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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 VOL. 102, NO. 123 ● SINCE 1908 Weather TODAY Hundreds rally for stimulus HIGH 68° Students, lawmakers, citizens defy party lines, unite TONIGHT at State House to convince Sanford to accept LOW 61° government funds before Friday deadline Meagean Dugger STAFF WRITER TOMORROW Hundreds gathered on the South Carolinians to HIGH 74° State House steps Wednesday continue fighting for the evening to protest Governor stimulus funds until Friday. Mark Sanford’s refusal to “Rally until Friday,” said accept $770 million dollars Sen. John Land, D-Calhoun. Inside in federal stimulus funds. “We need to march, call, The People’s Stimulus e-mail and write.” SPORTS Rally brought together Public school systems teachers, students, are expected to experience professors and politicians a $161.6 million cut and a of both parties to inform loss of hundreds of teachers. Sanford how badly S.C. will Charles Vaughan, a Richland be affected by the cuts in School District 2 teacher, hopes that he will change his said that if Sanford does not mind by the Friday, April 3 accept the funds, the quality deadline. of education as he knows it “The governor is not able will decline. to feel the pain of those “While our neighbors in losing jobs. I don’t think Georgia and North Carolina he understands how much prosper, children will suffer,” The Gamecocks defeated education means,” said Rep. he said. the Furman Paladins Joseph Neal, D-Richland, in Other representatives, his opening remarks. both Democrat and for the second time In his welcome, Neal Republican, agreed that this season at home prompted the crowd to hold not taking the money is a Wednesday, 10-0. hands and send one unifi ed mistake on Sanford’s part. message to Governor Reverend Jones of the See page 11 Sanford: “We have one Unitarian Universalist message, and that is to take Fellowship said South the money.” Carolinians need the money “It’s time for them to now. bail you out. We want SC “Now is not the time to THE MIX to move forward and not save for a rainy day because David Walters / THE DAILY GAMECOCK backward,” Neal said. Rally speakers encouraged RALLY ● 4 Hundreds gathered at the State House Wednesday to protest the actions of Gov. Sanford. Photovoice empowers disabled community Adventureland, Law and Order marathons, and a Minority students use critical dialogue and children’s book-turned- knowledge about movie are among the art exhibit to reach important community issues through small things we are obsessing policymakers, students group discussions of about this week. Sierra Kelly photographs and to reach THE DAILY GAMECOCK policy makers. Thus, this See page 7 method empowers groups Jessamine McKeever / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Photovoice brought to “voice” the critical Columbia’s new futuristic bus runs on a system of hydrogen cells and battery power, and students and community issues in their community produces water as its only byproduct. Braking stores energy that the bus can use to run. members together in order to bring about Wednesday to highlight positive social awareness VIEWPOINTS students with disabilities. and policy change. Lauren Hastings, One such issue in the Obama’s Columbia debuts hydrogen bus campus wellness program student community is new coordinator, said the stress. According to community service the Spring 2008 USC The bus was provided by from other researchers. economic Mayor Coble urges project aims to puts National College Health the Federal Transportation “We would like to see stimulus cameras in the hands of Assessment data, stress citizens to embrace Administration’s National more cells wherever there small groups. is the number one package Fuel Cell Bus program. are people, in order to spawn “Photovoice is a impediment to academic could green technology It will begin servicing a movement,” Pastides said. PEYTON method that entrusts a success for all students. downtown Columbia in the USC already utilizes certainly be MCCULLOUGH Brian Dresdow camera to community Minority groups on THE DAILY GAMECOCK coming month. The bus is hydrogen fuel cells in First-year members who are often campus experience a equivalent a one-year experiment and several facilities on campus, political underrepresented and unique set of stressors. to Bush’s The city of Columbia demonstration for the rest including the new scoreboard science misunderstood,” Hastings “This Photovoice project officially opened its first of the nation. The hydrogen at Carolina Stadium. Iraq...but student said. is intended to explore hydrogen fueling station this bus program will be studied Also on display at the can it be Hasting said Photovoice and reduce the factors week as part of Columbia’s in hopes it can revolutionize station were two hydrogen- has three main goals: related to stress among undone? National Hydrogen the mass transit system. powered cars, an SUV and a to enable people to students with disabilities Conference. Mayor Bob Coble says the truck. As of now, the cost of See page 6 record and reflect their at the University of The million-dollar station city needs to step out in faith building a hydrogen vehicle is community’s strengths was created to facilitate by investing in the hydrogen too high, but researchers say and concerns, to promote PHOTOVOICE ● 4 the city’s new hydrogen- fuel cells. the cost will be signifi cantly Online Exclusive powered bus. The futuristic “The green economy less once they move to mass VIEWPOINTS ONLINE bus runs on a unique system is where the jobs will be,” production. of hydrogen cells and battery Coble said. Currently, hydrogen fuel power. The city joined with the costs around six dollars a Kimi “It is the most advanced University of South Carolina gallon, but the price is also defends bus in the world,” said Center in an initiative to help expected to drop dramatically for Transportation and the make Columbia a leader in with a larger demand. The Madonna’s Environment spokesperson hydrogen research. fuel is currently shipped second Dan Raudebaugh. USC President Harris in from Canada where it is African According to the Pastides was also at the made. This distance also ups adoption Hydrogen Bus Project Team, ribbon cutting ceremony. the overall cost of the fuel. the bus can travel more than “This is one of the most A similar fueling station as a moral KIMI 250 miles per tank of fuel important days in Columbia, was also opened in Aiken. choice, TIMMERS when traveling locally. The the Midlands and South These stations were despite the Fourth-year unique system on the bus is Carolina,” Pastides said. opened on the first day of print driven by batteries and uses The university was just one the National Hydrogen attention journalism hydrogen to recharge those of the many organizations Conference. The conference, drawn to student batteries. that helped bring this which lasts through Friday, the celeb- The bus also utilizes a new hydrogen bus to Columbia. brings developers and system that creates energy The Future Fuels hydrogen researchers from all over the rity fad. when the bus brakes. The research center is a part country to discuss the uses only byproduct of hydrogen of the Innovista program of hydrogen and fuel cells in vehicles is water, which downtown. the future. experts say is drinkable. The Pastides wants to direct www.dailygamecock.com Chad Simmons / THE DAILY GAMECOCK bus is made of lightweight some stimulus funding to fi berglass and was specially the hydrogen research to Comments on this story? E-mail This year’s Photovoice exhibit focused on students with crafted by a yacht builder. further distance the school [email protected] disabilities. Visitors were able to view it Wednesday. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 pageTWO Q & A with • Gamma Phi Beta is PIC OF THE DAY holding its annual student leader of the Philanthropy “The Crescent Classic Concert” featuring The Benjy Davis Project tonight at Week Headliners. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts James Menezes, third-year at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 for those under 21. marketing student • Students in the College of Hospitality, Retail Why did you decide to start SAFARI? and Sport Management at USC will host a wing “My friend Chris and I had a screening eating contest at Wild of “Invisible Children: Th e Rough Cut” Wing Café in the Vista tonight at 7 p.m. All at our church. We started SAFARI so we proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. could pursue that cause.” Prizes include: a football signed by Steve Spurrier, What’s your favorite country in a baseball signed by Ray Tanner and a basketball Africa and why? signed by Darrin Horn. Dustin Glendinning / THE DAILY GAMECOCK For more information, call “Well I’d have to say Uganda, because Adam Friedman 410-236- that’s where Invisible Children is doing Engineering grad student Joey Kotarek expierements with his Vulcan ebf 25 blaster. 0046 or e-mail friedman@ April Fools’ day was just what students needed to break the daily routine.