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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 VOL. 101, NO. 3 ● SINCE 1908 SHORES City meters make progress READY SmartCards, tokens part TO SEE of upgrades applied around Columbia HEAVY

Brad Maxwell WINDS STAFF WRITER

Parking meters in Columbia now accept SmartCards and tokens in SC beaches in good addition to coins, the city shape near height of said. “It’s time that the city hurricane season progresses,” said Sandra Smith, city parking operations administrator. Bruce Smith She said the new technology Th e Associated Press was part of a natural fl ow to grow with other cities that CHARLESTON - South have already put the system Carolina’s beaches overall are in place. well prepared to withstand One token is worth one the winds and waves of this hour at any of the Columbia’s year’s hurricane season, but 4,600 meters. The tokens there are a few spots along can be bought in bags of 50 the coast to worry about, a for $35. state offi cial said. All city meters except “Looking at the entire those on fi ve blocks of Bull state, we’re going into Street from Lady Street to the hurricane season in Laurel Street now have a fairly good shape,” said slot for the new SmartCard oceanographer Bill Eiser of that can be purchased in Ashton Vasquez / THE DAILY GAMECOCK the state Office of Ocean amounts of $20, $50, $75, and Coastal Resource Most parking meters in Columbia now accept tokens and SmartCards, wallet-sized cards embedded with microchips. $100 and $150. The card Management. itself costs $5. However, several homes, SmartCard users also get one hour and 36 minutes in the meter will buy time The wallet-size cards can Joel Taliaferro, a fourth- condominiums and a golf an extra six percent of the added to that.” in 20 minute intervals every be purchased along with year business student, said course along northeast Isle amount charged. When the card is swiped few seconds. tokens at the Parking Service he uses the parking meters of Palms are threatened by “If you purchase a $20 through the meter, the meter But the card will not Department’s Customer at Five Points and around beach erosion and the south card, you get 26 hours and will read a tiny microchip charge more time than the Service Office at 1212-B the perimeter of campus. end of Pawleys Island would 40 minutes,” Smith said. embedded in the card and maximum the meter will Hampton St. The cards can “Parking is pretty be vulnerable during a storm, “With the six percent bonus, will display the remaining take, which for most is two also be “re-charged” at the Eiser said. the user will receive an extra balance. Leaving the card hours. same location. METERS ● 8 South Carolina’s beaches are the centerpiece of the state’s $16 billion tourism industry, the largest in the state. While the Atlantic hurricane season runs from Student June through the end of What are you expecting from the wait November, the height of the for ticket distribution? season in South Carolina is Pulse generally from mid-August through early October. In recent months, several MARC KERRI WILL YUJING JUSTIN beaches troubled by erosion LYNES BROWN GRIMM ZHAO PETTIS have been replenished with Second-year First-year First-year First-year Th ird-year sand, and a $40 million psychology pre-pharmacy business international pharmacy project to rebuild 25 miles of student student student business student beach in northeastern South student Carolina is in the works, Eiser said. “I’ll be there at 6 a.m. “I’m defi nitely not getting “I might camp out for “I don’t go until the “It’s Carolina footfall. “Protecting the beach I’m not missing his game up at 4 a.m. for a football the bigger games.” team wins.” Of course I’ll be waiting.” is paramount in terms of for the world.” ticket.” maintaining tourism,” said Brad Dean, executive director of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Tourism is a $4 billion Students prep for ticket distribution industry along the 60-mile stretch of beaches from Georgetown to the North time. days. Tickets for last year’s second-year biology Long lines, early morning camp outs possible Carolina state line, an area “It’s not like just sitting season opener, against student, transferred here known as the Grand Strand. as football season begins again this weekend in the crowd,” he said. the University of Central from USC-Sumter. She Dean said there is no Grimm said he wouldn’t Florida, were available all wants to experience the easy formula to calculate get up extra early for the three days, Gaeckle said. student section atmosphere Jess Davis “I’ve heard horror stories a return on investment for first game, but said he’d It’s games against top after watching the game in NEWS EDITOR about waiting in line for replenishing the beaches, but consider camping out for Southeastern Conference the past from non-student tickets,” said fi rst-year pre- between 85 and 90 percent tickets to the biggest rivalry schools that usually draw sections. Students will be able to pharmacy student Kerri of Grand Strand tourists list games. the biggest crowds and the “Everyone gets into it,” get their hands on tickets Brown. “I’m defi nitely not the beach as a top reason for Andrew Gaeckle, biggest rush for tickets. A she said. for USC’s first football getting up at 4 a.m. for a coming. athletics secretary for game two years ago against Not all students will grab game today. football ticket.” “The cost of maintaining Student Body President University of Florida sold tickets for the match-up Tickets for the game, vs. Marc Lynes, a second- our beaches on an annual Nick Payne, said he expects out tickets on the fi rst day. against the Rajin’ Cajuns. Louisiana-Lafayette, will year psychology student basis is a fraction of a ticket distribution to run For transfer students, the Dan Mathieu, a first- be available from 7 a.m. to isn’t getting up at 4 for this percentage of what they like it has in the past, with fi rst football game can be an year international business 4 p.m. in room 205 of the game, but he’ll be waiting will return,” Dean said. “It’s a morning rush and some early tie to a new school. student, said he doesn’t Russell House. in line Monday at 6 a.m., without a doubt the single lines. Lynes transferred here really watch football, On Tuesday and he said. most important investment “I’ve sat through it every after a year at USC-Upstate. but might go to the Wednesday, any remaining “I’m not missing this in our state’s economy, as far year,” said the third-year Joining him at 6 a.m. will homecoming game. tickets will be given out game for the world,” he as we’re concerned.” international studies be Justin Pettis, a third- “I don’t go until the team from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. said. “If I have to sneak in, The last major project to student. “It’s not the most year pharmacy student who wins,” said Yujing Zhao, Last year, some students I’m going.” build up the beaches on the pleasant experience, but spent two years at USC- a first-year international camped out for tickets, Lynes said he plans to Grand Strand was a decade things will be moving. Just Union. Pettis said he’d do business student. waking up before 4 a.m. camp out for other games. ago. have patience.” whatever it takes to get to to wait. Lines for tickets Will Grimm, a first- In recent years, state Gaeckle said lines are the game. sometimes stretched year business student from lawmakers have provided longer in the morning, “It’s my fi rst game ever,” out of the Russell House Camden, has been to USC about $5 million from but tickets are normally Pettis said. “It’s Carolina and wrapped around the games in the past, but said the state budget yearly to left in the afternoon and football.” Comments on this story? E-mail building, as eager fans made he’s excited to sit in the sometimes on the next Paige Slaughter, a [email protected] ● sure they had seats. student section for the fi rst BEACHES 8

Sports The Mix Local News...... 2 TODAY TUESDAY Opinion...... 9 Spurrier and the Gamecocks prepare M.I.A. brings guerilla warfare to the Puzzles...... 12 for their season opener - minus a few music scene with her sophomore effort Comics...... 12 Horoscopes...... 12 starting players. See page 13 ‘Kala.’ See page 10 Classifi ed...... 15 90 74 91 72 PAGE 2 MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 FLORIDA Five Points could add to skyline PARTY

well as some surrounding public will have several there might be completely Not necessarily, but we’re Six-story building neighborhoods during the opportunities to voice their different,” Swinson said. willing to live with it for MUST building process, said they support or concerns for “We’ll consider our two levels of parking.” would add condos, fully back the project. the project before the next options.” Swinson said it would be parking deck “The developers hearing. Brewer said the project up to the city whether or DELAY have been extremely “There are multiple hit an additional roadblock not there would be meters cooperative with us; they’ve public hearings any time in August when the city on the public parking. Kathleen Kemp accommodated our needs,” there’s a rezoning,” Thomas of Columbia said the DT Michael, a fourth- VOTE THE DAILY GAMECOCK Brewer said. “No developer said. “There will be at least developers might not be year art studio student, said has to do that.” two opportunities for the allowed to build over she often runs into issues The Five Points skyline The development was public to speak to city drainage tunnels on the with parking when she Democrats strip state of could include a brand-new turned down by the council, or you can send site. goes to eat at Five Points six-story building with a planning commission in letters or e-mail in advance “The plan was out-of- Restaurants such as Sushi delegates for holding Walgreens and two levels July, but Thomas said that In the interim between the sync and they didn’t know Yoshi, but she’s not sure early primary of public parking as early they have re-filed with a hearings, an urban planner what they were allowed to if she’d park in a parking as 2009. new proposal that contains from the city is working do,” Brewer said. garage. The structure, which more information about with Ken Simmons, the If the tunnels can’t be “If it’s free, then yeah,” Nedra Pickler would sit on the site height. architect for the developers, built over, the building Michael said. “But if they Th e Associated Press formerly belonging to Since the proposed and Doug Quackenbush, will be modified to meet make you pay, then I Kenny’s Auto, would have project is on less than an architect for the Five regulations but will lose 20 probably wouldn’t.” WASHINGTON - Florida a Walgreens drug store two acres of property, the Points Association, to plan parking spaces, he said. Democrats would forfeit and a bank on the ground developers have to get past the development. Brewer said the Five FIVE POINTS LOOKS their votes in selecting fl oor, followed by two levels the planning commission Swinson, who is Points Association, which The Five Points a presidential nominee of public parking, and with at least six votes before developing the project has been working towards Association would normally unless they delay their state would be topped with 27 they go to City Council. along with Stan Harpe, said getting a parking garage for oppose any six-story election by at least a week, luxury condominiums, said In July, the Kenny’s Auto he has high hopes for the about 20 years, is trying to building but supports this the national party said in a Rebekah Thomas, a zoning development only garnered Kenny’s Auto location. make sure the project goes development because of the stern action Saturday meant analyst with the City of four votes. “It’s a great site. Five forward smoothly so that parking it would provide, to discourage others from Columbia. “There were just certain Points is a central area to the parking space aspect is Brewer said. leapfrogging ahead to earlier The building’s future details [the commission] city development,” Swinson not abandoned. “It might stick out a little dates. depends on the outcome thought they should have said. The developers “could at first, though,” Brewer The Florida party has 30 of a planning commission before they approved it,” Swinson said a lot of the say ‘screw it, we’re going said. days to submit an alternative hearing on Sept. 10. Thomas said. “They didn’t specifi cs still depend on the to build a Walgreens and But the Kenny’s Auto to its planned Jan. 29 Merritt Brewer, director of feel comfortable voting decision of the planning a bank and a big surface development will not pave primary or lose its 210 the Five Points Association, when there were still commission. parking lot’,” Brewer said. the way for other structures delegates to the nominating which represents all the questions.” “What we’re proposing “Are we excited about a convention in Denver next businesses in Five Points as Thomas said that the and what will eventually be Walgreens and a bank? POINTS ● 8 summer. The state party chairwoman, Karen Thurman, said she would Celebrating South Carolina’s Heritage confer with state officials about the ultimatum. “It’s going to be a difficult discussion,” she said, because Floridians are wary of having their votes taken away. Elected officials in Florida have said they would consider legal action and a protest at the convention if the national party barred the state’s delegates. There is general agreement that the eventual nominee will seat Florida’s delegates rather than allow a fi ght at a convention intended to show party unity. But the decision by the Democratic National Committee’s rules panel could reduce Florida’s infl uence because candidates may want to campaign in states where the votes are counted. Florida party offi cials said they originally opposed the early primary date, which covers both the Democratic and Republican primaries. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the change and the GOP governor signed it into law in an effort to give the state a more prominent voice in national politics. But Florida Democratic leaders now are committed Sam Bennett/ THE DAILY GAMECOCK to the state-run election Cordelia Picrue, 74, paints at the 29th annual Jubilee: Festival of Heritage at the Mann-Simmons Cottage Saturday. Picrue lives in Florida but because voter participation came to Columbia for festival. For more photos, go to dailygamecock.com. DEMOCRATS ● 8

4 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 Circus animals win in activist battle

use Woodland Park Zoo as Elephants benefi t from a positive example because fi ght between zoos and they say its layout maximizes an acre of land for three animal rights groups elephants. “We still get visitors who can’t find the elephants,” Annie Flanzraich Bohmke said. “It’s a very long Th e Associated Press acre.” The Association of Zoos and Aquariums requires at SEATTLE - On a sunny least 400 square feet of indoor summer day, Chai the space and 1,800 square feet, elephant browses on grass about the size of six parking and branches in the one-acre spaces, to house an elephant. elephant exhibit at Seattle’s “We felt and we continue Woodland Park Zoo. to feel that space is very Children lean over the metal arbitrary,” Mike Keele, deputy barriers, trying to reach the director of the Oregon Zoo charismatic creature. and chair of the association’s In the nearby elephant elephant advisory group. barn, Watoto stretches her “What is really important is trunk to a net filled with the animal’s condition and if vegetation and munches on they are behaving normally.” her lunch before wandering Animal rights activists back to the outdoor exhibit. argue the creatures need far Teenagers watch her, more space. The Elephant mimicking the movements of Sanctuary in Tennessee has her trunk. 2,700 acres for 23 elephants Zoos showcase such scenes and the Performing Animal as evidence of the healthy Welfare Society’s California and happy experience of sanctuary has 75 acres for their elephants. Animal eight elephants. There are rights groups dismiss such about 43,560 square feet in enclosures as woefully small an acre. and harmful to the health of Elephants in the wild can creatures they say are meant travel dozens of miles in a to roam vast wildernesses. day, but zoos cite studies Across the country, some showing that they don’t zoos are bowing to pressure Al Grillo/ The Associated Press need to roam as much if they from animal rights groups Elephants of Africa Rescue Society is looking at Maggie to relocate her to it’s facility but the same animal rights groups have enough food, water and and shipping their elephants that have pushed for Maggie’s departure are saying if this facility is the leading option, she should stay in Alaska. companionship. to sanctuaries, while others “In the wild they are trying build larger enclosures to they die. took a different tack. They the Los Angeles Zoo poured surfaces and spaces totally to fi nd food, they’re foraging. ward off criticism about the In Alaska, publicity about are planning a new elephant $39 million into a new six- inadequate for them because You do get the trade-off in animals’ living conditions. Maggie, the lone elephant at space for 2009 that will give acre habitat. they don’t want to lose their zoos of not needing to forage, Since 2000 some zoos, Anchorage’s zoo, prompted Stephanie and Cynda, their Such changes don’t satisfy biggest attractions,” said so then do they really need including Chicago, Detroit the board to agree earlier this female African elephants, and some animal rights activists, veterinarian Elliot M. Katz, that much space?” said Ted and San Francisco, have year to send her south. Seven up to fi ve new elephants 3.6 who argue elephants belong president of In Defense of Friend, an animal science given up elephants entirely, zoos in warmer climates are acres to roam. At California’s in the wild or in much bigger Animals. professor at Texas A&M conceding the animals need vying for the 25-year-old Oakland Zoo, four African sanctuaries. Zookeepers see the University who focuses on too much space and money elephant. elephants wander more than “The zoos are knowingly criticism from animal rights determining optimum living to maintain. Other zoos are Officials at the Sedgwick fi ve acres of habitat, the result acting irresponsibly in groups as a thinly veiled environments for animals. following suit, with no plans County Zoo in Wichita, Kan., of a $100,000 expansion. And keeping the elephants on campaign to eventually close Many animal rights to replace aging animals after zoos entirely by attacking organizations argue minimal their most popular and iconic exercise and hard concrete attractions. floors cause arthritis and ok, so my subs really aren't gourmet and “The people who really gruesome foot problems. 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browsed the gift shop, played with humpback whales, Hawaii’s fi rst passenger cards and ordered breakfast spread invasive species and services sets sail despite while watching live NFL create long traffi c delays. Sunday football games on A dozen protesters greeted court cloud over concerns high-defi nition TV screens the hundreds of enthusiastic as the ferry sailed past Aloha passengers after the ferry Tower. docked at Maui’s port. Jaymes Song Alan and Terry Kahanu, Among the protesters on Th e Associated Press of Kailua, arrived to board Maui was Joyclynn Costa the ferry at 4:20 a.m. They of Haiku, who held a sign, KAHULUI, Hawaii - and their four children sat in “Respect our home.” She said Loaded with people paying the first-class cabin, eating the company didn’t consult a discount fare of just $5, doughnuts and sushi. with Maui residents about the $95 million Hawaii “It’s spectacular,” said Alan the service, which she said Superferry made its maiden Kahanu. “It’s so nice to be will pollute island waters. run Sunday with a rushed able to walk around instead The environmentalists’ launch for a three-hour of having to be buckled in.” attorney, Isaac Hall, said Marco Garcia/ The Associated Press voyage to Maui, the first Before Sunday, the only he will seek an injunction The $95 million Hawaii Superferry launch from Honolulu Sunday for its maiden voyage. passenger ferry service way to travel among the Monday to prevent the between the islands. Hawaiian Islands was with Superferry from doing during formal environmental steep discounts. of the Sierra Club Hawaii Legal problems threatened highly competitive local business until environmental studies. “This is really a slap in Chapter. to beach the giant catamaran airlines now engaged in a studies are completed. Environmentalists said the the face to the residents More than 19,000 people like one of the whales that fare war. Environmental reviews are company acted in bad faith of Hawaii and to the state have signed up to take environmentalists fear it will Superferry sold out its typically required of projects by launching early and trying Supreme Court,” said Jeff advantage of the $5 fare run over, so the company first voyage in 30 minutes that use state money and to build public support with Mikulina, executive director through Sept. 5. moved up the debut by two Saturday, offering $5 one- land, such as harbors, and days. way fares for passengers and they can take months or even More than 500 passengers the same for cars. More than years to complete. and crew, and 150 cars, 400 of those aboard got right Superferry supporters say were aboard when the four- back on the Alakai for the it is being treated unfairly deck, blue-and-white vessel voyage back to Honolulu. because other harbor users emblazoned with manta rays Superferry Chief Executive like cruise ships didn’t have pulled away from the dock to John Garibaldi, who mingled to go through extensive a chorus of cheers. among passengers, said one environmental reviews. “It’s beautiful,” exclaimed reason for the service was to “These standards should Stephen Imamoto of avoid a repeat of the effect apply to all players, not just Honolulu, who was traveling of the nation’s grounded the newest, the smallest with his wife and 6-year-old airplanes after the Sept. 11, and the most popular,” said daughter. “I don’t like to fl y 2001, terrorist attacks. Then, David Cole, the chairman, ... You can’t beat the price.” island residents and tourists president and CEO of Maui Imamoto said he wanted dependent on air travel were Land & Pineapple Co., to try the fi rst voyage to see stranded for several days. which invested $1 million in if he gets seasick. Choppy Garibaldi said the voyage the ferry. water and strong wind “went very, very well and the Superferry offi cials also say between the islands have response was phenomenal the ship’s water jet propulsion scuttled previous attempts from passengers.” system means there are no at inter-island ferry services The launch, originally set exposed propellers to strike with much smaller ships. for Tuesday with fares 10 aquatic animals. Even in seemingly calm times that much, was moved State transportation seas, the Alakai swayed at up after the Hawaii Supreme officials had allowed the times Sunday, causing Court ruled unanimously Superferry to start service, some passengers to become Thursday that the state noting that the Supreme nauseous as the ferry passed should have required an Court didn’t explicitly say the green, rugged mountains environmental review before the ship couldn’t run. of Molokai and Lanai. the Superferry started However, Inside the 349-foot service. Three environmental environmentalists pointed Alakai built by Austal USA groups have sued, concerned out that state law prohibits in Mobile, Ala., passengers that the vessel could collide projects from operating

The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. 6 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 Biologists endure isolation, noise

Scientists go to extreme lengths to protect Maine puffi n species

Robert F. Bukaty Th e Associated Press

EASTERN EGG ROCK, Maine - It doesn’t seem to matter to one puffin waddling over to join another of the birds that his chosen companion is a one-legged, wooden decoy. Puffi ns love company. The deception is one of the techniques that Stephen Kress has used to lure the colorful birds back to this rocky island. “I used an old hunter’s trick, something that hadn’t been done with seabirds before,” Kress, director of the National Audubon’s Seabird Restoration Program, whispers as he watches from a blind about 20 yards away. Puffins, which resemble Robert Bukaty/ The Associated Press half-pint penguins except A common tern protests as Charlie Governali prepares that they can fly, were to band a chick on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine. heavily hunted along the Maine coast for their meat and feathers, and by 1901 to protect the seabirds. The birds also keep up a Garden and Gun Magazine only one pair remained, Two supervisors spend 24-hour din of screeches and researchers said. the whole summer on the flapping wings, making it They remained plentiful rocky outpost, joined by hard for newcomers to sleep elsewhere, however, and rotating shifts of interns and in tents sheltered underneath Kress set out three decades volunteers. poop-stained tarps. ‘Garden’ bridges divide ago to bring them back A human presence is Puffi ns are often confused to Maine’s islands, on the necessary to scare away with penguins. They have Then the former publisher recently from her offi ces in southern end of their range predators such as great similar colors, and both of The New Yorker and this coastal city. Saucy, Southern glossy around the North Atlantic. black-backed gulls and swim under water using Mirabella heard the idea The magazine, which In 1973, with backing herring gulls. The large their wings as fi ns, but they fi nds balance between for “Garden & Gun,” a has guaranteed advertisers from the National Audubon gulls -- black backs have a are not related and live at saucy Southern glossy 150,000 copies each issue has conservation, sport Society and help from the 5 1/2-foot wingspan -- rob opposite polar ends of the with a puzzling name. The published twice so far this Canadian Wildlife Service, nests and eat chicks. Earlier world. Each puffin pair magazine would focus on year. The magazine plans Kress began transplanting this summer, when fi ve days raises one chick in a burrow the story-rich Southeast -- two more editions this year, Pete Iacobelli 2-week-old puffin chicks of fog kept the volunteers under big boulders. Th e Associated Press tales written by renowned then six issues next year and from Great Island off away from Seal Island, The breeding grounds authors like Pat Conroy. 10 in 2009. Newfoundland, 1,000 miles another puffi n nesting spot, are off limits to the public CHARLESTON - Rebecca The magazine would walk “The fi rst two issues have to the northeast. the gulls destroyed eggs but several boat tours take Darwin, a Southerner who the delicate balance between been very, very well received,” These days there are 90 laid by 2,000 pairs of terns, nature lovers on cruises that made her career as a New conservation and hunting. said Pierre Manigault, board nesting pairs on Eastern Kress said. circle the islands. York magazine publisher, had Not too long after she chairman of Evening Post Egg, among the more than The biologists are repaid Last year, Audubon recently settled into life as heard the pitch, Darwin was Publishing Co., which owns 700 nesting pairs on four for their protection by opened a Project Puffin the preacher’s wife, content back in the business. the magazine. “I think it’s Maine islands, Kress said. regular bird assaults. visitor center in Rockland, that her once-bustling “I plan to be doing this really filling a void that Eastern Egg Rock, a Dive-bombing terns, drawing 10,000 people. professional life was over. for a while,” Darwin said existed.” treeless, seven-acre island, screaming “kik-kik-kik,” Besides boat tours, Project is a breeding ground for swoop down to peck at their Puffin operates Internet 6,000 surface-nesting birds: guardians’ heads. cams that show puffins 4(%")''%34"!#+4/3#(//, puffi ns, guillemots, laughing Even worse are laughing inside and out of their gulls, eider ducks, Leach’s gulls that take to the air by burrows until the chicks storm petrels, and three the hundreds. “Our hats, leave by Labor Day. species of terns. backpacks, shoes, shirts The project is open ended. *)-. ,-& Each summer, biologists are pretty well covered in If the volunteers left, the move onto the island to poop,” said Jeff Kimmons, a puffi ns would be wiped out oversee the project and co-supervisor. again by the gulls.

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-OST)MAGES/NLY AND The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 7 Search for miners continues NEWSBRIEFS Shooting suspect turns loss of a woman was again himself in struck by tragedy when her the camera would fi t all the GREENWOOD - A man drunken father stormed the Offi cials continue looking way down the hole and into wanted in the shooting death home and shot her husband the mine, and that debris in of another man outside a to death, authorities said for missing men using the shaft could obscure any nightclub has turned himself Friday. images. robotic camera in, Greenwood County Herman McKnight, 62, “There’s mud, there’s Sheriff Dan Wideman said was charged with murder rocks, there’s things that Sunday. and was being held at the Chelsea J. Carter make it unfavorable,” Th e Associated Press Akiva Lamont Tolbert, county jail Friday, a day after Murphy said. 28, of Greenwood turned his daughter’s funeral. The Crandall Canyon HUNTINGTON, Utah himself in Sunday morning Authorities said McKnight miners were last heard - Despite three weeks of and handed over the weapon had been drinking on from about 3 a.m. Aug. 6, drilling and digging that police think was used in the Wednesday before he went just before a thunderous have revealed no signs of life shooting, Wideman said in to his daughter’s home. shudder inside the mountain from six men trapped inside a a news release. cracked the ribs of the mine collapsed coal mine, offi cials Warrants had been issued and fi lled passageways with Coast Guard suspends said Sunday the search was charging Tolbert with debris, cutting off an exit captain’s license following continuing. murder in the shooting death route. It’s never been clear if collision Federal and mine company Saturday of Ricky Sherman they survived the cave-in. CHARLESTON - A tour officials said a seventh Williams. Wideman said Digging through the boat captain had his license borehole was being punched witnesses identifi ed Tolbert rubble-fi led mine shaft was suspended for three months into the Crandall Canyon as the shooter outside the halted after a second collapse following an investigation mine and that a special nightclub Fat Daddy’s. killed three rescuers and into a collision last month robotic camera was being “Our investigators were injured six others Aug. 16. with a sailboat in Charleston lowered into a hole drilled on this guy for 24 hours Sunday’s announcement Harbor, the Coast Guard during previous efforts to straight,” Wideman said. came a day after crews says. fi nd the men. “We also had some good penetrated the mine with The collision was The camera is similar to cooperation from citizens a sixth borehole, finding a between the 97-ton Spirit one used to search within and family members, which debris-filled area too small Kenny Crookston/ The Associated Press of Charleston and a Laser the wreckage of the World we greatly appreciate.” for the men to survive, P. Bruce Hill, president of UtahAmerican Energy Inc. sailboat with a 130-pound Trade Center in New York offi cials said. hull participating in the City after the Sept. 11, 2001, Police: Father kills son-in- “There could be no sign Charleston Yacht Club terrorist attacks. It can take started Sunday and offi cials have taken about two days to law after daughter’s visitation of life in such a condition,” Open Regatta. images in the darkened did not estimate when it may hit the mine shaft. LAKE CITY - A family that mine co-owner Bob Murray No one was injured. cavern from about 50 feet be completed. Previous holes had gathered to grieve the said Sunday. away with the help of a 200- Murray said the seventh watt light, can travel 1,000 hole would be drilled into feet from the end of the test the kitchen area of the mine, hole and has some ability an area where miners are to move around the rubble, trained to flee in case of offi cials said. collapse. “We haven’t given “We’re very excited up hope,” he said. about it. The families are Murray had previously said thrilled to hear this,” said the sixth borehole, drilled Colin King, a lawyer for the more than 1,700 feet deep, miners’ families. would be the last before SAINT THEODORE’S Images from the camera sealing the mine. were not expected until “We believe the right Monday. ANGLICAN CHAPEL thing to do is to put another Robin Murphy, director welcomes you back to USC hole down and try to locate of the Institute for Safety these men and in discussions Security Rescue Technology 1730 College St. (across from Capstone) with MSHA that was agreed at the University of South www.StTheodoreSC.org to and that is what has been Florida, said her camera’s done,” said Rob Moore, vice ability to obtain images in * Sundays this Fall : Evensong at 6:30 p.m. * president of Murray Energy the mine was a long shot. She Corp. “Be still, and know that I am God.” Ps. 46:10 said it was not clear whether The seventh hole was being 8 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007

DEMOCRATS ● Continued from 2 The shifting dates have were the “black sheep” of added uncertainty to the the primary season. would drop drastically presidential candidates’ “We’re asking you for if Democrats held an campaign plans with the mercy, not judgment,” he alternative contest. fi rst votes to be cast in less told the rules committee Members of the DNC than fi ve months. meeting in a hotel rules committee expressed Advisers to Sen. Hillary conference room. skepticism that Florida Rodham Clinton, who The party’s action comes Democrats did enough has a wide lead in Florida seven years after Florida to stop the change polls, said she will go was at the center of an and they approved the wherever elections are unprecedented dispute over harshest penalty. Florida’s held. Sen. Barack Obama, presidential vote counting. representative on the panel, who was campaigning in In 2000, the election Allan Katz, was the only Miami on Saturday, said: between Republican George vote against the penalty. “The national party has a W. Bush and Democrat Refusing to seat the difficult task, which is to Al Gore was held up for delegates would set a try to create some order out a recount in Florida. The “terrible situation for of chaos. My job is really Supreme Court stopped Florida and a very bad not to speculate on how the recount, and Bush won situation for the Democratic to make it all work. I’m a the state by 537 votes. Party,” Katz said. candidate; I’m like a player Terrie Brady, a DNC Party rules say states on the fi eld. I shouldn’t be member who helped cannot hold their 2008 setting up the rules.” present Florida’s case, primary contests before Campaigning in New said the party’s denial of Harry Cabluck/The Associated Press Feb. 5, except for Iowa on Hampshire, Gov. Bill delegates disenfranchises Workers at the State Operations Center in Austin, Texas, prepare for Hurricane Dean. Jan. 14, Nevada on Jan. 19, Richardson, D-New voters. Rules committee New Hampshire on Jan. Mexico, said it is important members objected to the BEACHES ● Continued from 1 Recent projects have on record in this state when 22 and South Carolina on that the leadoff roles of term, saying Florida’s votes rebuilt several beaches seven named storms affected Jan. 29. Iowa and New Hampshire would be counted if they replenish the beaches with historically hampered by South Carolina and two The calendar was “not be usurped.” followed the rules. sand, about what the state erosion including Hunting hurricanes made landfall. designed to preserve the “As a candidate, I just “I find your use of the needs to maintain its beaches, Island State Park near At least one beach area on traditional role that Iowa want to get this settled and word disenfranchisement Eiser said. Beaufort, Edisto Beach and Sullivan’s Island will need and New Hampshire have just appeal to all parties to to be an overstatement,” Rep. Tracy Edge, R-North Folly Beach, Eiser said. more than sand to solve played in selecting the get their act together and said committee member Myrtle Beach, said he’s The last two storm seasons the problem. The area is nominee, while adding two have some defi nitive roles,” David McDonald, who is confident legislators would also have been relatively near the channel of Breech states with more racial and Richardson said. “Let’s from Washington state. continue to designate money mild, allowing beaches to Inlet, which separates the geographic diversity to have an orderly process New Hampshire’s for beach repair, even in an rebuild naturally. Last year, Sullivan’s Island from the infl uential early slots. instead of states trying to secretary of state says he economic slowdown. Ernesto brushed the coast Isle of Palms. Several DNC officials outdo each other.” may move up the state’s “It’s a very inexpensive way and two years ago, Ophelia “You would have to said before the vote that Florida’s congressional primary, but for now to maintain our economy,” threatened the north coast relocate the Breech Inlet they wanted to take the delegation has raised the the party has submitted Edge said. “A few million a before moving away. channel to get any sort of strong action against possibility of a voting rights a plan for Jan. 22, with year sustains a billion-dollar- The last bad storm season permanent relief,” Eiser Florida to discourage investigation in response to the notation that the a-year industry.” was 2004, the busiest season said. Michigan, New Hampshire the punishment. date is subject to change. and other states that were National Democratic Michigan’s Legislature considering advancing officials insist there is no has taken up a bill that METERS ● Continued from 1 just use your debit card,” service is new it will be their contests in violation legal basis to force the party would move its contest to Taliaferro said. a few months before they of party rules. to seat delegates in violation Jan. 15, but the state party atrocious, and this could City officials hope that can determine how much Garry Shay, a rules of its rules. Florida offi cials submitted a proposal that be good for people who this new technology will Columbia residents are committee member from could not say what law the for now describes a caucus commute to school a lot,” allow frequent users of using the cards and tokens California, said allowing DNC would have violated on Feb. 9. Taliaferro said. parking meters to worry less as well as how much they are Florida to move forward or where the case could be Michigan Democratic Taliaferro said he would about carrying extra change saving. “would open the door to pursued. Party chairman Mark use the card or tokens if as well as reduce the number For more information on chaos.” Jon Ausman, a DNC Brewer said he hopes the buying and recharging were of coins used which will ease the use of the SmartCards DNC committee member from Florida, ruling against Florida keeps more convenient. the burden of collecting and tokens, call 343-8740. member Donna Brazile pleaded for a role in what the DNC calendar in place. “It would be good if you more than 60 tons of coins also argued for a strong could turn out to be a “If it doesn’t, we’re going could credit your card at the each year. Comments on this story? E-mail penalty, saying, “I hesitate historic election, with to move,” he said. meters themselves or even Smith said that since the [email protected] to see what happens if we the potential of the first show somehow some wiggle woman, black or Hispanic room in our process.” nominee, even if the state POINTS ● Continued from 2

this size, he said. “This is not setting a precedent,” Brewer said. Brewer said that the Five Points Association is working with Shandon neighborhood, Martin Luther King neighborhood, University Hill, Hollywood Rose Hill and Wales Garden neighborhood to make sure the project is beneficial to residents and doesn’t ruin the aesthetic of the area. Will Lamson, a fi rst-year sports management student, said that he’s not worried that a new building would ruin the look of Five Points, but that he thinks the condominiums are a good idea. “I’d love to live in Five Points, and Walgreens is always necessary,” Lamson said. The new hearing will be held September 10th at 5:15 p.m. at City Hall.

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Editor Managing Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER MICHAEL BAUMANN class, follow News Editor Copy Desk Chief JESS DAVIS LAUREN SMITH life’s passion Metro Editor Viewpoints Editor GINA VASSELLI KELLY LACORTE First-year students need Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor ANDREA LUCAS ALEX RILEY to seize college benefi ts Design Director Assistant Design Director besides beers, Five Points LIZZIE WILSON GREG HENDERSON After two years of college there are still some things I do not know, but there IN OUR OPINION are also some things I have learned -- things I think the Class of 2011 can benefit Character, integrity from. When you Russell House pushes musical apathy first get here, missing on gridiron the campus seems so big it’s Just as the days of Moe Thompson seemed to be behind University doesn’t take One of Hut, and play music that MONIQUE intimidating. us, two starting football players will miss Saturday’s game WUSC’s wasn’t generated by a hack CUNIN Don’t worry advantage of unique main goals for the express purpose -- by the end against Louisiana-Lafayette due to suspension. Th ird-year campus radio station is to expose of wringing money out of print of your first It’s no secret that “character” has become the watchword people to new young and tasteless kids. month of I find it strange that journalism music, but People just need a little college, you’ll among coaches and personnel, meaning that no matter the Russell House doesn’t student the university kick to get away from know where how fast, strong, or smart you are, teams won’t want you if tune into WUSC. Our JOE WORTHEN says “no commercial music. everything is university actually has a you can’t stay out of trouble. Just ask Adam Jones, Elijah Th ird-year thanks” and Are you tired of snobs from Columbia Hall to the radio station that has been media arts Dukes or either of the Vick brothers. continues to making fun of your taste Roost. going strong and playing student pump us full in music? It was cool to Go to class everyday, While most student-athletes—and students in general— innovative and varied music of Jay-Z. You like Good Charlotte four unless you are sick. The class for years. And yet, when go to class and stay out of can’t know if years ago, right? What may seem easy but what’s the I sit down to eat my daily trouble, “character” issues you don’t like something happened? point of paying over $4000 It’s no secret that Taco Bell, I consistently until you try it. People who listen to for a class you only show up seem to be common at USC. hear Creed and Shakira. ‘character’ has become WUSC constantly music find it hard to to on test days? Besides, by The Gamecocks missed the There isn’t anything plays new and interesting identify with some music’s not going you miss a part of inherently wrong with the watchword among 2004 postseason after an on- music, and yes, some of complete lack of artistry the college experience. Read Creed or Shakira -– I it blows, but at least it and depth. People who for those classes on the day fi eld fi ght against Clemson mean, there is –- but that’s coaches and personnel. isn’t the same recycled, don’t listen to music wind the reading is assigned, not and one of Steve Spurrier’s not what this is about. This emotionally sterile garbage up listening to these the night before a big test. is about the university first acts as coach was to that circulates through the “terrible” bands because Not only will you be hurting not supporting one of its Russell House day after they are easily accessible. yourself, but as you get dismiss star running back Demetris Summers. If Stephen most valid student media day. The employees in the This is how people who into higher level classes the Garcia succeeds Blake Mitchell at quarterback next year, sources. Grand Market Place must listen to music identify required reading gets longer, There is a reason that the he will be the fourth starting quarterback with a criminal be hearing Green Day people who don’t listen so it’s a good skill to learn music scene in Columbia record. singles in their sleep. to music and then harass while the load isn’t huge. and USC is dead -- it’s If people learn and them about their taste. Just because you got So why can’t our football players get the message? because people don’t know become passionate about Can you imagine a tour accepted to college as a anything about music. Part of the problem is that schools often don’t play music, then they become group coming through major in one subject, that They don’t know anything by the rules either. Southern Methodist University passionate about art and out cafeteria and hearing doesn’t mean you can’t about it because they don’t self-expression. The some Emerson Lake change. Passions change, infamously had its top-fl ight football team taken away in actively seek any and the Columbia music scene and Palmer, some At the and its better to major in the 1980s, and the SEC is currently in its 25th year with university helps them by could maybe wake up, and Drive-In, or perhaps some something you love doing treating them to the worst at least one team on probation. As Vanderbilt learned, you we could become more like Aphex Twin? That would and are passionate about than hits from the ‘80s and ‘90s our cultural neighbor to set a different mood; it to pick a major for money, or even have to cheat to fi nish last. that we’ve all heard several the southeast, Charleston. would be something new because your parents told But fear not, Gamecock faithful, all is not lost. thousand times. I don’t know for sure, but and interesting, something you to do it. I like to imagine a Louisiana-Lafayette still comes to town Sept. 1, and it seems like a university diverse. It’s better to have a place where someone who Chris Smelley and Stoney Woodson can fi ll in against a should try to culture its A diverse university few good friends than a hasn’t found their musical students. Show movies in needs diverse music, and bunch of acquaintances. Sun Belt team. This team can still challenge for the SEC taste can sit down to the theatre that inspire we don’t even need to look Acquaintances will change their Taco Bell and enjoy title. Wouldn’t that be a great way to take our minds off thought, hang art around very far to fi nd it –- at the from year to year, but good some Scottish ska music the team’s early-season troubles? that isn’t attached to an radio station on the third friends, will last a long time. and maybe develop a new advertisement for Pizza fl oor. They are the people who interest. will wake you up for class if you’re late, or feed you on CORRECTIONS their Bonus Bucks if you lose If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about it. IN YOUR OPINION your Carolina Card. They’re E-mail us at [email protected] the people you’ll remember Leave parking to Second-year law to lose 5 games with going to football games and IT’S YOUR RIGHT professionals student those team attributes is parties with. They are also Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com I am intrigued by the Season secure the wrong attitude to the people you’ll take trips or send letters to the editor at [email protected] illogical presentation made under Spurrier have. To insinuate that with, including those famous by the Gamecock editorial After reading Friday’s we should just throw 2 a.m. Wal-Mart runs every board Friday. The board “Smelley gets keys to a season away because college student makes. About The Daily Gamecock argues that the closure USC Cock ‘n Fire” article of one troublesome Stay out of Five Points of Coliseum parking by Cory Burkarth stating, quarterback is insane! For until you are 21 years old. Editor CONTACT INFORMATION JACKIE ALEXANDER Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House overnight has made “At best, the Gamecocks your information, Smelley It may look like a lot of fun Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] campus parking worse, will go 7-5, so it makes broke Brodie Croyle’s now, but it can also lead to a MICHAEL BAUMANN News: [email protected] Metro: [email protected] Online Editor but then immediately sense to just give Chris records in Alabama and lot of trouble. Upperclassmen Viewpoints: [email protected] JON STAPLES Th e Mix: [email protected] argues for a system that Smelley the season to get has been studying under have been arrested, lost Copy Desk Chief Sports: [email protected] LAUREN SMITH Photographers: [email protected] would eliminate freshman the experience under his Steve Spurrier for a year, scholarships and had overall Assistant Copy Desk Chief Public Aff airs: [email protected] parking. belt,” I was absolutely so he can’t be too shabby. bad experiences in Five CALLI BURNETT Online: www.dailygamecock.com Design Director Newsroom: 777-7726; Sports: 777-7182 Doesn’t the board irate and disappointed This season is a great Points because they were LIZZIE WILSON Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 Fax: 777-6482 realize that nearly 100 by the fact that a opportunity for our team underage: learn from their Assistant Design Director percent of the freshman student of this amazing to compete for the SEC mistakes. GREG HENDERSON News Editor class lives on campus and university would make crown! You may think your The Daily Gamecock JESS DAVIS is SEGRIST therefore wouldn’t park in such an uneducated and I’m sure I speak for parents are annoying now, Metro Editor the editorially independent Public Relations Director GINA VASSELLI the Coliseum lot anyway? derogatory statement. my fellow Carolina but by the end of you MARY ELIZABETH SISK student newspaper of the Viewpoints Editor Graduate Assistant University of South Carolina. What does the board What is he, a lost Gamecock students and sophomore year, you’ll be KELLY LACORTE KATIE CLARK It is published daily during think these freshmen do... Clemson fan? fans when I say how bad it best friends with them. They Assistant Viewpoints Editor the fall and spring semesters AMANDA DAVIS and nine times during the awake at 2:00 a.m., drive I understand it is an makes us look when one of are the ones who will listen Th e Mix Editor STUDENT MEDIA ANDREA LUCAS summer with the exception of around for four hours, opinion column, but I feel our own students downs to you rant about roommate Director university holidays and exam Assistant Mix Editor SCOTT LINDENBERG and then re-park their it’s ridiculous because he our football program. So problems and feed you when TYLER MOBLEY periods. Opinions expressed Faculty Adviser The Daily Gamecock vehicles in the Coliseum doesn’t seem to know that when he gets his tickets you go home on breaks. Be Sports Editor ERIK COLLINS in are ALEX RILEY Creative Director those of the editors or author lot? our football program has for our home games, let’s nice to them, and remember Assistant Sports Editor EDGAR SANTANA and not those of the University The parking problem one of the best college hope he shows a little they were in college once so CORY BURKARTH Business Manager of South Carolina. Th e Board Photo Editor needs to be ameliorated, football coaches in the more enthusiasm. Let’s there’s a good chance they CAROLYN GRIFFIN of Student Publications ALLISON STINCHCOMB Advertising Manager but I hope The Daily NCAA and our recruiting also hope that he gives his have some good stories to tell Copy Editors and Communications is SARAH SCARBOROUGH The Daily TRAVIS HARDY, ARTIE the publisher of Gamecock will leave such class was ranked as high as support for our wonderful you if they haven’t already. Classifi eds Manager Gamecock PHILLIPS, OLIVIA REBURN, SHERRY F. HOLMES . Th e Department reform to individuals number four in the nation. football team when he Learn as much as you JASON SPIRO, RACHAEL Production Manager of Student Media is who think about these We also have 10 returning enters Williams-Brice can while you’re here. Life TAFT C. NEIL SCOTT the newspaper’s parent Page Designers Creative Services organization. The Daily things regularly instead defensive starters, as well Stadium on Sept. 1 to doesn’t get any easier than JULIA ANDERSON, CARLY KAILEY WARING, BEN Gamecock is supported in of rushing to judgment by as returning starting watch Smelley tear up the it is now, it just gets harder GALLAGHER, SARAH BUCHANAN, HEATHER part by student-activity fees. ROBERTS, ABIGAIL THOMAS printing a weakly founded quarterbacks, wide Ragin’ Cajuns! from here on out. Everyone GARRISON, RITA KOCH, One free copy per reader. proposal. receivers and running enters USC with different life Advertising Additional copies may be MEREDITH RAY KARRIEMA CALHOUN, ALEX backs. experiences and worldviews, Staff Writers CAMPION, BEN CRANE, purchased for $1 each from MICHAEL AGUILAR, AUSTIN CHRIS KRAUTLER, JAIME the Department of Student Ryan Holt Yes, we have a tough Amanda Anderson the more you interact with COLLINS, KATHLEEN KEMP, SHOOK, JAYLENE WILLIAMS Media. BRAD MAXWELL, ELIZABETH Senate President Pro schedule this season, but First-year pharmacy people who look at the world Tempore stating that we are going student differently, the more you will grow as a person. “Well, don’t just stand there ... there’s quitters to be buried.” -- John Wayne in “Red River”

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M.I.A. back in action with ‘kala’

Conventional music takes backseat to newest international sound of dance

Tyler Mobley certain ear. If you like T-Pain, that’s fi ne (kind of), but THE DAILY GAMECOCK you can’t expect M.I.A. to cater to you like someone like T-Pain does. M.I.A. is making dance music to appeal to "M.I.A. Kala" the entire world, not just a mainstream rap market. ★★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ That being said, if you approach M.I.A with a willingness to hear something new, you’ll reap the benefits. This is the best dance/pop/hip-hop/rap/ Out now on XL Recordings, “Kala” is the multicultural album of the year. follow-up to 2005’s breakthrough “Arular” from Now M.I.A. has always been political. “Arular” was Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, better known full of guerilla references and refugee politics, but “Kala” as M.I.A. carries more bite. Maybe it’s just the fact that the music When someone creates an album like “Arular,” a itself sounds more foreign than ever, but “Kala” just feels sonic mash-up of cross-cultural infl uences and gritty like it has teeth. dance and rap, you don’t really expect them to strike Sing-song track “Boyz” asks “how many no money boyz gold like that twice. Usually, a follow-up album will are rowdy, how many start a war” and ends with a wary drop that doesn’t do much for anyone, and that’s that. “oooo gosh it’s the new warlord.” These sorts of guerilla However, M.I.A. is not the typical artist. She’s unlike references to African poverty and instability veiled the vast majority of artists in the world in that she never underneath dance tracks can get slightly confusing. seems to have considered just pushing out more of the Her infl uences are obviously from countries that have same. “Arular” was not like anything most people been overrun with political turmoil for years, but the had heard before in 2005. “Kala,” though, is not like result is something that doesn’t at all feel like hardship. anything most people will hear in 2007. Instead, “Kala” feels transcendent. It’s an album that With the Bollywood-laced rhythms of opening track knows if people can dance through warlords and poverty, “Bamboo Banga,” M.I.A. makes herself clear. She did not then the rest of us should have no trouble doing the make “Kala” to keep listeners comfortable. With “Kala,” same. the sample-crazy habits of producer Diplo collide with At this point, it still seems unclear as to whether beats straight out of a multicultural fair, culminating M.I.A. would prefer people to dance or become freedom in an album that simultaneously transcends and fl ies in fi ghters. “Kala” is a dance album for an urban jungle that the face of traditional dance and hip-hop. most of us will never visit. It’s aggressive, loud and (dead It’s this rebelliousness that will either make or break horse offi cially beaten) different. While her infl uences “Kala” for new listeners. While “Arular” was by no are worlds removed from much of her audience, she has means ordinary, “Kala” is just plain foreign. “Arular” now done twice in three years what few artists hope to feels like “Kidz Bop” compared to this. achieve in a lifetime. When talking about M.I.A., it can be diffi cult to She has changed the way people think of music. emphasize how different she sounds without pushing too many people away. “Kala” is not unapproachable, but it takes a Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected]

Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK Kweli pops out with ‘Eardrum’ Newest album may help champion lyricist break into mainstream

Mark Killian THE DAILY GAMECOCK

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The fi rst track from Talib Kweli’s newest CD release “Eardrum” begins with Kweli’s proclamation that “They say you can’t please everybody.” Truer words could not have been spoken by the tragically underappreciated lyricist. For years now Talib’s progressive lyrics have bound him to the upper echelon of the rap’s underground. Unlike fellow The Associated Press “backpack rapper” Kanye West, Talib has always come Colleagues of Jon Stewart, shown at The Daily Show set, visited Iraq last week. just short of breaking through into the mainstream hip-hop scene. His most notable ‘Daily Show’ lightens up Iraq attempt was the first single off 2002’s Quality entitled ‘Marine’ Rob Riggle boosts soldier morale with Iraq comedy tour “Get By.” Since then Talib’s change-inspiring lyrics have been overshadowed by the Sean L. McCarthy any shape or form,” he told “If there was some little plethora of gangster rap and MCT campus the Daily News. “I went as a bit, we tried to grab it,” nightclub focused hip-hop The Associated Press comedian.” Riggle said. “We left a lot to that floods the airwaves Talib Kweli sells political conciousness in his latest album. Rob Riggle was in combat Riggle spent his days chance.” today. in Afghanistan after 9/11 looking for comedy bits Their tour took them from Kweli makes reference to to keep his pupils awake an education. as a Marine Corps major with a writer and field Kuwait to several makeshift this travesty on the third without encroaching on the Kweli raps about a kid during Operation Enduring producer for “The Daily bases in Iraq, at times within track entitled “Hostile Gospel integrity of his subject. The who “only got enough for Freedom. He returned to Show With Jon Stewart,” earshot of battles. Pt.1 (Deliver Us)” when he fi rst four tracks are an intense a quart of water and a Now another battlefi eld last week, and his nights performing “We were on a forward starts out by saying “I call introduction to the matters and Later,” which explains but to make laughs, not war. USO shows with a comedy operating base that was these rappers baby seals cause that trouble Kweli about the why he finds it so hard to His reports, “Operation troupe that included Paul really close to Kirkuk when they club you to death.” world today and a reminder concentrate during class. Silent Thunder: `The Daily Scheer and Rob Huebel that bomb went off last It is this witty social of the strife he has overcome The second verse explains Show’ in Iraq,” began airing (both cast members on week,” Riggle said. commentary that frightens to build his niche in the rap how the media and corporate Monday night and continued MTV’s “Human Giant”) They returned to New most listeners towards simpler game. America are feeding us a all week on Comedy and former “Saturday Night York over the weekend and rap music where a majority “Eat to Live” is an fl awed value system that we Central. Live” player Horatio Sanz. began combing through the of the focus is placed on the intriguing perspective on blindly consume. Even with his military They planned some footage Sunday. beats and shifted away from malnutrition of the body The pinnacle of Eardrum rank, Riggle said he didn’t comedy sketches for their “I feel confi dent that if the the lyrical content. and the mind. The fi rst verse is “More or Less.” This track get better access in Iraq than “Operation Feel the Heat” troops watch this themselves, On Eardrum, Kweli informs us of the diffi culties contains Talib’s four and a embedded journalists. but were more than ready to comes off as a passionate young children in the ghetto “I didn’t go as a Marine in improvise. MARINE ● 11 professor trying his best face while trying to receive TALIB ● 11 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 11 Facebook users divulge Avvenu helps users download fi les easily, legally

too much, study fi nds streams the music fi les. program that allows users to like the music program, chief Freeware allows But the company hopes to access their iTunes library executive officer Richard Social networkers open to scams, identity theft maintain the same motto: from a remote computer. French said, because it gives streaming music, remote that new music is best Both are free and work them exposure. discovered through word of the same way, but there’s a “We never allow anything John Boudreau trolling the Internet, from fi l e a c c e s s mouth. catch: Your computer must to be downloaded,” French MCT Campus social-networking pages to “We’re trying to offer the be turned on. In case that’s said. sites devoted to rental units SAN JOSE, Calif. - Four same experience, without not good enough, Avvenu The company is working and real estate, looking for Banks Albach out of 10 users of Web MCT campus the piracy,” said Steve also has pay plans under on a new application called personal information they site Facebook unwittingly Hartford, senior director of which you can upload fi les to Virtual Twins that will can use in a scam. expose themselves to the product management. Avvenu’s servers and access analyze all music on all Sophos said it decided With people storing more risk of identify theft and The company also recently them all the time. of Avvenu’s user profiles to look at Facebook, which pictures, music and videos virus attacks, according to a launched a music program Similar to how someone and alert people who have has some 31 million users, on their personal computers, new study that underscores on Facebook, a rival to might log into a credit similar tastes. because the company a company called Avvenu growing concerns among MySpace. Depending on card account, once you are “We’re trying to make requests some personal has cultivated software -- security experts about what songs you might have in your profile, the page discovery that much easier,” details before giving freeware, actually -- that online social networking. on your Facebook profile, mirrors your desktop at French said. someone a new account, said allows users to access their Sophos, a Boston-based the program sends icons, home. If there’s a song you Avvenu is a privately held Ron O’Brien, senior security fi les from any remote PC or Internet security company called “stickers,” to your want someone to hear, you company funded by Charles analyst with Sophos. Mac, and from certain cell that set up a fictional page. New Age fans get can send it to them in an River Ventures, Worldview Facebook then allows users phones. account on the Palo Alto, candles, Rockabilly fans e-mail. The same goes for Technology Partners and to cloak that information, Avvenu’s Access & Share Calif.-based site, reported get a classic car with fl ames word documents, videos and Motorola Ventures. The though many don’t. program is a far cry from that in a random survey and ‘60s fans get paisley, for pictures. The profi le allows company also partners with “The only way to avoid the now defunct Napster of Facebook users, 41 example. you to attach 10 different other technical companies, that is to go to the security file-sharing program that percent divulged personal Now in its fourth computers, but restricts such as Palm, Microsoft, setting on your profi le and was violating copyright information, such as phone year, Avvenu employs login to one at a time so Motorola, Google and set it so it can only be seen law. The main difference numbers, birthdates and 30 people. Its two major users can’t give out their Adobe. by a limited number of is that Napster allowed e-mail addresses that could accomplishments so far are passwords. people,” said O’Brien. downloading, while Avvenu be viewed by strangers. Access & Share and a music Big music labels actually Eighty-four percent of A Sophos fake user, respondents to the Sophos “Freddi Staur,” invited 200 “user” listed complete birth Facebook users to be an ● ● dates; 78 percent divulged MARINE Continued from 10 TALIB Continued from 10 music captivating on every If there truly is more to online friend. 87 accepted their address or location; 72 track. The woofer-worthy the music industry than the invitation, and of they would laugh,” Riggle half minute laundry list of percent listed at least one beats are only surpassed by image and catchy beats, those, 82 “leaked” personal said. the things we as a society e-mail address; 87 percent Talib’s signature lyrics that “Eardrum” will finally information. And he was “pleasantly need more of and the provided details about their require more talent than bring Talib Kweli out of the Sophos said Facebook’s surprised” by the morale remaining items we can do education or workplace. 23 most rappers contain in their shadows and into the public privacy features “go far among the troops, many of without. The rhymes come percent gave their phone entire discography. where his messages belong. beyond” those of competing whom talked to Riggle and in such rapid succession, number, while 26 percent social networking sites. the other comedians late into your attention is grasped by provided an instant message And in a statement, a the night after shows. the first word and remains name. Facebook spokesperson Will he get called back to captive until you overcome Such personal information said, “Facebook has long rejoin them as a Marine? the urge to press repeat. can be used for targeted deployed technology that “I have no idea,” Riggle Pound for pound, scams. For instance, online limits the availability of said. “I truly don’t know. I try “Eardrum” is the most scammers can send an e-mail personal information and not to think about it, to be significant rap album of birthday card embedded welcomes every opportunity honest. I suppose that’s pretty the year. Minus a couple of with a link to a Web site to educate users about naive.” tracks that could have been that can unleash a malicious how to protect their data left on the cutting room virus, O’Brien explained. online.” Comments on this story? E-mail floor, Talib’s newest CD is “When you provide Facebook users are not [email protected] as close as one can come to information about yourself, the only Internet social- perfection. you are giving a bad person networkers to face dangers Although he claims the opportunity to exploit in this new era of instant to only spend “ten your identity,” O’Brien said. information-swapping. In percent of his mental on The problem is that January, News Corp. and its instrumentals,” Kweli young people often view MySpace social-networking receives enough help from their Web pages much like site were sued by four guest producers to keep the their bedrooms -- they families who said their think only those they invite underage daughters were in can see what they are sexually abused by adults doing. But without privacy they met on the site. settings turned on, they Furthermore, security are exposing themselves experts have began to virtually anyone online, sounding alarms about a O’Brien said. new generation of thieves 12 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007

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With kickoff just a week Smelley starting job, but away, preparations continued leaves season uncertain Saturday morning for the showdown this upcoming weekend against Louisiana- After learning of starting Lafayette. quarterback Blake Mitchell’s With the availability of recent suspension for the starting quarterback Blake season opener against Mitchell and starting safety Louisiana-Lafayette, I Emanuel Cook up in the air, decided to examine a future positions were changed and quarterback controversy new starters were named. that will probably develop Stoney Woodson, who had as a result. previously been listed as the I know there are a lot of first-team cornerback, has Blake Mitchell haters out been moved to strong safety there that are inwardly, if in order to fi ll the void left not outwardly, rejoicing by Cook. over his suspension. All “I can play both. It really the geniuses crying, “We doesn’t matter to me,” want Smelley!” last year, are Woodson said. “Whatever probably going to get their THE DAILY GAMECOCK the coaches say, I’ll go Juan Blas / wish. ahead and do it. We’re Junior cornerback Stoney Woodson makes the shift to safety for Saturday’s season opener against Louisiana- Smelley just working everybody Lafayette. Woodson will be called upon to fi ll in for suspended sophomore Emanuel Cook in the secondary. will start next in, nobody knows for sure weekend unless where they’re playing. We’re Mitchell’s Mitchell, who has been “Tommy Beecher is going “We’re looking forward On the injury front, just playing everything by appeal of his suspended for the fi rst game to play in the game. It’s not to next week,” he said. running back Mike Davis ear. Whatever happens, suspension due to excessive absences Chris Smelley’s total game,” “Hopefully, we’ll have a returned to practice for the happens.” is successful. during the summer Spurrier said after Friday routine week of practice and first time since spraining AUSTIN The junior from Tampa, Count me semester. night’s practice. “He’s just get ready to play Louisiana- his shoulder this past week, COLLINS Fla., made nine starts at as one who’s Since then, redshirt starting. We’ll play both of Lafayette.” Jasper Brinkley continues Th ird-year cornerback in 2006 for hoping the freshman Chris Smelley them. Maybe the guy who’s Coach Spurrier said that to wear a boot following print the Gamecocks, finishing suspension is has been named the starter playing the best will play the scouting report for his ankle injury, and journalism tied for third on the team lifted. and proceeded to take the second half. There’s the Ragin’ Cajuns will be linebacker Rodney Paulk student with 47 tackles, and led If it’s not, the the majority of the snaps not much different between handed out to the players wore a yellow jersey due the defense with three 2007 season has potential Saturday morning, along them. In fact, all three of on Monday. to a shoulder injury. All interceptions. to get ugly quickly. Not with redshirt sophomore them have played about the “They play hard, are expected to contribute While the defense was because I think Smelley will Tom my Beecher. Spu r r ier same in the preseason.” aggressive. They take pride this upcoming weekend. still shifting players to play poorly against ULL, has stated that while Despite the significant in football throughout the new positions and naming but rather because I think Smelley has been named position changes and whole state of Louisiana,” new starters, the offense he’ll play well. the starter, Beecher will starters, Carolina still he said. “They’ll come in continued to push ahead Let me explain. see a signifi cant number of managed to produce a solid here ready to beat us. We Comments on this story? without quarterback Blake Hypothetically, what snaps as well. practice, Spurrier noted. have to play well.” E-mail [email protected] happens if Smelley plays brilliantly against the Ragin’ Cajuns? That’s good, right? Ultimate Frisbee No, I don’t necessarily USC CLUB SPORTS think so. Fans will be clamoring club team set for new for Smelley to start the following weekend’s game ROUNDUP at Georgia. Spurrier will be season, seeks players pressured to start the young quarterback after a great opening performance. I’d be surprised if Spurrier played on Wednesday nights from 8 p.m. – 10 squad. Squad looking for interested students keeps an eligible Blake p.m. at the Strom Thurmond Wellness and The men’s team, led by seniors Devin Waldrop Mitchell on the bench, but to play in fast-paced sport Fitness Center athletic fi elds. and Ben Garrett, practices on Monday nights if he does, it could be the The season will start on Sept. 12 and end on from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. and Sunday afternoons beginning of the end of the Oct. 24. The championship game and cookout from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. in addition to time set aside 2007 season. Austin Collins are set for Oct. 26. on Wednesday nights for the Fall League. STAFF WRITER I’ll be blunt. I don’t The ultimate team will have a table set up to The women’s team practices Monday evenings think we will achieve our register Wednesday, Aug. 29 on Greene Street from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. season goals if a redshirt from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. No knowledge of the For more information on all that’s going on freshman is our starting The University of South Carolina Ultimate game or prior experience is necessary, just a with USC ultimate, including the fall league, quarterback. Spurrier has Frisbee club team has recently sponsored a co- desire to have fun. look online at http://web.sa.sc.edu/ultimate/ stated that our goals for the recreational Fall League and is looking for any The registration period for the fall league season are to “compete for students interested in playing. ends Sept. 5. the SEC Championship.” The cost to sign up is $20. All participants In addition to the fall league, the USC men’s will receive a t-shirt and disc, as well as an and women’s club teams are looking for new ● end-of-season team cookout. All games will be players and incoming freshmen to join the Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] COLLINS 14 Gamecocks drop tourney championship

Freshmen lead volleyball to 2-1 start Bedore racked up 10 kills Laughlin were named to on 17 attempts for Carolina the all-tournament team. with wins against Binghamton, BC and had a .529 hitting The two freshmen were percentage. She also had Carolina’s only players four assists and three digs. named to the squad. Cline Cory Burkarth offense and defense. She Three Carolina players had a career-high 18 digs ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR registered 11 kills on 24 including Laughlin, Ivana for Carolina against the attempts while also leading Kujundzic and Hannah Blue Hens and freshman the team with six blocks. Lawing all had nine kills Hannah Lawing had 10. The Carolina volleyball Junior Dinelia for the Gamecocks. The Gamecocks will head team is off to a 2-1 start Concepcion dug a game- “We took the momentum north again for another following their opening high 16 balls for Carolina from the first game and tournament next weekend. weekend of play. The and sophomore Sarah Cline carried it to the second,” They’ll head to Richmond, Gamecocks swept had 11. The win marked Somera said. “We put the Va. to play in the Third Binghamton 3-0 on Friday the fi rst for new coach Ben pressure on and our defense Degree Sportswear night, and followed up that Somera. gave us some transition Invitational hosted by performance on Saturday “In the first game, we points.” Virginia Commonwealth night with a 3-0 sweep of missed a lot of serves,” Later that night, Delaware University. Boston College. Somera said. “We served swept the Gamecocks 3-0 Carolina will play the Just a few hours later, aggressively and sometimes in the championship match. Rams on Friday night, and the Gamecocks found that ends up giving the The Blue Hens got to the in a Saturday double-header, themselves on the wrong other team opportunities. title game after beating they’ll play both Maryland end of a 3-0 sweep, as It took some time to settle both Boston College and and George Washington. the Delaware Blue Hens down and figure things Binghamton. defeated Carolina to out.” Delaware defeated win the Delaware/Asics Another freshman helped Carolina 30-20 in both Invitational. lead Carolina to defeat the game one and two, and won In Friday’s match, Boston College Eagles the championship with a Juan Blas / THE DAILY GAMECOCK freshman Megan Laughlin Saturday afternoon. 30-28 score in game three. Comments on this story? USC’s Sarah Cline had 13 digs in Carolina’s win over led the Gamecocks in both Kansas native Dani Both Bedore and E-mail [email protected] Boston College on Saturday. 14 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007

COLLINS ● Continued from 13

Chris Smelley is not the SPORTSB R I E F S quarterback to do that, at least not this year. If Smelley is our man, you can pretty much the second half on a Patrick pencil us in for four losses. Men’s soccer falls in Murray shot. Freshmen almost never have Trailing 2-1 in the 75th exhibition play great success as starting minute, the Gamecocks tied quarterbacks in college things up as substitute player football, much less in the Kevan Hawkins used a header The USC men’s soccer SEC, redshirt or not. off of Schuyler Reardon’s team planned to use an Trust me, I understand throw-in to score and knot exhibition game against the fans’ desire to see things up at 2-2. Furman as a tune-up for their Smelley. Everyone loves the However the Paladin’s upcoming season. backup quarterback. wasted no time in reclaiming Instead, the He’s the hotshot Paladins used it gunslinger from Alabama. as a confi dence He’s the “sexy” pick. builder, with But the bottom line is Furman’s Chris that Blake Mitchell needs Davis scoring at to be under center. I’m not the 78:17 mark condoning any of his past to beat the actions, but he gives us the Gamecocks 3-2 best chance to win. in a preseason Take a look at these three exhibition stat lines: game. 1. 24-41 228 yards 1 Carolina touchdown 3 interceptions Juan Blas / THE DAILY GAMECOCK scored the 98.7 passing effi ciency game’s fi rst goal 2. 4-14 35 yards 0 in the tenth touchdowns 1 interception the lead three minutes later minute as Tyler Ruthven 35.3 passing effi ciency when Davis snuck a shot in to scored off a corner kick 3. 24-33 275 yards 0 put Furman up for good. by Jeff Scannella. Furman touchdowns 0 interceptions Carolina opens the 2007 tied things up on an Eric 147.2 passing effi ciency season at in-state rival Baffour goal and took their Number one is the 2006 Clemson on Aug. 31 at 7:30 fi rst lead of the game early in stat line of LSU’s JaMarcus p.m. Russell, the No. 1 pick in this past NFL draft, against the national champion Honors continue to roll in Florida Gators. for linebacker Brinkley Number two is the 2006 stat line of Ohio State’s Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith against the THE DAILY GAMECOCK USC senior linebacker Juan Blas / national champion Florida Jasper Brinkley has been Gators. Senior quarterback Blake Mitchell starts the season on the bench for named to the list of players Number three is the 2006 to watch for the 38th Rotary USC, but could be the key to a successful season. stat line of Blake Mitchell Lombardi Award. The on the road against that award, established in honor same Gator squad. more question for you. chance to win. Ball Coach. of legendary coach Vince Now let me ask you a Do you think Spurrier, I’m about 99 percent sure Until then I’m keeping Lombardi, honors the nations question. Do you trust in all his infinite wisdom, it will be Blake Mitchell, my seat on the Blake top collegiate lineman. Steve Spurrier to make should start a quarterback the same guy with who has Mitchell bandwagon nice The 6’2”, 262 pound intelligent coaching that doesn’t give us the best proven he can play well in a and toasty. Anyone care to Georgia native is on numerous decisions? chance to win? hostile road SEC game (see join? award watch lists, including THE DAILY GAMECOCK Juan Blas / If you answered no, Obviously, the answer stat line no. 3 above). the Bronko Nagurski trophy please join Britney Spears to that question is no. However, if that one and Walter Camp Player of fi rst team pick. in the psych ward. If you Whomever Spurrier decides percent chance happens the Year lists. Brinkley is a -compiled by Alex Riley answered yes, I’ve got one to start against Georgia, it and our quarterback against consensus preseason All-SEC will be the quarterback that UGA is Smelley, I’ll eat my Comments on this story? he thinks gives us the best words and trust in the Ol’ E-mail [email protected] The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 15

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Call 708-3982 Mandy at 787-2023 ext 206 or email tips paid nightly, w/ benefits 401k. Must Availabe NOW! 917-9586. Parking Tri-City Leisure Center is seeking fun, [email protected]. for info THE CLARION HOTEL be 18 yrs. old, good driving record & Studio Apt - 1BR kit, BA Heat & air up- PARKING SPACES Now accepting applications for the enthusiastic and responsible counselors Great Attitude. Call 256-8151 or fax BECOME AN ONLINE TRAVEL AGENT stairs. $350/mo. Off N. Main Near South Tower at Pickens & following positions: to work M-F 2-6pm. No nights/ resume to 733-1683. EOE High commissions/bonuses/travel perks. 477-0857 or 786-0149. Blossom. $220 per semester 799-3452 Guest Service Representatives No weekends. Call Brad 939-9309. Work at home. No experience nec. Ideal ROLY POLY FT & PT AM/PM positions available. GET PAID TO PLAY! USC Pets Ok! 2BR/hse $525+ for students. Small set-up fee required. Lunch time help needed 11-2pm M-F. Help Wanted Van Driver/Bell Person FT AM position Fun, enthusiastic, responsible people or 3BR/hse $750+ also 4BR/hse $900+ Call 843-838-7456. 0r email inquiries available. must possess excellent DMV Great opportunity! Call 252-1081 OTHERS TOO! 799-1333 23 People needed to lose 5-100 pounds to [email protected]. needed for large child development cen- All natural, 100% Guaranteed record. retirees welcome. Knowledge ter near USC. Regular M-F afternoon BAILEY’S SPORTS GRILLE www.rentmartonline.com Telecounseling Positions Available FREE SAMPLES! 1-800-351-2462 the surrounding Columbia area. positions available. Also, sub positions XLG Clean 3BR 2.5BA LV DR, LG den The Office of Undergraduate Admis- Room Attendants and House NOW HIRING!! with variable hours. Call 799-8533 and We area a social gathering place offer- w/fp eat-in kitchen pool, double garage. BARTENDING up to $250/day . No exp sions is looking for enthusiastic, dedi- Persons FT positions available. ask for Carol or Traci. ing high quality food, drinks, and enter- $1200 796-7977 104 Cherry Lane. nec, training prov’d 800-965-6520 X 253. cated students to assist with recruitment All positions require exceptional cus- this year by calling prospective stu- tomer service skills with great personali- YMCA needs enthusiastic, responsible tainment in an upscale casual environ- LARGE PRIVATE ROOMS FOR RENT Student needed for PT administrative dents, admitted students and their par- ties. Must be willing to work weekends counselors to work in the Lexington area ment. Hiring for immediate openings for $240 inclds all utilities. Walk or cycle to support for downtown Columbia office ents. Applicants should possess strong and holidays. Excellent benefits, paid Afterschool Program, M-F 2-6pm. Call our Columbia area location for the school. Call 463-5129 (near USC). 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For Sale Students looking for PT work, flexible 777-4413 Aerobic Instructors Wanted Help Wanted hours, evening. No selling. Knowledge of Law Office Help - Downtown law office The Factory is hiring expeienced Lofted Bed Timbernest Twin XL computers a plus. Pleasant working con- Concessionaire Opportunity - Inquire by looking for PT office help. 15-20/hrs/wk, aerobic/fitness instructors. For more Tutors wooden loft. $250. Alex 615-403-5350. ditions. Call Will or David at 799-5740. email [email protected] mornings only. Must be dependable. information, Call 988-0076 or email Mostly office/computer work. [email protected] TUTORS NEEDED: GPA of 3.1 will earn Call 254-5563 you $10-$12 (or more) per hr! Highest Palmetto Athletic Center in Lexington is demand for Math, Reading & Science. seeking a physically strong individual to Call Tutor Connection 957-6060. coach and spot tumbling skills. We can train on site. Positive coaching style is a must! This job is ideal for PE majors, Services Marketing Specialist - Avista is looking education majors, or anyone who enjoys for some people to make outbound teaching. Great pay for the right person. sales calls (this is just an initial call and Please call us at 1-888-283-6088 to then leads would be referred to a sales leave a message. executive). If you are a business major or are looking to enter a career in sales, DANCE INSTRUCTOR NEEDED this would be e a great opportunity for Weekdays & weekends Tap Jazz Ballet you. Starting pay is $10/hr with bonuses Hip Hop. Call Blake @ 794-2555 or based on demos and closed sales. email resume to [email protected] Dana D. Gainous, R.C. Please forward resume to Enthusiastic, knowledgeable fitness pro- Master Hair Car Specialist [email protected] fessional with ability to assess, design programs and keep clients motivated. 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Can job You may apply at the circulation desk on share. Prefer early education. A gourmet breakfast restaurant, located the main floor. Call Sunny @ 781-831-8097 in Forest Acres, is hiring servers. FALL WORK STUDY POSITION - Stu- PT babysitter need to assist with 2 infant **Great Customers, Excellent Tips dent assistant in Department of Student children. Flexible hrs/ but must be able **Fast paced Life Central Office. Duties include taking to work most weekends. $8/hr. Call for **AM or PM shifts available photocopies, data entry, preparing mail- more details 730-2576. ** FT OR PT outs, handling incoming and outgoing PT child care needed. A bright, reliable, **No late hours mail, as well as hand delivering paper- easygoing person sought to help with Located next door to Starbucks at work on campus. Student will be primar- p/u, homework and care for 2 Trenholm Plaza. ily working for the Associate Vice Presi- school--aged girls. Must have reliable Apply in person dent’s staff, and other departments as transp & valid SC drivers license. 2:30-6 4840 Forest Drive Columbia, SC assigned. M-F Call Sonya @ 629-7317 or email 782-6742 MUST HAVE A WORK STUDY GRANT. [email protected] Please call Billie Gresock at 777-6688.