University of South Carolina Scholar Commons July 2006 7-5-2006 The aiD ly Gamecock, Wednesday, July 5, 2006 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2006_jul Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, Wednesday, July 5, 2006" (2006). July. 1. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2006_jul/1 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2006 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in July by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The University of South Carolina Wednesday, July 5, 2006 Vol. 100, No. 5 ● Since 1908 HONOR TARGET CODE EDIT SPONSORS IN WORKS DORM Modifi cations to CONTEST Carolinian Creed aimed toward Drew Brooks NEWS EDITOR cheating prevention USC is taking a page from TLC. Ben Crane Instead of the stark, white THE GAMECOCK dormroom and the standard desk, chair and bed for The Office of Student furniture that most incoming Judicial Programs is working students will move into in on a modified Academic the fall, a pair of roommates Honor Code for the coming will get a surprise and move fall. Nick Esares / THE GAMECOCK into a room that already has Judicial Programs will Future students take a tour of USC to familiarize themselves with the campus. living touches. present the code proposal Most new students will visit campus several times before their fi rst day of classes. Target and University for the changes they wish to Housing are teaming up to make to the Faculty Senate provide one room with a later this summer. makeover. The Center for Academic Bring On Room numbers will Integrity, an organization be drawn from out of that works in cooperation Sims dormitory, with the with almost 400 institutions, corresponding roommates has surveyed almost 50,000 receiving the prizes. students on more than 60 The Freshmen Housing will help the campuses since 2002. In winners move their new June of 2005, results showed belongings into their dorm. that 70% of students 4200 The drawing will give a admitted to cheating. The pair of incoming freshmen CAI also found that Honor Caitlynn D’Angelo transfer students are brought to campus a head start on getting Codes on campuses often THE GAMECOCK for their introduction into life at the comfortable in college. lower cheating occurrences university and all that has to offer. Target is giving away by one-third to one-half. Friday was the last day of the month- Throughout the day students attend a package that includes “Schools who use a one- long orientation for the upcoming fall opening sessions, meet with their new bedding, bath supplies, strike policy have faculty and semester. advisers and spend time with their new lighting and decorations students that are hesitant to This year saw more than 4,200 peers, both incoming students and old such as picture frames, ‘go forward’ with cases due incoming students, up from the 3,600 alike. said Heather Hook, an students of last year. CODE ● 2 ● ● Each year incoming freshman and ORIENTATION 2 TARGET 2 Index The Mix Viewpoints Sports Classifi eds.................... 8 Back From Krypton Happy July Fourth! Balkman Buzz Calendar..................... 4 3 Opinion........................ Latest Superman fl ick Lawmakers, students First round draft pick fl ying high at box offi ce enjoy perks of holiday gets sneers and cheers 2 THE GAMECOCK ● Wednesday, July 5, 2006 ORIENTATION ● CONTINUED FROM 1 see,” Stern said. lot more meaning to me.” meeting with advisors, classes. While orientation may “I was really relieved to parents are attending By the close of orientation Zack Stern, a third year be a little overwhelming, get to see the school one financial and parent each upcoming student accounting major, has been many students fi nd it very more time before moving development seminars to is complete with housing an orientation leader for reassuring. here,” Deming added. help themselves and their assignment, schedule, VIP two years and said this For many students, In addition to all the kids get ready for the school account and information interaction is one of the especially those coming information these students year. on everything they’ll need most important aspects of from out of state, this may receive, everyone is shown Emily Davis, Assistant to know for the new school introducing new students to still be one of the fi rst times where they are going to Director of the Orientation year. USC. they see the campus in live for the next year so and Testing Offi ce said, “The “By the end of the day “It’s important for person. that parents and students parents of this generation each person really is an incoming students to get Incoming first year alike can get a feel for the are more involved, and we offi cial USC student. When a good impression of the Pharmacy major Julia upcoming school year. want to include them in they leave, you can really school, and its already Deming explained, “Coming Not only are students getting everyone off on the see it in their face; they’re existing students. I like from out of state, I’ve only being introduced to USC right foot.” really excited to be here,” knowing that I’m doing my see the campus one time during orientation, but By the end of the day, Davis said. best to give everyone a good before now. Now that I their parents are included parents are fully briefed on impression of our students have my schedule and my as well. everything from tuition and Comments on this story? E-mail by being the fi rst thing they dorm, the buildings have a While students are meal plans to dorm life and [email protected] TARGET ● CONTINUED FROM 1 School of Business, and Mallory Morris, a second- undergraduate assistant for year theatre major. University Housing. Fogle said that the room If the winners are giveaway program was unsatisfied with any item, expanding to other colleges Target will allow them to around the state as well, exchange it for a similar including Clemson and item, said Hook. Anderson College as past Caroline Fogle, a campus participants. recruiter for Target Stores, Target, which describes said the drawing is a “great itself as an “upscale opportunity to get back on discounter,” has two stores campus.” in the Columbia, SC area. A number of Target One is at 134 Harbison executives are USC Boulevard, while the other graduates, Fogle said. is located at 10204 Two This is the second year Notch Road. that Target has sponsored In total, there are 1418 the drawing at USC. Last Target Stores in 47 states, year, the drawing was held according to Target’s in Capstone. corporate fact card. Last year’s winners were Nick Esares / THE GAMECOCK Tabby Harris, a second- Comments on this story? E-mail University Housing and Target sponsor a dorm room makeover for a select residence hall year student in the Moore [email protected] each year. This year the lucky winner of the contest will be living in the Sims dormitory. CODE ● CONTINUED FROM 1 sanctions but is not as many more incidents. This overall commitment of the professor wants to carry fl exible as a modifi ed honor attitude will raise awareness faculty, staff and students the burden of knowing they to the severity,” said Scott code, said Lewis. Students across campus and will, in to integrating the concepts were responsible for that Lewis, Director of Judicial caught cheating could be turn, substantially reduce into the classroom, their student being kicked out of Affairs. suspended or expelled from the amount of cheating. relationships, their jobs and school.” USC’s Academic Honor school, and this scares This modified academic their lives.” Callahan liked the fact Code can be summed up students and professors honor code would raise Bobby Callahan, a fourth- that more serious crimes in the Carolinian Creed: “I from turning offenders in the value of the educations year criminal justice major, could be punished more will practice personal and because they do not want to received here, said Lewis. said, “I would have to severely than others. academic integrity.” Judicial be responsible for that level “A degree coming from a agree with a new policy of More academic integrity Affairs is not planning on of punishment. school that prides itself on having the punishment fit research results and completely changing this Lewis wants to create academic integrity brings the crime. With sanctions information from CAI code of ethics, but rather a system where “the money and prestige to other than just being kicked can be found at www. making improvements that punishment fi ts the crime.” students,” he said. out of school, it would academicintegrity.org. will better enable them to Lewis said that with a “It will not be enforcement make the professors more properly handle violators. fair system, students and alone that will enhance comfortable with turning Comments on this story? E-mail USC offers several possible professors would report USC’s reputation, but the in cheating students. No [email protected] THE GAMECOCK●Wednesday, July 5, 2006 3 16, stated that unknown were notified and Martin Bates House CRIME person(s) took $35 from his was transported to Baptist Dana Broughton, 25, July 1-2, 2006 room. Hospital by EMS. stated an unknown person Larceny from Coin June 23, 2006 called her several times and Operated Device REPORT 2nd Degree Burglary June 26, 2006 made threatening remarks. Gambrell Larceny of Merchandise Larceny of CD player Malicious Injury to Real Russell House Bookstore McMaster June 29, 2006 Property June 21, 2006 Stephen Conrad, 24, Renee Rouiller, 55, stated Larceny of Chair Law Center Assault and Battery of reported that unknown that unknown person(s) Business Administration Malicious Injury to Real a High and Aggravated subjects created a hole in removed her CD player.