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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
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Freshmen Christy Boyes, lei
O'Brien were walking on the
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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
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The plan also stipulated that a (
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, 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.
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will go to the Salvation Army,
ng Collection receptacles are located
ill at Capstone, Columbia Hall, Douglas, <
Laborde, Moore, McClintock, Patterson,
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ys. Lobby, Wade Hampton and the Chi
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Confederate flag epresent?
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;o a 1987 opinion
released by then
Utorney General T. Bryan P<
fravis Medlock, there member of Kapp;
s no legal reason why
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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