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Winner of the 1996 CMA Pacemaker Award WEATHER I J | INDEX el Hie 6amcrock =; V. Serving USC since 1908 Organiz The Gamecock begins its coverage of the l97 student activity fee allocations. The Senate Finance Committee met Sunday to hear student organizations' requests for funding. The committee is responsible for allocating about $1.25 million. KAREN LAYNE News Editor JENNIFER STANLEY News Editor / t* o rt r> 1 i ine oeiiaue ruiauce v^ominiuee neaiu requests from graduate and undergraduate student organizations for portions of this year's $1.25 million student activity fees during budget hearings Sunday. Organizations submitted budgets that outlined each component of their planned programming for July 1,1997 through June 30,1998 for the committee's review. r Luke Robinson Tuesday, Feb. 11 Assault & battery, The Roost. * Reporting officer responded to a call of a disturbance at the incident location. Subjects were involved in a physical altercation, but neither subject wished to prosecute. Saturday, Feb. 9 Autobreaking, attempted larceny from vehicle (multiple), The Pit lot. Three separate victims r reported that their vehicles' windows had been broken out in apparent attempts to remove items from the vehicles. Nothing was missing from any of the vehicles. Thursday, Feb. 7 Assault and battery, BA Building. Victim reported that after she broke up with her ? boyfriend he followed her to the BA Building where he asked her why she had broken up with him. He then proceeded to hit and kick her around the head and back. Verbal harassment, University Bookstore. Victim reported that subject, a white male, approached her in the bookstore and began making harassing remarks to her. * 'Grand larceny of computer and hardware, Institutional Planning. Victim reported that unknown persons removed a CD recorder, a scanner, and a full computer system from the above location. Estimated loss: $5614. Domestic dispute, Jungle Jim's (Five Points )i Victim reported that while she was at Jungle .Tim's her ex-boyfriend approached her, poured a beer over her head, and called her a "f**king liar". The ? subject then broke a bottle over hpr hand Cllttin?r two of her fincrerc The subject then left the area but has called twice since making harassing statements. Victim refused to file an official report, therefore the officers were unable to arrest the subject. Wednesday, Feb. 6 Driving under suspension, disregarding traffic signal, Park & Blossom Sts. Reporting officer observed subject running a red light at the above location. Officer stopped the subject and a CRIME page 2 f band d W Ibf | fPe" Satui I nations re Representatives were encouraged to a sign up to clarify or justify components ft of their organization's budgets at the hearings but were not penalized for not ft attending, according to SG adviser Woody ri (~!arnthprs 11 During the hearings, committee o: members cautioned organizations that food for regularly scheduled meetings cl will not be funded and office supplies $ should be purchased through SG. o Currently, 270 undergraduate and u graduate organizations exist at USC and are eligible to receive money from student a activity fees. The groups submitted their S detailed budgets by Feb. 8. C Among those requesting money are ol community service groups, NAACP, r< AAAS and Carolina Debate. n Each full time student pays about b $40 a semester of student activity fees, according to Carothers. Graduate students C ' / J , v f ' >' i I / ( ! f : / i ~i > \ * ' ' ? s I ? Februa in Floor (top) Sophomore Gretehen Durra) The NAACP sold the flowers for $1. (bottom) Other Valentine's gifts ar New codes help i( CEDR1C SCOTT Staff Writer Hie Student Government elections of 1997 operated so far without many hitches. The cam has passed its midway point, and there have no infractions levied on this yeai^s cast of candi< "So far the first week of campaigning has on without any problems," Elections Commiss Manisha Shroff said. Nevertheless, Shroff said she grows "ner as election day nears. weekend offers Columbia music listen choices. Tomorrow night Columbia s will perform at Rockafella's. And icer Blues Explosion is also cc The Blues Explosion plays at Rocka: tTc!" MUSIC MORE MUS PAC 'quest pi nd part time students pay a prorated ie. Of the $1.25 million student activity ;es, the Senate Finance Committee is esponsible for allocating money to the ndergraduate and graduate - . rganizations. According to Kimberly T. Baxter, 1 tiairwoman of the Finance Committee, ( 18,975 will be divided among graduate rganizations, with $68,928 for f ndergraduate organizations. 1 The rest of the money is divided ? mong five groups-Student Government, f tudent Media, Student Services, Sports t lubs and Carolina Productions. Each f these five groups submit a budget and eceive a set percentage of the $1.25 1 lillion. These groups had to submit their udgets by Feb. 10. 1 Present at the hearings were Finance ? lommittee members Matthew 1 iSraPli?* - ^91 Iip^ M y\\ f I I 1 i s \ \ >i sells carnations on Greene Street .75 for one and two for $5.50. e on sell at Earthworks in the Carol: 5)7 student gover As expected, posting violation the most complaints, Shroff said have of this, the Elections Commissioi paign of the campaign rules prior to this been One major amendment involves p lates. Under this rule, the commission ni gone of alleged violations. Candidates ioner 5 p.m. the following day to correct Candidates receive warnings for coi yous" Last week, during campaign some candidates, according to Sh vsnrmriTar ers some v- ^ T the Jon a & m .. ortions < Richardson, representing the law school; Kenneth Baxter Jr., College of I n . _ rt n tt.h n 11 .pt 'i i engineering; ^ereu nan, uoiiege 01 LdDerai | \rts; Derrick Felder, College of Liberal \rts; and Peter Siachos, SG Treasurer, ^on-voting attendants were Graduate Assistant Lisa Megnorelli, Baxter and Harothers. i The Gamecock requested information *rom Student Government and the finance Committee regarding the total ^ imount of money requested, the amount ;hat must be cut from the budgets and he specific amounts requested from each irganization. As of press time, this nformation had not been provided. Allocations will be posted Monday norning along with the procedure to r ippeal, Baxter said. Appeals will be leard after the Senate meeting Feb. 10. J J I t - h s E IV IKK I THORPE The Gamecock S ? ; t: t / h t: h r P t ti v, 1J a fi e s' NIKKI THORPE Hie Gamecock u In front of the Russell House. ^ Vi ins Mall. nment candidate s have garnered the impression warning, . In anticipation small consequences. Fe 1 amended some abuse this rule, the [Ele year's campaign, the right to give infracti osting violations, to abuse those rules, S Dtifies candidates Other parts of the then have until dilemmas for the Elect those violations. "A few [candidates] ] reded violations, of the 5 p.m. rule by 1 rules meetings, campaign material ud roff, were under Despite the appare YKTTTTdHHHHI he Carolina softball team i: inked No. 0 nationally-and lias < ew 1,000 seat stadium. Set PORTS to find out what to expec om the Lady Gamecocks this sea " Carolina Softball PAGE 6 >f S1.25 v Activity Author disci African-Ame ' The Gamecock continues its covers a Iks and forums. The series includes \eritage and issues that effect Afri< liscussed society and how it impacts ER1STEN RICHARDSON Staff Writer Changes of traditions in African-American families LyPWsff vas the theme of an author, ociologist and professor who MM P1 nlightened students and jWjTMT acuity with an educational j |'j [|ij scture in the Russell House ?(si heater Tuesday. Andrew Billingsley, mthor of Climbing Jacob's ..adder: The Enduring >egacy of African-American Families, poke to many students and faculty nembers about the impact of events in ociety, and how they have effected the he traditional African-American family. Tvllat happened in thel950s and 60s hat caused such a drop in Africanunerican families?" Billingsley said as ie pointed to charts he used to illustrate he points of his book. He said there were some things that appened in society that further removed ffrican-American families from their oots. "Something that is meant to be ositive can also be negative," he said. The Civil Rights Movement, the industrialization Era and what he calls lie "Youth Revolution" are what he said as contributed to the uprising as well s downfall of traditional African-American imilies. "UnemDlovment had the stroncrest ffect on the African-American family tincture," Billingsley said. He provided a chart showing the nemployment rate of black men in hel950s, and how it effected black imilies. "This unemployment led to too many is avoid campai| s were unlimited and carried Commissk iarfdl that candidates could Althoi ctions] Commission reserves a compla ons if the candidate appears campaign hroff said. with prev amendment are providing are down ions Commission. commissic have tried to take advantage been an ii eaving improperly placed Since t until 5 o'clock," Shroff said, of the Elec snt loophole, The Elections the amen 5 1 How many Valentines every year at Gracela W ANSW ( Source: Warper's Index million isses society, rican family ige of Black History Month activities, articles about the African American can Americans. Andrew Billingsley African Americans on Tuesday. f|pj opportunities," he said. Too 1|MJ many opportunities to go to |MH jail and make jobs available M0BI for other people." ^11 Billingsley said that according to the Census Bureau, a family without both a husband ancl wife is "dysfunctional" "My definition of family is people who are responsible to each other and for each other," he said. Climbing Jacob's Ladder is about families in the African-American experience. Billingsley gave examples from his book of success stories of black men and women in different situations. High school dropouts, single parents and homeless were able to make something of themselves. "The long arm of African families extended out to them. We have a responsibility to reach out," Billingsley ?j. :n i: a- ai_ - ocuu. ?1 wc uu uiclL, v?C will live U|J UJ me values from our African-American heritage." Members of the audience had several questions for the author, and several students said they walked away with a different idea about African-American family life. "He made me realize how important families' issues are to societies' problems," senior Dagninet Mekuria said. The lecture was sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs in celebration of Black History Month. Thomas Rivers, of Multicultural Student Affairs, presented Billingsley with a gift of appreciation to end the program. rrn lrtfronfinnc ~ii IIUI ai^uuno )n may levy an infraction at their discretion, lgh any faculty, staff or student may file int, most complaints have come from staff members, Shroff said. In comparison ious elections, the volume of complaints i. A major cause of this is the fact the in is giving warnings for what would have ifraction in the past, his decreases the work and meeting times tions Commission, Shroff said she considers dments a success. arrive for Elvis JUST nH9 FOR FUN ER:100