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South Carolina's #1 Student Newspaper ? WEATHER iJ WORLD WIDE CAROLINA TODAY n\ || B 11 Find out a*50"* ?3 BP? WHSf HU . OTH I y?urfavorite LowSsllHBkd H ^^bL B I fl I B/ I B II B^F Melrose Place VUiJI I ICmtlV i*B| Serving USC since 1908 ~ http://www.foxworld.com/melplndx.htiii V INSIDE Lucy Arnold says Americans are "far superior" to the British. Mi4 The Phantom of the Opera is an international success. See how ETC. rated it. A preview of the upcoming 'Men's basketball season and their hopes of winning. South Carolina Happenings FOOD DRIVE BENEFfTS The third annual "Fans With Cans" food drive will be held at Saturday's football game. Fare are requested to bring at least one can of food to drop off while entering WilliamsBrice stadium Receptacles will be placed at each entrance of the stadium to ease collection. Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity brothers, who are sponsoring the event, will be stationed at each receptacle location to assist fens in any way possible. Over the last two years nearly 12,000 pounds of food , have been collected. This year's goal is 10,000 pounds. The event is part of an international food ckive in which over 220 chapters and colonies of Lambda Chi Alpha will be collecting food across the United States and Canada. Last year, the general fraternity collected over 550,000 pounds, and this 1 : m,,. ytdi 5 guai 15 iu euiicci uvwi 600,000 pounds of food. This would be the biggest single day philanthropy ever sponsored by a fraternity. All the food collected will be donated to Harvest Hope food bank. t, wsmtmamm- A*#??.. v .1 c^cjtf 5 <- * -i Ji Sex tall SHAMFF SIMMONS Staff Writer A crowd of more than 60< 1 1 il 1 -i. T\_ Ti..iL psycnosexuai merapisi ur. num she arrived in the Russell House 1 to speak at USC. Dr. Ruth began her lecture first apologizing stating her late ride into Columbia made her feel tl want her to come and talk to the "I don't know if this campus h explicit words as penis, vagina, a but I believe in talking explicit although its a private matter, be into here with Afferent values in Dr. Ruth said. Dr. Ruth's discourse lasted for hours. During this time, she elaborat issues such as abortion, masturb pregnancies, sexually transmitte USC alumni ACHU HUNT Sports Editor If you like football and NASCAR racing, then this week's South Carolina-Arkansas game will be full of opportunities for you. ITiis week the South Carolina Athletics Department plans a salute to three ofNASCAR's top leaders, all of whom attended USC on football scholarships. USC plans on honoring H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, President and Chief Operating Officer of Speedway Motorsports and President and General Manager of the Charlotte Motor Speedway; Jim Hunter, President of the Dariington Raceway; and Jim Duncan, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Charlotte Motor Speedway. Events will begin at 10 a.m. at the new practice fields on Bluff Road, Carolina fans are invited to come by and see four NASCAR racing cars. One of Dale Earnhardt's cars will be joined with the Penzoil car, a car which belonged to legend Richard Petty. * A 4 j oe AVXT9V Larceny of pocketbook, Law Ce Victim reported a pocketbook U from a desk. Subjects unknc Estimated loss: $545. Larceny of bicycle, Bates V Unknown subject removed seci Schwinn bicycle, lock and chain a rack outside the dorm. Estim loss: $150. Autobreaking, larceny of pari permit, Blossom Garage. Unkr persons entered an unsecured Ni Altima and removed the parking pe BHBIBi mKM k with E D greeted noted and male sexual Westheimer when On each sucl iallroom last nignt wnat sne teit w information fror ;xual Speaking" by opinions on the i and bumpy plane "I know that lat someone didn'tjt scare tactics don crowd. education," Dr. as ever heard such "It was pretl nd erection before, found that I agr ;ly about sex, and audience memb< cause we all come At the conclus terms of morality," questions from t sexual relations approximately two school board m( school curriculu ed on controversial "The audienc iation, unintended humor and edu( d diseases, female and Issues Com: among NAS There will also be a replica of a Legends car. This car, which was manufactured in the 194Cs, will be clad in garnet and black with a Gamecock logo on all sides. Representatives from the Charlotte Speedway and the Darlington Raceway will be on hand to visit with the fans and answer questions. In addition, there will be a special halftime show for those leaders attending the ballgame. "The University of South Carolina is extremely proud of these leaders who have made major contributions to the fastest growing professional sport in the country," Gamecock Athletics Director Mike McGee said. "Ti l v. :__i nicy nave uccn iiisti umciiicii in providing entertainment to our great fans in South Carolina and beyond." Wheeler played for the 1958 Gamecock football team. A back injury cut his his playing career short, but he stayed involved with the program by working in the Sports Information Office. Vehicle fire (accidental), Bui nter Garage. Johnny King, of F.N. Th< lk en Company, was welding in an an lWn the Honda Civic in question. The was damaged beyond repair. Esl loss: $15,000. fest. .red from Larceny of bicycle, Bar ated Unknown person(s) removed ura and unattended bicycle. The was checking his grades at the king the incident. Estimated loss lown ssan Autobreaking, larceny of innit cap- Unknown persons) broke side window, but nothing wai Y I w F h Ci A Iol t] a SI n A tl \ Carolina A Productions -A sponsored 0 Dr. Ruth " Wostheimor's 01 visit to cam- ^ pus yesterday. Students Is* had the a chance to u ask Dr. Ruth E questions at the end of c her speech. ^ Hll NICOLE RAWLEY ^ B The Gamecock tl k TA "fl 0 nrucci 2 CRIMEl? victim y_ ? ? _ _ flags, Presi S REPORT; , person's cli wheel north wall of the residence and rer drivers a aouin Carolina siaie nag, ana a s taken flag. Also, the flag mounts were t )r. Kuth a u I C ity. a 1 subject Dr. Ruth cited examples of ere misconceptions and statistical 11 q Cornell University to back up her J3 issues. 11 these are controversial issues, but * ,'t work; the only thing that works is a Ruth said. y interesting, very entertaining. I * eed a lot with what she had to say," jr Steve Keller said. j ion of the discourse, Dr. Ruth answered he audience on topics ranging from 1 to that of how to get legislators and ;mbers to include sex education in . ms around the country. :e appeared to be pleased, she mixed :ation," Carolina Productions Ideas missioner Jayson Johnson said. f CAR leaders After his graduation in 1961, 1 Wheeler worked as a sportswriter 1 and broadcaster. He has been president and general manager of the Charlotte Motor j Speedway since 1975. He doesn't get back to Columbia often, but he recently saw for the first time the c new additions to the football stadium. "I was going through Columbia J a few weeks ago and stopped by to see the new end zone addition," ( Wheeler said. "I can honestly say that it is the finest addition to a ( stadium that I have seen." Hunter played halfback at j Carolina from 1957-60. He was graduated with a journalism degree and got a job as the sports editor of The Columbia Record. He became involved with NASCAR in 1%, when ] he was named as public relations director for the Darlington Raceway. After working at the Talladega Superspeedway and as one of NASCAR's top administrators, he returned to South Carolina in 1993 NASCAR page 2 | 1 Street ??from insid jmpson HHk|^ vehicle. Th< ,.,u I ? Drug use, i focus of fr IARKPIRAS Staff Writer A large sign adorned the wall across from [ussell House and pronounced "CIA ivolvement in Drug Trade." It was an open, ampus meeting sponsored by Alpha Phi Jpha to discuss the possible involvement r i.i__ tt o 4. 4.U~ j ; j to add a 33rd committee to this list? Most Df these committees have only a few people listed on them, and some have no one at all." He proposed that the committee not be formed unless it would have the leadership behind, ensuring the attention necessary to justify it being added to a steadily growing list. He also said the senate should be happy just accepting money to repaint the tunnel. "Instead of saying,What can the university do for me?' we should be using this opportunity to ask, *How can we profit from thisT" King suggested that the senate raise e the Estimated loss: $100. i rear n the 10-12-96 ^ e Farm Aid, Williams-Brioe Stadium tercel the concert in town, a variet; of violations were accumulate! by patrons. Over 10 arrests wer made for simple possession o marijuana, dose to 10 disorderly conduc J ? incidents, one simple assault, and tw dents assault and batteries, e . 1 Disorderly conduct, assault oi officer while resisting arrest, affra; QT?X*j (common law), indecent exposure ^ Williams-Brice Stadium. Officer responded to a disturbance in the stand t [ me u.o. guveniiueiii in me urug epiaemic iat started in southern California. Wednesday night, Marshall Prince, ssistant U.S attorney, Vince Ford, Richland chool district chairman and USC faculty lembers Dr. Cleveland Sellers and Dr. ndrew Chishom debated the drug trade at le Russell House Theater. At issue was a newspaper story, "Dark Jliance," about the CIA, refugees from the ver-thrown Nicaraguan government and leir possible involvement in the introduction f crack cocaine in inner-city areas of southern lalifornia during the early Reagan years. According to the newspaper story, the licaraguan government, seeking asylum fter a rebellion resulting in their overthrow, ras given land in San Francisco by the leagan administration. The article said further that the CIA put rack cocaine on the street to help the licaraguans fund their regaining control of licaragua. Once the debate started, however, most f the conversation steered away from pointing he finger at the U.S. government, focused n the negative aspects of illicit drug use nd offered ways to cope with the effects of ampant drug abuse. Ford, in particular, pointed out that gateway" drugs like tobacco and alcohol ontribute to the use of heavier drugs. Chishom was the only speaker to directly ddress the CIA accusations. "The CIA is responsible for dealing with otelligence issues in society. One can't help iut wonder whether the CIA has some intelligence in the area of cocaine. It is curious, he timing of crack cocaine hitting the street ind the Nicaraguan situation," he said. Ford cautioned people to remember that obacco kills more people annually than all Senate recer to beautify T HARK PIRAS Staff Writer Should the student senate accept money rom the university to beautify the grounds >r should it use the opportunity to try to aise money itself? This question asked by sen. Graham King n the senate Wednesday sparked a lively lebate. Sen. Matthew Richardson supported a )ill for a committee looking into repainting he tunnel linking the Coliseum and the Law Center. The bill was accepted, except for the >pposition of King. Given a chance to debate the bill, King said he held Richardson in high regard and ;hat his opposition did not reflected his opinion of Richardson. However, he held up a paper listing 32 committees and asked, "Do we really want lot CIA, at debate other drugs combined and warned that people should not focus on merely crack cocaine as a scourge-of inner cities. These sentiments were echoed by Chishom who noted the increase in the use of metamphetamines and the resurgence of heroin use and cautioned that more drug epidemics may be on the way. The central theme of the debate shifted early to discussions about the impacts of drugs on people, society and especially the inner-city, African American population. Sellers drew parallels between the indicators for susceptibility to drug use (unemployment, poverty, etc...) and the druguse levels and crime rates of inner cities. Prince stated, "Fewer opportunities for blacks develop a larger sense of unhappiness, making them easier prey to drugs." Sellers warned that a solution to the drug problem would P'-* be an *v?ry task. "Ihe Generation X legacy must be shifted," he said, urging young people to become positive and strong leaders within their communities. "Ordinary people started the civil rights movement," Sellers reminded. Prince drew upon his years of experience with the justice system and when asked about the penalties for crack cocaine possession, he spoke briefly. "For a first-offense possession of over 5 grams of crack cocaine there is a mandatory, minimum sentence of five years," Prince said. "This is the federal courts so there is no parole system, which means five years is five years. There is a 10 to 1 disparity between possession of crack cocaine and powder cocaine," he continued, but said he was not there to rattle off statistics, rather to discuss solutions and advice for dealing with the problems. Ford reminded the students that the majority of drug use on campus would be by a minority of students. The stoiy that sparked the debate, "Dark Alliance," can be found on the internet at httpyAvww.sjmercury.com. ves money JSC campus money by selling the tunnel space to advertisers. In other senate news, athletics reported they were still considering more block seating for football games and more student seating for basketball games. SG Vice President Jamel Franklin said a toll-free TIPS number would be closer to reality, and it looked as if the university would be able to implement it. He also announced that SG President Patrick Wright would be meeting with other colleges in South Carolina to discuss strategies for higher-education funding. A bill was passed to extend the opening 1 r mi ry T :i J : nours oi i nomas cooper iUDrary uunng exams, but some reservations were expressed as to whether this would actually go into effect. A bill to make sure student groups not registered or active would not get their funding was passed. A similar bill, also passed, was to ensure that new groups would get their funding. In a final order of business, the senate unveiled its t-shirt that will be sold to students in order to raise money. It has not been determined where the money will go. Sen. Brian Menees made a motion that the tee-shirts be given to student government members as perks. of the concert. Sherri Dawn Caswell was fighting with spectators, while exposing her breasts by unfastening her dress. When officers tried to stop her, she resisted by spitting, kicking j and hitting the officers. 0 f Possession of cocaine, simple ^ marijuana possession, Williams0 Brice Stadium. Complainant reported to Dolice mariiuana smoking in Section 200. Upon an interview, Neils Oliver Hagen indicated he had marijuana. During an in custody search, police ? found a small cleat plastic baggie of g cocaine. Is CRIME page 2 1 >