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m South Carolina's #1 Student Newspaper WEATHER iTli j WORLD WIDE CAROLINA TODAY F?%Jjjf V?| [P I. .[ Take the Fall Part*r%EgS fflPilFuNwQu,z ..."4!P! I "^^(11111/ I III 1/ ftttM TSHl m fg-|| ||| | III |\ mSSsM newcto,hes High75 g? m | | W, v I arehottor | Low 54 tlif M V v season. Serving USC since 1908 r http://www.ellemag.com INSIDE 'KE3 3 Lucy Arnold takes a look at just how important age is in politics. > MBSBSmm , 4 "That Thing You Do" hits tKp fhpatprc a n A FTP checks it out. 7 USC Football heads to Vandy this weekend and Sports previews the game. South Carolina Happenings I I TRIO PROGRAMS HOLDS EDUCATIONAL FORUM The USC TRIO Programs will host a forum on educational issues today from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Belk Auditorium in the bottom of the BA building. The forum will focus on recent efforts that have been made in the public sector to help with higher education funding and expansion of programs. The forum will include a panel discussion with representatives from state legislators' offices. Organizations such as the League of Women Voters will also be present. The panel discussion will he followed by a question and answer session. The TRIO Programs are designed to increase college participation and graduation rates among low-income, academically eligible students. * Asst. prol CECE VOW KOmiTZ Special Projects A USC assistant professor of engineering was suspended without pay Thursday after being arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with possession of steroids, marijuana and cocaine. Larry Hawkins, 45, an assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering, is being held at the Lexington County Detention Center on an $11,376 bond. Hawkins was also charged with two counts of distribution of blank prescriptions Bells ring ; ' - - - - * ?- * g - . - " rj&~3 fV- i* - ** ; * *?. ?f-f ; ' v ' " 'j' a "\ , - *, 'v4,- 2w tt . ?-"'*"* o|| w ff" -'*"" ?L^ I ^ : I w BBS I ?w n a k^ H 8 MBI ih, Throughout the day, students and tower. The bells have been operati NppH fnr 1 r 1 1 vv/V* X V/l IV> but govern) REGINWA GREEN Staff Writer Pram 1870 to 1920, immigration to America increased by more than 100 percent; Americans relocated to the country's urban areas in massive numbers, the urban population almost doubling with every census taken from the time period. With such a large number of both Americans and immigrants concentrated in newly urbanized, metropolitan areas, the laws of economics quickly took effect, and many urban residents found themselves without employment, food or shelter. The land of opportunity never really recovered from the initial bout of urban plight it experienced in the beginning of the 20th century: The problem remains in 1996. Only now, the cancer known as homelessness has spread from urban areas, such as New York City and Chicago, to America's smaller cities and towns. According to the 1990 Census, more than 14 percent, or about 38.1 million of the American population live at or below the poverty level. Of that number, according to the Washington, D.C.-bastd National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), 40 percent are children. South Carolina lags behind the rest of the country in this area: The state-poverty rate lingered at just less than 20 percent in 1995. In relation to this, the NCH reports: Poverty is the leading cause of homelessness in America; children comprise more than oneV fessor su< and attempting to obtain steroids by fraud. When officers searched Hawkins' office and home, they found a "quantity" of illegal steroids, marijuana, and cocaine and seized two computer systems. The arrest was the result of a sevenmonth undercover steroid investigation by the Lexington County Sheriffs Department and a Drug Enforcement Administration task force. rrn_ _ ?1 _ i.* . i i lit! investigation is continuing, saia Gary Morgan, Lexington County Sheriffs Department spokesman. He said other warrants may be pending. Hawkins became an assistant professor again :P-I pB|f - , ' > * %. iT?"Wi'T i>. >< \-A - rTfOffttlil > *' Wrr^- s^SS#/; MHH 5 L m * <?Bk |J| PP8^ ~ i%^* \>>vv>'"sV % ilHl NIKKI THORPE T faculty can hear the chiming of Rutl< onal since 1975 and are mechanically >w-income ment help < I Columbia's L^a^^^newgsfi^aLmge fourth of the homeless population. According to a 1996 report released the Bureau of the Census, gaps betwe household incomes were the widest ev recorded in 1994, the latest year for whi statistics were available, despite the fact tl the country, as a whole, experienced econor growth. The share of the national incoi going to the top 20 percent of households v 49.1 percent while the share going to t bottom 20 percent was only 3.6 percent. T middle class also lost out: A typical full-tii worker lost $300 in 1994. It should come as no surprise then tl about one-fourth of all families receiving Jto Families with Dependent Children (AFE receive housing assistance, according to NC This sheds light on the Center on Budget a Policy Priorities' statistic that reveals a percent decrease in AFDC benefits from 19' 1994 after adjusting for inflation. This woi mean that out of the 25 percent of famil with housing assistance and AFDC, ma would not be able to afford sufficient housi in 1994, even if they had in 1990. 199b brought many changes in regulator from the federal government and t Department of Housing and Urb; Development (HUD), which oversees housi authorities across the country. According upended t in August 1990, according to "YJq fcn university records. . . . University spokesman Russ _ 9 ? McKinney said Hawkins had diStllblJ been planning to leave USC after ^aV6 flfl this semester and was not teaching any classes this fall. McKinney said, in light of the charges placed against Hawkins, he has been suspended without pay until further notice. The USC police department participated in the arrest which occurred around 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Carl Stokes, USC director of law enforcement and safety. Clem I CHRIS DIXON Viewpo Clemson police of they believed to be Ro at a Clemson off-cam Four Clemson Ui charged Wednesday, i with possession wil Rohypnol and simple Garrett T. Hoffn Jawski, 19; Matthew Ari Sandor Mutchnik $3,000 surety bond la Police Department Agi An undercover op tablets from Mutchnil Degennaro said. Mut witn tne sale ot itohy Mutchnik was su Wednesday, and the < "going through the. President for Studen said. The university wi 000*"^ arrests because Rohyp media attention, Jacl ?gj/H&S0 "It's unfortunate Fm not surprised," she more Rohypnol on car other schools show wi it" Y pr Students have b( arrests because Clems Jacks said. "People expect sorn in Columbia because i she said. "We're a ru faculty and staff hav We appreciate all the information out abou The university hai and news releases b he Gamecock Rohypnol and teacl themselves from the < *??' Rohypnol has bee ??>e " media attention beca a "date rape drug." housing uf decreases |1 Nancy Stoudenmire, director of ] HI information for the Columbia He Authority (CHA), one change has bee III preference is no longer given to the hoi "They now must go to the bottom list just like everyone else," Stoudenmi "y According to HUD guidelines, n< en than 30 percent of a person's income e,r used to cover housing costs, and befor [cn 1, there was no established minima ^ for dwellers of public housing. Now res mc regardless of income, must pay a mil of $25 a month, and federal legislation ?as the minimum rent to $50 is pending. The minimum-rent law will cer affect those inhabitants of public h me who receive Supplemental Security 1 (SSI). The program is used to assis 131 persons with disabilities and effects ^ 1,1997, the federal government will eli ' that program. "There are lots of federal initiativ n" are impacting the clients we're sei ^ Stoudenmire said. "It's kind of like b a catch-22." . Almost 50 percent of homeless > ies and children are fleeing domestic vi ny according to a 1992 Ford Foundation! ^ For many women, lack of housing isn't the main reason for homelessness. )ns women who leave abusive relationshi the tools necessary to survive on the a 11 even when shelter is available, says to HOMELESS) ifter drug arrest ow that there are people who ugs to campus. As far as ting and selling on campus, we / it found that to be a problem." Carl Stokes, ^ ^ V| ISC director of law enforcement and safety * m 2^ A Stokes said he does not think drugs i 7~yk' M are a problem at USC. JL "We know that there are people who f fKnh bring drugs to campus," Stokes said. "As V Sim far as distributing and selling on campus, Ik,.,. 1 we have not found that to be a problem." HAWKINS ison police seize pnol during raid ints Editor "We just have to watch out and ficers seized 3id tablets make sure no Rohyphnol is given to hypnoi in a raid Monday any women. If a rape occurs, and a pus apartment. woman shows Rohypnol symptoms, nvprsitv ^tiinpnt^ wprp n relation to the seizure, we are going to look a lot harder ;h intent to distribute intO tl13t." possession of marijuana. jack Degennaro, ^n' Clemson University police agent Daniel Mahon, 19; and ' ' y 19, were released on a Reports of Rohypnol abuse have been te Wednesday, Clemson concentrated in California, Texas and Florida, ent Jack Degennaro said. The Rohypnol tablets could have arrived erative purchased three in Clemson between seven and 10 days ago, ? for $20 before the raid, Degennaro said. chnik was also charged He said some of the Rohypnol could have pnol. already been distributed, and there is very spended from Clemson little the police can do about it. ither three students are "If the gentlemen are willing to cooperate judicial process," Vice and give names, we could do something," t Affairs Almeda Jacks Degennaro said. "We just have to watch out and make sure no Rohypnol is given to any as concerned before the women. If a rape occurs, and a woman shows nol has received so much Rohypnol symptoms, we are going to look a lot cs said. harder into that." this has happened, but The Clemson Police Department has ; said. 1 hope there's not suspected Rohypnol could have been in the npus, but statistics from area for up to a year, Degennaro said, e probably have more of "The drug got our attention because it's for high school and college kids, because it's a een surprised by the cheap high, and if you mix it with alcohol, it on is a small community, will get you really high," he said. "We can't claim that we got all the Rohypnol ething like this to happen in the city or in the state. We know it's here so it's a metropolitan area," we can be shaiper and start doing some training ral area. The students, on it in the future," he said, e been talking about it. Rohypnol would be easier to find if more coverage because it gets information was available about the drug, t the drug." Degennaro said. 3 sent out campus alerts He said much of the department's information 0 warn students about came from newspapers and television news. 1 them how to protect Rohypnol is listed as a Schedule Four drug drug, Jacks said. under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. m the subject of recent If convicted, the four students could face three use of its alleged use as years in prison, a $3,000 fine, or both. ) Senate to define 'political group' REGINNA GREEN Staff Writer public Student senate introduced a bill Wednesday to set aside using new funds for organizations at USC. ;n that The bill allocates funds for the International MBA Student meless. Association, the Public Relations Student Society of America, i of the the Mock Trial Club, the Sorority and Fraternity councils and re said. Amnesty International at USC. o more Sen. Graham King took issue with the appropriation of can be funds to Amnesty International, however. According to King, e April die SG Constitution states that USC cannot fund any oiganization m rent nf a nnlifiool nofnrn TViof nrnuM molrn fiin^inrr Amnnofir ui C4 ^uiibivai iiuiiui x nui T* uuiu uiuivv/ luuuiug ruiiucotj udents, International unconstitutional, King said. 1111111111 "Amnesty International has done some, really good things, raisin? but they are a political organization. [And] if we can fund Amnesty International, than we'd have to finance Young tainly Democrats and College Republicans and other political ousmg organizations on campus," King said, income "[They] would be eligible for student activity funds ? and t those if these organizations are eligible to receive hinds, then you re Jan. have students paying [through activity fees] for ideas they Imnate may not endorse," he said. It remains unclear as to whether Amnesty International es that is, in fact, a political organization. The finance committee *vinp\r ;?t i :? c c. i? c : xi ?icjtxucu uic uigtuii^auuiia inquests iui luiius miaiiiuig uyers diig in and postage for their Urgent Action network mailings, but did agree to help underwrite their trip to the Amnesty International vomen convention. olence, The finance committee maintains that it is able to fund survey. the activities of any campus organization as long as they do always not acknowledge and condone any particular idea, which is Often, their reasoning for denying Amnesty International funds for ps lack mailings and flyers. sir own "These funds will be allocated for USC events only... and ni i . J . oneiyi j not other political events, finance committee chairman Zerell 3age~2 f SENATE page 2