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See page 5 dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008 VOL. 101, NO. 73 ● SINCE 1908 DANCE FEVER Graeme Fouste / THE DAILY GAMECOCK International Student “It’s a cultural smorgasbord — a buffet of dancing,” said Joey Association brings food, Thompson, a fi rst-year media arts dancing together with event student and emcee of the event. “We’ve got everything from food, musicians instruments, giant World Night Vivi Koutrakos THE DAILY GAMECOCK paper dragons and fi sherman.” Drew Zolides, a second-year When: The ninth annual World Night, film studies student, said the Saturday, March 1 Cristina Kubicki / THE DAILY GAMECOCK presented by the International event will be exciting. at 6:30 p.m. Student Association and the “We’ve got the things that will USC’s annual Dance Marathon celebrated its 10th birthday last International Student Services make the crowd bust out their Cost: Friday at Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center as USC department, takes place Saturday, lighters,” Zolides said. $7 students danced for 24 hours. teaching students about different Thompson and Zolides, Michelle Shorter, a fourth-year public relations student who cultures. accompanied by Erin Minogue, worked as the Dance Marathon commitee’s media relations, said she Sharan Dhaliwal, a fourth-year a third-year international studies attendance last year. international studies student and student, are emcees for the “This year we are hoping for estimates around 900 people came to dance. president of ISA, said world night event. more,” Coker said. “Mainly, Dance Marathon raised $110,899.15 for the Palmetto Health offers food, music and dancing. “We were contacted by we want to foster relationships Children’s Hospital, Shorter said. “There are about 10 to 13 ISA after the student comedy between American students and Ryan Wade, a third-year psychology student and overall director performances,” Dhaliwal said. competition, and if you haven’t foreign students.” for the event, said the total number of registered dancers exceeded “We try to represent each noticed they also picked the Dhaliwal said she encourages continent. Some performances sexiest people on Earth,” students to come to World Night all past totals by over 300 people. include African drums, Indian Thompson said. “Matthew because it is a rare, but affordable Emily Austin, a third-year advertising student, said she served as a dancing, Japanese Fisherman’s McConaughey barely made the event. morale captain. dance and Russian instruments.” list.” “It’s something that happens “I think it all went great, everyone was so excited and the morale A variety of ethnic foods will Jessica Coker, a third- once a year and it’s something captains did a great job too,” Austin said. also be available, such as Greek, year accounting student and that you don’t fi nd too often in Chinese and Indian foods from member of ISA, said there were the Columbia area, especially local businesses, Dhaliwal said. approximately 600 students in WORLD ● 2 —Compiled by Liz Segrist Nader announces newest Being green makes green bid for upcoming election at eco-friendly career fair Third-party candidate disrespected,” he said. “You go from Iraq, prepares for run-ins to Palestine/Israel, Learning community turns speakers with real-life experience from Enron to Wall from green careers. Confirmed with Democrats Street, from Katrina sustainability into jobs guest speakers are Debbie Parker to the bungling of the from the Conservation Voters Hope Yen Bush administration, Kara Apel of SC, Trish Jerman from the Th e Associated Press to the complicity of STAFF WRITER State Energy Department and the Democrats in not environmental lawyer Christina WASHINGTON — On stopping him on the The Green Quad is promoting Larney. There will also be a free Sunday, Ralph Nader war, stopping him on the environment and future “green” dinner for students with pizza from announced a fresh the tax cuts.” jobs for students with their first Mellow Mushroom beginning at bid for the White Nader, who turns ever Green Career Fair tonight at 6:45 p.m. House, criticizing the 74 later this week, 7. “It seems like there are a lot of top contenders as too announced his Learning Center Program people [at USC] who are interested close to big business candidacy on NBC’s Coordinator Jason Craig said the in the environment,” Plock said. and dismissing the “Meet the Press.” Alex Wong / The Associated Press event is beneficial for students The Green Career Fair will give possibility that his In a later interview Ralph Nader believes the current administration interested in the environment. environmentally conscious students third-party candidacy with The Associated has too many corporate-friendly policies. “I think it’s a good opportunity ideas on how to possibly extend could tip the election to Press, he rejected the to see what options are available their interest into a career.The Republicans. notion of himself as a helpful to whomever our Democrats, not the to do something positive for the purpose of the Green Quad is to The longtime spoiler candidate, saying Democratic nominee is. Republicans,” the former environment,” Craig said. create a community that integrates consumer advocate is the electorate will not But it’s a free country,” Arkansas governor said The event will at the Learning sustainability into all aspects of its still loathed by many vote for a “pro-war said Clinton, who called on CNN. Center located in the center of facilities so as not to impair future Democrats who accuse John McCain.” He also Nader’s announcement Nader said Obama’s Green Quad and will feature a generations of the world’s resources, him of costing Al Gore predicted his campaign a “passing fancy.” and Clinton’s lukewarm presentation by the USC Career Craig said. the 2000 election. would do better than in Obama dismissed response was not Center about careers focused on the Craig said sustainability is a Nader said most 2004, when he won just Nader as a perennial surprising given that environment. necessity. people are disenchanted 0.3 percent of the vote presidential campaigner. both political parties The presentation will inform “Living in a way that doesn’t rob with the Democratic and as an independent. “He thought that there typically treat third- students on where to fi nd “green” future generations ... is a good way Republican parties due “This time we’re ready was no difference party candidates as jobs and how to prepare for them. to live,” Craig said. to a prolonged Iraq war for them,” said Nader of between Al Gore and “second-class citizens.” Teg a n Plock , fi rst-year international Plock said she agrees that and a shaky economy. the Democratic Party George Bush and eight Nader said he will studies and French student, said she sustainability is very crucial for the He also blamed tax and lawsuits that kept him years later I think people decide in the coming did the majority of the organization environment. other corporate-friendly off the ballot in some realize that Ralph did days whether to run as for the event. Plock said she sees “I just see all the things that policies under the Bush states. not know what he was an independent, Green this as a great event for students are happening in our world and administration that Democratic talking about,” Obama Party candidate or in leaning toward careers dealing with it just seems there’s no way, if we he said have left many candidates Barack added. some other third party. the environment. continue on the same path we’re on, lower- and middle-class Obama and Hillary Republican Mike Pointing a finger “I think it’s a good opportunity to that the human race can survive,” people in debt. Rodham Clinton quickly Huckabee welcomed at Republicans, he see how something you’re interested Plock said. “I think we’re digging “You take that sought to portray Nader into the race. described McCain as a in that isn’t necessarily mainstream ourselves into a hole and we have to framework of people Nader’s announcement “I think it always candidate for “perpetual can be used as a career choice later do something to fi x that.” feeling locked out, as having little impact. would probably pull war” and said he in life,” Plock said. Comments on this story? E-mail shut out, marginalized, “Obviously, it’s not votes away from the NADER ● 2 The event will also host guest [email protected] MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008 NEWSBRIEFS PIC OF THE DAY [ WEATHER [ [ [ [ TODAY Local All this is being done — at an annual cost in the millions CHARLESTON — A book of dollars collectively in that frequently is banned child-pornography cases from school reading lists alone — as software like has been booted from the Photoshop makes it easier required reading for middle- to fake photos and as juries schoolers in Berkeley become more skeptical about County.