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Lucy Arnold says you must
have an opinion and sense
of humor to live life.
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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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 *
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to commit two hours, three days a week t
to practice. Also, many members spend
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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
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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
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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
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Matches consist of 20 "toss-up" over to his stance or
[uestions that any team member of either drugs,
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nember guesses correctly, the team gets party that are 100
LO points and receives a bonus question. The intention of tl
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Clowning
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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
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