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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com 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? 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