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Amassing over 150,000 Drew Brooks volumes and growing NEWS EDITOR dramatically every year with new acquisitions, “How do you insure chiefly donations totaling a collection like this?” $5,000 to $6,000 each year, asked Paul Willis, Dean of the collection is valued at Safe libraries. around $175 million. The collections include Across campus at the a copy of Ulysses by James South Caroliniana library, Joyce, presented to F. Scott that collection, comprising Keeping Fitzgerald and signed by the university archives and the author, as well as a volumes relevant to South first edition of Charles Carolina, is estimated at Dickens’ A Christmas about $200 million. Carol, a King James Bible None of these books are dating to 1611 and the fi rst currently insured for full book ever purchased by the value. college, a history of Great To do that, Willis said Meg Gaillard /THE GAMECOCK Britain up to the American Rare book sections in campus libraries require high insurance rates if insured at full value. BOOKS●2 Revolution. South Caroliniana Library alone would need close to $200 million in coverage. HOUSING Tuition to incur low increase FACES gave preliminary approval Approximately 80 percent Despite promises, to a 6.75 percent increase of students are from within DEFICIT in tuition for the 2006-07 South Carolina. board members school year on June 19. The increase will affect Sorensen told trustees all campuses, including the Nick Needham approve slight rise that USC would intensify law and medical schools. THE GAMECOCK its momentum toward The lower increase is becoming one of the partly attributed to an A housing shortage for Drew Brooks nation’s top-ranked public increase in state funding. the fall semester has many NEWS EDITOR universities and keep tuition USC received an additional students worried they may increases low. $4 million in funding from not have a place to live. Although it’s no longer With the increase, in- the state this year. On July 1, University in the magnitude of the state students will now pay “When I arrived four Housing will notify those Juan Blas /THE GAMECOCK double-digit increases $3,904 per semester for years ago, the university’s on the waiting list if they The Towers, home to about of the past four years, tuition and out-of-state budget situation was dire, 900 beds, will be torn down HOUSEING●2 the University of South students will pay $10,118 TUITION●3 later this summer. Carolina Board of Trustees per semester for tuition.

Index The Mix Sports Classifi eds...... 12 Hear them out Heartbreaker 8 Calendar...... Gretchen Fowler plays USC falls to UGA 5 Opinion...... funky tunes to the in NCAA Super alternative crowd Regionals in Athens. 2 THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 21, 2006

BOOKS●CONTINUED FROM 1 transferred to a freezer until the preservation services that it would cost the arrive to minimize the Orientation group of the day university over half a million damage. dollars each year. With the possibility of Instead, the university has replacing the collection in concentrated on security, lieu of a catastrophe being while supplementing that slim, the library instead is with restoration insurance, focusing on minimizing which would allow for possible damage. any damaged books to be In addition to the restored. controlled storage of the “Most state institutions books, constant surveillance don’t have [full] insurance, is used, as well as numerous they can’t afford to,” said alarms to insure their Elizabeth Sudduth of the safety. Department of Rare Books The problem is protecting and Special Collections. materials while helping users The library does, access them, said Sudduth. however, maintain a list of In addition to caring and its most valuable books in preserving for the books, case of fire or any other Sudduth said, “research is catastrophe. a responsibility” that the The Thomas Cooper library plans to maintain. Library’s Department of The library strives to Rare Books and Special balance customer service Collections is currently with security. housed in the main library One solution is Meg Gaillard /THE GAMECOCK while it awaits its new transferring works onto Future students and parents take a tour of campus during freshman orientation. The groups home; a new, 40,000 square digital collections. The learn about university policies to prepare students for their fi rst year. foot, $10 million wing to be library is currently using completed in 2008. this “digitization for Until then, patrons preservation” to prolong HOUSEING●CONTINUED FROM 1 housing,” Fortune said. remains optimistic. wishing to access the the life of some of its more The waiting list “I think we’ll be able materials must register with fragile works. have a place to stay on- originally grew as high as to serve everyone after staff, and then they wait Many of its collections, campus. 700 students, but Fortune the first day of classes,” while materials are received including the F. Scott “They sent me a letter says it’s now down to about Fortune said. for them. Typically, no one Fitzgerald collection and saying I might not have 230 students. Students who decide not but staff has access to the various collections of a place to stay, so I guess University Housing to return to the university “stacks,” rows and rows of watercolor paintings dating I’ll be going apartment guarantees all incoming never notify housing, books stored in a secure to the 19th century, are shopping soon,” Chakita freshmen and students opening up more spaces. room, safe from temperature available online. Spears, third-year broadcast transferring from other He also noted that the and humidity. “We do balance the jouranlism student, said. USC-system schools waiting list had more male The more rare and most needs of our users with Spears is on a list of housing on-campus. students on it than in past valuable books are locked protections,” Sudduth said. about 300 upper-classmen With the freshmen class years because the Towers away in a vault for added that have been notified growing every year, the were traditionally male protection. to look at other housing demand for more housing dorms. In case of water damage, Comments on this story? E-mail options. Spears had hoped has increased. “Someone will eventually the collections will be [email protected] to get a room in South Current students and have to make the decision Quad. incoming freshmen are on where to make room If she doesn’t hear good put on separate waiting for the men,” Fortune news by July 1, Spears said lists, with freshmen having said, referring to a re- she would probably hit up priority. apportionment of male and some of her friends who Fortune said with the female dorms on campus. WWW. have an apartment off- demolition of the Towers, Housing is also moving campus. housing is losing over 900 first-year communities to Joe Fortune, associate beds. Freshmen who have McBryde, where many director of undergraduate traditionally stayed in the Greek fraternities have dailygamecock housing assignments, says Towers are being moved to recently vacated. anyone who missed the Columbia Hall, Capstone Once the Towers are torn March 17 deadline is not House, Sims, South Tower down later this summer guaranteed housing. and the Roost. (no fi rm date has been set), “I strongly urge those Even with the limited a new 700-bed freshmen students who applied late space and high numbers on honors dorm will be built .COM to look at other options for the waiting lists, Fortune in their place. THE GAMECOCK●Wednesday, June 21, 2006 3 Hurricane season to be one for record books National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates high number of storms in vulnerable areas

Ben Crane sciences in USC’s geology lower fl oors or basements, Points. hand the destruction caused THE GAMECOCK department said, “The securing all loose objects Even areas on campus are by Hurricane Georges. path of the hurricanes and not being outside would subject to fl ooding. “We came outside and The National Hurricane depends on the state of the be good,” Lakshmi said. Matt Walsh, a fourth year could not see the streets. Center is predicting 2006 to atmosphere at that particular Being 100 miles off the Sports Management student, They were covered in water, be a “very active hurricane time when the hurricane coast of South Carolina works at the Blatt trash, trees and lots of other season.” passes by...their path can might provide confidence Physical Education debris.” Walsh said. The National Oceanic and change by hundreds of that nothing serious could Center and has witnessed It was weeks before they Atmospheric Administration miles due to disturbances happen, but the fact that a the fl ash fl ooding that can got running water again and is predicting up to sixteen in the atmosphere and typical hurricane is 300 miles occur on our campus. “After even longer before power named storms, eight to that could mean making wide may make students re- a continuous downpour, and other utilities were ten being hurricanes, and landfall in Florida versus in think their susceptibility. the Blatt parking lot can available. four to six being ‘major’ Delaware.” The NHC’s Deputy fl ood.” “It was not a very fun hurricanes. Given the erratic courses Secretary of Commerce In a recent fl ood case, he experience.” Last year there were 15 of these hurricanes, students David Sampson announced described the water as being With a bustling season hurricanes, seven of which should be prepared to take on their website, “The “above cars’ tires and up to ahead, students should were major, and four of precautions in the event of impact from these storms their windshields.” prepare to check the weather those hit the United States. a serious cyclone. extends well beyond coastal Walsh said the parking forecasts. Fortunately, the NOAA “Normally, the Hurricane areas so it is vital that lot actually has to be closed More information is not forecasting another Center in Miami has residents in hurricane prone for a day or more after on hurricanes and the season like 2005, but they good forecasts and USC areas get ready in advance fl ooding. upcoming season can be are informing the public that administration will monitor of the hurricane season.” Walsh has seen more found at http://www.nhc. the chances of hurricanes these,” explained Lakshmi. Flash flooding and high than just flooding that noaa.gov. hitting the US are high. “In case of a direct winds can be detrimental can occur. Living in the Dr. Venkat Lakshmi, a hit, normal precautions to Columbia, especially Dominican Republic in Comments on this story? E-mail professor of hydrological like staying indoors, on in lower areas like Five 1998, he experienced fi rst- [email protected]

TUITION●CONTINUED FROM 1 quality and making USC’s enrollment fi gures have been student living and learning on a steady increase and and we were forced to slash environment among the best university offi cials expect the spending and raise tuition in the nation.” fi gures to continue to grow at higher rates,” Andrew The increase will create over the next fi ve years. Sorensen, President of USC an additional $11.1 million Money is also earmarked said. “Through diffi cult and in revenue. for increased campus safety sometimes painful decisions, University offi cials plan on and security, as well as an we weathered that storm, using the additional revenue expansion of an academic never losing sight of our to recruit and enhance success center. goals.” the quality of faculty and The budget will be up for The tuition hike is part accommodate increased full board approval at the of a $936 million operating enrollment. June 29 meeting. budget that university The university’s faculty- officials said “underscores hiring program is entering Comments on this story? E-mail its ongoing commitment to its third of six years while [email protected]

Unknown persons spray her vehicle to turn around, CRIME painted the wall at the she struck call box #18, incident location. Custodial damaging the left rear services were contacted to tail light of her vehicle. REPORT clean the area. Minimal damage was done to the call box. Estimated June 13, 2006 Value of Damage: $150 June 13, 2006 Accidental Damage Malicious Injury to Real 1305 Greene St. Property (Graffi ti) Helen Fields, 33, said CRIME ● 4 1600 Hampton St. that while she was backing 4 THE GAMECOCK●Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Veteran evening news anchor loses prized CBS seat to Couric

Couric. military service. Rather Rather ends 44 year Rather, 74, has no narrated the report, in the tenure with network intention of retiring. He midst of the presidential is weighing an offer to do campaign, which CBS after story controversy a weekly show at the tiny later concluded after much HDNet, a high-definition criticism it could not network offered on some substantiate. David Bauder cable and satellite systems. Six months later, on Suzanne Plunkett THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “It just isn’t in me to sit March 9, 2005, he signed around doing nothing,” he off for the last time after 24 Dan Rather talks before a news conference at the CBS NEW YORK — CBS News said. years as the “CBS Evening Broadcast Center on Oct. 18, 2001 in New York. Rather said Tuesday it is cutting ties For more than two News” anchor. Rather dominated CBS News for more than two decades but was to Dan Rather, concluding a decades, Rather, NBC’s Tom contributed eight stories discredited by a story on the president’s military service. The messy professional divorce Brokaw and the late Peter to “60 Minutes” this past anchorman is leaving CBS after 44 years. with the hard-charging Jennings of ABC dominated season but he complained anchor who had worked television as the faces of the it wasn’t enough work to Sean McManus, who took “Basically, there wasn’t a there for 44 years until evening news and whenever satisfy him. He said CBS over last fall as CBS News situation that we could come things went sour over a big stories broke. The habit offered him a new contract president, wouldn’t discuss up with where there was story about the president’s of anchors traveling to the with no assignments. in an interview with The enough meaningful work military service. scene of news stories is His exit, Rather said on Associated Press the specifi cs for Dan to do at CBS News His departure before the largely this Texan’s legacy. Tuesday, represents CBS’ of what CBS offered. He’s that made sense for both November end of his contract Yet CBS was last in acknowledgment that “after been trying to push “60 him and us,” he said. “I had is an acknowledgment that the ratings and without a a protracted struggle ... they Minutes” into a new era, to make the decision of what CBS News wants to leave transition plan even before had not lived up to their with Couric and CNN’s to do in that situation, and the Rather era behind as it the ill-fated September 2004 obligation to allow me to do Anderson Cooper to begin that was the decision I came awaits the arrival of Katie story about President Bush’s substantive work there.” doing stories in the fall. up with.”

CRIME●CONTINUED FROM 3 Telephone Metallic silver graffi ti was East Quad discovered at each of the June 13, 2006 Nakia Guinyard, 20, had above locations. Pictures Act of Nature been receiving hang up were taken and placed into 1714 College St. calls by unknown person(s) evidence. Maintenance was Eileen Stroman, 36, approximately every night notifi ed. stated that a branch fell beginning at midnight and from a tree at the incident ending at about four am. June 18, 2006 location, causing damage to Trespassing After Notice the roof of her vehicle. June 16, 2006 Blatt P.E. Center Larceny of Cellular An offi cer was dispatched June 14, 2006 Phone to the incident location Flood Damage Cliff Apartments on notification that a Wade Hampton Ajay Pachipulusa, 25, suspect had returned to the Water overfl owed a drain, stated he left his book bag location after being told flooding rooms 217, 218 in the 5th fl oor study room. not to. Tavres Salley, 28, and 219. Estimated value of When he returned, it was was served a trespass notice damage: $3,500 missing. Estimated value: on October 24,2000. Salley Book bag $20, Audiovox was placed into custody and June 14, 2006 cell phone $35 transported to a detention Larceny of Camcorder center. McKissick June 17-18, 2006 Denise Wellman, 50, said Malicious Injury to Real June 19, 2006 that an unknown person Property (Graffi ti) Lost Property removed a black and silver Blossom Street Tennis Horseshoe Sony camcorder. Estimated Courts Brianna Smith, 18, stated Value: $300 Russell House that while sitting on the Law School horseshoe, she lost her June 15, 2006 Sumwalt College Motorola V265 cell phone. Unlawful Use of Bull Street Garage Estimated Value: $200 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Page 5 ABOUT EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-chief Viewpoints Editor Starting relationships requires AARON BRAZIER TIM MCMANUS

Copy Editor Page Designer more than easy temptations CONTACT INFORMATION Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House CAROLINE DESANCTIS MIKE CONWAY Editor: [email protected] News: [email protected] Copy Editor News Editor the innate desire to settle Viewpoints: [email protected] Promiscuity test a bad Th e Mix: [email protected] LIZ WHITE DREW BROOKS down. We start the uphill Sports: [email protected] trick for rating value Public Aff airs: [email protected] climb of relationships not Online: www.dailygamecock.com of signifi cant other Newsroom: 777-7726 ; Sports: 777-7182 just for sex, but because Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 IN OUR OPINION we feel something for Fax: 777-6482 One late night a that special someone and Sex toys yield harmless pleasure, girlfriend and I sat around with the hopes she will be Editor-in-chief AARON BRAZIER discussing our latest ‘the one.’ We go out with News Editor not cause for proposed house bill relationship disasters. She people because there is DREW BROOKS Viewpoints Editor asked if it was true that a something else there, some TIM MCMANUS The average student has more on their minds than dorms guy wouldn’t date a girl spark or interest. Th e Mix Editor ALEXIS ARNONE and midterms, despite what policy makers think. Sex is part he had already slept with. I’m not going to Sports Editor of most people’s lives, and college is no different. On one hand condone sleeping with ALEX RILEY But one of the good things that prevents student he got what someone you aren’t in a Photo Editor MEG GAILLARD promiscuity is now under attack. should take relationship with, but if Sports Photo Editor S.C. Rep. Ralph Davenport, despite admitting to not months, and for some reason the night JUAN BLAS Page Designers knowing what they are, is on the warpath against common, he got it ends in a one-night stand, MIKE CONWAY, garden-variety sex toys, a without the should that be the end of JESSICA ANN NIELSEN warpath climaxing with his annoying the relationship? Copy Editor That warm apple CAROLINE DESANCTIS, LIZ WHITE introduction of a bill that LIZ WHITE primping Sex is the most intimate would make selling these time, strange two people can be. After pie feeling is Th ird- quite clearly not toys illegal. year print habits, sharing a bed and all that STUDENT MEDIA With such a healthy journalism emotional goes along with that how background in understanding student breakdowns can some jerk say she’s not Director destroying us as SCOTT LINDENBERG the mindset of people who or pretending girlfriend material? Faculty Adviser quickly as crime. use sex toys - a lot of normal to be interested in more Maybe she really liked ERIK COLLINS people - it seems he really than sex to begin with. him. Maybe it was a Business Manager CAROLYN GRIFFIN wants to help the silent pleaser to be stopped. One guy we talked drunken mistake. Maybe Advertising Manager If there was ever a case of banning something that causes with admitted to testing she doesn’t usually behave SARAH SCARBOROUGH Classifi eds Manager no harm to anybody, this is it. The old-fashioned idea that a girl to see if she would like that; she just felt SHERRY F. HOLMES people can look after themselves is under attack. Guns sleep with him before something different with Production Manager C. NEIL SCOTT kill. Smoking kills. Five minutes alone to relieve tension they began what is him. does not. That warm apple pie feeling is quite clearly destined to be a failure of This guy isn’t going to Advertising not destroying us as quickly as crime, unemployment or a relationship. If she did marry someone he hasn’t APRYL ALEXANDER, KATIE CUPPIA, BREANNA EVANS, MARY RACHEL poverty. In fact, it is not hurting anyone at all. give in to his temptation, slept with, so why can’t he FREEMAN, DEIDRE MERRICK, McKENZIE Davenport says the bill will help the people he represents, he would end the affair. date her? When it comes WELSH but if his help involves keeping sexual tensions high, he Sure, that guy sounds like to fi nding someone to call Creative Services can take his help elsewhere. a douche, but is that how home you have to know if MIKE CONWAY, JOSEPH DANNELLY, LAURA JOYCE-GOUGH, MARGARET LAW, guys really think or is just the chemistry is right, just MEGHAN WHITMAN another side effect of our like you don’t buy a car fast-paced, speed dating without taking it for a test relationships? We have to drive. THE GAMECOCK is the editorially jump in the sack before we College isn’t about independent student newspaper of the University of South Carolina. It is published allow them to enter our finding Mr. Right or Monday, Wednesday and Friday during hearts. looking for that someone the fall and spring semesters and nine times during the summer with the exception If guys really think that to spend forever with, but of university holidays and exam periods. way, our preconceptions it’s about fi nding yourself Opinions expressed in THE GAMECOCK are those of the editors or author and not of Mr. Double Standard and what kind of person, those of the University of South Carolina. stereotypes weren’t far if anyone, you might keep Th e Board of Student Publications and off, but I’d like to give around for longer than a Communications is the publisher of THE GAMECOCK. Th e Department of them the benefi t of being blink. Student Media is the newspaper’s parent interested in women for So when it comes to organization. THE GAMECOCK is supported in part by student-activity fees. more than just foreplay. college relationships, what One free copy per reader. Additional copies I read somewhere that is so wrong with taking the may be purchased for $1 each from the Courtesy of KRT Campus Department of Student Media. men, like women, have Porsche for a spin? Page 6 Wednesday, June 21, 2006

When we think of the offi ce hours. The good part for all the sporting fun. summer, most people is that it can start off a day After all, very few of us associate social fun with the of fun in a short amount of can name the entire Eagles, beach or a bar. But perhaps time. Games last at most Patriots or Panthers teams. So WORLD the best potential for a two and a half hours and are knowing Switzerland’s team social event is in our own frequently shorter. would not make that much rooms, with a small event in This makes it much easier of a difference. Laugh at the Germany called the World to get the party swinging, funny pronunciation of the Cup being played between and those with little interest names on ESPN and suddenly various national teams. in soccer do not feel obliged become Ghana’s biggest fan. A sporting event, yes, but to watch a screen for too Germany is currently with incredible potential long. hosting the greatest sporting party to spend time with friends. Even better, when hosting event and party on the planet, Plenty of folk have the Super or attending a World Cup with many Americans adding Bowl to look forward to but party, arbitrarily pick a team. to the fun. It is the one time not for necessarily watching Sure, it is easy to pick Brazil in the calendar that waving a team. Rather it is a good or Argentina, but maybe your fl ag, regardless of color Exploit the World Cup excuse to have a great night you think Portugal have a or design, everyone sees of fun with associates, family nice red kit or that Sweden as proper behavior. Watch and companions around a have stunning blond players. the U.S. men’s with friends, fever to have great social television set. Getting into the spirit of develop an instant dislike Well, there is a much, the event is not about being for European opponents and much bigger sporting event an expert on international cheer while hanging out with times and summer fun that lasts for much, much soccer. For the majority your favorite friends. Soccer longer to take advantage of of the world it is a multi- may not be your thing, but for any social butterfl y who national, multi-colored party you might find yourself Aaron Brazier wants to show off his or her on multi-flavored steroids. surprised at how much fun it EDITOR-IN-CHIEF hosting skills. You know that the ball going can be with friends around. The sad part of the World in the net is the important Cup this year is that each part of soccer, and that is the Comments on this story? E-mail game occurs during regular only thing you need to know [email protected] THE GAMECOCK●Wednesday, June 21, 2006 7 McKissick exhibition offers insight into Sudan www. Caroline DeSanctis heart. dailygamecock THE GAMECOCK Since Sudan was given its independence in 1956, While USC’s McKissick catastrophes such as famine .com Museum has always been and armed combat have home to many interesting infiltrated this vulnerable exhibitions, well-known or African country. A peace otherwise, few have had the agreement was signed in same effect on the general January 2005 and ended the public than “Sudan: The violent civil war, but in turn Land and the People.” left the Sudanese people This photo/portrait with many pieces of their exhibition has been so war-torn home to put back File photo/THE GAMECOCK popular in fact, since its together, spawning a quest McKissick Museum is currently showing an exhibit with opening on April 15, that for a peaceful and unifying images of the plight in the torn African nation of Sudan the museum decided to life for everyone living extend its run through June there. and moving photographs, is located next to the 24, instead of the original Freeman explores this the likes of which many Horseshoe and offers free cut-off date of May 27. country in great detail Americans have never seen. admission to the public. The Times of crisis and through his photographs, This traveling exhibit museum is open Monday turmoil have always been with landscapes chronicling has crossed the nation, through Saturday and more prime opportunities for Sudan’s violent past and originating from the information on this exhibit photographers to capture also those areas that Meridian International can be found on the Web the essence of emotion, went untouched by the Center in Washington, D.C. site, www.cas.sc.edu/mcks and photographer Michael warfare. Everything from and was fi rst and foremost Freeman delivers this crisis jagged mountains to major the subject of a book with in Sudan directly to the population hubs is paused the same title. Comments on this story? E-mail viewer like a knife to the by these eye-opening The McKissick Museum [email protected] 8 THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Quigmans ● By Buddy Hickerson Hard Knocks ● By Louis Coppola HOROSCOPES

ARIES There’s more money coming your way. Don’t buy more toys _ invest it in your family. Make sure the people you love have everything they need. TAURUS For the past four A College Girl Named Joe ● By Aaron Warner weeks, you’ve been collect- ing all the goodies you could gather. For the next four weeks, you’ll fi nd ways to put all this stuff to good use. GEMINI For the next several weeks, concentrate on making money. It’ll be slightly easier to avoid distractions, and do that. CANCER For the coming four weeks, you have a defi - nite advantage. With a little help from friends, you can Scene @ USC accomplish great things. LEO Take on more re- sponsibility, you’ll love it. Don’t worry about the Band of Horses money, that’ll come later. CROSSWORD VIRGO The coming four weeks will be a lot more fun than the past four have been. They won’t be quite as exciting, but don’t worry. You’ll adjust. LIBRA For the next four weeks, you’ll have to be on your best behavior. You like being in the spotlight, so this shouldn’t be a problem. SCORPIO Conditions are changing again, this time in your favor. The next four weeks are good for explor- ing new places and ideas. SAGITTARIUS You’re entering an intensive work phase. Don’t panic, there’s good news. You’ll be able to replenish reserves you’ve recently depleted. CAPRICORN For the com- ing four weeks, you fi nd your partnerships require attention. This applies to romantic, business, even the card-playing kind. AQUARIUS Put in the extra ef- fort to make your place more comfortable. You know exactly what needs to be done, you’ve Today Saturday: thought about it long enough. BAND OF HORSES, MT. MURDER BY DEATH, PISCES You should fi nd EGYPT, THEY CAN’T SEE: LUCERO, VEDERA: 8 p.m. the coming four weeks 8 p.m. New Brookland New Brookland Tavern. a lot more relaxing than Tavern, 122 State St. $12, 18+ only. the past four weeks have $10, 18+ only. been. Late tonight is espe- cially good for snuggling. Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Page 9 Wynn Pelzer Balkman tries hand at NBA Pitcher of the Year Fan favorite sets Pelzer had to try his hand sights on pro hoops at many roles this season, ranging from starter to with signing of agent closer. His fi ve saves led the team, while his fi ve wins was third highest on Alex Riley the season. SPORTS EDITOR

Rising senior Renaldo Balkman has hired an Players of the agent to assist him with the coming NBA Draft, offi cially ending any chance the 6-8 forward had of returning to Columbia to fi nish out his career. YEAR Carolina coach Dave Odom had spoken with Balkman on July 15, saying The Gamecock selects its the that he hadn’t hired an agent but was unlikely to best of the best in 2006 for return to USC. “All indications are Carolina baseball. that Renaldo Balkman will remain in the (NBA) draft,” Odom said. “I have not spoken to him in a Neil giesler couple of days, but to my knowledge he has not hired Player of the Year an agent.” Balkman had intended After starting his career to return to Columbia for with high expecations, a visit, but was caught in Giesler fi nished the season his native Tampa due to batting over .350 with a inclement weather from Juan Blas /THE GAMECOCK stellar fi elding percentage Tropical Storm Alberto. Renaldo Balkman has decided to skip his fi nal year at USC of .966. Odom followed that and pursue his dream of playing pro basketball. statement up the next day when Balkman informed the Kinsey, has participated in straight NIT title en route University he had signed numerous NBA camps and to garnering MVP honors with agent foregoing his workouts for professional for the entire tournament. fi nal season of elgibility. scouts where he has been The dreadlock haired, “Like Gamecocks’ predicted to possibly go as animated player was a fan everywhere, I am high as a late fi rst to early favorite, including a fan disappointed Renaldo second round selection. club with T-shirts that Justin Smoak Balkman will not be with “Playing professional became known as Balkman’s us next season,” Odom said. basketball has always been Buddies. rookie of the Year “However, when we first his dream and I respect his “He will remain one of the started talking about the right to pursue it,” Odom most popular Gamecocks The newcomer did every- possibility of him declaring said. “His teammates, ever and will always be thing that was promised for the draft, we knew that coaching staff and the a part of the Gamecock when he signed with Caro- he might decide to take entire University support basketball family,” Odom lina, tying for the team an agent and stay in the his decision in every way.” said. lead in homeruns with draft.” Balkman, who averaged 17 and garnering a fi eld Balkman, along with 9.6 ppg this season, helped Comments on this story? E-mail percentage of .995. former Gamecock Tarence guide USC to its second [email protected] 10 THE GAMECOCK●Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Balkman’s departure doesn’t surprise me

Talented player has good chance to hear his name during draft

It’s a sad day my friends. A day I hoped would never come. Renaldo Balkman has officially signed with an agent, foregoing his senior season in the garnet and black. The long- hair, moped driving, towel waving, long and lanky fan favorite won’t be providing any slam dunk ALEX RILEY celebrations Th ird-year in the coming print journal- season. ism student The Balkman’s Buddies crew will have to retire their beloved shorts wear, ending what can only be called as a magical run. After a season in which Balkman led the Gamecocks to a second NIT title, the off-color face of USC hoops decided to take his shot at NBA glory. Experts say he might go as high as the late fi rst round, and with a possibility like that on the horizon, who can blame him? Sure, it would have been Nick Esares /THE GAMECOCK fun to have him around Former USC forward Renaldo Balkman dunks during a pre- for one more season. But draft camp in Florida. Balkman, who has signed with an would it have made him any agent, has decided to forego his senior season. better? Probably not. Balkman went while the getting was good and that’s His words to me following Am I looking forward to just fi ne with me. In fact, I their departure: “They’re the possibility of a Renaldo almost saw this one on the watching that Balkman kid. Balkman rookie card? Sure. radar long before anyone He’s got hussle and that’s How about a Renaldo else was even talking about what they’re looking for. Balkman bobblehead on it. He could play on my team give away night? They’ll be When the Gamecocks any day. “ on eBay in no time. faced off with Clemson in That speech must have Would I like to have him Tigertown this past season, reached the NIT’s Most back for one more season? I sat next to the head of the Valuable Player, because You bet. ACC basketball referees. now he seems to have But who knows, maybe One of the most pleasant impressed enough NBA skipping one last round conversations I ever had was talent evaluators to get good with USC might produce interrupted by three NBA news when it comes to his the next great thing in the talent scouts shaking this professional future. NBA. man’s hand as they left. And good for him. THE GAMECOCK●Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11 Fans revel in Stanley Cup win

lines formed for beer and League Championship Legendary trophy smoothies, while better Series and beating the prepared fans brought New York Yankees before fi nally comes to rest coolers and kicked back winning a World Series for under the few shady spots. the fi rst time since 1918. in Raleigh, N.C. “They call it a “This is heaven. I called nontraditional hockey my mom and said this was market, but there’s all better than the Red Sox Aaron Beard those people out there winning four straight from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS screaming in the heat,” said the Yankees and winning defenseman Aaron Ward. the series. This is our home RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - “So maybe by the standards team,” Cadran said. The Carolina Hurricanes of temperature we’re not a Tuesday night’s party gathered with their fans hockey market, but we’ve took on a movie-star, red- Tuesday to relish the team’s got some enthusiasm out carpet atmosphere as the first NHL championship, there.” players _ some stopping to the fi rst major pro title in Bill Murphy, 44, of give high-fives _ left the state history, and above all Raleigh, wore his red parade vehicles and walked the Stanley Cup _ the 114- Hurricanes sweater and took by waving, cheering fans year-old silver chalice that pride in the life-size replica toward the stage. signaled to all hockey has a of the Cup he spent hours “I didn’t know what to home in North Carolina. building out of cardboard, expect,” said defenseman “Nine years in the tape and aluminum foil. Mike Commodore. “I didn’t Paul Chiasson /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS making. It’s about time,” He said he engineered the know how many people Carolina Hurricanes’ Mike Commodore celebrates with the said an impatient Adrian model using specifications would show up, but there’s Stanley Cup after winning Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final Ionescu, 19, of Cary. he found on the Internet, a lot of people here. People over the Edmonton Oilers in Raleigh, N.C. on Monday. In the team’s second trip attaching it to the trunk of are excited and it’s great. to the Stanley Cup finals his Honda Accord two days I’m glad they appreciate since the former Hartford ago. and everybody enjoys what Whalers moved south in A New York transplant we did.” 1997, the Hurricanes beat and an Islanders fan his The party will continue the Edmonton Oilers in entire life, he wanted his Wednesday when the seven games, unleashing son eight-year-old Brendan team heads to the state Tuesday’s parade of pickup to experience his adopted House chamber before an trucks carting players city’s celebration. afternoon parade through through a cheering crowd of “There’s so much history downtown, capping a Caniacs at the RBC Center. in that Cup,” Murphy said. celebration that started the Assistant captain Glen “Some people think it’s just moment Carolina won the Wesley held the silver a trophy, but it’s a way of Cup Monday night. Stanley Cup aloft as children life for hockey fans.” Commodore said he in his truck pitched foam Bob Cadran, 55, sat on a didn’t managed to get into pucks into the crowd like folding chair under a tree’s bed until 7:30 a.m. after they were medallions tossed shade and sported his new what he thinks was a “pretty from a Mardi Gras fl oat. Hurricanes championship good” party. Other fans waited to hear baseball cap. The former “From what I remember, their hometown heroes Massachusetts resident it was great,” he said. trumpet victory on stage, compared the day’s thrill where a band warmed to his beloved Boston Red up a crowd at the end of Sox recovering from a 3-0 Comments on this story? E-mail a 90-degree day. Long defi cit in the 2004 American [email protected] www. dailygameock .com 12 THE GAMECOCK●Wednesday, June 21, 2006

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