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IInaugurationnauguration DDayay dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009 VOL. 102, NO. 78 ● SINCE 1908 Weather TODAY HIGH 36° TONIGHT LOW 24° TOMORROW HIGH 45° Inside SPORTS Keri Goff / THE DAILY GAMECOCK President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle wave to the crowd in front of the Lincoln Memorial before his speech Sunday at the kickoff concert. Millions gather for inauguration Performers, speeches draw morning. “three simple words: We Are One.” same steps that Dr. Martin Luther “Being from Texas, we wanted A star-studded cast of performers King, Jr. made his famous speech crowds to Washington, D.C. to be somewhere that the people and speakers, including Bruce more than 40 years ago, took an for historic occasion around us shared the excitement Springsteen , U2, Tiger Woods and optimistic look towards the future. The men’s basketball we had,” she said. “This is once in a Morgan Freeman, took turns on “As I stand here tonight, what lifetime.” stage. But no one approached the gives me the greatest hope of all team loses against Jonathan Battaglia For students marching in the roar invoked bythe Jumbotrons is not the stone and marble that Tennessee 82-79 after THE DAILY GAMECOCK inaugural parade, the feeling is a mix surrounding the Memorial, surrounds us today, but what fills a rough fi rst half. of nerves and anticipation. switching the attention to President- the spaces in between,” he said. “It From all indications, this year’s Christian Finch, a second-year elect Barack Obama and his family. is you — Americans of every race See page 10 inauguration will be the most student at Blue Springs High School Emerging from a protective glass and region and station — who came widely viewed ceremony ever. Those in Blue Springs, Mo., and his high shield halfway through the ceremony, here because you believe in what this fortunate enough to have tickets school band were chosen by Sen. with snipers visible atop the Lincoln country can be and because you want will surround the east side of the Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) to travel Memorial, Obama gave his speech to to help us get there.” THE MIX Capitol building, while millions to Washington, D.C. thousands of onlookers below. Following the four-hour long more will fl ood the National Mall in “I can’t even describe how nervous Despite the festive atmosphere, concert, most in town turn their Washington, D.C. we are,” Finch said. “To have this he took a serious tone in reminding attention to the main event — the Not even a chance of snow showers opportunity as a high school student the American people of the problems inauguration. With the swearing-in and temperatures forecasted to is amazing.” they face domestically and abroad. scheduled at noon, the parade taking be around 30 degrees could keep In a sort of test run for the frenzy “Our nation is at war, our economy place shortly after and a record celebrities, students and others from planned Tuesday, an estimated is in crisis, millions of Americans are amount of balls planned to take place around the country from fl ocking to 400,000 people packed the mall on losing their jobs and their homes,” he in and around the city, Tuesday looks the nation’s capital to spend a long Sunday to be a part of the Inaugural said. “I won’t pretend that meeting to be a celebration like Washington, weekend witnessing history. Opening Ceremony on the steps any one of these challenges will be D.C. has never before seen. Alex Gandy , a history and English of the Lincoln Memorial. The easy. It’ll take more than a month “We’re going to be there at four student from Texas A&M, endured ceremony, which was free and open or year, and it’ll likely take many. in the morning,” Kathleen Gressot , a 22-hour car drive with three other to the public, carried a premise of Along the way there will be setbacks a student from Texas A&M said. “I Jimmy Gilmore gives friends to experience the weekend in unity and hope. and false starts, the days that test our can’t miss this.” “Synedoche, New York” D.C. She said they stopped three or “We are all in this together,” actor resolve as a nation.” four times, but still got to the city Denzel Washington said , adding that But for every sobering recount of Comments on this story? E-mail 5 out of 5 stars for its in time for the ceremony on Sunday this is why the concert’s theme was, the challenges ahead, Obama, on the [email protected] artistic complexities . See page 7 New major welcomes VIEWPOINTS student to program Columnist Three schools combine Daniela Friedman, the Mandi Arnold School of Public Sordelet studies to create health Health director, said. “Two fi n a l l y years later, everything communications degree is approved, and we’re explains starting.” why Josh Dawsey The certificate, an Southerners MANDI STAFF WRITER 18-hour program that make such SORDELET includes three core courses Th ird-year In 2006, leaders from as well as electives and a big deal public three major schools of study health involvement in the over just a relations at USC had a revelation: community, is picking up few snow student there was a need for a health popularity around campus, communications program Tanner said. fl urries. of study at the university. So far, only one student is See page 6 “There are so many health enrolled for this upcoming disparities in our state, and semester, but Friedman said a program was needed to applications have already Kara Roache / THE DAILY GAMECOCK help get the message out,” been received for the fall. Congressman James Clyburn refelects on the last time he saw Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said Andrea Tanner, the So what can one do with Online Exclusive School of Journalism and this new certifi cate? Mass Communications A variety of things, said INAUGURATION 2009 study director. Lauren Vincent,the first Breakfast honors King’s lasting legacy Check out The Daily The Arnold School of student enrolled in the University leaders, the ambiance. People of all legacy of someone who was so Gamecock’s coverage of Public Health, the School program, will receive a ages gathered last Friday for a important to our community. of Journalism and Mass Certificate of Graduate Clyburn remember commemorative breakfast to This illustrates King’s dream President-elect Barack Communications and Study and Health celebrate the life and legacy of — diversity.” Obama’s inauguration as the School of Library Communication. Vincent civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ralph Phillips, a law Johnathan Battaglia and and Information Science currently works for USC, The breakfast, a national enforcement and safety worked together to create heading the Healthy Sarah Peterman tradition, is one of many ways department sergeant, said he Keri Goff report live with the program. Carolina project. THE DAILY GAMECOCK that the university remembers has attended more than six personal blogs and photos After hundreds of hours “Health communication King. Students, faculty, staff commemorative breakfasts straight from Washington, of hard work, revamping is a really growing field,” The smell of grits, eggs, and community members around the country. Phillips and curriculum writing the Vincent said. “You could bacon and sausage fi lled the were all encouraged to come. said he continues to return D.C. program will begin this be a health reporter, a air upon entering the Zone DeShawn Mitchell , a to these breakfasts year semester. consultant for a media at Williams-Brice Stadium. fourth-year political science after year because it is “one www.tdginauguration.wordpress.com “When I got here in group, write for magazines Music from the Jazz Ensemble student, said it is “very opportunity to publicly honor 2006, we started a task that focus on health, work comprised of USC School beneficial when we get ● force on the program,” PROGRAM ● 4 of Music students added to together and celebrate the KING 4 TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009 pageTWO Q & A with PIC OF THE DAY student leader of the • Several GRE Strategy Workshops will be held this week. The GMAT Strategy Workshop will be held today in Weeekek Gambrell, Room 151. The LSAT Strategy RReedeed CCurtisurtis Workshop will be held Wednesday, February TThird-yearhird-year hhigherigher eeducationducation 4 in the BA, Room 002. Both workshops will be aandnd studentstudent affairsaffairs ggraduateraduate from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. To pre-register, visit sstudent,tudent, isis thethe presidentpresident ooff their Web site http:// tthehe GGraduateraduate StudentStudent saeu.sc.edu/testing or call 803-777-9444. AAssociation.ssociation. • The Spring Student Q: What is the major diff erence from Organization Fair will be held Wednesday, being an undergraduate student to a Jan. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than graduate student? Keri Goff / THE DAILY GAMECOCK 100 different student A: Th e main diff erence primarily has to do Beyonce performs at the Inauguration kickoff in front of the Lincoln Memorial Sunday.