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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 VOL. 100, NO. 86 ● SINCE 1908 STUDENT Possible mail fraud leaves students SENATE with unwanted extras Kathleen Kemp HOPEFULS THE DAILY GAMECOCK Several students have reported receiving magazines PREP FOR in their USC post offi ce boxes that they did not order. Barry Meyers, director of ELECTION the USC Postal Service, said the students are unsure if they were sent as a prank or as some sort of scam. President, vice president “There’s not too much you can do other than contacting among seats up for grabs the magazine,” Meyers Got said. “We’re talking to each individual student as the problems arrive.” Jess Davis THE DAILY GAMECOCK Myers said about nine students, including Student scam? Body President Tommy Election season is here again for Preston, have come forward. USC, and not just because South “I’m one of those students,” Carolina holds early primaries. Preston said. “Last week I got Candidates for student Senate some random magazines.” and the executive officers filed Preston said he is confi dent this week, but are not officially the USC postal service is eligible to run until the Student doing its best to handle the Government office checks a few issue. factors, like current GPA. “I think situations like this Two people are running for happen all the time — they president and vice-president, and target students,” Preston three are running for treasurer. For said. “Luckily, we have a the student Senate, competitions postal service that’s trying to range from fierce to flat, with help students.” hugely varied numbers of students Meyers said any tampering running from each district. of mail is a felony because Presidential candidates are mail travels across state lines Chase Stoudenmire, a third-year and that there are 24-hour history student, and Nick Payne, a cameras monitoring the third-year economics student. For Russell House mail room. vice-president, third-year political “If you know anyone who science and philosophy student has been involved, please let Allen Klump and third-year us know,” Meyers said. international studies student Jay Melissa Pearce, a first- Laura are running. The treasurer’s year electrical engineering race pits second-year political student, and her roommate, science student Alesha Brown Rachel Hodges, a first-year against third-year public relations pre-pharmacy student, have student John Carroll and third- also received unordered year international business and magazines. fi nance student Sasha Noorani. Pearce said she came back In student Senate, the arts and from Christmas break and sciences and journalism districts found two issues of TV are the most competitive with Guide in her post offi ce box nearly three students running and has since received one for every seat. From the arts and more. sciences, 45 students are running “When I got them I was for 15 seats and in the journalism like ‘I hope they don’t charge school, 11 students are running me,’” Pearce said. “I mean, for four seats. I’m not really complaining, it From the business school, 17 tells me what’s on TV. Free students are running for seven magazine.” seats, but in other districts, Pearce also noticed that competition is virtually Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK the magazines are addressed Students are complaining that their mailboxes are being stuffed with unsolicited junk mail and magazines that SENATE ● 4 SCAM ● 4 they did not subscribe to. Student Body President Tommy Preston is among those who have fi led complaints. Elections Violations Election violations were fi led against Jay Laura and Political parties focus of meeting Nick Payne with the Elections Commission last Friday. The violation filed against Laura, a third-year generally have blue-collar international studies student and student body vice- Leslie Bennett THE DAILY GAMECOCK jobs. president candidate, alleged that Laura spoke to The Lamar Johnson, a first- Daily Gamecock in an article titled “Hopefuls discuss The donkey and the year education student, student election.” The violation cited code number elephant were thrown in the said there was a time when 411.15 that says distribution of campaign materials and mix at the Association of the Republican Party was campaign speeches to student organizations cannot African American Students’ minority based. begin before the official candidate’s meeting. The meeting Tuesday. “Now the tables have violation has said article attached. There were no The meeting, titled turned and blacks tend to complainants listed on the violation. “Democrats vs. Republicans,” be on the Democrats’ side,” The second election violation filed against Payne, was hosted by Alpha Phi Johnson said. a third-year economics student and student body Alpha fraternity. Audience members said president candidate, alleged that Payne contacted the Stephan Whaley, a third- Republicans tend to be complainant about speaking to the Young Democrats year education student, began viewed as white-collar at a meeting. The violation cited code number 411.12, the meeting by presenting capitalists who are mostly which says candidates may not solicit organizations to general knowledge of both Southerners. set up speaking times until they have fi led for offi ce. parties. Members of the Whaley asked the audience The election violations do not automatically take them audience participated by about its party affiliations. out of the running. They will be heard in a meeting to naming notable members of People hesitated to answer decide if they are a warning or an infraction. each party and stereotypes but a few did. Dustin Akers and Alesha Brown were also in The associated with them. Owen Black, a first-year Daily Gamecock article, but nothing has been filed House Majority Whip marketing student, said he is against them. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and currently on the Democratic Laura and Payne could not be reached for comment Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., side but will switch over to on this article. were mentioned as notable the Republican side when he Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Democrats. Students said gets older. — Jackie Alexander The differences between the Democrat and Republican blacks tend to be associated ● parties were discussed at AAAS’ meeting Tuesday. with the Democrats and AAAS 4 Sports The Mix Local News.............2 TODAY Tomorrow Opinion..................6 Former Mr. Basketball and All-American transfers Shopping online reveals a multitude of options, Puzzles....................9 to Carolina. Find out who it is and why he won’t unique products not available in local stores. Comics.....................9 Horoscopes...............9 start next season on the team See page 10 See page 7 Classifi ed...............12 57 37 57 29 PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Gov. Mark Sanford holds a press conference Tuesday to announce his plan to streamline the South Carolina Constitution in an effort to allow voters to select constitutional offi cers. Sanford wants constitutional update his place as president of the president. governor lacks the power to segregating public schools. Governor calls for overhaul of state’s Senate to possibly infl uence “Wednesday’s votes in be a chief executive, calling “The buck has to stop the outcome of legislation. the Senate are about letting the appointment of state somewhere,” Sanford said. procedure to appoint future offi cers “Have you ever in four people decide the course officers the last hurdle in The bill needs a two- years seen any impartiality for their government,” overcoming the barriers of thirds majority vote to pass Nick Needham and North Charleston on in the Senate from me?” said Commissioner of the 1895 state constitution. in the Senate before the METRO EDITOR Monday to rally support for Bauer said. Agriculture Hugh Weathers. The century-old House will take up the issue the plan. Bauer said he did see “If the people come back constitution was drafted in the coming weeks. Gov. Mark Sanford The overhaul of how state benefits from both sides and say let’s keep things as under Gov. Ben Tillman, called again Tuesday for officers are put in office is of the argument, citing they are, then so be it.” who severely limited the the passage of legislation one of several plans Sanford his experience as chair of State Treasurer Thomas rights of women and blacks Comments on this story? E-mail by the state Senate that is trying to push through the Republican National Ravenel fully supports the in the state, including [email protected] would allow South Carolina the General Assembly this Lieutenant Governor’s governor’s plan and said voters the choice to have year as part of his state Association. getting officers appointed the state’s constitutional government restructuring “I say let the General was important if we are officers elected by voters plan. Assembly take up the to compete with our What would you like or appointed by future Several state senators debate,” Bauer said. neighboring states. governors. and constitutional officers The legislation, if “I believe that the In a press conference held joined the governor to show passed, would allow future government ought to be to ask the governor? at the State House, Sanford support for his plan and governors to appoint accountable for its actions, said it was time for the state’s encourage the Senate to the superintendent of as should the public offi cials constitutional framework to vote on it by today.