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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Francisco Martin Duran,
a Colorado upholsterer who raked the White House
with semiautomatic rifle fire last fall, was convicted
Tuesday of attempting to assassinate President
Clinton.
In returning the guilty verdict, a federal court
juiy rejected Duran's insanity defense. He had claimed
he was shooting at an evil "mist" hovering over the
White House, but psychiatric experts disagreed about
whether he was deranged.
Duran, 26, of Colorado Springs, Colo., faces a
maximum sentence of life in prison on the attempt
ed assassination conviction. U.S. District Judge
Charles Richey set sentencing for June 29.
During the two-week trial, defense attorneys had
argued that insanity drove Duran to pull the rifle from
under his trench coat and open fire on the White
House Oct 29,1994, as dozens of tourists stood nearby.
CALIFORNIA (AP) ? Computer security experts
could be in for a devil of a time from SATAN when
its creator distributes it free on the Internet on
Wednesday.
SATAN is a new piece of software designed to
find security gaps in computer systems and make
them harder to crack, and Dan Fanner and his partner
are releasing it despite fears that hackers will
use it to execute break-ins.
"As far as abuse goes, I think it will actually decrease
because people can make better decisions
about improving their security," Farmer said Tuesday.
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find security holes.
TODAY
Today is Wednesday, April 5, the 95th day of
1995. There are 270 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history:
One hundred years ago, on April 5,1895, Oscar
Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess
of Queensberry, who'd accused the writer of
homosexual practices; Wilde himself ended up being
convicted on a morals charge and was sent to
prison.
On this date:
In 1614, American Indian princess Pocahontas
married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
In 1621, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth,
Mass., on a return trip to England.
In 1887, in Tuscumbia, Ala., teacher Anne Sullivan
taught her blind and deaf pupil, Helen Keller,
the meaning of the word "water" as spelled out in
the Manual Alphabet.
In 1887, British historian Lord Acton wrote, Tower
tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced
to death following their conviction on charges
of being atomic spies for the Soviet Union.
In 1964, Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur died in
Washington at age 84.
In 1965, "My Fair Lady" won the Academy Award
for best picture, and one of its stars, Rex Harrison,
was named best actor; Julie Andrews won best ac
tress for "Mary Popping."
In 1975, nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kaishek
died at age 87.
In 1976, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes
died in Houston at age 72.
NOTEBOOK
Leadership conference application* due today
Applications for the Leadership Enrichment and
Development conference are due by 5 p.m. today.
Sponsored by Leadership Training Programs, the
LEAD conference, which will be May 10-11 in
Charleston, will provide 65 Carolina students an opportunity
to develop their leadership skills while interacting
with other students and administrators.
Applicants should be established or emerging
leaders on campus. Applications should be turned
in to the Campus Activities Center.
Law professor to lecture on OJ. Simpson trial
CToMipr. a law nrofesaor at Columbia Uni
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versity, will discuss the 0 J. Simpson trial and the
idea of victimology at a public lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday
in room 105 of the law school.
"Who is the Victim of the O.J. Simpson Trial?"
will highlight the role of victimology in highly publicized
cases of the 1990s, including those of the
Menendez brothers and Mike Tyson.
For more information about the lecture, contact
philosophy Professor Martin Donougho at 777-4166
or law Professor Nathan Crystal at 777-2851.
College of Criminal Justice Career Fair today
The College of Criminal Justice Career Fair is
from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today in the Currell courtyard.
For more information, contact Doug Robinson
at 777-0543.
Clarification
In Tuesday's edition of The Gamecock, the story
"Chi Omega celebrates 100 years" gave incorrect statistics
for Chi Omega's grade point average in relation
to the GPAs of other sororities on campus. Chi
Omega doesn't have the top sorority GPA but rather
is listed in the second quartile.
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MATT PRUITT Staff Writer of J
Student Government President Amy Bigham tl01
addressed a state Senate subcommittee Tues- s^(
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to cut a proposed $17 million from higher education
funding. ma
"It is our goal to make sure that higher ed- ^
ucation is something that is available for all
students in the state of South Carolina," do\
Bigham said in a press conference following d?'
the meeting. sy?
"We feel that it is a right, not a privilege, ^
and we hope that by restoring the cuts not ?^]
only will we allow more students to attend institutions
of higher education, but we will al- So1
so improve the quality and productivity of our ko'
state." res
During her presentation to the finance sub- *y
committee for education, Bigham emphasized tei
that cuts in funding would have a bearing on du
the entire state, not merely students.
"Higher education funding actually saves
taxpayers money by stimulating economic av
growth, expanding the tax base and increas- Pr
ing productivity," Bigham said. "The people
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KBSA MclWAlN Staff Writer
The USC Young Democrats presented a panel
discussion on affirmative action Tuesday night
in the Russell House Theater.
The panelists were state Reps. Gilda CobbHunter,
D-Orangeburg; Jim Hodges, D-Lancaster;
and Hunter Limbaugh, R-Florence, cousin
ofRushlimbaugh.
"Affirmative action was brought about because
of concern about past discrimination,"
Hodges said "We hear a lot of debate about preferences
for hiring. Other preferences get less
debate."
Hodges discussed education in light of affirmative
action.
"We don't provide the same opportunities for
students in high schools and colleges," he said.
"Some schools have better educational systems
than others."
Cobb-Hunter defined affirmative action according
to Webster's Dictionary.
"Webster's defines 'affirmative' as taking
some kind of positive action," she said. "Affirmative
action isn't lowering standards or allowing
someone not qualified to come in."
Cobb-Hunter said she finds it difficult to say
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Ubu siuaenis are among muse
upset with the Columbia Police Department's
weekend crackdown on
jaywalking.
MARTHA HOTOF Staff Writer
People walking around Saturday night in
Five Points likely noticed city police issuing
tickets to pedestrians for jaywalking and other
violations.
According to police reports, 180 people received
tickets for jaywalking. The fine is $152.
There also were five tickets written for violating
the open container policy.
State law prohibits pedestrian crossing
at any place except marked crosswalks between
adjacent intersections at which there
are traffic-control signals.
The crackdown on jaywalkers came after
a March 25 accident involving pedestrian
Sean Patrick Burke, who was jaywalking
across Harden Street when a car struck him.
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south Carolina believe that higher educa
i should be prioritized, and strong support
)uld be shown for all of our colleges and
iversities."
Bigham cited tuition hikes as one of the
lin problems that would result from a dease
in funding.
"When tuition goes up, enrollment goes
vn," Bigham said. "When enrollment goes
tvn, the income for the entire university
item goes down, thereby again decreasing
i attractiveness and quality of South Caraa's
colleges and universities."
Bigham said tuition hikes would cause
ith Carolina to lose its top students to neighing
states and that funding decreases would
lult in an inability to attract quality faculShe
also cited higher education as a deTent
to crime and a building block for instry.
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Currently, USC has a higher tuition than S
ler SEC schools and exceeds the national i
erage by more than $1,000. Carolina's ap- f
Dpriation per student is about $2,000 dol s
lower than the national average. The av- c
ige faculty salary at USC is far below that f
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Burke remains in serious condition at Richland
Memorial Hospital.
U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond's daughter
Nancy was killed two years ago near where
Burke was ipjured.
When announcing the crackdown on jaywalking,
Columbia Police Chief Charles
Austin said he was disturbed by the March
25 accident.
"Five Points has a tremendous amount of
pedestrian traffic, and folks that frequent
the area need to obey our laws and exercise
extra caution," Austin said. "As a reminder
and extra incentive for them to do so, the department
will be running a special operation."
Additional foot officers helped make the
crackdown possible.
Many of those ticketed and other observers
said the tickets wouldn't prevent accidents.
Some people said cracking down on alcohol
consumption or other crimes should receive
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that South Carolina is where it needs to be with
affirmative action.
"I have a problem with the state saying there
aren't any blacks in the available (employment!
pool," she said. "My questions are, Where are
you looking, and how are you looking for qual
ified blacks?"
Limbaugh gave his thoughts on ending pref
erences.
"I think there is something wrong with af
firmative action," he said. "Preferences giv(
something to somebody because they're a mem
ber of a group, getting something you wouldn'
get otherwise."
Limbaugh went on to talk about the effect!
of preferences.
"The simple existence of preferences is detri
mental to the psyches for the people they ar<
intended to help," he said. "It says you're no
good enough to majte it on your own."
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protest their jaywalking tickets in court.
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since students are the lifeblood of Five Points,"
senior Brian Comer said.
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People who received citations thought the .
penalty was stiff.
Comer said he told the officer who tick- ^
eted him that a warning would have been
just as effective. Comer said ifs great the po- Qr
lice have a regard for his safety but that he ^
can look before crossing the street.
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works at a Main Street establishment, said
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eral Assembly to end affirmative action. H
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) not by the color of their skin, but by the content
i of their character," Limbaugh said.
Hodges and Cobb-Hunter agree that educational
disparity is a problem among minorities.
"I agree with Rep. Hodges that education is
a problem," she said. "We do have to emphasize
front-end solutions for education."
? David Frankel, president of the Young Democrats,
said the panel was a diverse group and
t that the discussion was clear and precise.
"Hunter Limbaugh spoke from the right3
wing Republican view, Hodges was the moderate
view, and Cobb-Hunter was the liberal view,"
Frankel said. "We had a crowd of College Re3
publicans and college Democrats,
t "There are never any simple questions or solutions
with affirmative action."
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?t month with letter writing campaigns,
alls and trying to educate the students
institution so that they know what's
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rhe Gamecock Advertising Department
led in three divisions Saturday at the
lege Newspaper Business and Adverng
Managers Awards,
rhe student production staff took first
ce for Best Display Ad (in color) for its
nterrey Jack's ad, first place for Best
vspaper Promotion Campaign for a pawith
a weekly circulation of more than
000, and third place for Best NewspaPromotion
Ad for a paper with a weekirculation
of more than 40,000.
Gregory Perez designed the Monterrey
:k's ad.
I'm proud of my work," Perez said, "but
i award doesn't mean as much to me as
ad's results. The fact that the ad is getg
some attention is probably making
nterrey Jack's very happy."
Gamecock Editor in Chief Lee Clontz
n first place for Best Newspaper Proition
Campaign for a series of ads that
>moted The Gamecock's change in puliation
from three days a week to four.
"I was really surprised to receive an
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side of the paper," Clontz said. "The
npaign was a silly little thing I came up
h in the shower, and it has actually turned
;o something legitimate."
The third-place prize was awarded for
j full-page testimonials from current and
st Gamecock advertising staff members,
aduate assistant Elizabeth Thomas is
ren credit for the concept.
The Advertising Department consists of
out 17 staff members including the camis
representative and student manager,
id Renee Gibson, marketing director for
udent Media. The department has been
varded at least one first-place award for
e past three years, she said.
"The biggest thing is we continued to
ow and develop," Gibson said. "We enred
the trend-setters competition, the
vard for the most innovative newspaper,
id the judges made extremely positive
imments about our program."
The CNBAM competition, which was in
ampa, Fla., featured 105 schools, repressing
every state except Alaska. The
amecock advertising team competed against
irger schools such as the University of
ansas, the University of Pennsylvania and
enn State.
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The Gamecock Advertising
Department took home three
national awards at the College
Newspaper Business and
Advertising Awards:
Best Display Ad (la Color)
Gregory Perez
Best Newspaper
Promotion Campaign
Lee Clontz
? Best Newspaper :C:!
Promotion Ad
Elizabeth Thomas
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