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_VOL, 94, No. 58 Friday February 23, 2001_ Serving the Carolina Community since 1Q08 .. .. .WWW.DAILYGAMEC0CK.COM UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA, S.C. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: Two races decided as one heads to runoff Corey Ford handily wins SG presidency Science & Math Votes Lara Bratcher 122 Reshma Changappa 90 Becky Floyd 128 Tom Griffin 93 Chris Odom 144 Kiti Kajana 79 Shirin Modaresi 88 HRSM Votes Aya Cody 54 Maridith Ramsey 68 Kevin Judd 7 Journalism Votes Brook Bristow 114 Sarah McLauiin 118 Elise Tyndall 111 Brian Gibson ao Liberal Arts Votes Carson Bacon 145 Sarah Bayko 187 Faiyaz Oossaji 213 Jim MacBride 155 Sara Mareno 187 Joey Oppermann 152 Chrissy Stauffer 188 Glnny Wright 193 Terrance Beeks 132 Natalie Chambers 122 Jeff J. Crews 131 Ben Edwards 109 Lee Allyson Gailliard 87 Kelly Hamilton 110 Whitney Hunt 121 June Nyanchoka 78 Ben Riddle 109 Business Votes John Beard 202 David Bornemann 200 Shereef El-lbiary 185 Tiffany Elser 216 Karen Nashatker 195 Katrina Oglesby 176 Tranaka Oglesby 180 Jonathan Wallace 189 education votes Skip Strainer 11 Criminal Justice Votes Tyler Odom 41 Allison Whitworth 41 Medicine Votes Steven L. Cruea 14 Pharmacy Votes Sara Long 40 Naomi Ohuabunwa 51 Music Votes Wade Dean 39 Mackenzie Clements/The Gamecock SG President-Elect Corey Ford makes calls to share the results of the Student Government elections. Ford won the SG presidency with 59 percent of the vote. ■ Ford gets almost 60 percent of vote; turnout lower than in previous years BY BRANDON UARRABEE The Gamecock . Student Government Vice President Corey Ford won a stunning victory Thursday, winning the SG presidency with more than double the number of votes of his nearest opponent. Ford won 59.1 percent of the vole, or 1,005 ballots, followed by Donald Brock’s 24.2 percent, or 411 votes. Angela Wilson took 16.5 percent, or 281 votes. Football player Ryan Brewer, who led the Gamecocks to victory over Ohio State in the Outback Bowl, picked up two write-in votes. Eddie Hill, who wrote a letter bashing Greek organizations in The Gamecock, received one write-in vote. With only. 1,700 students voting, this year’s turnout falls short of that in the past two elections. More than 9 SfY) ctnripntc vrxtPrl in thic nact vpar’c plfV'tinn thp firct year voting was held online. In 1999, the last year paper elections were held, turnout was 1,800. “Great,” Ford said when asked how he felt about the results. “It’s an exhilarating feeling. It really is.” While Ford said he was disappointed in the turnout, he said the amount of people supporting him sent a message. “It seems like we have a mandate coming in for the new term,” Fo'rd said. He said Wilson and Brock ran their campaigns well. “They didn’t have any experience, but they still had good campaigns,” he said. President see page 2 i-ord: 03Vo Bala, White to runoff for VP; Harden wins treasurer Bala: 44% WHrrc: 22% i Hunter: 20% —i — Bourne: 13% by Cristy Infinger The Gamecock SG vice-presidential candidates Sen. 3rian Hunter and SG Institutional Adairs Director Adam Bourne went home rhursday night disappointed with their osses, while Freshman Council Adviser 'Jithya Bala and Sen. Nathan White went iome to plan for next week’s runoff ilection. Bala received 44.4 percent of the vote, )r 783 of the ballots cast. White came in i distant second with 22.3 percent, or 193 votes. Hunter received 20.3 percent, )r 358 votes, while Bourne took 12.8 tercent, or 226 votes. Two of USC’s athletic stars, basketball tlayer Jamel Bradley and baseball player tip Bouknight, each received one write n vote. Sen. Hydrick Harden won an easy rictory as SG treasurer—he was the only candidate on the ballot. Harden won 1,480 votes to the two write-in votes for Rolando Howell, a USC basketball player accused of casliing fraudulent money orders. The vice-presidential runoff will take place next Wednesday and Thursday at vip.sc.edu. White said Bala’s 390-vote lead is undaunting to his campaign. “I feel good about going to a runoff. We still have another week, and there is no telling what can happen,” White said. White’s campaign focused on his ability to push SG senate into action and to help senators become more lamiliar with students from their colleges. Bala said her campaign was prepared for another round. Her agenda focused on televising Senate meetings, making teacher evaluations available to all students, creating more Runoff see page 2 Mackenzie Clements/The Gamecock Vice-presidential candidate Nathan White (center) and Treasurer-elect Hydrick Harden (right) look at election results with Sen. Brook Bristow. SG senate passes budget Dance Marathon set to begin tonight clubs and organizations. SG allocates money to those organizations — and itself — under a formula laid out in the SG codes. Another budget bill, drafted by the Senate Finance Committee, gave more than $62,000 to student organizations. The largest amount for a single organization went to the Honors and Awards Commission, which received $3,000. Student support services picked up another $2,000 used for running a free copier in the SG office, and $1,817 was allocated for new clubs. Other organizations receiving four-digit amounts were the Association for African-American Students with $1,230, Dance Marathon with $1,200 and SAGE with $1,000. When special projects funding was added, Budget see page 2 by Mark Hiner The Gamecock The third annual USC Dance Marathon will take place Friday in the Russell House Ballroom. The event will bring 350-400 students together to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. The students will dance for 28 hours straight, beginning at 6 p.m. and ending Saturday at 10 p.m. Each of the dancers raised $ 150 to participate in the event. All funds raised will stay in Columbia to help children with a wide range of ailments. “It’s an opportunity for college students to give back,” said Carl Johnson, coordinator of Greek Life and organizer of the marathon. Event Chairman Edward Bender, a fourth-year student in the College of Liberal Arts, hopes to see at least $30,000 raised by the marathon. This past year, the event raised about $36,000. Fourth-year College,of Science and Mathematics student Liz Galinis has danced in lire marathon since its start at USC in 1999. She’s looking forward to dancing again. “The first lime, I didn’t think I’d make it through,” she said. “It’s probably the most exhausting thing ever, but it’s also very exhilarating. It’s so much fun.” The task of keeping students energized falls to the Morale Committee, which offers refreshments and encouragement to the dancers. “The Morale Committee is the most important part,” Bender said. “They keep the dancers focused.” At the marathon’s close, the dancers have the opportunity to meet the cltildren they’re helping and speak to them and their families. “That’s the best part,” said Galinis. “When all of the kids come in, you realize why you are there. It’s nice because [with other charities] you don’t always see where your money is going.” The band Soul Miles will start the marathon with live music, followed by numerous other bands. USC’s Dance Marathon is part of a national event taking place at colleges and universities across the nation, and it’s the largest student-run philanthropic event in the country. The first marathon was held at Pennsylvania State University 28 years ago, and it has grown into a nationally recognized event raisir^ millions of dollars for children’s hospitals each year. The marathon became associated with the Children’s Miracle Network in 1994. CMN, an international, non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for children’s hospitals, brought the event to universities around the country, including USC, in 1999. The university desk can be reached at gamecockudesk@botmaH.com by Brandon Larrabee The Gamecock Two budget bills allocating less money than usual for student organizations passed student senate Wednesday. “I think it was fair, and I think it brought all the groups in line,” Senate Finance Committee Chairman and Treasurer-elect Hydrick Harden said Thursday. He said a deficit in the student organization’s budget had forced the committee to show restraint Student Support Services, which include organizations such as the Office of Community Service Programs and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, received $717,228 under one of the budget bills. Tire budget also allocates $184,950 for Student Media, $165,675 for Carolina Productions and $62,752 for graduate Brock: 24% Weather Coming Up Quote of the Day Online Poll Today 67 1 40 Saturday 62 49 ' Take an inside look at this year's SG elections. Next Week "Those who are faithless know the pleasures of love; it is the faithful who know love’s tragedies.” — Oscar Wilde Should Eddie Fogler keep his job as head coach of USC’s basketball team? Vote at www.dailygamecock.com. Results will be published Friday.