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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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"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
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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
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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:
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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
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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.
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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 ^
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the university to handle. Be- *
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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
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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.
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aarch
id he hopes USC students
voice their opinions and
snvironmental problems.
should not think of their /^Jvj:
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realities of the world," Aki /j
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digging up a time capsule
planted In 1970 by a group
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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change that painting for another," Mullen said.
Zhou said she would have exchanged the
artwork with other painting.
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Car bomb
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missing
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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
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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