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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009 VOL. 102, NO. 127 ● SINCE 1908 Weather TODAY ‘Sanfordville’ set up in park HIGH 65° Protestors respond to TONIGHT governor’s stimulus money LOW 47° choice with shanty town Meagean Dugger STAFF WRITER TOMORROW More than 30 protestors Courtesy of Jonathan Williams HIGH 77° set up tents in Columbia’s Finlay Park Tuesday Jonathan Williams helps afternoon to once again fundraise for non-profi ts. demand Gov. Mark Inside Sanford take the $700 million in stimulus funds USC student he has denied. Signs read SPORTS “Will Teach for Food,” “We Need Our Teachers” uses group to and “Welcome to Sanfordville,” an equation to the Hooverville shanty help women towns during the Great Depression. Kara Roache / THE DAILY GAMECOCK ‘Need By Need’ aids local Most of the protestors Protestors set up tents in Finlay Park to protest Sanford’s choices with stimulus money. arrived at the park after 5 service organizations by p.m., but others set up at should get what they are raising money, volunteering 10 a.m. Protestors stood fi ghting for. Carolina baseball pulls in spite of cold weather “I think the governor Julie Stas out the win in the ninth and winds, and though should take the money,” THE DAILY GAMECOCK inning against in-state many had anticipated said Dottie Hubbard. “If staying until midnight, we have all these furloughs, One USC student is raising rival Clemson. most said they would class size will go up. South money for small non-profit See page 7 leave after 7 p.m. Cars Carolina taxpayers will organizations with immediate driving by on Assembly pay for it anyway.” community needs through a Street honked in support Karen Rhu, who wore a non-profi t he founded himself, THE MIX of the protestors. Finlay handmade badge that read Need By Need, Inc. Park’s main entrance is “will teach for food,” said Jonathan Williams , a located across from the she is protesting in the second-year political science Governor’s Mansion. The Sanfordville because she student, is the founder and crowd chanted things such teaches in a public school president of Need by Need, as “set our money free” and sends her two children Inc. The organization focuses and “take the money, save to public school. Rhu on one item at a time until our schools.” said she is worried about they raise enough donations to The protestors agree the future of the science meet their goal. that South Carolina’s programs in public school Need by Need’s mission is schools desperately need systems. to help independent groups the money and that “I’m worried about class by raising funds, via the Sanford is doing the state size getting larger than it Internet and fundraising, for an injustice. has to be,” she said. “My specifi c needs as well as raise Sheila Gallagher, children are worried about the awareness of the plight of president of the South discipline becoming a the people these groups help. Carolina Education bigger problem due to the Need by Need was founded “The Haunting in Association, said she class sizes. My husband this past February and has Conneticut” gives viewers is protesting Sanford’s and I think it’s sad that Kara Roache / THE DAILY GAMECOCK high expectations for the decision because she we’ll pay for the stimulus future. Citizens protest Sanford not using funds to save teacher jobs. another “based-on-a-true- believes he is making a funds regardless. Our “Our goal is to help with story” horror fi lm. mistake. schools desperately need smaller, local organizations “Well, basically we the money, and the money who send their kids to affected. without a strong financial See page 5 feel let down by the is there. So, it’s sad that public schools,” Rhu said. “I’m here because I organization backing them. governor,” she said. “The South Carolinians pay Luke Hodges, a Dreher think he needs to accept I would love to make this money is there to create taxes and can’t receive High School student, also the stimulus money. organization nationwide and VIEWPOINTS jobs. He has managed to the stimulus funds they protested Sanford’s refusal The money is there to spread good works to all who push South Carolina into need.” to take the funds. He revitalize the schools. Our need it,” Williams said. Are you possibly being number one Rhu said that the stood with other students arts programs need the Need by Need is affi liated in unemployment in the governor doesn’t who were protesting in funding and we don’t want with Midtown Fellowship prepared for country.” understand what citizens support of their school. to lose any teachers.” Church in Columbia and a zombie Another protestor agrees face because his children The students protested out Grace Church in St. Louis. outbreak? the money was designated attend private schools. of fear that their schools The organization asks local Neither for the state, and that “He’s not sympathetic would lose teachers and Comments on this story? E-mail churches for a list of non-profi t South Carolina taxpayers to the majority of families arts programs would be [email protected] organizations that are in need USC nor MICHAEL of funds and that fi t the identity Columbia BAUMANN requirements. Typically, Need are, and it Fourth-year What do you think about Gov. Sanford by Need lends a hand to non- political profit organizations that are could lead science Student rejecting the stimulus money for education? small and independent, with to disaster. student no fi nancial backing. Pulse Georgina Wilson , a See page 4 ALEX CAITLIN KEVIN MEGAN second-year international RUGGIERO BUCKHAULTS BURKE ANANIAN studies student, is the project Second-year First-year First-year Second-year coordinator at Need by Need. Online Exclusive marketing computer business accounting A close friend of Williams, student engineering student student Wilson has always been student interested in helping others and raising funds. “I just think that’s “I’m fine with him “I think that it’s naïve “I believe our state is “I am excited to reach out ridiculous. We’re the paying off our debt. I’d for the state government in dire need, however to more churches over the future.” rather our state be debt to think that they can it’s a bigger stance than next couple months and fi nd free instead of holding afford to not take the just taking the money. more organizations in need. us back.” money.” We should be able to Although Need by Need, spend the money in Inc. is just getting started, I ways we so choose.” am really looking forward to kicking it off and making a MIX ONLINE difference in the community,” Check out our exclusive Williams said. Need by Need is currently photo gallery of American Pi Kappa Alpha members accused in fl ier distribution raising funds for the Women’s Idol winner David Cook’s Shelter in Columbia, so they free concert at USC USC fraternity billed for Daily Gamecock The fraternity’s response: no way. can buy more benefi cial items “I have no clue why we’d be receiving a bill, and I with their small budget. Need Tuesday night. insert, group denies involvement haven’t received one,” said Andy Kraemer, the fraternity’s by Need’s goal is to raise $300 president. “Members of our fraternity may or may not for the Women’s Shelter which Josh Dawsey have been involved in this, but it was definitely not a will provide them with two SPORTS ONLINE STAFF WRITER Check out how the USC fraternity-sanctioned event.” vacuum cleaners. When the “Set the Adults Free” fl ier criticizing Greek Responding to Kraemer’s claim that the fraternity “Need by Need’s donations golf team did in Georgia Life Director Ron Binder was placed into thousands of wasn’t responsible, Brewer said he was skeptical. and services have greatly this weekend at the U.S. copies of The Daily Gamecock last week, no one knew “I’d like to talk to him to see why he feels that way,” helped keep our property and Collegiate Championship who wrote the fl ier. Brewer said. He further said that the fraternity had been shelter in great condition. Now university offi cials say authorship of the fl ier can contacted about a bill. The new vacuum cleaners Tournament be traced to the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. “I know for a fact that someone contacted him telling will teach the women how Director of Student Media Scott Lindenberg said him to pick up the bill for the inserts.” to care for their belongings www.dailygamecock.com he was directed by Jerry Brewer, the associate vice Brewer said multiple individuals reported seeing and property,” said Prentiss president for student affairs, to send a bill for inserts to ● the fraternity. PIKE 3 NEED ● 3 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009 pageTWO • The University of South WHO SAID IT? PIC OF THE DAY Carolina will host the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market April 14.