Student's Father Makes Run

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See page 7 have the chance See page 5 Classifi ed.................8 67 42 70 40 dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007 VOL. 101, NO. 63 ● SINCE 1908 Student’s father makes run for White House St. Simons county commissioner Cap Fendig hopes to jump into national political arena Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK Girls had to work shifts as long as 25 hours at the factory in Junxingye, China, the National Labor Committe reports. USC tied to sweatshop Katie Jones / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Student activists use allegation to encourage support for fair labor practices worldwide Mary Ellyse Fendig supports her father’s presidential hopes and believes he’ll “represent the ‘little guy’ of America.” Kathleen Kemp After mandatory deductions live in “primitive and fi lthy push to get USC to join the THE DAILY GAMECOCK for food and lodging, they company dorms” and are Worker Rights Consortium. Katie Jones doesn’t have much political take home only nine cents not told the names of the She said that students now STAFF WRITER experience, his daughter A factory in China that an hour. chemicals they are forced want the university to also says he would make a great produces USC logo lapel pins The NLC report quotes to handle as part of their join the Designated Supplier As Mary Ellyse Fendig, a “leader of the free world,” has recently been identifi ed one girl, who had just worked job. They have no sick or Program, which would bind fourth-year biology student, as she jokingly calls the as a sweatshop by the a 19-hour-shift, as saying, maternity leave—both the university to producing is preparing to graduate and presidency. National Labor Committee, “Jesus, take pity on me. I’m of which are mandated by its apparel in worker-friendly embark on a “new frontier” Cap, currently in the a labor rights and human going to die of exhaustion.” Chinese law. factories. The price of in her life, her dad is middle of a grassroots rights advocacy group USC is affi liated with two Amanda Tatum, a second- apparel would increase by embarking on a new frontier campaign, has appeared on According to the NLC fair labor groups that set year international studies approximately 50 cents an of his own. satellite and analog radio report, girls as young as standards for labor practices: student, said that sweatshop item. Her father, Cap Fendig, is stations. 15 regularly work 15-hour The Fair Labor Association labor hurts not only the “Being affi liated with the running for president. “I am here to represent days, seven days a week at and, as of last spring, the workers, but the university DSP would give us a place “At fi rst, everyone thought the ‘little guy’ of America,” the Junxingye factory in Worker Rights Consortium. as well. to get factories that meet our it was a joke because my dad’s Cap said in his mission Dongguan City, China, The WRC is made up of 175 “Personal integrity is needs,” Tatum said. “We’re personality is so laid-back,” statement. occasionally working colleges and universities that in our Carolina Creed,” waiting on administration. Mary Ellyse said. “He’s very Cap’s motivation for his mandatory overtime for pledge to use only labor- Tatum said. That USC The administration has been fun-loving, but he’s very presidential run is anything shifts up to 25 hours long. friendly suppliers. But there sells anything made in a very willing to work with us serious about this.” but fun-loving, laid-back or The girls and women of is no penalty or sanction for sweatshop “doesn’t make me so far.” Cap, a Republican, has a joke. the Junxingye factory earn a school that violates the want to support our school Helen Ziegler, the director spent the past eight years as “He was really concerned 26.5 cents an hour—less Code of Conduct. by wearing Gamecock gear. of Business Affairs, said that the county commissioner in than half of China’s The NLC report said that It’s a shame.” St. Simons, Ga. Though he CANDIDATE ● 3 minimum wage of 55 cents. the Junxingye employees Tatum was part of the GEAR ● 2 Freshman Council Flu shots running encourages voting low early in season Organization drive out a simple application.” In state eligible voters Students, faculty take precautions to prevent illness makes in, out-of-state are given an application where they fill out general Halley Nani started out the fall with registration easier information about themselves, THE DAILY GAMECOCK approximately 2,500 shots, but they don’t have to say and we have only 50 left.” which party they support. The Thomson Student The health center, “has Haley Dreis This application then gets THE DAILY GAMECOCK Health Center has used experienced a very favorable mailed to local elections nearly its entire supply of outcome in regards to offi ces. The Freshman Council’s fl u shots, but can order more students seeking flu Katie Granger, a fi rst-year voter registration drive for if it runs out, said Lauren prevention,” said Stephanie sociology student from N.C. in and out-of-state students Vincent, public relations Derr, immunizations said registering as an out-of- started Tuesday and will coordinator for the health coordinator. “Both faculty state student is just as easy. continue today on Greene center. and students are seeking “It’s so convenient,” Street in front of the Russell Although flu season vaccinations.” Granger said. “Most of us House. traditionally spans the In matters of price, come [to the Russell House] More than 50 students months of January and Vincent said that the costs at least once a day anyway, registered Tuesday, good February, students and of the flu shots are “pretty so you might as well stop and news for the group, who want faculty alike have been standard” compared to other register.” to make registering less of a receiving the flu vaccine flu shot prices across the The table provides forms hassle for busy students. since early October. nation. for eligible out-of-state Registering is “super easy,” “We start selling fl u shots “The shots are the same students where they can said Lucy Sass, a first-year in early October, and we are prices as last year: $10 for complete it with a valid Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK international studies student literally about out of them,” students and $20 for teachers Flu shots are available for students at $10 and faculty from S.C. “All you do is fi ll ● Vincent said. “The center ● VOTING 3 for $20 at the Thomson Student Health Center all season. FLU 3 PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007 GEAR ● Continued from 1 will be to cease doing business only lapel pins sold in the with that company.” University Bookstore are USC had no knowledge of The Junxingye factory made by a company called any sweatshop conditions in makes enameled lapel pins CSI and are assembled in the factories that make USC logo for USC and several other U.S. merchandise. universities, including the Jane Luxner, a fourth-year “We have sent this University of Montana, French major who is also information to both the Rutgers and Brigham Young, working to get the Designated Worker Rights Consortium as well as the United States Supplier Program adopted, and the Fair Labor Association Army and Navy. It also, said students have a decade- and requested that they look according to the NLC, long history of impacting the into this matter and work makes crucifi xes sold at New worker’s rights movement. with us to determine what York’s famous St. Patrick’s “Sweatshop labor the facts are in this situation Cathedral. hurts anybody, especially so appropriate action can be Andy Shaffer, the general universities, who are often taken,” Ziegler said. manager of the University leaders in raising awareness,” Ziegler said that three Bookstore, said that all Luxner said. different licensees could vendors who sell merchandise Matt Sulem, a third-year potentially have been doing in his store have to sign a advertising major, said that, business with the company statement saying they uphold while he’s against sweatshop associated with the Junxingye labor rights guidelines. labor, he does not consider factory, and that as soon as If the vendor is found to that when buying clothes. they fi nd out which it is, they violate the rules, it goes on “I haven’t really thought will contact that licensee. probation and another offense about it,” Sulem said. “I “Our goal is that the will end their contract. “I’m wouldn’t want prices to go licensee will bring about very proud of my company up.” the changes that need to and our stance on this,’ Michael Gibbons / The Associated Press be made,” Ziegler said, “If Shaffer said.

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