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r i Nancy Boyd-Franklin, a F r naay psychologist known nation! with African-American fan: ^7 featured speaker at the 191 ojrmyuaium, spunsureu uy l department and the S.C. Deps Health. It will be held from p.m. in the Capstone Hous< Alan Sokal from the Depa at New York University will in the Real World: Physica Social Deconstructions" at '< Social Science Building audi ' Resident adviser applicat 98 year are due, and intervie Saturday ?Round Table Gaming 8Leconte 112 Carolina Productions, 8 C , , -n q\7 An Interdenominationa O UllUdy win be held at 11 a.m. in Ru 9 the Horseshoe. Faculty recital will featun Tim Crenshaw on harpsicho PALM Campus Minisl Dinner, 5:30 p.m., 728 Picke Cabinet, 6 p.m., Witter lVTrmrlpV An African-American B< ^ heW at 11:30 a m ^ the Ru? Fraternity Council, 4:3< I fl Peer Conduct Board, 7 W Homecoming Commissi JL 348,. Sorority Council, 5 p.m Into the Streets, 8 p.m., Room Entries for the EVENTS! submitted to The Gamecock of the Russell House. Ther newsroom designated for eve Have you you real you can e T1 students, t 202 Blatt PE C< I At-home, a I noonm o vi fi 111U lutgers University ally for her work ^Multicultural COLLEGE PRESS EXCHANGE JSC's psychology It's becoming a rite of passage for artment of Mental some teens and twentysomethings, but 8:30 a.m. until 4 one with an anxious '90s twist: The ati Campus Room. home HIV test, irtment of Physics Though checking for the virus that present "Science causes AIDS is something many find 1 Reality and Its difficult to broach with friends and 1 p.m. in Callcott parents, surveys and interviews indicate tonum room 015. a small but increasing number of young ions for the 1997- people want to know if they are HIV ;ws begin. positive. But because many also fear face-toface encounters at clinics or hospitals, Societjv.12 p.m., anonymous testing options appear to be gaining in popularity, p.m., RH Theater The Federal Drug Administration recently approved two in-home HIV test kits that are available over the counterConfide by Johnson & Johnson and Home 1 Church Service Campus shares i tledge Chapel on _| eJeny Curiy and RUCTIONS continued from pagel try, Worship and an(j Nicole Simpson, he was not found ns St ? guilty ui tnusc ucauis. "This verdict can have many interpretations," Stephens said. "0. J. could have nothing to do with the )ok Show will be murders, if you believe that, but still be ssell House lobby. held responsible for the deaths." ^ P-m- "At best, this was a symbolic victory," :30 p.m., RH 303 Stephens said, on, 6:30 p.m., RH Many different opinions were given ^ as to why the verdict of the civil trial was different from that of the criminal Preston Seminar trial. Criminal justice major Kayin Darby said, "0. J.'s attorneys didn't have the calendar may be charisma that the attorneys from the on the third floor criminal trial did. The jury wasn't e is a box in the influenced by the media like it was in nt entries. the criminal trial." Another criminal justice major, Beth Moodie, said, "The major factor was that 0. J. was forced to testify in the civil trial. There were so many discrepancies, so many things he said that he went back on." Professor Stephens listed three reasons for a different verdict. been wantint ly want an im challenge youi C" "X1 9 9 7 USC CHALI [lis is a fun self-paced faculty & staff. This you to improve y< ^ ' " " " fc'i^^-nir ^vi'v^- ; :.^^ If you are interested ampus Recreation fo: an in for mi it inter ^ ws inonymous lal for some Access. "Just talking about getting tested was?and still is?hard to do with mv friends," A 22-year-old San Jose, Calif., man who recently tested positive using Confide said. The man, who asked not to be identified, said he took the home test because he wanted to remain anonymous and not go to a clinic. "Choosing to get tested was a lonely experience," he said. "The subject of contracting a lifethreatening disease was too frightening and serious for my friends and I to even touch f he said. - "* Counseling has since helped him deal with the situation. The Confide and Home Access tests require the user to take a blood sample at home and then mail it to a lab, which nixed reactions t Tou only need nine jurors instead of 12, there were no black jurors, and the rules of evidence are totally different," Stephens said. The level of burden of proof and rules of evidence are so different in the civil trial, ifs not surprising to see 'not guilty" in the criminal trial and 'guilty' in the civil trial," Alpert said. Criminal justice major Sally Underwood said, This time the case was about money and not jail time." The two cases really have nothing to do with each other," Stephens said. "Society is glad this is over," Darby said. "People saw Barney until they were ready to choke the hell out of him. This case was like that." "Investigators will be more careful investigating high-profile cases," Darby said, speaking of the effect this verdict will have. "The judges will take more responsibility in making sure the media doesn't influence the jury. Murderers will be more careful not to drip blood all over the damn place." There is a misconception that the system is stacked for the defendant, f to get ii iiviaual t rself at y \ : FITNESS LENGE fitness progra program is de our exercise hs <S%S I, contact the ( r a registration ation packet. bur that. The reality is that many times the public defender gets the case file at the same time the judge is asking How do you plead?"' "All the verdict really shows is that having money can get you out of a criminal conviction, but not take away the responsibility," Underwood said. "I think if s sad to see someone of 0. J.'s celebrity status fall from grace," Darby said. "He was a role model and a hero at one time. Now he's the poster child for spousal abuse." This shows both sides of the criminal justice coin," Moodie said. "Justice doesn't always prevail. In a society like ours, ifs just not possible for justice to always win." "I think the saddest thing is that this isn't over yet," Darby said. "I'm not sure the civil trial was good for the countiy in many ways," Stephens said, summing up the trial. This decision does not mean 0. J. was guilty. At the same time the President was speaking about coming together, the verdict is helping to split things back apart." tto shape tctivity w our own ] m for USC signed to motr ibits. Office of ! form, and #777 HIV tests I teenagers analyzes the results. The person then calls for the results. Names are not used; a code is used for identification. If the test comes back positive, a counselor is put on the line to offer advice. The results can take up to a week to get. Cost of the kits ranges from $35 to $50. Though the companies that make the kits do not divulge sales figures, a spokesman for the 32-state Walgreen drug store chain says sales have risen since the tests were introduced last summer. "Overall, we're seeing good sales of both Confide and Home Access," spokesman Michael Polizin said, who also would not release specific figures. "Our numbers indicate a steady growth nationwide." o O.J. verdict Stephens said. "This case helped to feed I Speaker discusses society's race issues DYSON continued from pagel After listening to a moving, yet comical speech, the audience had a uiicuice iu quesuuu Liic auuiur. ixie topics ranged from his opinions on basketball players entering the NBA out of high school to the question of how powerful religion is today as opposed to the 1940s and 50s. After the program, a reception was held in the Golden Spur where 1} Dyson signed copies of his book. He ended his speech with the suggestion that "we find fresh ways" to cure these problems in our society. S | wusc Tune In, Baby. Advertising Staff Marilyn E. Taylor Marketing Director Catherine Jansen Media Manager Octavia Walker Special Projects Stephanie Evans Classified Specialist Natalie Clark Kimberly Donald Sale Assistants Marketing Consultants April Hall Maurice Mars Adrienne Pollard Danny Tomlinson Sparky Witte nl , but, here pace? yate 5261