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Getting the runaround USC looks to shut down Arkansas running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones in Saturday’s game in Columbia. dailygamecock.com The University of South Carolina Friday, November 3, 2006 Vol. 100, No. 57 ● Since 1908 CANNED CREATIONS COMBINES CREATIVITY, CAMPBELL’S Carolina Service Council uses Homecoming to give food to Harvest Hope Rebecca Wilson THE DAILY GAMECOCK Images of iPods, electric guitars and Williams-Brice Stadium made out of canned goods and non- perishable food items lined Greene Street on Thursday. Canned Creations, a Homecoming event sponsored by the Carolina Service Council, gave participants a chance to earn points for Homecoming while helping out a good cause. All groups were required to have a minimum of 200 cans, all donated to Harvest Hope Food Bank after the event. Ashley Cole, secretary for the Carolina Service Council and a THE DAILY GAMECOCK Meg Gaillard / second-year business administration Event staff and police watch the stands during last week’s game against Tennessee. Some fans were ejected for throwing bottles on the fi eld. student, said 20 groups were signed up to participate. “So even if they have just the minimum number of cans, we are going to donate a lot to Harvest Improper game conduct Hope,” Cole said. Erin Nicholson, a fi rst-year retail student, estimated the cans for Epsilon Sigma Alpha and Kappa Kappa Psi at around 500. Their creation was a replica of Williams- could hit students hard Brice Stadium, complete with marching band. “We are all about service,” After bottle throwing, Student Aff airs initiates crackdown Nicholson said about her sorority, Epsilon Sigma Alpha. Elizabeth Segrist the Office of Student Life, students Brewer said the student section could Nicholson said she thinks Canned THE DAILY GAMECOCK will “face criminal prosecution” and also be cut as a possible solution. Creations is a great opportunity to university judicial proceedings if “We’re soliciting the students take part in a service activity while After throwing bottles at two caught throwing objects. because it’s happened twice now, and participating in Homecoming. football games, students will face Students caught will also be barred if it happens again, the student section Kat Heavner, CSC director of increased punishments which could from all future USC athletic events, will be moved,” Brewer said. special programs, said her goal lead to moving the student section in Brewer said. Referees are able to fi ne the school in this activity was to make a the future, said Jerry Brewer, associate “There will be changes if this $50,000 for any item thrown onto the To read Jerry service project to coincide with vice president of Student Affairs. happens again,” Brewer said. “Event fi eld. Brewer’s letter Homecoming. “It’s absolutely despicable behavior,” management could be put throughout Student Body President Tommy to students, “Service is a part of our lives as Brewer said. the student section, and the student check out www. According to a memo released by section could be moved entirely.” PENALTY ● A2 dailygamecock.com CANS ● A2 Report says S.C. tuition rates New route, restrictions greater than national average highlight 2006 parade Tuition paid by students Nick Needham THE DAILY GAMECOCK Gina Vasselli 2 p.m. per 9-month academic year STAFF WRITER The two organizations’ Tuition rates have passed the combined fl oat goes along with national average at South Carolina’s Cars will beep, garnet and the Homecoming theme, “Rock UVA — $7,845 major colleges and schools, black flags will fly, and the on Carolina.” according to College Board’s ever-present Cocky will pump The float depicts the annual report “Trends in College up the crowd. The atmosphere Williams-Brice football field USC — $7,808 Pricing.” is not the result of a normal with a scoreboard showing The national average increased by GameDay caravan, but rather the Arkansas game in favor of $344 to $5,836 this year, according the excitement surrounding USC. UNC — $5,034 to the report. the traditional Homecoming The 50-yard line is set up USC’s Board of Trustees parade. with instruments and a drum UGA — $4,964 increased tuition by $494 for the Alpha Chi Omega and Pi set, waiting for Hootie & the 2006-2007 academic year, bringing Brandon Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Kappa Phi are two student Blowfish to play and a stage- the annual tuition cost to $7,808. Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma organizations looking to make diving Cocky. UF — $3,206 decorate a fl oat Thursday night a splash with their fl oat at the TUITION ● A2 for today’s Homecoming parade. Homecoming parade today at PARADE ● A2 Source: College Board Viewpoints The Mix Classifieds.......... A8 Chase Stoudenmire says we Gaining popularity in the past few years, Newgrounds.com Crossword.......... A7 side Horoscopes......... A7 in should forget SG and go with has become one of the largest Flash portals on the Web Opinion............ A4 a less-boring monarchy. A4 and attracts half a million visitors a day. A5 Police Report..... A2 The Daily Gamecock ● Friday, November 3, 2006 ON THE WEB at Weather Forecast www.dailygamecock.com TODAY SAT. SUN. MON. TUE. Read online five days a week. My god you’re strong. High 59 High 59 High 60 High 65 High 73 ENGLISH WISDOM Low 32 Low 33 Low 42 Low 48 Low 51 CRIME REPORT CANS ● Continued from A1 WEDNESDAY, Someone broke the students, so why not make NOV. 1 entry gate on the third it part2 of Homecoming, Malicious injury to level. too?” Heavner said. real property, Estimated damage: Heavner said the idea 8:20 a.m. $2,000 came from conversations Bull Street Garage, Responding offi cer: in the Office of Student 611 Bull St. N. Peter Involvement and Leadership. Heavner Googled the PENALTY ● Continued from A1 On the opposing side, idea and found many “I LOVE when USC similar competitions Preston, a fourth-year students throw stuff on the throughout the country. political science student, field,” had 89 members at Some had elaborate said he wants students to press time. This group’s constructions, including a notify authorities of any description said, “throwing working clock. bottle throwers. trash is free speech!” “I think this could “We really need the Bobby Tigani, a fi rst-year turn into an impressive students to cooperate with undecided student, said he competition with room to us on this,” Preston said. thinks students have the grow,” Heavner said. “We “It’s a small margin of right to throw bottles at can increase the number students who are going to referees. Meg Gaillard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK of cans and make an even ruin it for all of us.” “They should have bigger impact on the Michael Ondaatje, author of “The English Patient,” which was awarded the Booker Prize Kunal Patel, a fi rst-year thrown those bottles. That community.” and made into an Academy Award-winning fi lm, speaks at the fi nal event of the Fall pre-pharmacy student, play cost us the game,” Justin Linne, a second- Festival of Authors on Thursday night in the law school auditorium. was arrested at the USC- Tigani said. year biology student, was Ten nessee ga me. Patel However, some of the on Greene Street admiring declined to comment. objects ended up hitting the canned designs. TUITION ● Continued from A1 would be awarded equal lottery funds are not a “Around two-dozen students. “This is a creative way funding, percentage-wise, sufficient replacement for people threw things, “I saw a girl get hit with to collect cans instead Some student government for each of the four years, state education spending. but that’s two dozen too the bottle and had an injury of the regular canned leaders around the state Fast said. McKinney refers to tuition many,” Brewer said. “The to the head,” Tigani said. food drive,” Linne said. believe education costs are USC Student Body as a university’s sticker price. fact that only one person Athletics Director Eric “It sparks some friendly unacceptable. President Tommy Preston, a “Our sticker price is too was arrested shows that Hyman said refereeing is competition between Clemson University fourth-year political science high; the lottery scholarships the general people are part of the game. student organizations, Student Government student, has accompanied students receive help bring condoning these actions.” “There’s no place for and it’s a creative way to President Stephen Gosnell, a University President Andrew it down,” McKinney said. There has been an this kind of behavior in donate.” fourth-year biology student, Sorensen on several trips to “We had our first single- outburst of student opinion college athletics,” Hyman Heavner and Cole said helping students cope the State House to request digit tuition increase in fi ve in Facebook groups. said. “There are going to agreed the competition with rising costs takes increased funding. years.” One group, “I HATE the be referee calls for us and has room to grow, but different forms. “We have a funding At the November Board students who throw s—t on against us.” that the turnout and “On campus, we work with problem when it comes to of Trustees meeting, the the field after a bad call!” Brewer said his response for the fi rst year different sides of campus education in this state,” board compared USC’s had 775 members at press office will not tolerate was great.