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? GAMECOCK ONLINE Visit the Gamecock's Home on the World Wide Web http://www.gamecock.sc.edu - GAMECOCK INSIDE | j j WEATHER ; INDEX VIEWPOINTS Columnist reflects \ M 1^7^ A ^ ^ T00AY j Viewpoints 2 back on life with Prince. ij TITH* # dV f "ighle | DatebookS ETC. Artist Formerly Known As IV I | I I | I 1/ I III Wf j Low 46 Etc. 4 Prince rocks the coliseum. ? ; I I I | I III W\ MnmDAY | Comics 6 SPORTS Women's backetball records i ^1/ EE, | | I VIV i \ I Sports 7 first season victory. 7 ; " . " ' Lo? 45 : Classifieds ^ ; Serving USC since 1908 GAMECOCK BRIEFS j ? Peer Conduct Board recruiting j members I The Peer Conduct Board is re- j cruiting new members. Applications j may be picked up at the Towers main : lobby in room 200 before Saturday. For j more information call Tammy at 777- : 0378. i e e Peer Health Educator applications still available : Peer Health Educator applications { are available in Health and Wellness : Programs in the basement of Student j Health. Call 777-8248. : A Service class for international students The Office of Community Service : Programs and the English Program for Internationals have created a com munity service class for international : students. For more information, call j 777-6688. I Shuttle pilot to speak at museum * Lt. Cmdr. Susan Still will dis- j gfc cuss her experiences in space and on : the ground at 2 p.m. Saturday in the j S.C. State Museum. For more infor- j mation, call 737-4921. ; Hopelights fund raiser to support j survivors of sexual assault Student organizations will be in j front of the Russell House Monday and j Tuesday to garner support and dona- : tions for the Hopelights project for sur- | vivors of sexual assault. For more in- : formation, call 777-8248. ; * Jeep Collegiate Health and Fitness | Tour to visit USC : The Jeep Collegiate Health and j Fitness Tour is scheduled to stop at : USC Monday and Tuesday at the Rus- ; sell House Patio. t WL Carolina Outreach recruiting volunteers Carolina Outreach, a program : where student volunteers help newly ; accepted students, begins from 5:15-7 p.m. Tuesday and each Tuesday following in Lieber College. For more in- j formation, call Robert Rhinehart at 777- : 4070. A Student Government to sponsor | Safety Walk j Student Government will be spon- j soring the annual Safety Walk Nov. 11. I For more information, call Kim Dick- : erson at 777-5065. Red Cross Blood Drive coming The Richland County Adminis trator's Office is holding a Red Cross j Blood Drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 13 j ? at the Richland County Administration | Building at 2020 Hampton St. Contact j Debby Porter at 748-4926 for an ap- j pointment. j Carolina Productions to sponsor 1997 games tournament Carolina Productions is sponsor- : ing a spades and nine-ball pool tour- * nament at 1 p.m. Nov. 16. Any ques- I tions or concerns, please call David i ? Gellis at 777-7130. Carolina Spirit Week is Nov. 17- ' 21 : Carolina Spirit Week will lead j up to the USC vs. Clemson football game i Nov. 21. Events start with the kickoff j on Nov. 17 at noon on the Russell House I patio. ; Gem, mineral, and jewelry show to % be held Nov. 28-30 The Columbia Gem and Mineral j Society will conduct its 30th Annual j Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show : Thanksgiving weekend. The show will | be held at the S.C. Fairgrounds in the j Moore Building. ; 1 Gamecock Briefs is a service of The : ^ Gamecock. Organizations are welcome j to submit entries to the news editors but J the newspaper is by no means obligat- i ed to print submissions. The editors re- j serve the right to determine what is pub- ! lished and when it is published. j ________________________________ i ! compiled by Rosalind Harvey Beask REG1NNA GREEN Senior Writer The first of BMWs American-made Z3 Roadsters rolled off its assembly lines in Greer, a small town in South Caroli na s upstate, in iyyb. And in 1997, South Carolina was again chosen by an international company. Japan-based Honda Corp. announced they would open a plant in the Palmetto State as a future site for operations. These are the economic successes Gov. David M. Beasley was referring to when he spoke of "diversifying the South Carolina economy" before the South Carolina Student Legislature Thursday. International capital investment has been one of the highlights of the Beasley ad ministration since he took office in 1994. "The Upstate continues to bring in record-breaking international development, as well as... expanding," Beasley said. The governor also noted that South Carolina has benefited from more capital investments in the past two years than in the previous five. To Beasley, the former chairman of the State House Education Committee, these i i i i capital investments are important to the state's education since they fund South Carolina's poorer school districts. "Rural areas, [wherel many of you may be from, like myself, need money for quality schools," Beasley said. "And you've got to have a manufacturing base for that to happen." $1.75 billion of capital invea ment was pumped into the state rural economies last year, which is more than the entire state ave aged in the 1980s, the governor said. Bill require CARA PELLATT Asst. News Editor The senators passed an amendment to the Election Codes at Wednesday's meeting. The bill requires all candidates for Student Government elections and their campaign managers to attend a meeting sponsored by the Elections Commission. If a candidate cannot attend the meeting, he or she must riotify the elections commissioner within two Fraternity University COLLEGE PRESS EXCHANGE MIAMI?Claiming if s a victim of a land grab, a fraternity has sued the University of Miami for putting it on ice loot mrvnfti Kprtmoo nf a HninlfPn nnr ty. Sigma Chi came under fire last year after two 18-year-old women freshmen who attended a party at the campus fraternity house told police they were sexually assaulted and possibly drugged. Hie claim led to sexual assault charges against two fraternity brothers. Michael Schoeppner later pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and was expelled. Charges were dropped against co-defendant Lucas Folse. tin it _ _!? if if . . wnen tne criminal investigation ended, the university suspended Sigma Chi for a year. The case's 1,500 pages of depositions revealed a myriad of school alcohol violations: underage drinking, underage bartenders, hard liquor and punch in open containers. School leaders sanctioned the fraternity last month, suspending it from re y addrt Gov. David Beasley addresses the S Carolina Plaza, on economic growth a Despite all of South Carolina's economic success, Beasley admitted that money will not solve every problem. "Money isn't always the answer to all problems," Beasley lt_ said. "The question is the key to 's effective programs based on proper solutions and proper philosoir phy." Beasley's support of smaller government and an eradication of s SG candid business days. If the candidate fails to do that,, he nr she will he ineli^i ble to run for office. "We wanted to make this strict enough so candidates won't skip the meeting," Sen. Scott Hile said. Some senators were concerned candidates may have class obligations conflicting with the meeting. However, Hile believes candidates will find out about the meeting in time to make arrangements with the elections commissioner. t sues f of Miami cruiting or holding social events for i vear. For fraternitv members, it was a death sentence. The fraternity house has room foi 34 students. Twenty-four live there nov ?13 of whom will graduate this year With 11 remaining fraternity brother! and no one taking their place or pick ing up their rent payments, the fra ternity would be seven students shor of the amount needed to make thi $100,000 mortgage payments, the law suit says. The 55-year-old chapter spen $100,000 on renovations this summe: because university officials had previ ously told the fraternity they would tx allowed to recruit new members, th< suit alleges. The lawsuit argues that the pun ishment is part of a master plan to taki . over the 16-bedroom fraternity prop erty. The valuable frat house reverts t< UM if the club ceases to exist. Pat Whitely, UMs vice presiden for student affairs, said the universit; MIAMI page I isses sti tj&*& A Kg outh Carolina Student Legislature a nd development for the future of the i dependency on government is evi1 1 A1 A 1 ? t 1 aencea in me state s i??o cnanges in the welfare laws. The modifications resulted in a 45 percent reduction in Aid for Dependent Children disbursements in less than two years. Part of Beasley's commitment to ending welfare dependency is his belief that the welfare state contributes to broken families. ates to atter "Obviously, you're not going to find out about an event the week it's scheduled," Hile said. T ll 1 ' il . A in ocner Dusiness, ine senators rejected an amendment to the legislative codes by a vote of 17-16. The bill would have required bills to come out of committee no later than two weeks after assignment. It also gave committees the option to hold a bill for one week after assignment. "We need to seriously think before we take away our ability to think i > *'?T y """ - | : V J j.'.'JJ.J.W'.M UIU.U W.U.I ! JH 1% ?% %'>? jAWm ft ft jfjl 3 An unidentified student takes j of the Russell House. Sponsc ,, who wanted to alleviate their 1 \ V idents - * * SEAN RAYFORD The Gamecock I iheir first full meeting, at the state. "We want a welfare system that encourages dads to come back home and moms to get job training and collect a paycheck and not a welfare check," Beasley said. "We want to encourage families to come together, to strengthen," Beasley said. "We all know the damage that can be caused by broken homes." GOVERNOR page 8 J id meeting spontaneously and pass legislation," Sen. Jonathan Sharpe said. Also, the senators approved Eileen Grana by acclamation for the Race Relations Committee. Grana told the senators she served on the Race Relations Commission last year. "Multicultural affairs is an issue close to my heart," Grana said. The following senators were absent: Deisha Smith?Applied Professional Sciences, Ruth NettlesBusiness Administration, and Mike Moore?Criminal Justice. ) part in Phi Sigma Pi's Smash-and-Bi ?red by the fraternity's initiate class, I frustrations by beating on the Dodge Advisor award returns fA*? -Foil 1V1 1U11 MATTHEW MEYERS Staff Writer With midterms not long completed and finals just around the corner, the last thing a typical student wants to think about is what they need to do to prepare for next semester. Despite its unfortunate timing in the lives of college students, you would be hard-pressed to find a student who could overstate the importance of advisement in their academic lives. When this process goes awry, there can be disastrous consequences, like a senior who suddenly discovers they haven't met all the requirements necessary for graduation. Yet, when this process runs smoothly, it's business as usual. But, there's a way good advisors can be shown their efforts are appreciated. Called the Ada B. Thomas Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, in honor of a retired business administration advisor, this award has been given to recognize the efforts of one outstanding advisor for each of the past eight years. Last year's recipient, Dr. Thomas Cafferty of the psychology department, listed academic planning and attentiveness as the basic duties of every good advisor. "I think an advisor should be able to inform the students of their requirements and listen to any input they may have, such as their interests or goals," CafFerty said. Above and beyond this, CafFerty added that good advisors should be receptive to students' concerns throughout the year. "The main thing an advisor could do is be accessible outside the advisement period," CafFerty said. However, successful advisement requires more than a dedicated professor. CafFerty indicated a good advisement experience is the result of both faculty and students working togeth 4.1 4.1 1..J 4. 1? er, ruiner mail siuuems merely expecting to be told what to sign up for. In fact, Cafferty feels the reason he was recognized for the award was in no small part due to the quality of students he advises. "I consider the award an award to all of us," he said. Cafferty said that in a working environment where research and other pursuits often take precedence over undergraduate advisement, recognition of a job well done can encourage faculty members to continue working to help students. .. ^ . ;?J I TORI O'HARA Aunt. Photo Editor ash fund raiser Wednesday in front the event was designed for students maverick with a sledge hammer. ft \