Tastes Like Chicken Wednesday Chicken Tradition at GMP Gains Popularity
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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com The University of South Carolina Thursday, September 7, 2006 Vol. 100, No. 19 ● Since 1908 Tastes like chicken Wednesday chicken tradition at GMP gains popularity Ben Crane Finger Facts THE DAILY GAMECOCK Since the early ‘90s, the Every Wednesday the Grand Market Place has GMP serves served cases upon cases of chicken fingers. No matter what time of year, if the 1300 lbs. GMP is open on Wednesday, there are chicken tenders on the hot line. No Wednesday from 12pm-2pm the has gone by without chicken GMP serves fi ngers on the menu. William Bremer, director of operations for the GMP, 200 servings every 15min. said the restaurant goes through 130 ten-pound cases of chicken fi ngers each Thats a total of... Wednesday. From 12 p.m. 483,200 calories to 2 p.m. about 200 servings of chicken fingers go past 25,600 carbs the registers every fifteen 28,800 grams of fat minutes. Each serving of Per hour chicken fingers has 604 calories, 32 carbohydrates and 37 fat grams. That is Source: William Bremer, director of operations, GMP 120,800 calories, 6,400 carbs and 7,200 fat grams every fi fteen minutes. Trish Hilton / THE DALY GAMECOCK CHICKEN ● 3 Second-year psychology student Amanda Bullington eats outside the Russell House Wednesday. The New Face of Facebook What people can fi nd out just by signing into Facebook: Middle East expert Facebook New updates provide detailed accounts of friend’s everyday activities, leading some to question neccessity, safety, security in cyberspace. decries U.S. policy Network stories: A user joins a new network or leaves one. Relationship stories: A user’s relationship status changes. feed fi ght Group stories: A user joins a new group or leaves one. Arab American Institute leader, TV host Event stories: Events users are attending. says entire region is ‘horrible mess’ Global group with more than 400,000 users Photo stories: A user posts new pictures. leads petition to remove site’s new features Profi le stories: A user changes anything about their profi le. Note stories: A user writes a note. Wall stories: A user posts on another user’s wall. Drew Brooks not a solution,” Zogby said. STAFF WRITER Friend stories: A user becomes “friends” with someone. “My mother used to say Gina Vasselli users can already see by when you’re in a hole and STAFF WRITER navigating through the site. Status stories: A user changes recent status. There were no good guys want to get out, you stop For example, previously a Discussion stories: A user posts in a group discussion. in James Zogby’s lecture on digging.” As many students have user would be able to see the Middle East. Zogby criticized 33 discovered, Facebook updated that ‘Joe Smith joined the Source: Facebook Mike Conway / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Zogby is the founder years of U.S. activity in its site Tuesday morning to group NCAA tournaments’ and president of the the Middle East. He said include some controversial by linking to Joe’s profile. One group, the Students so upset. Arab American Institute the pouring in of money, features: “News Feed” and With News Feed, ‘Joe Smith Against Facebook News “I don’t care if my friend and a senior analyst for weapons and troops has “Mini Feed.” joined the group NCAA Feed (Official Petition to Mike wrote on someone the polling firm Zogby made a “horrible mess from News Feed compiles tournaments’ will now be Facebook), has more than else’s wall. I don’t care if International. He has been one end of the region to the information about anyone listed as a news item on his 400,000 members. The people can see that I wrote involved in U.S. politics other.” who is in a user’s social friends’ home page,” said a petition asks the creators on someone’s wall. It’s not for three decades and He touched on numerous network and informs users Facebook news release. of Facebook to get rid of that big of a deal,” said Cejing appears regularly in major areas within the region, when changes are made to More than 500 Facebook the new features or make Butler, a third-year business newspapers and hosts a including Afghanistan, the profiles of anyone they groups have formed in less them easy to remove from and economics student. show called “Viewpoints Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and are connected to. than one day responding to individual profi les. A Facebook news release with James Zogby” on Abu Israel-Palestine. Mini Feed is similar, but the News Feed and Mini Many of the groups that said that the new features Dhabi Television. The Taliban has re- only compiles the activity of Feed options, showing that have formed are against the were added because of user Zogby presented what he emerged as a force in one user. many students feel strongly new features, but there are input, but many students feel called an “honest assessment Afghanistan after fi ve years. “Both products will about the changes to some who don’t see why the ● of this mess we’re in” and Zogby said that President only display content that Facebook. changes are making people FACEBOOK 3 how the situation in the Hamid Karzai runs Kabul Middle East is the result of “during the day only” and “decades of failure.” that warlords are taking Zogby denounced both control, while drugs such Student Goverment fi lls empty senate seats policies for “staying the as opium are once again course” and those that call becoming a major part of for the United States to the country’s economy. Drew Brooks third-year political science served on last year’s election good,” Klump said. “I’m just “cut and run.” Zogby said that not STAFF WRITER student; and Steve Smith, commission and is also happy to be a part of that.” “It can’t be an issue if we enough troops and money a third-year mathematics cinematic arts commissioner After being voted an don’t talk about it,” Zogby were sent to the country The Student Senate student, were all sworn in by for Carolina Productions. “Outstanding Member of said. and some of the attention approved five senators Senate Pro Tempore Chase Sen. Klump was also the Senate,” Klump spent More than 80 students, given to Iraq should have Wednesday afternoon. Stoudenmire, a third-year confirmed as chairman of a semester in Washington. faculty and staff members been given to Afghanistan. Melissa Jackson, a second- history student. the Judiciary Committee. Stoudenmire referred to him attended the lecture in Iraq, despite the added year exercise science student; “I’m very excited to be This begins his second as an “all-star we’re glad to Gambrell Hall, which was attention, is on the verge of Justin Bradley, a third-year selected and look forward stint on the Senate. He is have back.” sponsored by the Walker civil war, he said. elementary education to do my best to help the also a former chair of the Carole Muedder, a second- Institute for International “Iran won the Iraqi War,” student; Stephen Williams, student body,” Williams Powers and Responsibilities year international studies and Area Studies. ● a third-year hotel, restaurant said. Committee. student, was confi rmed to fi ll “Staying the course is ZOGBY 3 and tourism management Williams isn’t new to “Student Government has ● student; Allen Klump, a campus involvement. He the ability to do so much SG 3 The Mix explores worldy fashion trends Men’s soccer hosts two matches this week inside not available at your local boutique. 5 at the Graveyard. 8 The Daily Gamecock ● Thursday, September 7, 2006 3 CHICKEN ● Continued from 1 FACEBOOK ● Continued from 1 were “a major product them. We are listening to Zuckerman encourages SG ● Continued from 1 announcement for Facebook all your suggestions about students to use the privacy “It’s got its own life,” that Facebook has crossed and the first time News how to improve the product; settings to make themselves the other vacant chairman Bremer said. “We look a line. Feed technology will be it’s brand new and still feel comfortable. position with the Powers forward to it ‘cause kids like “The Web site has made used in social networking. evolving,” Zuckerman said. Student Affairs Vice and Responsibilities it. Who doesn’t look forward the jump from just a social In addition, we expect Many students are President Dennis Pruitt Committee. to putting something out networking tool to a full- News Feed and Mini-Feed concerned that their privacy said students should pay She replaced Tyler Ray, there that makes the crowd blown stalker paradise,” to be hugely popular with has been compromised attention to the real-world a third-year mechanical happy? It’s like being a said second-year journalism Facebook users.” because of the new options. implications of sharing engineering student, who bartender at happy hour.” student Aidan Zanders.