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University of South Carolina Scholar Commons April 2008 4-2-2008 The aiD ly Gamecock, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2008_apr Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008" (2008). April. 19. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2008_apr/19 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2008 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Sound the Horn USC introduces new basketball coach Darrin Horn at the Colonial Center See video and photos only at dailygamecock.com dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 VOL. 101, NO. 113 ● SINCE 1908 Sunday beer sales pass Referendum on traditional blue laws will allow Columbia residents option to buy beer, wine after 7 p.m. on Saturdays Liz Segrist ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Students had different reactions, Columbia residents can now buy beer from excitement to indifference. and wine on Sundays as the city takes a Jeff Jacobs, a third-year step away from the traditional Blue Laws, religious studies student, said he which previously prohibited the sale of doesn’t think the referendum will beer and wine after 7 p.m. on Saturdays really change anything. until Mondays. “I’m kind of indifferent to it The polls were busy yesterday from 7 because it doesn’t affect practice a.m. to 7 p.m. as more than 10,000 voters any,” Jacobs said. “If you went came out to vote on a referendum allowing to Wal-Mart or any other store, the sale of these alcoholic beverages. you’d see lines out the door on The referendum was passed with an Saturday nights for some type of overwhelming majority: more than 7,000 alcohol.” voted in favor, almost 3,000 voted in David London, a second-year opposition. electrical engineer, said he is Mike Cinnamon, the county’s elections happy about the change. commission director, said he is pleased “I’m totally excited about it with the recently passed referendum. because now we can buy beer and “I think people are going to buy it one alcohol on Sundays,” London said. way or another; we might as well get some “Sundays are the only days you tax revenue from it,” Cinnamon said. run out of beer.” “Society has grown and advanced where Chris Mead, a 21-year-old it [beer and wine] should be available at Columbia resident, said he feels anytime.” the law should be about people’s Tommy Moore said he also thinks the applies for the city of Columbia, but it Cinnamon said although he isn’t sure choices. referendum won’t make a huge impact. will be on the ballot in November for when the referendum will go into effect, “I think it’s awesome. I feel that is the “People are still going to buy it whether everything outside of city limits. he said he assumes it will be soon after the way it should be,” Mead said. “If people it’s on Sunday or not,” said the fi rst-year city is formally notifi ed of the results and want to buy liquor and drink it, they should civil engineering student. “They’ll just offi cials will then set up the mechanics of be able to go ahead and do that whenever stock up the day before.” Comments on this story? E-mail licensing. they want.” Cinnamon said this referendum only [email protected] Search group starts look for candidates Board of Trustees meet with fi rm, said. “And there’s no one way to do a presidential search.” anticipate list in 8 to 10 weeks Funk said that the committee’s aim will be to generate and surface a pool of 30 to Haley Dreis 40 candidates within the next eight to 10 STAFF WRITER weeks. He also said in the last 10 years the The presidential candidate search size of the pool of active candidates has committee is currently in its beginning dropped for major public institutions. Lizzy Sheppard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK stages of an active search for the next USC “[Candidate] pools used to be much president. larger,” Funk said. “I think the competition The Board of Trustees held a meeting for talent, people focusing on one search Filling up at pump adds up yesterday, presenting a typical in-depth or another and the realization that there search process and a discussion of desired are certain requirements and expertise has experiences and taken effect.” because I’ll only be making go up, it is partly because of attributes of the After the candidate pool is developed, $7 an hour babysitting and I’ll uncertainty in the market,” South Carolina has sixth next president. the committee will continually narrow have to drive there everyday,” Landry said. “There are Student Body down the list. lowest gas price average Eleazer said. speculators and investors President Andrew In order to further analyze candidates, Eleazer said while gas that are concerned about the compared to nation Gaeckle, a search members of the committee will be given prices are high, they’re not falling dollar and the general committee access to a password protected Web site high enough to stop her from market.” member, the to access candidate fi les, use a searchable doing her normal activities. William Hauk, assistant Haley Dreis search deadline archive of public record called LexisNexis STAFF WRITER “I don’t think it’s going professor of economics, is July 31, the day and research Google background reports. to keep me from doing what said the law of supply and USC President Funk said it is also important to look If you think fi lling up at the I already do,” Eleazer said. demand is responsible for the Andrew Sorensen through the perspective of potential pump in South Carolina is “You gotta go places.” increasing gas prices. steps down from candidates. expensive, take a look across Lenza Jolley, a first-year Hauk said the rapid offi ce. “We must think through the process the country. graphic design student, said economic growth in China R. William through the eyes of the candidate,” Funk In comparison to the rising gas prices aren’t an and India has considerably Funk, founder and said. “Candidates will want to receive lots yesterday’s national average issue for her. increased the “competition R. William Funk president of R. of information about the university.” of $3.49 per gallon, South “It doesn’t really affect over a scarce resource.” William Funk & Associates, has 28 years The committee will work to prepare Carolina had the sixth lowest me that much because my “On the demand side, of experience in conducting presidential “packages” to send out to candidates, gas price average in the nation parents pay for gas,” Jolley China and India, which are searches and said he is pleased to providing information early on. at $3.14 per gallon, according said. “I drive home a lot and the two largest countries in conduct the search following a successful Funk said that because it is a major to the GasBuddy.com Web to work every day during the the world by population, have presidential tenure. step to announce the role of presidency site. school year.” been going through a process “There has been a successful presidency at another institution, candidates will But compared to one year The American Petroleum of rapid economic growth and the incumbent is stepping away from “constantly become aware of going ago, the national average Institute is the national and industrialization,” Hauk the position after a very successful tenure,” public.” was 42 cents lower than association that represents said. said Funk. Gaeckle said his job is to present a voice yesterday’s report. 400 corporate members of the Hauk said on the supply Funk presented a typical search process for the student population. Laura Eleazer, a fi rst-year oil and natural gas industry. side, it’s all about profi t. and said he will act as a “proactive agent in “We will go through [the process] and nursing student, said she’s not Cathy Landry, a “On the supply side, the contacting the best people in the country, make sure we pick the right person. It is a happy about the increasing spokeswoman for American Organization of Petroleum trying to entice them to become an active very selective search in order to pick the gas prices because summer Petroleum Institute, said Exporting Countries (OPEC) candidate for the position.” best candidates,” Gaeckle said. months will be hard on her crude oil prices have reached has been reluctant to increase “We are launching the search, wallet. record numbers, jumping to oil production to meet this essentially, today and a lot of things will “It’s probably going to be $110 per barrel. Comments on this story? ● begin to happen immediately,” Funk annoying over the summer “When crude oil prices PRICES 4 E-mail [email protected] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 Local National World TODAY Thursday Friday RALEIGH, N.C. — The WAYCROSS, Ga. — A BAGHDAD — Britain froze alleged crimes of former group of third-graders plans Tuesday to withdraw Rep. Thomas Wright were plotted to attack their about 1,500 soldiers this aired publicly for the third teacher, bringing a broken spring after the faltering time Tuesday, as detailed steak knife, handcuffs, duct effort to drive Shiite militias testimony began at his trial tape and other items for the from Basra raised doubts on criminal fraud charges.

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