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Validity of Election in Question University of South Carolina Scholar Commons February 2009 2-19-2009 The aiD ly Gamecock, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2009_feb Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009" (2009). February. 7. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2009_feb/7 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2009 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 VOL. 102, NO. 99 ● SINCE 1908 Weather TODAY HIGH 59° Validity of election in question Council rules tonight following Mallinak’s complaint, filed period during which the codes are Amanda Byrum to send out a Senate candidate’s complaint Wednesday afternoon in the possibly followed.” mandatory e-mail telling students TONIGHT SG office, alleges, “that the A hearing on the complaint will how to vote in the elections. Also, a LOW 28° Josh Dawsey Student Government Elections be held tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the reminder telling students the voting STAFF WRITER Commissioner violated multiple SG offi ce. The hearing is closed to period has opened, as well as a link Election Codes during the course the public, but a decision will be to candidate information required of the 2009 Student Government announced sometime tonight. by the codes weren’t provided by A constitutional complaint fi led TOMORROW Elections” and that the negligence Mallinak, a second-year the Elections Commission. by losing Senate candidate Kyle “compromised the integrity of the international studies student, said Election Code 407.27 reads, HIGH 53° Mallinak could force the entire election results and resulted in an the lack of student participation in “Every person eligible to vote in Student Government election to unconstitutional election process, the election can be attributed to a be reconducted. Inside which demands a new balloting failure of Elections Commissioner ELECTION ● 6 SPORTS Renowned photographer’s collections document Civil Rights Movement S.C. native Cecil J. Williams’ life’s work records history through his unique perspective in new book Hunter Hardinge THE DAILY GAMECOCK USC tourney hopes Freedom. This word spoken by a Keri Goff / THE DAILY GAMECOCK famous South Carolina photographer is remain in question the key message in his documentation Ben Bullock and Meredith Ross speak to Jim Manning after Wednesday’s loss of the Civil Rights Movement. Cecil J. about the procedure for the Executive Session Wednesday. Dustin Glendinning / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Williams, an Orangeburg native, said to the Bulldogs S.C. photographer Cecil Williams speaks at the early age of nine he was able to Wednesday in the Belk Auditoruim. in Starkville, 75-70. document this revolutionary movement See page 15 Senate meeting ends in history. “I received my first hand-me-down “I also photographed when Harvey camera at the age of nine,” Williams said. Gantt fi rst attended Clemson University,” “At fi rst I started out taking photographs Williams said. “I stood up on a car because Avery’s bid for council of the family. Then I moved on to taking I thought a photo of the journalists and pictures at the Edisto Memorial Gardens photographers surrounding Gantt was session to hide what they’re THE MIX for $1.” more interesting.” Heated SG session doing is totally unacceptable,” Williams first documented the Civil Williams also documented the Evans said. After executive centers around nearly Rights Movement in South Carolina at Orangeburg Massacre as well as Martin session, Student Senate 11 years old when he took a picture of Luther King, Jr.’s wife Coretta Scott nominated student voted 17-9 in favor of Avery’s Thurgood Marshall arriving in Charleston King in 1969 at the Charleston Hospital confi rmation. Avery needed at for the Briggs case. He said it was his fi rst least 18 votes, or a two-thirds Josh Dawsey time using fl ash photography. WILLIAMS ● 6 STAFF WRITER majority, to be appointed. Following the vote, Sen. Frank Avery found out Alex Stroman, a second-year Wednesday night that he political science student, who wouldn’t be appointed to voted in favor of confi rming USC’s Constitutional Council Avery, motioned to recess the The Acadamy Awards, after four weeks, multiple meeting to further discuss conferences, a closed-door the matter. “Incredibad” and Jon meeting and much chaos. “I don’t think it’s right Hamm on “30 Rock” are And after coming up that Frank Avery’s views are some of the things we’re one vote short of being keeping him from serving confirmed Wednesday on Constitutional Council,” about this week. night, Avery stormed out Stroman said, before he See page 11 of Senate Chambers with was quickly interrupted by talk of a lawsuit against the Sen. Matt Ungar. Ungar, a university. second-year public relations It was a month-long process student, accused Stroman that led to the “no” vote. of mentioning sensitive VIEWPOINTS Avery’s nomination, which material that was discussed in had been sitting on Student executive session. Government Government’s agenda for Stroman’s motion to recess transparency four weeks now, had been was dismissed by a voice vote should be halted by Sen. Jim Manning, from the Senate. among others. Senators refused to cite of utmost At the beginning of their reasons of voting down importantce Wednesday’s Senate meeting, Avery’s nomination, as the when it PEYTON Sen. Ben Bullock reported discussions happened in that the rules committee had executive session. Gaeckle comes to MCCULLOUGH Hannah Carroll / THE DAILY GAMECOCK First-year met with Avery and asked for said last week in The Daily stimulus political a vote on his appointment. Gamecock that he heard it Jeff Corwin shows Casey Oyler how to handle one of his animals Wednesday night. dollars science Previously, Manning had was a “religious issue.” Avery student stopped the appointment, was unavailable for comment for South citing a little-known Senate Wednesday night. Carolina. code that forces USC’s SG After the meeting, Stroman Rules Committee to meet said he was very upset with Jeff Corwin and friends See page 8 with all Constitutional the Senate. Council nominees. When “We’re not talking about Bullock, a fourth-year political the Supreme Court,” Stroman stop by Russell House science student, discussed said. “We’re talking about Online Exclusive the meeting, Manning, a Constitutional Council. getting the opportunity to hold one of the second-year mathematics This is the reason only 3,000 Animal expert, activist speaks largest toads in the world. student, asked Bullock if he people voted in the Student SPORTS ONLINE to students about conservation The event continued with volunteers videotaped Avery’s meeting Government elections. Kyle Moores taking the opportunity to hold an with members of the rules People are frustrated with STAFF WRITER Alligator Snapping Turtle, an Asian Check out The Daily committee. this kind of stuff that happens Water Monitor, an American Alligator Bullock said the meeting all the time in Student Gamecock’s exclusive Last night animal expert and and an Albino Burmese Python. With hadn’t been taped, leading to a Government.” virtual tour of USC’s new conservationist Jeff Corwin wowed a each animal, Corwin said a few words debate between Vice President Gaeckle, a fourth-year full house in the RH Ballroom. The about their anatomy and how they survive Carolina Stadium. Meredith Ross, Bullock and international studies student night started off with a DVD package in the world. Manning. After the meeting who nominated Avery to the highlighting some of Corwin’s more Following the show, Corwin had a brief Columnist Michael Bau- between the three, SG went post, said he continued to colorful outtakes during the course of his question and answer session with the into executive session, only support Avery’s nomination. mann defends baseball career. audience. before debating whether or “Cassidy Evans and I Corwin then appeared and began what One particular question about the star Alex Rodriguez’s right not Student Body President met with Frank Avery and would prove to be a very lighthearted importance of wildlife conservation to Hall of Fame recogni- Andrew Gaeckle could stay found him to be a very evening with a humorous story about his sparked an insightful response. in the room, because of his qualifi ed nominee,” Gaeckle tion. delayed fl ights and “hitchhiking” his way “We must promote the stewardship of nomination of Avery. Gaeckle said. “Obviously the Senate to the show. our natural resources,” Corwin said. “The was allowed to stay. Cassidy thought otherwise.” “Amphibians are miraculous,” Corwin key to conservation is to get people outside Evans, chief justice of USC’s The Daily Gamecock will said. “Poisons from amphibians account to connect with nature and know how they Constitutional Council, said keep you updated as the story for a great deal of the world’s modern are accountable for the environment.” www.dailygamecock.com later Wednesday night the develops. medicines.” body should have never gone The show began with a volunteer Comments on this story? E-mail into executive session. Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] “For them to use executive [email protected] THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 pageTWO Q & A with PIC OF THE DAY student leader of the Week • EMPOWER and the Theta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Erin Louk, a first-year biological Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will be teaming up for this sciences student, is the Shake, month’s Diversity Dialogue, Shimmy and Roll (The Belly which is “Reflecting Back and in the Present: Black Dance Club) president Leaders in America” today at 7 p.m.
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