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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008 VOL. 101, NO. 108 ● SINCE 1908

USC student Alumni gather to rally funding dies in accident Former USC professors and scientists, Liz Segrist according to the Web site ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR http://www.endowedchairs. students lobby state A 20-year-old org/ University of South legislators for money “It brings the best and Carolina student from brightest faculty,” said Anderson died when he former Student Body Paul Bowers fell from a moving CSX MIX EDITOR President Tommy Preston, train between 4 a.m. and who is currently USC’s 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Wednesday was Carolina coordinator of government Robert Chase Day for the many USC and community relations. Campbell, a second-year alumni who spent the The program, which advertising student, morning at the State House made $30 million available boarded the train with rallying financial support in the 2007-2008 fi scal year, three other Sigma Nu for their alma mater. is funded by state lottery fraternity members as a “By us being there visiting proceeds. prank near the south end in numbers, we’re reminding Another of the major of Blossom Street. them that higher education issues hanging in the air Once the train started has to be a priority,” said of the noisy chamber was moving, they were unable Marsha Cole, who helped a proposed series of line- to get off of it, according organize the event. item budget cuts for all to USC spokesperson Cole is the executive USC campuses, including Russ McKinney. After director of the Carolina what Cole said was a 2.36 the men arrived in Alumni Association, which, percent cut at the Columbia Newberry County, the in association with the campus. other three students advocacy group Carolina The cuts have passed in realized Campbell was Action Network, has put on the House and are currently missing. the annual event for four awaiting approval in the THE DAILY GAMECOCK Keri Goff / McKinney said the years. Senate, but few advocates Student Body Vice President Meredith Ross helps at Carolina Day at the State House. university offered their The program works by seemed optimistic about counseling services at the dividing alumni according turning the decision Sigma Nu chapter wide to state voting districts and around. major research universities. community brought their many conversations,” meeting yesterday. having them speak with “The best they could USC legislative liaison own specific issues and Rowland said. “The university their respective senators hope for was to hold the Casey Martin said she policy ideas to the table. Student Body Presiden offered any support, and representatives. line there,” said USC Aiken supported the South USC Sumter was looking Andrew Gaeckle said he whether that’s counseling One of the primary items chancellor Tom Hallman. Carolina Light Rail plan to fund a new science thinks they made a point or campus ministries, to on the day’s agenda was “This year, higher at a preliminary meeting building, for instance, with their demonstration help them get through continuation of support education in general is being at the Capital City Club and the Graduate Student as he stood in the crowded this,” McKinney said. for the statewide Endowed cut, and that puts us in very downtown. Association sought lobby between the state’s McKinney said USC Chairs program — also compromising positions,” “When you want your fully subsidized health House and Senate has been assisting the known as the Centers for Preston said. “It forces us CAT scans transferred from insurance. chambers. Newberry county sheriff Economic Excellence. to either raise tuition or cut MUSC to USC, you want USC Aiken’s dean Hugh “It’s hard for any of the department and SLED. The initiative provides programs and initiatives.” that done quickly,” Martin Rowland said Carolina Day legislators to miss us today,” “We are working with an economic impetus for Alumni also pushed said. “brings people together in a said Gaeckle, a third- them to try and figure high-tech research at USC, for funding of the South The network would common purpose.” year international studies out what happened in Clemson and MUSC by Carolina Light Rail, a also include Clemson “Efforts that most of us at student. Columbia,” McKinney drawing in major research proposed high-speed University. individual campuses make said. firms and paying the information pipeline Advocates for different are scattered across many Comments on this story? E-mail salaries of world-renowned connecting the state’s three groups within the Carolina months, many locations, [email protected] SG abolishes cost to students Resolution answers dining areas. In order for Scheffres and SG offi cials Gaeckle and Ross met with the boxes to remain free for will meet in two weeks to Scheffres and Helen Zeigler, campus complaints students, students need to eat decide if the resolution is director of Business Affairs, about new BioBoxes outside of the dining halls. being effective. on Tuesday to discuss the Michael Scheffres, resident All members of the Senate fees. Ross said Scheffres was district manager for Sodexho were added as sponsors to the very helpful. Kara Apel Campus Services, said the resolution, which was passed “Mr. Scheffres was very STAFF WRITER regulations need to be met with unanimous consent. willing to meet with us,” Ross The Student Senate passed in order to keep the prices Student Body Vice said. a resolution abolishing the away. President Meredith Ross The issue was brought to 50-cent fee for the BioBoxes “As long as the boxes aren’t said she was thrilled by Gaeckle and Ross’s attention in their weekly meeting on used inside, the price will not the effectiveness of the by the amount of students Wednesday. exist,” Scheffres said. resolution. who complained about the The conditions with Scheffres said students “It’s great that we could BioBox price. the resolution include that need to enforce each other to respond to the student “Plenty of people Lizzy Sheppard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK students do not use the make sure the price will not complaints so quickly,” The biobox fee will go for the next two weeks, SG said. BioBoxes inside campus return. Gaeckle said. BOXES ● 3 Banquet reveals poverty CSC hosted event to students into the groups as low and high income and they entered the room. how people are affected.” educate students on Those given a card titled After being shown a short “high-income” were told to video that included statistics world hunger realities sit at tables on one side of about the conditions in the room, while those given impoverished societies, Cassity Brewer the “low-income” card were students were served dinner. THE DAILY GAMECOCK given seats on newspapers on The high-income group The Carolina Service the floor. “Middle-income” was served a meal of a salad, Council hosted the 13th attendees sat on chairs in chicken, vegetables and a annual Hunger Banquet another corner, but were not piece of chocolate cake, for Oxfam America in the given tables on which to eat. while the middle-income Russell House ballroom last Hannah Thorton, a group had rice and beans. night to promote awareness second-year public relations The low-income society had towards conditions in student and director of only rice. impoverished nations. campus programs for Amanda Potter, a third- Oxfam is a worldwide Carolina Service Council, year early childhood organization that strives to said this dinner is to show education student, had a help impoverished people. how the level of wealth in scoop of rice and water for The banquet highlighted societies greatly affects her meal. Lizzy Sheppard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK differences between high, people who live in them. “Sitting here has defi nitely Jill Hansen, a third-year exercise science student, enjoys rice and water while sitting on middle and low-income “We are trying to starkly the fl oor along with other students in the “low income group” at Wednesday’s banquet. societies by randomly placing show the difference between HUNGER ● 3 THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008

RH 309 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. NAACP meeting TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY CAMPUS 7 p.m. — 9 p.m. RH 305 AAAS Executive Board meeting 7 p.m. — 8 p.m. HIGHLIGHTS RH 348 Mountaineering and Whitewater Club meeting 8:30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. Currell 107 Thursday, Mar. 27 Carolina Surf Club meeting 7 p.m. — 8 p.m. 11 a.m. — 2 p.m. Humanities 201 Feminist Majority Red Cross Week — Blood Leadership Alliance 80 55 82 59 78 52 Drive Friday, Mar. 28 meeting Greene Street & Russell RH 348 House Lobby 11 a.m. — 2 p.m. Red Cross Week - Blood 7:30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. PIC OF THE DAY 5:30 p.m. — 7 p.m. Drive BGLSA meeting Women’s Bible Study Greene Street & RH BA Building 008 RH 205 Lobby 8p.m. — 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 31 Amnesty International Empower meeting Student Chapter meeting RH 303 5 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. Students for Life meeting RH 348 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. BOND Executive Board RH 305 meeting

United States halt all weapons of nuclear warheads but International sales and military-to-military contain no nuclear materials BEIJING — China strongly contacts with Taiwan, the themselves. The fuses were protested to the U.S. on self-governing island that returned after the foul-up Wednesday over the mistaken Beijing has claimed as its own was realized late last week, delivery of fuses for long- since the sides split amid civil and an investigation headed range missiles to Taiwan, war in 1949. by Navy Adm. Kirkland H. the latest incident involving Ending those practices Donald was ordered. arms sales to the island to roil would help Washington It was the second nuclear- relations between Beijing and “avoid damaging peace and related mistake announced Washington. stability in the Taiwan Strait by the U.S. military in Lizzy Sheppard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK In a statement posted on and the healthy development recent months. Last August, Rachel Golden shows her skills at the USC Idol Auditions Wednesday evening. the Foreign Ministry’s Web of China-U.S. relations,” Qin an Air Force B-52 bomber site, spokesman Qin Gang said. was wrongly armed with six said China sent a protest U.S. officials have moved nuclear-tipped cruise missiles it was discovered. path in east-central Arkansas to Washington expressing quickly to mollify Beijing at a base in North Dakota Henry said if the National worried that the river flows “strong displeasure.” over the mix-up in which and then fl own to Louisiana. incident violated any CLARENDON, Ark. — would hit an already swollen “We ... demand the U.S. the Pentagon mistakenly Its crew wasn’t aware nuclear treaty or agreement, it was Arkansans sandbagged their Mississippi River on the side thoroughly investigate sent four cone-shaped fuses arms were aboard. unintentional. front doors and pumped state’s eastern border and this matter, and report to for intercontinental ballistic Ryan Henry, the No. 2 “We are being totally out their fl ooded basements flow back into their cotton China in a timely matter the missiles to Taiwan in August policy official in Defense transparent. We have Wednesday as a historic crest and wheat fi elds. details of the situation and 2006 instead of helicopter Secretary Robert Gates’ corrected the situation,” he on the White River moved “I don’t think anybody eliminate the negative effects batteries ordered by the office, called the mistaken said. “The United States downstream, and a fl ooding knows how much higher it’s and disastrous consequences island’s military. shipment of the fuses to stands up to its treaty expert said the state will have going to get,” said Monroe created by this incident,” Qin The fuses, for use in Taiwan intolerable and obligations and we’re to deal with high water for County resident Marlin said. Minuteman strategic said President Bush as well dealing with this in the most weeks. Reeves as overcast skies He reiterated China’s long- missiles, are linked to the as Chinese leaders were straightforward manner we Residents and county standing demand that the triggering mechanisms informed of the matter once can.” officials along the river’s BRIEFS ● 3 ● BRIEFS Continued from 2 administrator in the county himself inside a rental condo threatened rain. of about 11,300 people, said owned by The Club Group, Heavy rains filled major he feared the fl ooding would a company he worked for as rivers in northern Arkansas cut off roads to the area. chief fi nancial offi cer. early last week, flooding The county printed yellow- The reports said Gerwing communities as the water and-red flyers to distribute left two suicide notes scrawled moved downstream. Two to residents, urging them in blue ink. He wrote one people remain missing after to leave or to have enough on a bedsheet. The other the storms, and 35 counties food to last “at LEAST two covered both sides of a sheet — nearly half the state — weeks.” of paper found in the bloody were declared disaster areas. bathroom with his naked National Weather Service body. hydrologist Steve Bays said Local The sheriff refused to the high waters will continue disclose the contents of the HILTON HEAD ISLAND — to threaten communities in notes, saying investigators are After being questioned by Arkansas for weeks. still analyzing their contents. police in their search for a The weather service Tanner said the notes were missing couple, Dennis Ray expects the White River to compared with other samples Gerwing slashed himself six crest over the weekend at 33.5 of Gerwing’s handwriting times with a steak knife and feet, 7 1⁄2 feet above flood and convinced Gerwing bled to death in a bathtub stage and more than a foot wrote both notes. lined with a bed comforter higher than it was Wednesday Police say Gerwing was and two pillows, according to afternoon. the last person known to investigative reports released But water will remain on have seen the Calverts on Wednesday. some roads and highways Mar. 3. The couple hired Beaufort County Sheriff and in some homes into Gerwing’s company more P.J. Tanner released the mid-April, as well as cover than two years ago to run reports detailing Gerwing’s cropland into May or beyond, administration, accounting death Mar. 11 because he said Bays said. and human resources for their he wanted to put to rest any “The river’s going to be out business. But in December, speculation on this resort of its banks for a prolonged the Calverts decided they no island that Gerwing was period of time,” Bays said. longer needed the company murdered. Wednesday, Reeves, 67, and Gerwing was leading the “I’m sure you would draw used a small tractor to pile transition out. some conclusions that it is sand in the front yard of his Tanner declined to say if unbelievable, but the true facts home along the old White either suicide note mentioned reveal that it was a suicide,” River. In its present-day the Calverts. The sheriff Tanner said to reporters. “No channel, the swollen river said Gerwing remains a one else is involved, there’s moved along the opposite person of interest in their no murder mystery here that side of a pine-covered island disappearance. we’re looking at. It’s a suicide visible from Reeves’ backyard. A preliminary autopsy that’s odd.” Already, river water fl ooded concluded Gerwing bled to Gerwing’s body was found into other yards and homes death from multiple cuts, shortly after police named down the gravel road. mostly from gashes on both him as a person of interest Sand that Reeves got sides of his neck and a slashed in the disappearance of several days ago fi lled six bags artery in his left forearm. two of his former business in front of his front door. associates, John and Elizabeth Monroe County Judge Calvert. Gerwing, 54, killed — Compiled by The Associated Press Larry Morris, chief

BOXES ● Continued from 1 HUNGER ● Continued from 1 complained,” Ross said. made me realize how it is Gender division plans Ross, a second-year political to be impoverished,” Potter science student, said that the said. complaints stemmed from Students on the floor for GA schools dropped the price of the BioBoxes, not watched while those in tables so much their existence. were served three courses, Greene County will become the first school The initiative for the boxes allowing them to get a new district in the nation to go themselves was not started by view on what it means to be call off program to entirely single-sex, with SG, but became important hungry. consult local parents boys and girls in separate to SG when a majority of Erin Nicholson, a second- classrooms, in response to students expressed discontent. year fashion merchandising Dorie Turner years of poor test scores, “It becomes a SG issue when student, said it shows USC Th e Associated Press soaring dropout rates and it upsets that many students,” students what hunger is like high numbers of teenage Ross said. for at least a night. ATLANTA — A rural pregnancies. Student Body President “It’s not a daily occurrence Georgia county plans to The plan touched off Pro Tempore Ben Bullock for myself or anyone here so dump its plan to segregate hundreds of parents who opened the discussion for the it gives a different perspective all its schools by gender criticized Superintendent resolution by expressing the on what other countries after a groundswell of Shawn McCollough for opinion of the student body. experience,” Nicholson said. opposition from parents pushing the measure “We have heard the voice After dinner, a discussion who were outraged that through without first of the student body and they was led by Elizabeth they weren’t consulted consulting them. aren’t terribly happy,” Bullock Coleman, the southeast ahead of time, a school McCollough will said. regional organizer for Bread board member said not comment on the Ross did not think it would for the World, another Wednesday. turnaround, district be hard to enforce the use of organization that focuses on Greene County school spokeswoman Judi Collins boxes outside of dining halls. ending poverty. officials will formally said. At a public forum last “I certainly think it’s Coleman began the drop the plan at an Apr. 14 month, McCollough said feasible to ask the student discussion by asking the meeting in favor of asking the 2,000-student district body to do this,” Ross said. high-income group how parents, teachers and staff was turning to single- “We as a student body can they felt about eating a meal members for their input, sex education because it handle this.” much larger in size than the said the board member, needed a fast, innovative Gaeckle, a third-year other groups, and then the Velicia Cobb. approach after years of international studies student, low-income group how they The four-school county failures. said he was pleased that felt about watching other may decide to move Federal law allows such an important piece of students being unfairly given forward with some single- single-sex classrooms legislation was passed barely more than they were. sex schools as part of or schools, but parents two weeks into his term. Coleman said the average future plans, Cobb said. must be given the option “It shows that this American’s view towards “I think this is what of publicly funded administration is moving in hunger is different from the should have been done coeducation for their the right direction,” Gaeckle rest of the world. first,” said Cobb, who children. said. “We Americans are voted in favor of the U.S. Department of In addition to passing enjoying our food everyday, conversion last month Education spokeswoman the resolution, Douglas we are enjoying our prosperity despite reservations. Samara Yudof said federal McDonald was appointed as a and we are enjoying being “Whenever you’re trying officials were working senate member representative the wealthiest nation in the to implement a plan like with Greene County for the medical school world,” Coleman said. that at that magnitude, school administrators to you need parents’ buy-in make sure the district’s Comments on this story? E-mail Comments on this story? E-mail for it to be successful.” plans comply with federal [email protected] [email protected] The county would have law. PAGE 4 THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008

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Editor Managing Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER MICHAEL BAUMANN

News Editor Copy Desk Chief BRAD MAXWELL CALLI BURNETT

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Design Director Online Editor MEREDITH RAY EDDIE MANN

IN OUR OPINION Hyman goes too easy on troublesome QB T w o s i d e s t o e v e r y c o i n

Thank goodness Steven Garcia’s not on the baseball Reverend Wright’s statements raise sharp questions team or he’d already be back in Florida right now. Pastor cannot be named works to his Actions inconsistent with opinions, but Our illustrious quarterback savior was ticketed advantage to the church for underage drinking Saturday after residents of un-American simply due let this issue campaign message, cause defended East and South Quads called complaining of noise. reach a boil in Wright when to ‘unpatriotic’ remarks the media and confusion for supporters he came under Along with him were his older brother and two other The news media’s intense Like many people, I’m still then address attack. scrutiny last week of Barack uncertain which presidential teammates. the nation Even though Obama’s pastor Jeremiah THOMAS candidate I favor. So far I’ve KIMI with clarity there is a new On Tuesday, athletics director Eric Hyman Wright should have stayed MALUCK been impressed by Obama’s TIMMERS and resolve. pastor in place, unceremoniously announced in a two-sentence in last week. Leave it to Fourth-year charisma, oratorical skill and Th ird-year Look at the it doesn’t round-the-clock news English “politics of hope.” However, print statement that Garcia was resulting necessarily sources to invent round-the- student recent controversy with his journalism out until August 15. picture: guarantee Perception matters. clock non-issues that won’t ex-pastor has me a little student Obama those anti- How convenient. matter to whoever ends up confused. And right now, USC proves he American as president. It certainly isn’t news by Students and understands generational messages will stop — First of all, Obama should now that Reverend Wright looks like a team administrators should be and social angst about race, especially since Wright was not be held accountable for made some incredibly charged while Clinton defends a highly respected man in his upset that Garcia made Wright’s social commentary. comments about America. led by a convict. some less important non- community. Wright is a reverend, and it Although they were sound USC look bad with his issue. The maneuver is too This incident also reminds is his purpose to inspire and bites taken out of context, third arrest in as many valuable to sweep aside the me of Obama’s “Embrace the lead his church’s members the anger and vitriol behind same way candidates do Change” concerts that were semesters. But they should be furious that athletics with whatever style of the words is undeniable. with drug histories. held last year and included effectively made USC look like bumbling idiots. rhetoric he prefers. Everyone is entitled to their What I’d really like a stop in our very own city. However, it should be opinions, but when you’re No one will know what happened in Hyman’s offi ce to see addressed, though, The Columbia show featured acknowledged that Obama a politician, you probably is the validity of Wright’s Grammy-winning gospel when he spoke to Garcia. Maybe he saw something purposely waited for the shouldn’t associate with statements, especially his singer and minister Donnie that we can’t see. But that doesn’t matter. media to find an angle on someone who has been so claim that “the chickens McClurkin, who is an “ex- Wright to sensationalize. vocally anti-American. I also Unfortunately, perception does. And right now, have come home to roost” gay” and has insisted that A New York Times article have a hard time believing USC looks like a team led by a convict. in reference to Sept. 11. homosexuality is a choice that from April 30, 2007, Obama never heard these For some reason, can be cured through prayer. How does the department expect to explain to quotes Wright about his kinds of statements in his people resist the concept Many people — not just the viewpoints: “If Barack gets years of as a parishioner. the other players not to drink underage and to avoid of terrorists being angry gay community — were past the primary, he might Of course, I’m glad trouble when their leader is the penultimate example at America for some form shocked by Obama’s choice. have to publicly distance that Obama came out and of wrongdoing. What is When confronted with of all you should not do as a college athlete? himself from me. I said it addressed those remarks. Like seemingly harder to accept his decision to include such Granted, Garcia did nothing too terribly wrong. He to Barack personally, and he most of Obama’s speeches, it is a leader who is willing a controversial fi gure in the said ‘yeah, that might have was presented well and sent a wasn’t doing drugs or stealing thousands of dollars to acknowledge a global concerts, Obama simply said to happen.’” positive message about how scenario that is not black and that he didn’t agree with of electronics from McMaster. But then again, the Almost a year later, America should leave racism white: critics of Wright’s McClurkin and feels that all department fumbled again there too. media outlets — cable behind. But even though “anti-Americanism” are Americans should have equal news stations especially — Obama made the distinction Time to get on the ball. using the same denial used rights. While the sentiment have dissected passages of between Wright’s sermons by Rudy Giuliani in debates is a noble one, Obama left Wright’s old sermons with and his own opinions (and CORRECTIONS when Ron Paul gave a frank McClurkin in the lineup as little context as possible also removed him from appraisal of Sept. 11. regardless. How much does In Wednesday’s News section, Dan Berman’s name was while opening the door his campaign staff), I don’t Recognizing cause he really disagree? Obama is misspelled. for Obama to deliver an understand why he won’t and effect should not be an excellent orator and has The Daily Gamecock regrets this error. intelligent, adult speech. leave the church. confused with claiming made some stirring speeches, If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about Keep in mind that I’m not saying that America “deserves” suicide but actions can speak louder it. E-mail us at [email protected]. Obama, if not his advisers, Obama needs to leave his bombers. By the same token, than words. knew this opportunity faith, but I’ll admit that I hearing Wright’s speeches At the end of the day, I’m would arise and polished his think leaving this church to IT’S YOUR RIGHT made with Obama in still leaning towards Obama, unifying speech to such a worship elsewhere would be Voice your opinion on message boards at attendance should not lead but I’d like to see him make www.dailygamecock.com shine that it could very well a solid gesture and would or send letters to the editor at to the conclusion that the a more solid separation [email protected]. send Morse code signals to demonstrate that he does not man can’t think for himself. from this kind of bigotry. It the Middle East and unite support Wright’s views. It’s If anything, it’s the outside certainly couldn’t hurt his their various peoples, too. true that the congregation About The Daily Gamecock audience that needs to get campaign or “politics of “That’s just politics,” doesn’t necessarily agree with informed. hope.” Editor CONTACT INFORMATION some will say. I admit it and believe in a preacher’s JACKIE ALEXANDER Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] MICHAEL BAUMANN News: [email protected] Copy Desk Chief Viewpoints: [email protected] CALLI BURNETT Th e Mix: [email protected] Sports: [email protected] New faces in Student Government deserve fair shot Assistant Copy Desk Chief Online: www.dailygamecock.com LAUREN SMITH Newsroom: 777-7726 hopes about dorms. 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Assistant Viewpoints Editor MALUCK Government, you are now great and the work out a deal to eliminate fi nes need to be eliminated It is published daily during CORY JOSH RABON Public Relations Director offi cially on the clock. early results the charge. altogether. Th e Mix Editor ANDREA LUCAS the fall and spring semesters BURKARTH PAUL BOWERS Graduate Assistant and nine times during the After being inaugurated Fourth-year have been If that’s any indication of A lot of students also Assistant Mix Editor EMILY VERNON summer with the exception of last week, the student body broadcast good. how hard they’re listening don’t like the fact that COLIN JONES Student Media Director university holidays and exam president, vice-president, journalism At the and what they’re willing USC parking meters by Sports Editor SCOTT LINDENBERG periods. Opinions expressed ALEX RILEY Faculty Adviser in The Daily Gamecock are treasurer and Student student beginning to do for the student body, the Russell House only Assistant Sports Editor ERIK COLLINS those of the editors or author Senate have now begun of the week, then I am very encouraged allow them to park for MICHAEL AGUILAR Creative Director and not those of the University Photo Editor EDGAR SANTANA their terms in offi ce. The he said in an interview I about the year ahead. 15 minutes. With all the LIZZY SHEPPARD Business Manager of South Carolina. Th e Board new senate held their fi rst was filming that he plans The only problem with tickets that get issued, it Assistant Photo Editor CAROLYN GRIFFIN of Student Publications CRISTINA KUBICKI Advertising Manager and Communications is meeting last week, and on serving the student this early accomplishment makes me wonder — does Online Editor SARAH SCARBOROUGH the publisher of The Daily hopefully, it will be the body, not himself or any is that they have set the bar the school really think EDDIE MANN Classifi eds Manager Gamecock. Th e Department start of something very particular organizations. A high and must continue to students only need to park Copy Editors SHERRY F. HOLMES of Student Media is EMILY AHO, MEGAN BURNS, Production Manager the newspaper’s parent productive. prime example: the decision listen to students’ concerns for 15 minutes, or is it their MELANIE BYRUM, EDDIE C. NEIL SCOTT The Daily MANN, EDWARD PHARR, ARTIE organization. Last year, I was one of the to stop charging students and take action. way of picking our pockets Creative Services Gamecock PHILLIPS, MELISSA STEIN, KEVIN ARCHIE, BEN is supported in biggest critics of student for BioBoxes in the dining One thing I think we even more? MEGAN VANDERSNICK BUCHANAN, MEGAN part by student-activity fees. government and those who hall. can all agree on is parking Whether it’s problems Page Designers CRINER, RASHANIA GREEN, One free copy per reader. AJ BIWOSKI, SUNSHINE COBB, MEGAN SINCLAIR, KAILEY Additional copies may be served in it, but this new Outraged by the 50 cents services. They run around with parking, the shuttle MORGAN ELMORE, STEPHANIE WARING, LIZZIE WILSON purchased for $1 each from administration will get per box charge, students issuing parking tickets all buses or dining services, EWELL, ABIGAIL GARRISON, Advertising the Department of Student LIZ HOWELL, KERYN SENN, BEN CRANE, CARLY from me what they should formed a Facebook group day, almost at the same if you have a problem, the Media. BOBBY SUTTON, KATHLEEN GALLAGHER, JENNIFER from us all: a fresh start. and even began stealing pace as football players best thing to do is let your TENNANT, CATHERINE WALKER GHELARDINI, KATIE Staff Writers HUDSON, BEN LEBERTH, Student Body President plates from the Russell getting arrested. student government know KARA APEL, AUSTIN COLLINS, LAUREN SPIRES Andrew Gaeckle has high House to take back to their Many students complain about it. A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once. —William Faulkner

PAGE 5 THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008 New Snoop, new style exquisitely produced but original keeps on the topic of women Doggfather explores variety in texture and method. but delves into a track in which The fi rst single off the album, he sings about losing someone of genres in ‘Ego Trippin’ while “Sexual Seduction” stays on par instead of doing someone. As a keeping trademark voice with Snoop’s traditional explicit substitute for just pumping out content. But the warbled sound words that sound alike, he sings of his voice reminiscent of Daft and sounds decent doing it as "Ego Trippin" well. ★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ Punk’s “One More Time” and synth produced beats proved to One of the most surprising Colin Jones mesh together in a harmony of tracks on the album, “My ASSISTANT MIX EDITOR sounds. Medicine” blends Snoop’s typical Snoop croons out that he wants lyrical manner with an Everlast It appears that reinventing to “Take things slow” but reminds sounding hip-hop-country song, himself “Ain’t Nothing But A the object of his attention “Doggie which makes sense since Everlast’s G-Thang” for the outlandishly Dogg is a freak.” The video for Eric Schrody plays guitar and self-pertinent Snoop Dogg. the single comes along with an sings on the track. Snoop even The Doggfather’s refreshing ‘80s-esque parody that features dedicates “My Medicine” to ninth release “Ego Trippin” takes Snoop in a less serious role as Johnny Cash who he calls a “true a step back from the contemporary a Frankie Goes To Hollywood American gangster.” world of hip-hop’s guns and look-alike synth guitarist. Snoop Snoop and Schrody dual money and extends into musical may swivel and shake but he through lyrical bullets that history to fl esh out a sound that doesn’t lose his slick mentality. cut through Snoop’s most had grown stale. But while he introduces groundbreaking track to date. By no means has Snoop Dogg innovative mixing and production Instead of staying comfortable in AKA Calvin Broadus relinquished to the album, Snoop fails to live the realm of hip-hop, his venture his marijuana hazed gangster rap up to his standards. out into uncharted territory mentality. Instead he ingeniously On the track “Gangsta Like comes off as a complete success. abandons the stereotypical beats Me” Snoop attempts to reiterate The mixture of country and of his former records for a smooth that he is the same gangster Snoop’s smoke-silk voice coalesce touch of class. The product ends rapper that he was when he into a jaunty combination. up sounding more like Marvin released 1993’s “Doggystyle.” While Snoop Dogg continues Gaye than Dr. Dre. The only problem, he isn’t. While to stay on the path of gangster For the record, Snoop Dogg he hasn’t relinquished his vices, rap, it is invigorating to see employed the assistance of Snoop is older, wiser and should him revitalize his career with a producer/recording artist Teddy understand that his crowd is too. sidetrack into a diffi cult and often Riley. With Riley and producer For the fi rst time Snoop Dogg demanding fi eld. Jason DeCrow / MCT Campus DJ Quik, Snoop formed the actually seems to utilize his voice Rapper Snoop Dogg appears onstage during a taping of MTV’s “Total team of “QDT Muzic Group” instead of just fl aunting a lyrical Request Live” at the MTV Times Square Studios as his new album hit stores. and discovered an alliance that ability to sing about weed. Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] could churn out songs that sound On “Waste of Time” Snoop

Fitzroy Barrett / MCT Campus Director David Schwimmer, from left, Thandie Newton and Simon Pegg arrive at the premiere for “Run, Fatboy, Run.” Schwimmer doesn’t want any ‘Friends’ to help him

Former TV star tries “The odds of getting an independent film made, to escape old show, and then getting it to point where it is getting a release make it as fi lmmaker — you should be so lucky.” Getting the film made Rick Bentley took some work. Originally MCT Campus it was supposed to be fi lmed in New York. Then SAN FRANCISCO — The production was moved moment David Schwimmer to London, the same city walks into the small Ritz- where Ross married Emily Carlton conference room in season four of “Friends.” the urge hits to ask him all That meant Schwimmer sorts of “Friends” questions. had to find just the right After watching him play Brit to star as the romantic Ross Geller on the NBC lead. It happened he was comedy for 10 seasons, it is working with Pegg on the Naked man rampages through hotel hard to see Schwimmer in movie “Big Nothing.” He any other role. also knew Pegg from when Supposedly, the man was general area of the grocery In fact, he did not seem That’s one reason he is the pair worked together www.youtube.com/ staying at a resort nearby store. Somehow, no one to be concerned about on a promotional tour as on ( no, not “Friends”) the watch?v=IMm and began his tirade after ever noticed the naked man being arrested at all. The a filmmaker and not as an HBO miniseries “Band of CeRzpdEE returning from a drinking hustling across the street. damage he caused was quite actor. Schwimmer’s first Brothers.” party. He stripped his He continued inside the substantial, and he even effort as a feature film Pegg as a star and Robert Johnson THE DAILY GAMECOCK clothes off just moments establishment by threatening wrecked a 300 lb. pizza director, “Run, Fatboy, a scriptwriter helped before starting the mayhem employees, throwing oven. He only paused to Run” hits theaters Friday. Schwimmer make the There have always been by driving a forklift through chairs and grocery carts, puff on that cigarette. He wants only to talk about switch to the new locale. outlandish or wild videos the wall of the hotel. When and defiantly “smoking a Thankfully, the police directing the romantic One of the conversations he on YouTube, but this week’s employees came out to see cigarette,” as reporter arrived after a time and comedy, which stars Simon and Pegg had concerned the video is especially surreal. what was causing the noise, Mike Gorsegner noted. He apprehended the violent Pegg. differences between British Last week in Lancaster, they were just in time to see committed these acts of nudist before he could “Run, Fatboy, Run” is and American humor. Pa., a possibly drunk the naked vandal flee the vandalism throughout the traumatize more children. about how far a guy will go “What we landed on was man inexplicably went on scene. entire store, ignoring any to win back a lost love. In that for the most part there a rampage in the nude, Once the vandal escaped, outraged customers who the movie, Pegg’s character is no difference. We both which eventually ended in a he made his way across a were unfortunate enough to Comments on this story? E-mail runs a marathon to try to fi nd the same things funny. grocery store. wide, busy street to the be in his way. [email protected] get his girlfriend to return. There was very little we When he directed episodes had to do translating the of “Friends,” Schwimmer script to make it funnier,” didn’t have to hit the road to Schwimmer says. promote the popular sitcom. The only changes were the billboard 5 Alan Jackson-Good Time But with this fi lm he has to a few cultural references. travel to get the word out. Also, some of the dialogue top 10 6 Fat Joe-Th e Elephant In The Room Schwimmer doesn’t mind was redone to make is sound 7 that promotion is part of the more natural for Pegg. Sara Bareilles- Little Voice director’s job. The emotional parts 1 Rick Ross-Trilla 8 Janet-Discipline “I have to say, you should of the script required be so lucky,” Schwimmer the most revision. Pegg 2 Now-Now 27 9 Erykah Badu-New Amerykah: Part One demurs, in the same tone told Schwimmer that 3 10 Ross might take when asked the British have far more Snoop Dogg- Ego Trippin Miley Cyrus-Hannah Montana/Miley about getting to date Rachel 4 Jack Johnson-Sleep Th rough Th e Static Cyrus: Th e Best Of Both Worlds Concert Green (Jennifer Aniston). SCHWIMMER ● 6

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SCHWIMMER ● Continued from 5 production. segue from the directing I Schwimmer became did in college to being able trouble expressing their aware of the director’s role to do this fi lm.” emotions than Americans. when he was in his teens. And while he directed So they added humor to the Stanley Kubrick and Steven himself in a half-dozen emotional scenes to refl ect Spielberg were his greatest episodes of “Friends,” British sensibilities. influences. He learned Schwimmer says he would The move to the director’s through observing. never do so in a film. You chair is not permanent for “Any time I got an acting want to ask him if he would Schwimmer. The New job and I wasn’t working on be willing to direct Aniston, York native, who calls a scene, I would be watching Matthew Perry or one of Jack Lemmon his greatest the director and learning,” the other “Friends.” But influence, likes acting too Schwimmer says. “The Swimmer just wants to talk much. But he also enjoys television directing ended about “Run, Fatboy, Run.” being the guiding hand on a up being a perfect natural

US networks look abroad for TV ideas

New shows often turning future husband is somebody telenovela that also became she’s already dumped, adapts a sensation on Spanish- out to be rehashed an Israeli series. language TV here. Even concepts from overseas At least The CW has a new the weeknightly psychiatric reality show, “Farmer Wants sessions of HBO’s critical a Wife,” premiering April fave “In Treatment” arrived Diane Werts 30. Oops. That’s actually an from overseas, its scripts MCT Campus Americanized version of a being essentially translated spouse-seeking competition from Israel’s original. Wow, look at all the press produced in The Netherlands, Which isn’t to say releases touting upcoming Norway, Australia and a half- Americans can’t come up new shows! So much dozen other countries. with new shows invented freshness, fi nally coming our We could go on, and on. here. Take NBC’s recent way: And on. Sad to say, American high-rated “Knight Rider” NBC has picked up a new television doesn’t seem to movie pilot. Of course, it was sitcom called “Kath & Kim,” have an original idea left a remake of NBC’s 1980s about the dysfunctional in its collective head. Why talking-car hit. And ABC has relationship of a cheery should it? Look how well just tapped “Veronica Mars” divorcee, played by Molly the networks have done with creator Rob Thomas for a Shannon, and her whiny adult imports since “Survivor’s” romance drama pilot called daughter, played by Selma 2000 arrival unleashed the “Cupid.” Which, it just so Blair. unscripted series flood, happens, Thomas has already Oh, wait. “Kath” was swamping us with “American done for the network, in actually an Australian hit, Idol,” “Big Brother,” “Hell’s 1998, when viewers failed to back in 2002, and has already Kitchen” (back next Tuesday fi nd his short-lived Saturday aired here on the late great for another Fox season), “Deal night series. So, hey, why not Trio channel as well as or No Deal” and “Dancing try again? Sundance. With the Stars,” to name Here’s a more crucial So let’s look at CBS, only a few. question: Have we seen the where they’ve announced a Yet, surely we Americans last original American TV couple of intriguingly titled still provide our own TV idea already? Perhaps the drama pilots, “Ny-Lon” and fiction? Um, sometimes. whole going-green craze “Mythological X.” Don’t forget that NBC’s has inspired the broadcast Oh, wait. “Ny-Lon’s” Thursday mainstay, “The networks, and sometimes cross-continental romance Offi ce,” was adapted wholesale even their cable competitors, first aired on Britain’s from Ricky Gervais’ BBC hit, to simply recycle everything BBC with Rashida Jones widely seen in the States on from here on out. as the American half. And cable and public TV. ABC’s And you laugh. The “Mythological X,” where a “Ugly Betty” is an American networks are laughing, too, psychic tells a woman her version of a Colombian all the way to the bank. march

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Spurrier said the leave door for Austin Collins STAFF WRITER quarterbacks that should be talked about are the two now Garcia open vying for the starting spot, The South Carolina junior Tommy Beecher and football team returned While most of the sophomore Chris Smelley. to the Proving Grounds country is debating about “They are both pretty on Wednesday night, two who the next president close,” Spurrier said. “They days after the indefinite should be or how to fix are about the same size. suspension of redshirt our economy, the city They run just about the freshman quarterback of Columbia is debating same. If we had to start Stephen Garcia, and whether or not recently the season tomorrow, they the Florida gunslinger suspended quarterback would both be ready. dominated most of the talk Stephen Garcia deserves Beecher and Smelley split after practice. a third shot. time with the fi rst team at the Garcia has been suspended Athletic director Eric end of practice during both by the university from all Hyman announced 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills. team-related activities until Tuesday t hat G a rc ia Other than an interception mid-August, and he must would be suspended thrown by Beecher to a complete some alcohol- until August 15 and must linebacker over the middle, related counseling before undergo counseling. both quarterbacks looked returning to the team. In the season that has sharp, completing an array “Some people wonder already been marred by of passes. why I sort of stepped aside drug arrests, bar fights Chris Smelley said the and let the university and players choosing Garcia suspension hasn’t handle it,” coach Spurrier not to go affected the team’s mindset, said Wednesday night. “I to class, and they are just working to really thought that Stephen can the get better regardless of who should be treated like any university is on the practice fi eld. other student. I did not want really “I don’t feel like [the to try to infl uence whatever afford the suspension] has been a discipline he will receive. KD Safran / THE DAILY GAMECOCK publicity distraction,” Smelley said. “I think in this case that Shaq Wilson (12) and Addison Williams (7) go through workouts during spring practice. hit that “The team has come out AUSTIN the university should make keeping here and is practicing hard. SMALLWOOD the call. So that’s the way Garcia will We were really getting out of the picture, Smelley depth chart. become the best quarterback Second-year we’ll handle it and he’s create? after it today. We had a few would seem to be the “It’s not really different you can be. fi nance student got a lot of things to do to In an scuffl es. That always shows favorite to grab the starting than if we had 10 But he added, “I’ve always return. We’ll fi nd out if he era of that the intensity is up. The position. He said that quarterbacks out here,” felt like I’m the guy.” can accomplish all these nationwide media intensity is high and we are despite competing against Smelley said. “You just requirements to come back exposure and recruiting, practicing well and getting a only one other scholarship come out here and compete in August.” a program’s image is an lot better.” quarterback, he always with whoever is out here Comments on this story? Spurrier said that Garcia, important part of luring With Garcia presently practices like he’s atop the and work your hardest to E-mail [email protected] the talent necessary to win a SEC Championship per game at 12.5 scores per later in the inning to bring scoreless inning of relief to USC. While South contest. Throwing eight the score to 3-0. allowing just one hit. Carolina is making Gamecocks fend off strike-outs, Dyson (2-0) held Carolina second baseman To close out the game, headlines for off the fi eld the in-state rivals to three Andrew Crisp brought his Carolina pitcher Brandon events, schools that we runs off three hits in seven hit streak to 15 games with a Todd came out in the ninth are competing against are innings of work. hit in the third. inning to get the save. Todd staying out of the papers rally from Cougars “It felt good, it’s been about The streaking junior had a pitched an ideal inning, or, better yet, having two years since I’ve pitched nineteen game hit streak his getting one strike out while positive stories written Second consecutive this well,” Dyson said. freshman year. only facing three batters about them. SEC home series against The game got off to a quiet College of Charleston got on in his second save of the Kentucky. Our coaches have to in-state rivalry game start with just one hit in the the board early in the fifth season. go into the living rooms “After losing on Tuesday you fi rst two and a half innings inning after two Cougar Darnell and catcher Kyle goes down to last inning feel like you need to get a win of potential players and of play. Carolina DH Phil batters got on after a walk Enders led the Gamecocks convince their families on Wednesday going into a Disher got on with a walk in and a single. at the plate both going 2 for conference weekend,” USC that their teenage son can Drew Lattier the third to set the stage for a Stuart Haywood then came 4 on the night. The rest of succeed as a Gamecock THE DAILY GAMECOCK coach Ray Tanner said. “I USC’s eight hits were spread Reese Havens’ two run shot up to bring in both base on and off the fi eld. This thought we were very good to right field. Havens now runners with a single. out amongst the line up. becomes a much harder The South Carolina baseball tonight.” leads the team in home runs South Carolina answered the Carolina will host Kentucky team defeated College of Gamecock starting pitcher at seven. CofC rally, scoring two runs this weekend in a three game sell when the only thing Charleston 5-3 last night at Sam Dyson was able to calm The Gamecocks have now of its own in the bottom of series beginning Friday at 7 these families read about Sarge Frye Field. With the what has been a very strong homered in 21 of 22 games the fi fth. p.m. our program is that our win, the No. 9 Gamecocks CofC offense this season. this year. Gamecock reliever Craig players are getting into improved to 16-6 before The Cougars currently lead Third baseman James Thomas came out in the Comments on this story? trouble. heading into this weekend’s the nation in average runs Darnell hit an RBI single eighth inning to pitch one E-mail [email protected] Keeping a player that has numerous run-ins with the law, and has not seemed to learn from Season over for Johnson Softball team drops both his mistakes, projects an image that the university probably does not want in double-header with UF to send. Several years ago the athletic department and Top 5 Gators help Spurrier were universally praised for cleaning up a USC fall to 2-7 in program that had a few SEC competition too many players with questionable character. Why is it now, a few Kevin Walker years later, when the THE DAILY GAMECOCK program has the same issue that nothing is being The USC softball team done? extended its losing streak to This question is the six games, losing both games root of the potential of a double-header to the image problem that the Florida Gators in Gainesville, university will have if Fla. The losses dropped a hard line is not taken Carolina’s overall record to against the misdeeds of below .500, and their record our student athletes. in SEC play fell to 2-7. I don’t know about Krystle Robinson got the you, but as a member start for the Gamecocks in the of this university I have 6-0 game one loss. Robinson had enough with being lasted five innings, gave up Ben Fine/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK called the Gamecrooks six hits and three runs, all of Kate Pouliot took the loss. or having to hear another which were earned. Robinson Click-Clack Under was relieved by senior Kate Armour joke. with junior Ashton Payne Pouliot, who ended up getting Eventually, this getting two. The defense also saddled with the loss. reputation as a place where did little to help the cause, Coming into game one, players can go and party committing four errors. Carolina had been mired without consequence will Offensively, the Gators in a 22-inning scoring bite us as key recruits go were led by Ali Gardiner, drought, a stretch in which to places that claim to who went three for four at Ben Fine / THE DAILY GAMECOCK the Gamecocks lost four in a offer more structure and the plate. Florida’s Stacey Senior pitcher Curtis Johnson has sustained a torn labrum and rotator cuff, which row and were outscored 14-0. security. Nelson went the distance for USC’s bats continued to be This recent wave of will sideline him for the remainder of the baseball season. The right-hander from the shutout and struck out 11 cold into Wednesday’s game. bad publicity is also not Sumter was 1-0 on the year with a 1.83 ERA in fi ve relief appearances, and had Carolina batters. Nelson is amassed 17 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work. Johnson is expected to apply for a Only three Gamecocks fair to the majority of the medical redshirt and will return for the 2009 season. recorded hits in the game, SOFTBALL ● 9 COLUMN ● 9 The Daily Gamecock ● THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008 9

● ● COLUMN Continued from 8 SOFTBALL Continued from 8 winning one. Gardiner’s Nelson combined for a two- momentum from game one hit shutout, fanning seven team that goes to class now 22-2 on the year. carried over for the Gators, Gamecocks in the process. and stays out of trouble. Game two proved better as she cracked a walk-off The offense’s scoreless Instead of being able to for the Gamecocks, but Swimmers Dominique home run in the bottom of innings streak was also focus on getting better not by much. Carolina got Lendjel and Nicholas the seventh, giving Florida extended to 29 with the and growing as an unit, a very strong two-hitter Walkotten arrived Tuesday the 1-0 victory. loss. they are forced to answer effort from senior Melissa in Federal Way, Wash., in The USC offense again endless questions about Hendon, who also struck out anticipation of competing was stifled by Gators arrests that they have fi ve. The only run Hendon in the 2008 NCAA Men’s pitching; Stephanie Comments on this story? E-mail nothing to do with. gave up proved to be the Swimming and Diving Brombacher and Stacey [email protected] While I was someone Championships. who felt that Garcia was The three-day event a savior for the USC is on the campus of the football team, he has University of Washington. proven to me that he is Walkotten described the not responsible enough event as “pretty exciting.” to be a student at USC, Each event at the meet let alone a student will have preliminaries in athlete, which requires the morning then the top even more maturity eight will swim later in the and leadership. With afternoon for awards. him being suspended Sophomore Dominique until two weeks before Lendjel will be competing in Courtesy of USC Media Relations the start of the season, the 200 individual medley, USC’s Dominique Lendjel Garcia will not be the 100 backstroke and the allowed to work out with 200 backstroke. Lendjel, will compete in three events his teammates during the who also qualified for at the NCAA’s this week. spring or summer, which Nåationals last season, looks will render him almost to do well as he held the top though the competition in useless this season. times for the team in both both races will be tough he With that being said, the 200 individual medley feels his better event is the why doesn’t the university and the 200 backstroke this 200 butterfly. Walkotten, just avoid a possible public season. who is currently seeded relations nightmare and Junior Nicholas Walkotten eighth in the 200 butterfl y just rid themselves of him will be competing in the said he is hoping for a top and give his scholarship 100 and 200 butterfly. three finish. The junior to a student who will be Walkotten, a transfer from performed very well this a better ambassador for Indiana University, said this season, earning the team’s this great university? year’s experience will differ top times in both the 100 from that of his days as a and 200 butterfl y, and broke Hoosier, “At Indiana we had the school record for the fi ve or six guys qualify this 200 butterfly at the SEC year. With only two of us it • KAYAKING Championships last month. • TUBING will allow me to focus more • CANOEING on my individual events.” —Austin Smallwood 1107 State Street • Cayce, SC 29033 Walkotten said that even (803) 796 - 4505 www.adventurecarolina.com

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