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France accuses five Americans of spying
PARIS (AP) ? France has accused five Americans,
including four diplomats, of economic and political
spying and asked them to leave the country, a rare
move that put the allies on a diplomatic collision
course Wednesday.
French news reports said those accused included the
top CIA official in Paris.
In Washington, White House spokesman Mike McCuny
said "it remains to be seen" whether the Americans
would leave. He suggested disclosure of the affair
was linked to France's presidential campaign,
in which a wiretapping scandal has embarrassed
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France is seeking the "very rapid" departure of the
five, four of them diplomats. A fifth was a non-diplomat
who reportedly worked under cover.
\ Two other U.S. Embassy employees implicated in
espionage had been sent home earlier, officials said.
The U.S. Embassy refused all comment. But in a
demonstration of the sensitive nature of the affair,
Ambassador Pamela Harriman held an unusual half<
hour meeting Wednesday with Balladur.
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TODAY
Today is Thursday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of
1995. There are 311 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history:
Fifty years ago, on Feb. 23,1945, during World
War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount
Suribachi, and raised the American flag. A larger
flag was then brought in to replace the first;
the second flag-raising was captured in the famous
picture taken by Associated Press photographer
Joe Rosenthal.
On this date:
In 1927, President Coolidge signed a bill ere
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of the Federal Communications Commission.
In 1954, the first mass inoculation of children
against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.
In 1965, Stan Laurel ? the "skinny" half of
the Laurel and Hardy comedy team ? died in
Santa Monica, Calif.
In 1981, an attempted coup began in Spain as
200 members of the Civil Guard invaded the Parliament,
taking lawmakers hostage. (However,
the attempt collapsed 18 hours later.)
Ten years ago: The U.S. Senate confirmed Edwin
Meese III to be attorney general, by a vote of
63-31.
Five years ago: Former Salvadoran President
Jose Napoleon Duarte died at age 64.
NOTEBOOK
college ot Business 10 nosi revepuuu
USC's College of Business Administration will
be hosting a reception to welcome Charleston area
residents and friends of the college today from 68
p.m. in the Visitor Center.
The reception will feature faculty, staff and
David Shrock, dean of the college, who will comment
on the accomplishments of the school and
visions for the future.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the
College of Business Administration. For more information,
contact Jeff Wilson at 777-5400.
Woman of the Year Award applications due
Today is the deadline for The Office of Women's
Student Services and the Women Students Association's
Outstanding Women of the Year Award.
Applications may be turned in at Campus Activities,
the Women's Studies Office or the Russell
u-rnoo i'r,#V\?-mafinn Hesk. For more information.
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contact Heather Zalansky at 777-5780.
Line-item veto amendment passed
The amendment to the student government
constitution giving the SG president power of lineitem
veto was passed in last week's election through
a referendum.
Clarification
In Wednesday's stoiy, "USC lineman injured
in bar brawl," ATO president Chad Johnson wanted
it to be known that the ATO mixer ended at 11
p jn. The incident happened after the closed party
was over, he said.
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Candidates
T1EFFA HARPER Asst. News Editor "Wi
In an effort to increase voter awareness
and attract new supporters, runoff candidates
for Student Government executive of- ^??
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fices participated in an outdoor debate Wednes- ^
dav on Greene Street. .
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Candidates facing off for were Amy Bigham an(
and Teresa Wilson for president; Darcie Shiv- arg
ely and Peter Siachos for vice president and
Jermaine Britton and Jonathan Dickson for
treasurer. mo
There were three rounds of debates with
the first featuring questions about candidate gtu
backgrounds. The second round featured ^
questions directly off each candidate's plat- ^g,
form and the third round involved questions eje
about student life. The last 15 minutes al- ^ei
lowed students to ask individual questions
of the candidates. Sti
"The debate was a good opportunity for effi
students to leam more about the candidates mc
and what their platforms are," said Jenny SOr
May, criminal justice senator. "More students th;
should have been involved in supporting the thi
candidates." the
Each candidate had 90 seconds to respond ho
to preselected questions posed from a mod- coi
erator. The same question was asked of each vo
candidate, and questions asked included wi
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MARTHA HOTOP Staff Writer ta
Established as an advisory council in ea
1964, the Commission on Higher Education ^
is once again faced with a possible recon- ^
struction.
The S.C. House of Representatives and co
Senate Education committees have proposed to
separate bills that would restructure the vc
commission. Presently, the commission is er
made up of 18 people, who are selected from P(
the general public. No one on the commis- ^
si on is a member of the Board of Trustees i11
for any of the higher education institutions 111
in South Carolina. Restructuring the com- E
mission will not only allow the institutions
to be represented, but it will also decrease g<
the number of commission members from c<
18 to 11. a
"Restructuring will clarify the commis- a
sion's goals, in that the institutions will have 1?
voting rights at the table," said Susan De- s<
Witt, research analyst for Senator Setzler. a
"It's at the table, that major goals and decisions
are made." ii
When the commission was originally es- L
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The Judicial Board, in conjunc- f
tion with The Gamecock, will be ^
doing a series of columns on eth- ?
ical dilemmas in which students
arid faculty members will have an ]
opportunity to reply to an issue per- f
tinent to the campus. i
Special to The Gamecock
A professor has repeatedly told sexually ?
explicit jokes in class that are only mar- j
ginally related to the topic. What do you do? j
Laura Hall, Honors College senior and
Judicial Board member (
We will always meet people whose stan- (
dards differ from our own and respecting
that is part of maturity. Professors as well
as students should be aware that the use of ]
sexually explicit langua - makes many peo
face off be
hat do you think separates you from your If
>onent."
'I think that the debate's format was a I
d one. 'Hie questions that were asked covd
a lot of ground and showed how effeci\y
each candidate could respond to what
y were asked, and it displayed the ideals
1 goals that they want to accomplish if they
: elected," said Denise Taste, engineering
lior. |
The debate was sponsored by Young Decrats
and Carolina's bookstore.
Early projectiles indicate that half of the
ident population that voted last Thursday
1 vote again in the runoffs. Even though
ires were up from 9.3 percent in last year's
ction returns, only 10 percent of the stuit
body voted.
"I think that for an organization such as
adent Government that has such a strong
act on student issues, you would think that
>re people would vote," said Toya Jeffer1,
biology freshman. "Everybody complains
at Student Government doesn't do anyng
or whenever something comes up and
:y want action taken, there's no one to voice
w they feel. If people want real change to
ne about, they need to start exercising their
ting rights so that people who genuinely
ant to workman get in these offices."
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tor fair.
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blished, the Board of Trustee's chair, for
ch institution, was represented. In 1978,
e governor removed the trustees because
ey faced too many interest conflicts.
The decision on whether the trustees
uld neutrally vote on an issue gave rise
conflicts of interest Trustees used to have
te on an issue for the Commission on High
Education, and then they would be exnn
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ieir institution's Board of Trustees' meetg,
or vice versa, said Fred Sheheen, comtissioner
for the Commission on Higher
ducation.
Another interest problem arose in the
meral duties of commission members. The
)mmission is responsible for issues such
3 the allocation of money to various schools
Iter it's been approved by the state legisiture.
It's also the commission's job to as3ss
each school's progress and to approve
11 new academic programs.
In the past two years there has been an
iterest in restructuring the Commission.
,ast year, a similar bill was introduced in
toard respond
ile uncomfortable, and arguably it should.
Vhen students are made to feel so uncomortable
that it interferes with their leaning,
then there is a problem. The classroom
s not an appropriate place for sexual hunor.
It should be insulated from base inluences
and reserved for the task of leaning.
I believe that students are obligated to
;xamine their own beliefs and to find reason
and evidence to support them. This can
ie uncomfortable. Sexual issues are also up
or questioning, but not in me classroom in
the form of a joke that offends. Just as an
ethnic joke is offensive because it is based
on inherent traits, a sexual joke would also
offend deeply personal standards and values.
Sexual humor creates a hostile environment
where insensitivity, disrespect and
bad taste are tolerated; it will rarely add to
understanding or learning.
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Information from Kay Wagoner of
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both the Senate and House of Representatives
but was defeated in the House. Similar
bills were introduced by both bodies again
this year.
Both bills state that there must be representatives
from both public and private
institutions in Smith Carolina. The House
bill calls for six representatives for the institutions,
while the Senate proposes to have
only four representatives. In both versions
of the bill, there is a provision to prevent
one institution from occupying too many
seats. Despite the similarities in the bills,
there is heavy opposition from the present
Commission on Higher Education.
"No changes in the structure or membership
of the commission should be made
until after a comprehensive study of higher
education in this state occurs," said Fred
Sheheen, Commission head. "Congress' focus
should be to secure adequate funding
for schools not the reorganization of the
Commission."
Those in Congress have said it is possiRESTRUCTURE
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s to dilemma
If a professor makes sexual comments
then he/she should be told that the behavior
is making people uncomfortable. We are
obligated to hold each other accountable to
the standards of our community; I would
confront the professor. I would ask the professor
to refrain from using such language
as I felt it was inappropriate and irrelevant.
If I were then ridiculed, spoken to rudely,
or if the language did not stop, I would report
it to the dean of the department.
It would be hard to voice my thoughts in
front of the class, but I think it is important
to make everyone think about what happened.
This shows concern for other students
who may feel similarly and makes
everyone more sensitive.
If anyone is interested in contributing to
the Ethical Dilemmas Column please contact
Nicole Moen & 544-0391.
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IAYMOND REYES Staff Writer
The Academic Support and Assistants
Program (ASAP) is a referral service whose
mmediate goal is to help students get aca- i
lemic assistance in 16 general education
courses.
The program is designed to assess acaiemic
performance, identify reasons as to
.vhy students are having difficulties and refer
them to the appropriate academic and
administrative support programs and services
available at USC.
ASAFs main goal is to help get academic
assistance before it is too late.
"The program is an early intervention
program designed to try to target or to get
students, who are not doing well, into our
offices so that we can try to figure out why
they are not doing that well," said Deborah
Haynes, director of Academic Support Services.
Although the program is already in its
tenth year, Haynes said she and her staff
of counselors feel students are afraid to come j
in because of its false remedial reputation.
"There appears to be a stigma when students
hear about Academic Support Services
and are afraid that their peers will
make fun of them," Haynes said.
Students who make appointments to see
a counselor are usually enrolled in one or
several of the following: astrology, biology,
chemistry, economics, english, history, math,
psychology or sociology.
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