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VOTE A
Getting involved in politics:
columnist John Frick makes
it easy as one, two, three.
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Hungry? Today, ETC. is
not only feeding the mind,
but filling the tummy, too.
Volleyball: it's more than
just spikes and kneepads.
Gamecock Sports explores.
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Happenings
S.C. STUDENT LEGISLATURE
TheSC Student Legislature
is a non-partisan organization
of students from ten colleges
and universities across the state.
Its purpose is to inform and
educate SC's youth about
leadership, as well as the
legislative and judicial processes
of the Palmetto State through
hands-on involvement and
activism. It meets at USC in
Gambrell Hall, room 151 on
Wednesday, September 4, at
8:30 p.m..
For nnc wppIc parb fall
student members meet in the
committee rooms and the official
chamber of the SC House of
Representatives.
There, they discuss and
debate topical bills and
resolutions drafted between
sessions within individual campus
organizations.
Those measures passed by
the student delegates are
presented to the SC General
Assembly.
Students participating in the
fall session may run for leadership
positions like Speaker of the
House and Governor of the
S.C.S.L.
Call Bryan Menees for more
information at (803)798-5404.
Student
MARTHA HOTOP News Editor si
The United States fired 27 missiles T
Tuesday at Southern Iraqi military &
targets after Iraqi President Saddam cc
Hussein refused to remove his troops
that were fighting the Kurds in Northern ^
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President Clinton ordered the act c(
Tuesday, following Saddam's refusal to C(
comply with the no-fly zone in Northern ?1
Iraq.
"Our objectives are limited, but clear s
to make Saddam pay a price for the latest ?
act of brutality, reducing his ability to 1
threaten his neighbors and America s a
interests," President Clinton said.
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Out with the old, in with the ^
new is USC's new policy. rec(
The University's Master Plan this
includes plans to renovate and '
replace the school's dorms for it's ren(
bicentennial anniversary in the Bat
year 2001, and has literally started Hal
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In June the school tore down lobl
two of it's dorms?Baker and its
Burney. Baker, Burney, Douglas, rece
Snowden, Moore, and LaBorde were
built in the 1970s, and were known tota
as the Honeycomb Towers. in tl
In the next few years the rest co-e
of the Towers will come down to sper
make room for the new math and Ma?
science complex. 1
In the fall of last year Preston 199'
College's rooms had been totally styl
remodeled, with direct mainframe 100
internet access installed. bath
Last year Sims, a dorm on the and
women's quadrant, was being 1
renovated. H-sl
The lobby and student rooms eithi
were redone. New windows were the i
put in and direct mainframe I
I internet access was also installed, upp
Woodrow and DeSaussure, two the t
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Carolina Productions sponso
"Dead Man Walking" and presen
Susan Smith's defense sHa?
tonight in hopes to spark studenl
interest in capital punishment.
MARTHA HOTOP Staff Writer
Students will examine their beliefs about capi
punishment tonight during a presentation whi
includes Susan Smith's defense attorney, Da\
Bruck, and the movie "Dead Man Walking."
Bruck, a nationally-recognized, anti-capil
punishment lawyer will discuss the death pena
with students.
He is expected to speak for about 45 minut
and then open the floor for questions from t
audience. Bruck's speech will focus on the genei
s react
lips and planes in the Persian Gulf, tt
he U.S. hoped to launch them from y<
audi Arabia or Jordan, but the two "?
>untries refused. si
State Department spokesman D
icholas Burns said the U.S. continued R
ith the attack, despite the lack of si
implete support from the Arab
immunity. The Russians were also si
iposed to the U.S.'s intervention. w
As news of the attack spread among a
udents and faculty members, they
Fered varied opinions about the attack. a|
3me students considered the missile a
unch to be done for purely political H
sasons. ai
"[I think] it was a political move by
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tie Horseshoe apartments, and
Bryde, the fraternity housing,
jived new carpeting and paint
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wated their computer lab. Sims,
es, the Towers, and Columbia
1 built academic classrooms,
rkers redesigned Capstone's
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hallways. Columbia Hall P-E. C
lived a new exercise room. invests
This semester Maxcy is being new d?
lly renovated. It will be open "E?]
le fall of 1997 and will hold 185 asking
d freshman. The school has in a doi
it 4.8 million dollars renovating that th
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banned to open in the fall of Directo
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rooms, a kitchen, a living room, In t
4 private bedrooms. plans t(
[he new building will be in an of the i
lape, with two courtyards on Wit!
sr side and a commons area in and Bu
middle. ofMaxc
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erclassmen. The location of Bea
lorm will be behind the Blossom studen
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_ topic of capital punishment.
. Bruck defends people who are o:
hope of getting anything but the d<
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the movie and Bruck to campus.
"We asked Bruck to speak becau
t* attorney with national prominenc
n that's being covered in the movie," J
l_aj The movie "Dead Man Walking'
Ity nun s effort to work with a convicted
by Sean Penn, who is on death row.
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he f?r several academy awards last ye
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whether capital punishment is moi
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sar," said Jay Alverson, a junior,
laddam has been attacking the Kurds
nee Desert Storm ended, but the
emocrats have [previously] blocked all
epublican attempts to rectify the
luauon.
"Now that it's election time, Clinton
iw former president Bush's success
ith the war, so Clinton feels he needs
war to help boost his poll standings."
Another student, Christy Decker,
jreed that the up-coming election was
factor in deciding to launch the missiles,
owever, past history with Iraq was
lother factor.
"President Clinton has to follow the
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lew Bull Street Garage, together,
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precedent of his predecessor, George
Bush, in order to maintain the U.S.'s
image world-wide," Decker said.
Other students said that the situation
had been growing worse for a good period
of time. Students cited Saddam's repeated
violations.
"This has been developing for a long
time," said David Lowery, another USC
junior. "Saddam hurt his people, so the
U.S. released sanctions for humanitarian
reasons, which he took as American
weakness. Saddam has constantly defied
treaties, and should have had his power
taken away during the Gulf War."
Initially, presidential-hopeful Bob
Dole blamed the problem on weak political
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policies, but later backed off.
"In matters like this, all of us think
not as Republicans or Democrats, but
as Americans," Dole said. "As Americans,
we wish our troops success and safety."
A USC GINT professor, Donald
Puchala, director of the Walker Institute
of International Studies, supported
President Clinton's efforts.
Puchala said that Clinton was faced
with the question of how to influence
Saddam Hussein.
"For Saddam to massacre his own
people is wrong," Puchala said. "The
U.S. delivered the message to him that
it is wrong; missiles were the only way
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Jitadel
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KI1AROCQUE Staff Writer
The Citadel and the University of South
olina now share one commonality: both
a and women walk their respective
tpuses.
Petra Lovetinska of Washington, D.C.,
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itavlos of Charlotte and Kim Messer of
/er all entered the 1996 Fall Semester
?art of the formerly all-male Corps of
lets.
(\lthough the decision has been made,
lions still run strong, not only on the
del campus, but throughout the country,
iding our own coeducational University.
I think it's fair," said Francis Duffy, a
/junior, "but it violates tradition. I'd
er not have girls go there."
)uffy also said she felt sympathy for
vomen attending the Citadel.
I'd hate to be there. I know people at
Citadel don't want women there," Duffy
lot all students have concrete opinions,
vay or another.
I have mixed feelings," said Donna Ott,
ihomore, "Legally women have the right
there. The girls there now are qualified
present women."
till, Ott, who is in ROTC, said she feels
her education at USC gives good
sure and fit.c Vior nooHa
At the Citadel) you live, eat, sleep and
th being a cadet. You need time to be
[dent," Ott said.
unior Chris Reeves sees a parallel to
rate but equal.
[ don't think they're going there for the
ity of education, but to prove 8 point,"
Reeves, "I believe everybody has the
rtunity to have the type of education
want, but to abuse that system for selflotion
shows immaturity and lack of
jrity for the American educational
m."
s opposed to self-indulgence, sophomore
m Duncan sees the female cadets as
y setting a good example,
feel that the women at the Citadel
lave proven to everyone that they can
and are there to work." she said, "It
t seem to me that Shannon Faulkner
here for the right reasons."
?hn, a junior Cadet at the Citadel, feels
itive attitude needs to be carried
CITADEL page 2
snt issue
3 that the students will be open-minded
Brack's opinion," Johnson said. "Brack
sas and opinions from years of working
sion."
?some expectations that the audience
emotional during the speech, but that
's hope.
his will stimulate students' thinking
e issue, or cause them to re-examine
tand on the issue," Johnson said.
11 speak tonight at 7, in the Russell
)om.
g the debate, "Dead Man Walking"
i at 8 p.m. in the RF Theater.
)r the movie will be available at the
ion desk.
Law School will also feature a debate
on Thursday, Se'pt. 12 at 5 p.m.