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Forecast i : j Index j gm : Financial- woes : News 1 Sr Today j Bj - J Columnist Lucy Arnold treks to Financial I ll FT I ^ I W~ Sunny j r\\ : f|l I I II I II : Downing the Eagles ; Comics IL High 86 /%U V : Carolina, Hainey outpitch Georgia : HZ Low 62 : Pulp Action ^ " " ^ ^ | Southern 3-2. - ; Sports 7 : : Page 7 : ; Page 4 ; . ; classifieds....8 Serving USC since 1908 NEWS BRIEFS NATIONWIDE YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) ? The old woman stood in front of the entrance to Yokohama Station, shopping bags in hand and watched a chemical warfare unit suit up and head inside. "Oh my god," she said. "Not again." A month after terrorists released nerve gas in Tokyo's subways, a possible copycat attacker let loose a mvataru eras Wo/-)naarlav at tVia main train station in Yokohama, just south of the capital. This time, 300 people got sick, and the nation's ragged nerves were set on edge again. The attack in Yokohama came after one of Japan's most trying months since World War II, in which cherished beliefs about the nation's security have been undermined. Twelve people were killed and 5,500 sickened in the March 20 nerve gas attack in Tokyo. Ten days later, an assailant shot and seriously wounded the nation's top police official. WASHINGTON (AP)?How much alcohol is in that bottle of beer? Breweries won the right to put alcohol content on their beer labels Wednesday when the Supreme Court said it was a matter of free speech and none of the government's business. The ruling was a sobering blow to longstanding government efforts to keep beer-makers from bragging about the strength of their brews. The unanimous decision was a victory for the Coors Brewing Co., which challenged the law in 1987. Coors said there was no evidence to support enclosure of alcohol content would set off beer strength > wars. The court rejected a Clinton administration attempt to reinstate a 1935 law that banned alcoholcontent labels except where state law required such a listing. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the court, said the government's interest in "combatting strength wars" is valid, but he called the postrProhibition law an irrational effort to thwart such wars and promote sobriety among beer drinkers. TODAY Today is Thursday, April 20, the 110th day of TOOK T'koi.a ow> dava loft in tVio vonr ii/l/U. X li^l t CUV/ UV/U U4*J M 1V1V AAA WAV J WW Today's highlight in history; On April 20,1902, scientists Marie and Pierre f Curie isolated the radioactive element radium. On this date: In 1792, France declared war on Austria, marking the start of the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1812, the fourth vice president of the United States, George Clinton, died in Washington at age 73, becoming the first vice president to die while in office. In 1836, the Territory of Wisconsin was established by Congress. In 1889, Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau, Aus iria. In 1894, some 136,000 coal miners went on strike in Columbus, Ohio. In 1940, RCA publicly demonstrated its new and powerful electron microscope. In 1945,50 years ago, during World War II, allied forces took control of the German cities of Nuremberg and Stuttgart. In 1948, United Auto Workers president Walter P. Reuther was shot and wounded at his home in Detroit. NOTEBOOK University Committee applications available Student Government is accepting applications for student representation on campus to ensure that students have input on decisions affecting the student body. Thirty-three committees, ranging from Academic Responsibility Committee to the Parking Committee are available Applications are available in the SG office, Russell House room 110. Students must be in good academic standing with the university, complete the application and interview procedure and be approved by the Student Senate. The application deadline is April 21 at 5 p.m. Medical philosopny conoquium i-naay George Khushf, Center for Ethics, Medicine and Public Issue at the Baylor College of Medicine will be the speaker for "Why we need concepts of health and disease: the importance of philosophical reflection on medical reality." The event will be held at 4 p.m. in Gambrell Hall, room 258. A reception at 3:30 p.m. will be held in Welsh Humanities Office Building, reading room 615. Books needed for library book sale The Friends of the Richland County Public Library need quality books for its spring book sale. Donations of quality hardcover and paperback books are welcome. Please take donations in sturdy boxes to any library location. * Books that sell well are old leather bounds, coffee table editions, best sellers, art books and books on antiques. No textbooks and magazines will be accepted. The sale will be April 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Richland County Public Libraiy Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Lane. use celebr with festive MASON BEST Staff Writer menta The Russell House patio will become a mecca for festival fun and environ- Wl11 a_i TTcn sell He UieillcLl awai cnwa ao uuu taaoo ^cu c in the 25th anniversary of Earth Day studer today. tre?" The "One Day Could Last Forever, Earth Day 1995" celebration is geared w? towards increasing environmental aware- a ness and concern among USC faculty 7/^ and students. Local environmental ven- [*e dors will be on hand, as well as mem- cnangi bers of environmental groups who will terenC( be answering questions and passing out nme educational information. ^ ai Events will also include environ- concel therai of a j ( anu v RELIGIOUS CUI ERIN GALLOWAY News Editor Five years ago a USC student left the International Church of Christ and came forward with her story of mind control by what she said was a religious cult. This was the first sign for the university that religious cults were a problem on campus. The university's first move was to establish a religious affairs committee to decide how to approach the situation as a state-funded academic institution. As a result, the university decided the best way to handle high-pressure groups was through onrl VioicrVtfaneri awareness. """b" "It's a difficult situation for the university to handle," said Paul Fidler, director of research, grants and planning for the Office of Student Affairs. "Being a state-funded institution, we have protection of religious rights, and they are a church." The committee produced a brochure about religious cults to give students information and resources,. "(The brochure) has been the most vis 1 "? * *- 1 .1 3 all the answers to your problems," encour ages the students to put the group's activ ities before studying and other commitment' and speaks negativity about the student! former religious affiliation. The list also sayi to question groups who ask a member t< "recruit new members soon after joining. "Its an awareness thing," Fidler said "There are dangers that exist in any com munity." How religious cults affect students' beliefs "I am fearful of what cults might do t unsuspecting students," said Bernard Friec man, a religious counselor at the Hillel Jev ish Counselorship on campus. "The tec! ates Earth iL protest n 1 speakers and live musical en- ronment." iment. Following the celebration Thomas sa i a protest march from the Rus- will begin to mse to the State House to show concerns for e its' concern for South Carolina's "Students ient of the environment. time here at I 5 must begin to think about what career path. T1 leaving for generations to come," selves to the iris Thomas, coordinator for USC Thomas said, ing Office. "Every individual has er, individuals lility and the responsibility to minimize the e their habits and make the dif- we do not dei 3 in the conservation of the envi- The recycl nt. We hope that through Earth Earth Day by ctivities, we will generate some that had been m and make students aware of of concerned s mifications of polluting our envilurch: i State ' LTS ON CAMPUS niques that are used are unethical." Although Friedman said he didn't have de any firsthand knowledge of the Columbia co: Church of Christ, he said he is aware of oth- po er groups defined as cults. joi "T Kova mn amiaa r>nlt mamhprs in the X 11U V/ X Ull MVl VVW vvuv past," he said. "They have the same pat- n< tern: *Let me tell you about me.' There is a never a dialogue. They were getting others te involved who do not have free will." SI Poster said the experience of a cult can benefit some students by making them ex- w amine their own religious beliefs. "There are some students for whom it Cg can be disconcerting but good in the long ^ run," Poster said. "There are some students who have never really looked at what they believe and say, This is not making sense ^ to me.m a "It's a difficult situation for 1} the university to handle. Be- * ing a state-funded institution, y we have protection of reli- 1 gious rights, and they are a f, church." h Paul Fkfler, director of research, z grants and planning for t the Office of Student Affairs fc a w V?A fiivno/l nff flnv ?, lble thing we've done, dui we ve mso wurn.eu behind the scenes in terms of working with the residence hall staff, having one of (the) chaplains available (and) the modules in University 101," Fidler said. "It refers them (students) to the counseling center. We've given them this office's number as a contact to the Religious Affairs Committee. We would also refer them to one of the chaplains, especially if they have a current denomination or preference." Although many hesitate to label a particular group or church as a cult, the Southem Baptist Home Mission Board has categorized the International Church of Christ, locally known as the Columbia Church of Christ, as a religious cult, according to Baptist Chaplain and committee member Jane Poster. However, Poster said that when groups are labeled as either right or wrong, problems increase. "Everybody has the right to function," Poster said. Fidler also said he stays away from labeling. "Ifs very difficult for us to point fingers at a given church," he said. "I have deliberately tried to stay away from labeling that church (the International Church of Christ; a cult." A Student Affairs brochure on religious cults cautions students to reconsider their involvement in any religious organizatior that "seems to be perfect," "claims to havt V/U1CI oi/UUCiibo uiajr us iujuuu uu ?. ?v , religion after leaving a religious cult. s "There are other students who get in- 1 volved and once they realize whaf s going ? on, they feel manipulated and reject all re- I ligions," she said. "It makes students more suspicious of any religion." t Poster said religious cults come and go in cycles. Some years a religious cult might 1 be very visible and active on campus, while ' other years it may be quieter. 1 "In years when they're real active, it ^ makes students shy away (from religious , cults)," Poster said. . In comparison with the number of students at USC, Poster said she has not seen a large number of students who have been ( involved with a religious cult. However, she said, "There is a fair num( ber. I know there are more out there." ! Finding out about any group before you join [ Many freshmen are first approached by religious cult members in their residence 5 halls. Because of this, resident advisers are 3 trained to deal with a religious culf s presence in the residence hall and how to han } die residents who think they might be in? volved in a religious cult. "Every RA deals with it on his or her ^ floor in some way. It might be someone going inappropriately from door to door, or it might be a resident coming to an RA with someone who keeps calling them," said Mel Miller, assistant director for Residence Life 0 for Housing and Residential Services, j. Like the university and the chaplains, h housing also focuses on education and awareness of religious cults. Day ff aarch id he hopes USC students voice their opinions and snvironmental problems. should not think of their /^Jvj: ISC as just a step on their / ley should enlighten them- f \ tye* realities of the world," Aki /j "We are all here togeth iand businesses. We must I effects of industry so that 1 stroy our environment." ] ling center prepared for 1' digging up a time capsule planted In 1970 by a group tudents who buried 20 ob- ^ EARTH page 2 his is the first of a three-part teries on religious cults. The tecond and third parts, which ire two students' stories of laving been in what they say was a religious cult, will run Friday and Tuesday. "Our main concern is really to help stusnts learn how to deal with people who me on aggressively," Miller said. 'It is imrtant to find out about a group before you n it" Role-playing is sometimes done with ;w RAs, and they practice what to say to resident having problems with a persisnt cult member, said Capstone RA Pam aughter. She was an RA in Burney resimce hall during the 1992-93 school year hen one religious cult's presence in Buriy was prolific. "We had one program where Jane Poster ime over and spent a lot of time with the udents and talked with some of the church adership as well," Miller said. Slaughter said she organized at least vo programs on religious cults for her reslents and close to 30 of them attended the jssions. "We tried to keep it general, specifical' outlining what a cult is," she said. "There ill be a human figure who heads up everyling, persuasion, people telling you what ou grew up with is not acceptable anymore, take it one person at a time." Miller said programs in residence halls jcus on education and awareness of any igh pressure groups. "Wo Hnn't tnrcret (a} narticular orerani .? v . .wD^- v-., I ?_> ation," Miller said. "They (students) need o learn how to identify groups that might e psychologically damaging to them." Students should be wary of groups that ittempt to change their natural behaviors, vays of life and everyday behaviors, Miller laid. She said she recommends students ook carefully at groups who are "trying to jet them to separate themselves from their jarents and friends" and groups who say, if you don't come with us, you're not going ;o heaven." One concern Miller had is students involved in a religious cult who are told to ihange majors because the group wants 1 i.i?i. ? nore memDers in tuttt piweooiuu. "One of the worst things that can ... is For a student to be told or pressured to change their major," she said. "I've seen this happen. Graduation day comes around, and they're graduating in pharmacy (for example) and all they've ever wanted to do is be a teacher. "If any group ever asks any student to change their major, I would hope the student would question the group's ethics," Miller said. Teaching students to reason for themselves The majority of freshmen at USC enroll in University 101 their first semester, and A~ V.*, tViio ia iniriino (Jilt; lupii; tuvcicu ujr una i.vsuiw. .Kij.Uu..e groups. While students are encouraged to become active and involved at USC, University 101 also stresses that students should make informed decisions on their own about which groups to join. Dan Berman, co-director of USC's University 101 program said an article written by Fidler in the University 101 textbook is the beginning point for discussions about high pressure groups. The article said, "While it is generally acceptable for groups to further their cause RELIGION page 2 nniversary Celebration 10:40 p.m. ) Natural Guard speaker 11 a.m. 1970/1995 Time Capsule ^ 12 p.m. )( T/zyJ Eco-Expo s& 1 P-m. Ij\ ,<3 Dharma Dogs band 2 p.m. Y* J S.C. Sierra Club head 2:15 p.m. USC Recycling, SAGE l 2:45 p.m. Lurum uircie All events are today on the RH Patio. Student's art exhibit removed JENNIFIR HUSTON Staff Writer Graduate student Shin Li Zhou's artwork was removed from the Russell House before a lecture given March 30 by theologian Father Ravmond Brown. * "V - change that painting for another," Mullen said. Zhou said she would have exchanged the artwork with other painting. ART page 2 Car bomb leaves 300 missing A UAtf A PTTVIA D\ A mir K/imh rinnwl VIUiTUiVlTin VI X X / * * vui WAUM a deep into America's heartland Wednesday, killing more than 20 people and leaving 300 missing in a blast that gouged a nine-story hole in a federal office building. Seventeen of the dead were children whose parents had just dropped them off at a day care center, a doctor said. "We're sure that (death toll) will go up because we've seen fatalities in the building," Fire Chief Gary Marrs said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the deadliest U.S. bombing in 75 years. At least 200 people were injured ? 58 critically, Marrs said ? and dozens of others were feared trapped in the rubble of the Alfred Murrah Building. "1 dove under that table," said tsnan nape, a state veterinarian who was giving a slide presentation on the fifth floor. Attorney General Janet Reno refused to comment on who might have been behind the attack. President Clinton called the bombers "evil cowards," and Reno said the government would seek the death penalty against them. Their clothes torn off, victims covered in glass and plaster emerged bloodied and crying from the building, which looked as if a giant bite had been taken out of it, exposing its DftUPIUft *> According to Director of Student Life Jerry Brewer, there was a meeting of about 300 ministers, priests and religious leaders. "We were being courteous to our guests," he said. "You cannot bring religion to the university and suppress another voice," Zhou said. Brewer said the artwork was displayed on the white wall to the right of the information desk and in a display case to the left. According to Zhou three pieces were left. "One piece was a male nude," she said. "It had a statement with it that had to do somewhat with Buddhist beliefs and the empowerment of women," said Philip Mullen, art professor. Zhou said the statement was a Chinese story about Buddhism. "I'm not Buddhist. I'm interested in multiculturalism, so I tell the Chinese story," she said. I have no idea who made the decision to take the artwork down," said Mullen, who is also an artist. Brewer said he made the decision. "It was taken down because I had indications it might be offensive," Brewer said. "Nobody can decide what other people think," Zhou said. "I have the freedom to express myself and he (Brown) has the freedom to express himself," she said. "Most of them (paintings) are a celebration of women," Zhou said. "Thev shmild have asked if she could ex