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The Daily Gamecock, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008 University of South Carolina Scholar Commons December 2008 12-1-2008 The aiD ly Gamecock, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2008_dec Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008" (2008). December. 1. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2008_dec/1 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2008 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in December by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TThehe MixMix SSportsports “Australia” gives audience USC ends the season in a fresh epic this holiday a disappointing loss to season. See page 7 Clemson. See page 14 dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008 VOL. 102, NO. 70 ● SINCE 1908 HOLIDAY SHOPPING REPORT Skydiving fl ies high with thrill of falling Club gives students opportunity, teaches safety during jumps Kyle Moores STAFF WRITER Ever wonder how it feels to jump out of a moving airplane and soar through the air? Adam Gardner, a fifth-year accounting and global supply chain operations management student, said the actual Jacquelyn Martin / The Associated Press Amy Sancetta / The Associated Press skydiving experience is With the holiday season closing in, shoppers storm the stores and wait in long, early lines to fi nd the best deals during this year’s economic hardships. different and exciting. “It’s a really cool feeling being fully confident that you can Young buyers plan Black Friday spending use your equipment to safely jump out of a plane,” Gardner said. better than predicted “Most people think you to spend for holidays have to be someone really special to be able Despite economic downturn, college students plan to buy gifts Stores profi t unexpectedly during Thanksgiving weekend due to do something like this, when actually for close friends, relatives through bargains, homemade presents to sales, coupons; season still lowest anticipated spending in years it’s not that far out of reach.” Justin Fabiano Ashley M. Heher USC’s Flying THE DAILY GAMECOCK Associated Press Retail Writer Gamecock club helps interested students learn how to experience the Christmas trees, ornaments and goodies hit store shelves before CHICAGO — The holiday shopping season got off to a surprisingly solid thrill of skydiving for Halloween, but that doesn’t necessarily mean people will be decking their start, according to data released Saturday by a research fi rm. But the sales themselves. halls this holiday season. boost during the post-Thanksgiving shop-a-thon came at the expense of “Our goal is to show Nasdaq.com reports that consumer spending is in the midst of its biggest profi ts as the nation’s retailers had to slash prices to attract the crowds in a students what skydiving decline since 2004, and nothing points to a much merrier Christmas. season that is expected to be the weakest in decades. is and how they be a As many people know, it’s the consumers that keep the economy’s Sales during the day after Thanksgiving rose 3 percent to $10.6 billion, part of it,” Gardner said. heart beating, and the largest group of consumers is the 18- 24-year-old according to preliminary fi gures released Saturday by ShopperTrak RCT “We let them know what demographic. So with the economy in its current state, what exactly does Corp., a Chicago-based research fi rm that tracks sales at more than 50,000 we offer, find out what this young group plan to buy during the holidays, or do they plan on retail outlets. Last year, shoppers spent about $10.3 billion on the day after they want to do and help buying anything? Thanksgiving, dubbed Black Friday because it was historically the sales-packed them do it.” Brett Bozzelli, a second-year sports and entertainment management day when retailers would become profi table for the year. The club teaches student, said he has major concerns about his spending this year. But this year, many observers were expecting consumers to spend more time its members how to “The economy is terrible right now, and I feel like I need to spend less on browsing than buying, amid contractions in consumer spending and growing safely use skydiving unnecessary things and more on the essentials,” Bozzelli said. fears about economic uncertainty and trouble in the global fi nancial markets. equipment and takes Bozzelli’s view is widely shared by Americans as the Nasdaq reports “Under these circumstances, it’s truly amazing when you think about all them on various trips to consumer spending is down $33.6 billion on big-ticket items such as the news that led into the holiday season, it certainly appears that consumers practice safe skydiving cars, but that doesn’t mean that spending will cease among the young are willing to spend more than most expected,” said ShopperTrak co-founder techniques. demographic. Bill Martin. “Everybody wants value for their dollar, so we saw a tremendous “Different students “Oh, I’m still going to spend money this year, I just won’t be able to buy response to the discounts.” want to skydive for BUYERS ● 4 FRIDAY ● 4 SKYDIVING ● 5 New Carolina Card Distribution Starts This Week: All cards can be picked up in the Russell House Ballroom from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. unless otherwise stated. FRESHMEN: JUNIORS: GRADUATE STUDENTS: Monday, Dec. 8 Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 1 and 2 (Dec. 2 Thursday, Dec. 4 times: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) FACULTY/STAFF/ANY STUDENTS SENIORS: REMAINING: SOPHOMORES: Friday, Dec. 5 (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Dec. 9 to Dec. 12 Wednesday, Dec. 3 — For more information, visit http://carolinacard.sc.edu. The Mix Sports Opinion............... 6 TODAY TUESDAY Crime report............ 2 Holiday Lights on the River hosts a Women’s basketball fi nds success Puzzles................ 9 drive-thru event to get people in the on the court in the Cancun Comics................ 9 Classifi ed.................. 10 holiday spirit. See page 7 Thanksgiving Classic. See page 11 52 32 54 31 MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008 pageTWO POLL OF THE PIC OF THE DAY Navigator Staff meeting 10 a.m. to noon Russell House, Room 348 Women’s Mentor Network WeekW 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. RH, Room 304 Have you ever been AAMI meeting 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. AIDS tested? RH, Room 305 A) Yes, I do it on a yearly basis. Students for Life meeting 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. B) Yes, but not often. RH, Room 302 C) Not yet, but I’m planning on doing it this Transfer Student Mentor year. meeting 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. D) No, I think it’s unnecessary. RH, Room 303 E) Other. ICE meeting 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Alan Tauber / THE DAILY GAMECOCK RH, Room 205 The Melton Memorial Observatory on Greene Street has been open to students Red Cross Club meeting Last Week’s Poll Results: since 1928 and offers public stargazing Monday nights from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. RH, Room 304 What did you do for Thanksgiving Break? Local National World Association of Minority PretoHealth Students MYRTLE BEACH — An NEW YORK — Gay is the GENEVA — Swiss voters 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. analysis of booking reports new black, say the protest overwhelmingly approved RH, Room 303 Th ee resultsresults areare inin fromfrom lastlast week’sweek’s pollpoll aboutabout shows that 83 percent signs and magazine covers, Sunday a move to make of the people arrested for casting the gay marriage permanent the country’s Academic Team Practice what you did for Th anksgivinganksgiving Break:Break: committing violent crimes battle as the last frontier of pioneering program to meeting in Horry County live in the equal rights for all. give addicts government- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Grand Strand area. Gay marriage is not a civil authorized heroin. The Sun News of Myrtle right, opponents counter, At the same time, voters Humanities, Room 317 — 40 said they fl ew or drove home for break. Beach reports that its analysis insisting that minority status rejected a proposal to — 23 said they were going home then to Clemson of more than 14,000 booking comes from who you are decriminalize marijuana. Women’s Bible Study University for the Clemson-Carolina football game. reports at the county jail rather than what you do. Sixty-eight percent of 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. — 11 said they were doing “other.” shows that tourists rarely The gay rights movement the 2,264,968 voters casting RH, Room 136 commit violent crimes entered a new era when ballots approved making the — 5 said they were staying in Columbia for work or while they are on vacation, Barack Obama was elected heroin program permanent. Measles Initiative Club other reasons, even though it’s not my hometown. apparently undermining the the first black president It has been credited with meeting — 3 said they were going home with a friend for contention of local leaders. the same day that voters reducing crime and improving 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Local business and law in California and Florida the health and daily lives of RH, Room 348 break. enforcement officials are passed referendums to addicts since it began in 1994. critical of a new CQ Press prevent gays and lesbians Some 63.2 percent of voters study that ranks the Myrtle from marrying, while voted against the marijuana Amnesty International — Compiled by News Editor Liz Segrist Beach metro area — which Arizonans turned down civil initiative.
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