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Volume 90, Number 86 University of South Carolina Wednesday, April 22, 1998
Fiction lecture
presented
English professor David Cowart
will present a lecture titled
"American Postmodernist
Fiction" at 5 p.m.
today in Gambrell Hall 429.
Earth Day
events today
The School of the Environ
ment is noiaing Jbarth Day
'98 events from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. today on Greene Street
by the Russell House. The
rain day is Thursday. For
more information or to sign
up for events, call 777-9153.
Applications
due today
Applications for the Leadership
Enrichment and Development
Retreat are due to
the Office of Leadership
Training Programs, Campus
Activites Center by today.
The retreat will be May 6
and 7. For more information,
contact Cindy Benton at 7776688.
Theatre group
to perform
B AS.I.C. Theatre will perform
"Grace" at 7:30 p.m. Friday
through Sunday at the
Russell House Theatre. Advance
tickets are available at
the Russell House Information
Center, Carolina Coliseum
box office and all Capital
Ticket outlets. Tickets are $7
for adults, $5 for students.
For more information, call
Thomas Rivers at 777-4806.
Mascot wanted
Mascot auditions will be held
at 6 p.m. through Friday at
USC Fieldhouse. Students
will be expected to perform a
two-minute skit and read to
impromtu situations created
by the coach. A 2.0 GPA and
current enrollment in classes
at USC is required.
Bar-B-Que
benefit held
The annual Carolina Children's
Home Bar-B-Que will
be kicked off with a "Save the
Pigs Party" at 7 p.m. May 8
at the South Carolina State
Fairgrounds. Admission is
$5, and all proceeds benefit
the children's home. The BarB-Que
Festival will be from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9.
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WEDNESDAY Aikido meeting,
5 to 6:30 p.m.,
Booker T.
\ j Washington
1!=^- j Gym.
^ Body and Soul PALM meeting,
5:30 p.m., PALM Center.
^ Fellowship of Christian Athletes
meeting, 9:13 p.m,
Nursing Auditorium.
Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian
Association meeting, 8 p.m.,
Gambrell Hall 201.
Skin and Scuba Club meeting,
6 p.m., Preston College
Seminar room.
^ USC Student Senate meeting,
5 p.m., RHUU Theatre
USC Fencing Club practice,
7 to 9 p.m., Blatt 308.
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' T O O ne **oriQ
I THURSDAY Tae Kwon Do
J O Q ^u'5' to
! ky- J p.m., Booker T.
i ^Washington
" Gym.
Baptist Student Union meeting,
7 p.m.
Fencing Club meeting, 7 to
9 p.m., Blatt 308.
SALA meeting, 7 p.m., every
other Thursday, RHUU 205.
Housing
asst. news editor
CARRIE MCCULLOUGH
Students who use computer labs in
the residence halls had quite a surprise
recently.
New Pentium computers and laser
printers.
The department of housing replaced
all of the old computers with Pentium
200 megahertz computers and improved
laser printers about two weeks ago.
The computer labs in the Towers,
Bates House and Patterson Hall, the
freshmen centers, contain about 15 computers
each and are available for all students
to use.
LMUuuJL
Preach*
'Brother' Jim Gilles discusses his
patio. His unconventional style <
way to experience religion. Aj
music being satanistic is a leadic
College of
staff REPORTS
A study at the University of South
Carolina College of Nursing is trying to
find out why prostate cancer occurs more
often in black men than among white
and Latino men, and why blacks are more
likely to die from prostate cancer than
other men.
To do this, USC researchers want to
talk to families who have several members
with prostate cancer.
Sally Weinrich, a USC nursing professor,
and Dr. Rudolph Wise, a cancer
specialist at Midlands Oncology Associates
in Columbia, are leading the effort
in South Carolina, one of seven national
sites selected for the study.
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vveuuiui saiu itumjues are uemg asKeu
to "fight back by giving back" in the battle
against prostate cancer. "This is a
chance for -amilies to become involved
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In addition to the new computers,
all programs were reinstalled, and in
some cases enhanced, so the quality of
the computer programs was improved
as well as the speed.
This summer the department of housing
will add software to give students
career-related programs, according to
Andy Fink, assistant director for residence
life.
nrn i i i i
mese cnanges were maae in pan to
answer students questions and complaints,
Fink said.
"As students have questions and concerns,
they should notify housing personnel,"
Fink said.
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tnong his many ideologies, rock am
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in an important effort to save lives," Weinrich
said.
"If your family or another family you
know has several members with prostate
cancer, then USC wants to hear from
you."
One in every 500 men will develop
prostate cancer.
Sometimes, the cancer is hereditary
prostate cancer, which is cancer that
is passed from parents to sons, Weinrich
said.
"Hereditary prostate cancer is different
from sporadic prostate cancer. Sporadic
prostate cancer may be caused by
factors such as smoking, high-fat diets,
occupational exposures and other reasons
not well understood," she said.
"Although hereditary prostate can
cer occurs less often, it often spreads more
quickly than sporadic cancer and can
lead to death unless treated early," she
said.
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Fink said concerns about the com
puter should be made known to the area
office, and he encourages students to
talk to their residence life coordinators.
The department of housing is looking
into computer lab assistants for the
future.
"We are looking at the best way to
help students," Fink said.
Next fall there will be instruction in
labs to learn how to use programs, such
as Excel, that are available in the labs,
but may be unfamilar to students, Fink
said.
I
s anger:
\pjfj news editor SARA LAPENHEIM
'WJ "God! Save my soul," bellow
re|| "Brother" Jim Gilles to a crowd
I9H students and faculty on the Russ
I nouse patio Monaay.
A father of two, GiBes travels
college campuses all across the r
tion in hopes of helping one st
dent to a Christian revelation of t
"highest kind'' That revelation con
with specific guidelenes, howev
No sex, drugs and rock and roll.
An evangellist for almost
years, Giiles believes in, what m<
students say they consider, the m<
radical beliefs of fundamental Chi
tianity. His purpose, after "years
drugging, boozing and general bl;
phemy" is to lead other studen
whose behavior is much like his w
to "the salvation of the Lord."
Among the things Giiles feels p
mote "Satan" are rock and roll n
sic, alcoholic beverages, illegal dn
and premarital sex. At colleges
across the south and other parts
America as well, he uses an in-yoi
face style of relating his message
the gospel to students.
Giiles also feels the USC Gre
system promotes "whores and*wh<
mongers." He believes there is
"morality," or "consequence of actk
for those who particpate in frab
nities and sororities."
These comments led the studei
who were standing by and watchi
to retort to yelling and proclaimi
Giiles a '"crazy freak," and an "a
hole."
"He is a prime candidate for t
| Jerry Springer Show," freshm
till ^ave tollman said.
While this is the exact behav
Giiles anticinates from students.
said "there is a way to salvation a
that is to overcome the demons a
temptations that so many do not fc
? Editor Ann McElroy, a member of t
louse Alpha Chi Omega sorority , belie
erent "he is truly insane, I have lister
i roil to him and there is nothing of si
.mining pro
"That is why it is important for us t
learn about hereditary prostate cancel
One of the ways that we can lean
more is by finding the gene that cause
this disease.
Once the gene is located, lives can b
saved because men will be able t
know if they have an inherited risk fo
prostate cancer, said Wise, a USC Schoc
of Medicine clinical professor.
Although a diagnosis of cancer i
frightening, there is hope, Wise said
"The good news about prostate car
cer is that you can live with it- and b
cured of it- if the cancer is found earlj
This hereditary study will provide im
portant answers to treatment and tel
us which men need to be treated ag
gressively and which men can receiv
milder forms of treatment for prostat
cancer," Wise said.
Dr. Gus Rodgers, USC social wor
professor and president of the Nationf
ter lahs
Another improvement will be the addition
of a computer lab in Columbia
Hall for the Capstone area.
The new lab will be open by the Fall.
A student i.d. card security system
was added to the Towers lab this year.
Fink said.
As more residence halls on campus
are renovated, more computer labs will
have this safety feature.
The labs in Patterson and Bates West
have walls of windows as their security
system to protect the students using the
lab as well as the computers.
students
stance behind any of his claims of
~ sororities being made up of whores."
^ "I am in a sorority and I am definately
not a slut," McElroy said.
e" Another student whose feelings
leaned toward Gilles' insanity was
sophomore James Erantiey.
ia~ "I think he has been in the sun
for way too long," Brantley said.
Other activities that were going
ies on in the midst of Gilles' preaching
sr i
were prayer circles and renditions
2q of "Amazing Grace," a song that in^
spired Gilles to proclaim, "without
. true faith there is no soul behind the
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is- song0?
As he proclaimed this, student
Elizabeth Allen, one of the members
ts of the impromptu choir said, "my soul
is greived. I would not think to judge
him in front of God; why should he
ro. judge any of us."
IU. Gilles, who preached on USC[gs
owned property, is sponsored by Carall
olina Productions, a group that has
of a special interest committee that fojr
cuses on speakers whose messages
i of aren't typical.
"[It is] just one man's opinion,
ek That is what people forget," said CP
>re President Ben Muldrow.
no While CP did not invite Gilles to
>ns USC, Muldrow said Gilles shows up
ar- each year requesting permission to
preach. Not allowing him to speak
its might violate Gilles' First Amendng
ment right, Muldrow said,
ng Gilles' preaching may be perss
mitted. but according to the Direc
tor of Student Life Jerry Brewer "he
he does not represent the opinion of the
an University of South Carolina in any
way."
l?r Gilles began to discuss his conks
version to evangellicalism as one
student proclaimed to be a fan of
n{* Marilyn Manson.
^ "Any cigarette smoking sinner
, would like Marilyn Manson,"
Gilles procalimed. "A man who would
put a cigarette in his mouth would
l? stick anything in his mouth."
PREACHER page two
state cancer
o Black Family Summit, said families are
a vital link to saving lives lost to prostate
a cancer.
s "Families are forever. We can help
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e sons, by active involvement in this study,"
o Rodgers said.
r "Ask your mothers, fathers, uncles,
>1 grandfathers and physicians about your
family history of cancer. This knowledge
s coma save your me, as wen as your sons
I. and grandsons' lives."
i- The study at USC offers South Care
olinians an exceptional opportunity to
r. be involved in research to help future
i- generations, Weinrich said.
11 Funding for the USC study is from
[- Howard University, the National Hue
man Genome Research Institute and the
e National Cancer Institute.
South Carolina is second only to
k Washington, D.C.mi the rate of men who
il die from prostate cancer.
ROTC
0
student
awards
honor
leaders
senior uriterBRkD WALTERS
Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC
presented awards to deserving students
April 17 at the Tri-Service Awards Cer
emony at Amoco Auditorium in the
Swearingen Engineering Center.
Thirty-seven different awards were
presented to almost 10*0 students.
These students have demonstrated qualities
such as academic excellence, initiative,
dependability, leadership and
character.
Journalism sophomore Mario Ona
received the Naval ROTC Midshipman
of the Year Award.
He said he considers himself a recipient,
rather than just a winner, of
this award because of the amount of
work that is involved in doing his job.
"They look at all the Midshipman *
of the Month from the past and select
[the recipient] based on grades and extracurricular
activities," Ona said.
He said he was surprised to receive
the award because he had not been notified
up to that point that he would receive
anything.
Political science freshman Kimberly
Jackson was one of four recipients of
the Department of the Army Superior
Cadet Award.
The critieria for receiving this award
included "outstanding performance as
_ i 1 _* a.
a caaei, iugii acaaemic acnievemeni,
setting a high example and being a role
model," she said.
Major General Richard S. Siegfried,
retired from the U.S. Army, spoke at
the awards ceremony.
A graduate of the University of
Alabama, Siegfried served 34 years of
service in the U.S. Army.
ne msu serveu as i/uimiuuiuiiig urcneral
of Fort Jackson in Columbia
from December 1991 to March 1994.
The Secretary of the Army recalled
Siegfried to active duty to chair his Senior
Review Panel on Sexual Harrassment.
The panel conducted an unprecedented
worldwide assessment of the
human relations environment in the
Army.
According to Gary Petree, assistant
professor of military science, many of
the awards given out at the ceremony
were set up by retired officers in the
area.
Individuals in the community also
could set up an award.
Some award recipients receive mon
etary awards, and others receive plaques
or certificates.
Award recipients were chosen by
the faculty members of each ROTC department,
according to Petree.
death rates
The American Cancer Society estimates
that about 3,000 men in the state
will be diagnosed with prostate cancer
in 1998.
One out of every five men will develop
tV>o Hicpnsp
Prostate cancer has a 100 percent
survival rate if the disease is diagnosed
in its early stages and the cancer is confined
to the prostate.
Men who have a grandfather, father,
brother or uncle with prostate cancer
tiauo an inrroacorl riolr fnr tllP HisPflSe.
Risk factors for the disease are being
of the African-American race, increasing
age and a family history of prostate
cancer.
Those with several family members
with prostate cancer who are interested
in participating! in the study can call
Weinrich at 777-5192.