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ANGE CAMPBELL Staff Writer
CECE VON KLONITZ News Editor
The issue of whether or not to
impose tighter restrictions on guns was
the focus Wednesday night in a debate
sponsored by Young Democrats and
College Republicans.
Some speakers for Young Democrats
said they weren't against owning guns
for protection but wanted to see eontrols
to ensure the safety of individuals.
They argued that most people who own
guns never have to use them for
protection.
Speakers for the College
Republicans said the constitutional
right to bear arms without infringement
should be upheld because it allows for
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TEDDY ELQARCO Staff Writer
The Student Government Senate
met yesterday and discussed a
resolution that the "Governor and the
state legislature commit to increasing
higher education in South Carolina."
Sen. Kimberly Baxter presented
the resolution, and there was immediate
opposition.
"Although the motivation (of the
resolution) is good, it is destructive
and counterproductive toward the end,"
Sen. Graham King argued. "As the
funds increase, the tuition will also
increase. It's economics. Ifs simple
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firm and host of the radio show "The
Right Side," appropriately stood at the
right.
And the battle was on.
Juan Williams explained the origin
of affirmative action in the Civil Rights
movement.5It arose out of the need to
give qualified minorities access to
education and employment they didn't
have before.
Armstrong Williams said American
society has outgrown the need for racebased
considerations and needs to move
toward completely merit-based
considerations.
The federal court's recent rulings
jibe with Armstrong Williams.
'For example, a lawsuit was filed
business."
However, other senators supported
the resolution.
"If you look af(the schools of)
Georgia, which get lots of money for
higher education, their tuitions did
not increase," Sen. Darcie Shively said.
"Last year, S.C. Legislature did not
take students seriously for higher
education funding and mocked us.
Also, faculty members left (this
university), because they felt that South
Carolina did not support higher
education."
Sen. Curtis Brown disagreed and
asked, "How one can compare South
Carolina with other states that have
a different tax and revenue base?" He
said USC must first cut spending and
"end some of the waste before we ask
for more (money)."
SG Vice President Jamel Franklin
said, "cuts will be nowhere near what
will be necessary to generate funds for
Discussion
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JASON MASAP Staff Writer
Affirmative action has been a hot
topic in the past few months, while its
foundations have been pounded in the
federal courts.
Carolina Productions sponsored a
debate with Juan Williams and
Armstrong Williams hashing out the
complicated issues.
Juan Williams, a political analyst
for the Washington Post who has
appeared on CNN's Crossfire, stood to
the left of the stage. Armstrong
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individual protection.
"Today we face an invasion from
within, a society in which criminals
are our adversaries," College Republican
speaker John Frick said. "If we ban
guns, then we give criminals the upper
hand."
Economics/history senior Vernon
Davenport said, "Our Founding Fathers
included a right to bear arms in our
constitution as a sateguard against
tyranny. What they intended was for
private citizens to provide a check
against the rise of some dreadful leader
in our government."
Those speaking on the side of College
Republicans said the National Rifle
Association does a good job of promoting
arms safety withbut government
iucation,
sensibility
resolution
higher education."
After some debate, the resolution
was sent to the Finance Committee
for revision.
The Finance Committee later
endorsed the resolution with the motion
of including a clause stating the
university's responsibility to be
financially sensible.
"Increasing funding for higher
education is vitally important," SG
Treasurer Peter Siachos said, "but at
the same token, the university must
be fiscally responsible and make an
attempt to cut unnecessary spending."
King suggested further research.
"We don't want to present this halfcocked
We may have to wait until next
session."
Franklin said this resolution is a
"realistic goal" and that it is a "kickofl"
to start lobbying towards the legislature.
Sen. Derrick Felder, a member of
the Finance Committee, agreed with
Franklin and said, "We shouldn't wait
? we should get the ball rolling."
"More funding for higher education
is not going to hurt," Franklin said.
"Tuition goes up every year. If the
university doesn't get the money from
the legislature, the university will get
it from us. I certainly did not expect
this much discussion from Student
Senate."
In other news, Student Senate
passed a resolution endorsing a discount
card for the student body. The senate,
also congratulated President Wright
for his efforts in establishing the offcampus
discount card.
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Alive Action
by a white applicant at the University
of Texas. She was not accepted in the
school, though she had higher academic
standing than some African-American
and Hispanic students who were
admitted. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court
ruled it was racial discrimination and
ordered the school to admit her and
pay damages.
In the 4th Circuit, which includes
South Carolina, a University of
Maryland race-based scholarship was
ruled illegal.
"Courts have less and less legal
basis for having any type affirmativeaction
programs," Juan Williams said.
Conservative legal activists say
they want these lower court rulings to
pave the way for a like-minded
precedent in the Supreme Court, which
could do away with race-based
considerations nationwide.
In anticipation of that Supreme
Court ruling, affirmative action is
moving away irom programs witn racebased
considerations and structuring
class-based programs instead, said
Julia WeDs of the S.C. Higher Education
Commission.
Armstrong Williams agrees these
programs are more equitable and less
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assistance, citing the "Eddie the Eagle"
campaign as an example. el
"If everyone took the safety fe
precautions that the NRA does, I would g<
have no problem," said Ray Krolewicz,
who argued for gun control. "But the q
simple ego-satisfying issue of owning
a gun is what needs to be controlled."
Krolewicz, a Ph.d. candidate in ^
reading education and a teacher for
Richland District 1. said students have ^
left his classroom and been confronted
with guns in every way. ir
"I've had students leave my class ^
and kill, get killed or kill themselves,"
Krolewicz said. P(
Victor Konstant, an English major, ti
told a similar story about the effect of is
guns on young people.
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MARTHA HOTOP News Editor
Graduate students on campus were
recognized for their efforts and
accomplishments yesterday during
the first-ever USC Graduate Student
Day.
"This is an occasion to praise the '
students and say 'good job' for their
work," said Jan Love, graduate director
for international studies.
USC Graduate Student Day gave
graduate students an opportunity to
make presentations about their work
and get to know other graduates. The
day also recognized the significant role 1
graduates play on campus as one-third 1
of the student body.
Carol Garrison, associate provost
and dean of the Graduate School,
offered the welcoming remarks. She ]
noted that the 9,360 graduates at USC i
are involved in all sectors of the campus.
In her address, Garrison said USCs ,
Graduate Day recognizes those who ,
help make USC the school it is; these
students also help USC receive its
national rankings.
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"I believe all guns should be
iminated," Konstant said. "I do not
sar my army, and I do not fear my
Dvernment, but I do fear guns."
Konstant's mother is a teacher in
etroit, Mich., where she has seen her
;uaents snot ana Kinea.
"You must wonder about a society
lat produces weapons of death in such
iiantity," he said.
In response to speakers citing
icidents of children killed by guns,
rick said, "The government-imposed
an on assault weapons or a waiting
eriod is not going to affect how well ained
someone who is a gun-ow~ner
going to be."
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business, psychology, and advertisinj
and marketing," Garrison said. "Wi
celebrate these (awards), but the stor
does not stop there."
During the day, several student!
gave presentations in their areas o
study; many were directly tied to thei:
dissertations. Presentations were mad*
to other graduate students, faculty
members and judges.
"Graduate students type paperi
that are more in-depth, and by allowing
them to share, it provides anothei
outlet for research," graduate studen
Corinne Schmehl.
The students' work focused on s
variety of topics. Some of the student!
involved used the presentation ai
practice for later business and researcl
related conferences.
The day's events allowed graduati
students to meet students from othe
departments.
Mahesh Murth, a Ph.D. student
3aid graduate students often only sta]
within "the four walls of theii
department" Duftngthe day, Murtl
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C?C? VON KLONTTZ News Editor
In response to a bill that would give
people without criminal records the
right to carry concealed weapons, Faculty
Senate adopted a resolution asking the
General Assembly to exempt college
campuses from these provisions.
Astronomy professor John Safko
said, The feeling was that we thought
the status quo (of not allowing concealed
weapons on campus) was working really
well."
The S.C. Senate Judiciary
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1 had the opportunity to learn about
1 what goes on in other graduate
2 departments on campus.
f Learning about others' work and
seeing how one's own work ties in with
3 other projects was the focus of President
f Palms' keynote address.
r Palms discussed the difference
2 between life and the life of the mind;
V the life of the mind represents an
individual's intellectual studies. He
3 said graduate students, himself
I included, often become too focused on
r the life of the mind.
t "You lose perspective as you narrow
your field down," Palms said. "There
i is more to life than the life of the mind
s and the commanding of facta "
3 Citing support from business
1 leaders, Palms said a narrow job focus
can make it difficult for people to come
i and work together, these individuals
r forget how their specialization fits into
the whole picture of the job.
, "The problems facing society are
/ caused partially by over-specialization
r and the inability of people to come
i together," Palms &id.
tissues
:oncealment bill
Committee decided in al2-5 vote
Tuesday to send the bill, which has
already won House approval, to the
Senate floor. An effort to allow colleges
to keep concealed weapons off their
campuses failed with a 9-9 split, the
closest vote of the day. An existing law
bans weapons from classroooms and
college buildings.
Sen. Ed Saleeby, D-Hartsville, told
the Associated Press,
Tm willing to vote for a reasonable bill,
but Lord have mercy, lefs have some
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
VELJIDOL, Croatia ?Scrambling over
rocky cliffs, peering with flashlights
through sheets of rain, rescuers
Wednesday night reached the wreckage
of the plane carrvincr U.S. Commerce
Secretary Ron Brown and 32 others. At
least five people died.
"He was a very active spokesperson
for American intersts, and it is a terrible
event to lose somebody who has been so
effective," said William Folks, director
of the Center for International Business
Education and Research at USC.
"In general, he was a very effective
secretary.... I think (President) Clinton
will miss him. This is clearly a major
tragedy," Folks said.
Reporters at the scene could see the
plane resting on its belly on the top of a
small hill in this coastal Adriatic village,
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