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lesbians
By ROCHELLE KILLINGBECK
"ExecutionCastration-Imprisonment"
typed poster.
"It is an implicit threat toward gays,
threait
and bisexuals on campus," said Jefl "It is an
Gersh, president of the USC Bisexual, Gay toward gays, lesbians an*
and Lesbian Association.
bisexuals on
Gersh, a graduate student studying
was
said
he
services,
personnel
angered by the flier.
Gersl
He said he saw fliers posted in
President of the USC Bisexual, Ga *
Columbia Hall and the Russell House.
and Lesbian Associatioi
According to Gersh, BGLA notified the
USC police department this past week and1 sad commentary on human nature whe,n
plans to fill out an incident report today.
people fear what they don't understand.
USC Police Investigator Mike Couick:
Gersh said he sent fliers to the Office c)f
could not be reached for comment.
Student Affairs and the Office of Equ;al
International studies senior Chris> Opportunity Programs.
Dennis Pruitt, vice president for Studeint
Goforth said he's never encountered a
attack on homosexuals like this before. Affairs, said the S.C. Christian Alliance is
Goforth, a BGLA member, said it's a not a registered group) on campus or in tf>e
implicit
campus."
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Senior Writer
USC. A call for the
of homosexuals
some
fliers
last week,
on
posted
appeared
some
USC
stir
a
among
students,
causing
especially in the gay community.
A group calling itself the S.C. Christian
Alliance took credit for the flier, printing
their name at the top of the page-long,
student
CHILDREN
AGENDA"
The flier was titled, "SAVE OUR
from the HOMOSEXUAL
and told members and supporters of
the alliance to engage in a holy war against
the "militant homosexual lobby and their
agenda to legalize sex with our
pedophillic
minor children."
Jeff
blatant
the lifestyle because harassment shouldn't
be tolerated.
"It might be BGLA now, women next
time, disabled students...and other groups."
Dark said the incident is a witch hunt and
that the USC community shouldn't be seeing
this in 1993. He added that students came
here to be educated, not harassed.
According to Pruitt, the investigation is
state.
Pruitt said his office is
looking
into the
incident.
a threat to (do)
he
said.
bodily harm,"
Pruitt said freedom of speech is a
tutional right, but his office is investigating
whether the author of the flier meant to
express his opinion or encourage violence
"We're
investigating
constih
ongoing.
against homosexuals.
Pruitt said he would like to talk with the
"We hope people will discuss lifestyles
and opinions with others rather than create student to see if he was interested in voicing
his opinion, which is a constitutional right,
animosity in the community," he said,
Lawrence Dark, director of Equal or inciting harm toward homosexuals at
Opportunity Programs, said the incident is use.
not a joke.
Anyone with information concerning the
"Students need to talk about it," he said. fliers is urged to contact Couick at the police
"Talk about it even if they don't agree with department or the Office of Student Affairs.
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The process is an emb;irrassment, he said. Judges are vo ted on
by foe Legislature, but since many
of the potential judges are 1 egislators themselves, a conflict ol interest develops. Many legislators find
themselves being lobbied t o vote
for their colleagues on the cllamber
floor during the actual vote, Miles
said,
Miles said the creation of a 16person panel to screen judicial candidates, plus requiring any 1 egislator who is running for a judigeship
University Editor
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Susan Kress and Lemuel Pitts of the USC Dance Company perform "Blue T ango" at
night's Artists Against AIDS benefit. S« ;e related article, page 4.
Saturday
COLUMBIA-Ileal government
reform in South Carolina was the
topic of discussioi(i at a conference
attended Saturda;y by politicians,
the media anc1 members of
Common Cause and the League of
BWomen Voters.
The Conference on the Future of
Reform in Soutli Carolina gave
seven office hoi Iders, including
Secretary of St ate Jim Miles,
House Majorit;y Leader Tim
Rogers, and st;ate Sens. John
Courson and Nlike Rose, the
chance to addres»s reform issues
and how the S.C. government, and
General Assemb ly in particular,
could be more effi cient and fair.
Also at the co nference held at
Columbia College were state Reps,
Joseph McElveeri, Candy Waites
and Alma Byrd, and journalists
Cindi Ross Scoppe of The State
and Tim Flach of The Greenville
News.
The topics disicussed included
judiciary reform, formation of an
independent state ethics panel, use
of the referendurn and recall and
term limits.
Miles, a Repulalican, began the
discussion with a quick talk on
how the General Assembly should
change how judges are chosen.
how important
He
it the punishment
Jud8es m
one receives dejsends on whose
court one is in.
stressfd
.
r
are
to resign from the Legislatu
the best ways to eliminati "th#»f,
embarrassing way we pick jii ges'
he said,
a
.
to be made.
"I thought the legislature would
be like the student council where
majority ruled, but instead, it's a
procedural obstacle course. For
example, in the Senate, one senator
can effectively block a bill."
Rose also said the in-house
ethics committees formed in the
Legislature after the Lost Trust
scandal needs to be replaced by an
independent
state
panel,
one not
made up of legislators,
McElveen and Rogers,
Rjchiand, discussed the need to
eliminate the "good ol' boy" sys1
Dre,
tern.
"N° system is Perfecl' but ours
cries out for reform," Rogers said.
do think there's room for direct
Rep. McElveen, D-Sumtei" went "Iparticipation
in the legislative
one step further, saying, We've
citizens
introducing
got to stop legislators from runnine Process»
proposals to the General
for judgeships period. Forcii
islators to resign to run for judge- Assembly."
^ P351' tbe ^.C. government
ships leaves many consti tuents hasInbeen
operating in the interests
unrepresented for up to a yeaj.
small
groups of people,
Sen. Rose, R-Dorchestei sugsaid,
McElveen
shoi
be
that
legislators
gested
to increase the pool
required to wait a year befoire they of "Anything
I'm for," he said,
involvement
can run for a judgeship. Ho wever,
McElveen
emphasized term
judiciary reform wasn't thie only its and
it easier to vote in
making
aspect of government
addition to diminishing the power
addressed.
"We need to loosen the control of special interests.
The conference was sponsored
of the General Assembly,' Rose
said. "We also need to eliiminate by Common Cause, a private group
the conflicts of interest in the that focuses on improving the
General Assembly. There are liter- processes of government, and the
ally hundreds Of changes thsit need League of Women Voters.
"That to me makes sense," Miles
added,
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Third Millei nnium focus*ps on twentv:something potlitical action
blame but ourselves," saitI
Jonathan Karl, co-founder of the Nev/
York-based Third Millennium.
The non-partisan group has received ;i
"tremendous response" since its opening1
salvos were sounded in mid-July with th<2
distribution of a declaration that calls fo r
solutions to great ills in American societ;y
and politics, Karl said. Third Millenniuni
receives about 100 inquiries a day froni
interested people, and in its first twid
weeks, 300 people from 44 states and thre*e
Canadian provinces paid $9 to becom*e
By College Press Service
Concerned that the mounting national
debt, environmental degradation and
have
no one to
innercity
strife will devastate their lives in the
century unless drastic changes are
made, a group of twentysomething leaders
are organizing on college campuses this
fall to increase the political savvy and clout
of young voters.
"The message is that our generation's
future is being sold out, and unless young
Americans become energized and more
involved in the political process, we'll
next
.
members, he said.
Third Millennium will focus much of i ts
energies on motivating 20- to 29-year-ohJs
into political action, partly by reaching cc 1lege students with its message, Karl said.
He'll be speaking at several campuses thlis
fall, including California's Chapmjin
University, the University of Kansas aiid
Princeton University, and the group will 1t>e
forming chapters at schools across tlae
country.
The new chapters are expected to pi;an
political candidate debates and encourajge
higher voter turnout among young people, offers some explanations about why things
are this way and what needs to happen
who typically vote at a low rate.
David Stevens, a University of Kansas economically to improve things."
The last time young people united to
sophomore who is arranging Karl's visit radically
change American politics was in
and helping organize a chapter, said Third
the
'60s
when unrest about the Vietnam
Millennium's message speaks directly to
War
and
fear
of being drafted spurred
college students concerned about how
around the country,
demonstrations
issues such as the national debt will affect
shifting
public opinion to
eventually
their futures and careers,
Will
the
war.
today's 20-year-olds
"If you ask most college students these oppose
be as motivated by economic projections?
is
days, their primary worry whether the
"Although the threats are not as visible
economy will support them once they leave
See MILLENNIUM, page 2
college," Stevens said. "This program
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COLUMBIA-For students going
to and from
campus, there
are
in the Columbia area to
watch for predatory radars and
lurking patrol cars. perct
"I believe in strict enforcement
of speeding tickets," Forest Acres
Police Chief J.C. Rowe said.
Forest Acres has had a problem
with speeding and traffic accidents
for a community of its size, Rowe
said. The result is hundreds of
thousands of dollars in property
the r
damage.
In 1992, the Forest Acres Police
376 accidents
Pcpartment762reported
involving vehicles and 1.452
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raipnt of $78 an hour for onp Ku nnii^p in the Midlands are Notch Road (37)
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around sch ools. Lexington County
.Taylor and Assembly streets
A< ;cidents decreased 5 percent Sheriff J;ames Metts recently (35)
and s ipeeding citations decreased 10 launched eifforts in his county to
Beltline ]Boulevard and H
crack dow n on speeding in and Trenholm Road (214)
;nt from 1991 in Forest Acres.
Rc >we attributed the drop to more around schi301 zones.
.Huger and Hampton streets
hie nffir^rc trv tn
Crews $
staff better enforcement and
(?2\
state wide advertising campaigns patrol the school areas as much as
Huger and T;ay lor streets (31)
possible, b ut there are other probsuch as "Highways or Dieways"
A1/enue and Sumter
.Elmwood
Ve increased the visibility of lem areas,
"We ha\'e problems at the inter- Street (30)
polic e cars," Rowe said.
workand
sections," 1ie said. .Beltline BouJlevard and Farrow
iforcing traffic laws
Accordirtg to Carol Alford with Road (29)
jng tccident scenes in Columbiasixis traffic
ineering for Columbia, .Two Notch Ftoad and Chestnut
esponsibility of Columbia's A. the eng10
David Mandrell/The Gamecock
accident sites in Street (28)
top
traffi c division officers. Sgt. G.
cars
w
ratch
for
^wo
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speeders near the high-traffic
.Hampton ancI Taylor streets at intersectionpolice
crev /s of the traffic division said Columbia f or 1992 were:
of
St.
vs Road and Highway 6.
Andrew
.Main Street and Sunset Gadsden (27)
that with so few officers, his unit is
speec ling citations.to
By PAULA CARROLL
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