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I Winner of the 1996 CMA Pacemaker Award WFATHFB M EVDEX B tte (Bamecock ^ fc. Serving USC since 1908 Confede | REGINIVA GREEN Asst. News Edito: When the late Aiken Representative John May, then chairman of the South Carolina Centennial Commission, requested in 1962 that the Confederate battle flag be placed atop the State House in hnnnr nf the 100th anniversary nf thf Civil War, the flag went up without crisis and with little controversy. ^ Efforts of some South Carolina lawmakers and citizens to remove the flag from the State House dome in the 1990s, however, are not going unnoticed by fervent flag supporters and South Carolinians. A plan devised in 1994 by the South Carolina Senate to resolve the flag issue was defeated by procedural moves in the House on the last day of the 1993 Genera] Assembly. According to the plan, the Confederate battle flag would be lowered from atoj l^the State House and two othei Confederate flags would fly beside *> Br * am CB K ^ K S| Freshmen Christy Boyes, lei O'Brien were walking on the * "Androcles and the Lion" tak stage at Longstreet George Bernard Shaw's touchii tale set during early Christianity w run through March 29. Performances are 8 p.m. Tuesd through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunda; Tickets cost $10 for the gener public, $8 for senior citizens, militai USC faculty and staff, and $6 f students. Call 777-9353 for information. Kappa Alpha steps back in tii weekend, complete with uni speeches. ETC. takes a closer the test of time. This year's i with ] / A memt atten< |% / m More , IVTlETCV L rate flag ( - monuments on State House grounds. " The plan also stipulated that a ( ! commission would be appointed to oversee i l the construction of a privately funded 1 , civil rights monument on state house s grounds. Since 1994, when four South s Carolinians filed a lawsuit with the state t i of South Carolina to remove the flag, a r lengthy and controversial debate has 1 i ensued. 1 i Junior Kimberiy Baxter, president i s of the Association of African-American t [ Students said she believes that the i l controversy is unnecessary. "Personally, I don't agree with the ( i flag being atop the State House," Baxter i s said. Tve thought about it with others, ( s and just beyond racism, I don't see the I purpose [for its flying]. i "The United States flag is up there ? i because it represents our country's 1 > government; the state flag is up there < because it represents South Carolina's i } government," Baxter said. m % \ W V'-* fl I mm' IH L> 3 ft, and Elizabeth O'Brien, right, retur Horseshoe when they found Gene and c Chi Psi clothes drive ends today es All clothing collected from the drive will go to the Salvation Army, ng Collection receptacles are located ill at Capstone, Columbia Hall, Douglas, < Laborde, Moore, McClintock, Patterson, ay Sims, Snowden, South Tower, Towers ys. Lobby, Wade Hampton and the Chi al Psi lodge. 7, or USC offers trip to explore Peru Explore the Amazon Jungle, the ut i n i Pa 1 T ? 1 i .Lost uity 01 tne incas ana remote Andean villages during a 15-day i archaeological expedition to Peru May i me for their Old South forms and gowns, parades and look at the traditions that stand event took place in Hilton Head, more than 600 ^ ,ersin V (jLU iance. d"*""n SOUTH PAGE 4 A lontinues What does the Confederate flag epresent? From a I^nfeethe egal point of view?" ofl,er ' she said. aomeone c. From a legal r complain itandpoint, according [something] if ;o a 1987 opinion released by then Utorney General T. Bryan P< fravis Medlock, there member of Kapp; s no legal reason why he flag should not be / > emoved. The 1962 resolution placing the B flnrr r?Vi/-wr/\ Cfnfa Uahaa -/vmcvxci aIXJ nag auvvc uiic iiuu^c s not legally binding, the Attorney a jeneral said. w In an August 1994 non-binding U eferendum, taking place just months fl ifter the 1994 Heritage Act was defeated, 16 percent of GOP primary voters si expressed their wish to keep the flag a lying above the State House. a Two years ago this month, the South tl . . . 9PNl^ - ' ' ' >- 0 v n missing dog, Gene, to his owner, ailed Dibble, who had been searching 31 to June 14. chi The cost of the trip is $3,560 and wl includes airfare from Miami, hotel and ex; lodge accommodations, most meals, excursions, ground transportation, scl transfers and archaeological permits, an The deadline to register is March 28. olc For more information, call 777-8170. an Rape Crisis Network recruits ec volunteer advocates ad Volunteer advocates respond to crisis calls on the Network s 24-hour in! hotline. They also meet and support details on record 24iln&|HH| nin& st SPORTS. traditio I Carolina House ..... , voted to strengthen validity in thel nents,bat on which the n ways Confederate battle ?p say flag's placement i offensive. at0p the State House was based. The a oenaie approvea i Alpha order the House measure ) and the then newlyinaugurated governor David easley gave it his signature. Bessie/a actions surprised no one, s he campaigned on a platform that rould keep the flag flying beneath the United States flag and the South Carolina ag above the State House. His actions in November of 1996 did uprise a great deal of South Carolinians, nd many were unhappy with Beasle/s nnouncement that he planned to revive ie 1994 Heritage Act. Fellow GOP ^VH| Mi HPf pL m\ JONATHAN SHARPE The Gamecock Charles Dibble. Boyes and ; for his missing friend. ild and adult victims of sexual assault lile the survivors undergo medical aminations at all area hospitals. Training is 26-hours and is leduled for April 5, April 6, April 12 d April 13. Advocates must be at least 18 years 1 and have access to transportation. The Network encourages women d men of all races, religions and socioonomic backgrounds to become vocates. Call 252-8393 or 252-8394 for formation. i-ranked ntr?2c6k2 24 IN victories wm iton Wednesday. Bfrm w \ t all the the school PAGE game winreak in A n of conti members Sen. Glenn McConneU (R-Chas) i and Attorney General Charlie Condon, i who has publicly announced his opposition ] to Beasleys plan to revive the Act, were among the GOP contingent disappointed i with Beasleys change of opinion. < Junior finance major Bryan Powers, ] a member of Kappa Alpha Order, a service ; fraternity, agrees with the South Carolina ' lawmakers who find fault with Beasleys new approach to the flag controversy. 1 "I think Beasley was trying to be < politically correct [when he decided to support bringing the flag down], Powers 1 said "And thats the problem with politics i today." < Powers, who said the flag should 1 remain in its place since it was originally intended to be a tribute to those who fought in the Civil War, said he can see "j the validity in thefLag opponents' i arguments. 1 "It is a tribute to people who died in i representing our state in the Civil War," Powers said "People can say it represents Senators drop to withdraw NI CARA PELLATT Staff Writer Senators rejected on Wednesday an i amendment to the Appropriations bill, i SBL(97)007, that would change the allocated funds to the NAACP from $3,000 to $0. 1 ine amenameni was ungmauy postKu by a 11-9 vote during the meeting. After a 7-minute recess, the senators decided to reconsider the amendment. Supporters of the amendment said it was their duty as senators to ensure student activity fees do not fund political organizations and to also ensure this / I situation would not ^ happen again. The biggest c< "Ihe organization needs to be th? needs to take amendment, responsibility for its penalty for HI actions," Sen. Ashley Jones said. Senators opposing the amendment said Matthew Hi taking away funds for sena the next school year would not affect y { Gretchen Durrah, president of NAACP, directly, and the money allocated to NAACP is not used for political purposes. "The biggest consideration needs to be the effect of the amendment. There is no penalty for Miss Durrah. She, presumably, will not be president next year. This won't affect her directly," Sen. Matthew Richardson said. Student Government President Tl_ A _1_ TTT '1.1 1.1 .1 11 i . _ ?ri1. ratncK wngni toia ine senators n me amendment passed, he would veto the Finance bill. He compared the USC freshman killed KAREN LAYNE News Editor A memorial service for James "Jamie" Michael New will take place at 4 p.m. Monday in Rutledge Chapel. New, 17, died in a traffic accident March 9 in Conway, S.C. Born in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Rick and Peggy New. Funeral services were held March 11 at Kingston Presbyterian Church in Conway. New was a freshman in USC's Provisional Year program and a Russell House employee, according to John Ogle, Estimated number of p videocassettes that are jjV 26 ANSWER: 550,000 Source: Harper's Index *oversy slavery, but I personally don't see howit was part of an era, and [is] apartofa heritage. "I can see the validity in other's arguments, but someone can always complain or say [something! is offensive. People can say it's offensive to them if you take the flag down," Powers said. It's just not going to end." Baxter said regardless of where the flag is placed, it has a place in the South Carolina history books. "The fact of the matter is, whether the flag is up there or not, what it represents is always going to be a part of South Carolina and at some point you have to move on," Baxter said. Flans to move the nag from the btate House to various locations on State House pounds are futile, Baxter said, especially since Beasley announced his plan in an effort to help soothe race relations. "It's not going to change people's hearts and you can't change people's minds or their perspectives," Baxter said. amendment VACP funds amendment to "killing the baby for something the father did." He also said if other student organizations were in the same situation as NAACP, he would act in the same way. "Number one, as the senators said, the entire Finance bill will be vetoed if w FUN the amendment passes, Wright said. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 10-9. A compromise to the amendment was suggested by the senators during the recess in which NAACP funds would be frozen for the rest of the school year. Many senators who f had opposed the original onsideration amendment were ; effect of the willing to support There is no the compromise in liss Durrah. order to have the Appropriations bill pass. "I realize Lchardson that if s in the best tor interest of student senate and the ^ student body," Sen. Kim Baxter said, stressing the difficulty for her to accept the compromise. Unanimous consent was needed to bring the issue back to the floor. All senators who had agreed upon the compromise during the recess were called upon to consent. However, Sen. Curtis Brown and Sen. Zerell Hall, contested it. According to Baxter, Hall did not agree on the compromise. "We were in favor of the amendment SENATE page 2 1 in traffic accident coordinator for operations of the Russell House. "[New] was a very responsible individual in that he had a great work ethic," Ogle said. "He was really wellliked?one of those people you could rely on." Friend and fellow band member Jon Almond said New was a very organized person. "He was very talented and spiritual," Almond said. New is survived by his parents, grandparents and three sisters. tomographic JUST rented each FOR