The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 10, 1997, Image 1

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Winner of the 1996 CMA Pacemaker Award WEATHER | 4 I APEX mk iniic Gamecock Serving USC since 1908 * B Mr i a.J I w J9 WdM 4 [I Junior Ryan Stack (No. 54) goes up for a reborn career high of 18 points in the Gamecock's 7< Herbert Lee Davis with 12 points, William Gallrr 12 points. '4 Christian Condc groups offer Valent opportunity CHRIS C0NN01 ELIZABETH KUVES Staff Writer As Valentm( students bored wi ^ Students don't have to go to church ones with roses, f anymore. Church now comes to them. bearing seren Two campus organizations meet inexpensive, yet s weekly at USC, giving students an alternative? Cor opportunity to make new friends and Condomgrams learn more about Gods plan for their condoms within,1 lives," said Cam Moss of Sunday the Russell House Night Alive. Wednesday throi When the USC campus was first to Anna Vandervil introduced to Fellowship of Christian the USC He Athletes the audience ranged from Program, five to sue people each week. Vandervilt s ^ "Now, through the Lord's work, studentrsponsored 1 FCA averages around 175 people (Sexual Health a each week, and is still growing," FCA are so^ during ^ president and senior Scott Beebe when people tei said relationships. "We'd like to t CHRISTIAN page 2 to promote healtl ifs also the beginni I I I WKO0 V * / r )| M K iMj i . Itjmr n.-i ; JJ ; IWM, MMf w.^,.^, 1 . , * JP ; ^ ! *? ^mum rVIKKI THORPE The Gamecock id on Saturday night against the Gators. Stack scored a >-68 victory over Florida. Other high scorers include tan with II points and 12 rebounds and BJ. McKie with 1 imgrams?cheap ine's Day alternative I Staff Writer Awareness Week, which runs from the 14th through 21st," she said ;'s Day approaches, Vandervilt said Condomgrams' ith wooing their loved messages are very "clever," and people ine chocolates or soul- who don't want to send their loved ones ades now have an condoms can send Caregrams, which lightly presumptuous instead have Hersheys kisses inside, tdomgrams. Caregrams are an alternative for i, Valentine cards with those who choose to abstain from sex, will be sold in front of Tricia Phaup, a worker for the Health from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. an(j Wellness Program, igh Friday, according "There's more to a sexual human t, a graduate assistant being than intercourse," Phaup said, lalth and Wellness Vandervilt said Caregrams give balance to what is offered and include aid Condomgrams, messages, such as "You're worth the >y the SHARE program wait," and "Love waits." nd Rape Education), "We always promote abstinence," ralentine's Day week phaup said. id to focus more on Students may request to have Condomgrams and Caregrams delivered ;ake this opportunity t0 campus, but not to classrooms, ly relationships, and Condomgrams and Caregrams cost ng of National Condom $1, $2 if delivered. I ill house the Biannual USC The i until March 2. The exhibition- ?Gamecocks \jFx 24 faculty members from the took their The display spotlights works of 12 win in-a-row. different categories. Check out Get the details in SHOWIN' wom IR STUFF CAROL! PAGE 4 76 % Keei a Ji PERI LARRY WILLIAMS Senior Writer The feared Triple Threat" trio got a little help from their friends Saturday in USC's 76-68 win over the Florida Gators. With guards BJ McKe, Larry Davis and Melvin Watson posting average numbers, the No. 19 Gamecocks were fueled by another threesome ? Ryan Stack, Herbert Davis and William Gallman ? that fueled the men's basketball team to their 12th straight win, 11 coming in the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks' winning streak is tne secona-iongesi in tne nation to another Palmetto State team, the College of Charleston Cougars, who have won 14 in a row. USC (17-5,11-0) came out flat in the first half and found themselves down at halftime, but used a 15-5 run down the stretch to put away Florida, which dropped to 11-12 overall (3-7 SEC). And it was due in large part to Stack, HJL Davis and Gallman, who adequately filled the usual suspects' shoes with 18, 12 and 11 points, respectively "In the second half, offensively I thought we were terrific with our zone offense," USC coach Eddie Fogler said. "We were able to pound the ball into the block, and of course Stack and Herbert Davis offensively gave us a big lift in the second half." With the three guards scoring a combined 34 points ? subpar considering their 44.3 per-game average ? Stack, Herbert Davis and Gallman more than filled the void, outscoring the more heralded trio by eight. None was more impressive than Stack, who showed presence in the paint seldom seen before Saturday. j Runners in the Carolina Mi on Greene Street Saturday. IMFrOfK WIN AGAII PAGE wmmm lingl -ECT In tallying his career-high point total, Stack unleashed skyhooks and spin moves on the way to an almost perfect 7 of 8 shooting night. After finishing the first half with five points and three turnovers, Stack reasserted himself in the second half, ?10 TTcr"n aUJI illg LU JJU111U3 CU1U OlA UI UkA> 9 III 3t eight of the second half, sparking the Gamecocks' decisive second half run. "I hope whatever he had today, hell take the rest of the year," said Watson, who had 11 assists in 35 minutes. "Usually, everybody keys on the three guards. like Fve said all year, this is a team effort, this is why the streak is continuing," Watson said. "When we're not performing well, like today, Ryan, Herbert Lee and Gallman stepped it up." Step it up they did. Freshman-guard H.L. Davis, who has been blistering from the field of late, continued to sink big baskets. With USC behind 39-38 at the 15:43 mark of the second half, H.L. Davis soared to the basket to tip in a missed shot, giving the Gamecocks the lead for good at 40-39. He canned a 3-pointer 48 seconds later, and another with 11:30 left to put USC up by six, 48-42. After McKie took a pass from Watson and scored with 9:18 left, USC took a 56-46 lead, its largest of the game. The Gators never recovered from the 26-14 run. "Overall I'm particularly pleased with our second half considering that we came out and we weren't particularly sharp," Fogler said. "They are hard to play when you're big because they're so small." BASKETBALL page 6 irathon and the U.S. Women's Nati USC signified approximately the 2 What is the average n that an American ope refrigerator each day 6 ANSV Source: Harper's Index 4 Faculty votes to change ! TONYA RICHARDSON Staff Writer Students who apply for admission to USC will have to meet higher qualifications beginning in August 1998. The Faculty Senate voted to raise the admission standards so that students with a "C" average must make a 1500 on the SAT. The Admissions Office proposed a plan in 1993 to increase the standards gradually, and the results would be reviewed every few years, Admissions Director Terry Davis said. He said they felt a gradual change would be more appropriate than a large change. This is the third increase in the last five years. "Overall, we have had more and more <3nnli/vifinno fn m/^it nnv naw n u^uvouuiju? iaj mv^/t uui iicn otcuiuai uo, Davis said. "We c?ntinue to have a bigger and bigger freshmen class." Faculty Senate chairman Henry Price said one of the reasons the university wanted to raise the standards was for memberships in the American Association of Universities (AAU). The AAU consists of 62 universities across the nation with the best research facilities. Universities are chosen based on, among other things, the quality of the student body. "As the standards go up, the pool of students increase," Price said. Over 90 percent of the Faculty Senate voted in favor of the admissions increase. It was conducted by voice vote. According to The State, the standards now require a student with a "C average to make a 1400 on the SAT to be admitted to the university. Davis said the school does put more emphasis on grades than SAT scores. Students applying to the university with a GPA of 3.0 must have a minimum score of 800 currently. In 1998, students must have at least a 900. Students who have a higher GPA can have a lower SAT score. Davis said these new standards have not significantly hurt the university's enrollment. She said that there is sometimes a slightly smaller enrollment, but not a large decrease. Price said that in 1993 the university expected a decrease of 200-300 students, ~~ ADMISSIONS page 2 ' ' ' ?|5 N1KKI THORPE The Gamecock onal Marathon passed by (JSC !5th mile or the race. umberoftimes snsthe FOR FI IN fJCilWAA ?