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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2007 VOL. 100, NO. 104 ● SINCE 1908 NURSE Obama: Let’s get to work PLANS Presidential hopeful shares EVEREST plans for America’s future CLIMB Chelsea Hadaway He identified health care Assistant professor NEWS EDITOR as a problem, citing the 46 million people uninsured in prepares to ascend Thousands of people fl ooded America and people who do the Columbia Metropolitan have insurance are seeing their world’s highest peak Convention Center to hear co-pays increasing. presidential hopeful Sen. Going onto education, Ryan James Barack Obama speak Friday. Obama challenged the audience ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Surrounded by an energetic to take a look at the education crowd touting blue Obama ‘08 system in South Carolina. Patrick Hickey has never signs, took to the stage in the “There are children who let a little thing like Mount middle of the room and was got as much hope, as much Everest get in the way of met by a wave of cheers. promise, as much spark in their his dreams. “I am overwhelmed and eyes as any children on earth, Hickey, a clinical overjoyed to be here in South and yet we know that they assistant professor for Carolina,” Obama said. This come to their fi rst day of school the nursing school, has was his first campaign event already behind,” Obama said. climbed six of the world’s in the state since his Feb. 10 Some schools have more rats seven highest peaks and announcement to run for than computers and children plans to climb the world’s president. still in trailer parks, he said. highest, Mount Everest, in Obama’s charismatic After commenting on the the spring. speaking style carried the lack of an energy strategy, he Hickey said the publicity crowd from light-hearted jokes talked about the war in Iraq. for his fi nal climb is a great to the gravity of the war in “People recognize that not opportunity to speak about Iraq. only has war not proceeded as it issues that are important Before delving into heavier was planned, but it has actually to him. He is concerned issues, Obama talked about the made us less safe. People about a lack of male decision to run for president. around the world distrust us nurses and hopes to bring “I prayed on it, and I asked even more,” he said. attention to the problem. my wife,” Obama said, eliciting After laying out the problems “It seems that there’s still chuckles from the crowd. on the table, Obama set out to a stigma associated with “After consulting those two show how he wanted to address males in the profession of higher powers, I decided I the problems. nursing,” Hickey said. would go ahead, and I would “We can make sure we’re Hickey is also using run for offi ce.” putting more money into THE DAILY GAMECOCK his attempt to summit After contrasting his clean prevention,” Obama said, Brandon Davis / Everest to raise awareness image with the dirty image of saying this would decrease for the shortage of nursing politics, he talked about the long-term costs of health care. A young boy listens to Sen. graduates in the United capacity of change in politics He also championed Barack Obama’s speech States. He said there is a and the ability to help fight applying technology to cut challenge with low salaries injustice as motivating reasons down on administrative Friday at the Columbia for nursing faculty. Many for getting involved in public costs in hospitals and putting Metropolitan Convention can earn more money in service. that money where it’s really Center. a clinical setting than in a America is at a juncture right needed. THE DAILY GAMECOCK classroom, Hickey said. now, he said. And it is at these On education, Obama shared Kelly Bobrow / He said nursing vacancy junctures in time that great his hopeful view of turning the The senator from Illinois rates, recruiting nurses change has occurred. system around and making rallies the South Carolina from out of state, an aging “We know what the sure every qualifi ed child gets crowd. Obama announced nurse population and a problems are,” Obama said, a college education. He also his candidacy Feb. 10. listing his main platforms. OBAMA ● 3 EVEREST ● 3 Commission hopes for more votes Greek candidates running 2005, when nine students ran so many students are Student Government for executive positions, said for president. The current running for Senate from the commissioner Kayleigh election has the fewest college of arts and sciences, elections begin with Entsminger. candidates for president and voter turnout will probably goal of higher turnout Last year, 3,616 students vice-president in the past fi ve be high. voted with the president’s years, with just two for each. “Everybody votes for their race getting the most votes. But the number of friends,” she said. Jess Davis The lowest turnout was in candidates hasn’t been a Chris Poirel, a third-year THE DAILY GAMECOCK the pharmacy school, where strong predictor of voter mathematics student, said he only 33 students voted for turnout. In 2003, six has friends that are running, The Elections their senators, while the candidates ran for president, but didn’t realize elections Commission is looking college of arts and sciences but that year had the fewest were this Monday and for high voter turnout this Mike Conway / THE DAILY GAMECOCK had up to 460 students vote. students vote in the past fi ve Tuesday. year, in a race with many New recruit Stephen Garcia faces charges of drunkeness The highest turnout from years. contested seats and several ● and failure to stop on police command Saturday. the past five years was in Entsminger said because ELECTIONS 3 Quarterback Garcia arrested Campus ministry gives Michael Finnegan conceal himself in the alley, THE DAILY GAMECOCK according to police reports. Garcia was released on a backpacks to homeless Freshman four-star recruit $465 personal reconnaissance Stephen Garcia was arrested bond Saturday afternoon. prevented the ministry early Saturday morning His trial is set for Feb. 21 at “Bob Day” T-shirt from working with a local outside a bar in Five Points. 8 a.m. children’s home, Pastor Garcia was charged with Garcia left a semester sales fund charity Garret Curry, along with drunkenness and failure to early from high school so other ministry members, stop on police command. he could enroll at USC in projects in Columbia created a new approach to He was arrested and sent to January. He is expected to community service. Alvin S. Glenn Detention compete for the back-up Carolyn Rumsey There were three projects: Center where he faced a 3 quarterback spot behind THE DAILY GAMECOCK visiting the children at the p.m. hearing Saturday. senior Blake Mitchell, who Richland County Hospital, Carolyn Rumsey / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Prior to his arrest, Garcia was arrested in September The Shack Christian giving backpacks to the Students with The Shack pick up trash at Bates House. was at a private party being after an altercation with Campus Ministry supported homeless, and a project called held at the Knock Knock a bouncer outside a Five an innovative approach to Conspiracy of Kindness, Kindness is a scavenger hunt The Shack was looking for Club. Points bar. goodwill Sunday night using where students were given list of acts to do ranging from a way to get involved with When the reporting money raised from “Bob Day the opportunity to perform bringing in grocery carts the community by getting officer approached Garcia, Comments on this story? E-mail Loves Cake” T-shirt sales. acts of kindness. to paying for drive through he walked away and tried to [email protected] When time constraints “The Conspiracy of orders,” Curry said. SHACK ● 3 Sports The Mix Opinion..................4 TODAY Tomorrow Puzzles....................7 USC snaps fi ve-game losing streak Oscar nominated fi lm “Babel” makes waves with statements Comics.....................7 with win over Tennessee. See page 8 on isolation and the human condition. See page 5 Horoscopes...............7 Classifi ed................10 58 38 64 53 2 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2007 Presidential candidates Nick Payne Chase Stoudenmire Third-year economics student Third-year history student Hometown: Lexington tickets online. Hometown: Greenville to allow students to pay Political 2) Make CarolinaCard Political and appeal parking experience/qualifi cations: accessible off campus for experience/qualifi cations: tickets online at VIP. — Elected to be USC students. — Freshman Council. 3. There is a tremendous Student Body senator. 3) Increase amount — Senator for the college need for a dining facility — Carolina Finance awarded for Life of arts and sciences. Served on campus open until Club member for two scholarships, as well as as chairman of the Senate midnight seven days a week years. Played a major role other scholarships. Finance Committee. that accepts the meal plan. in the “long-ball drive Why Running: —President Pro-Tempore We will work with dining challenge” philanthropy “I really do enjoy doing of the Senate.