaries during the menstrual
cycle. Therefore it cannot be fertilized
by sperm and result in pregnancy. It also causes
changes in the lining of the uterus that
makes it less likely for pregnancy to occur.
Its benefits include: it does not contain estrogen,
it is a long- lasting form of contraception
(three months) with no daily pill to
remember, it cannot be expelled from the body
like intra-uteral devices, it offers greater convenience
and privacy than barrier methods,
it is reversible - simply do not get the next injection
and it can be used by nursing moth
ers. Also, it is over 99 percent eff ective, making
it one of the most reliable methods of birth
control.
According a Depo-Provera pamphlet, there
rms student f<
A few organizations expressed concern over
the process of appeals. Some organizations
were confused as to the date of the appeals,
while others were concerned about the short
amount of time allotted for the appeals.
Campus Coalition for Literacy president
Ben Reed articulated some of these concerns.
"What I was most concerned about was
the fact that the allocations were released on
Monday and the budget defenses were on
Monday, and many people were not aware
that they would release the allocations and
have the defenses on thev-ame day.
"While it's our responsibility to go to Stu
nits, reduce
iversity," Palms said. "I will do every- ten
ing I can to protect the classroom in- in-s
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USC students have also joined the fight
ainst budget cuts. bal
The rally last Wednesday at the State
use caught the attention of the lawmakers, the
"I've heard the legislators comment that are
sy are somewhat uncomfortable with stu- diti
its coming over there, but I told them I ten
n't control students' activities," Palms fou
d. cat
Students are concerned about the num-s,
and they want to express themselves, the
lms said. sta
"I think they have a right to participate
this debate," he said. gra
Palms said his staff members have been onl;
iding faxes on a daily basis to inform the apj
islators about the effects of budget cuts tioi
higher education. ]
He also said some legislators have at
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are certain side-effects that usually occur during
the first year of use. These changes include
irregular or unpredictable bleeding or
spotting, an increase or decrease in menstrual
bleeding or no bleeding at all.
There are also certain risks associated with
the use of Depo-Provera: decrease in the
amount of minerals stored in the bones, which
may lead to the development of thinner bones
and bone fractures, women under 35 who
have been first exposed in the past four years
may have a greater chance of developing breast
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This product like other Norplant System
oral forms of birth control does not prevent
or protect against the transmission of sexually
transmitted diseases.
According to a health center brochure, Norplant
is a reversible five-year low dose progestin-only
contraceptive. It consists of six soft
flexible silastic capsules placed in a fan-like
pattern under the skin of the upper arm. The
silastic capsules continuously release a synthetic
hormone. Norplant is among the most
effective contraceptives with an average annual
pregnancy rate, over five years of less
than 1 percent. It is effective within 24 hours
if placed within the seven days after the onset
of menstrual bleeding.
The placement procedure is done in the office
and usually takes about 10 to 15 minutes
with a local anesthesia. The removal an usually
takes 15 to 20 minutes, and if desired another
set of silastic capsules may be placed.
The placement of the capsules leaves a very
small scar and in some women, discoloration
occurs over the placement site but disappears
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dent Government and see what we were allocated,
when you find out at 2 that day and
you have to defend them at 4, well, people
have classes. I'm a student. I don't live at the
Russell House," he said.
"As far as the actual allocations go, I don't
think anybody is ever happy with what they
get. Everybody wants to get what they ask
for, and that's just not possible," Reed said.
"I think the Finance Committee is going to
work with the organizations and do what they
can if you need more money. That's the impression
I receiv^ from talking with members
of the committee, and that's very positive."
id funding
ipted to rate the effectiveness at USC to
state private schools by comparing grad;ion
rates.
But this measure of effectiveness is not
anced, he said.
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10,000 graduate students and non- tralonal
students at this university who exid
their years of enrollment beyond the
r-year standard for undergraduate eduion
at private schools.
Palms said legislators need to recognize
! different kinds of institutions in the
te.
"Don't say all of public education is not
iduating enough students. If that's the
y criteria you are using, make sure you're
Dlying that criteria to the right institui,"
he said.
Palms also said the downsizing of busi
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Elections
today for
SG offices
MATT PRUTTT Staff Writer
Several weeks of campaigning will
come to a conclusion today as students
go to the polls for this year's Student
Government elections.
Polling locations will be open from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for the Medical
School, which will be open from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. While last year students
were required to present a student IX).
in order to be allowed to vote, any picture
I.D. with a student's permanent
address can be used for this year's elections.
"I think that participating in Student
Government elections is important
because the higher amount of involvement
that we have from the student
body, the more empowerment
that the officers have when they advocate
for the student body's interests,"
said current SG president Brian Comer.
"For example," Comer said, "when
the president of the student body goes
before the Board of Trustees, if he or
she can say, 60 percent of the student
body voted in the last election, and of
that 60 percent, I received 70 percent
of the vote, therefore this percentage
of the students stand behind me, and
that's why you should listen to me,' it
means a lot more than if only 10 percent
of the student body supports the
actions of their president."
Comer said he attributes the recent
lack of voter turnout to the fact that
many students are unaware of SG's
actions.
"Many times students don't participate
because they don't see what Student
Government does, and they don't
see what it does because, as I've statELECTIONS
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