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INSIDE
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to the British.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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and unattended bicycle. The
was checking his grades at the
king the incident. Estimated loss
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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