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University of South Carolina Scholar Commons March 2007 3-20-2007 The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2007_mar Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007" (2007). March. 9. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2007_mar/9 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2007 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in March by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007 VOL. 100, NO. 120 ● SINCE 1908 Baseball players charged with burglary Alex Riley outstanding families, and I SPORTS EDITOR feel bad for their parents. It is inappropriate for me to Two of USC’s h igh profi le make any other comments, baseball recruits were as this case is now in the dismissed from the team hands of the legal authorities, Monday following charges of but they are no longer part burglary and grand larceny. of the Gamecock baseball Gamecock outfielder program. Lonnie Chisenhall and According to USC police pitcher Nick Fuller were reports, two individuals broke arrested Monday by the into athletics department USC Police Department and facilities March 13 and stole taken to the Alvin S. Glenn three Dell computers from Detention Center. the department and $3,100 This is a very unfortunate from USC assistant baseball Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK situation,, said coach Ray coach Jim Toman. Tanner. Both of these USC outfi elder Lonnie Chisenhall, left, and pitcher Nick Fuller were arrested Monday by the USC Police Department. ● young men come from ARRESTS 4 Edwards follows campaign trail to Columbia Candidate discusses his platform about health care, education at Benedict College Nick Needham Edwards marched into the rally to METRO EDITOR the Benedict College drum line after an introduction by Miss Benedict Democratic presidential hopeful College, Nadia Muhammad. John Edwards told a crowd gathered Edwards said we must work to at Benedict College on Monday that polish the image of America abroad, President Bush needs to stop using starting with the genocide in Africa, the war in Iraq to judge America’s which the U.S. acknowledges but patriotism. does little about, Edwards said. “It’s time for the president to “What would you think of us?” ask America to be patriotic about Edwards asked the crowd. “It’s not something other than the war,” just about us feeling good, it’s about Edwards said, drawing applause more than that.” from the crowd. He drew numerous applauses in Edwards also said he thought a sermon-like speech that mainly Attorney General Alberto Gonzales focused on health care, education should step down in the wake of the and global warming. federal prosecutor scandal. Eight Pointing to his own efforts in U.S. Attorneys have accused the education, Edwards talked about Justice Department of fi ring them how he used his own money to help for political reasons, and lawmakers jumpstart a college tuition program on both sides of the aisle are calling for poor rural communities in for Gonzales to resign. North Carolina. The program The campaign stop is part of covers the cost of books and tuition Edwards’ college tour aimed at for any eligible high school student getting students excited about in the community. politics. “We have to be willing to be bold,” Andrew Collins, a fi rst-year pre- Edwards said. “Education should be pharmacy student, came out to the a birth to death experience.” rally to see what Edwards had to He prides his campaign on having say. the only comprehensive health care “I think it’s good to listen to all reform plan. Edwards supports a the presidential candidates before Brandon Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK deciding,” Collins said. EDWARDS ● 2 John Edwards tells an audience at Benedict College Monday that policymakers must be willing to be bold. USC scuba diving club Students Former waitress saves for USC tuition make that money. will dance for the fi rst time off ers students, faculty with Midlands Tech student Marian Webb, a 19-year- Monday night. dances at local strip club old student at Midlands Webb has been a waitress Tech, dances at a strip for six years and wanted experience, adventures unusual to fund her education club. to get a job at a high-class Webb is originally establishment. Her friends Elizabeth Segrist diving trips each year — the from Dallas and moved to told her that Platinum Plus THE DAILY GAMECOCK Ryan James most recent to the Florida ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Columbia a year and a half was a good place to make Keys during spring break. ago. She is going to school money. USC’s Scuba Diving Club Thorben Primke, a to become a dental hygienist She hasn’t told her parents Earning money to pay is for certified divers who first-year computer science and hopes to eventually about her job because of jobs college tuition is a struggle enjoy going into the depths graduate student, is club transfer to USC. their religious beliefs. many students share. What to discover. treasurer and has been a Webb has been working “[My parent’s] are Marian Webb is uncommon, however, is The club meets weekly as a waitress at Platinum what some students do to and takes three offi cial scuba SCUBA ● 4 Exotic Dancer Plus for five months, and STRIPPER ● 4 Sports The Mix Local News.............2 TODAY Tomorrow Opinion.................. 6 Carolina football kicks off spring “Psycho” star’s offspring takes off in Puzzles....................9 practice today. Check out the Depth his own different musical direction with Comics....................9 Horoscopes...............9 Chart for season prep. See page 10 new CD “Ash Wednesday.” See page 7 Classifi ed..............12 76 54 69 53 PAGE 2 TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007 New meters anger Five Points shoppers Many store owners, employees sign petitions saying that parking policies are hurting business, not bringing quicker space turnover Kathleen Kemp that store employees take merchants. STAFF WRITER advantage of free parking Brewer said that, on and park in spots designated Saturdays, high traffi c streets Several months after the for customers. such as Greene, Devine and city of Columbia brought Karina Amin-Salehi, a Saluda have bagged meters parking meters to Five Points, second-year English student, that are still monitored to debate still rages over the has worked at Starbucks in make sure no one parks for new hours of enforcement. Five Points since September. more than 90 minutes, while Many business owners in She said store employees park less busy streets such as the popular shopping district in these spaces because they Harden and Santee have free argue that the meters hurt don’t have other options. parking. their business. “It’s a pain because I don’t John Spade, Parking Don McCallister, co-owner get paid that much anyway, Services director for the of Loose Lucy’s and a former and now I have to go feed the City of Columbia, said board member for the Five meter,” Amin-Salehi said. meters are necessary to Points Association, said the Amin-Salehi said keep drivers from parking situation hasn’t been handled merchants are angry with for unreasonable amounts well, especially in light of the good reason, and that the of time. recent construction in the parking meters can hurt “We don’t do it for the area. businesses. money, we do it for turnover,” “The city showed a great “A lot of businesses have Spade said. “If we didn’t have deal of bad judgment,” signs up saying they’re meters people would stay McCallister said. “We’ve against the meters,” Amin- there all day long.” already had a lot of obstacles Salehi said. “One day a Brewer said several Five to overcome, so putting these customer came in and said Points merchants signed in [now] is making people that she had wanted to come petitions asking for removal mad.” in another time but didn’t of the meters. Merritt Brewer, Five Points because she couldn’t find a Jonathan Beckman, a Association director, said the place to park.” third-year biology student, parking meter situation has Ryan Hutchens, a fi rst-year said he signed a petition in a caused a lot of anger amongst undeclared student, said the store against the meters, even businesses. meters haven’t really helped though he doesn’t normally “It’s been a serious bone of the crowd fl ow. drive to Five Points. contention. There are a lot of “I don’t like to have to “I don’t really go down merchants who are in support pay for parking,” Hutchens there much anyway and I of them and a lot who are said. “I mean, it’s still pretty live close, so I just walk,” against them,” Brewer said. crowded.” Beckman said. “[Merchants who are against Tricia Hatfield, a third- Brewer said the Five them] feel that it hurts their year photography student, Points Association will meet businesses.” said that even with the to discuss the success of the However, Brewer said meters, there is often not a parking meter system at the that while the Five Points place to park. end of April. Association has no official “You shouldn’t have to pay In the meantime, Brewer stance on the meters, she to park to shop,” Hatfield said Kenny’s Auto shop has noticed that many of the said. should be demolished in the merchants who complained Meters in Five Points are next few weeks to make way about the situation have monitored from 11 a.m.

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