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Etoday I zrrp~-~-jH ^ J i usc Dance Company^ready to present Its Sunny ? j : *tfMp TtfK^ | Spring^Dance Gala,. : Viewpoints....3 Esunry i S^IcMS j I", fj|| I If I I IE U\ I In the dark uinu 7ft : <aa e.eeei W EL .MB H ^L. j If tickets do not sell out, Carolina . ? _c I 100 percent H ; Panthers'fans face the possibility of I Sports 8 ow i SW66t . j being blacked out. i i Page 5 I Page 9 Classifieds.. 10 I ^ Serving USC since 1908 NEWS BRIEFS WORLDWIDE TOKYO - Police seized nerve-gas solvent, $7.9 million in cash and 22 pounds of gold Wednesday at two dozen sites linked to a secretive religious sect that calls itself the Sublime Truth. Several sect members were arrested in a kidnapping case, but police refused to say whether they were also being questioned in Monday's subway attack. Ten people were killed and nearly 5,000 sickened by the poisonous gas released during rush hour. The cult-like group Aum Shinri Kyo has denied any role in the attack. There was still no known motive and no claim of responsibility. In a chilling development, the secfs leader, Sboko Asahara, was reported to have delivered an apocalyptic-sounding message Tuesday to followers in the Russian Far East. "The time has come at last for you to awake and help me," Asahara said in the message, broadcast Wednesday night by Japan's NHK television. "You must act to ensure you do not have any regrets about death." The police raids provided frightening evidence of the sect's hold over its followers. WASHINGTON (AP) ? The United States suffered a record trade deficit in January. Mexico's currency crisis cut into exports while demand for foreign toys, televisions and heavy machinery pushed imports higher. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the imbalance in goods and services jumped 68.4 percent to $12.23 billion, up from a December deficit of $7.26 billion. This represented the highest deficit in goods and services since the government began tracking this data on a monthly basis in 1992. Looking just at merchandise, the deficit of $16.3 billion was the highest in U.S. histoiy, surpassing the old mark of $15.9 billion set in December 1985. The new report painted a bleak picture of America's trade fortunes at the beginning of the year. Exports of aircraft, normally a standout performer, sank to a 17-year low while the United States suffered its first ever deficit in big-ticket capital goods. TODAY Today is Thursday, March 23, the 82nd day of 1995. There are 283 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 23,1775, in a speech to the Virginia Provincial Convention, Patrick Henry made his famous plea for American independence from Britain, saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" On this date: In 1806, explorers Lewis and Clark, having readied the Pacific coast, began their journey back east. In 1919, Benito Mussolini founded his Fascist political movement in Milan, Italy. In 1933, the German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers. In 1942, the U.S. government began moving Japanese-Americans from their West Coast homes to detention centers. In 1956, Pakistan became an independent republic within the British Commonwealth. In 1965, America's first two-person space flight began as Gemini III blasted off from Cape Kennedy with astronauts Virgil L Grissom and John W. Young aboard. In 1983, President Reagan first proposed development of technology to intercept enemy missiles ? a proposal that came to be known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, as well as "Star Wars." In 1983, Dr. Barney Clark, recipient of a permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah Medical Center after 112 days with the device. Ten years ago: Patricia Roberts Harris, who saved in two Cabinet posts in the Carter administration, died in Washington at age 60. Five years ago: Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood was sentenced by a judge in Anchorage, Alaska, to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50,000 in restitution for his role in the 1989 oil spill. One year ago: Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexico's leading presidential candidate, was assassinated in Tjjuana. NOTEBOOK Race relation lecture to be in Gambrell today Melton McLauren, USC alumnus and UNCWilliamsbuig professor will lecture at 3:30 today on the history of "Adolescents and Race Relations" in r* 1K1 lfnr mnm infnrmatinn /.all 777_9QfkK UmilUlCU ll/X. X VI AUW.V VUU 9 9 9 MUW. Reservations for Russell House to be held The Russell House University Union Room Lottery for student organizations will be held on Tuesday, March 28, in Russell House room 203. Academic space will not be reserved until Sept 11,1995. For more information, call the Russell House Reservationist at 777-7127. "Does God Exist?" debate set for tonight The USC philosophy department and Campus Crusade for Christ will sponsor the debate "Can We Know God Exists? Christianity vs. Agnosticism" , Thursday in the RH Ballroom. Featured speakers will be William Lane Craig, a visiting scholar at Emory University in Atlanta, and RIG. Hughes, a professor of philosophy at USC. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. Task force pr RADHIKA TALWANI Copy Desk Editor Funds collected through student activity fees may increase by $700,000 if a proposal by the Student Activity Fee Task Force is approved by the Student -Trustee Liaison Committee Friday and the USC Board of Trustees in June. The current proposal calls for a $25 increase in student activity fees paid by each full-time student. Students currently pay $35. Part of the money collected through the fees funds student activities. The amount allocated for these activities has dprrpaspd in thp nast three vears as TTSC faces budcret cuts. "Student Affaire had to pick up a lot of burdens they didn't r t " , p .y r k Wfr S ,. | gSHt ii| ? HBKgra^ '~jMHfl^HH i l-in-6 Day prom HEFFA HARPER Asst. News Editor ^ Wednesday, l-in-6 Day was held to remind , students that one in six college students will / be raped while they are in college, according / to statistics. / The campuswide event was sponsored by / Campus Rape Awareness and Delta Delta I 1 Delta sorority. "We did this to inform the student body of the high incidents of rape on campus," said \ Julye Johns, vice president for chapter de- \llll velopment of Delta Delta Delta. \ Members of Delta Delta Delta and Campus Rape Awareness passed out stickers to %, students who wore them to show their sup i I riL port ana awareness ui me stausuc. dleten en PIT "I thought that this was a good idea be- rj^g eVg^. cause that statistic is saying a lot. One in six j0hns saj^ may not sound like a lot to some, but we're wgrt talking about milhons of college students that j . this will affect. Besides, even one incident of .. on ^ rape is still one too many," said Keisha Mid- 186 7^' ^U! r number of it Campus housing RAYMOND REYES Staff Writer Also, sum New changes are slated for most residen- students wl tial housing for 1995- 96. Gene Luna, director of Housing Services, , *?e . j and Gretchen Koehler-Shepley, associate di- doing rector for housing, described the changes and housing 1 answered questions from students Wednes- ^e+Vu f lu day night on the call-in show "Columbia 29225." that that th( Significant changes will be affecting Cap- ' stone, Laborde and Preston residence halls. "Laborde will be all private rooms with mi- sumi^er 01 crofridges in every room and will be open during all break periods with no additional cost; an __ 00, 1X1 Capstone will be co-ed and Preston, which will , e c ar] i e. a : j 11 ?_:ii i produced so! De our nrsi resiuenuai uuneye, will aiau uc w ed," Koehler-Shepley said. . T Other changes will be implemented in Bates in. ^ ' West, where students will only need to have , on V1 46 credit hours instead of 60 to be eligible for a? ,!n v1 housing. 1,1! To reserve a space in the Horseshoe apart- ? i?t v ments, students will need to have 60 credit peop . hours and will be allowed to request a pre- are S1.mi ar ferred roommate. Dowlas res Nine-month housing is now available in Laborde, Bates House and NADA, with no e ' additional fees assessed for students who stay woa ^ro over Thanksgiving, winter or spring breaks. W1 686 oposes activity have in the past," said senior Brad Holt, a Task Force member and former Student Government Treasurer. "Areas that have involved student activities in the past that weren't funded by student activity fees are now funded by student activity fees, especially staff support areas that are directly related to student activities. That's where we have a big drain in funds. The Task Force has set up a goal of how much money we want to have to bring us back up to 1991 (activity fee) funding level." The Task Force proposal also reoiganizes the way student activity fees are allocated. Currently, the SG Student Finance Committee is res})onsible for the allocation of funds. Once the Committee finds out how much money has been allocated to * ? Womar R Best Frienc < J USC alumna Rol FoVirinor^r MifrFplI " advantage of the sp | : ^ weather to play wit! ::v*. ^ otes rape awaren <8SS&x irrmroaooH with tVi?? wstyitisp fhf - """ ? "i tUF males," Johns said. j \ The awareness day is an a "Students need to be aware /j A that face us in our society today Li L \J an(*?fherissues,"saidDwaym \J7JT T D 17 puter science sophomore. "The ^ p students out there or even right ft A PFJ1 W!l pus that are affected by this st .ggk | students and future leaders, we 1|?P / selves and communities to sta; | J that we will know how to deal F OIlAfl nfTe.^f i\ cl\7 w | ouoo viiwmtvij W^\ Other statistics show that ?>r?T? quaintance rapes are not repo leering freshman. in 12 college men admit to acts t was well received by students, gal definitions of rape but do themselves rapists, s positively received by the stu- For more information on raj ipus. We were not out to adver- campus sexual assault office, it to educate students about the Rape Crisis Network or USC C icidents that happen. I was also Human Development Center. I to undergo chan mer housing will be available for VVppHip 10 are not enrolled in summer fjnj h of the matter is that we have ;his for some time in our erradu- mVpmtwxm ^ Facilities, and we know that there udents that work and things like and ma,es m fioof| ey have to go to," Koehler-Shepe halls that will be available for aaingareByney.Draaussure, | 8, Moore's 6th floor Will i rper-Elliott, Laborde, Thornwell ^ ... w. tr$$t08 iges for the upcoming year have jNoljfV Residential dotiege ' molino 4iA fomi me mixeu reactions. ?. ? ?u e going to make all of those changes jBSlltt&If* then they should at least extend _ a, a Snowden resident advisor. ' v.^. that all of these changes will be := y*QCarQw j. They will probably attract more ^ - on campus because the concepts hi Campbell, a University Com to living in an apartment," said All of the changes comes a ] ident Chris Reeves "In general, there will be a 3 y, 6,000 students live on-campus. on the rates, but these are jus i new ideas. I think that students creases. Typically, these rats ably consider living on campus proved until mid to late June ypes of changes made," said Bob- Koehler-Shepley said. r fee ch student organizations, it sets up 1 organization that has been regisfc receive. Hiis year the committee had $? less than 1994-95 allocation and 92 allocation. If the proposal passes, not oi tivity fees collected increase to $ mittee's role in activity fee allocs the whole funding procedure. Instead of using percentages Faci i's to ci teni i chaj LUCY ARNOLD! A special fac ) in. uled for April 3 proposals subm takes mittee on Teni The three nr )ring in the USC Faa and promotions h. her e first rec professors who; promotion on pi 5 Y vice, and it wou] -pi search and teac 1 He "For most fa basis for promc arm. mentation of a 1 and research, s C mance, with coi mentation of a i rv yp ommendation I Henry Price, J uate studies at Mass Commun Faculty Senate, the USC Schoi 1974 committee and promotion g the proposals ii "All universi form in the are; body would qu _ ^ sponsibility of PSk engaged in res< ^ ^ state university share its know it we got from bills, and that i Provost Jam nnual event, associate dean of the things of Journal! , such as rape an<j c^a^r ^ i White, com- }' . re are a lot of .??;sls\re ; here on cam- stu^ \weha j we have been v atisticandas . , . .. . expected of a n owe it to our y informed so with these isnineoflOac | rted, and one ^ * i that meet lenot consider PAfl 3e, contact the the Columbia "1^ ^ .J ounseling and MATT PRUfTTi Cfft The Studeni Vice Presiden chairmen appc mrrmm to ensure the <? Mi | |||Hi day. |||||||P The commit day's meeting i I of the Cnllftcre vices, Alex Vu ^ " Mathematics; |lf. ' Ill:;; College of Bus y next year, ^hn ^arti 6 Douglas Mathematics v * private nance Commi School as chau s " ; ny Wu of the ( |:CO-ed #ffth ; of the Minoril ales . si-'.;" Robinson oftb ' cial Sciences ? |!| Responsibiliti* JSSfiLite Peter Chin rhomw^i oftheRulesC ' ' of the chairs < : S J when he was c mons resident. Pore *be price. All but one 1-3.5% increase with little or r it proposed in- ^rav P?bertsc is won't be ap- concerning al! by the school," year's Finance anges the percentage of the fee each ered for at least one year will >87,919 to work with, $132,181 $235,581 less than the 1991lly would the amount of ac1,700,000, the Finance Comition would change, as would to fund groups, there will be INCREASE page 2 ilty r\Yini si ai? JU9IUC1 ire iges Staff Writer ulty meeting has been schedto discuss and vote on three .itted by the University Comire and Promotions (UCTP). oposals deal with the section llty Manual concerning tenure L ommendation would require are basing their application for ablic service to justify this serId increase the worth of the reihing of the applicant, iculty members, the primary ition and tenure will be docu^ecord of high quality teaching cholarship or creative perforisideration also given to docu ecord of valuable service," reestates. , associate dean of undergradthe College of Journalism and [ication and chair-elect of the and Robert Felix, professor at )1 of Law and member of the s that wrote the current tenure sidelines, have debated against i a panel discussion, ties have the obligation to pera of teaching," Price said. *1^0lestion that it is also the rea university to have scholars iarch. My contention is that a / also has the responsibility to ledge with those who pay the vould be the public." tes Moeser and Rick Stephens, of graduate studies at the Colsm and Mass Communications e UCTP, support recommenisearch university," Stephens ive developed these proposals, ery mindfiil of what should be iculty member at this univerTENURE page 2 Senate firms LU UlOtUOOiV/11. AlUntTW J kA/ilOIVl in directed a question to Martin legations of misconduct by last s Committee during the finance SENATE pac^ 2 irmen Staff Writer t Government Senate confirmed t Darcie Shively's committee lintments and discussed efforts u ?1 .rTirmvt nuniT^J nonuauonoi wv/ru-iv tee chairs confirmed in Wednesare: Academics, Grant Cauthen of Engineering; Student Seri of the College of Science and Athletics, Brian Menees of the iness Administration, n of the College of Science and /as confirmed as chair of the Fiittee, Dan Griffith of the Law of the Judicial Committee, Jencollege of Engineering as chair ty Affairs Committee and Jon e College of Humanities and Sois chairman of the Powers and as Committee. lg automatically became chair lommittee, which is comprised of the remaining committees, :onfirmed as president pro temnate. of the appointees were confirmed ia /llnAiiomAT\ UAurmrai* Qz\nofrty