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e ^ V Columnist wants ^ Students reach ^ roU ^ ^^^3ni^COCk^\ 0 Carolina WEATHER J gamecock INDEX H Hie (Bamccock e ; Serving the Carolina Community since 1908 9 Volume 90, Number 55 University of South Carolina Friday, January 30, 1998 Phi Sigma Pi recruiting members Students with a 3.0 or higher GPA and 12 or more hours A are invited to attend Phi Sig^ ma Pi's formal rush at 3 p.m. Sunday in Russell House room 203 and 205. For more information, call Milli at 5444888. Puppet Regime meets to elect officers w The Puppet Regime will meet at 5 p.m. Monday in the Longstreet Theatre green room. Officers will be elected. USC leadership conference to be held ^ A Student Leadership TrainW ing Conference will be held Feb. 7 at USC. Early registration deadline is Friday, and the final deadline is Feb. 4. For more information, call 777-6688. Turkey subject of panel V The office of International Programs for Students and the Turkish Student Association will sponsor a panel discussion and cultural presentation on Turkey at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in Harper College, the Gressette Room. For more information, call 7777461. Professor to lecture Stanley Cavell of Harvard University's philosophy department will hold a lecture at 4 p.m. Feb. 16 in Gambrell 153. The lecture is "Identifying Praise: At Moments in Henry James and Fred Astaire." 'Stride' for health The Columbia chapter of Hadassah is sponsoring a 5K Run and One Mile Health Walk March 1. Registration is at 1 p.m., the walk begins at 2:30 p.m., and the run starts at 3 p.m. For informaA tion, call Shelly Kriegshaber at 788-5367. Trenholm hosts chess tournament Trenholm Park, 3900 Covenant Road, will host a _ chess tournament at 11 a.m. V Feb. 21 for people ages 13 to 19. Registration is $5 by Feb. 18. For more information, call Richland County RecreA ? : 1 k. A J_ li m ?i 4 0 O ^ Aauu un"friday dren of Alcory holies, 10:30 j V^S a.m., starts Feb. ( 16, Counseling ^ ill and Human Development Center. Elderly home "Une-shot" community service, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 6, meet at 2:30 p.m. in front of Russell House. 1^ "LifeChance" Sunday Ballet Gala for 1S.C. children with AIDS, 6:30 ^ \ p.m., Jan. 31, I* Roger Center. ^ PALM Sunday Worship, 5:30 p.m.., PALM Center. Senate d staff writer KEHlTf YOUNG Lieutenant Weaver Grayson of the Crime Awareness Office of the USC Law Enforcement and Safety Division spoke 1 4-_ 4.1 4... J 4. 4._ TI7_ J 1 uueujr wj uie siuueut senate vveunesuay concerning his organization's continuing efforts to improve student safety on campus. While Grayson acknowledged the effectiveness of the university's emergency call boxes, bicycle patrol, campus police and uniform police, he also mentioned use sen staff writer VmFf YOUNO This summer, USC senior and I Phillips will be one of 60 participai the nation to embark on 'The Journ bicycle voyage beginning in San Fra Washington, D.C. me annual cycling event, wrncr 15 and spans about 3,500 miles, is; a nonprofit organization intended to 1 ness on behalf of people with disabili is the largest fund-raising campaign gram. However, the fraternity o "Give a Push" weekends. In the pe gram have constructed wheelchair i and playgrounds and even repaired Although "The Journey of Hope' of operation, this is Phillips' first op as a cyclist. Tve only been a serious cyclist I recently participate in a tour from Hopefully, that was a preview of whe Phillips is particularly enthusias because he will be apart of the prog ebration, which includes an additio saiy Route for certain cyclists. Along the way, Phillips and his t ing to the media in order to promoi issues facing disabled persons. Besides traveling an average of 7 be involved in "Friendship Visits," c ly meet and speak with many disab unteer in an educational puppet sh< "Aside from the physical riding, pcucutc wii/U uisauicu jraNma uuu puppet show]. It's all about seeing That's what you'll remember the m< According to Phillips, in additioi disabilities, PUSH America also 1 public image of fraternities. In fac sors established the PUSH America pa Phi became the only national me: ed its own service project. As a rei endeavors, PUSH America has recei donations since its inception. Despite the tremendous challeni in frn nnrfnt?m ntall ' uiiu vaxui luvuiiiiiio i\aj wwiutc mc book. Kaufman and Kay, along with Professor Patricia Gilmartin, who provided maps and other visuals for the book, gave this presentation to discuss both the making of this biography and their visit with Grafton during the writing process. ^ liscusses the development of a Student Safety Web Page. According to Grayson, any USC student who may have information about infractions or violations could use the site to report such news to the proper authorities. The page also would serve as a type of "rumor control" since potenfial ir?fnrmQnfa wAnlrl rntom anAnxrmi f i r tltu UUUilUlUAVO TT V/U1U l^/l/CUiX UllUiiJ UUbJ . Furthermore, Grayson enlisted the assistance of the student senate on these matters of student safety, and he reindor to rid *i Kappa Phi member Brian 1 its from universities across flHHH ey of Hope," a cross-country ncisco. Calif., and ending in 1 t lasts from June 10 to Aug. a project of PUSH America, i aise funds and public aware- ||i ities. "The Journey of Hope" f i for the PUSH America prorganization also sponsors K ist, participants of this pro- R amps, upgraded local parks K ' program is in its 10th year f portunity to represent USC j||| For about one year, but I did Camden to Myrtle Beach. t I can expect," Phillips said, ffl stic about his upcoming ride H yarn's 10th anniversary eelnal Northwestern Anniver- IBHHH earn members will be speakbe awareness of the serious If 5 miles per day, Phillips will | MB luring which he will actualled people. He also will vol- pll|| >w, "Kids on the Block." we will gather hands-on exugh programs like this [the those smiles on their faces. a to supporting people with aelps combat the negative :t, when Phillips' predeces- 8 ^ ^ i campaign in 1977, Pi Kap- BiiiPi n's fraternity to have foundsuit of collegiate fraternity t . ? An m *?* ivea more tnan$a million in nraan rami] cross count ?e that awaits him, Phillips $4,000 to qu to accomplish the projected paI joined Pi Kappa Phi was because I knew For four years, my goal has been to par* Fve realized that some people really don't d people. The truth is that they (disabled ant. They want to be treated normally," discuss no1 The book mainly discusses the life and evolution of Grafton's main character, Kinsey, who Grafton has compared to herself in many ways. The biography also delves into the social and political issues of Grafton's novels and about Grafton and her writing style. While the professors spoke, they ran a slide show from their visit to Grafton's hometown of Santa Barbara, Calif. According to Kay, Grafton was involved in the publishing of the novel and was a very eager participant in helping the authors piece together the book. The idea of writing the book came up almost out of nowhere one day when Kay and Kaufman were having coffee together, although Kay attributes "a lifetime of reading mystery novels" to helping spawn the idea, a? yell. iO UVVttAiAUMVU V? J/U4WMU WWfr GU.4.U goals of the PUSH America campaig "One of the primary reasons that that they sponsored this program, ticipate in and to complete this ride, understand how to deal with disable people} want the same things you w Phillips said. Professors staff writer BRAD WALTERS Three USC professors held a presentation Wednesday in Gambrell Hall to discuss the writing of G is for Grafton, their novel about popular mystery writer Sue Grafton and the protagonist in her novels, Kinsey Millhone. Few USC students were present at the event, but the auditorium was packed with about 100 people. Professors Natalie Hevener Kaufman On/) Pornl ATnP.1 r?r*io XZ r\xv nn n A safety, sa forced a suggestion that has long been discussed within the senate. "Your senate subcommittees should keep notebooks so that when you guys leave office, the incoming officers will know where you left off," he said. "That is a good way for the student government to become a more viable entity than it is now." ITnll nnnnrr rirQvoAn'a onoapVi Qon X W11U TT llig VJl 1 UJ OUU O UCll. Mike Moore of the Student Services Committee presented a proposed student surv' I* e for the d ps poses with his bicycle on the Hors ry for PUSH America this summer. H aiify for the program. In order to participate in "The Journey ber of his team must raise a minimum of $ that the money supports PUSH America, n The cyclists have sponsors. Right now, S corporate sponsor, so none of the money thz funding our trip. At night, well sleep in gj ly, donated hotel rooms," Phillips said. Anyone interested in contributing to P contact Brian Phillips at (803) 929-0414. rel about ra Three years later, the book hit the shelves. Kaufman and Kay are good friends and found that collaborating on the writing went smoothly. "We've yet to have a fight over [the book]," Kay said. Kay, an English professor, special izes in Shakespeare, but she finds joy in reading detective fiction, as well as writing about it. "Detective fiction can be as well-written as any other genre," Kay said. Kaufman, a legal scholar, works in the department of government and international studies. She believes that sometimes people as a whole don't take popular culture seriously enough. Both Kay and Kaufman have run panels on women and detective fiction for the Popular Culture Association. ife ride p vey concerning the imposition of a Student Safe Ride Program. "I know that many students drink . and drive, despite the obvious danger to everyone. If we pass out these surveys on election day, Fm sure that we can get the numbers we need to support this program and see it implemented," Moore said. Moore took the opportunity to question Grayson about the proposal, and the lieutenant responded with a cautionary remark. m ' ( ( [isabled < __ ( WL | SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK D eshoe. Phillips will be riding P [e must raise a minimum of a of Hone." Phillms and each mem 54,000. However, Phillips insists \_ ot himself. 0] >aturn [car company] is the biggest it we personally raise goes toward p nms, civic centers and, occasional- c< USH America's campaign should a s] SI n si lystery writ< Kaufman and Kay invited Gilmartin, a cartographer and professor of geograDhv. to make maDs for the book. These maps were based on Kinsey's fictional home, Santa Teresa, whose real life counterpart is Grafton's hometown of Santa Barbara. "I found that the mental map I had constructed from reading these novels was intact with reality, with the exception of what Sue tampered with," Gilmartin said. Kaufman and Kay have recently toured to speak about the book in Santa Barbara and Washington, D.C., as well as locally in Greenville, Hilton Head and Aiken. Philadelphia, Pa., Augusta, Ga., and Charlottesville, W. Va., are among their scheduled stops in the near future. Sue Grafton is a New York Times bestselling auth or. The first of her irogram "The idea is a sound one. However, you must consider the legal liability of the university if it sponsors such a mass 7 transit program," Grayson said. Any student interested in the Safe Ride Program should complete the survey that will be available near the ballot boxes on Election Day. Absences Wednesday included the following senators: Quincy Whittle, Deisha Smith, Douglas Barrett, Elizabeth Fordham, Jason Gowdy, LaTasha VnMmon Qpnft T-Tilo on^ MnKlmr &1VU11CU1, UWbb IJLUt CLXllX UCUUU lUUUi^J. False alarms J costing students sst. news g^t/or CARRIE MCCULLOUGH If students think problems caused by Use fire alarms set in the dorms end once le students go back inside, they should link again. The Columbia Fire Department allows le university to have three "free" false larms every year. After the initial three, the Department t Housing toots the $100 bill, according ) Gene Luna, director of housing and juicial programs. "We don't get any tuition. We don't get ny tax money. The students' rents pays >r these [false alarms]," Lima said. This means students are paying for the ilse alarms because Housing's funds re the students rent. False fire alarms re a factor when students' housing costs icrease. False alarms have been a serious prob _ n 11 A J it ;in in oouin v^uaa ims year. Tim Hamby, residence life coordinator r South Quad and the Towers, said new' updated fire alarm systems are more msitive. People don't necessarily pull the all fire alarms. The alarms have gone off icause of steam from cooking, steam from lowers or someone burning dinner. The new systems are in South Quad, neston, Maxcy, CM" Apartments and Bates ouse, Hamby said. "To my knowledge, no one has pulled le alarm in South Quad," Hamby said. A large number of false fire alarms nev make it to the Columbia Fire Departient. Once an alarm sounds, it rings in the lilding involved, at the Columbia Fire epartment and at the USC Police Deartment. USCPD evaluates if it is a re1 fire or a false alarm. If the evaluation is made quickly tiough, the Columbia Fire Department is ailed to cancel the alarm it receives, and fSCPD goes to the residence hall and turns ff the alarm. Bates has had a few rashes of people ulling alarms in the last few years, acarding to Hamby. Students caught pulling fire alarms nd causing- false fire alarms will be re ponsible for the fine and also will face ime disciplinary action, according to Lua. "I take it extremely seriously," Luna aid. sr Grafton Kinsey Milhone books is A is for Alibi, and each story in the series corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. According to Kay, Kinsey's character is a working-class, sharp-tongued female detective whose favorite place to eat is McDonalds. Grafton's latest Kinsey Millhone novel in the series is M is for Malice. The next in the series, N is for Noose, is scheduled to come out in May. Kay and Kaufman's book, G is for Grafton: The World of Kinsey Millhone, was released Nov. 24, 1997, and was an alternate selection for the Mystery Writer's Guild for this month. It is 352 pages and published by Heniy Holt and Co. Inc. ^ ~ . ^