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Forecast i : i j ndex * 'l " ^catterai* and smothered : ^ ^ EC Part|y sunnY j |( : Page 3 j Viewpoints....2 n^ 1 L| Jf I lflllfrmil?II? Ik High 72 j Sculpting \^/m I IV ^ V I V ! | Sports 5 mm Low46 j tradition : I : Pane a * ! Classifieds....6 : dyeo . Serving USC since 1908 NEWS BRIEFS NATIONWIDE House passes Republican spending package WASHINGTON (AP) ? Republican leaders quelled an uprising over abortion Wednesday and muscled $17 billion in cuts in housing aid, school improvements and other programs toward House passage. By a near party-line 242-190 vote, the package cleared a procedural hurdle and began a testy journey toward likely passage Thursday. The Senate is expected to produce its own collection of spending slashes soon. The measure represents the Republican majority's first attempt to get through the fiill House spending cuts related to promises in the GOPs "Contract With America" to shrink government and eliminate the federal deficit. The cuts target money appropriated last year to be spent this year. The debate was peppered not only with moans from lawmakers of both parties over the measure's UULS illJUU naming, vctciana aiiu utnci lmuauyco, but stinging partisan broadsides as well. The stakes were huge for Republicans. They were out to prove that having promised to balance the budget by the year 2002, which will take $1 trillion in spending slashes over seven years, they could deliver a far smaller package. They also needed to rally from this month's Senate defeat of the balancedbudget amendment. TODAY Today is Thursday, March 16, the 75th day of 1995. There are 290 days left in the year. Today's highlight hi history: Fifty years ago, on March 16,1945, during World War II, Iw<t Jima was declared secured by the Allies. On this data: In 1521, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines, where he was killed by natives the following month. In 1751, James Madison, fourth president of the United States, was born in Port Conway, Va. In 1802, Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. In 1827, the first newspaper edited for and by blacks, Freedom's Journal, was published in New York. In 1836, the Republic of Texas approved a constitution. In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" was first published. In 1894, the opera "Thais," composed by Jules Massenet, premiered in Paris. In 1915, the Federal Trade Commission was organized. In 1935, Adolf Hitler scrapped the Treaty of Versailles. In 1968, during the Vietnam War, the My Lai Massacre was carried out by U.S. troops under the command of Lieutenant William L. Calley Junior. In 1969, "1776," a musical about the Declaration of Independence, opened on Broadway. In 1978, Italian politician Aldo Moro was kidnapped and later murdered by left-wing urban guerrillas. NOTEBOOK Memorial service Friday A memorial service for geology professor Mack Gipson, Jr. will be held in Rutledge Chapel at noon Friday, March 17. For more information, call O'Neal Smalls at 777-4155. Nominations open for advise^ student awards The Office of Leadership Training Programs is accepting nominations for the Adviser of the Year Award and the Caroliniana Award. The adviser award honors advisers who have had a significant impact on their organization. The Caroliniana award recognizes students who have been dedicated behind the scenes in their organization. The awards will be presented April 18 at the Service nnH T AurarJo TJopontinn snnnom-orl by the Office of Leadership and Training Programs and the Office of Community Service Programs. Nominations must be received by Friday March 24 at 5 p.m. in the Campus Activities Center. Women's Student Services accepting contributions The Office of Women's Student Services is sponsoring the fifth annual Outstanding Women at USC Celebration. Women in the USC community will be recognized, and USC faculty, staff, and students can honor a special female colleague or advocate by making a contribution of $15, $25 or more in her name to the USC Educational Fund. The event will be held March 29 and donors and honorees will be recognized. Checks can be made out to the USC Educational Fund and sent to Heather Zaslansky, Women's Student Services. For more information, call 777-5780. Equestrian Team seeking members USC's Equestrian Team, which competes in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, is currently ranked first and also has the High Point Rider of the Region, Alex Scott. The team will compete March 25-26 at Berry College and in Colorado later before qualifying for individual regional and national competition. Anyone interested in joining should call 783-5613. University 1 ERIN GALLOWAY aid WENDY HUDSON News Editors Rep. William Witherspoon, R-Horry, is proposing a bill that would cut out tenure for university professors. The bill, which already has been read on the House floor and has 32 signatures, would stop tenure where it is now and provide for universities to come up with a revised plan in two years. "No tenure to nontenured faculty at any state public college or university may be granted after the effective date of this section," the bills reads. Witfterspoon's said ne proposed me tenure bill because of abuses. Tve watched it for a number of years now. If s not a slam on professors. We've got some of the finest professors... but we have some who are abusing tenure," Witherspoon said. Not just a walk in ,; **; f * s( L - ' ' ' ' ' Karen Pettus, director of the Office reception at the Alumni House Wedr Women's History Month. Fisher reci WIS's "The 7:00 Report" and "WIS N I Activists pr LUCY ARNOLD Staff Writer Wednesday, the Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals presented a program on the use of animals in medical research and education in the Russell House Ballroom. The guest speaker was Dr. Peggy Carlson, research director for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C. "We've tried so many avenues," said Kristin von Karowsky, SETA chairwoman. "We're hoping something will come of this one." In her speech, Carlson said that animals do not have a place in medical education. "One thing that is important to know is that students in the dog lab aren't learning new medical knowledge," Carlson said. They're demonstrating well-known physiological facts." Carlson also said humans and animals are not physiologically compatible, and that studies based on animal testing do not necessarily hold true for humans. * Awirwolo oro nnf lif4"!a knmana " Pov?loaw aiiminu cue; uut iiiue iiuinaiio, vcuioun Applications i T1EFFA HARPER Asst. News Editor Information sessions will be held for Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, Mellon Fellowships and Fulbright Grants. Faculty and staff will be available to explain the merits of individual programs. The Rhodes and Marshall schol- tC|711 u I arships are highly competitive scholarships that provide the opportunity to for full fellowship to study for two or three years at a world class university. Rhodes candidates propose a course study at Oxford University, while Marshall candidates propose study for any university in Great Britain. Candidates must have at least a GPA of 3.7, be well informed in global issues, have a record of service and leadership, be a U.S. citizen and no older than 25 as of October 1995. "The Marshall and Rhodes Scholarships are highly competitive. However, academi tenure systt "Working eight or nine hours a week and mak- ] ing high salaries. If s not right." Journalism Dean of undergraduate studies and Faculty Senate Chair-elect Henry Price 1 said he disagreed. i "One of the things said by people (critical of tenure) is when a person gets tenure, they stop trying," Price said. "I reject that. I know too many people who are fine teachers. "People who are not in academia like to say they (tenured professors) quit working," he said. "It is an easy statement to make but a difficult statement to prove." "I think we need to be very careful and go very slowly it we re going to explore any possible change in tenure," said Rep. Tim Rogers, D-Richland. "There are very good reasons related to academic independence and integrity and freedom of expression as to why we the park JbSiH HHH I SBr H ?M 9HH^k| " * of Dlslblllty Services, left, and WIS anclK lesday following Fisher's speech In Belk Ai ?ived her Master's In Mass Communicator lews Nlghtcast." ?test USC a said. Carlson said that many alternatives to animal testing exist, and that they ere often superior to animal tests. X-rays, blood transfusions and the discovery of penicillin are among the medical accomplishments that have been developed without the use of animal testing. "Scientists are using kidney, liver and bone marrow tissues to determine side effects of drugs," Carlson said. "Although all of these tests are not perfect, the animal tests are far from perfect." She also said desensitization is a possible outcome of the use of animals in medical labs. "It teaches [the students] that it's okay to use an animal as a tool and just discard it," Carlson said. Some of Carlson's suggestions for students interested in ending animal testing were to only buy products from companies who do not test on animals, to refuse to dissect animals in schools and to join groups who fight animal testing. due for Rhode: cally talented students at the University of South Carolina are definitely qualified to win these awards. It is important to begin the preparation process early," said Novella Beskid, coordinator of the Office of Fellowships and Summer programs. The sessions will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 in the Gressette room, Harper College 304. Most recently, USC has had two Rhodes Scholars and Marshall finalist Jody Tate, the first USC student to become a finalist for this award. Rising juniors are encouraged to apply for the Truman Scholarship, a very competitive ;m faces cai have a tenure system. It's not a perfect sys- tra tem, and there are good reasons to consider making changes, but I am not prepared to em- en< brace any wholesale trashing of the tenure tin system." Witherspoon's bill also states that the gov- pr< erning board of each college or university would jus JaitaIaw ? Mftur MftlftfiAVkftUirv V?af\irAa,n tonnmrl UCVClup a new i ciatiuiioiii|j uctn vwi b^iiuivu . faculty and the institution within two years mi of the bill's effectiveness. da; Witherspoon does not have ideas for a plan yoi to replace tenure. He said he would rather give that decision to the individual universi-. tei ties. "In two years, they would come up with an- sa; other acceptable method," he said. "I would "E' leave it up to professors and administrators." poi Price said one possibility for a system to replace tenure would be a six- to eight-year con- Co I th . foi KIM TRUETT The Gamecock m ... C..... Cl.Una alrfh* ? 9i wumii nuuv r19iivi, 115111, gu iw <1 udltorlum. Fisher spoko as a part of i- from USC In 1978 and co-anchors 0p nimal labs "The important thing to know is that every person can make a difference," Carlson said. "The public can make a difference in what happens. We should support companies who do not use animal testing." Both Carlson and von Karowsky commented on the expense of animal testing. "If you switch to some of the alternatives other medical schools are using, if s actually cheaper," von Karowsky said. "The dog labs are extremely expensive," Carlson said. Von Karowsky said her organization is hop- ? ing for response from both students and ad- ^ ministration. ^ "What we'd like to see is for the adminis- " tration to look at this very objectively," von Karowsky said. "One of the big reasons it is still going on is it is ingrained in this society," Carlson said. ^ Dr. James Buggy, director of USC's ani- ? mal research facilities, could not be reached for comment. to ar s scholarship ; award for graduate school preparation for a 86 career in public service. nScholars are selected based on leader- or ship abilities, academic performance and pov tential, community service and ^ st'-ON demonstrated commitment to pub- & ? a ) lie service. Allowances include up to to $30,000. of The information session will be m held March 27 at 4 p.m. in the Gressette room. The Fulbright Grant information session n< will be held April 4. The session for the Mel- as Ion Fellowship will be held April 5, and the se Goldwater session will be held April 10. All pi sessions will begin at 4 p.m. in the Gressette room. m For more information or for faculty and jn staff who wish to nominate qualified students, to contact Novella Beskid in the Fellowships Of- ^ fice at 777-0958. icellation ct, followed by a performance review. "Obviously you come up for review at the 1 of each period," Price said. "Each of these | ies, you would submit yourself to scrutiny." f Price said the tenure system originated to j )tect professors from being fired without \ tification. "It came about back when there wasn't as ich legal recourse," Price said. "Back in those j ys, it you didn't tow tne line, tney canned 11. This is a protection against that." Price said he doesn't think the tenure sysn is being abused. 1 think it works pretty well. That isn't to y that it shouldn't be looked at," he said, veiything can benefit from a critical standint." The bill is now in the House Education 1 mmittee. | 'hone line i amplifies ax filing ITT POUITT Qtaft Writ or As the deadline for filing federal income tax proaches, many students will turn to the lephone in order to reduce the time and ef"t needed for filing. According to S.C. IRS Public Affairs Offir Micheal Quinn, some 330,000 people within the state are eligible to file by phone. Virally any taxpayer who is single, earned less an $50,000 last year, has not experienced i address change since last year's filing-and is access to a touchtone phone is eligible. "The advantages of sending in your taxes phone are pretty simple," Quinn said. "Ifs ry quick and very easy, and you can do it rtually around the clock. You're return is alprocessed as if it were electronically filed, lich means youll get your refund back much ore quickly." The phone filing process keeps the time seded in filing to a minimum "We estimate that nobody should be on the tone longer than five to seven minutes," Quinn id. Any eliglible taxpayer should have received special package titled 10-40 TEL during the ginning of this year. This package contains e necessary forms and information needed r filing over the phone. For more information, call the IRS inforation line at 1-800-829-1040.The package is icessary if you wish to file by phone. If you ive received a package, filing by phone is still itional. The deadline for filing by phone is April 15. For morettorroatton call 1-800-829-1040* Deadline for filing:: is April 18. tfl Gamecock Graphics 5G Senate jegins work ATT PWUffT Staff Writer The Student Government Senate elected ie president pro tempore for the 1995-96 term id confirmed appointees for the positions of mate clerk and parliamentarian Wednesday. Peter Chung, a third-year senator from the ollege of Science and Mathematics was choin over Rhett Brown of Humanities and Jenf Wu of Engineering. Chung proposes to bring ganization and strength to the Senate. Warren Bazemore, a freshman in the Colge of Humanities, was confirmed as the new mate clerk. The clerk is responsible for keepg Senate records and aiding the president the Senate during and outside of Senate eetings. Kris Wustrow was also confirmed as the jw parliamentarian. The parliamentarian jsures that parliamentary procedure is obsrved and serves to clarify any debate about ocedure, based on the text "Robert's Rules." In a previous description of Senate comittees, the Minority Affairs Committee was advertently omitted. This committee helps facilitate the needs of minority students on impus and works to better relationships with. the Carolina Community.