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! www.dailygamecock.com _FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2004_ Since 1908 “ • •Democrats vie for southern votes Kerry attempts to make amends BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA THE (i'AMECOCK GREENVILLE - U.S. Sen. John Kerry denied slighting the South ^^vhile in New Hampshire during nationally-televised debate here last night. Moderator and NBC News an chor Tom Brokaw opened the de bate by asking Kerry how he could come to the South after making three speeches in New Hampshire that angered some southern Democrats. Kerry said the comments were intended to answer a question about the mathematics of an elec tion. “I’ve always said I can compete in the South,” Kerry said. “I’ve al ways said I think 1 can win the South.” Kerry, the Democratic front runner, needs a victory in the South Carolina primary to virtu ally guarantee his nomination at •he Democratic National lonvention in July in Boston. U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) formally endorsed Kerry at a news conference at Midlands Technical ♦ KERRY, SEE PAGE 3 PHOTO COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS Presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), left, picked up the endorsement of South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn on Thursday following a tour of the Haas Technical Center at Midlands Technical College. Edwards banking on good showing BY WES WOLFE THE GAMECOCK GREENVILLE - U.S. Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) tried to gain some traction and put distance be tween himself and the other can didates during last night’s presi dential primary debate at the Peace Center. Early last year Edwards de clared the South Carolina primary his make-or-break moment of the 2004’presidential primary cam paign. ’ Early in the debate, moderator and NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw asked Sen. John Kerry (D Mass.) to clarify his remarks about how the Democratic nomi nee didn’t need to win Southern states to carry the election. Edwards, in response to the next question from Brokaw, said the South was important to a Democratic victory. “You know, I think it’s an enor mous mistake, first historically, for us to ignore the South,” Edwards said. “What has hap pened is that the Republicans take the South for granted. And too ♦ EDWARDS, SEE PAGE 3 Making. ADifff^w;h PHOTO BY KATIE KIRKLAND/THE GAMECOCK From left, Toby Friesen, Anastasiya Karpova, and Nadia Garnett are involved in the political scene as staff members in Joe Lieberman’s Columbia campaign office. Presidential hopefuls have busy S.C. schedule BY BETH EWOLDSEN THE (lAMECOCK Although many of the Democratic candidates moved to New Hampshire before the Iowa primaries were finished, the can didates are traveling through the Southwest and Mideast before heading to South Carolina for the Feb. 3 primary. Along with South Carolina; Arizona, Delaware, Missouri and Oklahoma will hold primaries on Tuesday. To officially kick-off their South Carolina campaigns, all of the can didates attended a debate in Greenville Thursday evening, which was sponsored by the Young Democrats at Furman University. While Sen. John Kerry, D Mass., won the primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, he trails in the polls for South Carolina. A Kerry intern, fourth-year political science student Tyler Odom, said that once Kerry “starts infiltrat ing the airways with ads like Dean and Edwards have done,” Kerry’s chances of winning here will vast ly improve. All the candidates, along with introducing TV ads, will make a number of appear ances to connect with S.C. voters. Fourth-year international rela tions student Steven Hamilton said “there are more black voters registered in South Carolina than almost any other state” and point ♦ CANDIDATES, SEE PAGE 3 SG candidates speculate on platforms as race kicks off BY CARRIE GOODIN THE GAMECOCK Student Government applica tions are in and, since elections will be held on Feb. 23 and Feb, 24, it’s time to start thinking about who to vote for. The 2004 presidential candi dates are Zach Scott, Adam Schaffer and Justin Williams. Schaffer, a third-year English student, said he’s running be cause, “I feel like I could relate to the student body.” Schaffer also wants to look into fixing USC’s parking problems. “I hate the parking system,” he said. Williams, a third-year politi cal science student, said he didn't feel like SG has served its purpose in the past. He said he wants the average student to be affected. “I want to personalize Student Government more,” he said. Scott, 2003 SG vice president and third-year political science student, said SG has a good mo mentum, and he is happy with the progress they’re making. Mark Campbell, Mark McLawhom, Yvonne Miller and Brian Wayne are running for vice president. McLawhorn, a second-year political science stu dent, said SG needs to spread out to include all the students. “I want to bring everyone to gether,” McLawhorn said. The other vice president can didates could not be reached for comment. Cameron Burnette and Kenyatta Frazier are running for treasurer. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Retailing department receives software packages for research BY IRA KLEIN THE GAMECOCK The USC Retailing Department recently received more than $800,000 in software from two companies. Arizona-based JDA Software Group donated $601,000 worth and BIGresearch, an online marketing research company, donated $240,000 worth. Coupled with an other software package presented to USC in the fall, JDA Software Group has donated $1.26 million in software products this year. JDA’s software gift package in cludes Floor Planning Plus and Space Planning Plus by Intactix, programs which are used to cre ate and maintain precise floor plans for retailers. This software package, coupled with the one from BIGresearch, make up the Consumer Intentions and Actions and Simultaneous Media Usage Study, a study in which USC students will use software to track and predict consumer be havior, which will then be used for academic research. JDA is a global leader in re tailing software, and its programs are used by nearly 4,600 retail, manufacturing and wholesale or ganizations around the world. “Basically what we’re trying to do in this study is to be able to predict where consumers will shop and what they will buy, based on their demographics,” said Deborah Fowler, director of the USC Center for Retailing. Fowler says she does not know the exact selection criteria for the software grant her department received, but she said part of why JDA and BIGresearch chose USC is because its recognized center for retailing with a state-of-the art computer lab. “Because this software is 3-D and uses aspects of some gaming software, you need to have really good computers that have a lot of ♦ SOFTWARE, SEE PAGE 3 . S ♦ EASTER MONDAY? Students concerned about absence of Easter holiday. FOR MORE SEE PAGE 3 ♦ DISCUSSING IRAQ Law school tackles legal and | moral aspects of war. LOG ' ON www.dallygamecock.com ♦ FRANKENSTEIN Allyson Bird says Al Franken went too far. FOR MORE SEE PAGE 4 ♦ ROYALLY UGLY David Stagg plots to defeat John Kerry. FOR MORE SEE PAGE 4 ♦ QUALITY TELEVISION Super Bowl commercials draw as much hype as the actual game. FOR MORE SEE PAGE 5 ♦ WINGS AND THINGS Football fans have their own set of winning snacks. 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