The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 16, 1998, Image 1

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* {NSID1 caroling WEATHER T?^^) 54 m?46 Volume 90, Number 72 iHS Leadership Award forms due Tuesday Applications for the Caroliniana Award for seniors, the New Student Leader Award for freshmen and nomina(0 tions for the Student Organization Advisor of the Year are due Tuesday. Call 7776688 for more information. Teacher nominations being accepted _ The Capstone Area is acceptw ing nominations until March 20 for the "Capstone Area Award for Excellence in Teaching". Applications are available in the Capstone Area Office. Judicial Board looking for new members The Judicial Board is accepting applications March 16 through March 27. Applications are available in the Student Government office. Hntnprnmina applications being accepted Applications for the 1998 Homecoming Commission are available in the Carolina Productions office, RHUU 235. Applications are due by 5 p.m. March 18. Mortar Board Scholarships to be awarded Scholarship applications will be accepted until Friday for Mortar Board undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships. Each award is ^ worth $500. For more information, contact Sara Pendarvis at 544-2443. Applications can be picked up at the Russell House Information desk and the Campus Activities office. Jii 0 q Golden Key | monday National Honor A |li 1 / Society, 5 p.m., IliVlO RHUU309. [i| "Into the i' r Streets," 7 p.m., every other Monday, RH 302. PRSSA meeting, 6 p.m., Williams Brice Stadium, West Stands Elevator. A q Performance Tuesday Test Anxiety workshop, l V,l / p.m., March 31 land April 14, ' Counseling and Human Development Center. Call 777-5223 to preregister. Self-improvement through self-hypnosis workshop, 10 a.m., March 31, Counseling and Human Development Center. Call 777-5223 to preregister. The World Tae Kwon Do Club, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Booker T. Washington Gym. ^ Students Allied for a Greener Earth, 8 p.m., Russell House 303. Palm Campus prayer meeting, 12:30 p.m., PALM Center. Fellowship of Christian Athletes prayer meeting, 7 a.m., Rutledge Chapel. Fencing Club meeting, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Blatt 308. ^ Financial Management AsW sociation meeting, 5 p.m., BA 363. ' > K tfa L Franklin news editorSKRk LADENHE1M mission oath of Student Government President Jamel p^ Franklin dismissed the entire 1997-1998 y0\j Elections Commission for "improper crit- Electioi icism" of his office and his "personal in- stu< tegrity." Carothe In a letter dated March 13, Franklin tion an* said that the commission "clearly acted ter re-n outside the scope and purpose of [their] cation \ role as Elections Commissioners by is- "Th suing a request for the resignation of within i your student body president." am not The Elections Commission, in a let- Carothi ter delivered Feb. 23, asked for Franklin's Fraj resignation as SG president. The Com- by "the The National Advocacy Center, originally facility to train its entire litigation team. 1 Finishing o staff twterPANHB* WEAVER The National Advocacy Center will soon be j for occupancy, but USC students will not benefit the facility for 25 years. The Advocacy Center, built across from Gan Hall and next to the Business Administration I ing, is a joint venture between the United States eminent, the National District Attorneys Ass tion and USC. The building will be used to train the entir gation team of the United States governmen eluding Assistant United States Attorneys and and local prosecutors. Attorneys employed by other components < U.S. Department of Justice, such as tax fraud ecutors from the IBS, also will be trained. This is the first facility to combine training of anrl Inral nmcociitnro flftfinncrh trninincr tn i * *** *VWWA |f?VVWVUHV?W) V** W**V W^*? ? *4? ' areas of the government has been centralize many years. The Federal Bureau of Investigation Acadei Quantico, Va., the Federal Law Enforcei March 4 Attem Disorderly Conduct, Moore Load- plaina ing Zone. Victims said that unknown apartr person(s) threw fruit and shouted pro- somet. fanity at them from Moore Dormitory, vestige Threatening Note, Coker Life Sci- big iro ences. Victim said that she gave a can co test and when the test was returned by dustec the subject, there were threatening re- contin marks on it. Investigation continues. Marcl March 5 Disor Malicious Injury to Real Property, Court LaBorde Dormitory. Officer was dis- a porcl patched to the above location in refer- shouti ence to unruly residents causing dam- by. Rei age to lights and exit signs. The officer of alco was able to confirm what amounted to drinki $5,000 in damage, but those responsi- loud w ble were not able to be found. Shop! Store. 3 1 m I Women authors 0 . W|L| are celebrated. (Ban Serving the Carolina Community sine University of South Carolina Jjiwi i said Franklin had violated his student body of the Uni office and the Carolinian Creed Carolina." icipating in a rally sponsored by "Every student has 1 ing Angry Minority Students on icize the president if it is 1 Day, Feb. 19. commission, being as it is lent Government adviser Woody dents, felt that his behs srs is unsure about Franklin's ac- criticism," said Emilie ( i wants to address the issue af- ber of the Elections Con eading the codes. He was on va- Franklin, in his lett vhen the incident occurred. moving the commission e Commission probably acted terest of protecting th< ivhat they are authorized to do. I 1997-1998 Student Gove sure if [Franklin] can do this," interests] of the Studei jrs said. Administrations in the ciklin dismissed the Commission "Since our duties as ? powers invested in [him] by the mission are finished, w y *W".y jjll ^ :>^>x:::?x. / scheduled to be completed hi January, should be ft he Center will be turned over to USC after 25 years. touches wra; Training Center at Glynco, Ga.t the Judge Advc cate General's School and the Federal Deposit In eady surance Corporation's training center were all ea ?rom amined before planning the center at USC. ibrell The design is a combination of concepts from thes mild- ot^ler Gaining facilities. i oy_ The center will be able to combine training for th locia- litigators. A plan written by the Department of Justice saic e liti- "The federal prosecutors and the state and local pros t, in- ecutors may combine efforts in many areas of trail state ing such as violent crimes, environmental laws, nai cotics and fraud prosecutions, and basic trie )f the skills." pros- The plan continues to say that "personnel froi different agencies attending the same training pn s^fte gram benefit not only from the program's content br >d for a^so ^0ID ihe opportunity to discuss mutual problem with others in the same field." ^ at Site manager Dick Dehhan said construction o nent the $19.4 million facility will be completed in thre to four weeks. pted Arson, South Quad. Comnt said that upon arrival at her .?\USCPOy? nent, she and a witness smelled mcmr ning Durning. Alter rurtner in- i / T ition, she discovered that the curl- \ ( JJ DCp n was turned on and in the trash vered with paper. The area was l?vOl I for finger prints. Investigation [ 16 compiled by MATT derly Conduct, 1800 Gibbes . Subject was seen urinating on subject place in his pock< h along Gregg Street, as well as m^\a ^acon ng profanity at people walking canA y,ar' a8*ysage ani 3ponding officer observed an odor ^ a. ircuS e< *??- SUKjeCMfd 10 Housing Violation, 1 ng beer. The subject then became mitory.^,mplainant r Me being detained. in progress at the abov ifting.Circle-K Convenience respondingofficerdiacov Officer on routine patrol observed ?X if? m Gamecocks are ^ Spider bitten. U rack e 1908 ions Comrr versity of South maining duty being inauguration, our oi jobs are over. I still wonder how the in- .m the right to crit- auguration is going to happen, but Jamel b] warranted. The can figure that one out," Greene said, ai > made up of stu- The specific duties for the Elections S ivior warranted Commission are not mentioned in the jreene, a mem- Student Government constitution. The ci amission. commission is part of the president's cab- tl er, said that re- inet, and the president has the power to d< is in the best in- appoint cabinet members with a major- I 3 "legacy of the ity of the Senate's approval. Eut the pres- vi rnment and [the ident doesn't need the Senate's approval at Government to dismiss cabinet members. b< future." Since there wasn't a clause in the con- ir m elections com- stitution that allowed or prohibited the ith the only re- commission from suggesting resignation a1 I I two of them already empty. The re- Mi maining beer was poured out and the \c 1/1 CT kegs confiscated until someone claims ^ ? ownership. All students in attendance ADT were then written up on student disci1 pline forms. /n fW March 9 ^ Suspicious Activity, Computer Sei> ^ vices. Complainant said that suspect ^ MYERS deleted several files and called several days later to say that she had cleaned "ts without pay- her office out and would be taking an by ger, a Snickers extended leave. wa i cheese biscuit, wa units. Estimat- March 10 cai Borde Dor- ?reack of Trust with Fraudulent SP ?ported a party Intent, Carolina Gardens. Victim said gd e location The that he agreed to let the subject borrow ha ered three kegs bis moped for one hour and has not seen res it since. Estimated value: $1,400. ty I * ' ^ ^ M SAN Pho^ditor ^ nished soon. The federal government will use the p up Center i- This is two months later than the original com pletion date, but not over budget The Center will be i S* managed by the Attorney General and an advisory < policy board made up of federal, state and local ate torney advisers. Operating costs are not known at 1 this time. ! e Combined in the Center are classrooms, resi- < dential housing, dining services, student services, a > distinguished visitors center and a national resource i l~ center available to all prosecutors. A 440-seat audi- 1 i : -i_- I..J'J conum tuso is inciuaea. All training attorneys will have dorm-room size accommodations and will eat at the dining hall. a In exchange for loaning the land to the govern- 1 h ment, the site will be given to USC in 2023. USC will not see any benefits during these 25 years, but the s City of Columbia will get a big boost in its economy. About 56;000 attorneys and paralegals will go a through the program at the National Advocacy cene ter, and many government officials, judges and attorneys will teach and visit the facility. \ gamecock \ V On-Llne www.gamecock.sc.edu gamecock INDEX Viewpoints 3 Etc 5 Comics 7 Sports 9 Classified.. -.10 Monday, March 16,1998 lission r the president, the Elections Comlission believed the act was permissi- * le, falling under the lines of free speech od petition as stated by the United tates Constitution. 1 think it is unfortunate that this oclrred now, but I will carefully look at ie codes and determine if what he has sne is justifiable. I don't think it is, but will know more after I am able to reew the codes," Carothers said. The letter also addressed the proper shavior and duties of an Elections Comdssion. Franklin and Cauthen were unbailable for comment at press time. Vandals affect library resources college press EXCHANQE Many college librarians nationwide said students are gaining easy access to information, not from the Internet, but by using the increasiAgly popular 'rip-and-run" method. Tearing pages from books, magazines and journals is an old problem for libraries but one that seems to have intensified in these days of hustle and bustle, when students can't spare more than five minutes in any one place. If s not unusual for campus libraries to spend thousands of dollars each year to replace damaged materials, said Andrew Hart, preservation librarian for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He estimated the university spent about $2,000 last year to replace vandalized items. "We still don't know how much damage is still sitting on our shelves. And we won't know until someone brings it to our attention," he said. Even worse, he said, is that there are no guarantees the missing information is replaceable. "It's sad because the money we spend to replace materials is money we :an't spend on new things," he said. When books and journals that are long out of print are damaged, Hart said, librarians must find other libraries carrying them. If they're successful, photocopies are made, and the entire book is rebound to hold them in place. "It's a time-consuming process," he said. "I think it's really sad that a minority of readers can have such a big effect on so many other people." Damaged reference materials seem to have the most widespread enect on students, said David Rodriguez, a librarian at Glendale Community College in Arizona. "When a class gets an assignment, you have 30 or even 100 kids in here, and once a student takes a page, other students miss out," he said. irch 11 cidental Damage, Capstone Dortory. Complainant said that unknown rson(s) threw a golf ball through her ndow from Columbia Hall. irch 12 iminal Domestic Violence, Mcaster College. Victim said that subt threw a gear shift knob at him, strikl him in the head, which was protected a hard hat. In addition, as the victim is transporting the subject home, he is struck in the face by the subject, using his nose to turn red. The reonding officer observed the subject uge the victim in the groin with her nd. The subject was placed under arst and transported to Richland CounDetention Center. i