The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 17, 1996, Page 2, Image 2

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Entries for is a box in the . newsroom DATEBOOK designated for Datebook entries. Sundays PALM Campus Ministry, Worship and Dinner, 5:30 p.m., 728 Pickens St. Cabinet, 6 p.m., Witten Rm. Mondays Fraternity Council, 4:30 p.m. Peer Conduct Board, 7:30 p.m., RH 303 Homecoming Commission, 630 p.m., RH 348 Sorority Council, 5 p.m. Tuesdays AAAS, 6 p.m., RH Theater Bodybuilding & Fitness Club, 7 p.m., Blatt 135 Phi Sigma Pi, 830 pm., Nursing 127 Oxfam Carolina, 4 p.m., the PALM Center, 728 Pickens St. Newman Club, 7 p.m., St. Thomas More Center Carolina Cares, 7 p.m., RH 302 Hillel, 7 p.m., RH 203 Young Democrats, 7 p.m. RH 305 Wednesdays Leadership Team, 4:15 p.m. Campus Judicial Board, 3:30 HIGHWAY ^3? *Partv Everv THl Music with IV *Come Dressed com *Dance undei *18 yr *Dooi T nmt&A 9 hlorks 1-/WV4VVV* Jm* V/Xvy t p.m. Student Government Senate, 5 p.m., RH Theater Amnesty International, 5 p.m., RH 302 Scuba Club, 5:30 p.m., Blatt P.E. Center PALM Ministries, Body & Soul, 5:30 p.m., 728 Pickens St. Intervarsity Chapter Prayer, 7:15 a.m., RH 315 Women Student's Association, 8 p.m., RH American Marketing Associations, 8:30 p.m., BA 002 Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 9:15 p.m. BGLA, 8 p.m., BA 436 Into the Streets, 4 p.m., Preston Seminar Room Carolina Productions Concerts, 7 p.m., RH Witten Room Carolina for Kids, 8:30 p.m., RH302 College Republicans, 7:30 p.m., Gambrell 250 International Students Association, every other week Mountaineering and White Water Club, 7:3- p.m., RH 205 Habitat for Humanity, 7 p.m., Gambrell 204. Thursdays Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, 7:30 p.m., RH 322 BSU, Heart to Heart, 7 p.m., Baptist Student Center Undergraduate ACS, 5 p.m. Campus Crusade for Christ, Prime Time, 7:30 p.m., Nursing 127 Saturdays Round Table Gaming Society, 12 p.m., Leconte 112 Carolina Productions, 8 p.m., RH Theater All roads lead to one or another of MDA's 230 clinics helping people affected by neuromuscular diseases. MDf* Muscular Dystrophy Association 1-800-572-1717 mmmmm |V f| >TU K# ||T|H |i||tfi r*lil rNi lll'Bll'Hl1 van's K, &# & /T\ IRSDAY Retro Night Iryon Chinn... voted in your favorite Rel ipete for $150.00 CJ r the lights of the n< s and older are well ? /a n.nn rs open a:uu pm *No cover charge ; from the USC Coli Park and Senate II USC studen 5000 Wavel STAFF REPORTS < This Sunday, it is estimated that over 5,000 USC students will leave Columbia ' and travel to Charleston with their friends. They will pack their cars early in the ' morning and set out for a day filled with <o fcso 70s - 80s. Dance I #1 DJ in SC! tro Fashion and ISH. jw disco ball, corned until seum on corner of music and fun. These students will be traveling to the annual WaveFest concert * sponsored by 96 Wave FM in Charleston. s WaveFest started in 1989 as a post '< Hurricane Hugo bash and has since developed into an annual event. In fact, < 96 Wave calls WaveFest the largest free concert in the nation. ] A few weeks before the concert, 96 Wave began distributing tickets 1 throughout the Charleston area. Over i the weekends and throughout the weeks, ] 96 Wave has set up booths where people 1 The candidate Colege Pr? Exchange Affirmative action is an issue that's been debated in state legislatures, attacked in court rooms and has prompted protests on college campuses during the past year. Here's a look at the presidential candidates' views on affirmative action: Democrat Bill Clinton said, "We should reaffinn the principle of affirmative action and fix the practices. Mend it, but don't end it." The President said he supports affirmative action programs but wants limits. He created a task force to review government affirmative action programs and concluded they were worthwhile. However, he opposes quotas and has directed federal departments to change any program that creates a preference for unqualified people. "I'm against quotas. I'm against m i a cut ts to claim ;est tickets ;an pick up two free tickets. Most of the ;ickets are distributed in the Columbia However, this year WUSC 90.5 FM las 5,000 free tickets to distribute to [JSC students. Beginning today and continuing ;hrough Saturday, WUSC DJs will sponsor various ticket distribution sites icross campus and in Five Points Over the past couple of years, attendance estimates have ranged from 35,000 on the low-side and 75,000 on the ligh-side. Those planning on attending 96 iVaveFest are reminded that coolers and Food cannot be brought into the concert. However, food, water, soda and beer will oe for sale on the premises. is discuss affirr reverse discrimination; Fm against giving 1 anybody unqualified anything they're not qualified for. But, I am for making i a conscious effort to bring the American < people together," President Clinton said, j Clinton opposes Proposition 209, the , California ballot measure that would end race and gender preferences in state < hiring and university admissions. Republican Bob Dole said, "You do not cure the evil of discrimination with more discrimination." Dole once supported affirmative action but now opposes it, favoring programs based on merit. "I think now we've reached a point where we need to move on," Dole said. As Senate majority leader, he introduced the fiiqual fiimployment Opportunity Act of 1996, which would end most federal affirmative action programs. He supports efforts to recruit qualified women and minorities in the -vL Ik. - lUfiipii' PPf - | SB WaveFest groups This Sunday, Wave 96 FM will sponsor the nation's largest free concert. The concert will feature 13 popular groups and singers. Featured Artists Joan Osborne Cracker Butthole Surfers Paul Westerberg The Posies Junior Brown Patti Rothberg Magnapop Syd Straw Thermadore Semisonic Ugly Americans Tonic r native action work place. "What we really want to have anmoHav in Amarira is a rnlnr-hlinH 3odety. Maybe we're not there yet, but ifs time to end quotas...and preferences and deal with merit," Dole said. Dole said he supports Proposition 209. Reform Party leader Ross Perot holds a middle view on affirmative action, in comparison to Dole and Clinton. "It needs to be find-tuned and changed," Perot said. Perot said he believes affirmation action made dramatic changes in America and led to "tremendous progress" by minorities. But the program has problems that need to be worked out, he said. Perot has not taken a stance on Proposition 209, but said, "To shut it down may or may not be premature.I would like to study that." Four frlett<*s will change their I "LiH3 L %<,&&/-. jjfeg Ere ' R- 1BK?* HhI aS m A KB ^^WmtKt (%? |b:: Jim K *i Campus Briefs Rape Crisis Network seeks volunteer advocates The Rape Crisis Network is seeking dedicated volunteer advocates who are interested in providing support for victims of violent crimes. Volunteer advocates respond to crisis calls on the Network's 24-hour hotline. They also meet and support child and adult victims of sexual assault while the survivors undergo medical examinations at all area hospitals. The Network volunteer advocate training is 26 hours long and is scheduled for Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3. Volunteer advocates must be at least 18 years old and have access to transportation. For more information contact Christina Derrick at 252-8393. Patricia RusselMMcCloud to perform on Tuesday AAAS and Carolina Productions will present Patricia Russell-McCloud Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom. McCloud is a motivational and powerful singer. The event is free for students with their USC ID. The cost is $2 for faculty and staff and $3 for general admission. Labor-Management expert to speak next Thursday John Calhoun Wells, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, will speak on campus Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. in the BA's Belk Auditorium. Wells, who reports to President Clinton, has initiated a number of innovative approaches at the FMCS in an effort to make it more responsive to today's changing labor-management environment. President Palms will be introducing Wells. ( tP IkT Si^ y. Ilia dlslir t -