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News PAID ADVERTISEMENT * End the Chicken Curse Now! It's time for a new name. use JAGUARS Join the grassroots effort. Make up T-shirts, bumper stickers, banners, signs - anything you want and bring them to the next game! Fees from page 1 “It’s a hassle just to keep track of how much is in your account,” she said “You shouldn’t have to worry about trivial fees taking up money in your ac count.” Greg Croft, a computer engineer ing junior, accepted the fees saying, “It’s a fact of life.” Video poker campaign heats up on both sides Ai by Leigh Strope Associated Press Video gambling got a short reprieve from headlines last week as Hurricane Floyd swiped at South Carolina, but the break didn’t last long. Supporters and opponents have re turned to the trenches to try and sway voters who will decide Nov. 2 if the games stay legal. Gambling operators began airing new television and radio ads this week pro moting the benefits to the state from a new tax on the machines, such as im proving public education. Vote Yes Chairman Mike Fletcher said his group’s TV and radio ads should appear later this week and will promote things about the industry aimed at de bunking some of the myths promoted by opponents. Gambling opponents offered their own spin Tuesday. Friends for South Car olina previewed a new seven-minute video that will be distributed to churches and organizations across the state. The video, “Video Poker: The Real Story,’” tries ‘“to put a face on the real victims of video poker machines,” said Brad Bradshaw, the group’s executive di rector. It also tries to cut through sup porters’ messages about providing jobs and using new tax revenue to improve education and cut car taxes. On Thursday, Vote Yes officials will brief reporters about new regulations that take effect if video gambling survives the Nov. 2 referendum. They also will demon strate how a new state computer system will monitor machines and track bets and winnings. Safe Ride from page 1 Fletcher said “He sounded like he wanted to co operate for us.” Huggins wouldn’t comment, citing up- • coming meetings with other university officials to discuss “how we're going to handle certain issues.” He said he would meet with either Pruitt or Woody Carothers, assistant vice president for Student Affairs. Huggins said the new bus system could be in place by October. However, he declined to comment on whether SG could then use one of the ■ old buses, saying such comments would be “premature.” Classes * ijj; iii'i'i niff from page 1 ■----—--_______ > Christmas breaks to allow for four missed days. 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