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See page 7 dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008 VOL. 102, NO. 44 ● SINCE 1908 Car crash Governor addresses takes life campus Republicans of USC student Fraternity brother killed Leah Robl / THE DAILY GAMECOCK in automobile accident; Lindsey Hightower, fi rst year student, takes driver faces DUI charges the required online test about alcohol. Liz Sergrist MyStudentBody NEWS EDITOR Tragedy struck the university and Sigma Alpha holds registration Epsilon when two fraternity brothers were involved in a More than half of freshman class car accident, leaving one USC student dead and another hasn’t completed mandatory test USC student charged with felony driving under the infl uence. Josh Dawsey Eugene Miller, a second- STAFF WRITER year business student and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Kevin Cielo went online last week and found fraternity brother from he will be unable to register for classes. The Pawley’s Island, was driving reason: He hasn’t completed the university’s under the infl uence last Oct. required alcohol education class, and a hold is 8 at 11:25 p.m., in his 2002 on his record until he does so. Land Rover. Cielo is one of more than 2,000 students, Lindsay Brown/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK Miller was headed west- more than half of the freshman class, who bound on Secondary 46 on Gamecocks for McCain and College Republicans invite S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford to speak Tuesday. is currently unable to register for Spring Waverly Road in Georgetown semester classes. County when he “ran off “I don’t have time in my schedule to do Campus organizations campus by Gamecocks for of South Carolina is to make the right side of the road, this,” said Cielo, a fi rst-year business student. McCain and the College efforts to make it a better overturned several times and “It takes too long.” invite Sanford to bring Republicans, whose leaders place to call home,” Sanford came to rest up against a tree,” For the fi rst year ever, USC implemented new perspective to USC believed it would expose said. “By home, I mean a said Cpl. Paul Brouthers of a mandatory alcohol education course for all college students to views not place where someone could Charleston. fi rst-year students under the age of 23 called expressed on campus. make a livelihood and use Ryan DeLoach, a passenger MyStudentBody. Sean Gruber and Josh Dawsey After a short speech that livelihood to make a in the Land Rover, was killed The course requires students to read various STAFF WRITERS by Sanford, the floor was home and raise a family. One in the crash due to head and articles about drinking and its consequences. opened for students to ask million people are going to internal injuries, according Following the reading, students must pass Concerned Republicans the governor questions. move to our state by 2015. We to the Georgetown County a profi ciency test with a score of at least 80 peppered Gov. Mark Sanford Questions from the crowd are going to have incredible Coroner Kenny Johnson, as percent or they are forced to take the course on the economy Tuesday ranged from concerns over opportunities.” reported by The Sun News. again. when he addressed a crowd of offshore drilling, earmarks, Sanford also stressed the DeLoach was a third-year Larrell Wilkinson, the director of about 75 in the Russell House devolution and budget cuts in importance of getting involved sports advertising student and substance abuse programs for the university, Theater Tuesday night. The the upcoming weeks. in the political system. also a Sigma Alpha Epsilon said statistics nationwide encouraged the forum was part of an initiative Sanford said entitlement “I beg of you to get involved. fraternity brother. university to enact this mandatory course for by Sanford to understand the spending was the biggest My boys will inherit what Ellison Neese, Sigma Alpha the fi rst year. perspective of youth voters in economic issue facing the next you do,” Sanford said. “For Epsilon’s president, said this “Nationwide, 1,700 college students die the state. generation. their sake, make your voices is an extremely diffi cult time ALCOHOL ● 5 “It isn’t normally part of my “People will get away with heard.” for the fraternity. day,” Sanford said. “Usually I whatever they can; it’s true After the speech, students “Nobody is getting go to meetings with gray hair for government as well as mingled outside the theater through it right now. It’s a and people in government, workers,” Sanford said. talking to Sanford and very tragic situation,” said Economy aff ects and anytime I’m asked to Other issues discussed representatives from the Neese, a third-year biology speak to youth, I do it because were gun rights, the Real ID groups who organized the student. it provides me with a new initiative and South Carolina’s speech. Neese said there are future decisions perspective on things.” future. advantages to being in a Sanford was invited to “The vision for the future GOVERNOR ● 5 Greek community during a time like this. College savings become tighter for “The purpose of a families, may aff ect school choice fraternity is to be together RHA stresses internal programs and that’s encouraging, to be there for each other through Justin Pope Senators focus attention on individual this hard time,” Neese said. Th e Associated Press year the focus of RHA moved more toward DeLoach “was not ejected residence hall activities, involvement programs within residence halls as opposed from the car, nor was he to across-campus programs. wearing a seat belt at the time ELON — Erin O’Connell took the tour “Campus-wide is kind of secondary,” of the accident”, Brouthers this week at Elon University, a handsome, Lindsay Wolfe THE DAILY GAMECOCK Saglimbeni said. said. up-and-coming college with a $31,000-a-year Ami Emery, the senate’s national Miller was taken to price tag. That’s hefty — but $20,000 less communications coordinator, said the level Waccamaw Hospital to than some “uppity” schools she may have to While the Residence Hall Association has of activity planning within residence halls is treat his injuries from the cross off her list. passed no legislation to create campus-wide high this year compared to last year. accident, Brouthers said. He is “I’m going to be pulling out my hair to activities, individual halls are working hard “This year the halls are actually doing currently charged with felony make ends meet,” said the high school senior to create programs for residents without a lot,” said Emery, a second-year biology DUI, according to the South from suburban Boston. “I’ll apply for anything delving into the senate’s budget. student. “I know last year we didn’t hear a lot Carolina Highway Patrol. and everything I possibly can.” As for more After four weekly meetings, RHA passed about all these halls doing different things. I Neese said DeLoach was a expensive schools, she said: “While the title two pieces of legislation — both during it’s think they’re really on the ball this year.” good friend to everyone. would be nice, I might not get out with both fi rst meeting of the semester on Sept. 23. Sen. Sean Michael Jordan, second-year “Ryan was one of the easiest arms and both legs.” The fi rst was an allocation of $170.75 to history student, is working on plans for guys to get along with. He It’s prime college-visiting season for the the National Residence Hall Honorary for an renovations to the Roost. Sen. Ned Durrett, was respectable, easy going, high school class of 2009, which next fall will end-of-semester banquet for RHA, and the who lives in Capstone, said the dorm has fun to be around and an all send the greatest number of graduates on to second was a resolution that appointed two had a successful voter registration drive around great guy,” Neese college in American history. But the souring offi cers to the East Quad Hall Government. and will hold a celebratory concert Friday said. economy and the crisis on Wall Street are Vice President Joe Saglimbeni, a fifth- for registered students. Capstone is also Neese said there will be a year criminal justice student, said that last ECONOMY ● 5 RHA ● 5 DEATH ● 5 Sports The Mix Opinion............... 6 TODAY THURSDAY Crime report............ 2 Spurrier takes new approach in Dubai emerges into architectural Puzzles................ 9 preparation for Saturday’s game glory with new rotating Comics................ 9 Classifi ed.................. 12 against LSU. See page 10 skyscraper. See page 7 88 58 88 64 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008 pageTWO Wednesday Fun PIC OF THE DAY TODAY Facts: G.E.A Book Sale 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Humanities Classroom Building Colonial Life Arena Kiss the Pig 11 a.m.