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ON CAMPUS
Outstanding
teaching awards
to be given
The Michael J. Mungo Teaching
Awards are being offered this
spring to reward excellence in undergraduate
teaching at USC. Faculty
and students can nominate
professors for this award until Jan.
15. Nominations should be directed
to Donald J. Greiner, associate
provost and dean of Undergraduate
Affairs, Office of the Provost,
Osborne Administration Building.
King celebration to
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Columbia mayor Bob Coble, along
with other Council members, dignitaries
and citizens will gather at 5
p.m. Monday at the Dr. M.L. King
Jr. Park. The Rev. Charles Jackson
will be the guest speaker.
Gov.-elect to
highlight USC
MLK Jr. events
A morning address by Gov.-elect
Jim Hodges and an evening performance
by the famed Hallelujah
Singers will highlight USC's Martin
Luther King Jr. celebration
Monday. The theme of USC's celebration
is "A Day of Service."
Hodges will speak at a 7:30 break-,
fast for USC faculty, staff and students.
The occasion will be one of
Hodges' first public speaking engagements
as governor. USC faculty,
staff and students who would
like to attend the breakfast can do
so by purchasing a ticket for $5 at
the RH information desk weekdays.
USC hosts Greenville
business leader
Hasmukh Rama, chairman and
CEO of JHM Hotels in Greenville,
will be the featured speaker for the
first program in the Hospitality
Distinguished Lecture Series. The
program begins at 7:30 p.m. Jan.
19 in the Campus Room of the Capstone
House. The program is free
to the public. For more information,
call 777-2104.
USC School of
Music offers
voice lessons
Private voice lessons are open to
anyone, beginning the week of Feb.
1 in the USC School of Music. Registration
ends Jan. 30. Classes are
taught by students in the graduate
voice program and include 10 pri
vate weeKiy lessons, i union is
$130 for 30-minute lessons and
$255 for hour-long lessons. To register
or to get more information,
call Sandy Janiskee at 777-4281.
McKissick Museum
opens new exhibits
McKissick Museum presents "An
Elegance Rediscovered: The Paintings
of Henry Salem Kubbell"
through Jan. 17. Anne Carter Simmer,
author of "The Robert E. Lee
Family Cookbook and Housekeeping
Book," will host a book signing
and tea from 1-3 p.m. Jan. 24. The
USC Faculty Art Show will run
Jan. 31-Feb 7.
Women's field
hockey club to start
A women's field hockev team will
be started in the middle of January.
Anyone interested in joining
can call Amanda at 936-9219 or
Jennifer at 771-9194.
Riverbanks Zoo
opens new exhibit
The short-nosed sturgeon, an endangered
resident of South Carolina's
waters, and a llama are now
on exhibit at the Riverbanks Zoo.
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is
open every day from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
We can't promise to print everything,
but we can promise to try.
Submit to RH 333 or call 777-7726.
PATEBOOK
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MONDAY -Fraternity Council,
1 1 4:30 p.m., RH 1
VlL 1 'Sorority Council, 5 ,
vl r p.m., RH .
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TUESDAY Fellowhip, 7 p.m., RH
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Gamecock
No. 1
Former student body
president acquitted (3/20)
HThe student
senate acquitted
former Student
Government President
Jamel
Franklin, who was
being investigated
for misuse of presidential
power.
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FRANKLIN a?amst Franklin
rifMWIVLiri stemmed from his
attempt to fire the
1997-98 SG Elections Commission after
members asked him to resign. According
to commission members,
Franklin failed to represent the interests
of the entire student body by participating
in a rally staged by the Young
Angry Minority Students on Election
Day.
Following nearly three hours of deliberation,
the Senate Judiciary Committee
recommended acquittal for
Franklin. The committee claimed that,
while Franklin's attempt to dismiss the ,
Elections Commission was unconsti- |
tutional, his actions "did not rise to im- I
peachment fevel." The senate voted to
adjourn before reaching an alternate
decision, thereby automatically ac- s
quitting Franklin. t
No. 2 '
v
Lou Holtz new coach of
Gamecock football team (12/4) c
Lou Holtz became USC's newest
head football coach Dec. 4 after an- t
nouncing his resignation from CBS i
Sports. e
Holtz was 100-30-2 in his tenure at t
the University of Notre Dame and led
the f lghting Irish to a national cham- r
pionship in 1988. 1
After an evening of uncertainty Dec. s
3, Holtz and athletics director Mike t
McGee labored into the night to ham- ?
mer out the details of his new contract.
Holtz's status as head coach was con- v
firmed Dec. 4. f
Holtz's hiring came on the heels of r
the firing of former head coach Brad ?
Scott. Scott led USC to its only bowl 3
victory in school history, but he was a
fired after the Gamecock football team
went 1-10 in 1998.
Scott is now an assistant coach at
Clemson University.
No. 3
Judiciary Committee votes
twice on impeachment (12/4)
The Senate Judiciary Committee
voted to recommend that articles of impeachment
be filed against Student
Body Treasurer Susanne Newman and
former Cabinet Community Service Director
Blakely Hallman.
Both Newman and Hallman were
required by subpoena to appear before
the five-member committee in order to
discuss an incident in which, according
to several sources, Newman and Hallman
took Hallman's car from a fenced- L
in lot after the car had been towed.
However, the Judiciary Committee ||
voted during an executive session, which
is illegal under provisions listed in
the Freedom of Information Act. After ^
reviewing the information, Student Government
Attorney General Peter Siachos
claimed that "it would be proper ti
for the [Judiciary] committee to hold l
an open meeting to repeat last week's ti
voting in order to set the record F
straight." During the Judiciary Com- tl
mittee's second vote, which was taken
in open session, members recommend- . ri
ed that articles of impeachment be "1
brought against Newman. They ti
didn't repeat the vote for Hallman be- F
cause SG President Kim Dickerson al- tl
ready had dismissed Hallman from her n
position.
No. 4 $
31
Porn stars, 'Pirate Radio' ti
at crux o/WUSC controversy
(2/2) t
WUSC Public Affairs Director Bin
Wilcenski was taken off the radio in the F
middle of an interview with two porn
stars, and in a separate incident six
WUSC DJs were suspended for airing a
a "Pirate Radio" show with defamatory
language. *
U.S. airstrike
by Louis Meixler
Associated Press
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WASHINGTON ? The Pentagon dou- "c
bled its damage estimate from the li
airstrikes on Iraq, saying Friday the rt
attack set back Saddam Hussein's w
weapons program two years and killed
S00 to 2,000 Republican Guard mem- t(
bers, including key leaders. "]
"The effectiveness was even greater
than we first thought," Marine Gen. p
Anthony Zinni, head of U.S. forces in tl
the Persian Gulf, said/at a Pentagon Si
news conference. r<
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Above: Two cars were burned and
[9/17). Below: Darla Moore presei
Right: Kim Dickerson and Zerell Hall
Thirty minutes into Wilcenski's porn
>tar interview, Student Media Direcor
Ellen Parsons ordered Wilcenski to
:nd the discussion, saying it was inapjropriate
for a station run by the Board
>f Trustees.
During the "Pirate Radio" show the
ollowing morning, Wilcenski and five
>ther DJs took calls from listeners.
One of these calls was a factor in
he show's removal when a caller
lsed the word "shit." Another factor in
snding the show was Wilcenski's use of
he word "dickhead."
Wilcenski thinks the words would
lave been inappropriate during the day,
)ut they were used during the FCC's
iafe harbor, which is the operating time
>etween 10 p.m. and 10 a.m when language
rules are less strict.
Wilcenski and Bryan Alexander
vere suspended the following month
rom any on-air privileges for the renainder
of that semester. DJs Matt
jisk, Rob Berntsen, Adam Snyder, and
"renholm Ninestein were eventually
illowed back on the air.
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Ho. 5
Daria Moore endows $25 milIon
to business school (3/27)
USC graduate and Lake City naive
Darla Moore gave $25 million to
JSC's College of Business Adminisration,
a gift university president John
'alms said "will herald a new day for
tie University of South Carolina."
The business school was officially
snamed after Moore, who said she was
honored to be able to make this conribution
to the business school." The
larla Moore School of Business remains
le only major university whose busiess
program was named after a
roman.
Moore's gift counts toward USC's
300 million Bicentennial Campaign,
n effort to increase private contribuons
to the school.
Moore is the president of Rainwair
Inc., one of the largest private inestment
firms in the United States.
Jo. 6
Professor resigns, cites indequate
retention of black
rofessors (9/25)
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Gen. Henry Shelton, chairman of
le Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a sep
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embrace after the controversial 1998 :
Former education professor Aretha
Pigford resigned because of her disappointment
with USC's failure to adequately
retain African-American professors.
In a letter of resignation to Provost
Jerry Odom, Pigford voiced "deep concern
with record to the current climate
at USC for African-American faculty"
and called the number of African-American
faculty that have left in the past
five years "startling."
"The issue for me is where we are
going. The fact that we have come a
long way is not sufficient," Pigford said.
Bobby Gist, executive assistant to
the president for equal opportunity programs,
responded to Pigford's comments
by defending USC's retention of black
faculty with the school's available resources.
"I think it's grossly unfair to think
that black faculty members will not
move," Gist said. "If we have an outstanding
black faculty member here,
other institutions will want them and
come after them."
Pigford is employed as an administrator
with Richland 1 school district.
No. 7
Suspects caught for car burning
vandalism (9/21)
Two suspects admitted to setting
two cars on fire and scratching several
others in the Blossom Street parking
garage.
Robert K Padgett and Michael D.
Kopenhaver, both 19, walked into the
USCPD Sept. 17 and admitted their involvement
in the crime. Padgett and
Kopenhaver were accompanied by
Lambda Chi Alpha president Alex Lilla.
Padgett was in the fraternity less
than a year, and Kopenhaver had "just
recently" left the group.
Padgett and Kopenhaver were
charged with one count of malicious injury
to personal property in excess of
$5,000. This class E felony carries a jail
sentence of up to 10 years.
Because this was the first offense
for both men, they have the option for
Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI). According
to USCPD Chief Investigator
Lawrence Pathel, this involves a fine,
several hours of community service and
rate forum with defense writers that
several key individuals" from Repubcan
Guard leadership that Saddam
;lied upon to control the Iraqi military
ere killed in the Dec. 16-19 attacks.
They're "no longer available to him
) advise or to lead," Shelton said,
rle lost a lot."
Shelton estimated 600 to 1,600 Reublican
Guards were killed. Zinni put
le number as high as 2,000, but both
aid figures were based m unconfirmed
sports and couldn't be verified.
es of 1998
tne possiDinty ior counseling.
No. 8
Senate passes controversial
finance bill (2/27)
In a controversial decision, the student
senate approved the Finance Committee's
budget proposal for next year
by a 25-6 roll-call vote.
The new budget called for major
funding cuts for several university clubs
and organizations. Former Finance
Committee Chairman Curtis Brown
said his committee wanted "to
achieve more equity in the distribution
of organization funding."
The Association of African-American
Students, the university's fourthlargest
undergraduate organization,
suffered the most drastic monetary cut.
Last year, AAAS received $14,150 in
funding. This year, the organization
was granted $8,000. Franklin, who is
avy damage
Those security forces protect both Saddam
and his weapons program.
A new Pentagon assessment estimates
it would take Iraq two years to
repair the damage because about half
the buildings bombed were filled with
hard-to-replace equipment and materials
for making chemical, biological
and nuclear weapons and missiles, Zinni
said. Some buildings, however, had
been nearly cleared out, he said.
Missile-test stands, special presses
and equipment, and even wind tunnels
were among targets hit, along witft barracks
for Republican Guards, many of
cations tor confirmed violations ot the L
Election Codes.' Pursuant to Code
410.15, Zerell Hall was disqualified
as a 1998 presidential candidate."
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No. 10 I
New fitness center set to be ir
completed in 2001 (10/9) ?u
USC's Master Plan for expansion a
and beautification has made way for o1
the construction of a new health and
wellness center. a
The center will include such facilities
as a four-court gym, a 10-lane swim- U
ming pool, a 1,600-square-foot fitness
on building:
whom are operating out of tents and w
without working tanks and gear, ac- it
cording to Zinni.
Saddam's efforts to maintain a tight ti
military grip, his attacks on Arab lead- b;
ers for not supporting him against the al
United States and his recent challenges ir
to "no-fly" zones patrolled by Western le
warplanes over Iraq suggest he's strug- k
gling, Zinni said.
"I think there are signs there that th
there is a degree of loss of control and Zi
he is shaken," said Zinni, the leader tl
of U.S. Central Command. "N<^w, to
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SG elections (2/27).
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a former AAAS member, vetoed the bill.
However, the senate overrode the pres- $
idential veto and officially passed the s
Finance Committee's budget proposal c
by a 28-5 margin.
No. 9 t
Dickerson offtciallv named r
Student Government president
(2/27)
Kim Dickerson was named Student
Government president after the Elections
Commission ruled that certain infractions
filed against her did not disqualify
her from the race.
Dickerson was cited for one violation
of the Elections Codes for soliciting
votes by direct-mail solicitation.
Presidential candidate Zerell Hall was
cited for six infractions, including three
for person-to-person distribution of literature,
one for direct-mail solicitation,
one for violating the residence hall posting
regulations and one for violating
the solicitation policy.
Vice presidential candidate Chris
Dorsel also was cited for one infraction
for person-to-person distribution of literature.
Elections Commissioner Grant Cauthen
said in a written statement that
"according to Code 410.15 of the Election
Codes, the 'Commission must
disqualify any candidate who has received
five (5) or more written notifi
Monday, January 11,1999~j
AP: Clinton
sex scandal
cop national
story in 1998
by Mike Feinsilber |
Associated Press
iVASHINGTON - He atoned on three
:ontinents and delivered a speech
dewed as so inappropriate for the oc:asion
that one biographer rushed ino
print a book subtitled "A Four-andi-Half-Minute
Speech Reveals This
'resident's Entire Life."
She couldn't keep a secret or a ,
awyer, and displayed terrible judg-,
nent in selecting a girlfriend with a
ape recorder. She dared to day-'
Lream that he would one day leave his
nissus.
Together they made the word "cigir"
a subject of smirks and discussion
ibout what to tell the children.
He was Bill Clinton, the president,
bid she, of course, was the half-hisige,
young-enough-to-be-his-daughter
donica Lewinsky, a White House in- ^
ern whose lingerie became the subject
if official business.
The first kiss followed, reported its
luthor, prosecutor Kenneth Starr.
In the course of the 98th year of the
!0th century, Americans had themelves
a scandal few wanted and no one
ould avoid.
Associated Press ranked the folowing
stories as the Top Ten News Stoiesofl998:
1. Clinton-Lewinksy sex
scandal
2. McGwire/Sosa home
run chase
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3. Global economic
turmoil
4. Hurricanes Georges
and Mitch
5. Iraq showdown
6. U.S. electlons/GOP
slide
7. U.S. Embassy
bombings
8. School shootings
9. Glenn In space
10. Tobacco settlement
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inter with weights and fitness equiplent,
an indoor track, a 50-foot climblg
wall, six racquetball courts, and an
atdoor pool. "This is going to be the
lost important building to be built on
impus in the next 50 years," said Board .
f Trustees member Mark Buyck.
The facility will be located on the
)mer of Blossom and Assembly streets.
The $33 million project is expected
) be completed in fall 2001.
s, civilians
hat degree that is and how significant
is, I couldn't make that judgment."
Asked if Saddam might do someling
"irrational" if squeezed further
y U.S. and U.N. policies that limit his
bility to develop weapons or use his
lilitary forces, Zinni said the Iraqi
;ader who invaded Kuwait in 1990 is
nown for both bold acts and missteps.
"He is capable of not only doing
lings irrational, but miscalculating," %
inni said. "He obviously doesn't value
le lives of his own troops ... and he
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