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South Carolina's #7 Student Newspaper WEATHER . WORLD WIDE CAROLINA TODAY p*ZJ17 V7| [| m ,1 The Gameock vmvw 2T/*%#iiNitPf1*?% flnvi on,rahas LOW 45 L: flB HB ll/l M BB ijT ^fStfrJI returned to the ""zo B frli 1 Hi I 1II 1% IPS ln,erne,Take H^62liilir ^MkL I ? MIL, ffi % fj It S. %, SiWBPWwp1 our digital Low 54 - ? word. Serving (JSC since 1908 http://www.gamecock.sc.edu INSIDE ?A HA SA J Lucy Arnold says you must have an opinion and sense of humor to live life. H' ; _ J . .v The Oliver Gospel Mission offers food, shelter, and guidance to the homeless. USC takes on number 6 ranked Volunteers. Find out how USC will do. South Carolina Happenings TRIO PROGRAMS HOLDS EDUCATIONAL FORUM Former University of South Carolina basketball player Bobby Carver has established the Frank McGuire Fund for Communitv Service. The fund will provide community service programs and leadership opportunities at USC. The fund honors the memory and lagacy of. McGuire, USC's basketball coach from 19651980. McGuire's distinguished college career included head coaching jobs at St. John's University and the University of North Carolina. Approximately $15,000 has already been donated to the fund. Recipient's of the C. J * 1 t I . iunu s leaaersnip opportunity awards will assist USC's Office of Community Service Programs in a wide range of community volunteer activities. SG Senate Amnesty i REGINNA GREEN Staff Writer Student senate revoked its allocation of $300 to the student organization Amnesty International at USC Wednesday. According to available literature from 1993, which was supplied to the finance ? 4.1 l-L.i-j ?I.'JJ?i vAJiiuiutuw, uiey were raueieu a puuucai organization and, as such, cannot receive funding from SG. "We decided that, upon further review ? and especially based on their past actions as an organization ? that they were indeed a politically based organization," finance committee member Patrick Daly said. "And [funding them] would be contrary to the finance codes. President of Amnesty International at USC, Shin Yun, understands why their funds were revoked, but believes it is still unclear as to what a political organization is. "Amnesty doesn't accept any money from any governments, and I can understand why they wouldn't give Amnesty any money," Yun said. "I wasn't sure as to what they defined as political, though." According to Yun, seemingly political organizations such as the NAACP are able to receive funds if they are categorized as "special interest" groups, which the NAACP is. "Not taking the money gives us more freedom as a group so I guess it's good that we didn't get the money," Yun said. The senate also voted to table a bill that would give senators four absences before they are removed from the senate roster. Presently, senators are allowed six absences, with absences from senate meetings counting as one absence, and absences from committee meetings coipting as one-half of an absence. The bill would reduce the number of allowed absences to four while raising the value of committee meetings to one full absence. Also, the annual Senate Retreat, an optional fall, planning session held at the beginning of the school vear will require attendance or one, full absence, Fear rises REGiNNA GREEN Staff Writer Nearly 9 out of 10 South Carolinians believe criminals are more violent than five years ago, according to a recent study conducted by the University of South Carolina College of Criminal Justice in conjunction with the USC Institute of Public Affairs. However, a State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) report says the violent crime rate in South Carolina dropped 6 percent from 1994 to 1995, and the murder rate declined 19 percent in that same time, The study found that the statewide level of fear of crime was at its highest level since the study was first conducted in 1981. Dr. Gene Stephens, a professor at the College of Criminal Justice, attributes the increasing level of people's fears to the behavior of the media. "A great deal of people's fears about crime can be attributed to media," Stephens said in a press release last week. "While crime rates are declining, the media coverage of crime continues to increase, giving people the impression that we have a greater crime problem than we actually do. Not only do people read about and see crime in their areas through the media, but they also get media coverage of crimes in other areas." Stephens refers to this intense media coverage as "body-bag" journalism and cites that as the main reason people believe OiiiV T^rYr*A r\ JJUVV1 \^1 EMILY TYNER Staff Writer If you are serious about competition, consider trivia your niche or just love to watch Jeopardy, then pay attention. The University Quiz Bowl team will hold a tournament in the near future to recruit about 12 new players. There will be no tryouts, said T.C. Ford, organizer and president of the eight-member team. The ream will travel around the country competing against such schools as the University of Maryland, no.2 in the nation; N.C. State; Auburn; and Cpnrtxia TWh nn 1 in thp nation. First-ranked Georgia Tech has been defeated by USC twice, Ford said. Interested students should be willing ! revokes illocation according to the bill. "I feel that SG is definitely going in the right direction by trying to work on senator accountability," sen. Mike Moore said. "However, we need to enforce our current policies, rather than coming up with even stricter regulations." Rnran Monnoo nmrwi/v] QRT . (Q?V\ pupxscu UJUJU WW 029, a constitutional amendment that would create a system for establishing alternates for senate seats. Recognizing that the fall semester is when the senate conducts the majority of its business and noting that fall semester is also when the senate has many vacant seats, the amendment proposes to create two alternates for every senate district. According to the legislation, the alternates will be the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes and are not elected. In other business, athletics committee, chairman sen. Gene Willis introduced SBL (96) 033, a resolution proposing the establishment of a student fan section at Carolina Coliseum for men's and women's basketball home games. The legislation dictates that the section, to be titled "The Cockpit," be placed in section G of the Coliseum. Sens. Heath Roberts and Jonathan Dickson proposed that SBL (96) 034, a resolution designed to provide senate endorsement of the campaign of Bob Dole and Jack Kemp to gain the presidency and vice presidency, be brought to the floor without having gone through the proper committees. The senate voted to keep the resolution off the floor until proper legislative action had taken place. The following senators were not present at the time of roll call Wednesday night: Craig Harrison Matthew Richardson Kim Baxter Tracy Smith Ginger Welsh Nicole Anderson Amy Mason Richie Estes but crime < that not only is crime increasing in general, tx but that violent crime is increasing, as well. ii "The media continues to use "body- w bag" journalism and puts crime at the o top of every news story," Stephens said, ti Even though SLED reported the state's C overall crime rate dropped .01 percent ii from 1994 to 1995,59 percent of the 817 South Carolina adults polled believed _ crime in their areas had increased in the past year. That figure reflects a 3 percent increase in those who think crime is increasing in their communities. A random, informal survey of USC students, however, found that most 'f students do not think crime is increasing, and many said they were not afraid of crime at its present rate. Tve never really been afraid of crime," sophomore Jason Schimph said. "I've f never been afraid to walk around campus or anything." A few USC students agree with Stephens' conclusion and do think the media has a hand in people's perceptions of increased criminal activitv. "They (the media) don't emphasize all the good things that happen," junior Mark Hodowanec said. "They'll take all the bad things that happened in one day and put it in the afternoon broadcast, and they reiterate it in every newscast." "It gets redundant, and these images I are the ones people are going to hold on * lallenges one's to commit two hours, three days a week t to practice. Also, many members spend time doing research outside of practice, g It was a positive and rewarding s experience to be a member of the high t school quiz bowl team, Ford said. Therefore, he continued the tradition, c believing there would be many interested and qualified students at USC. c In January, the team will attend a t Ar?*v*r*nfifii7A " nofiAnol fnnmomnnf * VCIJ tUllipUUblVC) liUblUXlCU IA/UlXlCUlICllb X at the University of Pennsylvania. ] Ford has high expectations for the 1 team. In fact, he believes USC "should i probably be [ranked] in the top 10" and i possibly fourth or fifth. 1 Matches generally last about 30-40 i minutes and can be even shorter if the .. > decreases Iibei >," Hodowanec said. ^ The study found that fear of crime WVllV lcreased with the age of respondents, ith almost 67 percent of citizens .65 and "W" Ider believing crime had increased in I I le past year. Only 54.5 percent of South V/ L/ larolinians age 18-29 thought crime had lcreased. "We see that the elderly are the most MARK PIRAS Staff Walter Roiandi CRIME page 2 USC in the psychoid Do you think crime In your area with an interest" has increased in the pastyev m Male 59.1 40.9 ^ Roiandi is ru Female 58.2 41.4 % with about 90 perce Black 59.9 40.1 fif White 59.0 41.0 ];: doi^?et io ?n el c ic c ir Roiandi said. "I cai m "rel 41* I 18 a lot of noise in the ?*T<j j M' n no* \ 'i[ ' 001116 fr?m a family itV SIS'/r'i and I have a very 1 0D+ 00.?? oi.l ! _ \ 1 can count on me to f ? . . cc r r lWl of legislation thai Ups ale 55.5 34.5 Jug: I spending and oppi MidldndS 51.0 legislation that woi Lowcountry 60.3 Rolandi believe! privatization of educ* WW' He also believes tl I 1 should not feel ol ? .. involved in the peopl nfo from Demographics . !!haracterishrcs 1996 Ben Muldaw My main issi; Rolandi said Hebeli v liberties of people ai * 11 by the government. ; knowledge still have to pay ta earn is doing exceptionally well. people shouldn't ha "Categories and questions run the you don't pay the t ;amut ? from science to music, geology, the next day, but ce ind African-American Literature, ancient down the road, a i o recent history," Ford said. will show up at yoi Math questions are rare, but do away and lock you >ccasionally pop up in a match. This stance on Matches consist of 20 "toss-up" over to his stance or [uestions that any team member of either drugs, earn can ring in to answer. If the team "The Libertarian nember guesses correctly, the team gets party that are 100 LO points and receives a bonus question. The intention of tl [he team members may consult with one was to ensure that i mother to determine the answer to the essentially the san nulti-part question and more points may their army or foot so ie earned. If a team member guesses that mean that evei ncorrectly, there is a five point penalty. bazookas, tanks a Responsible citizen* i <4 i '' . ||g'.'_ SBfik \>' * ^j l^^ppPl^^ 1 ROBERT WALTON The Gamecock Clowning ar?ut}(j on Halloween Above, Ellen Adams, Anita Ghaffer, Francis Gantt and Donna Shackelford of the Thomson Student Health Center got into the Halloween spirit. Ellen Adams, who dressed as a circus clown, was among the many professionals at USC, that could be found dressed in costume. Later last night students were expected to get dressed-up as they headed to costume parties and mixers. tarian party t includes professor Writer right to own and possess firearms. is a professor at ^ course, with that personal freedom ogy department comes responsible behavior. There lg twist? he's aren't too many guns; there are too the state House many people who use guns with a district 72, the impunity. The Libertarian does not condone nningonthe or promote drug consumption. We id said he agrees a^so don't promote or condone nt to 95 percent homosexual behavior. However, a rm. free person is the proprietor of his k me what I can or her own body. We need to keep That's easy," the government out of personal l make a hell of freedoms," Rolandi said. (Legislature. I Rolandi does support legalizing of opera singers, drugs. "Almost all anti-vice measures oud voice. You am ultimately protective of that vice'," remote any kind Rolandi quoted. "People need to t would reduce realize that they aren't going to get ose any kind of guarantees against violent behaviors aid raise taxes." by making drugs illegal." 3 strongly in the Rolandi is concerned about people ition and welfare. n?t voting for him just because he is he government a lesser-party candidate, aligated to get "People say to me, Walter, I like e's personal lives, your ideas, but Fm afraid of wasting le is freedom," my vote." They ve just maae a ieves the personal concession that they don't have any e infringed upon political principles. They are saying "Even after you that the process is acceptable to them, paid for, own it that the process is a horse race, and n the bank, you they are betting to win. If you don't xesonit. A free vote on principle, don't vote at all." ive to do that. If Rolandi has been married 14 axes, maybe not years and has three daughters. He rtainly sometime has no political experience, but he is nan with a gun a doctorate candidate in experimental ir door, take you psychology, does research at the up." university and teaches a class every freedom carries now and then. 1 gun control and Rolandi likes to sum up his bid for the House seat by saying, "First i Party is the only Fm going to privatize education, then percent pro-gun. Fm going to privatize welfare. When be Constitution Tm all through, Tm going to privatize our citizemy had The State newspaper." ae weapons that More about Rolandi and his ldiershave. Does political platform can be found on yone should own the Internet at nd ICBMs? No. http://www.awod.com/electian/96genfro 5 should have the landi. \ ?