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www.dailygamecock.com _WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003_ Since 1908 Edwards announces candidacy V BY WES WOLFE THE tiAMECOCK U.S. Sen. John Edwards offi cially announced his candidacy for the 2004 presidency Tuesday in front of the Russell House. auwarus, a North Carolinian born in Seneca, S.C., was greeted by festivities that included’a three piece band, a gospel choii and about 300 sup porters. The event was spon , sored by the USC Young ^Democrats, many of whom sat in seats on a raised platform to the right of the podium. “We are very excited ;bout this event,” said Lisa Flick, presi dent of the USC Young Democrats and a fmirtVi.voar nn. litical science student. “It gives the Democratic Party in South Carolina a chance to show that there are alternatives to President Bush, and it also gives the USC YDs a chance to let people know ^that there is a Democratic Party ■organization on campus.” USC political science professor Betty Glad said Edwards’ choice of USC for the second half of his candidacy announcement was a good idea. “There’s certainly a lot of en ergy here,” Glad said. “It’s worked extremely well, and I think it’s a plus.” Edwards came to USC after he made the first part of his an nouncement in Robbins, N.C., where he grew up. He said he came to USC because he is trying to reach out to young peupie cuiu gci them involved in my campaign and my ideas, like ‘College for Everyone,’ which is based on making sure all young people get a real oppor tunity.” The “College for Everyone” plan promises to pay for the first year of col lege at a public university or community col lege for students who are willing to work 10 hours per week. Edwards en tered the event from the back of .the crowd, chakinc* hanric on the way to the stage while John Mellencamp’s “Small Town” played loudly over the speakers. After Edwards gave an introduc tion, he launched into his speech, beginning with a description of his childhood in North Carolina. The senator then criticized President George W. Bush on the economy, health care and financ ing a college education before go: ing into his own ideas. Earlier in the afternoon, a Baskin-Eobbins ice cream stand ♦ EDWARDS, SEE PAGE 2 ITS JOHN t= EDWARDS PKi-sim \ r \W\V\ JOIIM I »\\ AHl>Sjo<»* ( (IM PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., formally announced his candidacy for president of the United States on Tuesday afternoon during a rally on Greene Street in front of the Russell House. About 300 supporters attended the event, plus a handful of protestors. P PHOTO BY KATIE KIRKLAND/THE GAMECOCK Brothers Phil, left, and Paul Markovich finally cheer for the same team, butPhll is sidelined because of injuries in a car accident. BY KEVIN FELLNER THE GAMECOCK Paul Markovich says he never would have be come involved with cheerleading if it hadn’t been for his older brother, Phil. Both were avid gymnasts in high school until one day Phil took Paul to an information session on an g all-star cheerleading organization, which focuses on 1 competition instead of supporting a football team on 5 the sidelines of a game. After years of training together and the occasional friendly competition with one another, the two are teammates on USC’s varsity co-ed squad this year. Well, almost. Phil Markovich has been temporarily sidelined be cause of a back injury incurred when a car acciden tally struck him earlier this year. ♦ CHEERLEADERS, SEE PAGE 2 $ ■ : : r'/‘-Vo USC hotel gets initial city approval BY Z’ANNE COVELL THE GAMECOCK USC’s plan to construct a uni versity-affiliated inn to support the National Advocacy Center continues to make progress, de spite persistent opposition from local hotel operators. Last week, both the City Planning Commission and the City Design Development and Review Commission gave the inn their approval. The Planning Commission approved the inn’s zoning Sept. 8, and the next day, the Design Development and Review Commission gave the go ahead for the inn’s design concept. Local business associations have also endorsed the inn. “The two leading business groups in the area, the Chamber of Commerce and the Midlands “The two leading business groups in the area, the Chamber of Commerce and the Midlands Business Leadership Group, support the inn.” RUSS MCKINNEY UNIVERSITY SPOKESMAN Business Leadership Group, sup port the inn,” university spokesman Russ McKinney said. “The fact that those groups are in our favor shows signals for city support.” Although city support seems strong, local hotel operators are still antagonistic. According to Hudson Akin, vice ♦ INN, SEE PAGE 2 Survey shows plagiarism is up BY ADAM BEAM ^ TilK liAMKCUCK A survey conducted by a Rutgers University professor found that 38 percent of college students have participated in the cut-and-paste style of online pla giarism during the past year. Rutgers University Manage ment professor Don McCabe or ganized the survey, which en compassed 18,000 college stu dents, 2,600 faculty and 650 teach ing assistants on 23 campuses. McCabe would not say what cam puses were used in the survey. The survey defines cut-and paste Internet plagiarism as para phrasing or copying a few sen tences of material from the Internet without citing the source. Stealing from Internet sources seems to be on the rise among col lege students. Three years ago, the same survey found that only 10 percent of students surveyed used plagiarized from the Internet. This year's study found that almost half the students sur veyed said they did not consider Internet plagiarism as cheating. “My purpose in doing this is to convince schools that this is an issue they need to address,” McCabe said. McCabe said a majority of the students filled out the survey on line, but some smaller schools did use a written version. Some schools offered incentives for stu dents to fill out the survey, such as autographed footballs from players and coaches at their school or coupons for fast food restaurants. McCabe said these schools got a response rate as high as 40 percent or 45 percent. Even though students filled out the survey anonymously, McCabe said he thinks the survey is still understating the problem. But while the rise of the Internet has made it easier for students to cheat, it has also made it easier for professors to catch them. Web sites like Tumitin.com offer professors a huge database ♦ PLAGIARISM, SEE PAGE 5 Index Comics and Crossword__9 Classifieds 12 Horoscopes 9 Letters to the Editor _ 6 Online Poll 6 Police Report 4 Weather nn High 84 High 81 Low 62 Low 64 In This Issue ♦ NEWS The Peace Corps comes to USC. Page 2 ♦ VIEWPOINTS Lauren Adams examines the phenomenon of the emphatic nodder. Page 6 ♦ THE MIX Latin America’s finest filmmakers take over the Nickelodeon Theatre. Viva la revolution! Page 7 ♦ SPORTS The USC volleyball team will play host to the Gamecock Classic this week, facing three solid teams beginning Thursday. Page 10