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University of South Carolina Scholar Commons March 2008 3-25-2008 The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2008_mar Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008" (2008). March. 5. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2008_mar/5 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2008 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in March by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Sports The Mix Opinion..................4 Puzzles....................8 Fresh off a sweep against Mississippi Can’t seem to fi nd the perfect Comics.....................8 State, USC baseball will face the accessory? The Mix has it all in the Horoscopes...............8 Classifi ed...............10 Furman Paladins. See page 8 bag. See page 6 dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008 VOL. 101, NO. 107 ● SINCE 1908 Garcia ticketed once more Quarterback cited services for the second time spring. that night. Around 11 p.m. According to USC for alcohol possession, an offi cer responded to a fi re athletics policies athletes pulling fi re alarm alarm in East Quad. Garcia who are arrested face defi nite met the offi cer and explained suspensions, however, the Michael Aguilar that he had discharged his policy does not specify the Jake Luce fire extinguisher when he length or severity. THE DAILY GAMECOCK saw sparks coming from his USC media relations oven. director Steve Fink told For the third time in his Garcia is listed as a suspect The State that Garcia was very short career, Carolina’s in the incident report already sitting out tonight’s freshman quarterback regarding the fi re alarm but practice for missing class Stephen Garcia has met with no charges have been filed this semester. the wrong side of the law. as of yet. USC coach Steve Spurrier According to police Garcia made a lot of noise spoke on the situation after reports, Garcia was cited for Cristina Kubicki / THE DAILY GAMECOCK shortly after he arrived on practice on Monday. possession of alcohol by a Students must pay an additional 50 cents for BioBoxes. campus last spring when “Right now Stephen Courtesy of USC Media Relations minor around 6:30 Saturday police arrested him on Garcia’s fate is in the hands night. Garcia was not the Stephen Garcia was cited underage drinking charges. of the University of South only Gamecock football Shortly after those charges Carolina,” Spurrier said. for minor in possession of player to receive a ticket. Garcia was arrested and “If they allow him to be BioBoxes: worth Sophomore guard Heath questioned in the keying of a at practice then he will be Batchelor and walk-on Tommy Beecher are both car on campus, those charges there. His fate is out of my quarterback Zac Brindise very capable of leading this were later dropped. hands. He has had a lot of added ‘green?’ also received tickets. team,” Spurrier said. “They According to what USC chances here and we will see Gary Garcia, the signal- are great kids and they do spokesman Russ McKinney what happens.” caller’s older brother, was everything we ask. We know told The State, Garcia paid Through the turmoil business, but ultimately the cited for transferring beer to that they are going to be a $275.50 fine in Columbia Spurrier assured fans that Controversy over extra environment affects us all. a minor. here.” magistrate’s court today the football team’s success It’s about doing the right Only five hours after cost of biodegradable box rather than have a long, does not live and die with thing,” Scheffres said. receiving the ticket the drawn out trial similar to Garcia. continues among students SAGE public relations younger Garcia encountered Comments on this story? E-mail one he went through last “Chris Smelley and director Malia Griggs Columbia’s emergency [email protected] Sean Gruber supports BioBoxes. STAFF WRITER “Sodexho started planning this about two to three years The 50 cent fee attached ago,” said Griggs, a fi rst-year to dining services’ new undecided student. “We had “BioBoxes” continues to USCycle gears up for bike festival been pushing the university cause controversy among the to get rid of the Styrofoam student body. A Facebook containers, and when they group created on Saturday Senate told us, we thought it was Committee hopes to boost entitled “Down with the great.” Biobox” has recently reached student interest in cycling Scheffres said that he 449 members. Pendleton attempted to contact Student with tours, activities “We are totally for the box, Barnwell Government before the we just don’t want the fee,” implementation, and got in USC Visitor Center said Austin Kerby, a fi rst-year contact with Student Body Cassity Brewer nursing student and creator THE DAILY GAMECOCK Capstone President Andrew Gaeckle. Assembly of the group. “Implementing Coliseum “We discussed price, and the box midstream in the then we never talked again semester without giving us Green Quad and afterwards,” Scheffres said. warning and without giving USCycle, the USC bicycling Gaeckle said he talked to Sumter Russell House us a choice is wrong.” committee, will be hosting Scheffres about the prices Main Kerby said he thinks the their annual bike festival this of the BioBoxes, but did not BioBoxes could have been week in order to promote agree to the 50 cent fee. implemented much more bicycle usage and to share Lincoln SAGE disputes the claims effectively. information with current Blossom there was no warning to the “We didn’t get a choice,” bikers on campus. implementation of the boxes. Kerby said. “The fact is that The festival will include Map Key “We put up table tents, there is no way that these various activities that begin Strom Bike Path we put up the Styrofoam boxes are 50 cents more. at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in Wheat container display, posted Someone is making a profit front of the Russell House Illustration by A.J. Bikowski / THE DAILY GAMECOCK signs, all of this two weeks here.” and continue until 2 p.m. before the implementation,” Wednesday’s Bike Tour will show students safer routes for cycling around campus. “BioBoxes” are Thursday. Griggs said. biodegradable containers During the day, three Raina Gable, a first-year coordinator of the event, will make biking more Some students would like designed to increase space tables sponsored by USCycle, chemistry student, said the said using bicycles is much accessible for the public. to use them but don’t due to in landfills and reduce the Outspokin’ and Cycle idea was good, but the means easier for people because Wilson said more bike the hills, lack of bike paths, landfill costs, according to Center bicycle shops, and the of getting there was bad. they do not have to search paths would make people or inconvenience of bringing a statement released by USC police department and “I think it’s a good thing, for parking spaces or pay want to ride more. bikes to campus. Students Advocating for a parking services department a step in the right direction, meter change when they Craig agreed and said Emily Weithman, a fi rst- Greener Earth. will be available for free bike but they went about it in the need to get somewhere. He cyclists aren’t really year undecided student, said Michael Scheffres, resident repairs as well as discounted wrong way,” Gable said. “We said it also helps save money considered in the city’s she doesn’t have her bike district manager for Sodexho bike lights and locks for should have been asked before on gas. structure. because it would be too hard Campus Services, said the students who participate in implementation, like through “Cities can be a wonderful “The city isn’t really built to transport and because she boxes cost three times more the festival. a poll. For some, this is a place for people as well as for to accommodate them,” is afraid of it getting stolen. than the Styrofoam boxes. At 4 p.m. Wednesday, huge expense to add on top of cars,” Craig said. Craig said.. Wilson said that people He said the extra 50 Ben Coonrod of the USC a meal plan.” Alicia Wilson, associate The festival will assist are currently working on cents covers the cost of planning office will lead a Other students support the geology professor and students with bikes in these problems. The bike biodegradable utensils, new bike tour around campus BioBox. coordinator of USCycle, and garnering more information ride on Wednesday aims soup containers, satellite from the McKissick building “It’s definitely worth it,” her husband live off campus, about bicycling around to show people how to operations on campus, and in order to point out said Rodney Alston, a third- have sold their second car the USC campus and for manipulate their way around the cost of freighting the accessible ways for students year economics student. and now ride their bikes students who do not have campus as well as to present boxes from California. to bike around campus and “It’s not just for us, but for everywhere. bikes to see the benefi ts. information on how to keep Last Wednesday, 1,093 to share information about the environment and future “It takes me 10-15 minutes Some students would bikes safe. students used the BioBoxes, the bicycling initiative. generations. Other schools to get to the USC daycare rather not use bikes either “The people who could down from the 2,000 The festival’s main event should follow the example.” walking, but on a bike it’s way.