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University of South Carolina Scholar Commons February 2009 2-3-2009 The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 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, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009" (2009). February. 19. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2009_feb/19 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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009 VOL. 102, NO. 87 ● SINCE 1908 Weather TODAY HIGH 52° SG campaigns go online page. Taylor Cain, a second-year history “Tell all of your friends, classmates TONIGHT Internet presence may prove student and another VP candidate, is a and co-workers about Carmel’s important for upcoming elections supporter. Facebook searches show that presidential run and refer them to LOW 27° dozens of students have joined multiple www.PopForPresident.com for more Josh Dawsey groups. information,” Shalabi wrote. “Change STAFF WRITER Cain said the use of Facebook and Web your profile default picture to the sites defi nitely helps with campaigning. campaign’s logo. Invite all of your USC Gone are the days of just giving TOMORROW “I’m able to reach a greater number to friends to this Facebook group.” speeches and shaking hands. In a fast- students that I may not be able to have In the end, will all the online HIGH 44° paced world where much communication a face-to-face interaction with,” Cain campaigning make a difference? happens over the Internet, all seven said. “I’m not sure how many students Presidential candidate Meredith Ross candidates for the highest offi ces in USC visit the Web sites, although I do hope said she thinks so. Student Government have Facebook Inside it’s a large number. But I know students “The number of people who groups , and the six candidates running checked their Facebook numerous times vote in our elections is extremely for vice president and president have a day, so the opportunity to get the word disproportionate to the number offi cial Web sites . SPORTS out through it has been a tremendous of students there are,” Ross said. “Online communications are changing help to our campaign and others as “However, I think things like Student Government elections for the well.” Facebook are great tools to increase better because they allow more people Drew Kirchhofer , the current leader awareness about elections and to be involved,” said Alex Stroman , a in Facebook supporters in the presidency hopefully improve that.” second-year political science student race, knows Facebook support doesn’t After the campaign ends, Stroman and a vice presidential candidate. “No guarantee a vote either. But during the said he hopes SG will continue matter how hard we try, in a university voting period of Feb. 16 to 17, he said using media to communicate with of 30,000 students, it is impossible to social networking will likely increase students. meet every single student.” the number of votes candidates receive. “Hopefully, we can continue to According to Facebook, Stroman is “Social networking is becoming use the ‘onlinea world’ to change leading the race for VP. Stroman has important since the voting is online,” Student Government here at 775 members in his group, and while he the second-year political science student Carolina by working to get more admits the 775 aren’t guaranteed votes, said. “You can send them messages students in charge and involved once he said he’s pleased with the results he’s online on the day of voting and they’re the campaign is over,” Stroman seen . already in front of their computer.” said. Men’s basketball looks “We are so excited to be the largest It’s not just the candidates who are to settle the tie for fi rst campaign group, for any office, on using online tools. Supporters are Facebook,” Stroman said. “We closed Comments on this story? E-mail place in the SEC East in becoming involved as well, campaign our group to only people registered [email protected] representatives said. today’s game against on Facebook in the South Carolina In a message posted on Carmel Florida. network, and so all 775 of those people Matin’s Facebook group for presidency, are students at the University of South one of her campaign managers, Ramie See page 7 Carolina.” Shalabi , lists four ways to campaign For a clear indication that Facebook for Matin. Three of them involve the support doesn’t guarantee a vote, Internet . THE MIX though, look no further than Stroman’s Alum educates campus on HPV Soldier on fi rst skydive Assistant professor also leads fi ght “Even if your boyfriend got an STD test, lands dying instructor you couldn’t know if he had HPV,” Anderson against cervical cancer, teaches prevention said. “Since it’s so easily transmitted, everyone attached to instructors. Robert Johnson gives his should take every precaution possible by always Rider gives CPR Rebecca Cuozzo Steele, 49, gave instructions THE DAILY GAMECOCK using condoms and women should get the take on the hit-and-miss after guide suff ers as the plane climbed. He told Gardasil shot,” she said. spy thiller “Taken” Pharr he loved skydiving, A USC alum developed a campaign that However, Anderson said HPV can be mid-air heart attack having jumped more than starring Liam Neeson. helped educate students about cervical cancer detected early on in women using pap smears. 8,000 times. using a theme that was simple, but effective: She said if it is caught early enough, the cancer Jeffrey Collins See page 6 Th e Associated Press They were the last of about “HPV — Common Infection. Common or pre-cancerous cells can be removed. 10 skydivers to jump out of Reality.” “Students can go to the Student Health Strapped to his dying the plane. Pharr enjoyed a Danielle Anderson , a 2008 graduate and Center here on campus to receive the Gardasil instructor a few thousand minute of free fall as the cold exercise science student, wanted to make sure shot or get tested,” she said. feet from the ground on his air rushed by. students across campus were aware of this According to the Gardasil Web site, the shot VIEWPOINTS first skydive, Daniel Pharr “He pulled the chute,” disease by making cervical cancer the center of is the only cervical cancer vaccine that will found himself fl oating toward Pharr said. “It got super her independent study. protect against four types of HPV. Columnist a house and some trees. quiet. It’s eerily quiet up “I hope that the campaign will raise Brandt said there are a series of three The military taught the there. I made the comment Mandi awareness and bring people’s attention shots spread out over six months, which 25-year-old soldier not to to him, ‘It’s surprising how Sordelet to the disease,” Anderson said. can cost an estimated $120 to $140 . panic. And TV taught him quiet it is.’ And he’s like: Anderson said cervical cancer is one The shot will protect against 70 percent calls to pull the toggles on the ‘Welcome to my world.’” of the most preventable cancers and of cervical cancer cases and 90 percent of already-deployed parachute A few seconds passed, and students out MANDI people should take advantage of the genital wart cases . SORDELET to steer. Pharr asked his instructor on skimping vaccine. Anderson said the campaign was Th ird-year So Pharr grabbed the right another question. This time, “Cancer has affected almost everyone ANDERSON designed to raise awareness because, on the tips public handle and pulled to avoid Steele didn’t answer. Pharr in some way,” she said. “If there’s a way “Who would not want to stop the spread relations the house and tugged again repeated his question. No when dining to prevent one type, everyone should do it.” of cancer?” she said. student to miss the trees, landing answer. out. With the help of Arnold School of Public The campaign posters revealed that this safely in a fi eld about a third “And then I just looked Health assistant professor Dr. Heather Brandt, disease is a common reality to many students See page 4 of a mile from their intended up at him and he looked like who developed an HPV awareness campaign on campus. Anderson hung about 125 posters landing spot. he was conscious, but just for South Carolina, Anderson said she aimed to in 18 buildings throughout campus in hope Pharr said he wrestled out talking to him, I realized give students basic facts on the disease during that students would stop and read the vital of the harness binding him something was wrong,” Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in January. information that could help save their lives. to his instructor, George Pharr said. “So at that point “Most all sexually active women get HPV One message spoke about a way that women “Chip” Steele, and started I realized I was just going to Online Exclusive at some point in their lives. However, very few could prevent HPV for themselves by getting CPR trying to save him from have to do what I had to do women ever get cervical cancer,” Brandt said. the Gardasil shot. The other two messages an apparent heart attack. to get down to the ground Anderson said HPV is extremely common referenced that HPV is the most common Steele was later pronounced and try to help him.” not only across campus but also statewide, STD on campus and only 37.5 percent of dead, but the tragedy could The pair ended up about making South Carolina one of the areas with female freshman got the Garadsil shot.