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www.dailygamecock.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2002 Since 1908 WHO NEEDS PARKING? PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK Brad Ellis, a third-year media arts student, rides his bike on the 0 Horseshoe Tuesday afternoon. Ellis says he rides his bike because it helps him get around campus more quickly. ■ ■ ■ Muaem group asks school to add bike lanes BY KRISTEN MOORE tiik i,'amkc(m:k rThe USC group Students Allied " for a Greener Campus is trying to solve the parking problem - with bicycles. Cedric Baele, a third-year in ternational studies student and SAGE president, said SAGE mem bers want to find a solution to the campus’ parking troubles by pro moting bicycles. “One of SAGE’s goals this year is to basically increase bike safe ty and possibly the parking prob lem by trying to provide incen tives for riding a bike as opposed to driving,” Baele said. “People have expressed a lot of concern about cars and traffic and how it’s pretty annoying while you’re try ing to ride because you’re not quite a pedestrian, but you’re not a car, either. It’s a hard position to be in for bicyclers.” Baele said he will try to get the help of USC President Andrew Sorensen. “I’ll be meeting with Sorensen at the end of the month with the Environmental Action Committee,” Baele said. “At this point, I’m just interested in estab lishing contact with him. I know he rides his bike early in the morning, so I’d like to see what he thinks about what we can do to ♦ BICYCLES, SEE PAGE 3 Index Comics 9 Crossword 9 ^ I Classifieds 12 Horoscopes 9 Letters to the Editor 6 Online Poll 6 Weather TODAY TOMORROW -r c - High 85 High 90 Low 70 Low 70 L-1_*_A_ inside • ♦ PARENT’S WEEKEND SUPPLEMENT Students deal with hotel life. Insert ♦ THE MIX The School of Music will open a Center for Southern African-American Music. Page 7 ♦ SPORTS Questions remain as the Gamecocks prepare for Temple this Saturday. Page 10 ♦ SPORTS Former Lady Gamecock Shaun Gortman shares her WNBA experiences. Page 10 Leaders at odds over Iraq U.S. and Russia take opposite views on offer to let in inspectors BY CHARLES J. HANLEY THE ASSOCIATED PHESS UNITED NATIONS - As U N. weapons inspectors moved ahead with plans to return to Iraq, the United States and Russia clashed on Tuesday over whether to take Baghdad at its word or impose a new ultimatum. “We have seen this game before,” said a skepti cal Colin Powell. The secretary of state reaf firmed Washington’s call for a tough anti-Iraq resolution by the U.N. Security Council, despite Iraq’s sudden about-face on in spections. But Russia’s foreign minister said he saw no immediate need for new U.N. demands if the in spectors are quickly dispatched. He was backed up by Arab lead ers, Moscow’s traditional allies. The “logic of war” may now be re placed by “the logic of peace,” said one. The 15-member Security Council majority decided, despite a U.S. request for more time, to quickly schedule a meeting, pos sibly Wednesday, with chief weapons inspector Hans Blix to discuss renewed inspections. The Americans, supported by Britain and Colombia, wanted first to prepare a new resolution, diplo mats said. Blix then met with Iraqi rep resentatives; after which the Iraqis announced talks were set for Sept. 27 to make final plans. In the Middle East, the busi ness of preparing for war went on, as American warplanes flew under aggressive new rules over Iraq, and U.S. commanders con- ' sidered basing heavy bombers closer by. At a U.N. news conference at ♦ IRAQ,SEE PAGE 3 The freshman 15 can be beat BY ALEXIS STRATTON THE (JAMECOCK New stresses, new places, new people, new freedom — these and other factors contribute to the infamous “freshman 15,” experts say. The fitness site Nutricise.com reported earlier this month that, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20 percent of college students are overweight and 40 percent are trying to lose weight. A myriad of students face the same temptations brought by food and inactivity. But nutritionists say that, while weight fluctuation often occurs among college students, it’s not the same for every student. “The freshman 15 doesn’t occur to everyone,” said Michelle Murphy, program director for Health and Wellness Programs at Thomson Student Health Center at USC. “You shouldn’t expect to gain weight. Some students will; some won’t. Some will even lose weight.” ♦ FRESHMAN 15, SEE PAGE 4 Tips for Avoiding the Freshman 15 * tat DreaKiasx. * Don’t skip meals. * Eat only when you’re truly hungry. * Avoid fried foods when possible. * Eat fruit and other healthy snacks between classes. * Eat balanced meals with fruits and vegetables. * Drink plenty of water. » Choose water or skim milk as beverages instead of sodas or iced tea. * Eat smaller meals and healthy snacks instead of three large meals. * Leave the cafeteria - walk around campus to socialize instead of simply sitting around. * Keep an eye out for healthy options in cafeterias. * Watch out for the small stuff - sodas, chips, cookies - it adds up. * Keep moving - exercise to burn calories, be it taking walks around campus or playing intramural sports. Source: Registered Dietitians of Nutricise and Thomson Student Health Center. Photos courtesy of KRT Campus Police have hands full at Georgia game PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK During a 52-minute weather delay, tensions in the crowd ran high during Saturday’s USC-Georgia football game. t BY KATHERINE HALLORAN AND ADAM BEAM THE GAMECOCK Halftime at a USC football game is usually a chance to watch the band spell out “Carolina,” on the field or grab a hot dog from the concession stand - but Saturday’s halftime show wasn’t on the field, but in the stands. “There was a fight in the stands at the top of the student section,” said Tony Gooding, a second-year sport and entertainment manage ment student. “A lot of people started looking up at the tops of im■ i itiIIi1M*1 —tt the student section and saw the cops run up there and break it up. That was pretty much the end of it.” But it wasn’t the end of a 108 year rivalry that includes 55 games between USC and the University of Georgia. The schools share a “border rivalry” that usu ally includes a busy night of police work. This year was no different: 11 arrests were made at Saturday’s game. “I think because of the so-called border war... people tend to get a ♦ FIGHTS, SEE PAGE 2 Top education official campaigns at USC BY KIMBERLY HUNT THE HAMECOCK Inez Tenenbaum, South Carolina state superintendent of education, spoke during the Law School Democrats’ first meeting Tuesday afternoon to Democrats, Republicans and Independents on progress in ed ucation as well as her 2002 elec tion campaign. “This is a very important election,” Tenenbaum says. “I want to be re-elected so I can fin ish the plan that is in effect and continue to see progress.” Tenenbaum will run against Republican Dan Hiltgen in November. Hiltgen’s goal is to improve the quality of schools statewide. According to his Web site, Hiltgen wants to lower ad ministrative costs by cutting “educational bureaucracy and putting the money we save back into the classroom.” He says schools with a histo ry of poor academic achieve ment will be held accountable. Tenenbaum’s other oppo nents include A1 Hafer, execu tive director of South Carolina’s Constitution Party, and teacher Marva Manigault of the Libertarian party. In the 1999 election, Tenenbaum received more votes than any other candidate run ning for office in South Carolina. She says her success comes from Democratic as well as Republican support. No matter who her support ers are, Tenenbaum says her main concern has always been public education. Within her first term, she vis ited college presidents to request that education schools get the same priority other schools do. “We have to rely on colleges to produce the highest quality teachers,” Tenenbaum said. ♦ TENENBAUM, SEE PAGE X Homecoming 2002 Heie’stpCaroijpa*J necoming week will include the lowing events: DAY, SEPT. 30 ♦ §hfrs and Struts, Davis Field, 7:30 p.mf* anner conte *, atyavc Greece Street ^ TUESDAY, OCT. 1 I ♦^Garnet Gala, Russell f Ballroom, 8 p.m. * imstzt&jp 4 ^HuSdaY. OCT. 3 | . «|peajft>uilding party, * n location TBA, 9.p.nt5 . V FRIDAY, OCT. 4 . , 1 ♦ Parade, Sumter ^9fcet, ♦ Cockfest, Williams-Bricell Stadiumj'itp.mr SATURDAY, OCT 5 ♦ Carolina' State footbal ♦ Cockfesttiyo at 7 p.mr in the Russell House Ballroom. The host of this year’s Cockfest is Aishea Tyler of E! Television Network. Source: Homecoming Commission